Chapter 29: One Hundred Thousand

Side room of the Zheng family mansion.

Although it was called a side room, it still had a three-courtyard layout.

"You're saying the other party defeated you in one move?"

Chen Chen was majestic in appearance, wearing a white shirt, holding an ancient book in his hand, his temperament showing not a bit of sharpness, more like a scholar.

He ignored the broken left arm of 'Wild Wolf Blade' Long Shi and frowned slightly.

"Not only that, he is too young."

Long Shi pressed his barely scabbed left arm, his face showing intense pain, unwillingly saying: "Young, extremely strong, fair skin, without any traces of wind and sun."

He felt poisonous resentment in his heart, wishing he could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, but he didn't dare to hide anything.

Because if they went to battle, these masters would definitely not be willing to be at the front, and would use him as a vanguard. If not fully prepared, the whole family might be in danger.

Even if the other party didn't look down on his whole family, if he died, the people he had offended over the years would be very happy to do the job for them.

Long Shi looked at him expectantly.

These masters above had supernatural powers. Once fully prepared, they wouldn't be afraid of a young man with some background, right?

"Since that's the case."

Chen Chen placed his hand on the ancient book and said slowly: "Then slow down, prioritize the master's affairs first."

Long Shi lowered his head.

Giving everyone in the grocery store a bonus of ten taels, Huang De double, plus two days of leave, Jiang Ding returned home.

This was a large sum of money.

If buying rice, he could buy over four thousand catties; coarse grains could double or triple that, enough for a family of several to live for several years.

If those so-called big figures were relentless, even if he liked the current situation, he would have to run away.

If they vented their anger, there was no way.

But he would take revenge.

No matter which big figure who claimed to be high and mighty was involved, once he could crush them, he would find them and stab them all to death with one sword.

1:00 AM.

Jiang Ding glanced at his phone, skipping the messages of people chatting and joking in the class group. The Immortal Sect Library app popped up two unread messages.

Clicking on them, Jiang Ding showed joy.

"Caiyun Pharmaceutical's Shao Chengkang: Hello, Mr. Jiang. The α-acetyl 257 molecule you discovered and patented in 'Purple Spirit Grass' has a certain auxiliary effect on the refining of a certain elixir of our company. After our research, we are willing to purchase your complete patent authorization for 155,000 mortal coins."

"What do you think?"

No one can violate the first law of the Immortal Sect.

This meant that the company wouldn't need to pay Jiang Ding patent fees for using Purple Spirit Grass ingredients in the future; it was a one-time buyout.

Purple Spirit Grass was discovered by Jiang Ding when he was in the mortal stage and had a 300-year patent period.

"155,000 mortal coins..."

Jiang Ding hesitated, unable to make up his mind.

Lacking relevant knowledge, he couldn't judge whether this price was reasonable.

Such large companies had many backup options for elixir research and development. If he opened his mouth like a lion, others would give up using this ingredient.

They might not even have elixirs using this ingredient; it was just technical preparation done by the large company in advance.

Conversely, if it could be confirmed that Purple Spirit Grass was irreplaceable and even applied to some high-value spiritual elixir, then patent fees of hundreds of thousands of mortal coins plus spiritual coins might be negotiable.

No longer hesitating, Jiang Ding got up and went to knock on the door of Lin Wanqiu's bedroom.

Bang bang bang!

Not waiting long, Lin Wanqiu opened the door, sleepy-eyed, her hair messy: "Dingding, did something happen?"

Jiang Ding pointed to the sofa.

"... That's it. Mom, do you know, or do you have any friends in the medical field?" Jiang Ding explained it once and handed the phone to Lin Wanqiu.

"Hmm?"

Lin Wanqiu's eyes widened immediately, and she quickly took the phone.

"Our family is going to get rich!"

Her eyes became bright: "I studied metal smelting in college, and that's my job too, but I have a high school best friend who is in this industry."

Ignoring the rudeness of calling in the middle of the night, she dialed a call.

After a long while, she put down the phone.

"It's hard to judge."

Lin Wanqiu rubbed her temples: "Elixirs involve hundreds of millions of ingredients and refining techniques. Based on a single molecular structure, even an insider can't judge the value, unless it's an industry master or an insider of Caiyun Pharmaceutical."

"We can't afford a master alchemist; it's too expensive."

"Then we can only agree to their offer." Jiang Ding sighed. He didn't understand anything, so he couldn't bargain even if he wanted to.

Statistically, it was highly likely just a common, replaceable ingredient. After all, medicinal herbs that could be applied to high-value spiritual elixirs were extremely rare.

"It's already very good."

Lin Wanqiu said excitedly.

Jiang Ding gently stroked his sword hilt, wiping away the greed and unwillingness that had risen in his heart: "Mom, economic base determines the superstructure. Since I've already earned such a large sum of money, can you promise me one thing?"

"You say it." Lin Wanqiu waved her hand, acting atmospheric.

"Resign from the overtime you've taken on, for at least a year."

Jiang Ding looked into her eyes.

The Rongcheng Steel Plant implemented an eight-hour workday, 8 AM to 6 PM, with a two-hour lunch break, rotating in three shifts. Because Jiang Ding and Jiang Yuan were both in school, expenses were high, so Lin Wanqiu took the initiative to apply for four hours of overtime every day.

"This, you need money for martial arts..."

Lin Wanqiu hesitated. This was just a windfall like winning the lottery; there was no follow-up, and they could only sit and eat until the sky fell.

And martial arts,

As far as she knew, no amount of money was enough, especially for those with poor talent.

"Just one year." Jiang Ding placed his hand on the sword hilt, a high-spirited confidence radiating: "And haven't you heard? Generally, martial artists can only achieve something when their thoughts are clear."

Lin Wanqiu noticed his movement and frowned.

She knew that this son of hers had extremely strong opinions. Once he decided on something, it was rarely possible to persuade him otherwise.

"... Alright."

Lin Wanqiu agreed hesitantly.

To be honest, she hadn't worked overtime since she was a young girl, and she really couldn't stand it these past few years. She had cried to her grandmother on the phone several times, relying entirely on gritting her teeth to persist.

"Great! Good night!"

Jiang Ding smiled and walked toward his room with light steps. Internal energy flowed naturally, and his whole body seemed to be much more transparent.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, internal energy flowed through the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, and then flowed to the third regular meridian, the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian.

The progress was roughly as expected.

Strands of internal energy nourished and tempered the ten main meridians of the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian. A tingling pain came, and then it was repaired, the pain smoothed out.

Opening his eyes, he let the kingfisher that had entered through the window at some point snatch away a large stack of specimens, including various plants and insects, and even an animal similar to a mouse, packed in a small cage.

It was almost like a small mountain, and the tiny kingfisher on top could barely be seen.

However, this guy didn't seem to be struggling, packing and snatching them away steadily, and still had the energy to perform invisibility spells according to Jiang Ding's request.

"Need help?"

Jiang Ding asked softly.

This specimen mountain was larger than the window and didn't seem to be able to squeeze out at all.

"Chirp chirp!"

The kingfisher shook its sharp beak, a bit of green light spread from the beak, and then the specimen pile visibly shrank, then flapped its wings and disappeared.

Spell?

Jiang Ding looked at this scene in surprise. Not every courier kingfisher could do this trick; this guy was an elite.

Taking out his phone, setting an alarm, replying to the Caiyun Pharmaceutical researcher, and dealing with the last unread message.

The moment he clicked on it, Jiang Ding's fingers trembled. ===== CHAPTER 30 =====