The Young Master Storms the City
Chapter 274: Hu Xinnian’s Advice_1

Chapter 274: Chapter 274: Hu Xinnian’s Advice_1

Ning Fan nodded faintly, then instructed Shuang’er to bring him paper and pen, and quickly wrote up a prescription.

"Follow this prescription to prepare the medicine, simmer on a low heat, take it three times a day, and avoid any strenuous activity for the next week, or there’s a risk of relapse."

Hu Tiejing accepted the prescription with a thousand thanks, carefully tucking it close to him.

"Mr., Mr. Ning..."

Hu Xinnian sat up from the stretcher, having fully recovered after Ning Fan’s treatment.

His mouth wasn’t crooked anymore, his eyes weren’t looking askew, yet his face was covered with the color of shame.

"This afternoon Mr. Ning gave me a reminder, but I treated it as if the wind was passing by my ear, and I even misunderstood Mr. Ning, truly, it is so shameful... Sigh!"

He let out a deep sigh, had Hu Tiejing help him off the stretcher, and gave Ning Fan a deep bow.

"Thank you for saving my life, Mr. Ning; I will always remember this in my heart."

"Starting from tomorrow’s evaluation, I will go and amend the zero score I gave today, and I hope Mr. Ning can forgive me."

After pausing, he reminded, "Mr. Ning, although your medical skills are indeed extraordinary, tomorrow’s martial arts evaluation is completely different from today’s literary evaluation."

"If you aren’t very confident, you must not force yourself in the martial arts evaluation; minor injuries are one thing but fearing for your life is another matter!"

Shuang’er furrowed her brows, unconvinced, "It’s just a martial arts evaluation; my master is powerful, there’s no problem!"

"You must not take it lightly, girl; there have been countless who were seriously injured in past martial arts evaluations, and there are not a few who died on the spot!" Hu Xinnian advised earnestly.

Ning Fan’s face was impassive, his gaze calm, and even carried a hint of pride. "No need to worry, the ones who should be concerned are not me, but the other competitors."

Seeing Ning Fan so confident, Hu Xinnian did not continue to persuade him, and after bowing in thanks again, he left with the dean, Hu Tiejing, and others.

After Hu Xinnian and the others had left, Ning Fan saw Shuang’er still looking indignant and patted her head. "If you encounter a matter of life and death in the future, even if I am cultivating, you can still come and inform me."

"Understood, Master..."

Shuang’er pouted and nodded reluctantly.

Then, Ning Fan returned to his room and once again entered a state of cultivation.

...

The next day, the sun was shining, and the sky was clear.

Today is the day for the martial arts evaluation of the Ascending Clouds List, and the participants are those who passed the literary evaluation from yesterday.

The venue for the evaluation is still at yesterday’s Wanren Stadium.

In the center of the first floor, a new arena was built overnight for today’s competition.

The participants who passed yesterday’s literary evaluation are now gathering in front of the arena to prepare.

The audience members filtered in, taking seats according to their status, in the second-floor stands, and the VIP stands on the third floor.

In front of the arena, Hong Jinrui and Kong Tiansheng stood shoulder to shoulder.

"Young Master Kong, the patrons you brought seem to be quite formidable," Hong Jinrui said with a light smile as he assessed the patrons beside Kong Tiansheng.

"Of course, today’s martial evaluation is mine for the taking!" Kong Tiansheng said, brimming with confidence.

Upon hearing this, Hong Jinrui’s eyes shifted around, and he spoke softly, "Since that’s the case, Young Master Kong, shall we make a bet?"

"What bet?"

"Let’s bet on which one of our patrons will encounter that Ning Fan first today. If they do, let’s see who can beat that bumpkin within an inch of his life!" Hong Jinrui said venomously.

Kong Tiansheng also displayed a smug smile, "Fine, as you say, Hong, let’s bet!"

Not far from them were Fei Liang and Zhao Xingyan, along with a group of Martial Alliance Members participating in the evaluation.

"Fei Liang, in today’s martial selection, you must kill that bastard Ning Fan for me and avenge our Zhao Family!" Zhao Xingyan said viciously.

Fei Liang wrapped his arms around Zhao Xingyan affectionately, reassuring her, "Don’t worry; I’ll avenge you!"

He turned to the Martial Alliance Members beside him and commanded sternly, "Listen up, if any of you encounter that guy named Ning Fan today, don’t hold back!"

"Kill him if you can! If you can’t, then cripple him!"

The Martial Alliance Members nodded all at once, their faces displaying ferocious smiles.

It turned out that apart from them, many candidates had Martial Artist patrons accompanying them.

These Martial Artist patrons were there to accompany the young masters from various families to participate in the martial evaluation and to ensure their masters could smoothly pass the martial evaluation.

Even the candidates from outside the provincial city had brought patrons as escorts.

These patrons, like the regular participants, had registered and participated in both the literary and martial evaluations, essentially exploiting loopholes, and yet there was nothing inappropriate according to the rules.

On the arena was the host for the martial evaluation, and sitting in a row behind him were Hu Xinnian and seven other judges.

"Silence!"

"Now I declare the start of today’s martial evaluation!"

The host held the microphone and announced loudly.

Everyone fell silent, all eyes fixed on the host on stage.

"The rules for martial evaluation: being knocked out unconscious, death, incapacity to continue fighting, or falling off the arena, all constitute a loss."

"The first match-up will be between Ning Fan and Xie Mengshi! Please prepare, the contest will begin in ten minutes."

After declaring the rules, the host turned and walked away.

Kong Tiansheng revealed a smug grin, "Hahaha, I didn’t expect this kid to fight my patron in the first round. He’s as good as dead today!"

"Xie Mengshi, beat that kid to a pulp for me! There will be a handsome reward if you kill him!"

The Kong Family patron Xie Mengshi nodded heavily, his smile twisted with cruelty: "Rest assured, young master, this kid is a dead man today!"