Family Competition

"Even the Seventh Elder is here." Someone spotted Jiang Yunfeng and spoke up.

A few days ago, they had heard that Jiang Yunfeng had been poisoned and seriously injured, with his life hanging by a thread. Who would have thought that after only a few days, he would appear before everyone again?

The Jiang Family's goods had been robbed, which was unfortunate for the Jiang Family. However, they had heard that the Bloodfire Mercenary Group had also been retaliated against. It was truly satisfying.

The Bloodfire Mercenary Group had surely offended too many people in the past, which was why no one had immediately suspected the Jiang Family.

"Seventh Elder, I didn't expect you to recover so quickly. You really are lucky to have survived." A grating voice rang out.

Everyone looked over. The speaker was the Great Elder, Jiang Hai.

Jiang Hai wanted to fight for the position of Young Patriarch, so his attitude toward Jiang Yunfeng was extremely unfriendly.

Moreover, Jiang Chen had injured his son, Jiang Nan, some time ago.

If the Jiang Family Patriarch, Jiang Tian, had not suppressed the matter, Jiang Hai would certainly have come to demand an explanation.

Although Jiang Hai could not use that incident to make things difficult for Jiang Yunfeng and his son, that did not mean he could not mock Jiang Yunfeng and suppress him a little now.

"Fortunately, my luck has always been pretty good," Jiang Yunfeng said indifferently.

"Heh heh, if your luck were that good, how did you manage to lose the goods? You caused the Jiang Family such a huge loss." Jiang Hai spoke with exaggerated sarcasm.

"You..." Jiang Yunfeng was furious at his words.

Losing the goods had not been his fault alone.

"Great Elder, do not speak recklessly." At that moment, Jiang Tian walked over and shouted to stop Jiang Hai.

"Yes, Patriarch." Jiang Hai's expression changed slightly. He had not expected Jiang Tian to arrive at this moment.

Now that Jiang Tian had spoken to stop him, his impression of Jiang Hai had surely worsened. And all of this was because of Jiang Yunfeng.

If not for Jiang Yunfeng, how could he have said something like that?

"Great Elder, we will make up for the Jiang Family's losses. After the family competition, we will hand over forty thousand spirit stones. But if you dare use this matter to needle my father again, don't blame me for being impolite." Jiang Chen spoke coldly from the side.

The loss of the Jiang Family's goods was indeed a stain on Jiang Yunfeng.

To silence everyone, Jiang Chen had decided to make up for the Jiang Family's losses.

In any case, Jiang Chen now had the wealth to do so. These spirit stones had all been seized from the Bloodfire Mercenary Group.

Making up for the Jiang Family's losses would not delay anything. Jiang Chen still had plenty of spirit stones; several hundred thousand would not be spent so quickly.

Jiang Chen had decided to help his father, Jiang Yunfeng, compete for the position of Young Patriarch.

This had never been Jiang Yunfeng's responsibility alone. Every Jiang Family clansman who had accompanied him bore some responsibility.

By doing this, Jiang Chen could also help Jiang Yunfeng gain a good reputation.

He would do his utmost to suppress this Jiang Hai.

"Jiang Chen, you've got some nerve. Is this how you speak to an elder? Have you no respect for your seniors?" Jiang Hai said with a dark expression.

Being rebuked by a junior like Jiang Chen in front of so many people had made him lose face.

"Hmph, do you look like an elder? The Jiang Family has run into trouble, yet you're still gloating here. Do you consider yourself a member of the Jiang Family? Do you consider yourself our elder?" Jiang Chen shot back.

"You..." Jiang Hai was enraged.

"Jiang Chen, where did your family get so many spirit stones to make up the loss? Could it be that you did something detrimental to the Jiang Family's interests?" Jiang Hai's eyes shifted as he tried to smear Jiang Yunfeng's family. Forty thousand spirit stones was no small amount, after all.

How could Jiang Yunfeng possibly produce that much so easily?

"As long as we can produce them, what does it matter? Could it be that everyone in the Jiang Family has to report all their assets to you, Jiang Hai? Who do you think you are? The Jiang Family isn't yours to command yet." Jiang Chen sneered.

"Jiang Chen, you..." Jiang Hai was furious. This Jiang Chen truly had no regard for anyone.

"Enough. So many people have come today. Do you really want to turn the Jiang Family into a laughingstock?" Jiang Tian said coldly.

With Jiang Tian's order, no one dared disobey, and they could only stop arguing.

However, Jiang Hai still glared viciously at Jiang Yunfeng and his son.

"Hmph." Jiang Hai left with several people beside him.

"Yunfeng, your injuries haven't healed yet. Why did you come out? Didn't I permit you to skip this family competition?" Jiang Tian looked toward Jiang Yunfeng.

Jiang Yunfeng was Jiang Tian's youngest son, so Jiang Tian naturally cared about him deeply.

At the same time, he was also the son Jiang Tian favored most. If Jiang Yunfeng was willing, Jiang Tian wanted to appoint him Young Patriarch.

Although Jiang Hai was the eldest son, his temperament was lacking and his vision was too narrow.

He was unsuitable to become the head of the family.

Yet Jiang Hai had won the support of three other elders.

Unless something unexpected happened, Jiang Hai was highly likely to become the next Patriarch.

There was no one else who could compete with him.

Jiang Tian wanted to support Jiang Yunfeng, but Jiang Yunfeng seemed to have no interest in the position of Patriarch.

There was little Jiang Tian could do.

Although Jiang Tian was the Patriarch, he still had to take the opinions of the other Jiang Family clansmen seriously.

Usually, the minority had to submit to the majority. This was more beneficial to the Jiang Family's stability.

In a few years, Jiang Tian planned to hand over the position of Patriarch and devote himself to cultivation. Being Patriarch was not as wonderful as people imagined.

There were too many matters to handle, and everything had to be placed beneath the family's interests.

"Father, my injuries are almost healed. I'm fine." Jiang Yunfeng smiled.

"It's good that you're fine. It's good that you're fine." Jiang Tian nodded, a breath of relief escaping him at the same time.

"Chen'er, do you have confidence in this family competition?" Jiang Tian asked with a smile as he looked at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was one of the grandsons Jiang Tian favored most, and his talent was quite good.

However, Jiang Chen had not released his aura, and his presence was tightly concealed. For a moment, Jiang Tian could not see Jiang Chen's exact cultivation level.

He could vaguely tell that Jiang Chen was a Martial Artist Realm cultivator.

Jiang Chen had used a technique to conceal his aura.

"Grandfather, I'm very confident that I can take first place this time," Jiang Chen said.

"Oh? You're that confident? You should know that several formidable geniuses have appeared in the Jiang Family this year. There are already five people at the Martial Artist Realm Fifth Level or above. Are you certain you can take first place?" Jiang Tian asked with a smile.

The appearance of so many outstanding juniors in the Jiang Family greatly comforted Jiang Tian.

The main reason was that Liu Yun had previously sent over some pills. Several elders had taken them and distributed them among the others, allowing several geniuses to break through and greatly increase their strength.

In particular, Jiang Hai's eldest son, Jiang Dong, was known as the Jiang Family's number-one genius. It was said that Jiang Dong had already reached the Martial Artist Realm, Eighth Level.

Over the past few months, in preparation for the family competition, Jiang Hai had spent enormous resources cultivating Jiang Dong, allowing his cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.

Therefore, Jiang Dong was the overwhelming favorite to win the championship.

Jiang Hai also wanted Jiang Dong to display his brilliance and give him a boost in his bid to become the next Patriarch.

With such a genius for a son, what reason would the Jiang Family's people have not to support him?

Besides, quite a few of the pills Liu Yun had given earlier had also been used on Jiang Dong. How could his cultivation not soar?