Chapter 109: Your IQ isn't very high, is it?

"You..." the old man was furious.

"Don't mind them, old man, I'll transfer the money to you." Chen Yu stopped the old man and transferred the money directly.

After calling his grandson to confirm the transfer, the old man was simply stunned. He thanked Chen Yu repeatedly, then wrapped up the Lingzhi for Chen Yu and ran off without looking back.

"Old man, slow down." Chen Yu was torn between laughter and tears; this old man was afraid he would go back on his word.

"Hahaha, Chen Yu, you've been scammed, right? You spent five hundred thousand on these few pieces of broken radish the size of a palm? A bumpkin is indeed always a bumpkin."

"Young Master Zhao, it seems the lessons from the last few times weren't enough of a beating for you." Chen Yu sneered: "When has anything I, Chen Yu, set my eyes on ever been wrong?"

Zhao Zhong's laughter came to an abrupt halt. He still remembered the Agarwood worth over a hundred million on the ship he had bought from Chen Yu's hands. He turned and asked Wang Qi: "Wang Qi, are you sure this is fake?"

"Generally speaking, medicine above Precious Grade generates its own Primordial Qi. I have received three-tenths of my master's true teachings and can tell completely. Even if this medicine is worth some money, it absolutely cannot reach the level of five hundred thousand." Wang Qi said with certainty.

"Hehe, Chen Yu, just admit it if you've been ripped off. I really don't know how many more times you can afford to squander the little money you've earned." Zhao Zhong sneered.

"How about we have it appraised to let you give up hope?" Chen Yu smiled.

"Fine, go get it appraised. If it's real, I'll livestream myself eating shit." Wang Qi also sneered.

"Make sure to pick a fresh one later." Chen Yu smiled and walked directly to the experts' booth on the side: "Teachers, I just bought something, would you mind appraising it for me?"

"Alright, alright." An expert put down the cup in his hand, took the Lingzhi from Chen Yu's hand, and turned it over to look at it a few times.

"Young man, how much did you pay for this?" The expert looked for a while, then raised his head to look at Chen Yu.

"Five hundred thousand." Chen Yu smiled slightly: "Does the teacher think it's worth it?"

"Haha, you are the first person to dare to spend five hundred thousand at once to buy medicine of this appearance." The expert said with a chuckle.

"Lao Wang, stop keeping us in suspense, what is this?" Another expert asked.

"Blood Jade Lingzhi. The root has patterned crowns; one pattern represents one sixty-year cycle. Looking at this root, it already has five patterned crowns, so it is at least three hundred years old." Wanglao laughed.

"Is it actually a Blood Jade Lingzhi?" The several Traditional Chinese Medicine experts at the scene immediately became excited. They crowded around, put on their glasses, and took magnifying glasses to look at it carefully.

"It's real, it's actually real."

After looking for a long time, the group discussed it animatedly, showing expressions of irrepressible excitement.

"With this appearance, how can it be called a Blood Jade Lingzhi?" The smile on Zhao Zhong's face at the side gradually disappeared.

"This object grows on steep cliffs, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. It takes shape in thirty years and grows one pattern every sixty years. It can cure a hundred diseases and remove malignant tumors. Although it looks rough on the surface, it turns a flame-patterned color after being dried, which is very beautiful." Wanglao laughed.

"Then... can this be graded?" Wang Qi was a bit dumbfounded.

"It should be rated as Precious Grade, with a valuation starting at fifty million. If auctioned, it would be at least over a hundred million, because this thing is priceless." Wanglao said with a smile: "Young man, I will issue an appraisal certificate for you now."

"Thank you, Wanglao, but no need. I'll keep this medicine for my own use; I am a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine." Chen Yu smiled.

"Good, hehe, truly a good eye." Wanglao laughed and returned the medicine to Chen Yu.

Chen Yu took the item, packed it up, stared at Wang Qi and said: "Wang Qi, go eat a fresh one."

Wang Qi's face turned livid. He snorted coldly and turned to leave.

"Your dog is untrustworthy, which shows that you, the master, haven't trained it well." Chen Yu sneered.

"You surnamed Chen, who do you think you are? You're nothing but a dog by Xia Tian's side. Today I'm going to teach you a good lesson." Zhao Zhong was furious.

"Zhao Zhong, what do you want to do in public?" A cold voice came; it was Lin Qingyue, and she was accompanied by a woman of similar age.

"Ah, Qingyue, it's you." The anger on Zhao Zhong's face vanished instantly. He chuckled and said: "Long time no see. I was just saying I wanted to go see you and your father."

"No need." Lin Qingyue looked at Zhao Zhong with disgust: "And don't think about coming to my house to propose marriage; I feel sick just looking at you."

"You..." Zhao Zhong's expression was extremely ugly.

"Chen Yu, you're here too." Lin Qingyue stopped paying attention to Zhao Zhong.

She ran to Chen Yu's side, happily took his arm and said: "Let me introduce you, my best friend Yu Zhen, from the Plant Research Division of the Shengjing Chinese Academy of Sciences. She came here today to broaden her horizons."

Zhao Zhong's face on the side immediately fell. The Zhao Family and the Lin Family were well-matched in social status. His father had originally considered marrying into the Lin Family, but now that Lin Qingyue was lukewarm toward him and yet so intimate with this bumpkin Chen Yu, he couldn't accept it.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, I am Yu Zhen. I just heard Qingyue mention you, saying your medical skills are very impressive." Yu Zhen smiled: "Please advise me."

"You're too kind." Chen Yu smiled: "Let's just look around."

"Okay." Yu Zhen nodded, and the three of them turned and left together.

"Young Master Zhao, this Lin Qingyue doesn't know what's good for her. The Zhao Family and their Lin Family are considered well-matched; what is she doing?" Wang Qi said.

"Keep a close eye on that kid surnamed Chen. Teach him a good lesson when he comes out." Zhao Zhong said coldly.

"Chen Yu, your eye for things is truly good. Fifty thousand turned into a hundred times that in an instant." Lin Qingyue was genuinely impressed.

"Actually, this kind of Precious Grade Traditional Chinese Medicine is quite hard to come by." Chen Yu smiled: "I suppose this counts as luck."

"Mr. Chen is being modest." Yu Zhen said: "If one doesn't understand the value within, even if a mountain of gold were placed in front of them, they wouldn't be able to discover it."

"By the way, Zhenzhen, show Chen Yu the thing you need; maybe he knows." Lin Qingyue smiled.

"What thing?" Chen Yu asked.

"It's like this, our research institute inadvertently obtained a strange plant. We have never seen this kind of plant before. Research has found that it has excellent hemostatic effects. For wounds several centimeters deep, as long as you apply a little of the leaf juice, the wound heals rapidly."

"But it's kept in our greenhouse and is gradually withering. Later we found out it has requirements for the soil it grows in, so I wanted to come here to try my luck." Yu Zhen took out her phone and flipped to a photo to show Chen Yu.

I saw a two-foot-tall plant with lush branches and leaves, bearing lantern-like fruits. Although it was a photo, Chen Yu saw its extraordinary nature at a glance.

"Moon Manifestation Grass, grows in dark places on the plateau. It flowers and bears fruit every ten years. It is a powerful hemostatic and can make wounds heal rapidly." Chen Yu was startled: "This belongs to the Lower Origin Grade Spirit Herb."

"You recognize this plant?" Yu Zhen was startled. She asked urgently: "Do you know how to make it regain its vitality? We've tried every method, but none work. The medicinal value of this plant is extremely high."

"It has requirements for the soil it grows in. The growth environment for this grass is the plateau, so it has requirements for its growing environment. I'm afraid large-scale cultivation is difficult." Chen Yu frowned and said: "However, raising this one is no problem; it needs a special kind of soil."

"Then do you know where to find this kind of soil?" Yu Zhen asked urgently.

"I don't know, but let's look around the site; perhaps it's here." Chen Yu smiled.

"Okay, let's look around." Yu Zhen said happily. Her trip this time was not in vain after all.

Suddenly, Chen Yu stood still at a booth. The booth displayed several stalks of Iron Skin Dendrobium, but these stalks of Iron Skin Dendrobium were different from the ordinary ones; their roots were purplish-red in color.

"Boss, how much for these few stalks of Dendrobium?" Chen Yu asked.

"Ten million per stalk, no bargaining." The stall owner was an old man. He was leisurely sprinkling water on the Dendrobium, looking indifferent.

"I want these few dendrobiums." Just at this moment, a voice sounded from behind.

Zhao Zhong and Wang Qi squeezed over, and Wang Qi stepped forward, staring at this dendrobium as if he were looking at a rare treasure: "Young Master Zhao, come quickly and look at this dendrobium."

"Is there anything unusual about it?" Zhao Zhong asked.

"Although the appearance of these few dendrobiums looks no different from ordinary ones, the roots and stems of the dendrobium are purple-red; this is the finest of dendrobiums, the Immortal Dendrobium Purple Rhyme, also known as the Soul Returning Grass, which has an effect bordering on bringing the dead back to life." Wang Qi was so excited that his voice changed.