"Once this divine medicine is released, I reckon Shang Hongwei will take Chen Guiyuan's position in no time!"
Chapter 33: The King of Villas!
Chapter 33: The King of Villas!
"Hahaha..."
Shang Hongwei laughed heartily.
Now they were just waiting for the divine medicine to hit the market!
On the other side, Qi Shanhai did not send Ye Lingtian straight back.
Instead, he said he had prepared an apology gift for Ye Lingtian.
Ye Lingtian did not refuse.
Shortly after, the car drove up to Jiuzhoutai at Baolong Mountain.
This was where the dragon vein of Jiangcheng was located.
As soon as they arrived, the spiritual energy was so abundant that every pore on one's body opened up, bringing an incomparable sense of comfort.
It felt just like a natural spiritual medicine.
After getting out of the car.
Before Ye Lingtian stood an ultra-luxurious villa.
It was situated right above the center of the dragon vein, overflowing with spiritual energy that converged toward it from all directions.
"Master, this place rests upon the Jiangcheng dragon vein! It is a natural feng shui treasure land! I spent a fortune to build the 'King of Villas' of Jiangcheng—Jiuzhoutai Villa!"
"Yet I always felt that no one could ever be worthy of this King of Villas!"
"Now, I am presenting Jiuzhoutai Villa to you, Master! This is a match made in heaven!"
Qi Shanhai said excitedly.
In truth, at Ye Lingtian's level, he cared very little about material possessions.
Money? To him, it was just a number!
Housing? He had everything!
He owned dozens of siheyuan in Longdu, a few ancient imperial residences, and the Tomson Riviera properties in Shanghai were counted by the building.
The Jiuzhoutai Villa before him was not particularly remarkable.
Fortunately, however, the Jiuzhoutai Villa was located atop a dragon vein. Not only was there a powerful underground vein beneath it, but it could also gather spiritual energy.
All of this was useful for Ye Lingtian in suppressing the congenital poison.
Although it was not as pure as the ice vein beneath the Chen Family villa, he could still achieve results with a little modification.
After all, even an ice vein would eventually be depleted.
He had to plan for the future.
"Very well, I accept the villa! I promise you one condition—when you are in danger or difficulty, I will step in to help you once!"
Ye Lingtian said coldly.
"Then I thank you, Master!"
Qi Shanhai was so thrilled that joy beamed across his face.
Wasn't the whole point of doing this to get in good with Ye Lingtian?
Someone who could make the queen of the Black Gold Consortium her maid possessed a true power far more terrifying than he could ever imagine!
"Master, I've already arranged the villa's butler and servants. Rest assured, they are all trustworthy!"
Qi Shanhai then called Qi Yanran forward.
"Master, this is my granddaughter, Qi Yanran! She is exceptional in every way! I want her to personally serve you and attend to your every need! You can have her do whatever you want—she can even warm your bed!"
Hearing this, Qi Yanran blushed shyly.
"Yanran is willing to do anything for you, Master!"
If it were anyone else, she certainly wouldn't be willing.
But this was Ye Lingtian.
Even Xu Yourong was willing to be his maid.
Naturally, she could be too.
"Oh, very well!"
Ye Lingtian's expression shifted slightly.
Why were these women all so forward?
He hurriedly went inside Jiuzhoutai Villa to inspect it.
Before long, the news spread throughout all of Jiangcheng.
Because someone had finally moved into the King of Villas, Jiuzhoutai Villa!
This was the most luxurious mansion in Jiangcheng, and the one everyone yearned for most.
When Chen Xiaoran saw the news, she was extremely surprised.
When Jiuzhoutai Villa was first built, Chen Guiyuan had inquired about buying it from the property developer.
However, the developer bluntly stated that Chen Guiyuan was not qualified to live there, and no one in the entire Jiangcheng was qualified.
For such mortal beings to move in would simply be a desecration of heaven's treasures.
The developer had been waiting for someone truly qualified to live there, and when that time came, he would give it away directly.
Yet three whole years passed, and Jiuzhoutai Villa remained vacant.
"It seems the person qualified to live in the villa has finally appeared!"
A bright light flashed in Chen Xiaoran's eyes.
Chapter 34: Clues About Mother
Chapter 34: Clues About Mother
For the longest time, she had been striving to become the person the developer deemed qualified to live in Jiuzhoutai Villa.
This was one of her dreams.
She was now very curious about who it could possibly be.
To have become the favored choice of the developer?
"It must be an peerless prodigy, right?"
Chen Xiaoran murmured to herself.
"Oh right, Xiaoran, how is Ye Lingtian doing? He hasn't come out for so long—could something have happened to him?"
Zhou Xinyi, however, was worried about Ye Lingtian.
"Oh no, I forgot about him!"
Chen Xiaoran panicked.
Her original intention was only to let Ye Lingtian get into trouble and then use the opportunity to kick him out.
But if Ye Lingtian got hurt or beaten to death, that would be troublesome.
She immediately drove her car straight to Bar Street.
Only to see bloodstains and shattered glass all over the ground at the entrance of the West City International Club.
She panicked.
Zhou Xinyi panicked as well: "Xiaoran, could it be... something really happened to him?"
After asking the staff at West City International, they were told that everyone had already left.
Moreover, no one knew who Ye Lingtian was.
Chen Xiaoran rushed back home in a hurry.
The two of them ran inside, flustered and anxious.
"Hmm? What's wrong? Where is Tian'er?"
He Wenqian asked in confusion.
"Ah? This..."
Chen Xiaoran stammered.
"Godmother, I'm right here!"
Ye Lingtian's voice rang out.
Seeing that he was unharmed, both of them let out a sigh of relief.
"Did you find any clues about your mother?"
He Wenqian asked anxiously.
Ye Lingtian shook his head: "Not yet!"
"It's fine, we'll take our time looking. There's no rush!"
Chen Xiaoran pulled Ye Lingtian aside and asked suspiciously, "They didn't give you a hard time?"
"Who would dare?"
Ye Lingtian sneered.
Chen Xiaoran glared at him and walked away.
A few days later.
Third Master contacted Ye Lingtian through the property developer, claiming he had news.
Ye Lingtian hurried off to see Third Master.
"Hmm?"
As soon as he saw Third Master, Ye Lingtian noticed something unusual.
Third Master's severed finger had actually healed.
This wasn't simply a bone-setting suture, but flesh and bone regenerating, completely growing back to its original state.
Third Master instantly panicked, stammering, "Master, I, I, I..."
"Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment?"
Ye Lingtian asked.
At this, Third Master and a group of his subordinates almost lost their minds.
As expected of Master!
He could tell with just a single glance?
"Yes, yes, yes, Master, it's the Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment!"
Ye Lingtian was puzzled: "Where did it come from?"
Could it be that his godfather had already mass-produced and launched it?
But why hadn't he heard a single word about it?
"Shang Hongwei gave it to me! He's a pharmaceutical tycoon, second only to Chen Guiyuan. Recently, his Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment is about to go into mass production, and right now he's looking everywhere for clinical trials!
My finger just happened to be cut off, so I tried it out. I never expected it to have such a miraculous effect—in just three days, my severed finger started healing!"
Third Master was endlessly amazed.
Ye Lingtian frowned deeply; there had to be something wrong here.
That old fellow Li Changsheng had claimed the Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment formula was an exclusive ancient recipe that was never left behind in Dragon Country.
No one else could possibly have it.
Then Shang Hongwei's ancient recipe must have been the one he gave to his godfather.
Could it be...
Never mind, I'll go back and ask godfather.
Ye Lingtian returned to the main topic: "Tell me, what news did you turn up?"
"Master, I found out that after your mother returned to Jiangcheng, she was ambushed and assassinated once again, suffering severe injuries. She was rescued by a couple and spent a month recovering her wounds before leaving!"
Hearing that his mother had been injured, Ye Lingtian instinctively clenched his fists.
"Do you know who the assassins were?"
Ye Lingtian asked with a chilling frost in his voice.
Third Master shook his head: "Not yet!"
"Then where are this couple?"
Chapter 35: You Can Afford It?
Chapter 35: You Can Afford It?
"Master, I'll take you there myself!"
A short while later, they arrived at an old-fashioned residential complex.
"Master, this is the place. We won't go in, for fear of startling them!"
Third Master waited outside with several fierce-looking subordinates.
Ye Lingtian knocked on the door.
Soon, a weathered middle-aged man with a limp opened the door and asked, "Who are you?"
"May I ask if you are Uncle Li Huicai?"
Ye Lingtian asked.
"It's me, child, and you are?"
At that moment, a middle-aged woman also walked out: "Who is this?"
"Uncle, Auntie, about twenty years ago, you saved my mother, Zhou Xueqing! She recuperated at your home for a month!"
As soon as Ye Lingtian said this, Li Huicai and his wife immediately remembered.
"You're Xueqing's son? You've grown up so much? Come on in quickly!"
The couple hurriedly welcomed Ye Lingtian inside.
Ye Lingtian looked around the apartment; it was only a little over forty square meters, and an old building at that. The furnishings inside had also seen better days.
It was easy to tell that they lived a very frugal life.
"Uncle, Auntie, I'm here today on one hand to thank you! Please accept my bow!"
These were his mother's saviors; naturally, he had to show his gratitude.
Li Huicai and his wife had no idea of the value of this bow!
He was the Dark Son of Heaven, after all.
"Child, sit down quickly! Your mother had a hard life too, being hurt like that!"
Li Huicai and his wife sighed.
The two of them also recounted in detail the scene of rescuing Zhou Xueqing back then.
Ye Lingtian's fists remained tightly clenched the entire time.
"Uncle, Auntie, I want to know where my mother went after she recovered from her injuries?"
Li Huicai was just about to answer.
When the door suddenly opened.
"Dad, Mom, I'm home!"
A young woman walked in from outside, dressed from head to toe in limited-edition Louis Vuitton.
Her clothes, shoes, and bag must have cost at least seventy or eighty thousand yuan, and with her necklace and other accessories, it easily added up to over one hundred thousand.
She looked utterly out of place in this household.
This left Ye Lingtian very puzzled.
"Who is this?"
Li Yi'jia suddenly noticed someone was sitting there.
"Li Yi'jia, come over here quickly! This is your brother Lingtian! Remember Auntie Zhou, the one Mom told you about who once recuperated at our house? This is her son!"
Ye Lingtian also stood up: "Hello, I am Ye Lingtian! I came specially to thank Uncle and Auntie for saving my mother back then!"
Li Yi'jia didn't respond, only looking Ye Lingtian up and down.
She was obsessed with all kinds of luxury brands, and her first impression of anyone was based on their clothes and styling.
Ye Lingtian was dressed like a bumpkin!
So she lost interest immediately.
"Aren't you here to express gratitude? You came empty-handed? Didn't bring a thing?"
Li Yi'jia said with displeasure.
Only then did Ye Lingtian slap his forehead: "I'm sorry, I came in a hurry and forgot!"
"It's fine, it's fine!"
The elderly couple immediately waved their hands.
Li Yi'jia, however, looked at him with disdain: "Give me a break! Someone like you probably can't even afford a single bag of mine! And you expect to give a substantive thank-you gift? All talk and no action!"
"Li Yi'jia, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Li Huicai shouted angrily.
Li Yi'jia pouted and said, "It's true anyway! You made me get my hopes up for nothing! I thought he might bring some money, and I just happened to have my eye on a handbag that costs over eighty thousand yuan!"
Li Huicai's wife scolded, "Didn't you just buy a bag for over thirty thousand yuan last week? Why are you buying another one? Don't you know what kind of family we have?"
Li Yi'jia glared at Ye Lingtian: "What are you looking at? Can you afford it? Logically speaking, our family saved your mother's life! Shouldn't you bring a few hundred thousand to show your gratitude?"
Chapter 36: Mother—Peerlessly Magnificent!
Chapter 36: Mother—Peerlessly Magnificent!
Ye Lingtian nodded: "You're right, I should!"
Never mind hundreds of thousands; tens of millions or hundreds of millions would be fine too.
Yet Li Yi'jia changed the subject and said, "But looking at you, you're just a poor ghost! You probably can't even scrape together a few thousand yuan, can you? Dad, Mom, save rich people next time! What's the use of saving poor ghosts? They don't even come to see you in twenty years! And when they do show up, they don't bring a thing!"
"Li Yi'jia, you've gone too far! How did I end up with a daughter like you?"
Li Huicai was so angry he was wheezing.
It was clear he usually had no way of keeping this daughter in line.
"What? You won't even let me speak the truth? Let me ask you, what kind of job do you have?"
Li Yi'jia pressed Ye Lingtian for an answer.
"I... I don't have a job!"
Did the dignified Dark Son of Heaven need to work?
"Dad, Mom, did you hear that? He doesn't even have a job! And he came running over to thank you? Don't tell me he has an ulterior motive!"
Li Yi'jia grew even more dismissive.
"Get out of my house right away!"
"Speak properly! If you don't know how to speak, then shut your mouth!"
Li Huicai raged.
"Child, excuse her, you've been laughed at!"
The couple were incomparably kind.
Ye Lingtian waved his hand: "It's no matter."
Ye Lingtian continued discussing his mother's affairs with the two of them.
Li Yi'jia wanted to chase Ye Lingtian out directly, but her phone suddenly rang. Her expression changed drastically, and she hurried back to her bedroom to answer the call.
Ye Lingtian took note of her panic.
There was definitely something going on!
"Brother Long, please give me a little more time! I'll definitely scrape the money together and pay you back! Please don't come to my house! Don't let my parents find out! I'm begging you!"
...
Even though Li Yi'jia hid in her bedroom, every single word of her pleading was heard by Ye Lingtian.
So Li Yi'jia had taken out loans online and borrowed from loan sharks!
That explained her high consumption habits.
Li Huicai and his wife ran a breakfast stall and couldn't possibly make that much money.
Just Li Yi'jia's outfit alone was more than the couple earned in two or three years.
After finishing the call, Li Yi'jia hurriedly came out of the bedroom.
"Mom, how much money do you still have in your account? Give me your card!"
Li Yi'jia directly held out her hand.
"You... what are you doing? Didn't I give you thirty thousand last week? I only have fifty thousand left in my account, that's money for your dad's medical treatment!"
Mother Li grew somewhat panicked.
"Why are you being so stingy? I obviously have a use for it! If I spend a little money now to dress myself up and find a rich boyfriend! Forget tens of thousands, millions will be easy to hand over to you! Dad's illness can hold on a bit longer!"
As she spoke, Li Yi'jia practically reached out to snatch it, pulling a bank card straight out of Mother Li's pocket.
"Sigh!"
Li Huicai let out a long sigh.
He could no longer control this daughter of his.
After getting the bank card, Li Yi'jia glared at Ye Lingtian: "What are you staring at? Poor ghost! If you've got the guts, pull out one or two hundred thousand to thank me!"
Not only that.
Li Yi'jia even took away the property deed and household register, and rushed out in a hurry.
"Uncle, you don't need to worry about your health, those are just minor ailments! Tomorrow I'll bring some medicine over for you to recuperate with."
Ye Lingtian had already observed the physical condition of both of them.
"Child, let me tell you about your mother after all! Your mother was truly an extraordinary person. With such severe injuries, she didn't go to the hospital, yet she recovered within a month!"
Hearing this, Ye Lingtian became even more convinced that his mother must not have been an ordinary person!
Otherwise, how could she have evaded wave after wave of assassination attempts while pregnant with him back then?
This was definitely no coincidence!
Aside from the help of others, his mother must have possessed considerable skills of her own.
Could an ordinary woman cross paths with the Master of Paradise Island?
And even have Paradise Island take in her son?
Impossible!
His mother was definitely not simple!
Moreover, he had once heard his master's evaluation of his mother—peerlessly magnificent!
Chapter 37: The Qi Replenishing Pill, Priceless Even with a Thousand Pieces of Gold!
Chapter 37: The Qi Replenishing Pill, Priceless Even with a Thousand Pieces of Gold!
"A month later, she left immediately, saying she was afraid of implicating us and that if she stayed any longer, our lives would be in danger!"
"She didn't leave behind any valuable items or money, she only told us that if we encountered difficulties in the future, we should go to the Chen Family! Just mentioning her name would be enough."
Ye Lingtian was stunned: "Then did you go?"
"When we were in a tight spot back then, we actually went to the Chen Family to seek help from Elder Chen Guofeng, and we even mentioned your mother's name! Not only were we driven out, but we also got a beating! They said they didn't know her at all and that we had been scammed!"
At this point, Mother Li burst into tears.
"What a good Chen Guofeng!"
Ye Lingtian clenched his fists.
"Then after my mother left, did she say where she was going?"
"She seemed to say she was heading south?"
Li Huicai tried hard to recall.
"Right, she was heading south to look for an old friend!"
Mother Li added: "We don't know the exact location! It might have been Zhongzhou, or maybe Shanghai. She said she would most likely die on this trip, and wouldn't even be able to thank us in person afterwards, asking us to understand!"
Hearing this, cold glares flashed in Ye Lingtian's eyes.
So much time had passed.
His mother was probably in grave danger.
"Well then, Uncle, Auntie, I'll come visit you again tomorrow!"
With that, Ye Lingtian left.
And he informed the Black Emperor of the news, telling him to investigate his mother's old acquaintances in the south, focusing on places like Shanghai and Zhongzhou.
Returning to the Chen Family that evening.
Thinking of the Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment matter, Ye Lingtian asked, "Godfather, did you use the ancient medicinal formula I gave you?"
"Hmm? What ancient medicinal formula?"
Chen Guiyuan had long since forgotten about it.
"The one I gave you last time, the ancient medicinal formula to treat godmother's severed finger!"
Ye Lingtian said.
"Oh, oh, oh, this thing? I think I threw it away? Who knows where I tossed it?"
Chen Guiyuan looked completely nonchalant.
Ye Lingtian was stunned: "What? You threw it away?"
"It wasn't any use! Why wouldn't I throw it away?"
Chen Guiyuan sneered.
Chen Xiaoran even pointed the finger at Ye Lingtian: "Are you out of your mind? Did you expect me to have my dad's company manufacture that stinky stuff of yours? What are your intentions? Are you trying to drive my dad's company into bankruptcy?"
Chen Guiyuan chimed in: "Putting aside how absurd your ointment is, as for safety, can you guarantee it? Are you sure it won't harm people?"
"I've been in the pharmaceutical business for thirty years, and safety always comes first! Can this gadget of yours possibly work? If I took that to the company, people would laugh at me for the rest of my life!"
Father and daughter sneered continuously.
They only knew to treat Ye Lingtian's ancient medicinal formula as trash and throw it away.
"Yet someone has already picked up that ancient formula and put it into mass production!"
"Nonsense! Who lacks judgment like that? Who would take your scrap paper and do research on it?"
Chen Guiyuan refused to believe it if it killed him.
Chen Xiaoran also said, "Exactly! Who would treat your scrap paper like a treasure? Besides, my mother has been applying your stinky ointment every day, and several days have passed without the slightest effect! Stop acting like a fraud!"
Ye Lingtian didn't say anything more.
As long as godmother was fine, everyone else could do as they pleased.
Only He Wenqian comforted him: "Tian'er, it's alright, Godmother believes you!"