Chapter 426: Taking Advantage of One’s Seniority - Part 1

Yin Tian raised his head, not knowing who was approaching him.

Soon, a man who appeared to be in his early sixties appeared outside the small courtyard.

He peeked into the yard, then walked in with a smile on his face and said to Yin Tian, "Young brother, are you studying medicine with all these herbs?"

Yin Tian didn’t know what the visitor wanted, and merely nodded his head.

The old man was very familiar, looking over the boxes of medicine.

When he saw the small wooden box containing Thousand Stars Vine, he clicked his tongue in admiration, "Ah, this small wooden box is quite exquisite. What’s inside it?"

As he spoke, he had already opened the small wooden box.

Upon seeing the Thousand Stars Vine inside, the old man’s eyes suddenly sharpened, and his pupils contracted violently, clearly shocked by the contents.

"Hiss..."

He sucked in a breath of cold air, then looked at Yin Tian, "Young brother, this is a fine item, and it’s useful to me. Sell it to me."

Yin Tian raised his head, glanced at the old man, "Not for sale."

"Don’t be like that."

The old man, smiling, spoke up, "I am also a doctor. I’ve been researching some herbs lately, and this item is exactly what I need. Anyway, it’s of no use to you, so why not sell it to me? What do you say?"

"How do you know it’s of no use to me?"

Yin Tian walked over and took the small wooden box back from the old man’s hands.

Seeing this, the old man’s expression turned ugly, "Hey, young man, to keep this thing to yourself is simply a waste. What do you need it for?"

"To save people."

"Save people? Do you even know what this is? And you dare claim you want to use it to save people?"

The old man chuckled disdainfully, looking down on Yin Tian, "I’ll tell you, I need this thing to save people too, and it’s a very important person at that."

"So, just give me this item, and once I save that important person, half the credit... no, a third, will be yours. How about that?"

Yin Tian raised his head, looking seriously at the old man, "I have already said, I am keeping it for my own use!"

"Why won’t anything get through to you, kid?"

The old man puffed up his beard and glared at Yin Tian, "Talking is useless, right? I’m telling you, whether you like it or not, I must take it today!"

"Are you trying to play the elder card?"

Yin Tian glanced at the old man, a sneer of disdain in his voice, "It’s not yours, are you planning to rob me?"

"Today, I really will rob you!"

The old man let out a cold snort, and suddenly, several silver needles appeared at his fingertips.

With a flick of his fingers, the silver needles shot towards Yin Tian’s chest.

But Yin Tian, as if feeling nothing at all, let the silver needles prick into his body.

"Huh..."

The old man, seeing his sneak attack succeed, had a smirk of triumph on his face, "That will teach you to be arrogant with me, I..."

He was in the midst of speaking when he suddenly froze, staring at Yin Tian.

Because he noticed that Yin Tian had been hit by three silver needles but seemed fine, still tidying up the herbs in the courtyard as if nothing had happened.

"You... how’s that possible!"

The old man let out a cry of surprise.

"Did you truly think your little trick was something significant?"

Yin Tian glanced at the old man and snorted coldly, "A mere trifling skill, daring to show off in front of me?"

As he spoke, Yin Tian pulled out the three silver needles from his chest one by one, "Stagger Within Three Steps, although it’s not very significant, it does have some merit."

Hearing Yin Tian actually name the technique he used, the old man’s expression grew even uglier.

"Misunderstanding, young brother, this is all a misunderstanding."

Clearly understanding how to assess the situation, the old man knew Yin Tian was not someone to mess with and hastily apologized.

"Misunderstanding?"

Yin Tian curled his lips in disdain.

"It’s definitely a misunderstanding."

The old man nodded vehemently.

At that moment, a car approached from the distance.

The car stopped right outside the villa, and Sir Li got out.

The old man saw Sir Li, his face lighting up with joy.

He ran up to Sir Li, bowing and scraping, "Sir Li, what brings you here? I was planning to visit you. How are you feeling?"

"I’ll tell you, I just discovered a herb that had been extinct for a long time, which is sure to benefit you. But this youngster is so stubborn, nothing gets through to him, and I couldn’t convince him no matter what. Maybe you could have a word with him?"

But Sir Li completely ignored the old man’s words, and stepped directly up to Yin Tian, "My friend, have all the herbs you need been delivered?"

Upon hearing this, the old man was immediately taken aback.

Sir Li knew this youngster?

Yin Tian responded with a grin towards Sir Li, "I just checked them, there’s no issue."

"That’s good."

"Please go inside and take a seat, Sir Li. We’ll set off once I’m done here."