"What, Old Liu, do you mean you want me to resign my position as Chairman of the Beijing Chinese Medicine Association?"
At this, Sima Wentang could no longer hold back. He stared directly at the old man Liu Pingyi and Gu Shiren, suppressing the anger in his heart, and said.
"That's right."
Li Tiangui turned his old eyes and glared at Sima Wentang, saying, "Regarding the Weng Dehai incident last time, wasn't it your dereliction of duty, Sima Wentang, that caused our Beijing Chinese Medicine Association's reputation to plummet?"
"Hmph, now Gu Yuanbai of Lingnan Province is forming the Lingnan Chinese Medicine Association with a young man named Wan Yunting. Ding Huixiang, the foremost surgeon in Jiang Province, the Shen family in Min Province, the Miao family in Gui Province, and even the Dai family in Shanghai City have all sided with the Lingnan Chinese Medicine Association and have completely rebelled against our Beijing Chinese Medicine Association. Isn't all of this your dereliction of duty, Sima Wentang?" Gu Shiren turned his head and berated Sima Wentang.
The Beijing Chinese Medicine Association was not solely controlled by the Sima family. After all, without the presence of the four Beijing National Medical Masters Gu Shiren, Li Tiangui, Liu Pingyi, and Xue Dongshan, the association could not cover the entire country.
Although the Sima family did indeed dominate the Beijing Chinese medicine circle, monopolizing many channels, Gu Shiren and Liu Pingyi had turned a blind eye and said nothing.
However, what Sima Boyong did at Wuliang Daoist Temple this time was simply a disgrace to the Beijing Chinese Medicine Association. Coupled with Sima Wentang's dereliction of duty, the four National Medical Masters Gu Shiren and others took this opportunity to demand that Sima Wentang step down as chairman and have someone else take over the presidency of the Beijing Chinese Medicine Association, hoping to turn the tide and improve the current plight of Chinese medicine.
"Well, you are right. I was indeed negligent in that matter, Wentang."
Sima Boyong nodded and smiled in agreement with Gu Shiren and the others. But he then continued with a smile, "But Old Gu, Old Xue, are you forcing our Sima family to step down and withdraw just for this matter?"
Xue Dongshan looked at him and said, "Boyong, although your reputation in the martial arts world has plummeted and you are like a rat crossing the street, reviled by all, in the medical world, if patients hear that you poisoned your senior brother, do you think any patient will still trust you?"
This statement caused Sima Boyong's heart to sink, but he smiled without revealing it, "Old Xue, I have retired for over ten years and have not seen patients."
"But your Sima family is still here!" Li Tiangui snorted coldly.
Sima Boyong nodded and smiled, saying, "So, in the end, you just feel that Wentang is not competent to be the chairman of the association!"
Liu Pingyi said, "Boyong, this is not just a matter for your Sima family. It concerns tens of thousands of doctors nationwide, as well as the reputation of our Chinese Medicine Association. After all, what our Chinese medicine in Huaxia needs now is a good reputation. If this continues, it will only make people around the world laugh at us and distrust us even more. How can we revive Chinese medicine then?"
"That's right, Sima Wentang must step down!"
Li Tiangui stated resolutely, and Gu Shiren and Xue Dongshan also maintained a strong stance.
Sima Boyong's smile froze. His sharp little eyes darkened. He looked at the four old men for a moment, then chuckled twice and said, "Old Gu, Old Liu, you four should not forget that if it weren't for me, Sima Boyong, back then, you wouldn't be sitting in these positions and enjoying the honor of these four National Medical Masters! But now you want to force my Sima family out?"
Having said this, Sima Boyong stood up slightly, his dark little eyes coldly scanning Gu Shiren, Liu Pingyi, Xue Dongshan, and Li Tiangui. His tone became even colder as he said, "Do you think I, Sima Boyong, would agree? And Director Kong?"
Upon hearing him mention the Kong family, Gu Shiren and Xue Dongshan's old faces turned pale. The hot-tempered Li Tiangui stood up and angrily said, "Sima Boyong, don't try to threaten us with the Kong family!"
"Heh heh."
Sima Boyong immediately laughed, leaning back in his chair. His laughing little eyes looked at the four old men, Gu Shiren, and said with a smile, "Alright, the four of you, go back. Wentang, see them out."
Sima Wentang, who was standing by, smiled slightly. He then turned to look at Gu Shiren, Xue Dongshan, Li Tiangui, and Liu Pingyi, whose faces were grim. He politely smiled and said, "Esteemed elders, please."
"Hmph."
Gu Shiren stood up in anger. Liu Pingyi, Xue Dongshan, and the others also stood up. The four of them glared at Sima Boyong coldly and snorted, "Sima Boyong, just you wait. We will not give up. Let's go..."
"Farewell..."
Sima Boyong, still seated, smiled and watched as Sima Wentang escorted the four of them out of the living room. Immediately, his smiling old face turned grim, and he coldly snorted, "Four old nuisances, wanting my Sima family to step down, what a joke."
At this moment, Chen Qiuyun, wearing a black qipao and a fur coat, walked in holding a bowl of medicine. Her plump and charming figure, and her expressionless face, still exuded a natural allure mixed with gentle virtuousness. She sat down beside Sima Boyong.
Zhu Yangyu, who had also come out from inside, said with a cold face, "Master, shall I take action?"
Taking the medicine handed by Chen Qiuyun, Sima Boyong said with a cold smile, "No need. They are just four old men with one foot in the grave. They can't change anything."
Sima Wentang, who had just come in from outside, had already asked Yao Xiangming to escort Gu Shiren and the others out. "Father, I'm just worried that these four old men will instigate the association members to oppose us!"
Sima Boyong finished his medicine in one gulp. Chen Qiuyun wiped his mouth with a silk scarf. He then turned to Sima Wentang and smiled, "What are you afraid of? Haven't those people in the association benefited from our Sima family? Do you think they would want to lose their comfortable lives?"
Sima Wentang paused, then smiled and nodded, "Just now, when they heard about the Kong family, their faces all turned the color of a pig's liver. With them, why should we be afraid?"
Sima Boyong waved his hand and said, "However, you, manage the people below properly and don't make any more mistakes. Also, when is Xuanyu returning?"
Mentioning his son Xuanyu, Sima Wentang said, "Father, Xuanyu said he would return before the New Year."
Sima Boyong nodded and said, "When Xuanyu returns, have him take over the association's affairs."
"Understood."
Sima Wentang nodded, knowing that his grandfather valued his eldest son Sima Xuanyu the most, and that he was the future heir of the Sima family!
"By the way, I heard that Wan Yunting also won first place in the Lanting Award calligraphy competition and became the Calligraphy Immortal?" Sima Boyong then narrowed his little eyes and asked.
"That is indeed the case."
Sima Wentang nodded. He had naturally heard of it and had been tracking Wan Yunting's deeds in Huadu City.
Sima Boyong's small eyes were sinister. "I increasingly suspect that kid is Gongsun Xiuliang's disciple!"
Sima Wentang also frowned. Although they couldn't investigate clearly yet and confirm that Wan Yunting was Gongsun Xiuliang's disciple, he had already become a threat and must be eliminated.
"Now Wuliang Daoist Temple is managed by Yang Jingyi and Wu Weizi. At the same time, they are also clearing out our people among the disciples, trying to cut off our informants!" Sima Wentang said.
Sima Boyong, who had stood up, walked to the stove and warmed his hands by the fire, chuckling, "I don't care about that. What I care about is how to bring down Wuliang Daoist Temple and eliminate that Wan Yunting!"
Sima Wentang nodded and said, "The only focus now is Wan Yunting. We must find a way to deal with him and eliminate Wuliang Daoist Temple together."
At this moment, Wei Ping also came over, frowning. "I heard from the disciples of the Daoist temple that Wan Yunting is quite close to Zhou Ruoxi, a female disciple of the Emei Sect!"
"A disciple of the Emei Sect?"
Sima Boyong and Sima Wentang turned to look at Wei Ping. He nodded and said, "Yes, when they entered Kunlun Mountain to find medicine, for some reason, two female disciples from the Emei Sect also joined their team to enter the mountain. Later, when they returned to the Daoist temple, someone saw Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi meeting in secret, and their relationship seemed unusual!"
"Heh heh, I didn't expect that kid to be quite a Casanova!" As he spoke, Sima Boyong turned his head, his small eyes casting a sidelong glance at Chen Qiuyun, who was silently brewing tea at the coffee table!
"In Huadu City, he has had quite a few scandals," Sima Wentang also nodded and chuckled.
Sima Boyong said, "We can make a move on that Emei Sect female disciple!"
At these words, Wei Ping and Sima Wentang exchanged glances and looked at Sima Boyong, asking, "Uncle-Master, how shall we do it?"
Sima Boyong sat in his chair, his sinister little eyes narrowed, and he said with a cold smile, "An article that can both eliminate Wuliang Daoist Temple and kill Wan Yunting, killing two birds with one stone!"