Chapter 19: Chapter 19: Zhou Shihao’s Sense of Oppression
"Yes," Su Luo nodded.
However, before Elder Wei could get excited, Su Luo’s words imdiately dashed cold water on his hopes, "But even if I gave you the alchemy formula, you wouldn’t be able to produce it."
This wasn’t a lie on Su Luo’s part; the formulas he had were extraordinary, beyond the capability of ordinary people to produce.
"Young man, do you an that while I can’t produce it, you can?" asked Elder Wei, full of surprise and uncertainty.
Su Luo shook his head, "That depends on the circumstances, most elixirs—I can’t produce them right now either."
Hearing this, Elder Wei didn’t look disappointed. On the contrary, a smile spread across his face.
After all, that was only logical.
If Su Luo, at his young age, claid he could produce every elixir in the world, that would have genuinely disappointed Elder Wei. He would have only thought the young man was exaggerating and bragging.
"I have a patient who has practiced martial arts for many years but was once injured by an enemy, damaging his heart ridian, leaving him with a hidden ailnt. As he has grown older, the burden on his heart far exceeds that of an ordinary person. He often suffers from insufficient blood supply to the heart, even experiencing pain as if being cut by knives. He has been tornted by this for many years. Western dicine can only relieve the symptoms, not cure the root of the problem. I had pinned my hopes on the Heart Protecting Pill, but now, you’ve said that its effects are no better than Western dicine and also can’t provide a cure. Young man, do you have an alchemy formula that can truly cure this kind of heart problem?"
Elder Wei looked at Su Luo with a face full of hope.
"Yes. Moreover, this kind of elixir—I can produce it," said Su Luo.
"That’s truly wonderful. Young man, if you really can produce such an elixir, no matter what your conditions are, just state them. I will satisfy them to the best of my ability," said Elder Wei excitedly.
"I need money. I can help you cure that patient, but you will have to pay
an additional million in cash on top of the million bounty. Of course, this paynt can be made after I have cured the patient," said Su Luo.
Su Luo’s earlier hint was because he felt Elder Wei was quite straightforward, but now, in order to cultivate, he needed a substantial amount of money for support. Thus, Su Luo was willing to play the mundane role and charge a portion of the dical fees for his own use.
He had been prepared for Elder Wei to haggle over the price, but unexpectedly, Elder Wei agreed without a second thought: "No problem."
Su Luo was taken aback.
All of a sudden, he felt that he was too young, possibly asking too little.
But Su Luo would not go back on his word. He said, "In three days, I will co here to find you. By then, I will cure that patient for you."
"Excellent, young man, I’ll be waiting for your good news," said Elder Wei, sowhat excited.
Afterward, Su Luo followed the list of dicinal ingredients he had given the assistant, choosing the oldest ones available in the store, and took nearly a million’s worth of dicinal materials.
Of course, because Su Luo had completed the dicinal formula, he took these materials for free.
He returned to the Su Family Ancestral House.
Su Luo arranged all the dicinal materials, but he didn’t start refining pills imdiately.
"I wonder if Aunt Shen has missed ?"
Su Luo murmured to himself.
The graceful figure of Shen Qingzhi appeared in his mind, especially the scene of her bathing without a stitch in the bathroom, which beca vividly clear in Su Luo’s thoughts, quickening his heartbeat.
Su Luo wished he could imdiately go and find Shen Qingzhi to relive the craziness of that night.
However, Su Luo also knew that Shen Qingzhi had been willing to give herself on that night only to get back at Zhou Shihao.
Now, if he wanted to have anything happen with Shen Qingzhi again, it probably wouldn’t be so easy.
The way Shen Qingzhi had treated him in the bathroom was telling enough.
"Only by becoming stronger can I gain Aunt Shen’s respect and free her from her misery," thought Su Luo.
As he thought of Shen Qingzhi, his excitent was matched with an increasing determination in his eyes.
He set aside thoughts of Shen Qingzhi and turned his focus back to the pressing matter of refining pills.
"With these materials, I will surely break through to the Third Level of Qi Refinent within three days," he whispered to himself.
"Now, I can only hope that Lin Wu’s brother won’t co looking for
too soon."
Su Luo took a deep breath.
The reason he had promised Elder Wei to personally take action and help heal the sick was also because he had heard Elder Wei ntion that the patient was a martial arts practitioner who had been injured in the heart ridian by an opponent.
While Su Luo wanted to heal the sick, he also wanted to inquire about the affairs of the Martial Arts World.
He wanted to understand the true strength of Jiangbei’s Top Ten experts.
Especially Lin Jiangpu.
In that way, Su Luo could be well-prepared in advance and not be caught off guard.
Afterward, Su Luo used the simple tools available in the kitchen, such as the casserole and stove, combined with his Divine Sense and the True Qi fire he created, to begin extracting the essence of the dicinal ingredients and proceed with alchemy.
This was Su Luo’s first ti refining elixirs.
Given the rudintary facilities,
Su Luo’s first attempt at alchemy ended in direct failure.
But Su Luo discovered that his innate talent for alchemy seed quite good. After summing up his experience from the first failure, his second attempt was foolproof, and he succeeded right away.
He successfully produced the Qi Replenishing Pill!
Although its quality was diocre, it was indeed a success.
"Does this an I can be considered a genius in alchemy?" Su Luo couldn’t help but smile.
He began to wholeheartedly imrse himself in the refinent of the "Qi Replenishing Pill".
At the sa ti,
Inside Zhou Shihao’s private estate.
Zhou Shihao and his party returned to the villa where he lived.
In the living room,
Zhou Shihao dismissed everyone but kept only himself and Shen Qingzhi.
"If there’s nothing else, I’ll head back to my room," Shen Qingzhi said.
"Don’t you have anything to explain?"
Zhou Shihao’s gaze swept over Shen Qingzhi, showing no trace of pleasure or anger, and even his tone sounded devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
But precisely because of this, Shen Qingzhi’s body tensed slightly.
Imdiately, she sat down on the sofa opposite Zhou Shihao, looking at him calmly, "What kind of explanation do you want?"
Zhou Shihao, with no expression of joy or anger, asked, "What’s the matter between you and Lin Ruoxi?"
"Don’t you already know? Why bother asking ?" Shen Qingzhi coldly scoffed.
"I want you to answer
personally," Zhou Shihao stood up and walked over to Shen Qingzhi, looking down at her as she sat on the sofa.
He was clearly not angry, nor was there any shouting, but there was an intense sense of oppression that almost made Shen Qingzhi suffocate.
This was the imposing aura of the Underground Emperor of Jiangbei, commanding respect without anger.
Shen Qingzhi raised her eyes to et Zhou Shihao’s.
After a mont, she spoke up, "That’s right, she and I have developed a relationship, and your head, the great hero of Jiangbei, is now awash with green."
As she said this, Shen Qingzhi suddenly laughed, as if finally voicing these words was indeed a relief for her.
Zhou Shihao didn’t respond with anger but chuckled instead. He grasped Shen Qingzhi’s chin, gazing at her, and said word by word:
"Shen Qingzhi, I don’t mind if you and Lin Ruoxi have sothing going on between you two won, as long as you still present yourself as Zhou Shihao’s woman to the outside world and properly play your role as Madam Zhou. But I still need to remind you, even if it’s with a woman, don’t overdo it. If you lose your virginity, I will make you, as well as your Shen Family, and even Lin Ruoxi’s entire Lin Family, die with nowhere to bury!"
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