198: Chapter 198 The Cowardly Ma Family

On the other side.

Three days passed in a flash.

Ma Tianlei ordered all several hundred members of the family to stay at home and not go out.

But three days had passed, and Zhao Feiyu still hadn't come.

Ma Tianlei had already set an inescapable trap at the Ma Family, waiting for Zhao Feiyu to take the bait, but who would have thought Zhao Feiyu wouldn't show up?

"Damn it, what on earth is this Zhao Feiyu up to?"

Ma Tianlei paced back and forth in the Ma Family Manor.

Around him sat the direct relatives of the Ma Family.

Since the time of the foreign invasion, the Ma Family had begun to assist the villains and bring calamity to Great Xia.

After accumulating a certain foundation, they began to make their fortune.

This led to the members of the Ma Family having extremely poor character.

For nearly a hundred years, they had bullied others with their power, and incidents of kidnapping women were frequent.

This resulted in the Ma Family spreading its roots and its disciples becoming numerous and powerful.

"I say, Grandfather, I know about this Zhao Feiyu. Is he really as terrifying as you say?"

A young man from the Ma Family said with some resentment.

Having not been able to go out these past few days, he was almost going stir-crazy.

"..."

Ma Tianlei didn't speak, only glancing at the young man.

What happened at the pharmaceutical company that day still had Ma Tianlei reeling.

Baodan Strength.

Baodan Strength in his twenties—how was that possible?

"Father!"

Another of Ma Tianlei's sons stepped forward and said, "News has come from Jiangbei City that Zhao Feiyu has basically cleared all obstacles in Yunduan City and Jiangbei City, leaving only the Jiaxing Group remaining!"

"It can be said that currently, in Jiangbei City and Yunduan City, Zhao Feiyu is the sole power!"

Ma Tianlei's brows immediately knit into a knot. "Damn it, he also has the support of Liu Qiangdong and the suppression from Liu Xiong, which is very unfavorable for our Ma Family! Moreover, he was previously on good terms with the Jiaxing Group, and the Jiaxing Group has the support of the Zhang Family. If the Zhang Family also gets involved, our Ma Family will be in big trouble!"

"Father, this can't go on. Although Zhao Feiyu doesn't dare to openly come to our Ma Family, suppressing us through commercial means is also very unfavorable for us!"

Another of Ma Tianlei's sons suggested.

"Why don't we take the initiative and settle the grudge with him according to the rules of the Jianghu, and just kill him directly!"

"Are you joking? That guy has Baodan Strength. Who can beat him? You?"

Ma Tianlei had several sons. Ever since his eldest son Ma Dezhong was killed, the other sons had begun to scheme against each other, attempting to become the next head of the Ma Family.

"I naturally know Father is no match, but someone definitely is!"

"Oh? Old Fourth, let's hear it!" Ma Tianlei suddenly became interested.

"I heard that the Tianmen has opened recently, and the Tianmen Disciples have all returned home to visit relatives. A disciple of the Helian Family, a Hidden Ancient Martial Arts Family in Jiang Province, Helian Qingxue, seems to have returned. Helian Qingxue was a specially recruited disciple of Tianmen. It has been ten years now, and she has already reached Baodan Strength and is an Inner Sect Disciple of Tianmen."

"I heard recently that Helian Qingxue wants to break through to Mid-stage Bao Dan Zhi Jin and reach the Late Stage of Bao Dan."

"She is searching everywhere for thousand-year-old antiques and spiritual artifacts. Doesn't our Ma Family have a three-legged ink cauldron that we bought from the foreign powers back then? Why not give it to Helian Qingxue as a gift and ask her to help deal with Zhao Feiyu."

"They are both Ancient Martial Artists of the younger generation. Sparring and challenging each other is perfectly normal in the Ancient Martial Arts World. Even if one is killed, no one will say anything!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they were immediately rejected by others.

"Are you joking? This three-legged ink cauldron is an antique Father prepared to use for breaking through to Baodan Strength. How can it be given to someone else?"

"If that's the case, it would be better to let Father break through to Baodan Strength and go find Zhao Feiyu himself!"

"Exactly. No matter how powerful Zhao Feiyu is, he must only be at the early stage of Baodan Strength. As long as Father breaks through, with Father's decades of combat experience as an Ancient Martial Artist, this Zhao Feiyu will definitely be no match!"

...

The children and grandchildren discussed animatedly.

Ma Tianlei, however, fell silent.

There are many ways for an Ancient Martial Artist to improve their strength.

Improving through the comprehension of cultivation techniques.

Improving through the practice of sun and moon cycles.

Improving through miraculous elixirs.

And another way is through antiques.

How can antiques improve strength?

There's a specific logic to this.

Ancient Martial Artists are a heritage of the Great Xia Dragon Country for thousands of years.

Hundreds of years ago, thousands of years ago...

Antiques used by ordinary people are called antiques.

Antiques used by Ancient Martial Artists are also called antiques.

Antiques that accompany an Ancient Martial Artist's cultivation for a long time will, over time, contain spiritual energy.

Ancient Martial Artists with profound strength and financial resources...

They will collect antiques from everywhere and absorb the spiritual energy within to improve their strength.

Although the effect is significant...

The price is simply too high.

Ma Tianlei did indeed have a three-legged ink cauldron.

This was when the foreign powers invaded Great Xia.

It was a thousand-year-old antique scavenged from the Imperial Palace.

The spiritual energy it contained was very abundant.

If used for cultivation, it would yield twice the result with half the effort.

It was what Ma Tianlei prepared to use to break through to Baodan Strength.

Although he was currently at the Peak Huajin Stage.

He had only just reached the Peak Huajin Stage.

His strength was simply not enough to continue breaking through to Baodan Strength.

So a while ago, he auctioned a Flower Bud Gathering and Yang Supplementation Technique at a high price.

Attempting to use this method to quickly improve his strength.

But he didn't expect such a thing to happen.

If given a little more time to practice the Flower Bud Gathering and Yang Supplementation Technique for a while...

Then he could use the three-legged ink cauldron to successfully break through to Baodan Strength.

At that time, the Ma Family would be able to leap to become the number one family in Jiang Province.

Of course, excluding the Helian Family.

After all, they were a hidden family.

They did not participate in worldly struggles.

But now, Zhao Feiyu was eager for revenge and would surely attack.

The Ma Family was in a precarious situation.

There were only these two paths before them.

One was to seek help from the Helian Family.

The other was to break through to Baodan Strength himself.

However, if he gave the three-legged ink cauldron to Helian Qingxue, the day he broke through would be pushed back indefinitely.

"Forget it!"

After a long time.

Ma Tianlei waved his hand. "Proceed according to this plan. Also, send ten Ferghana Horses to the Helian Family. We must ensure Helian Qingxue helps."

"Alright, Father. I'll handle this matter and guarantee it's done properly!"

Old Fourth went out the door.

What met his eyes was a boundless grassland.

The Ma Family was located twenty li outside the provincial capital of Jiang Province.

Here, they had bought over a thousand acres of Horse Ranch.

This manor was built within the Horse Ranch.

Several thousand meters away from the manor.

Thousands upon thousands of horses were leisurely eating grass.

There were also over a hundred people specifically managing these horses.

These horses alone were worth tens of billions.

Some horses were even imported from abroad.

The most expensive ones were worth over ten million.

With a Horse Ranch, there was naturally horse racing.

The Ma Family had its own Racecourse.

This Racecourse alone could bring the Ma Family tens of billions in income every year.

In Jiang Province, as well as several surrounding provinces, countless wealthy people bought horses from them, raised them specifically, and then entered them into races.