Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 291: The Shameless Li Family! The Bet!

Chapter 291: Chapter 291: The Shameless Li Family! The Bet!

"What exactly happened?"

Li Cangshan and Li Duanmao glanced at Qin Tian, a surge of anger rising in their hearts. Why had Qin Tian conceded without even putting up a fight? However, they dared not question Qin Tian, nor express their anger towards him, so they directed their rage onto Li Jiangran instead.

Li Jiangran was trembling all over at this moment.

This time, the Li Family had lost the martial arts competition, forfeiting the right to mine the White Jade Vein for the next three years, and he was mainly to blame.

He knew that if he didn’t offer a satisfactory explanation, his father and grandfather would probably tear him to pieces.

"I had already fought Su Luo once in the county town, and I was no match for him," he said.

At that moment, Qin Tian stepped forward and spoke up calmly.

Li Cangshan’s and Li Duanmao’s faces turned ugly.

Their expressions were as if they had swallowed a dead baby.

"So, we just accept the loss in this martial arts competition like this?"

Li Cangshan clenched his fists tightly; he was not willing to accept this.

Especially losing in such a manner made it even harder for him to swallow his pride.

How could Qin Tian possibly be no match for Su Luo who was merely a Second-Grade Grandmaster?

Before on the stage, they had not engaged in combat, rather, it seemed as though they were whispering to each other, which made Li Cangshan feel a hint of suspicion.

Could it be that Qin Tian had reached some secret agreement with Su Luo, deliberately scheming against the Li Family?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was a possibility.

If Qin Tian were not from the Qin Family of the Capital, he would have certainly questioned him by now, but out of respect for Young Master Qin’s status, he dared not.

"Duan Mao, go up there and teach Su Luo a lesson," Li Cangshan then said.

Li Duanmao, also a Fifth-Grade Grandmaster on the cusp of breaking through to the Sixth-Grade Grandmaster level, had benefited from his family’s long-standing investment of cultivation resources in him. Over decades, this investment had paid off, resulting in Li Duanmao’s martial arts cultivation reaching a respectable level.

"But... Young Master Qin has already conceded," Li Duanmao said, puzzled.

Li Cangshan replied, "I want you to find an excuse to teach Su Luo a lesson, not to contest the mining rights again."

After all, Li Duanmao was nearly fifty years old, well beyond the age range for the competition; his motive was simply that he couldn’t swallow the humiliation and wanted Li Duanmao to find an excuse to teach Su Luo a lesson.

Li Duanmao instantly understood: "I got it!"

Immediately after, he leapt onto the stage in a single bound.

"Hold on!"

Li Duanmao called out to Su Luo, who was about to leave the stage.

Seeing this.

Wang Pengshan also leaped onto the platform in an instant, eyeing Li Duanmao coldly, "Li Duanmao, what are you trying to do? Can’t you accept the loss?"

Li Duanmao huffed coldly: "Relax, this time I simply want to challenge Su Luo, and it has nothing to do with the mining rights."

Wang Pengshan let out a sigh of relief. As long as the Li Family wasn’t playing dirty, it was fine.

However, he still couldn’t agree to Li Duanmao attacking Su Luo, although he didn’t know why the Li Family’s Fifth-Grade Grandmaster had conceded, he knew Li Duanmao was also a Fifth-Grade Grandmaster—and an experienced one at that—Su Luo was likely no match for him.

Unexpectedly to Wang Pengshan, Su Luo was the one to speak up: "You want to challenge me?"

"Do you dare to accept the challenge?" Li Duanmao scoffed, his eyes flashing with a cold intent, desiring to cripple Su Luo and vent his anger.

"It’s not a question of daring or not, but why should I accept your challenge? You say challenge and I must accept, where did you get such nerve?" Su Luo sneered.

"I think you’re just too afraid to accept," Li Duanmao said coldly.

"Then think whatever you want; I can’t be bothered with you," Su Luo intentionally provoked Li Duanmao and turned to leave.

"Wait." Li Duanmao quickly called out to Su Luo; today, he had to find a reason to face off against Su Luo, to publicly beat him down or even cripple him, otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to ease his wrath.

He looked at Su Luo: "What will it take for you to accept the challenge?"

If Su Luo didn’t accept, and Li Duanmao forcefully attacked, Wang Pengshan would interfere, and then he wouldn’t be able to discipline Su Luo.

"Since you want a battle, let’s raise the stakes. If you lose, hand over your Li Family’s Spirit Storage Map to me," Su Luo said in a low voice, revealing his true objective.

The Spirit Storage Map?

Li Duanmao’s face changed in an instant.

He hadn’t expected Su Luo to be eying the Spirit Storage Map.

How did Su Luo come to know about the Spirit Storage Map?

"If you lose, do you dare to hand over the mining rights?" Li Duan Mao did not directly refute but instead snorted coldly, once again competing for the mining rights.

Li Cangshan nodded his head.

He thought that Li Duan Mao’s decision was a good one, which might enable them to regain the mining rights.

Su Luo did not directly respond to Li Duan Mao, instead he looked towards Wang Pengshan.

Wang Pengshan’s expression changed slightly.

They had already secured the mining rights to the White Jade Vein for the next three years, it was a done deal, but now, if Su Luo and Li Duan Mao were to wage another betting duel and if Su Luo lost, then their joy would have been in vain.

However.

Wang Pengshan nodded, "Mr. Su shall decide."

After all, the mining rights were won by Su Luo. Even though he wasn’t quite willing in his heart, he still supported Su Luo’s decision.

Moreover, he felt that since Su Luo dared to agree, then he must truly be confident.

"Thank you," Su Luo said with a smile.

Then, he looked at Li Duan Mao and nodded, "Okay, if I lose to you, the mining rights of the White Jade Vein will still belong to the Li Family, but if you lose, you must hand over the Spirit Storage Map to me."

"Good," Li Duan Mao’s face revealed a grim smile.

Having dwelled in the realm of a Fifth-Grade Grandmaster for many years, he saw himself as powerful, a force that Su Luo could not reckon with.

Even if Young Master Qin had not cheated and indeed lost to Su Luo, it would only show that the young man, despite his talent and quick cultivation, lacked battle experience, combat skills, and so on, and did not mean that Su Luo was indeed strong enough that even a Fifth-Grade Grandmaster could not compete with him.

"I hope to see a dragon and tiger fight."

At this moment, the spectators who had come upon hearing the news were looking forward to it again.

They hoped to see a fight that could rival those in martial art movies.

Under the anticipatory gaze of the many spectators.

Li Duan Mao made his move.

A powerful aura burst forth from within him, the majesty of a Fifth-Grade Grandmaster instantly enveloped Su Luo, and his fingers now curved into a claw-like shape.

With the explosion of Inner Strength, an invisible fluctuation emitted from between his clawed fingers.

"Su Luo, today, I will let you witness what a true Fifth-Grade Grandmaster is!"

As Li Duan Mao snorted coldly, he exerted force beneath his feet in an instant, catapulting forward like an arrow released from a bow, charging towards Su Luo at lightning speed, his claw aiming straight for Su Luo’s neck.

It was foreseeable that... if this attack succeeded, Su Luo would be caught by the neck before he could react, then flung out of the ring and slammed into the ground.

With a single strike, he would be seriously injured and lose the capacity to fight back.

"So fast."

As Li Duan Mao made his move, the crowd of spectators exclaimed in surprise.

"Good!"

The people of the Li Family became excited at this moment, looking forward to Li Duan Mao thrashing Su Luo and reclaiming the mining rights.

After all, this was the first time that a wager allowed fighters over thirty years old to compete for mining rights.

"It’s over."

Many from the Wang Family, seeing the fierceness of Li Duan Mao’s attack, immediately looked grim, fearing that the victory they had previously secured was at risk.

Even Wang Pengshan’s heart tightened in an instant, worrying for Su Luo.

However.

The next moment.

Everyone’s eyes widened.

Stunned, they watched the stage.

Only to see... the lightning-fast Li Duan Mao, who had swiftly launched an attack, stop his claw that was aiming for Su Luo’s neck three inches away, abruptly halted.

It wasn’t Li Duan Mao stopping voluntarily.

But...

His wrist had been seized by Su Luo, held fast as if clamped by iron pincers, unable to advance even an inch further.