Jiang Chen slightly furrowed his brow and glanced over the people surrounding him.

All these individuals were from the Tang Family, with the weakest among them being Semi Innate Grand Masters, and the strongest an old man who was even a Semi Venerable Realm expert. Next to this Semi Venerable Realm expert stood the furious Tang Yucheng.

"Jiang Chen, our Tang Family has treated you well, and we have shown respect for Jiang Wenlong"s matter, yet I never expected your heart to be so narrow, to actually poison my great grandfather!" Tang Yucheng pointed a finger at Jiang Chen and bellowed.

Yan Hu and several others instantly changed expressions, Jiang Chen's brow tightened as he anxiously said, "What are you talking about? Old Master Tang has been poisoned?!"

"Stop pretending, the poison was administered by you!" Tang Yucheng declared decisively.

"Wait!" An urgent cry arose, and Tang Yulin rushed in from the doorway, directly positioning himself in front of Jiang Chen, then turned to look at Tang Yucheng and urgently said, "Big brother, the poison couldn't possibly have been administered by Mr. Jiang!"

Tang Yucheng's face turned cold as he shouted, "If not him, then who could it be? After the banquet ended, he was the only one who had private contact with great grandpa, and today, our Tang Family had just humiliated him, and most importantly, he is a staunch ally of the Chi Xiao Sect, and the Martial Arts Tournament is about to begin, he surely did this to eliminate threats for Chi Xiao Sect!"

"Big brother, no, Mr. Jiang is not that kind of person!" Tang Yulin argued urgently.

"Enough! Yulin, I know you like Tang Wanru, but you can't cover for him because of that!"

Tang Yucheng earnestly said, "Don't you understand what Jiang Chen has been doing recently? He obliterated the Ouyang Family, supported his friends in gaining positions, assisted the elders of the Lou Family, Tang Family, and Mo Family in breaking through their realms.

Think about it, why would he do that? Without any benefits, why would he help the elders of several families break through? Isn't it to curry favor?

Ultimately, he wants to dominate the Martial Dao World along the river!

By then, using the power of the Martial Dao World along the river to aid Chi Xiao Sect in suppressing the martial sects in Jiangbei, the entire Flame Dragon Martial Arts World would be his! Haven't you seen through his wild ambition yet?"

Tang Yulin stood there stunned, his face filled with shock as he said, "The breakthroughs of the elders of the Lou Family... were they aided by Mr. Jiang?"

"Of course, and furthermore, Mo Tianze, Second Elder of the Mo Family, is his mentor; think about it, with such a relationship, with such a favor, when Jiang Chen makes a call at the Martial Arts Tournament, what power could stand against him?" Tang Yucheng spoke righteously.

Tang Yulin's face shifted continuously, he turned his head in disbelief to look at Jiang Chen, a conflicted expression in his eyes.

Noticing Tang Yulin's gaze, Jiang Chen gave a wry smile; if it weren't for Tang Yucheng's words, he would never have realized that, unwittingly, he had built such an extensive network in the Martial Dao World!

Whew!

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Chen calmed his spirits, looked at Tang Yulin, and said in a deep voice, "What kind of poison is afflicting Old Master Tang?"

"I don't know." Tang Yulin frowned as he looked at Jiang Chen, his face serious as he said, "Mr. Jiang, did you really administer the poison?"

"It wasn't me, but I know a bit of medicine, and I can check on Old Master!" Jiang Chen shook his head and stared directly into Tang Yulin's eyes, his face earnest as he spoke.

"You could help?"

Tang Yucheng shouted, "The poison is yours, of course you can cure it! Jiang Chen, you are truly cunning! What? Because my great grandpa doesn't need your help in breaking through, you resort to this method? First poison, then cure, to make my Tang Family owe you a favor, is that it?"

Tang Yulin shuddered and stared straight at Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen ignored Tang Yucheng and instead met Tang Yulin's gaze, his expression calm as they looked at each other.

"Big brother! I believe in Mr. Jiang!"

Tang Yulin glanced deeply at Jiang Chen, then turned to Tang Yucheng, "Big brother, I believe it wasn't Mr. Jiang who poisoned him!"

"How can you still believe this bastard? He's nothing but a beast in human clothing, all his sincerity is just an act!"

Tang Yucheng glared at Tang Yulin, disappointment etched on his face, then turned coldly to Jiang Chen, "Jiang Chen, you really are cunning! One trap set after another! Knowing that Yulin likes Wan Ru, you took her as your disciple to gain Yulin's trust. You're really something!"

The elder standing beside Tang Yucheng narrowed his eyes slightly and readied himself to attack Jiang Chen.

"Grandfather! I believe in Mr. Jiang, he definitely didn't poison Great Grandfather!" Tang Yulin stepped forward, blocking the elder, his expression resolute.

The elder, named Tang Zhennan, was Old Master Tang's second son and Tang Yulin's grandfather, the father of Tang Jiawei.

In the past, the father and grandfather of Tang Yucheng had died abroad, which led to Tang Zhennan becoming the Family Head, after which he passed the position to Tang Jiawei as he grew up.

Out of guilt for not arriving in time, Old Master Tang declared after rescuing Tang Yucheng that he would be the heir apparent of their generation.

Thus, right from his childhood, Tang Yucheng enjoyed an extraordinary position within the Tang Family; the elders, including Tang Zhennan, pitied the child and always indulged him.

Tang Zhennan looked at Tang Yulin, then at Tang Yucheng; he was uncertain what to do for a moment.

After Tang Jiawei became the Family Head, he had always been abroad assisting Old Master Tang with Grand Virtue Gate affairs. With Old Master Tang stationed in the Flame Dragon Kingdom, he rarely paid attention to domestic affairs, even less to those of the Tang Family, let alone to Jiang Chen.

He didn't know Jiang Chen at all; initially, he had believed what Tang Yucheng said, but now, with Tang Yucheng and Tang Yulin at loggerheads, he hesitated.

Jiang Chen frowned deeply, glancing at Tang Yucheng then turning to Tang Zhennan.

He could not afford to act first now, he could only wait for Tang Zhennan's decision, else it would truly be like mud sticking to his pants—not crap, but might as well be!

"Old Master Tang, I testify!"

Just as Tang Zhennan was undecided, a shout resounded, and several figures walked into the villa; everyone turned to look.

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes, watching the newcomers coldly.

Entering the villa were Zhuge Qingfeng, Zhuge Junlie, Zhuge Jun Cheng, and the Great Elder of Youming Hall.

"Zhuge Qingfeng, what will you testify?" Tang Zhennan asked, his face stern.

"I testify that what Young Master Yucheng said is true! Jiang Chen indeed wants to dominate the Martial Dao World!"

Zhuge Qingfeng spoke righteously, "Our Zhuge Family is a subordinate sect to Chixiao Sect, everyone knows this. When he first came along the river, he secretly approached us, wanting us to cooperate with him. Yet, because we refused him, he ordered all martial artists sent by Chixiao Sect to protect us away."

Saying this, Zhuge Qingfeng pointed angrily at Jiang Chen, "And he has even more sinister schemes!"

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