Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 2 Give me an explanation
There are nine hundred states in the original country, which are divided into upper states, middle states and lower states according to population and prosperity. Yingzhou is located in the northeast of the original country and is a middle state.

In terms of population and prosperity, Yingzhou is not a medium-sized state. Even though Yingzhou has a vast territory, the biggest reason for it to become a medium-sized state is the existence of Prince Rong's Mansion.

Jiang Xuan injured Xing Yue this time, firstly because the Xing family, one of the three major families of Yingzhou Chamber of Commerce, would not let it go, and secondly because of Xing Yuexiu's identity as a core disciple of the new martial arts school.

In order to save the reputation of the Xiuxin Martial Arts School, the owner of the school will probably put pressure on the Jiang family.

Li Qizhi was waiting at the gate of Jiang's residence, standing straight as usual.

This man was the Jiang residence's steward, in charge of all matters, big and small. He was in his forties, but looked like someone in their thirties.

Li Qizhi entered the Jiang Mansion when he was in his twenties. At that time, Jiang Yuan had also just arrived in Yingzhou.

Logically speaking, Jiang Yuan knew very little about Yingzhou at that time and was unfamiliar with the place, so he should have hired an older and experienced Yingzhou person to be his housekeeper.

To this day, people in Yingzhou City still don’t know why Jiang Yuan chose Li Qizhi, who is of the same age as himself, to be the steward of the Jiang Mansion.

As a native of Yingzhou, Li Qizhi's family is quite wealthy, but in the eyes of the locals, he is just a playboy with little ability.

Twenty years ago, the down-and-out Jiang Yuan came to Yingzhou and had a great chat with Li Qizhizi. After a few drinks, the two began to call each other brothers.

Later, Li Qizhi became the steward of the Jiang Mansion without knowing why. At that time, Jiang Xuan was not yet born. As the steward of the Jiang Mansion, Li Qizhi accompanied Jiang Xuan and the later-born Jiang Xian to grow up. To them, he was like an uncle and a father.

"Master, Miss, you two are back."

Li Qizhi was so polite, how could Jiang Xuan and the others not hear the meaning behind it? Jiang Xian nodded to Li Qizhi, and Jiang Xuan said, "Uncle Li, please stop mocking us, but what does father want to see us about?"

"Someone from the Xing family is here, and they look aggressive. The head of the family asked me to wait at the door."

"Xing Yue is here?"

"He's here. Xing Rufeng is here too. He wants to get an explanation." Li Qizhi looked at Jiang Xuan again: "Jiang Xuan, it can't be..."

"Yes, I was hurt."

Li Qizhi grabbed Jiang Xuan's shoulders and looked him up and down nervously: "Xing Yue is at the peak of the Earth Rank, do you have..."

"Oh, I'm fine. It wasn't me who hurt him, it was Black Wolf..." As he spoke, Jiang Xuan suddenly felt something was wrong: "No, Uncle Li, does it matter who hurt him? Do you look down on me so much?"

"Ahem..." Li Qizhi coughed dryly twice and said sternly, "The Xing family father and son are here with ill intentions. Jiang Xian doesn't need to go. Jiang Xuan will go to the hall. Remember, don't be impulsive. Follow your father's arrangements in everything."

In the hall of Jiang Mansion, two middle-aged men, one host and one guest, were sitting quietly. The middle-aged man sitting on the main seat had an elegant temperament and looked a bit like a monk.

The middle-aged man sitting in the guest seat was tall with distinct features. The young man standing behind him was also tall, but his head was wrapped in thick linen, so his appearance could not be seen clearly.

"Father, you're looking for me?" Jiang Xuan bowed to the middle-aged man in the main seat, then bowed to the middle-aged man in the guest seat: "Uncle, you're here."

The uncle Jiang Xuan mentioned was none other than Xing Rufeng, the head of the Xing family, one of the three major families of the Yingzhou Chamber of Commerce and the vice president of the chamber of commerce.

Xing Rufeng had no expression on his face. He just responded faintly without looking at Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan didn't care about Xing Rufeng's reaction at this moment. All his attention was on the tall young man behind Xing Rufeng: "Huh? Who is this?"

"Jiang Xuan! You're going too far! What? You hurt me, and you want to humiliate me in front of my father and uncle?"

This tall young man was none other than Xing Yue, the son of Xing Rufeng, who had previously had an argument with Jiang Xuan on the street.

"Xuan'er, stop messing around!" The middle-aged man sitting on the main seat was naturally Jiang Xuan's father. He was also the head of the Jiang family, one of the three major families of Yingzhou Chamber of Commerce, and the vice president of the chamber of commerce, Jiang Yuan.

"Xuan'er, let me ask you, was it you who injured nephew Xing Yue?"

Jiang Xuan looked at Xing Yue again, suppressed his smile, and replied: "It wasn't me who hurt him, it was Black Wolf who hurt him, but..." "Black Wolf is your mount, so if it's Black Wolf's fault, it's considered your fault." Jiang Yuan interrupted Jiang Xuan.

Before Jiang Yuan finished speaking, Xing Rufeng took over the conversation: "Since nephew Jiang Xuan injured my son so badly, the Jiang family must give an explanation."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan knew that Xing Rufeng came prepared. From a legal perspective, Jiang Xuan should be punished with a beating for injuring someone in the street. Moreover, it violated the Chamber of Commerce's rule of prohibiting internal fighting. He could only wait and see what Xing Rufeng wanted.

"Uncle, I heard that Jiang Xuan hunted a bear..." Xing Yue spoke first.

"Yue'er, don't be rude!" Xing Rufeng frowned and interrupted Xing Yue.

"It's okay. Since Xuan'er hurt our nephew, the Jiang family should give an explanation." Jiang Yuan said in a friendly manner.

Seeing Jiang Yuan relax, Xing Rufeng's tone softened a lot. "Since Vice President Jiang is so understanding, I won't pursue this matter any further. In fact, I came here today to discuss another matter with Vice President Jiang."

"Vice President Xing just said it directly."

Xing Yue pulled Xing Rufeng's sleeve and whispered, "Inner elixir, father, I need the inner elixir!"

Xing Rufeng pulled Xing Yue's hand away and said to Jiang Yuan in a serious tone, "In a few days, the president will convene all parties in the Chamber of Commerce to finalize the ownership of the herbal medicine business. I shouldn't say much, but my Xing family has been planning this herbal medicine business for a long time. I hope Vice President Jiang will support it."

Xing Rufeng's face was full of smiles and his attitude was extremely sincere.

Jiang Yuan picked up the teacup, took a few sips, and after a while, he placed the cup on the table and said to Xing Rufeng, "Since Vice President Xing is so sincere, I, Jiang Yuan, am willing to help him."

"Hahaha……"

Xing Rufeng burst into a hearty laugh and said with a cheerful face, "Before I came here, I advised Yue'er that it's inevitable for young people to quarrel and play around, so there's no need to make a fuss about it. Now, Vice President Jiang's understanding of the greater good makes me feel ashamed. Let's end this matter here."

Xing Yue looked like an eggplant hit by frost, with his head wrapped in linen drooping. He looked listless and completely devoid of his previous energy.

Jiang Xuan felt mixed emotions after sending Xing Rufeng and his son out.

He asked his father, "Dad, have I gotten into trouble? You've clearly been planning on that medicinal herbs business for a long time, and we're going to give it up just because of a word from the Xing family? Besides, I think Xing Rufeng is really annoying. He makes threats sound like a legitimate threat, and he's such a mean-spirited person!"

How could Jiang Yuan not know what Xing Rufeng had done?

But now his son has injured someone in the street, which not only violated the law, but also broke the Chamber of Commerce's rule of not fighting internally. If Xing Rufeng takes advantage of this issue, the matter will be difficult to handle.

In Yingzhou, the medicine business has been controlled by a businessman named Cheng for more than 20 years. Even the three major families of the Chamber of Commerce, including the Jiang family, have found it difficult to intervene.

Last month, a businessman named Cheng was thrown into prison. It was thought that if he spent some money and got some rest, his life would not be in danger. However, the matter became more and more serious, until the entire Cheng family was exiled.

As a result, the Cheng family's herbal medicine store lost its owner and fell into the hands of the Chamber of Commerce.

The Jiang family has a medicine valley, which was given as a dowry by Jiang Yuan's mother-in-law to her daughter. Although the medicine valley is almost abandoned in the eyes of outsiders, if the Jiang family can get the business of the medicine store, it will complement the medicine valley.

Now that this has happened, even though Jiang Yuan is extremely unwilling, he has to give up for the sake of Jiang Xuan.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan patted his son's shoulder and said, "Our Jiang family runs a pharmacy and trading business in Yingzhou, not much of a medicinal herb business. This medicinal herb business is of little use to the Jiang family, so it's better to do a favor. If Xing Rufeng wants it, just give it to him. However, from what Xing Yue said, it seems that he is targeting that bear."

"What use is that thing to Xing Yue?" Jiang Xuan was a little confused.

"What's the use? Xing Yue has good talent. I heard that he is now at the peak of the Earth Rank and is only one step away from the Heaven Rank. The official martial arts school selection is coming soon, and only those who reach the Heaven Rank can qualify for the selection. Do you know how to quickly reach the Heaven Rank?"

"Could it be the inner elixir of this scaly-eared white bear?"

(End of this chapter)