Ye Feng sighed inwardly at the sight, thinking how fate truly brought enemies together.
"Ye Feng, you came too?" Tang Zhiyang shouted loudly.
This drew the attention of everyone present, who then looked at Ye Feng with confusion.
"If you can come, why can't I!" Ye Feng retorted unhappily.
At this moment, the middle-aged man beside Tang Zhiyang spoke, "Is he Ye Feng?"
"That's right! Father, he's that detestable fellow who stole the waters of Chaotic Stone Island!" Tang Zhiyang said indignantly.
Hearing this, Ye Feng immediately understood who the man before him was.
This must be Tang Bo, the head of the Tang family.
Tang Bo heard Tang Zhiyang's words and looked at Ye Feng, scrutinizing him carefully.
Just then, Xiao Qinghai stepped forward and said, "Oh, Patriarch Tang, why have you come?"
As soon as Xiao Qinghai finished speaking, two other men walked up.
One of them, a man with a square face and a mustache, spoke to the Tang family head, "Patriarch Tang, why didn't you inform us when you were coming!"
This was Xiao Feifei's second uncle, named Xiao Qingshan.
The other man, with a buzz cut and glasses, also said, "Yes! If you had told us in advance, we would have sent people to pick you up!"
This person was Xiao Feifei's fourth uncle, named Xiao Qingtian.
The Tang family head glanced at Ye Feng and said nothing.
Instead, he turned to Xiao Qinghai and the others, saying politely, "You are too kind! I heard the old patriarch has fallen ill, so I specifically invited Master Gongsun, who is known as 'Miraculous Hand of Spring and Autumn,' hoping he can cure the old gentleman's illness!"
Everyone was stunned by this announcement.
"Master Gongsun, the Miraculous Hand of Spring and Autumn?"
Ye Feng looked puzzled.
At this moment, Xiao Feifei explained, "This Master Gongsun is nicknamed 'Miraculous Hand of Spring and Autumn'! His medical skills are extraordinary. Our Xiao family invited him before, but this fellow is eccentric and refused to come no matter how much money was offered. I don't know how the Tang family managed to invite him!"
Ye Feng nodded and quickly looked at the man next to him, who was in his late forties or early fifties.
The man was not old, but he had a beard and held his head high with an arrogant demeanor.
At this time, several people sitting on the side in the back expressed their admiration.
Three of them walked up and cupped their fists in greeting to the man.
"So it's Master Gongsun!"
"Master Gongsun, I've long admired your reputation. I didn't expect you to be here too!"
"Master Gongsun, long time no see. I think the last time I saw you was several years ago..."
Master Gongsun looked at the three men and said, "I didn't expect you guys, with your mediocre skills, to be here too!"
Hearing this, the three men looked embarrassed.
Xiao Feifei looked at Xiao Qinghai and asked, "Dad, who are they?"
Xiao Qinghai explained, "They are the renowned doctors invited by your great aunt, second uncle, and third uncle! The others are self-recommended doctors or doctors invited by others!"
Xiao Feifei was very confused and asked, "Why are there so many people here?"
Xiao Qinghai explained, "It's like this, your grandmother said that whoever among the physicians invited by our four families can save your grandfather will be given the position of the family company's helmsman!"
"As for the other physicians from outside, whoever can save your grandfather, the Xiao family will grant them one request!"
Xiao Feifei nodded in understanding, "Oh, I see!"
Although Ye Feng was not familiar with their internal conflicts within the Xiao family, he could roughly understand what was happening just by hearing this.
It was clear that the position of the Xiao family's helmsman had not yet been decided.
The four children of the Xiao family's old patriarch would each gain the position of helmsman if the person they invited could save the old gentleman.
Therefore, all four families had mobilized their connections and resources to invite renowned doctors from all over to assist.
Just then, an old woman walked in, leaning on a snake-shaped cane.
Everyone greeted her as she entered.
The old lady nodded in response to them and finally sat down in a grand chair, asking, "Are all the people you invited here?"
Xiao Feifei's second uncle stepped forward and replied, "Yes, Mother, they are all here!"
The old lady scanned the crowd below and said, "Very good! Whether they are family members or outsiders, whoever cures the old gentleman will be richly rewarded!"
"For the renowned doctors invited by family members, whichever side cures the old gentleman, that side will gain the position of helmsman!"
"As for the renowned doctors invited by outsiders, if they can cure my old gentleman, our Xiao family will grant them a reasonable request!"
Everyone nodded, "Understood!"
"Good! Let's begin then! Let the second son preside over this process!" the old lady said.
Second Uncle Xiao Qingshan nodded, "Yes, Mother!"
"Since everyone is here, for fairness and impartiality, we will decide by drawing lots. There are eleven renowned doctors here, right?"
Second Uncle was about to prepare the lots.
However, Xiao Qinghai quickly said, "Wait a minute, it's not eleven, it's twelve!"
This statement surprised everyone, as they believed there were indeed only eleven physicians present.
"Where did twelve come from?" Second Uncle Xiao Qingshan asked.
Xiao Qinghai pulled Ye Feng from the side and said, "He is a physician I invited!"
When everyone saw Ye Feng's young appearance, they all laughed.
"This, such a young physician?"
"Haha, third brother! Are you trying to be funny?"
"Third brother, even if you're not interested in the position of family helmsman, you should at least find a decent physician! That would be worthy of Father's nurturing!"
Xiao Feifei's second uncle, fourth uncle, and others all began to mock him.
The physicians behind them also started discussing and laughing heartily.
In their eyes, Ye Feng was just a young man in his early twenties, barely out of his teens, and such a person couldn't possibly understand medicine.
Only the man known as the Miraculous Hand of Spring and Autumn, invited by Tang Zhiyang, looked at Ye Feng with interest and scrutinized him carefully.
Tang Zhiyang laughed heartily upon hearing Xiao Qinghai's words, "Haha! Ye Feng, this guy, knows medicine? That's hilarious!"
However, Xiao Qinghai ignored their words and said, "Hmph, don't judge a book by its cover. You'll underestimate people. We'll see who can actually cure him!"
Xiao Qinghai knew how skilled Ye Feng was in medicine. Even if he couldn't save his father, he certainly wouldn't be worse than the doctors they had invited.
"Alright, alright! Twelve it is!" Second Uncle Xiao Qingshan said with a smile, and turned to prepare the lots.
Soon, he returned with twelve identical lots, each with a number on the back.
He brought the lots to the physicians and had them draw.
After everyone had drawn, he handed the last lot to Ye Feng, saying, "I'm sorry, you can only have the last one!"
Xiao Feifei and Xiao Qinghai were furious and were about to say something.
But Ye Feng stopped them with a gesture and smiled, "Heh heh, it's okay, last one it is!"
Afterward, he flipped the lot over and saw a number that made him quite speechless...