"Just... why are all of you seeking Medical Masters as retainers when you compete?" Nie Yun asked.
He still did not understand. It was one thing for Ye Tao, Ye Mingcheng, Ye Xin, and the others to compete, and perfectly reasonable for them to choose powerful experts as retainers—but why did they all need Medical Masters?
Ye Mingcheng had recruited the White-Handed Medical Sage, Ye Xin had recruited the Southern Heaven Medical Saint... while Ye Tao had recruited him!
If it were merely a coincidence, he would not believe it.
The price of inviting a Medical Master was far greater than that of hiring an expert.
"Yes..." An embarrassed expression crossed Ye Tao's face. "Actually, it was a task assigned by the current family head! I didn't mention it to Brother Nie before. Please don't take offense. To be honest, I'd been worrying over how to bring it up..."
After struggling with it for a long while, Ye Tao finally explained the matter clearly.
The person with the highest standing in the Ye Family was not the current family head, but the old master Ye Tao had mentioned—his grandfather.
Although his grandfather had not been among the first group to follow Puntian Great Emperor, he had lived for an unknown number of years and possessed connections that spread in every direction. Even the nine Great Emperors had to show him some respect. He was the most important person maintaining the operation of the entire family! Such a man might not possess the strength of an Emperor-level expert, but in Yunzhou City, with a single casual remark, even the eight young princes locked in the fiercest competition would not dare defy him.
That showed just how lofty his status was!
However, what worried the Ye Family was that the old master's