Chapter 1500: Chapter 1500

"Meng Meng sis, you’re really silly."

Li Xiaoli rolled her eyes at Liu Mengting and said with a mischievous grin, "We don’t actually have to pay back double, it’s only been less than two hours. Just give her five million more, and we can keep the rest for ourselves to spend."

"Isn’t that a bit wrong? You promised her before that you’d pay back double."

Liu Mengting furrowed her brow.

"What’s the big deal? We used it to gamble. Usually, it’s a one-to-one ratio, and even if we win, we can only at most double it. Not letting her know we won five times is enough."

Li Xiaoli, appearing serious, began planning and then sent thirty million back to Mu Zixin, explaining it in various ways, turning a huge profit into a small one.

"You really are clever."

Liu Mengting nodded repeatedly. Even though Li Xiaoli’s tactics were shameless, saving twenty million so easily was definitely worth it.

"Old Hua, how about you? How much did you make?"

Tang Ming, uninterested in those money-obsessed folks, curiously asked Hua Yingjie.

"I didn’t have much of my own capital, but Shao Wuyou and Meng Xianjun lent me a lot. Calculating it all, the three of us have earned over ten million each."

Hua Yingjie looked gratefully at Tang Ming, "Thank you, not only did you save my life this time, but you also helped me make so much money."

"We’ve been classmates; how could I just watch you die?"

Tang Ming glanced at the others and quietly asked, "Why did you go for underground fighting?"

"I... I just wanted to hone myself."

Hua Yingjie hesitated for a moment, responding awkwardly.

"Don’t lie, I just saved your life."

Tang Ming rolled his eyes, displeased with Hua Yingjie. "These underground fights can easily be fatal. How could a student like you become so reckless without a compelling reason?"

"If I hadn’t intervened this time, your head would have been stomped to bits by now, yet you still won’t tell me the truth?"

Tang Ming frowned, his tone filled with annoyance.

Seeing Tang Ming angry, Hua Yingjie sighed helplessly, "Since it’s , I won’t hide it from you. I need money."

"I can tell you were eyeing that five million prize money."

Tang Ming nodded, scolding exasperatedly, "The prize money for these underground fights are all just gimmicks. Even a fool would know the fight organizers won’t hand you five million for nothing!"

"I didn’t expect that ’Hundred-Man Slash’ was actually a martial master. If he were a Nine-star Martial Artist, I might have had a fighting chance."

Hua Yingjie helplessly talked about his frustrations, gritting his teeth as he said, "I had no choice, I was desperate."

"What exactly happened to you?"

Tang Ming frowned, examining Hua Yingjie suspiciously, "From what I’ve seen the past few days, your clothes and the things you use don’t look like someone short of money."

"True, it doesn’t look like it because I don’t want people to see how down-and-out I am."

Hua Yingjie sighed bitterly, gritting his teeth, "Actually, I am the heir of a Martial Arts Sect. My sect was once a very glorious one."

"Really? From which sect are you? Maybe I know it."

Hearing this, Tang Ming became interested.

"Heavenly Medicine Sect, have you heard of it?"

Hua Yingjie looked at Tang Ming with eyes burning with fervor.

"Well... I’ve honestly never heard of it."

Tang Ming immediately felt awkward.

"Haha, I expected that would be the case."

Hua Yingjie sighed with disappointment, "Once upon a time, the Heavenly Medicine Sect was a renowned medicinal sect in the martial world. There were always fellow martial artists visiting for treatment and consultations. Unfortunately, it has declined now. Nowadays, it barely exists in name, with only me, the Young Sect Master, and a group of the old, weak, and sick, waiting for death."

"You don’t mean to say you’re trying to earn money to support the old and weak of Heavenly Medicine Sect?"

Tang Ming realized and uncertainly looked at Hua Yingjie.

"That’s exactly it. Heavenly Medicine Sect no longer has its former reputation, and the real experts in medical skills have either left or had their cultivation crippled. So as the Young Sect Master, I can only earn money to support everyone."

Hua Yingjie nodded bitterly, he was shouldering the entire sect alone, pressure that was unimaginable to ordinary people.

"You truly are admirable."

Tang Ming praised sincerely, then curiously asked, "Compared to Medicine Sect, which is stronger?"

"Medicine Sect? Back when Heavenly Medicine Sect was thriving, Medicine Sect was just an insignificant little sect. Even now, we see them as a bunch of mediocre doctors."

Hua Yingjie sneered with a face full of arrogance.

"Of course, of course."

Tang Ming nodded. He had already wiped out Medicine Sect, leaving only Nangong Tianyue. They really couldn’t compare to Heavenly Medicine Sect, at least Heavenly Medicine Sect still had some women, children, and elderly folks.

"You don’t believe me?"

Hua Yingjie frowned, gritting his teeth, "Wait and see, one day I will revive Heavenly Medicine Sect and restore its prosperity."

"I believe you! But there’s one thing I don’t quite understand, if Heavenly Medicine Sect was so powerful back then, why did it decline?"

Tang Ming looked at Hua Yingjie in confusion. Logically, a medicinal sect should have a high status in the martial world, given that people could benefit from it. While being wiped out might be possible, decline was a bit baffling.

Hearing this, the spirited Hua Yingjie suddenly deflated, "Because Heavenly Medicine Sect has a formidable enemy, the Medical Immortal Workshop."

"Medical Immortal Workshop?"

Tang Ming was taken aback, "I’ve actually heard of that sect. Apparently, Shao Wuyou is connected with them."

In recent times, the poison Tang Ming had been taking was procured by Shao Wuyou through channels from a place called the Medical Immortal Workshop.

He hadn’t paid attention to the Medical Immortal Workshop before; little did he know Hua Yingjie had grudges with them.

"It’s not surprising. Currently, in the martial world, it’s the era where Medical Immortal Workshop dominates the medical field."

Hua Yingjie sighed, gritting his teeth, "I previously mentioned many skilled medical practitioners from Heavenly Medicine Sect left, they were poached by Medical Immortal Workshop."

"They also poached people?"

Tang Ming stared in surprise at Hua Yingjie, "Once a sect disciple joins, they pledge a lifetime! Didn’t those people know that betraying their sect to join Medical Immortal Workshop won’t lead to better treatment?"

"That’s the typical situation, but in reality, Medical Immortal Workshop split off from Heavenly Medicine Sect."

Hua Yingjie shook his head, speaking sorrowfully.

"There was infighting?"

Tang Ming blinked his eyes, unsure as he looked at Hua Yingjie.

"Sigh, it’s a long story. I don’t even know how to begin explaining it."

Hua Yingjie sighed helplessly.

Tang Ming glanced at the others happily eating and chatting, and quickly served Hua Yingjie some food, "It’s a long story, so take your time. We’ve got plenty of time."