Chapter 477 - 155: [Are You Really This Ruthless?]
Chen Yan remained silent.
Boss He murmured, "I’m now in my early fifties. I’m an ordinary person without the talent for cultivation. As a mortal, I probably have only twenty or thirty years left to live; maybe a little more, but it’s ultimately limited.
If my mother hides away to cultivate and heal for a few more years, wouldn’t the time I have left to spend with her be even less?
I was thinking, Teacher Xiao Chen, you are a practitioner with profound cultivation skills, is there a way, um... a quicker and better method, for my mother to recover quickly and come out from her secluded meditation in the mountains?"
Saying this, he took a deep breath and continued slowly, "If it requires medicine, no matter how precious the herbs are, and... hmm, I’ve read some mythological stories and novels about heavenly treasures...
If she needs such things, just point me to the right path. As long as it’s something money can buy, or I can find a way to it, no matter how expensive or how much money it takes, as long as I, Mr. He, can afford it, I won’t blink an eye!"
Speaking of this, the big filial son’s voice choked up a bit, "Since I was a child, every Spring Festival, I’ve never spent a single one apart from my mother!
On New Year’s Eve, I have to be with my mother for it to be truly New Year’s!
Before, I thought my mother had passed away, and I accepted that.
But now that I know she’s still in this world and can’t reunite with me, it makes me...
Chen Yan was moved.
He could really understand Boss He’s feelings.
When he returned to his hometown for the Spring Festival, on New Year’s Eve, despite having the company of Gu Qingyi and Lu Sisi, he could not see that familiar old lady’s figure in the old house...
Wasn’t he also feeling sad and regretful in his heart?
Actually, Chen Yan felt the same way.
If he could have a choice, to give up all his wealth and even cultivation level, to return to being a mortal, an ordinary graduate with a meager income, but could reunite and live together with the old lady like before...
He would definitely nod without hesitation! He wouldn’t hesitate for even a second!
Chen Yan didn’t speak, but Boss He felt a glimmer of hope instead.
If it was impossible, Teacher Xiao Chen would definitely have said so on the spot.
However, since he remained silent, seemingly pondering something, there might be... a way?
Chen Yan thought about You Su Yi’s situation.
The old fox was severely injured in that battle, but the external injuries weren’t that big of a trouble.
After all, You Su Yi had already taken the Bone Pill, which has miraculous effects. Even the worst external injuries can heal under the influence of the Bone Pill.
You Su Yi’s real problem is the internal injury...
This "internal" doesn’t refer to internal organs but the Primordial Spirit!
The old fox had a wounded Primordial Spirit and had to retreat for intense cultivation.
But in this world, the Primordial Qi is thin, making it even harder to cultivate the Primordial Spirit, and although the old fox has his Primordial Spirit Technique, progress is very slow.
"Let me think about it." Chen Yan didn’t definitively say no, giving this kind of response.
Boss He’s face immediately showed joy, and his heart surged with excitement. He pressed down the accelerator, and the car screeched to a halt by the side of the road.
He turned his head, looking at Chen Yan, his expression excited, seemingly wanting to reach out to grasp Chen Yan’s arms: "Teacher Xiao Chen... ah, no! Master Chen! Immortal Chen! Chen..."
"Don’t!"
Chen Yan quickly waved his hand in resignation, "I didn’t say it would definitely work; just thinking about whether there’s a way to help you. Don’t get too excited now, no need to thank me yet, I’m not fully confident either."
"No! As long as Mr. Chen is willing to help, regardless of success, my gratitude will be boundless!" Boss He spoke very appreciatively.
Chen Yan sighed, pointed forward along the road, "Let’s keep going."
"Okay! Okay, okay!"
Boss He, invigorated, restarted the car and drove forward.
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The car drove all the way to the hotel where Chen Yan was staying, and the business car that Assistant Liu was in followed all the way behind.
When the car stopped at the hotel lobby, Chen Yan had just opened the door to get off when Lu Sisi jumped out of the business car behind, hurrying to Chen Yan’s side, but remaining silent, merely standing quietly and obediently by his side.
Boss He also got out of the car, shook hands with Chen Yan to say goodbye, and then his driver came over to sit in the driver’s seat, only for Boss He to reluctantly get back in the car and leave.
Chen Yan held Lu Sisi’s hand and walked into the hotel, heading upstairs to their room.
Back in the hotel room, Lu Sisi went to take a shower while Chen Yan sat in the living room, took out his phone, thought for a moment, and then dialed a call to Ouyang.
A minute later...
"...Method to repair the Primordial Spirit?" Ouyang’s tone on the other end of the line was very relaxed, "In this world, the Primordial Qi is scarce, making the cultivation of the Primordial Spirit very slow; if the Primordial Spirit has been damaged, repairing it would likely take more than ten times longer than in the Domain Realm."
"That’s why I’m asking you, Head." Chen Yan sighed.
"Hmm... when you’re working in our Inspection Bureau, you remember the three Elixirs given every quarter, right?" Ouyang then laughed, "Among them, the Refining God Pill is an excellent medicine for strengthening the Primordial Spirit. It may not mean much in the Domain Realm, but in this world, it is a rare Spirit Pill! It is extremely beneficial for cultivators whose Primordial Spirit is injured."
Chen Yan’s eyes lit up, but then he smiled bitterly, "I just joined, I have to wait three months to get the Elixir..."
"What’s that! Don’t I still have plenty! Brother, can I watch you struggle and not help?
It’s just a Refining God Pill, I have plenty of those here. I’ll give you one later, and you can repay me after you get your salary."