Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 365 - 363: Invitation from Wu Yuanzong, Wu Family Manor

Chapter 365: Chapter 363: Invitation from Wu Yuanzong, Wu Family Manor

Friday, Jincheng Law Firm.

"Representative Cheng, I didn’t expect you to call."

"No worries, no worries, what could be wrong with me?"

"Yesterday’s trial was actually not difficult. I settled with the plaintiff, so I just wrapped up a minor case."

"That’s right, that’s right, oh, your company happens to have a case recently?"

"Sure, I’ll let the newcomer take a crack at it. If they can’t handle it, I’ll step in."

"Good, good. Well then, I’ll hang up now, Representative Cheng."

...

"Hey, Director Zheng, why did you personally call?"

"Oh, you want to send some drinks to our criminal division, and it’s the latest popular kind? Well, that’s very kind of you."

"I see our office rookies really seem to like the drinks from your brand. Bring more then, there’s a fridge in the kitchen."

"Director Zheng, I know what you mean. There’s no need for a boss like you to personally visit to offer comforts. I get it, I get it."

"Alright then, you go ahead with your work. We’ll talk if there’s anything."

...

"President Ding, my case has concluded, and everyone’s quite happy."

"What’s that you say, Xu Zhifeng is unhappy? Well, everyone else has left. If he’s unhappy, so be it."

"Oh, that entertainment company matter you mentioned last time, you have a new talent with nice conditions, right!"

"Ah, I still have to accompany my girlfriend. How could I possibly have the nerve?"

"Okay then, definitely next time, definitely next time, ha..."

Zhang Wei hung up the phone, and the smile on his face instantly faded, replaced by indifference.

"Heh, a bunch of people still don’t feel secure, they want to make amends to me, huh?"

He naturally understood the purpose of these people’s calls.

One was to congratulate him on escaping the lawsuit.

The other was to test the waters, hoping he wouldn’t mind their previous attitudes.

But overall, Representative Cheng, Director Zheng, and President Ding showed they were somewhat willing to make a gesture.

Since the case was won, it was all around joy for everyone.

The only person not pleased had already reached Naihe Bridge and might soon be drinking the soup.

So, everyone should be happy and not dwell on the unpleasantness.

Knock, knock, knock!

At the office door, Tie Cuilan suddenly knocked.

"Sister Cuilan, what’s up?"

"Zhang Wei, someone sent an invitation and it’s specifically addressed to you!"

After entering, Tie Cuilan handed over a golden invitation card.

"For me?"

Zhang Wei looked at the invitation, silently speechless.

What era is this, wouldn’t a direct phone call suffice, why still send an invitation letter?

Showing off?

With that thought, Zhang Wei dismissed Tie Cuilan and then immediately opened the invitation.

"Lawyer Zhang Wei, I, Wu Yuanzong, rank second in my family, therefore I am also known as Second Master Wu. I extend a sincere invitation on behalf of the Wu Family, hoping that you will come to the Wu Family Manor tomorrow to attend the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch meeting. At that time, my father Wu Shentong will come out of seclusion and will face challengers from around the world to contest for the seat of the world’s number one martial artist. Please be sure to grace us with your presence, Lawyer Zhang..."

"Similarly, I have also invited your girlfriend Xia Qianyue, as she is the primary qualified challenger for this meeting. Please also inform her later, as she listed your property’s address. I have thus sent the invitation directly to you..."

Zhang Wei finished reading the content of the invitation.

He never would have imagined that the sender was someone from the Wu Family.

There are Five Great Families in Dongfang Capital, and the Wu Family is one of them.

For Zhang Wei, the true power of these five families was still a mystery.

But these people of the Wu Family were obviously not to be trifled with.

This was apparent from the attitude of Wu Renjie.

If the Wu Family was such an esteemed lineage, focusing on the cultivation of their descendants, how could they produce someone with such an arrogant character!

But, considering the family’s martial arts heritage, it somehow made sense.

Now the problem was, Wu Yuanzong, as the son of the former Martial Alliance Leader of the Wu Family, was actually sending out invitations to Zhang Wei and asking him to attend the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch meeting at the Wu Family Manor tomorrow.

Of course, this was also because Xia Qianyue had filled out the address, and Wu Yuanzong looked for a way to save some effort.

"Looks like tomorrow will be a veritable feast at Hongmen!"

Since it was an invitation from the Wu Family, and considering the grudge between Xia Qianyue and Wu Renjie at the martial arts conference, Zhang Wei did not believe that the people of the Five Families would bear good intentions towards him and Silly.

Taking the worst-case scenario into account, if the Wu Family were to lock the doors and beat the dog, that would indeed be quite bothersome.

Zhang Wei only hoped that there would be fewer issues tomorrow so he could have a nice weekend.

"Just right, I should visit Silly and tell him about this."

"I wonder how Sister Xiao Wu and the others are doing. Has that damn brother’s injury healed?"

"Seems like as a boss, I need to go see how my driver is doing?"

Zhang Wei felt that he had to take another day off today.

Wait, he’s now a top lawyer, no need to report to a supervisor, his time is his own.

He walked out of his office and arrived at Tie Ruyun’s office door.

"Old Tie, I’m going to visit a friend today, so I’m heading out, alright!"

"Oh, got it!"

Tie Ruyun put down his phone in a flustered manner and immediately responded.

This Old Tie, still hesitating whether to send Lin Ruonan a message or not.

Zhang Wei chuckled inwardly, but didn’t say anything more.

Sometimes, chances must be seized by oneself, the guidance from others is just assistance and direction.

Leaving the law firm, Zhang Wei headed straight for Zhang’s Martial Arts School.

...

In the backyard of Zhang’s Martial Arts School.

"Here I go!"

Xia Qianyue’s expression was stern as she warmed up her body while regulating her internal breath.

"Alright, Little Sister Xiao Xia, go ahead, it’s all up to you to help Xiao Yan!" Zhang Xinwu was also in a serious stance, her expression even more solemn than Xia Qianyue’s.

After all, the one they were trying to heal was her own younger brother.

"Okay!"

Xia Qianyue grunted and with her right fist, she struck towards Zhang Xinyan, who was bound to a wooden frame.

Bang!

The wooden frame couldn’t withstand the force of Xia Qianyue’s fist and instantly shattered, while Zhang Xinyan spurted out a mouthful of old blood.

"Seems like it didn’t come out!"

Zhang Xinwu glanced over and, seeing that Zhang Xinyan’s breath still hadn’t recovered, shook her head.

Xia Qianyue immediately caught on.

If one punch wasn’t enough, then she’d throw another.

Xia Qianyue controlled the power within her, gradually gathering it at the tip of her fist, and launched a second punch towards Zhang Xinyan who had fallen to the ground.

Bang!

As expected, Zhang Xinyan was sent flying again!

Zhang Xinwu once again pricked up her ears, adjusted her line of sight, her gaze firmly fixed on her brother.

A moment later, she shook her head again.

Still a failure.

Xia Qianyue could only lift her fist and chase after the soaring Zhang Xinyan.

Bang!

Failure!

Bang!

Failure!

Bam!

"Hmm?"

Zhang Xinwu sensed something was off.

She saw Zhang Xinyan, flying midair, spewing a jet of blood and within the blood, a faint breath could be seen flying out.

"There, one came out, but it’s only one!"

During the fight that day, Wu Renjie had used three fingers to inject three Silver Needle breaths into Zhang Xinyan’s body!

Now only one had been forced out, two were still remaining.

Zhang Xinwu nodded at Xia Qianyue.

Although that’s my brother up there, hit him hard, if he dies, it’s on me!

Xia Qianyue understood, her right leg slammed into the ground, and she launched herself into the air.

For a moment, the sky was filled with continuous banging and thumping sounds, like an unending symphony.

About 30 seconds later, two silhouettes could vaguely be seen falling to the ground.

One landed lightly, toes touching the ground, steadying her figure.

The other...

Splat!

Landed just as limply, but the person had long lost consciousness, as if all his bones had come apart.

Zhang Xinyan had been left with barely a breath under Xia Qianyue’s relentless beating.

"That’s enough!"

But seeing her brother battered half to death, Zhang Xinwu suddenly laughed.

"Little Sister Xiao Xia, thank you for your hard work, you’ve finally managed to force out all three breaths of the Silver Needles!"

"Sister Xiao Wu, I’m not tired, it’s just that my hand feels a little sore..."

Xia Qianyue modestly uttered a word, then excitedly embraced Zhang Xinwu.

Days of hard work had finally yielded results.

Zhang Xinyan no longer had to face threats.

"Speaking of which, if you guys don’t lend a hand soon, someone’s going to be in real danger!"

A reminding voice came from the entrance to the rear courtyard.

Only then did Xia Qianyue and Zhang Xinwu react. Although they had forced out the energy of the Yin Needle, Zhang Xinwu had after all been used as a human sandbag by Xia Qianyue for half a day.

This was no joke, as ordinary people couldn’t withstand such forceful attacks, not even Zhang Xinyan.

"Hurry, hurry, drink the medicine right away!"

Zhang Xinwu immediately rushed to the back kitchen to prepare the medicinal soup.

Xia Qianyue also took Zhang Xinyan in a grasp and took him into the sickroom.

When Xia Qianyue came out again, Zhang Wei had already arrived at the center of Zhang’s Martial Arts School’s rear courtyard.

Looking at the uneven ground with pits and mounds, as well as the wall filled with fist imprints and human-shaped indentations, someone fell into a deep thought.

These places had endured too much...

"Zhang Wei, aren’t you supposed to be at work today? Why are you here?"

"Oh, I’m here to notify you that someone sent me an invitation!"

Zhang Wei took out the invitation from Wu Yuanzong and handed it to Xia Qianyue.

The latter opened it and a look of confusion flashed in her eyes.

"Who is this Wu Yuanzong?"

"It should be someone from the Wu Family, but he seems to also be a sponsor of the martial arts tournament. I saw this name in the list of VIPs at the tournament!"

Zhang Wei recalled, but he did not recognize Wu Yuanzong.

Though the person was one of the organizers of the tournament, they had not made an appearance either at the opening or the closing ceremonies.

Thus, Zhang Wei did not recognize this person known as Wu Yuanzong.

"Speaking of which, since I defeated Wu Renjie, won’t the Wu Family seek revenge?"

Xia Qianyue seemed a bit worried.

After all, in the finals of the martial arts tournament, she had knocked down Wu Renjie with a punch, and the opponent had been seriously injured.

"Revenge?"

Zhang Wei’s eyebrows furrowed upon hearing this.

Yes, would the Wu Family seek vengeance against them?

Or had they already taken their revenge?

Xu Zhifeng?

Could the recent case be the work of the Wu Family?

Although the matter with Xu Zhifeng appeared unrelated to the Wu Family, Zhang Wei still felt it necessary to clarify the positioning of the enemy.

Assuming Xu Zhifeng was targeted by the Wu Family to take revenge against Xia Qianyue and himself,

then everything made sense.

Why had the incident inconveniently happened the day after the martial arts tournament? It turned out to be the Wu Family’s revenge against him.

And it’s not wrong to say, the Wu Family sure harbored petty grudges.

Wu Renjie goes without saying, and so does this Wu Yuanzong.

"Simpleton, you take a good rest today. Tomorrow, let’s go together to the Wu Family Estate for this potentially dangerous banquet!"

Zhang Wei said, comforting Xia Qianyue and urging her to go back and rest early.

After all, having expended so much effort over so many days at Zhang’s Martial Arts School, Xia Qianyue must be tired.

After bidding farewell to each other, Zhang Wei also went to check on Zhang Xinyan in the martial arts school’s sickroom.

Having expelled the Yin Needle and consumed the medicinal soup, Zhang Xinyan’s vitality had somewhat returned.

Although still seriously injured, with about half a month’s rest, he should be able to get out of bed.

After offering a few words of comfort to Zhang Xinwu, Zhang Wei also took his leave from Zhang’s Martial Arts School.

For the whole day, Zhang Wei stayed within Lin Mansion, searching for information about the Wu Family.

But the result was somewhat frustrating.

Not only the Wu Family, but even the other four of the Five Great Families, had very little information available online.

Speaking of which, if you searched individually for "Lin Family," the results were mostly common households.

But if you entered "Lin Xiangtian," there were plenty of news hits online.

However, Lin Xiangtian’s many public identities did not have any connection to the Lin Family or the Five Great Families.

What did this imply? It indicated that the Five Great Families were not accessible at the level of ordinary people.

The Five Great Families kept a relatively low profile, and probably only their own members were aware of each other’s existence.

Wait, their own members?

Zhang Wei absentmindedly turned his head and looked towards the second-floor room of Lin Mansion.

The second daughter was one of the Five Great Families’ members, and moreover, Uncle Zhao next door was too.

"Ah, the answer is right before my eyes, how could I have not thought of it earlier?"

Zhang Wei thought for a moment, dashed out of the superstore to buy a box of Happy Water, several bags of Zhao Xiaoxiao’s favorite chips and snacks, and then, with a shameless face, knocked on the door of the second-floor room.

...

Saturday, a day off.

Zhang Wei had no choice but to take a taxi with Xia Qianyue to the Wu Family Manor.

Since a driver was lacking, Zhang Xinyan was unharmed but needed rest and recuperation.

Moreover, since the Wu Family Manor was located in the southern suburbs of Dongfang Capital, a private estate nestled against the mountains and beside the water, there were no nearby subway lines, not even a close bus route, so they had to take a taxi.

When the two of them got out of the taxi, an impressive manor appeared before them.

The slightly old-fashioned metal gate had an overall design that gave off a sense of age.

Once inside, there was a landscaped garden, a fish pond with rockery, and bridges over flowing water.

Just by eye, the estate seemed to start at tens of thousands of square meters.

The guards at the door were all in suits and leather shoes, decked out in matching Euro-style black suits and black sunglasses.

Those unaware might have thought they were filming Men in Black.

After handing over the invitation from Wu Yuanzong, the guards said to wait a moment, and within a few seconds, they received the message.

"Are you Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue? Second Master has already been informed about the side hall. Please follow me!"

Guided by the bodyguard, they walked through the beautiful entry garden, past an imposing front hall, and arrived at the relatively elegant side hall.

But no sooner had they entered the side hall than Zhang Wei found it already filled with quite a few people.

In the side hall, an elderly man with the air of an immortal was sipping tea. Upon seeing Zhang Wei and the other person, he exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, you’ve come too?"

"Master Huang, hello!"

Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue naturally greeted the old man.

This old man was none other than Master Huang Tianhong from Yangxin Hall.

Beside him, three people were seated, and one was crouching.

The Dao Buddha Hermitage Trio had also taken their seats in the side hall.

As for the corner spot, there sat the old beggar.

Upon seeing Zhang Wei, the four merely paused their gaze briefly, but upon seeing Xia Qianyue, their eyes flashed with deep wariness.

The final match that day had left them with a deep psychological shadow.

In the last moment, they intervened to catch Wu Renjie, who had been sent flying by a punch.

As a result, all of them suffered varying degrees of internal injuries. Had they not spent a week recuperating in Yangxin Hall, they couldn’t have made it to the Wu Family Manor today.

Zhang Wei thought for a moment, gave Xia Qianyue a glance to take a seat, and then approached the seat beside Huang Tianhong.

"Master Huang, what is this about..."

"Oh, us? We’re all here to watch or issue challenges!"

Master Huang opened his mouth with a smile and explained, "The Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch might be unfamiliar to you youngsters, but for us older generation, especially those in the martial arts, we care a great deal about this honorary title."

"So today, not only your little girlfriend, but also someone among us will challenge the position of the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch. If one of us is lucky enough to win against the old Hierarch, please ask your little girlfriend to show mercy, haha..."

Master Huang was relatively talkative and gave Zhang Wei a brief explanation.

The Taoist, the monk, and the Buddhist nun, as veterans of the martial arts, naturally had an interest in the position of the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch.

Not to mention the old beggar, who challenges the old Hierarch every year, and this year was no exception.

And Xia Qianyue, having won the championship of the martial arts tournament, also had the right to challenge the Hierarch.

"Isn’t the Hierarch supposed to be just one person? How come you all take turns challenging? Isn’t that like ganging up, which would make victory dishonorable?"

"Dishonorable it might be, but you’ve got to win for that to matter!"

Master Huang said, an intense wariness flashing in his eyes: "The old Hierarch, known as ’Wu Shentong,’ has never relinquished their position since ascending to it thirty years ago!"

"I mean, someone’s held the position for thirty years, facing countless challengers each year without a single defeat. That strength is truly formidable!"

"That powerful?"

Zhang Wei was also shocked; the old Hierarch’s name alone was intimidating, not to mention their battle record. They had maintained their position for thirty years in the face of countless challengers.

"Today’s challenge is actually more about settling scores and grievances. Those with grudges against Wu Shentong can’t help but step up to challenge first. Just watch the event, and when it’s this young lady’s turn to challenge, don’t feel pressured – the Martial Alliance Leader themselves don’t care how many challengers there are!"

Hearing Master Huang’s words, Zhang Wei naturally didn’t feel pressured; after all, he wasn’t the one challenging.

"Speaking of which, will many challengers come today?"

"Yes, and most of them are quite famous figures in the martial arts world. They come to the Wu Family Manor every year to resolve their grievances. Of course, some people’s disputes are with others, in which case the Martial Alliance Leader will also make space for them to resolve issues personally."

Master Huang continued, leaning closer to Zhang Wei and whispering, "If the two contesting individuals have irreconcilable differences, they might even sign a life-and-death agreement, so don’t be surprised if you see that happening!"

"A life-and-death agreement too!"

Zhang Wei was surprised; wasn’t that essentially a matter of not just winning or losing, but also a matter of life and death?

Causing a fatality seemed a bit inappropriate, right?

"Don’t be shocked; every year, there are always fatalities. But because the life-and-death agreement is voluntary, everyone turns a blind eye to it, accepting this rule; after all, the affairs of the Jianghu end in the Jianghu," Master Huang explained.

"Just don’t take it too seriously, you youngsters. We people of the Jianghu are used to fighting and killing and won’t care about these matters,"

"Oh, we understand..."

Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue exchanged glances and were mentally prepared.

The Wu Family Manor today might not be peaceful.