Chapter 15: Chapter 13: Face is Given to Each Other_1
At this moment, thinking about all this, Li Youyan accepted the Pill Doctor's Introductory Technique and said, "Since my young friend Yang Chen trusts me, I can't be stingy and petty either. I have already looked over this Pill Doctor's Introductory Technique, and it is indeed genuine. I just don't know what Yang Chen needs in return for this trade."
Yang Chen smiled and said, "I only need some Spiritual Medicine resources, dozens of types, the quantity might be quite large. But I believe the Li Family Commerce Group should be able to provide them. I don't intend to make an unreasonable request either. However, this Pill Doctor's Introductory technique is indeed precious. I have obtained permission from the elders of the clan to trade it. I hope the two seniors can understand."
Yang Chen deliberately brought up the elders of the clan, which was essentially showing the power of the Yang family's backing.
"Haha, you're too modest, my young friend Yang Chen. Although our Li Family Commerce Group is not the best in the Great Wilderness, we believe that meeting your and the clan elders' requirements should not be difficult," Li Youyan said.
Hearing this, Yang Chen nodded in satisfaction and then listed all the Spiritual Medicine resources he needed.
When he finished listing dozens of types of Spiritual Medicine resources, Li Youyan took a sharp breath of cold air.
These Spiritual Medicine resources were all rare and precious, yet within the Li family's capabilities. It wasn't hard to see that Yang Chen came prepared.
Adding up all these resources would indeed cost the Li Family Commerce Group a bloody fortune. However, weighing the pros and cons, Li Youyan had no intention of refusing.
Soon, Li Youyan said straightforwardly, "Alright, the resources that my young friend Yang Chen needs are available at our Li Family Commerce Group. However, it will take some time to gather them all. So, if my young friend trusts us, within seven days, our Li Family Commerce Group will personally deliver these resources to the clan and hand them over to you."
Although Yang Chen wasn't entirely satisfied with not getting the resources immediately, he didn't show it on his face. He smiled and said, "Thank you, both seniors. I trust the reputation of the Li Family Commerce Group."
"In that case, we've reached an agreement for the trade. I wonder if Yang Chen would like to sit down and chat for a while?" Li Youyan said with a chuckle.
"I'm afraid I can't accept your kind invitation, as my maidservant is waiting outside, and I don't want to keep her waiting too long. I won't stay any longer." Yang Chen didn't really want to spend too much time with the two people who could control his life and death. After making some excuses, he intended to leave.
Li Youyan didn't make things difficult for him and stood up, saying, "Allow me to see you off, my friend Yang Chen!"
"Thank you, both seniors."
Afterward, Yang Chen obtained the Fire Red Fruit and the Li Family Commerce Group's promise, and left with Gu Mingyue.
Watching Yang Chen leave, Li Youyan and the two elders of the Li family fell into deep thought.
"Eldest Brother, didn't that kid make too outrageous a request? So many resources... Although it won't ruin our Li Family Commerce Group, it'll definitely swallow up quite a few rare resources." The elder next to Li Youyan said. He was Li Youyan's second brother, Li Youren.
Li Youyan smiled and said, "Didn't the kid also give us the Pill Doctor's Introductory Technique?"
"To tell you the truth, even though the Pill Doctor's Introductory Technique is precious, his experience and judgment are obviously not sufficient. He handed it over in advance, and we didn't have to bother negotiating so much with him." Li Youren was very dissatisfied with Li Youyan's approach.
After all, being so polite to a kid at the first layer of the Body Refining Realm seemed a bit too much for Li Youyan.
Li Youyan sighed, "Second Brother, you only saw the surface but didn't see the depth and details of the situation. You think this kid looks foolish and inexperienced, but he's actually quite clever. Do you really think he handed over the complete method of the Pill Doctor's Way? Yes, he did, but if you look at the text and paragraphs in it, there are hints and reservations. This kid obviously has a few tricks up his sleeve."
"He dared play us?"
"Play? Well, it wouldn't go that far. He did hand over the Pill Doctor's method. It's just that he didn't give the full version. At most, he gave us a third of the content." Li Youyan stroked his beard.
"A third of the content? Eldest Brother, you're still letting him have such outrageous demands?" Li Youren was puzzled.
Li Youyan, slightly annoyed, said, "Second Brother, this is where you don't understand. Just think about it. The Yang family traded the Pill Doctor's method with us, which is already very difficult for them. The key point is not the Pill Doctor's Technique itself. Even if the kid handed over all the content of the Pill Doctor's Technique, do you think we could learn it?"
"To tell you the truth, the Pill Doctor's Way is very difficult to get into. It's hard to even get started, let alone master it. If it were really that easy to learn, have you ever heard of any other Yang family members besides Yang Chen who have learned the Pill Doctor's Technique? No, there isn't a single one! So, it can be said that only Yang Chen has learned it."
Li Youren still looked unconvinced and asked, "Is it really that difficult to learn the Pill Doctor's Technique?"
Li Youyan shook his head and said, "Difficult to learn? More than that. If it weren't difficult, do you think our Great Wild Hundred Clans wouldn't have a single Pill Doctor? Have you never heard of the people who left Da Huang and attained opportunities? Hundreds of years ago, there was actually a Pill Doctor in the Great Wilderness. But in that Pill Doctor's clan, no one ever became a second Pill Doctor. What does this indicate? The requirements for Pill Doctors are extremely strict in terms of talent. It's not something you can learn just because you want to."
Then, he continued, "This is the reason to please him. As a Pill Doctor, he will definitely be a crucial figure for many clans in the future, and the Yang family will treasure him. If we build a good relationship with him early on, we may need his help in the future when we get injured. What do these resources matter in comparison to that? You have to know, we, the Spirit Martial Realm experts, have the most trouble dealing with injuries."
Li Youren finally had a moment of realization, "Eldest Brother, you really have a far-reaching vision. It seems that Zhao Xiaowen... "
"The identity of Yang Chen as a Pill Doctor has already been confirmed. I don't believe that he can hide his true self from me. A Pill Doctor and a doorkeeper from another family... which one is lighter and which one is heavier, you should understand. You'll handle this. Next time my young friend Yang Chen visits our Chamber of Commerce, don't let it be too embarrassing. The matter of face is mutual." Li Youyan spoke simply and clearly.
"Yes, Eldest Brother, I understand." Li Youren licked his lips. The two were talking in the Chamber of Commerce hall, and how could Zhao Xiaowen not hear them?
The Li family elders were talking and they didn't bother hiding anything from him!
Li Youren had approached and laughed coldly: "Zhao Xiaowen, you really considered Li Family Commerce Group as yours? Well, you heard what my older brother said just now. Get lost, or you'll be sorry."
"No, please don't do this. Elder, I rely on this position as shopkeeper to make a living. Yang Chen is just a nobody, why expel me from the Li Family Commerce Group because of him? I have worked hard for so many years... " Zhao Xiaowen's eyes filled with tears as he pleaded.
Li Youren snorted coldly: "A Pill Doctor is a nobody in your eyes? What kind of dog thing do you think you are? Get lost, or you won't even have a chance to roll."
Zhao Xiaowen's heart turned cold, and he was filled with despair. He knew that Li Youren was not joking.
The Li family was really planning to expel him.
How could he have imagined that someone he thought was a useless person would decide his future in the blink of an eye?
...
At this time, Yang Chen had already returned to the Yang family, not knowing that Li Youyan and his brother were already planning to please him. Now, all he could think about was refining the Gravity Pill. With the Fire Red Fruit in hand, it was undoubtedly an additional Gravity Pill, which could guarantee him to enter the Body Refining Realm Second Layer instantly.
The Coming of Age Ceremony was getting closer, and Yang Chen couldn't afford to be careless. Achieving greatness at the Coming of Age Ceremony was essential to him. This Body Refining Realm Second Layer was just the foundation for shocking everyone at the ceremony.
Among the Yang family, although Yang Heng's alchemy was the strongest, his martial arts cultivation was just average. Only because of his dual cultivation in martial arts and alchemy, he got the title of a genius.
In the Yang family, there were not a few people with stronger martial cultivation. Some even reached the astounding Third Layer of Body Refining Realm, and there were even people at the Fourth Layer.
Yang Chen certainly couldn't afford to be careless. His advantage lay in alchemy and resource utilization. He must make perfect use of these advantages now.
"It's a pity that the resources of Li family can't be delivered here immediately. If I could get those resources, I may not be able to achieve the perfect medicinal bath, but satisfying three to two percent should be no problem," Yang Chen murmured to himself.
In the Great Wild Hundred Clans, resources were extremely scarce. To achieve the perfect medicinal bath effect before entering the Spirit Martial Realm, it could only depend on one's fate. After all, only the great sects could afford to play with medicinal baths in the outside world.
"Time to start refining the Gravity Pill," Yang Chen's eyes shone brightly.
With his thoughts, Yang Chen wasted no time, throwing the prepared materials one after another into the pill furnace.
Fire Red Fruit as the main ingredient, supported by other materials, the Fire Control Wood burned intensely...
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"Young lady, you're back!" Gu Mingyue called out from afar upon seeing Yang Caidie's return, "Where have you been these days, young lady?"
Yang Caidie came back from somewhere, her skirt torn in several places and her face covered in dirt, showing no ladylike demeanor. However, upon closer inspection, one could see her holding several geese in her hand.
Yang Caidie grinned, revealing her white teeth, "Bao'er loves Stewed Goose the most. The last time we ran out of it, I went hunting for more in the Monster Beast Mountain. Look at these geese, so fat."
Naturally, the "Bao'er" she mentioned was Yang Chen.
Gu Mingyue blinked her beautiful eyes, worried, "Young lady, I've heard that Monster Beast Mountain is very dangerous."
"What's the harm in it if Bao'er loves Stewed Goose? No matter how dangerous, I have to go," Yang Caidie happily pinched the flesh of the goose, as if seeing Yang Chen's happy face. "By the way, what is Bao'er doing now?"
"Young Master has been in closed-door cultivation these days. It is said that he is practicing martial arts and refining his body," Gu Mingyue said cautiously, "Young lady, I suspect that the young master has really repented this time. I even admire him now. Following him gives me a sense of security."
Yang Caidie stood there blankly, "How many days has he been in closed-door cultivation?"
"Three days, I think. He hasn't come out at all. I'm worried that the young master is hungry, so I quietly left some food by the window, but he never touched it," Gu Mingyue said carefully.
Yang Caidie pondered for a moment, then said, dejectedly, "Don't say anything more."
"Young lady, what's wrong?"
"When I think of Bao'er practicing martial arts and the pain and fatigue of his training, I want to cry as soon as I think of him suffering. What's the point of practicing martial arts for three days without eating or drinking? Wouldn't it be better if his older sister did it for him?" Yang Caidie didn't know where she got a kitchen knife from, "nevermind, let's deal with these geese first, or I'll feel suffocated."