Chapter 343: The Gambling Contract Exposed

Huo Sijiao suspected that the bet had been exposed, and she hesitated whether to confess.

But Huo Xingzhou was very smart and could sense the cat's pity in her breath. His voice was particularly stern: "Tell the truth and don't lie. Tell me all the details clearly."

Huo Sijiao said dryly, "What's there to say about eating? Then let me tell you what my sister-in-law ate."

"Huo Sijiao, don't play tricks. You know I have the ability to find out everything, but I just don't want to waste time."

Huo Sijiao stuck out her tongue.

She hesitated and negotiated: "Then I say, you are not allowed to communicate with my sister-in-law."

She doesn't want to be the traitor!

"say."

"We went to the Baroque restaurant for dinner and ran into Xiang Mingzhu who was dating Mr. Zhong. Mr. Zhong left early, so I provoked Xiang Mingzhu into a conflict with her. My sister-in-law made a bet with her to protect me."

Speaking of which, Huo Sijiao also felt a little guilty.

"I don't know how Xiang Mingzhu became so powerful. If I had known this, I would not have provoked Xiang Mingzhu. I was just angry at her for instigating Ye Zhimeng and bullying my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law said that she went to Haicheng to participate in the first round of selection to make it more difficult for her."

How could there be such a vicious person?

Huo Sijiao is extremely jealous of evil and cannot tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes.

Huo Xingzhou asked calmly, "What was the bet?"

"It's the ranking of the first selection of the acupuncture competition. I told Mingzhu that if her ranking is higher than my sister-in-law, my sister-in-law should admit in public that Cheng's acupuncture is not as good as Lu's, and vice versa."

This is a gamble on the reputation of the master.

Qiao Xi is serious.

"Um."

Huo Xingzhou responded indifferently.

"Brother, I feel that Xiang Mingzhu must have come prepared, and who knows what she will do behind the scenes. Will my sister-in-law really lose this time?" Huo Sijiao was in a low mood.

If I lose, my sister-in-law will be finished.

"Don't you like to go to the temple to pray for amulets? You can also pray for one for Qiao Xi."

"Brother, it's already this late and you still have the heart to joke!"

Huo Sijiao was really worried.

Huo Xingzhou spoke slowly: "Qiao Xi will not do anything that she is not sure of. Moreover, Haicheng is the territory of the Liu family and the Huo family. If the people of the imperial capital were to plot against your sister-in-law in Haicheng, I, Huo Xingzhou, would not have to work there."

He believed that Qiao Xi had also thought of this.

Hearing him say this, Huo Sijiao felt much more at ease.

She suddenly remembered something and said, "When my sister-in-law and I came back today, I found that she was in a very low mood. I thought it was a bet with Mingzhu at first, but then I saw that my sister-in-law was searching for news about Zhong Shao in the capital."

I don’t know why my sister-in-law is so interested in Mr. Zhong.

"I guess my sister-in-law felt uneasy when she saw Xiang Mingzhu and Master Zhong having dinner. If Master Zhong helps Xiang Mingzhu, that would be bad!"

Huo Sijiao was also familiar with the Zhong family in the imperial capital.

Huo Xingzhou frowned slightly: "I understand."

I heard that Lu Yingxue was taking care of Master Zhong when he was seriously ill, and the two families had an engagement. Xiang Mingzhu is Lu Yingxue's cousin, so it makes sense if Master Zhong really helps her.

That Mr. Zhong's position is very unclear.

Huo Xingzhou's eyebrows were filled with a hint of depression, but no matter how vague it was, it didn't seem like he could help the Huo family.

"Brother, sister-in-law's birthday is coming soon. How are you going to celebrate? Mom wants to have a big party. We haven't had a big party in the second branch of the Huo family for a long time. We also want to formally introduce sister-in-law to relatives and friends. She didn't have a wedding when she married you, which was already unfair to her."

Huo Sijiao actually wanted to ask them when they would hold the wedding ceremony to make up for their past regrets.

"Brother, please think about it. Mom and I can handle the entire banquet without your help. We will definitely not go to the Yunding Hotel this time."

It's unlucky there.

I heard that the stock price has been hitting the limit down for a while, and the boss is anxious to sell it.

Businessmen are all about luck, no one wants to buy it.

"Okay, got it."

Huo Xingzhou didn't say yes, but he didn't refuse either.

He hung up the phone directly and stood in the corridor for a long time before walking into the study.

He knew very well that this bet was just the beginning, a siege and attack by the Lu family against the Cheng family's Plum Blossom Nine Needles.

…

late at night.

The bet was leaked.

It was passed on to the Chinese medicine forum and posted on the Internet, causing heated discussions within a certain range.

The person who made the bet public actually said that it was Qiao Xi who took the initiative to provoke and challenge Xiang Mingzhu beyond her ability!

Xiang Mingzhu had no choice but to accept her challenge!

This made people who saw the news frown, and they all felt unhappy with Qiao Xi. How could there be such an arrogant young man in the Chinese medicine community who dared to provoke the Lu family!

Back then, Cheng Han didn’t dare to be so high-profile!

Moreover, in the more than 20 years since Cheng Han disappeared, Lu Bannong has already secured half of the traditional Chinese medicine, and the rest are just fragmented inheritances from various schools.

If you want to survive in this circle, it’s best to be on good terms with Lu Bannong, and at worst you can’t be enemies with him.

Twenty years ago, Cheng Han lost to Lu Bannong in the acupuncture competition, which represented the decline of Cheng's acupuncture school. In the past twenty years, Lu Bannong's connections have become more complicated and his medical skills have improved.

They all felt that Cheng Han was old, and a young apprentice would not be able to stir up any trouble.

Lu Bannong is only in his fifties, and the next generation Lu Yingxue has also shown his brilliance. Most of his disciples are talented and hardworking children. The future belongs to Lu's Thirteen Ghost Needles.

Experts in the forum are discussing this issue.

"Cheng Han's apprentice is only 22 years old. I don't think the cases she treated in Haicheng were particularly outstanding. The Liu family's vegetative patients are said to be a medical miracle. Maybe it's just a blind cat that stumbled upon a dead rat."

"Arrogant and ignorant! Too conceited! How could Cheng Han accept such a disciple!"

"Since she dared to challenge me, she must be quite capable! Don't underestimate Qiao Xi."

"Can she compare to Lu Yingxue? Xiang Mingzhu alone is enough to make her look awesome. Cheng Han only has one disciple, while Lu Bannong has dozens of disciples, including three of them who are his personal disciples. Those three are all well-known young figures in the imperial capital."

"Now the Cheng family acupuncture method will be completely defeated! To hear the successor of the Cheng family acupuncture method personally admit that it is not as good as the Lu family's Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles is also a great experience in life!"

"The Cheng family's acupuncture is just not as good as the Lu family's! Cheng Han only knows how to please ordinary people and accumulate fame! Those ordinary people have never seen any mysterious acupuncture!"

Cheng Han's traditional Chinese medicine was indeed recommended by ordinary people, while Lu Bannong was better at making friends with the powerful and wealthy!

Everyone in the forum thinks that Qiao Xi is alone, young and energetic, and will easily fail if she is too strong.

Not optimistic about her.

Traditional Chinese medicine requires "calmness" and avoids rashness!

People with this kind of temperament are not suitable for traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture.

The discussion about this matter did not stop until late at night, and Qiao Xi knew nothing about it.

…

The next morning.

Qiao Xi opened her sleepy eyes. Her stomach no longer hurt, but only felt dizzy.

Huo Xingzhou went out.

She simply washed up and went downstairs. Aunt Qian had prepared a nutritious breakfast for her and looked at her lovingly.

"Young Madam, please have some breakfast first..." Aunt Qian glanced at her and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Aunt Qian is very fashionable and has recently started surfing the Internet like young people.

She paid special attention to the news about the Huo family. She saw the hot discussion on the Internet last night and didn't know whether she should tell Qiao Xi.

Qiao Xi noticed her abnormality and asked, "Aunt Qian, do you have something to tell me?"