"Haha, since Elder Chen does not wish to exchange, consider this a token of my respect for the anti-Japanese hero of yesteryear, a gift for you." Seeing the situation, Ge Dongxu actually admired Chen Jiateng's character and, smiling, stuffed the Taiyin Spirit Gathering Formation Talisman Jade into his hand.
Now, the Taiyin Spirit Gathering Formation Talisman Jade wasn't so precious to him. The reason he hadn't wanted to bring up the Spirit Gathering Formation Talismans Jade earlier was to avoid attracting attention and the problems that "a man is not guilty, but he invites trouble if he has a jade" could bring. Later, out of necessity to obtain those two dicinal ingredients, he brought it up, feeling he had no need to hide it from the Chen Family anymore, and giving them one didn't matter.
Beyond that reason, Dongxu was insistent on giving it away because he did not want to mix up the matter of exchanging the dicinal ingredients with his earlier intervention. In his view, what he did just now was to draw his sword to help in the face of injustice, expecting nothing in return.
Of course, Dongxu would only give away one piece.
A favor for a bowl of rice turns into grudge for a speck of rice. Although Dongxu trusted Chen Jiateng's character, once he knew that Dongxu could easily inscribe the Taiyin Spirit Gathering Formation Talisman Jade, it was hard to say if anything would change!
After all, Chen Jiateng wasn't his fellow senior sect disciple!
"Chen truly doesn't deserve such generosity!" Chen Jiateng clutched Ge Dongxu's hand tightly, emotionally moved to the point of moistening eyes.
On the side, Xu Lei couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache at the sight.
This was a Spirit Gathering Formation Talismans Jade, and it was just given away like that!
However, Xu Lei also knew that Ge Dongxu had his principles when it ca to doing things, and this act was not about expecting any reward. While his heart bled, he couldn't help but respect Dongxu even more.
"Elder Chen, you're too kind. Please ensure that the matter of the Spirit Gathering Formation Talismans Jade is not revealed to others," Dongxu patted Chen Jiateng on the back of the hand and said.
"I understand, Mister Ge can rest assured!" Chen Jiateng said seriously, and then he turned to Chen Zhengbin with a stern look, saying, "Did you hear Mister Ge's words clearly? If you leak a single word, I will expel you from the Chen Family, and you will never be allowed to acknowledge your ancestors or return to your roots."
"I understand!" Chen Zhengbin quickly stood up, his expression solemn.
"Then, thank you, Elder Chen. Now, could you take to see those two dicinal ingredients?" Dongxu asked.
"Of course, Mister Ge, Mister Xu, please follow ," Chen Jiateng nodded.
"We're all friends now. I'm young, so Elder Chen needn't call 'Mister Ge' all the ti, just call by my na," Dongxu said with a smile.
"With your cultivation, you are more than worthy of the honorific 'Mister.' However, since you've said so, I will respectfully comply and call you by your na. And don't call 'Elder Chen' anymore; if you don't mind, just call 'Old Brother Chen,'" Chen Jiateng replied.
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhengbin's expression suddenly beca rather lively.
If Dongxu were to call his father "Old Brother," then he'd have to address him as 'Uncle.'
Dongxu didn't feel there was anything amiss, as he had two elder martial brothers who were older than Chen Jiateng, and since Chen Jiateng was a person from Qin and Dongxu held the title of Sect Leader of the Pill Talisman Sect, it was actually quite generous of him to call Chen Jiateng "Old Brother."
As for the shareholder of Qinghe Herbal Tea, Cheng Yazhou, Dongxu addressed him as 'Uncle Cheng,' which was a secular relationship, a different matter altogether, and should not be conflated.
"Alright, I'll call you Brother Chen, and you can call Dongxu," Ge Dongxu said with a smile.
Chen Zhengbin saw that his father had struck up a friendship with Ge Dongxu in just a few words, and though he shook his head inwardly, he also knew that given the terrifying strength Ge Dongxu had just displayed, it was his father who was reaching up in their friendship.
Chatting and laughing, the group arrived at the back garden.
Once in the back garden, Dongxu's gaze imdiately fell on the Jiuyang Chi Yan Fruit and the Ganlin Xuanyang Grass. He couldn't hide the excitent on his face as he said, "That's right, that's right, it's the Jiuyang Chi Yan Fruit and the Ganlin Xuanyang Grass. Now my senior brother's leg can be healed."
"So you were searching for these two herbs to treat your senior brother's leg!" Chen Jiateng said, looking at Dongxu with even more respect.
"Yes, like you, my senior brother was also a hero in the war against Japan in his early years. His leg was affected by a Yin toxin. Only his condition is many tis more severe than yours, and we need these herbs to refine a decoction dicine that can heal him," Ge Dongxu explained.
"Oh, so your senior brother must be quite old by now. May I know his na? Maybe I know him," Chen Jiateng inquired.
"That's possible, my senior brother's na is Yang Yinhou. I don't know if Chen..." Ge Dongxu nodded in response. As fellow Qin, and now as friends despite the difference in age, there was no reason to conceal this matter.
"Uncle Master Yang, your senior brother is Uncle Master Yang! He's still alive, no wonder, no wonder you're so formidable!" Before Dongxu finished speaking, Chen Jiateng suddenly beca excited and even teary-eyed.
Caught off guard, Dongxu stared at Chen Jiateng for a while before asking, "You actually knew my senior brother, but how do you call him 'Uncle Master'?"
"How could I not know Uncle Master Yang? When the nation was in peril, we overseas Chinese were filled with the sa patriotic fervor. Many people donated money, and many returned to the country to join the war effort. My father and I also went back to China, and that's when we t Uncle Master Yang in Shanghai. Back then, Uncle Master Yang was a Guest Elder of the Qing Gang, and my father joined the Qing Gang too. They shared a deep friendship and thus addressed each other as peers. That's why I refer to your senior brother as Uncle Master. Uncle Master Yang taught a lot at the ti, without his guidance, I certainly wouldn't have accomplished what I have today. Later we went back to Indonesia and never saw him again. I heard that Uncle Master Yang fell in an ambush in the war in Myanmar and was believed to have been sacrificed. My father shed tears over it on several occasions. To think that Uncle Master Yang is still alive, my father would have been very comforted to know this down in the netherworld," said Chen Jiateng, his eyes filled with reminiscence.
"So that's how it is. The world really is small," Ge Dongxu mused, overwheld with emotion.
"Since you are Uncle Master Yang's junior brother, you can't keep calling Brother Chen from now on, or things will get mixed up," Chen Jiateng suddenly realized, looking at Ge Dongxu with a wry smile amidst his emotional state.
He had been saying before that he was presuming too much, and now it seed he really had!
Upon hearing his father's words, Chen Zhengbin's heart trembled.
Alright, now it wasn't enough to call him 'Uncle'; he had to address him with an even higher level of respect.
Ge Dongxu was slightly taken aback when he heard this, then also looked at Chen Jiateng with a wry smile.
In the world of Qin, seniority is highly valued. If the relationship isn't close, it might not matter much, but once there is a familial connection, it wouldn't be appropriate to ss up the order of seniority.
Given the relationship between the Chen Family and Yang Yinhou, it would definitely be inappropriate for Dongxu to continue calling Chen Jiateng 'Brother Chen'. Of course, Chen Jiateng wouldn't presu to accept that either.
But for Chen Jiateng, an elderly man of notable age, to call him 'Uncle Master', Ge Dongxu found it completely awkward.
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