The heads of the Wang, Wu, Hu, and Gao families arrived one after another.
Guan Mingsheng had already prepared food and drinks, and as soon as everyone arrived, he invited them to sit down.
After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,
Wu Xun Gang, the head of the Wu family, said in a deep voice, "Speak, Lao Guan, you called everyone here, it's not just to treat us to drinks, is it?"
"Something really has happened!"
Guan Mingsheng wasn't embarrassed at all and recounted the whole story.
Then he continued, "That's the gist of it. After all, we live in a society governed by law. My idea is for the five of us to set up a trap together and let that kid try to break through. If he succeeds, then Guan Lu is out of luck. If he fails, then we've at least vented Guan Lu's anger!"
Hu Dewei sighed and said, "The younger generation is getting worse and worse. Now that Guan Lu has broken through the hidden strength barrier, we old folks must support him. But I, with my old bones, won't participate. I'll let Hu Tian participate!"
Wu Xun Gang said with a wry smile, "None of the sons in my Wu family are any good enough. It seems I have no choice but to take matters into my own hands!"
He was the youngest of the five clan leaders, just turned fifty, an age when he was still capable of fighting.
Next, the Gao family said they could contribute two hidden strength techniques, and the Wang family could contribute one, thus creating five gatekeepers, leaving one short.
Seeing that none of the four people made a move, Guan Mingsheng said, "I, this old man, will take on the role of the last gatekeeper!"
"Sir, why don't you let me do it?"
At this moment, Guan Lu spoke up.
"You should just rest!" Guan Mingsheng glared at him irritably.
"That's right, Xiao Lu, don't be reckless. Your injuries are quite serious. I'll prescribe two doses of medicine for you to take later!"
Wu Xungang said in a deep voice, "The Wu family has a history of producing imperial physicians. Although traditional Chinese medicine has declined, the Wu family's tradition has not been interrupted. Wu Xungang is quite famous in the traditional Chinese medicine circle now."
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