Chapter 281: Are You Sure You Can Heal My Aunt?

Soon, the two of them arrived in the living room.

At this moment, three men and two women sat on the mahogany sofa in the living room, each with a gloomy expression.

In the middle of the sofa sat a man of about fifty, dressed in a dark Tang Suit.

His brows bore a long‑standing authority; at a glance he was no ordinary person.

To his left sat a noblewoman in her forties, adorned with glittering jewels, her face full of hostility, staring intently at Duanmu Ya.

When Jiang Feng entered, the woman in her forties sprang up from the sofa, pointed at Duanmu Ya's nose, and scolded sharply.

"Duanmu Ya! Despite the Xia Family's daily trust in your Yitian Pavilion, you dare use poisonous elixirs to harm my family matriarch! I think your Yitian Pavilion no longer wishes to survive in Jiangcheng!"

The noblewoman was Xia Minjun, second wife of the Xia Family, whose temper is famously fiery.

Duanmu Ya's face stiffened, and she hurried forward a step.

"Sister Xia, please calm down first; the matter is not as you think. This Mr. Jiang is the elixir's refiner. He came especially to investigate Senior Xia's situation."

Xia Minjun let out a cold smile, her gaze sweeping disdainfully over Jiang Feng.

"Just because of him? A kid who hasn't even grown a single hair, what explanation can he give us? I think you deliberately found a scapegoat to fool us!"

At that moment, the man in the Tang Suit seated in the middle coughed.

Xia Minjun instantly stopped her scolding.

The man was Xia Chunyuan, Acting Family Head of the Xia Family.

The Xia Family Head spends years in seclusion, leaving all family affairs to him; his prestige within the Xia Family is extremely high.

Xia Chunyuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze landing on Duanmu Ya, and let out a cold snort.

"Duanmu Pavilion Master, we speak plainly. When your Yitian Pavilion first sought to expand into the Jiangnan market, it was the Xia Family that helped you establish connections and gain a foothold."

"Now, our Xia matriarch has taken the Yitian Pavilion's auctioned Sublime Elixir and turned into this state. Shouldn't your Yitian Pavilion give the Xia Family an explanation for this?"

He paused, his gaze becoming even sharper.

"My younger aunt, Xia Junlan, may not be a Grandmaster, but she is one of the few Nine-Pin Grandmasters in Jiangnan. Most crucially, she is the adopted daughter of the Wanghai Mountain Divine Mechanism Celestial! If anything happens to her, not only your Yitian Pavilion Jiangcheng Branch, even the Yitian Pavilion Zong Ge would not withstand the Divine Mechanism Celestial's wrath!"

Duanmu Ya's complexion turned deathly pale at the words, and her body trembled slightly.

The Wanghai Mountain Divine Mechanism Celestial is a rare being of the age, a master of arts that can commune with the divine.

In terms of direct combat power, he may not be top‑tier in the Heavenly Human Realm, but he is proficient in myriad mysterious arts, employing cruel and bizarre methods; even a top‑level Tianren like Ye Jinghong would not readily offend him.

If Xia Junlan truly suffers misfortune, the Divine Mechanism Celestial's fury could bring disaster not only to the Yitian Pavilion Jiangcheng Branch but to the entire Yitian Pavilion.

That is why Duanmu Ya was so urgent.

However, at this moment, since they had already arrived, Duanmu Ya naturally could not panic.

She steadied herself and quickly said to Xia Chunyuan.

"Xia Family Head, please calm your anger. This Mr. Jiang is the refiner of the Sublime Elixir. With him, this matter will surely be resolved!"

Xia Chunyuan's gaze fell on Jiang Feng, scanning him from head to toe.

Jiang Feng appeared to be in his early twenties, looking no different from an ordinary youth.

Xia Chunyuan had originally thought that anyone capable of refining a divine elixir like the Sublime Elixir would be at least a middle‑aged master, if not an elderly sage; he did not expect it to be such a blond‑haired youngster.

He instantly felt a hint of contempt, his brows knitting tightly.

But before he could say anything, Xia Minjun could no longer hold back.

"Just because of that blond‑haired kid? Duanmu Ya, are you insane! My younger aunt is a Nine-Pin Grandmaster and is poisoned with a rare toxin; at his age, what could he possibly know about refining elixirs or detoxifying? I think your Yitian Pavilion did this on purpose to kill my aunt!"

When she spoke, the two young men and women beside her echoed her.

"Exactly! Our aunt, such a good person, was harmed by your defective elixir! If you don't give the Xia Family a satisfactory answer today, don't even think of leaving this place!"

Even the white‑haired elder who had kept his eyes closed slowly opened them, his tone icy.

"Young people, you may eat meals carelessly, but you must not speak carelessly. Refining elixirs and detoxifying is no child's play; if you cannot cure my sister, no amount of lives you have will suffice as compensation!"

He was Xia Junzhou, Xia Chunyuan's father and the senior‑most member of the Xia Family.

Although his strength is average and he retired to the second line many years ago, his words still carry great weight.

Facing the Xia family's doubts, Jiang Feng remained calm from start to finish.

After they had finished their accusations, he finally spoke slowly.

"Are you done arguing?"

His voice was not loud, yet it instantly drowned out every sound in the living room.

The Xia family members froze, instinctively looking at Jiang Feng, their eyes filled with surprise and anger.

This kid still dares to challenge them?

Jiang Feng looked at them and let out a cold snort.

"My Sublime Elixir could never be poisonous. If the Xia matriarch was poisoned, there must be other hidden circumstances. If you continue to meddle and delay my investigation, causing a loss of the optimal treatment window, you will bear the consequences!"

"You still dare to be so arrogant!"

Xia Minjun was thoroughly enraged by Jiang Feng's attitude.

She was already fiery, and now being publicly contradicted by a blond‑haired kid set her ablaze with fury.

She abruptly circulated her internal true qi, exuding the aura of a Fifth Rank Grandmaster, and lunged at Jiang Feng.

"Kid, daring to run wild in my Xia family, today I, Xia Minjun, will definitely kill you!"

Her Fifth Rank Grandmaster strength makes her a top figure in Jiangcheng; ordinarily, no one dares speak to her that way.

In her view, dealing with a young kid like Jiang Feng was as easy as a snap of the fingers.

Duanmu Ya's complexion changed dramatically.

"Sister Xia, don't act rashly!"

She tried to step forward to intervene, but it was already too late.

Yet Jiang Feng didn't even raise an eyelid; his face showed no ripple of emotion.

Just as Xia Minjun's claw was about to grab Jiang Feng's Shoulders, he turned his hand and delivered a slap.

"Pa!"

A crisp, loud sound of a slap echoed in the living room.

Xia Minjun only felt a sudden sharp pain on her face, and a massive force surged from Jiang Feng's palm.

She flew backward like a kite whose string had been cut, crashing heavily onto the sofa.

"Puh!"

Xia Minjun spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and half of her face instantly swelled like a pig's head.

She couldn't understand how, as a Grandmaster Fifth Rank strongman, she couldn't even withstand this kid's slap?

Where on earth did this Demon Rogue come from?

Everyone in the living room was stunned, their eyes widened, staring fixedly at Jiang Feng.

What exactly is the background of this seemingly young kid?

Xia Minjun regained her composure, feeling the intense pain on her face and the surging Qi and blood within her body, and her anger became uncontrollable.

She sprang up from the sofa, hair disheveled, her eyes fierce as she shouted toward the doorway.

"Help! Kill this little brat for me!"

At that moment, Xia Chunyuan finally couldn't hold back, slamming his hand onto the Table and shouting angrily.

"Shut up! Haven't you ever caused a commotion?"

Then, Xia Chunyuan slowly stood up again, staring at Jiang Feng with a serious expression.

"Are you Certainty you can cure Little Aunt?"