Ch. 1461..1470

Chapter 1461

Upon hearing this, the man instantly turned crimson.He growled furiously, "What a nerve you've got! We, the Cosbys, have reserved this place! How dare you beat up our men and force your way in without permission? You're challenging our authority! No one has dared to challenge us for so many years.You guys are courting death!"

Upon hearing this, both Melvin and the crown prince gave a mirthless laugh.

In the end, what worried them the most did happen.

Seeing their expressions, Matthew knew that the Cosbys mustn't be ordinary people.

However, now that Sasha had been abducted, there was no way he would back down.He said in a cold voice, "I don't care which family you guys are from.All I ask is to have Sasha—my wife—released at once!"

The man replied frostily, "Who do you think you are? Are we supposed to release her because you're telling us to do so? I'm telling you, our kind-hearted young master is reluctant to argue with that b*tch at first.As long as you come over and apologize, you'll be able to take that b*tch away with you.But now that you've beaten up our people, you can forget about taking her away with you!"

Matthew's face clouded over more and more as the man repeatedly called Sasha a b*tch.

He took a sudden step forward and said furiously, "Who are you calling a b*tch?"

The man let out a sneer.

I'm talking about that Sasha—

Before he could finish his sentence, Matthew suddenly swung his fist at him.

The man was a considerably skilled fighter, and he had been watching out for Matthew.

Even so, he couldn't ward off Matthew's punch at all.

As a result, the punch hit his nose heavily, breaking his nose right away.

As blood gushed from his nose, he staggered a step back and said in a quavering voice, "H-How dare you hit me..."

Without wasting his breath, Matthew kicked the man in the chest.

The man fell to the ground right away.

The kick broke several of his ribs, rendering him immobile at once.

Upon seeing this, the other men in the main hall immediately charged at Matthew and surrounded him in a threatening manner.

Matthew clenched his fists, but just as he was about to strike, the young man who had been sipping his wine in the distance finally stood up.

Stop what you're doing! he barked coldly.

The few men immediately stopped what they were doing.

Then, they turned to look at the young man respectfully.

The young man slowly came over to them.

Just as he walked past the man from earlier, he suddenly kicked him in the mouth.

Caught unprepared by the kick, the man spat blood as several of his teeth fell out.

Clamping his hand over his mouth, he looked at the young man in puzzlement, not knowing why he would get hit.

The young man said coldly, "You deserve to have all your teeth knocked off for calling someone a b*tch as you please.What are you waiting for? Hurry and apologize to him!"

The man's face turned deathly pale.

He lowered his head and said to Matthew, "S-Sorry.."

Matthew was surprised.

Did this guy just speak for me?

At this moment, the young man walked up to him.

The instant Matthew saw the young man, he couldn't help being astonished.

One could say that he had never seen such a handsome person before.

His skin was as pale as snow, and his features were manly.

Although he was only a little over 170 centimeters tall, he was definitely a rare Adonis.He looked much more dazzling than those so-called idols and celebrities without having to make a conscious effort to dress up.

The young man's eyes swept over the crown prince and Melvin before falling upon Matthew.

After eyeing the latter up and down, he asked, "So you're the so- called Lord of Eastshire, huh? Matthew Larson, is it?"

Matthew nodded.

Yes, I am The young man snorted a laugh.

The Lord of Eastshire? Ha! I thought you were a bigwig with some sort of superhuman powers.To think that you're just a young brat who's still wet behind the ears! Well, so much for Billy Newman's successor

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Matthew didn't lose his countenance in the slightest, though.He said calmly, "The so-called Lord of Eastshire is just an empty title that's not worth mentioning."

The young man's face darkened.He said coldly, "Since you know that it's just an empty title, you should keep a low profile.If you're here to ask for your wife, you've got to strike the right attitude.You hit my men as soon as you came.With such an attitude, are you here to ask us to release your wife or to threaten us?"

Matthew frowned slightly.

I beat them up because they spoke insolently of my wife.Sir, if your men don't have such a foul mouth, why would I come to blows with them at will?

The young man replied coldly, "Are you suggesting that the Cosbys are ill-bred?"

Matthew snorted coldly.

I'm not saying that the Cosbys are ill-bred.I'm only saying that the few people whom I beat up just now are ill-bred.

The young man's face hardened.

He said coldly, "You're pretty good at sophistry, huh? Hmph! You want me to release your wife? Okay.Since you're so good at fighting, you might as well fight me.If you win, I'll release your wife.How about that?"

Matthew frowned slightly.

Are you sure that you want to fight me?

Seeing his expression, the young man flew into a rage.

What do you mean? What, you think you're surely gonna defeat me? Hmph! What a man who doesn't know his own limitations.I'll let you have a taste of the Cosby Family's martial arts technique today! he said.

As he spoke, he suddenly kicked out at Matthew, kicking at the latter's jaw instantly.

Matthew never thought the young man would get physical right away.

And besides, his kick is really fast! He quickly put up his right hand to shield his jaw with his palm.

The kick hit the flat of Matthew's hand with such tremendous strength that it sent the latter's palm tingling.

Upon seeing this, Matthew turned slightly pale; the look in his eyes turned grave as he looked at the young man.He had previously thought that the young man was an average fighter, but now, it seemed that the latter wasn't weak at all.He had to gather his strength and fight the young man with all his might.

The young man's fighting technique was very peculiar, for it didn't belong to the ones that were widely spread in the outside world.

Seems like this is a martial arts technique passed down in the Cosby Family! thought Matthew.

With such a fighting technique, ordinary people would probably have been defeated ages ago, but Matthew was no longer the person he used to be.

His current fighting prowess was several times better than before.

Not only that, but both his strength and his speed had improved a lot, too.

The two of them exchanged blows with such amazing speed that everyone around them was dazzled by their moves.

The crown prince looked totally astonished.

He said in a whisper, "Which son of the Cosby Family is he? He's so good at fighting! If I were to fight him, I'd probably have bitten the dust long ago!"

Melvin merely knitted his brows with a grave expression without saying a word.

Shortly after Matthew and the young man began to fight, the former figured out the Cosby Family's fighting technique.

Catching a flaw in the young man's moves, he suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the young man's wrist.

The young man immediately grabbed Matthew's hand in return in an attempt to break free of the latter's grasp.

However, Matthew had long prepared for this.

He clasped the young man's wrist and pressed it against the latter's chest with all his might, making the latter unable to break free of his grasp at all.

The young man instantly flushed crimson.

Then, as a murderous glint flickered across his eyes, he kicked out at Matthew’s groin.

This kick was extremely sinister.

If the latter's groin were to get hit, even if he wouldn't die from it, he'd be rendered impotent! Matthew didn't expect such a ruthless move from the young man.

Annoyed, he lifted his foot to ward off the latter's attack.

Then, taking advantage of the situation, he hooked the young man's ankle and took several steps back.

Having one foot on the ground and the other hooked by Matthew, the young man couldn't help being dragged forward.His legs were instantly split apart, causing him to do a full split on the ground right away.

Upon seeing this, Matthew was surprised.

This young man's body is so supple! In ordinary circumstances, he would've been dragged to the ground!

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Looking utterly discomfited, the young man growled in exasperation, "I'm gonna kill you!"

He waved his other fist at Matthew, as if he wanted to fight the latter to the death.

In reality, though, he was already in a fluster at the moment, so the punch wasn't powerful at all.

Taking advantage of the situation, Matthew grabbed his wrist and pressed it to his chest as well.

The young man growled furiously while struggling desperately like a crazed lion.

Matthew was somewhat speechless.He really couldn't understand why the young man would get angry all of a sudden.

To stop the young man from struggling, he pressed the young man's hands against his chest, taking the opportunity to push his body backward.

The young man was still sitting on the ground with his legs split apart.

When Matthew pressed his hands against his chest and pushed him backward, he fell right away, causing his body to be pressed against the leg behind him.

Upon seeing this, Matthew was somewhat stupefied.

Isn't this young man's body a little too supple? Not only can he do the splits, but he can even have his body pressed against the leg behind him in such a situation! On the other hand, the young man growled while struggling desperately like crazy as he tried to break free.

Matthew had no choice but to hold him down with all his might.

He said in a grim voice, "That's enough! Time to give up, man.Are you not gonna admit defeat now that you've been defeated?"

The young man flushed angrily.

He growled, "Y-You shameless *sshole! I'll never let you off! Let go of me! I-I'm gonna kill you!"

Matthew was irked as well.

Who's being shameless here? You told me just now that you'd release my wife if I won the fight.I've won the fight now, and you still wanna kill me? Are you gonna go back on your word right now? Is this what you Cosbys do after getting defeated?

The young man's face was livid.

After clenching his teeth in silence for a moment, he replied angrily, "Okay, I give up! You've won! Can you let go of me now?"

Matthew demanded in a cold voice, "Release my wife first!"

The young man gnashed his teeth in anger.

Let me off first!

Matthew replied coldly, "I don't trust you!"

The young man replied, "You...Fine, I'll release your wife first! Anyone, release that Sasha!"

The few men near them looked at each other, but they had no choice but to have Sasha released.

When Sasha came out and saw Matthew, she was pleasantly surprised at once.

Seeing that Sasha was unscathed, Matthew finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Letting go of the young man’s hand, he folded his hand and said, "Thank you However, before he could finish his sentence, the young man suddenly jumped to his feet and madly struck out at him.Matthew hurriedly dodged several fatal blows from the young man before pushing the latter back with a sudden and forceful blow.

Hey, what are you doing? You've admitted defeat! Are you going back on that? he said angrily.

However, the young man merely clenched his teeth and fought him without saying a word.

Matthew had no choice but to seize the opportunity to subdue the young man once again.

The young man's eyes reddened with anger when he was pinned to the ground.

Matthew didn't care about these things, though.He said in a grim voice, "You've been defeated, so I don't want to fight you anymore.My wife is alright, and I have nothing against the Cosbys, so let's end the matter here.How about that?"

The young man blew his top at once.

In your dreams! I'm gonna fight you to the last gasp! Matthew frowned.

Do you really have to do so? You're the one who proposed the fight, and you got defeated because your fighting skills were inferior to mine.Aren't you gonna admit defeat? If you're a bad loser, then you shouldn't have fought me in the first place!

The young man was exasperated.

Who's the bad loser here? Who are you calling a bad loser? I'm telling you, I-I'm willing to give up, of course! But you defeated me by despicable means.T-There's no way I'm gonna submit to you! Matthew frowned.

Despicable? How?

The young man flushed angrily, but he couldn't say a word.

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Matthew dragged Sasha behind him before saying coldly, "Since you've lost, can I take her away with me now?"

The young man clenched his teeth.

You can take her away with you, but the matter between us isn't over yet!

Matthew shook his head in resignation.He honestly couldn't understand why the seemingly free-spirited young man would be such a bad loser.

However, it wasn't easy for him to succeed in saving Sasha.

Taking her by the hand, he prepared to leave with her.

Sasha was unwilling to leave, though.She pointed at the suspended young lady in the room.

Can we take her with us as well? These men are bad guys.We can't sit by and watch so many of them bully that young lady!

The young man's face darkened at once.

At this moment, he fixed Sasha with a cold stare, as if he had been provoked.

Matthew darted a look at the young lady before shaking his head.

"Such a person doesn't deserve to be saved’ Startled, the young man looked at him in puzzlement. Sasha was surprised.

Why?"""

Matthew explained coldly, "It's only right and proper that one has to do the job after getting paid for it.She received their money, but she tried to steal someone else's valuable stuff.Don't you think she should get punished for this?"

Sasha looked baffled.

Y-You mean she's stolen from someone? No way! How do you know that?

At this moment, the young man stared fixedly at Matthew with astonishment written all over his face.

Stroking Sasha's hair, Matthew explained with a chuckle, "Don't forget that your husband is a doctor.This young lady is weak, but her life energy is circulating well.And besides, her energy circulation is centered on a few acupuncture points on her body, which means that she's nourishing something with her own body.These things won't do her any harm, but they're very valuable.She probably has been paid to nourish these things with her own body.Once the nourishment is successful and the stuff is taken out, her task will be completed.However, she tried to run away with these things.Hmph! She deserves this!"

Realizing her mistakes, Sasha said with embarrassment, "I see...Turns out that I got the wrong idea about them.I've messed things up."

She turned to look at the young man with an apologetic expression.

Mr.Cosby, I'm really sorry to have caused you guys trouble for this.I'd like to say sorry to you guys here.

The young man's expression eased somewhat when he heard Sasha's apology.

Hmph! You're quite a reasonable person.Okay, I'll forgive you for what happened this time.But, Matthew, I'll keep in mind the scores between us! he uttered between clenched teeth.

Matthew looked speechless.He had never seen such a petty man before.it's you who wanted to start a fight in the first place, yet you got mad after losing the fight.

Does this even make any sense? Still, he couldn't be bothered to fuss about these things.

After looking at the young lady, he suddenly said to the young man, "Your method may not work.Remember this: if anything unexpected happens, remember to feed her an ice cube within three minutes to save her life!"

The young man frowned while staring at Matthew.

What are you talking about? Matthew smiled.

You'll know what my words mean in the future.In any case, just remember what I said.It can save her life.

The young man looked puzzled; he was completely dumbfounded by Matthew's words.

Without staying any longer, Matthew left Arlingduff Lake right away while holding Sasha's hand.

The young man’s face gradually darkened as he watched Matthew walk out of his sight in the main hall.

Suddenly, he sent the trash can nearby flying with a kick, saying angrily, "I'll never let you off, you shameless *sshole! I'll personally chop your hands off one day!"

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The young man angrily walked over to the sofa and sat down.

Aman with a tattoo on his neck came over and whispered, "Young Master, that Larson guy is so arrogant and conceited to have thought that he'd set himself up against us Cosbys! Isn't he simply courting death? Should we call up the expert fighters in the family to get rid of him right away?"

The young man shot him a glare.

One has to be a good loser.He defeated me, so he got to take his wife away with him.What's the problem with that? What do you mean by suggesting that we call up the expert fighters in our family to kill him? You wanna make the outsiders think that I can't afford to lose?

The tattooed man quickly replied, "That's not what I mean, Young Master.It's just that Matthew Larson is known as the Lord of Eastshire.If you lose to him like that, won't it appear that we, the Cosbys, can't even deal with Eastshire? If word gets out about this, I'm afraid that our family will be disgraced.."

The young man's expression turned frosty as he smashed the glass in his hand directly.

Are you telling me what to do?

After that, the tattooed man hurriedly bowed.

No, I dare not do so.It's just that—

Then, the young man said furiously, "If you dare not do so, then shut up! I know what to do and what not to do.I don't need you to teach me that! Get out of my face!"

Not daring to say a word, the tattooed man left while hunching himself.

After walking out of the main hall, he finally straightened his posture with a flicker of bitter resentment in his eyes.

Darting a furious glance in the main hall's direction, he turned around and went to a room in the backyard.

Inside the room was a smaller man, who hurriedly came to the door and looked around when the tattooed man came in.

Seeing that nobody was noticing, he closed the door and asked excitedly, "How did it go, Leopard? Is that Larson guy dead?"

The tattooed man's face was livid while he shook his head, saying, "No, he isn't."

The smaller man turned pale at once.

What? He's still alive? Why? Didn't Young Master come to blows with him?

The tattooed man replied, "He did, but he was defeated."

What?

The smaller man was stunned.

How could that happen?

Subsequently, the tattooed man darted a look at him before saying in a grave voice, "Seems like we've both underestimated that Matthew guy.

Even in the Cosby Family, only no more than 20 people can certainly defeat him."

The smaller man knitted his brows.

T-Then, what should we do now? We received the money, but we didn't do the job.How are we gonna explain this to them?

There's no need to explain it to them!

The tattooed man replied in a grim voice, "Since I've received their money, I'll definitely help them get rid of Matthew.Tell them not to hurry.I'll deal with this!"

The smaller man nodded.

Just as he was about to leave, however, the tattooed man stopped him right away.

There's one other thing.Kill that young lady today! he said in a grim voice.

Kill her?

It was enough to make the smaller man pale.

We...We can't do that! The herb inside her is almost ripe.If she dies at such a time, Young Master is definitely not gonna let this slide!

At that, the tattooed man gave him a threatening glare.

She only ran away and approached Sasha on purpose at the time because she received your money.If Young Master finds out anything about this, he'll find out about you sooner or later.Do you think you'll still be able to stay alive by then?

The smaller man’s face instantly turned as white as a sheet.

What happened this time was actually a trap laid by them.

The smaller man had bought off the young lady, telling her to run away and approach Sasha on purpose so that Sasha would mistakenly assume that she had been kidnapped and help her.

With that, Matthew would involuntarily get involved.They had wanted to kill Matthew through Mr.Cosby at first.

However, little did they expect Matthew to defeat Mr.Cosby with fighting skills that were beyond their expectations.

As the tattooed man had said, if the young lady wasn't dealt with, they'd be found out sooner or later.

If Mr.Cosby were to learn about what they had done, they'd surely die!

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After pondering for a long time, the small man finally gritted his teeth and nodded slowly.

Okay, I'll get rid of her tonight!

The tattooed man nodded with satisfaction.He said in a grim voice, "Make sure to do a clean job of it without leaving any traces behind.Don't worry.Once we get rid of that Larson guy and get the money, we'll be able to spend the rest of our lives abroad as we please.Even if we're found out, they won't be able to find us!"

The small man couldn't help but look excited.

Don't worry, Leopard.Just leave this to me.Nothing wrong's gonna happen!

At this moment, Matthew and the others were hurrying downtown by car.

Sasha sat next to him with an apologetic expression.

Matthew, sorry that I caused you trouble this time.

Matthew patted her hand with a smile.

This is no trouble at all.You don't know what was going on with that lady, so I'm glad that you helped her.If you come across something like this in the future, just do whatever you want.Don't worry; I'll be on your side no matter what.

Sasha's eyes reddened slightly.

Resting her head on Matthew's shoulder, she felt incredibly sweet.I must've been extremely lucky to have such a man for a husband! When Matthew sent Sasha back to the hotel, James and Helen were anxiously waiting for them in their hotel room.

Seeing how Matthew had left in a hurry and how Sasha hadn't returned for a long time, they had a vague feeling that something wrong had happened.

Now that Sasha had returned, they finally heaved a long sigh of relief.

Matthew asked Sasha to stay in the hotel and not leave as she pleased.

At the same time, the crown prince had many of his men keep watch here to prevent anyone from laying a hand on them again.

Having had everything arranged, Matthew came downstairs, where the crown prince and Melvin were waiting for him in the car.

As soon as Matthew got into the car, he asked, "Just what kind of a family the Cosbys are? Why are they so arrogant and domineering?"

The crown prince and Melvin looked somewhat grave as they exchanged a brief look.

The crown prince said, "Melvin, you'd better explain it to him.You know more about the Cosbys than I do"

Melvin let out a sigh before saying in a deep voice, "Matthew, it was a bit rash of you to do what you did today.The Cosbys really aren't to be trifled with!"

Matthew didn't say a word; he could tell that from what the Cosby Family's men had said.

The Cosby Family's men even turned up their noses at Phoenix, which showed that the Cosbys were really very powerful.

However, the Six Southern States were Levi's territory.

Which family could go against him? Melvin added in a grave voice, "The Cosby Family of the Southeast State is one of the ten greatest families of the country!"

Matthew's face changed color involuntarily.

The fact that the Cosby Family was known as one of the ten greatest families of the country proved how formidable they were.

The White Family of Eastshire, for instance, only had some say in Eastshire.

Once they were outside of Eastshire, they'd be an ordinary family that those forces in other provinces didn't give a damn about.

However, the Cosbys were one of the ten greatest families of the country, which was enough to speak for itself.It could be said that such a big family could call the shots in any place in the country.

Even in Eastshire, they could exert their authority on the Ten Greatest Families of Eastshire! No wonder the Cosbys are so arrogant.

Such a big family isn't much different from the King of the South in terms of strength.

They don't even have to bow to Master Levi, so it's only natural that they don't care about Phoenix! Melvin then continued, "They're a prominent family in Cathay that lives up to its reputation and has existed for about 1,000 years.Not only that, but they're still standing strong despite the countless difficulties and challenges they've experienced over the past 1,000 years.Can you imagine how terrifyingly powerful such a big family is?"

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Matthew knitted his brows.He had been wondering how powerful the Cosby Family was, but now that he had heard Melvin say so, he finally realized that the Cosbys were much more powerful than he had imagined.

Just then, the crown prince said in a grave voice, "My uncle has told me countless times about this.In the Six Southern States, I can offend anyone, including Master Levi's relatives.However, I mustn't mess with the Cosbys no matter what, because Master Levi won't set himself up against them for my sake."

Matthew took a deep breath; the fact that even Levi was unwilling to go against the Cosbys was sufficient to prove how powerful they were.Even so, he didn't have the slightest regret.

He said calmly, "Seems like I really don't know much about the Cosbys.Even so, I don't regret what I've done.They abducted my wife.If I don't save her because I'm afraid of how powerful they are, then what's the point of me being alive?"

The crown prince gave a sigh as he could understand Matthew's feelings.

Melvin said, "But luckily, what happened this time didn't get blown out of proportion.What happened between you and that young man is only considered some personal grudges, which aren't serious enough to cause the Cosbys to attack you.Otherwise, there's no way you can be a match for them with your current abilities."

Matthew replied helplessly, "What happened between him and me isn't really some personal grudges.He's the one who proposed that we fight, and he lost in the end.Can I be blamed for that?"

Melvin bared his teeth.

Don't feel wronged about this.It's enough that you fought him, but you shouldn't have humiliated him!

Matthew got worked up at once.

How did I humiliate him? He lost in the first place, but not only did he refuse to admit defeat, but he even fought back desperately.If I hadn't subdued him, wouldn't I have to keep fighting him?

Melvin rolled his eyes and muttered, "Still, you shouldn't have groped his chest!"

Matthew didn't catch his words, though.He asked in surprise, "What are you saying?"

Melvin waved his hand.

Nothing.I'm just saying that you did a good job of fighting him.

Matthew knew that he must've said something unpleasant, but he couldn't be bothered to care about that.

By the way, how are the ten families?

Melvin shook his head.

There's nothing going on on the ten families’ side, but we just got word that the young lady whom your wife saved this afternoon died suddenly for some reason.

Matthew frowned.

Died suddenly? How?

Melvin replied, "Well, according to their findings, she seemed to have a heart condition.Moreover, she was tortured after being taken back.She had a sudden heart attack and died because of that."

Matthew's face darkened.He had seen the young lady with his own eyes at the time, and she didn't have heart disease at all.

How could she possibly have a heart attack?

There has to be something wrong behind this! he said in a grave voice.

Melvin nodded.

I think so, too.I guess somebody killed her to keep her mouth shut.She must've been hiding some secrets. Matthew nodded slowly.

In reality, he had the same opinion.He had wanted to look into this in secret, but he didn't expect the other party to kill the young lady so quickly.

Now that she was dead, the lead was exhausted.

He asked, "How do the Cosbys respond to this?"

Melvin replied, "That young man threw a hissy fit before getting another young lady to substitute the previous one"

Matthew said in a deep voice, "The effects won't be that good if somebody is to take her place."

The crown prince was baffled by their words.

Matthew, what are you talking about? What do you mean by ‘the effects won't be that good'? By the way, you said this afternoon that the young lady had something valuable inside her.What exactly was going on?

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Melvin also looked at Matthew as he didn't understand what was going on as well.

Matthew said, "Oh, I forgot to explain it to you guys.Actually, I noticed that when I saw the young lady this afternoon.They were using her body to grow ginseng."

The crown prince was surprised.

Ginseng? What kind of ginseng are they growing?

Matthew replied, "Blood ginseng"

The crown prince and Melvin exchanged a brief look while looking confused.

Blood ginseng? What is that? Is it the kind of herbal ingredients sold at hospitals?

Matthew answered, "The blood ginseng that I'm talking about is different from the one you know.The blood ginseng we're now talking about actually has a scientific name of Woflastoniamontana, whereas the blood ginseng I'm referring to is a special kind of ginseng"

The crown prince and Melvin were dumbfounded.

Looking at Matthew in confusion, they were totally puzzled about what was going on.

Matthew explained, "The blood ginseng that I'm talking about is just ordinary ginseng in the beginning, but it has to be watered with blood within three months after its germination.After that, there has to be an adequate supply of nutrients that causes this kind of ginseng to have special medicinal properties.Only then could this kind of ginseng be called blood ginseng."

The crown prince scratched his head.

Judging from what you said, blood ginseng isn't supposed to be particularly rare.It just has to be watered with blood within three months after its germination and cultured artificially, right? If people of ancient times knew about this method, why didn't they grow it themselves? Even ginseng can be cultivated, so it shouldn't be difficult to grow blood ginseng, which is more valuable, right?

Matthew smiled.

What I just told you is just the beginning; it's just a prerequisite for a ginseng plant to become blood ginseng.This kind of ginseng has to grow for years to become the real blood ginseng.It takes 100 years to grow a blood ginseng plant, but it takes 300 years for the plant to have medicinal properties.Still, only those grown for 500 years will have the best medicinal effects, and those grown for 1,000 years were practically unheard of.Even ancient dynasties lasted for no more than a few hundred years.Who do you think would go out of their way to grow blood ginseng, which takes several hundred years to become effective?

The crown prince's mouth was agape with astonishment.

Perhaps nobody would want to grow something that takes so many years of cultivation and so many generations to see the results.

Matthew continued, "And besides, blood ginseng is only effective against some special diseases.In other aspects, it's not much different from common ginseng.These special diseases are very rare, and few people will suffer from them.So, no one would deliberately grow blood ginseng"

Realizing what he meant, the crown prince immediately asked, "So you mean that someone in the Cosby Family is suffering from this kind of disease?"

Matthew nodded slowly.

I guess so.Otherwise, the Cosbys wouldn't have cared so much about that blood ginseng.

The crown prince asked, "But you said that they're growing blood ginseng inside the human body.What does that mean?"

Matthew explained, "This is a method passed down since ancient times.Blood ginseng that has medicinal properties is very rare, so a renowned physician invented such a method.One has to put the blood ginseng inside the human body before it takes shape.After that, they have to nourish the person with special medicine and seal off the person's meridians with silver needles.With that, the person's energy circulation will be centered on a few acupuncture points for the blood ginseng to absorb the person's vital energy in order for it to take shape faster.Such a method can cause blood ginseng that has grown for a few dozen years to gain medicinal properties of blood ginseng that has grown for 100 years in a short time in order to cure disease and save human lives."

The crown prince's eyes widened in shock.

Holy crap! They can do that? I-Isn't that miraculous?

Matthew smiled.

There are many miraculous things about ancient medicine that you can never imagine.

The crown prince nodded.

Then, he said, "So, is this the method the Cosbys are using to grow their blood ginseng? Would such a method cause harm to those ladies?"

Chapter 1469 Matthew shook his head.

Such a method won't do any harm to the human body.It’s just that the process of putting the blood ginseng inside the human body is somewhat painful.Still, the big families who can afford to grow blood ginseng won't mind these expenses.They'll pay big money to some ladies for them to do these things.Usually, the process only takes three months.

Melvin nodded.

"So, what happened this time is crystal clear.That lady was paid to help cultivate blood ginseng, so she wasn't supposed to run away.And besides, since she was working for the Cosbys, she should've known very well how powerful they were.There was no way she could run away from them, yet she did so and happened to meet Sasha; he said before darting a look at Matthew.

So, all of this isn't a coincidence; it's totally a premeditated trap.Someone hired her to pit you and the Cosbys against each other in an attempt to kill you using the Cosbys.Now that she died suddenly, it proves that someone was manipulating this from behind the scenes!"""

Matthew shrugged.

He had figured this out when he noticed that the young lady had blood ginseng inside her body.

Melvin asked, "But now that the lady is dead, how are we gonna keep on looking into this?"

The crown prince said angrily, "Why do we still have to look into this? Anyone with half a brain can guess that the ten families have got to be behind this! Why don't we just go to them directly?"

Melvin darted a look at him.

Going to them directly? Do you have any evidence of that?

The crown prince argued, "What sort of evidence do we need? Everyone knows very well who was behind this.I'd say let's take this opportunity to wipe out the ten families and let Matthew have complete control over Eastshire!"

Melvin shook his head.

You talk like it's just a piece of cake, but the ten families have established themselves in Eastshire for so many years.Not only are they full of history, but they also have a solid foundation.With our current abilities, if we really have a falling-out with them, we might not be able to win easily.Even if we manage to wipe them out, what about the aftermath? If the ten families are gone, the wealth they leave behind will attract countless major forces, who will be vying with one another for it.Won't we end up letting others take the advantage if the other major forces exploit the opportunity while both we and the ten families wear each other out?

Matthew darted a look at Melvin.

This guy looks like a pervert, but he’s very coherent and clear-headed when it comes to business! The crown prince scratched his head.

You mean we can't do anything? What should we do now, then? Are we gonna wait for the ten families to stab us in the back?

Melvin replied, "If we want to assume complete control over Eastshire, we have to do so by making the ten families submit to us completely instead of wiping them out.Of course, by making them submit to us, I don't mean to repress them by force, but to make them submit to us willingly."

The crown prince argued, "How is that possible? These ten families are more cunning than one another.Even Master Levi could only force them to submit to him, but these guys actually still oppose him in secret.H-How can Matthew possibly make them submit to him completely?"

Melvin smiled before saying calmly, "The most important thing that those in power have to do is to temper justice with mercy.If you want to have complete control over the ten families, you have to kill some of them, spare some others, and draw the rest over to your side.Only then will you be able to have complete control over Eastshire""

When Matthew heard this, his eyes flickered all of a sudden; he couldn't help but take another look at Melvin.

To be honest, he never thought that the seemingly lewd old man would possess such great wisdom.

The latter's words made him see the light all of a sudden!

Chapter 1470

Upon listening to Melvin's words, Matthew decided not to go to the Ten Greatest Families of Eastshire for the time being.

After that, he sent Sasha and her parents back to Eastcliff.

Now that Eastcliff was already under his complete control, his family would only be safe by staying there.

As for Matthew, he continued to stay in Eastshire on the excuse that he wanted to help James and Helen deal with the matters about those chain pharmacies.

In reality, though, Matthew was staying here to continue exerting pressure on the nine greatest families.He wanted to gain complete control of Eastshire by combining threats and rewards as Melvin had suggested.

Meanwhile, the nine families were on full alert.

Just as Matthew had surmised, they were indeed the ones playing tricks behind the previous incident.

Wanting to use the Cosbys to deal with Matthew, they had paid the tattooed man from the Cosby Family handsomely to bribe him into laying the trap.

However, they never dreamed that Matthew would defeat the son of the Cosby Family.

Most importantly, the son of the Cosby Family didn't get angry with Matthew, nor did he use his family's power to have Matthew killed.

In other words, their plan had failed.

Inwardly, the heads of the nine families were panic- stricken, fearing that Matthew would find out about this and retaliate against them.

However, Matthew had been staying in Eastshire for quite a few days, but he never mentioned the incident.

Not only that, but he didn't even come into contact with the nine families, which made them feel even more unsettled.

The heads of the nine families had no idea what he was up to, but they had a guilty conscience.

Whatever he did, they couldn't help feeling panicky.

This morning, Philip invited the heads of the other eight families again to a secret meeting place on the outskirts to secretly discuss how to deal with Matthew.

He was also the one who had proposed the plan to use the Cosby Family to deal with Matthew.

After gathering the heads of the eight families, Philip realized that the eight family heads had changed their attitude toward him this time.

Previously, the White Family was the most powerful of the Ten Greatest Families of Eastshire, so the ten families were basically led by Philip, who was also the nine families’ spiritual leader.

Because of that, Philip wielded a great deal of clout among the ten families.

This time, however, after the eight family heads arrived, Philip noticed that there was something wrong with the way they looked at him.He knew that they were afraid of Matthew's retaliation after they failed to use the Cosby Family to deal with him.

After all, Matthew had wiped out a big family after a brief argument before, so no one wanted to be another family wiped out by him.

Matthew had done nothing these days, but he was able to place tremendous psychological pressure on the eight family heads by just staying in Eastshire.

If Philip couldn't get rid of him as soon as possible, the prestige he had built up among these men with great effort would be worn away little by little by these people's inner fears.

Taking a deep breath, he said in a grave voice, "Everyone, I know we're all disappointed that we didn't manage to kill Matthew this time, but our plan is still going on.It's still early to say whether our plan is a success or a failure right now.The Cosby Family's Leopard has promised to deal with Matthew in person.He enjoys high standing in the Cosby Family, so it's easy for him to kill Matthew! So, we don't have to be too worried.All we have to do is wait and see what happens next."

The eight family heads looked at each other.

Philip's words couldn't dispel their inner worries.

After all, it was useless to say anything right now as long as they were unable to kill Matthew.

Just when everyone else was silent, Master Wayne, who was standing in a corner, suddenly asked, "I have a question for you, Master White.I'd like to know, why must we kill Matthew?"