"Dad, who exactly hurt you? Tell me, I will definitely avenge you!!!"

Huaxia, a small town beneath Taihang Mountain.

Inside a certain tiled house, a young man's eyes are bloodshot, filled with hatred at the bottom, his words are full of overwhelming murderous intent!

At this moment, on the bed in front of him, lies a middle-aged man covered in wounds, extremely weak!

If any Dragon Gate disciple passed by here, they would certainly be shocked to recognize this middle-aged man as their Punishment Hall Hall Master, the highly ranked and powerful Di Asura!

"Mingxuan, I've said before, the person who hurt me is very strong, definitely not someone you can deal with. You should stop thinking about avenging me." Di Asura sighed with a gratified expression; he could see that his son truly cared about him.

But he also knew that Xiao Mingxuan, with only Divine Guard-level strength, was definitely not a match for Ye Huan.

If Xiao Mingxuan went looking for trouble with Ye Huan, it would take less than a second before Ye Huan scattered his ashes.

Di Asura difficultly stretched out his hand, grasped Xiao Mingxuan's left hand, and earnestly instructed, "Mingxuan, focus on participating in the Ancient Martial Medical Technique competition, don't let my affairs affect your performance."

"No way! Dad, that guy broke your spine. If I just sit by and watch, am I even human?" Xiao Mingxuan said angrily, unable to accept his father, whom he idolized like a god, becoming a cripple, and was deeply resentful towards the person who hurt his father!

"I've told you, you're no match for him! Be honest, go participate in the medical competition!"

Di Asura pretended to be angry, scolding loudly!

After chastising, he closed his eyes, a look of not wanting to deal with Xiao Mingxuan anymore.

Beside him, a tall figure, stunningly beautiful, dressed like a village woman, lightly tapped Xiao Mingxuan's shoulder and whispered, "Mingxuan, just listen to your dad, focus on the competition, don't make him angry again."

"Father's second half of life is ruined! In this situation, how can I be at ease?" Xiao Mingxuan roared unconvinced, fists clenched tightly!

"I'm not finished!" Di Asura suddenly opened his eyes and shouted angrily, "Mingxuan, your father has been wise and strong all his life, isn't someone who can be easily defeated!"

"But now you're already…"

"Yes, my spine was broken by a treacherous person, and I can't stand right now. But as the saying goes: great difficulties lead to good fortune! Let me assure you, unless something unexpected happens, not only will my injuries recover, I'll join the top decision-making layer of that mysterious organization I told you about, with an unlimited future!" What Di Asura said was naturally the promise made by the leader of the sequence!

Xiao Mingxuan was stunned for a moment, then instantly delighted, "Dad, are you serious? Your injuries will recover, and you will have a brighter future?!"

"Nonsense, when has your dad ever lied to you?!"

"I'm telling you, once Dad recovers, I'll definitely tear apart the one who harmed me, avenging my grievances!"

"Plus, then I can let you officially change your surname to Di, and bring your mom back to my embrace!"

Di Asura pounded his chest, strongly promising!

These words made both Xiao Mingxuan and the woman overjoyed!

"Husband, you… you really mean it, we can really be together again?" The woman was delighted, but then, thinking of something, her joy vanished like being doused with cold water, she sighed, "That bitch Xiao Yu will certainly try to hinder."

"Lady, rest assured, my plans are all complete. As long as Mingxuan represents the Xiao Family, and wins the championship of the Ancient Martial Medical Technique competition with the external aid I've arranged for him, Xiao Yu's value will be completely nullified, and I can kick her out and be with you again."

Di Asura patted the woman's hand, speaking gently, "These years have been tough for you and Mingxuan."

"I… am not really suffering, but Mingxuan, he never experienced a father's love since he was small…"

Upon hearing this, the woman was overwhelmed with joy, but while covering her face with tears, she couldn't help but reveal a faint touch of excitement at the corner of her lips, showing a somewhat green tea-like demeanor.

"Don't worry, when I reach the pinnacle of life, I'll make up for you and Mingxuan." Di Asura tenderly caressed the woman's cheek.

Within Dragon Gate, some know that before following Di Lunhui's order to marry the Xiao Family's daughter Xiao Yu, Di Asura had an ambiguous relationship with a woman from the entertainment circle.

Di Asura once even resisted marriage to Xiao Yu for this woman to the point of falling out with Di Lunhui, and at one point considered leaving the Di Family to elope with her!

But after that, he suddenly cut ties with this woman and obediently followed Di Lunhui's orders, marrying Xiao Yu!

This surprised many people; only Di Asura and Di Lunhui knew the reason: Xiao Family genius Xiao Hailong, after being stripped of his inheritance rights and expelled from the Xiao Family, angrily disclosed the Xiao Family's shocking secret to the Ancient Martial Realm—the Xiao Family was hiding a world-changing treasure!

Xiao Hailong claimed that if this treasure came to light, it would astonish the entire world!

This treasure is the true trump card of the Xiao Family, an important ace influencing Huaxia's Ancient Martial Realm!

Though unaware of what exactly this thing is, for a Divine Artifact capable of affecting the structure of the Ancient Martial Realm, the Di Family was naturally envious.

Out of face, the Di Family dare not rob, nor could they rob.

Because the treasure is hidden in an extremely secret place that no one can find, its location has been orally passed down from generation to generation by the Xiao Family's Patriarch, unknown to others!

To have the current Xiao Family Patriarch, Xiao Zhan, obediently offer this Divine Artifact to the Di Family, Di Lunhui and Di Asura devised a staggering thirty-year plan!

The first step in this plan was for Di Asura to marry the Xiao Family's daughter!

To make Di Asura stop resisting this marriage, Di Lunhui had no choice but to agree to Di Asura that upon obtaining the Divine Artifact, he would allow him to cast Xiao Yu aside and marry that woman from the entertainment circle.

The Di Family and the Xiao Family's positions were vastly different; coincidentally, at that time, the Xiao Family's talents left, its strength rapidly declining, so when Di Asura agreed to marry Xiao Yu, the Xiao Family rushed to send Xiao Yu to Dragon Gate overnight!

In the decades that followed, Di Asura and the Di Family repeatedly expressed through Xiao Yu to the Xiao Family: the Di Family would surely guarantee the Xiao Family's safety!

Of course, this was all just a pointless show.

In reality, the Di Family not only didn't protect the Xiao Family but secretly supported the Xiao Family's rivals, furiously suppressing the Xiao Family from unseen corners, driving the Xiao Family to desperation, and dismantling their alliances with other forces and families, isolating the Xiao Family in the Ancient Martial Realm!

The Di Family's purpose in doing this is to leave the Xiao Family unable to seek help from any family or faction other than the Di Family when faced with desperation!

In this way, when the Xiao Family faced a life-and-death crisis, the Di Family would take the opportunity to demand the Divine Artifact from the Xiao Family as the "protection fee" to continue the Xiao Family's survival. If the Xiao Family refused, they would have no choice but to comply, because without giving the Divine Artifact to the Di Family, their family would face extinction!

This Ancient Martial Realm Medical Technique competition is the final link in the Di Family's thirty-year plot.

For this purpose, over twenty years ago, Di Asura allowed his exceptionally gifted son to grow up under the surname of Xiao within the Xiao Family, intending to crush the Xiao Family through the Xiao Family's name, forcing the Xiao Family into utter humiliation!

The Di Family is fully prepared to aid the Xiao Family and Xiao Mingxuan in completely overwhelming the Xiao Family in this medical competition, forcing the Xiao Family into a hopeless situation, and then taking the Xiao Family's life and seizing the Xiao Family's Divine Artifact!

It can wholly be said that the Xiao Family's rapid decline appeared to be the work of the Xiao Family, but was actually the Di Family, coveting the Xiao Family's Divine Artifact, assiduously facilitating it behind the scenes!

"Mingxuan, as always, you must represent the Xiao Family and win the championship of this competition! Only then can I bring you and your mom gloriously back to Dragon Gate, understand?" Di Asura said sternly!