Medical and Martial God

Chapter 567: The Bridal Dress Divine Skill

Ye Tianming was immediately enraged upon hearing this.

His clever ploy of moral blackmail was just about to succeed when someone dared to contradict him and Wang Yue.

"Bao Longtu?"

Ye Tianming looked toward the source of the voice. Seeing that it was Bao Longtu, the magnate and head of the Bao Family from Qingfeng Road, he wasn’t surprised that the man would endorse Ye Xiu for chairman.

What?

Hearing the name "Bao Longtu," those in the room who had never seen him before all turned their heads.

"Are you Mr. Bao Longtu, the Chairman of Bao Corporation?" a foreigner with a prominent nose asked.

Bao Longtu rose to his feet and nodded with a smile. "I am."

WHOOSH!

The entire hall erupted into an uproar.

The Bao Family was already renowned for its great wealth as one of the four major families of Qi Yun Dao, and the global elite were well aware of them. However, what truly made the name Bao Longtu famous worldwide was his collaboration with Ye Xiu to enter the global medical market.

"A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Bao. I am Robin."

The man with the prominent nose quickly stood up and took the initiative to shake Bao Longtu’s hand. The other foreigners also stood up and gathered around, engaging in enthusiastic conversation.

These were the individuals who had come for the "Ye Xiu’s Address Auction" and the competition for the Marrow Cleansing Pill. They were so enthusiastic about Bao Longtu for two reasons. First, they could indirectly show goodwill to Ye Xiu through him, as Ye Xiu had promised to refine Marrow Cleansing Pills for them. Second, the global medical market was an enormous, tempting pie that they all wanted a piece of. But since Ye Xiu was extremely strict about choosing partners, they hoped to use Bao Longtu to create a breakthrough.

"How could this happen?"

Ye Tianming, Wang Yue, and the Dragon Lord watched as the Global Commerce Association they had organized was suddenly derailed by Bao Longtu. Confused and unable to grasp the situation, their composure began to crumble. They had no idea that Ye Xiu had promised to refine Marrow Cleansing Pills for these people.

"Ye Xiu’s influence is terrifying," Wang Yue said, stunned.

"No matter how influential he was, he’s a dead man now," Ye Tianming said with a laugh. "I invited Bao Longtu and others close to Ye Xiu, like Zuo You, for two reasons. The first was to inform them of Ye Xiu’s death. The second was to absorb the massive project of entering the global medical market into the Global Commerce Association."

"A brilliant move," Wang Yue praised.

The Dragon Lord remained silent beside them, his primary concern still the whereabouts of Ye Xiu’s body.

Wang Yue and Ye Tianming patiently waited for Bao Longtu to finish exchanging pleasantries with the wealthy tycoons. Only then did Wang Yue speak again.

"Mr. Bao, the Chairman of the Global Commerce Association must be elected from those present. Ye Xiu is not a member of the association, so he is not eligible to compete for the position."

Bao Longtu, who had anticipated this argument, simply smiled and replied, "Mr. Wang and our esteemed guests here may not be aware, but since Bao Corporation is not a publicly listed company, many of its internal secrets are not public knowledge.

"The truth is, Divine Doctor Ye is the majority shareholder and chairman of Bao Corporation. My family and I are merely working for him. I came here today representing Bao Corporation, and it was on behalf of Bao Corporation that I signed the ’Global Commerce Association Mutual Benefit Agreement.’

"In other words, Bao Corporation is the member of the Global Commerce Association, not me personally.

"Therefore, Divine Doctor Ye is eligible to compete for the position of Chairman."

These words were purely a maneuver to make Ye Xiu eligible; in reality, Ye Xiu hadn’t invested a single penny in Bao Corporation.

"I see!" Wang Yue said, feigning sudden understanding. He didn’t seem discouraged or angry that Ye Xiu was now eligible to compete.

In his mind, Ye Xiu was already a dead man!

"Even if Ye Xiu is eligible to compete for Chairman, he’s no match for Mr. Wang," Ye Tianming’s sycophantic nature flared up again as he said with a smile. "After all, Mr. Wang is the sponsor of the Mist Chant Martial Meeting and the founder of the Global Commerce Association. All of you were brought into the sponsorship team by him. Mr. Wang has shown you great favor. Surely you wouldn’t risk being branded as ungrateful by choosing Ye Xiu, would you?"

The crowd was secretly furious. Ye Tianming had laid his moral blackmail out in the open, essentially forcing them to vote for Wang Yue.

"That’s an interesting point, Mr. Ye. The Bao Corporation never intended to join the sponsorship team. It was Mr. Wang who invited me here, so there can be no talk of ’favor,’" Bao Longtu said, shattering Ye Tianming’s moral blackmail with a single sentence.

Zuo You immediately added, "Mr. Bao is right. If we’re talking about debts, it should be Mr. Wang who owes us, since he’s the one who invited us to join the sponsorship team and the Global Commerce Association."

Jin Lian quickly followed up, "Mr. Wang invited our families to the sponsorship team only because assisting the three Judicator Families incurred enormous expenses. He simply wanted to spread the costs among us. By that logic, Mr. Wang actually owes us a great debt of gratitude."

In an instant, the tycoons on good terms with Ye Xiu—the Su, Yun, and Zhu Families from Jin Ye City; the Song and Ling Families from Han Jin City, and others—all began to voice their dissent against Wang Yue.

The message was simple: the Wang Family owed everyone, but no one owed the Wang Family.

"How can this be?"

Wang Yue, Ye Tianming, and the Dragon Lord were utterly dumbfounded. This turn of events completely deviated from the script they had envisioned.

Bao Longtu stood up once more and declared loudly, "In today’s world, when it comes to influence, who can contend with Divine Doctor Ye, aside from Huang Quan? Only a person of his character and prestige is worthy of the position of Chairman of the Global Commerce Association. I choose Divine Doctor Ye!"

With that, he briskly wrote Ye Xiu’s name on his ballot.

"Divine Doctor Ye is selfless and compassionate. He is the most suitable person to be the Chairman. I also choose Divine Doctor Ye," Jin Lian said, writing Ye Xiu’s name on her paper.

"I also choose Divine Doctor Ye."

"The position of Chairman of the Global Commerce Association can only go to Divine Doctor Ye!"

"I deeply respect Mr. Ye’s character and magnanimity."

The domestic and foreign tycoons who had attended the auction for "Ye Xiu’s address" and the contest for the Marrow Cleansing Pill all voiced their strong support for him. The main reason was that they didn’t dare do otherwise. If they didn’t vote for him, what would they do if Ye Xiu got angry and refused to refine their Marrow Cleansing Pills?

Besides them, the other magnates present were all from within the country. They knew Ye Xiu even better and were well aware of his character. If asked to choose between Ye Xiu and Wang Yue, they wouldn’t hesitate for a second. They chose Ye Xiu.

Ye Tianming returned after making a round of the room and reported to Wang Yue, "I just looked around. Besides me and the Dragon Lord, no one voted for you. They all chose Ye Xiu."

Wang Yue gasped, so furious he nearly had a heart attack and fainted.

What a slap in the face! How humiliating! If word of tonight’s events got out, he would become the world’s biggest laughingstock. He, the chief sponsor of the Mist Chant Martial Meeting and the founder of the Global Commerce Association, had just watched everyone he’d brought into his sponsorship team vote for Ye Xiu. What an unbearable disgrace!

"We brought so many people into the sponsorship team and established the Global Commerce Association, only to end up doing all the legwork for Ye Xiu," the Dragon Lord said bitterly. "Thankfully, he’s dead. Otherwise, we would have suffered a tremendous loss."