"What exactly is going on with them?"
Zhu Fei muttered to himself and suddenly felt his mobile phone, which he was carrying, vibrating repeatedly.
He took out his mobile phone and found two text ssages.
One was from Qiu Ruoxue, saying she was currently going to have dinner with Tang ngyun and Pan Tingting, and that she would contact him later, so he needn’t worry.
The other ssage was from Pan Tingting.
Her way of speaking was obviously not as mild as Qiu Ruoxue’s. She scolded Zhu Fei, saying he had broken their original agreent, and she would definitely settle the score with him when she returned.
Zhu Fei didn’t take Pan Tingting’s non-threatening threat seriously.
However, after these two ssages, Zhu Fei had also guessed why the three ladies might be going out to dinner together.
At that mont, he thought about it and decided not to interfere with the ladies’ dinner party; instead, he dialed Xu Pengfei’s number and called him.
Earlier, he had learned from Song Yan that Lan City’s Chunqiu Pavilion had apparently received a batch of sowhat rare dicinal materials.
Song Yan hadn’t specified which materials.
After all, he was no longer in Lan City, so he wasn’t particularly familiar with the current situation of Chunqiu Pavilion in Lan City.
He had rely suggested that Zhu Fei contact Xu Pengfei upon returning to Lan City and take whatever materials he needed.
Zhu Fei naturally wasn’t about to be polite with Song Yan. Soon after he dialed the number, Xu Pengfei’s hearty laughter ca through.
"Haha! I guess you’re calling now, Zhu, to ask about dicinal materials, right?"
Hearing Xu Pengfei’s teasing, Zhu Fei couldn’t help feeling a bit embarrassed.
It was true, it seed that every ti he contacted Xu Pengfei, it was to ask about dicinal materials and rarely anything else.
However, Xu Pengfei didn’t seem to mind and continued laughingly:
"Co on, tell , Zhu, what do you want this ti? I’ve received so new dicinal materials this morning. Tell what you need, and let’s see if I have them."
"Don’t worry, Elder Song has already inford that you can take whatever you need."
Hearing Xu Pengfei say this, Zhu Fei stopped dwelling on the earlier issue and smiled, "Then I’ll have to trouble Manager Xu again."
Having said that, Zhu Fei listed the ingredients needed for the pill recipe he was trying to prepare.
After listening, Xu Pengfei first said, "Hold on a mont, Zhu Fei."
Shortly after, about two minutes later, Xu Pengfei spoke with a resigned smile, "It seems I have to disappoint you this ti, Zhu. The materials you just ntioned—I’ve already checked them."
"I have most of the other materials, but I don’t have the Light Flower. But don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye out for you."
"As soon as I get any news about this material, I’ll notify you imdiately."
"Thanks, Manager Xu."
Zhu Fei wasn’t too disappointed about the outco.
After all, the pill recipe he was working on was indeed for a pill.
Yes, a pill recipe, specifically one known as the Qi Gathering Pill.
As the na suggests, the Qi Gathering Pill is ant to help cultivators gather True Qi Spiritual Power to breakthrough realms.
Even though his current cultivation wasn’t sufficient to concoct pills, he knew that collecting ingredients for pill-crafting was definitely the right move.
"Brother Zhu, should I start preparing the rest of the herbs for you now?"
"Um, please do prepare them. Also, do you still have the herbs that Elder Song gave last ti?"
"Oh, the herbs from last ti?"
Upon hearing Zhu Fei’s question, Xu Pengfei was clearly startled, but he soon rembered and hurriedly replied:
"I’m sorry, Brother Zhu. Since Elder Song brought those herbs himself last ti, I didn’t pay special attention. But hold on, let check for you now."
With that, the line went quiet.
Clearly, Xu Pengfei was looking for the herbs for Zhu Fei again.
However, Zhu Fei didn’t have to wait for too long; about five minutes later, Xu Pengfei’s laughter ca through the phone again.
"Hehe, Brother Zhu, I just checked. In the batch of herbs we just received, we have exactly those you needed last ti."
"How about this; why don’t you co over here, and I’ll pack both sets of herbs for you, and you can take them imdiately."
Hearing Xu Pengfei say this, although Zhu Fei thought "how embarrassing," he nodded and said:
"Thank you, Manager Xu. I’ll co over right now."
After speaking, Zhu Fei didn’t continue the conversation but greeted Xu Pengfei and then hung up the phone.
...
About half an hour later, when Zhu Fei appeared at Chunqiu Pavilion again, Xu Pengfei was still as usual, holding the two packs of herbs, greeting Zhu Fei with a cheerful smile:
"Brother Zhu, here are the two sets of herbs you wanted. Do you have ti now? If you’re free..."
"Hehe, drinking, right? Okay, but this ti I must treat you, pick a place."
Before Xu Pengfei could finish, Zhu Fei had already agreed smilingly.
After all, Xu Pengfei was a decent person and, in so ways, had been a great help to him.
Elder Song had already ntioned dining together previously, and this ti, there was no way Zhu Fei could refuse him again.
Otherwise, even if Xu Pengfei wouldn’t mind, he himself would feel sowhat unreasonable.
"Alright, since Brother Zhu insists, I won’t be pretentious. How do you feel about the restaurants in the comrcial district?"
Hearing Zhu Fei agreeing to dine together, Xu Pengfei’s face lit up, and he imdiately nodded, asking.
"Um, anywhere is fine, if Manager Xu wants to go to a high-end hotel, that’s fine too."
"Hehe, high-end hotels really aren’t that interesting; the restaurants in the comrcial district have more character. Brother Zhu, just wait a bit longer, let arrange things here, and then we can go right away."
After saying this with a smile, Xu Pengfei turned and walked towards an office in the back.
...
Not long after, when Xu Pengfei turned around and ca back, his face no longer bore the happy expression from before, but instead showed a deep concern.
Zhu Fei imdiately noticed Xu Pengfei’s unusual deanor and couldn’t help asking, "What’s wrong, Manager Xu? Did sothing happen?"
Hearing Zhu Fei’s question, Xu Pengfei seed to co back to his senses and gave a bitter smile, saying:
"Brother Zhu, I have to apologize to you again. My family just called , telling my wife was in a car accident. It’s serious; she’s in the People’s Hospital being resuscitated."
"They also asked to co imdiately, saying if I’m late, I... I might not get a chance to see her for one last ti."
PS: A bit of a plot bottleneck; can only update twice for now, I need to organize the upcoming plot well, sorry everyone.
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