âFuck, who else? Itâs all because of the kidnapping!â Pinliang spat out, âBut it wasnât Chu Pengzhan who did this to me, it was someone else. You know about the Four Young Masters of Songshan?â
âYeah, but wasnât that a long time ago? I thought the four yong masters separated,â Xiaofu said.
âIt was one of those young masters who did this to me, An Jianwen! Chu Mengyaoâs apparently his childhood friend! I wasnât expecting this, but he messed me up,â Pinliang said helplessly. âIâm not getting my revenge anytime soon, thatâs for sure.â
âSeriously? Heâs that dangerous?â Xiaofu blinked. âWhat do we do then?â
âWhat can we do? Iâll just have to accept this and endure for now,â Pinliang said evenly. âDonât you worry, this whole thingâs already been handled. Nothingâs gonna happen to you.â
âThatâs not what I meant, Liang bro! Iâm not scared, but he went too far! He cut your kidney out!â Xiaofu was actually quite fearful despite what he was saying.
âItâs fine. Weâll lay low for a bit and wait for Naipao to come back. Nobodyâs gonna fuck with us when he finishes his training,â Pinliang said through gritted teeth.
âYeah, there wonât be a problem when Naipao comes back! Weâll be the new Young Masters of Songshan, wiping out anyone who crosses us!â Xiaofu himself was quite enthusiastic about Xiaofuâs return.
âAlright, Xiaofu, you go back to class and donât worry about a thing. Weâll have to stop causing trouble for now,â Pinliang said, not mentioning how he was about to get at Lin Yi through Master Bing. He was a lot more composed compared to his old self. He didnât want to risk the information slipping from Xiaofuâs lips.
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Donghai, Miracle Doctor Kangâs villa.
Miracle Doctor Kang looked displeased. The auction this time around provided the family no benefits at all! Not only did they spend nearly all their liquid assets on one Pill of Life Extension and Toxic Cleansing, theyâd lost all hope for upgrading their familyâs status into one of the noble houses!
The once coveted Skin Beautifying Golden Creation lost almost all its value and scarcity when the Miracle Doctor Guan Medicine Company unveiled their Special Edition Injury Medicine, they might not even cover the costs they used on the Millennium Snow Lotus!
âGrandpa, I think our relatives on Eldest Grandfatherâs side gave Kang Xiaobo the recipe. How else do we explain the Miracle Doctor Guan Company holding the recipe for the Injury Medicine and the special edition version?â Zhaolong said carefully as he watched his grandfather pace around the room.
âI asked, and my brother says heâd never even seen the recipe, and Kang Xiaobo doesnât have that recipe either!â Miracle Doctor Kang shook his head. âI understand the kind of person he is. He wouldnât have cut me off like this in the first place if he was after money.â
âGrandpa, things change!â Zhaoming spoke up. âEldest Grandfather didnât have any grandchildren. He didnât think that far except for himself! Now he has his grandsonâs future to think about. Just see how bad Xiaobo has it! Even his women are girls Iâve finished playing with! Eldest Grandfather wouldnât want to see his grandson live a poor life, so he handed over the recipe to him! Heâs only lying to you so he wonât lose face.â
âZhaoming, thatâs actually plausible.â Miracle Doctor Kang nodded. âThen what do you think our next step should be?â
âIâ¦â Zhaoming liked to play dirty, and while thinking up tricks like that wasnât a problem for him, discussing strategy was.
âGrandpa, I think we need to start understanding just what cards Guan Xuemin has to play. First off, we need to know where they got their recipe. Second, if possible, itâd be best that we find a way to obtain the recipe for the Pill of Life Extension and Toxin Cleansing,â Zhaolong said. âObviously, weâll continue with our current research on the pill we bought from the auction. If we manage to replicate it thereâs still hope of us becoming a noble house.â
âCertainly, but how will we investigate them when we donât have our own men on their side?â Miracle Doctor Kang asked after a nod.
âGrandpa, I told you, right? Weâve got a huge asset in our family!â Zhaolong said as he turned to Zhaoming.
Miracle Doctor Kang paused, remembering what Zhaolong told him in Yanjing. âZhaolong, tell us what you have in mind.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âZhaoming, I have an important mission for you,â Zhaolong said seriously.
âAh? Me? What mission?â Zhaoming wasnât feeling very comfortable under Zhaolongâs stare. What was the guy talking about?
âHit on Guan Xueminâs granddaughter, Guan Xin! How about it? You think you can get it done?â Zhaolong said, his eyes still on Zhaoming.
âAh? Hit on her?â Zhaoming blinked and started laughing. âI canât promise anything else, but if itâs hitting on girls⦠leave it to me! Itâs what Iâm best at!â
Miracle Doctor Kang wasnât sure if he should be glad or sad at this grandson of his. At the very least, he wasnât useless! The could leave unconventional things in his hands!
âGuan Xueminâs granddaughterâs got status too. Youâll need more effort than the usual girls you mess around with,â Zhaolong said. âAccording to my research, Guan Xin became a nurse after graduating, but sheâs still quite pure. Chances are, she hasnât had a boyfriend yet. While these innocent types arenât that easy to get your hands on, once you do, theyâll be head over heels for you! Sheâll gladly help you out even if you ask her to get you some secrets!â
âDamn, bro! I didnât think you were good at this. You seem to know a lot about girls!â Zhaoming was quite surprised. He didnât expect Zhaolong to have this much knowledge on women when he hadnât even gotten a girlfriend.
âItâs just theory and knowledge. Youâre the one putting it into practice. In other words, itâs all on you! If you manage to get the recipe, youâll be heavily rewarded!â Zhaolong said.
âAlright, brother, I donât have any skills in management or anything, but leave stuff like this to me from now on! Iâm quite confident in that field, donât you worry!â Zhaoming always felt troubled that he didnât have a role to play. That wasnât the case anymore.
After confirming the basic plan, the Kangs started discussing about the research on the Pill of LIfe Extension and Toxin Cleansing.
âZhaolong, according to what weâve found, this Pill of Life Extension and Toxin Cleansing is different from the last one in both color and taste,â Miracle Doctor Kang said. âPerhaps we got it wrong last time and brought home a pill of dog poop instead?â
âItâs possible! Maybe it got mixed up with some dog poop in the trash, and the half that Zhaoming ate happened to be the half with the pill in it- the rest might just be pure dog poop!â Zhaolong guessed.