Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain

Chapter 401: Chapter 401: Recognizing Him as the Master

”Elder, this is unacceptable,” Zhou Tianzheng said urgently.

”Although he cured your sickness and killed Huo Sanjia to save our Zhou Family, it doesn’t mean we have to acknowledge him as our master, does it?”

The patriarch Zhou looked at his second son, Zhou Tianzheng, with disappointment.

He then turned his gaze to his third son, Zhou Tianming, and asked, ”Tianming, do you agree with your father’s decision?”

Zhou Tianming spoke with his actions.

He walked directly in front of Lin Dong, bowed, and said, ”I am willing to serve Mr. Lin Dong as my master!”

Lin Dong looked at patriarch Zhou and mentally ridiculed him, calling him an old fox.

He, of course, saw through the patriarch’s intention.

There might be gratitude involved, but clearly, that wasn’t the main reason.

The main reason was probably that they had offended the Lin family, so they wanted to seek protection from him, a Wushu Expert, for the Zhou Family.

The Zhou Family had power and money, but in front of a real Wushu Expert, those were hardly worth mentioning.

Only if their family had a top-tier Martial Arts Master could their clan flourish for a long time.

The Huo Sanjia incident had made patriarch Zhou even more aware of this fact, hence his action.

To acknowledge Lin Dong, a top-tier Martial Arts Master, as their master was to seek his protection for their Zhou Family.

Lin Dong did not respond immediately but laughingly said,

”Well, that depends on whether the Zhou Family truly has the will.”

After speaking, he left with Shen Yun.

After Lin Dong left, patriarch Zhou asked all the other members of the Zhou Family to leave, keeping only his third son, Zhou Tianming with him.

When only the two of them were left in the courtyard, patriarch Zhou finally spoke,

”Tianming, do you understand why I just proposed acknowledging Mr. Lin Dong as our master?”

Zhou Tianming pondered for a while before responding.

”There are many reasons.”

”Oh, let’s hear them,” patriarch Zhou said with a smile.

Zhou Tianming nodded and then began,

”Our Zhou Family, although powerful and wealthy, lacks a Martial Arts expert. By acknowledging Mr. Lin Dong as our master, it’s like finding a powerful backer for our Zhou Family.”

”If the same situation as today arises again, with Mr. Lin Dong here, who would dare to act like Huo Sanjia did?”

Patriarch Zhou nodded, ”You’re right, but there is something you might have missed.”

”It’s that this Mr. Lin Dong may also have another identity.”

”And that identity is the most important reason I am willing to lead the Zhou Family in serving him as our master.”

”What identity?” Zhou Tianming couldn’t help but ask.

”Have you heard about a Master Lin emerging in the provincial city? This Master Lin, young in age, with strong martial arts skills, beat one of the Three Masters of Jiangnan Province, Liu Qingshan.”

”Besides that, he also extinguished the wealthy Wang Family, the big Sun Family...”

”Of course, I’ve heard of it,” Zhou Tianming immediately nodded.

As the billionaire owner of a large business, how could he not be aware of such events?

Moreover, he previously had some cooperative relations with the wealthy Wang Family and naturally knew about it.

”Could it be? This Mr. Lin Dong, is he... is he that Master Lin?”

Upon realizing this point, Zhou Tianming couldn’t help but feel excited.

Patriarch Zhou gave a slight smile, ”We cannot confirm it completely now, but I suspect it is so.”

”You can send someone to check if this Mr. Lin Dong went to the provincial city recently.”

”If he did, would that be a coincidence?”

”And he also shares the Lin surname!”

Hearing this, Zhou Tianming didn’t hesitate.

He hurriedly made a phone call, using his network of intelligence to check what patriarch Zhou had suggested.

Checking whether Lin Dong went to the provincial city was simple.

They found the answer quickly.

”Elder, it’s indeed as you said. Doctor Lin Dong was originally a doctor at Jianghai Renmin’s Hospital, but a while ago, he went to advance study at Southern City Hospital in the provincial capital.”

”Not long after he went to the provincial city, Liu Qingshan had an accident, and the wealthy Wang Family and the Sun Family also suffered accordingly...”

”All the timings perfectly match up.”

”And not too long ago, he also became the leader of the Southern Faction’s Traditional Chinese Medicine, representing them in the Medical Competition, where he defeated Elder Wang Taisui. Now, the Chinese Medicine World recognizes him as the new number one in Traditional Chinese Medicine...”

Looking at the information he had gathered, Zhou Tianming grew more astonished the further he read.

Considering all this evidence, coupled with the martial arts strength Lin Dong demonstrated by defeating Huo Sanjia, there was no doubt that he was that Master Lin.

”That’s right,” patriarch Zhou nodded, turning to his son Zhou Tianming, ”Now that we have thoroughly offended Lin Tian Ce, rather than that, we might as well serve Master Lin Dong as our master.”

”If Master Lin lives to confront and counter the whole Lin family, then our Zhou Family will soar along with him. Of course, if he doesn’t live that long, our Zhou Family may also be wiped from the world.”

Zhou Tianming finally understood his father’s deep meaning.

This was a colossal gamble.

”So, Tianming, no matter what, we must make Mr. Lin Dong feel our Zhou Family’s sincerity.”

”I have a premonition that if we follow him, perhaps we can relive the glory of our ancestors. Just like the one who followed that ’Ascendant’ all those years ago!”

As his father spoke, a brilliant light burst in Zhou Tianming’s eyes.

Back then, because the Zhou Family aligned with that ’Ascendant’, they had become the wealthiest family in the country.

Their family head at that time also held the highest position ever recorded in their lineage.

It was their family’s most prosperous era, and it’s the era every member of their family dreams of reviving today.

Could it be, that once again, they faced a similar opportunity?

Could Lin Dong, Master Lin, be that ’Ascendant’?