"They have no vision, father and daughter! My adoptive mother puts it on every day!"
Ye Lingtian looked her over; in truth, it was already having an effect.
Those dead peripheral nerves and the like were being awakened.
It was just that advanced instruments might not even be able to observe this kind of change, let alone the naked eye.
The next day, Ye Lingtian took out two Qi Replenishment Pills, which he had refined himself on Paradise Island.
They could replenish Qi, invigorate blood, and eliminate deep-seated ailments in the body.
They were the most suitable for the weak physiques of Li Huicai and his wife.
Many wealthy people were willing to spend tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, yet still struggled to obtain a single Qi Replenishment Pill.
Qi Shanhai, San Ye, and others were now acting as Ye Lingtian's servants and had been waiting for a long time.
They escorted him to the Li family home.
"Uncle, Auntie, it was my fault for bringing nothing yesterday!"
Ye Lingtian produced two Qi Replenishment Pills.
Chapter 38: Deceitful stuff!
Chapter 38: Deceitful stuff!
"These are two Qi Replenishment Pills. They are immensely beneficial to your health, especially when it comes to clearing away all of Uncle's minor ailments!"
"Ah?"
Li Huicai and his wife were stunned.
Where had they ever seen such a thing?
Yet a refreshing fragrance assaulted their senses, instantly soothing both body and mind.
"Hurry up and take them!"
Ye Lingtian urged.
Just as the two of them were about to take the pills, Li Yijia rushed out and stopped them: "Dad, Mom, what are you doing?"
"What is this stuff?"
Mrs. Li explained: "Lingtian gave us these Qi Replenishment Pills. They are good for our health!"
"No way? You actually believe this? I'm even studying medicine myself, so why have I never heard of any Qi Replenishment Pill? What kind of stinking junk is this? What if it ruins your health?"
Li Yijia threw the two Qi Replenishment Pills onto the ground.
"Are you kidding me? You actually bring this kind of fraudulent junk to express your gratitude? Get out of my house right now!"
Li Yijia roared angrily.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Right at that moment, someone outside began hammering frantically on the door.
"Li Yijia! Open the door right now! If you don't open it, I'll smash it down!"
As the voice rang out, Li Yijia's face turned as pale as paper, breaking out in a cold sweat of sheer terror.
"Crash!"
Because the door was old and worn, it was smashed open by sheer force.
Seven or eight men surged in from outside, filling the small apartment to capacity.
The bald man leading them had a fierce, fleshy face. Carrying a leather bag, he looked everyone over with a forced, mocking smile.
"Brother Long!"
At the sight of the man, Li Yijia looked ready to cry.
"Li Yijia, I'm here to repossess your house! This old neighborhood might be redeveloped in the future, so it should barely be enough to cover your debt!"
Bald Long sneered.
"What?!"
Li Huicai and his wife's expressions shifted drastically as they looked at their daughter: "What is the meaning of this?"
"Hehe, your precious daughter here borrowed one million from me! She couldn't pay it back, so she mortgaged your house! I'm here to repossess the property, and this place belongs to me now!"
Hearing this, Li Huicai and his wife nearly passed out on the spot.
No wonder Li Yijia had been hunting around for the household registration booklet and property deeds yesterday.
So she had mortgaged the house.
"No, I only borrowed two hundred thousand! Not one million!"
Li Yijia was in tears.
The bald man sneered: "Hehe, who doesn't know that the money borrowed from Bald Long is high-interest usury?"
"Oh, and including today, it's now one million two hundred thousand. Your house isn't enough to cover it as collateral! You'll have to spend a few nights sleeping with me! Otherwise... humph, humph..."
The men accompanying Bald Long took a uniform step forward.
Li Huicai and his wife looked as though they were about to faint from fright.
"You two old fogies, get the hell out of here! This room is mine now! But you have to stay and keep me company in bed!"
Bald Long shouted.
"Brother Long, after you've had your fun, let the brothers have a turn too... eh?"
Bald Long's lackeys also rubbed their palms together, casting greedy looks at Li Yijia.
"Say no more!"
The three members of the Li family were left completely paralyzed by fear.
"Dear sirs, take the house, but I'm begging you to spare my daughter!"
Li Huicai and his wife dropped straight to their knees.
Bald Long sneered: "That won't do! Unless you cough up another fifty thousand!"
Trembling, Mrs. Li produced a bank passbook: "Sir, this is all our savings—there are only sixty thousand yuan here! It's all yours!"
Bald Long took the passbook and pocketed it, yet sneered: "Only sixty thousand! That means your daughter still has to come and keep me company!"
"Dad, Mom... sob, sob, sob..."
Li Yijia cried uncontrollably, but when she turned around and saw Ye Lingtian sitting there completely unruffled, her fury flared instantly.
"It's all your fault, you deadbeat! If you had any money, would our family have ended up like this? You saved your mother, yet you didn't cough up a single cent?"
"What are you staring at? If you've got the guts, fix this problem!"
Chapter 39: If you're going to brag, leave me out of it!
Chapter 39: If you're going to brag, leave me out of it!
Only then did Bald Long and his men notice that there was someone else in the room: "Come on, throw everyone out of here! Break their legs if any of them dare resist!"
Several of Bald Long's thugs stepped forward, intending to throw Ye Lingtian and the others out.
Yet the moment one of them reached for Ye Lingtian's arm, a sharp *crack* echoed out as his wrist was snapped clean in half.
"Argh!!!"
A piercing scream pierced the air.
"You little punk, you're asking for a death wish! How dare you hit my people? Do you know who I roll with?"
"Brother Fei! Brother Fei is San Ye's top combat captain! Now that the underworld boss has been wiped out, San Ye is the king of Jiangcheng's underground world!"
"You're finished! I'm going to make you wish you were dead! As for the three of you, you're all in deep trouble!"
Bald Long yelled at the top of his lungs.
Instantly, the faces of Li Yijia and her parents turned even paler, devoid of a single trace of color.
That was Brother Fei!
Who wouldn't be terrified?
"It's all your fault! Are you out of your mind? Who told you to start hitting people? Now everything is ruined! None of us are going to make it out alive!"
"Get lost, you deadbeat!"
Li Yijia utterly despised Ye Lingtian.
Ye Lingtian spoke directly into his phone: "Li San, you heard all that, right?"
As it turned out, his phone had been on a call the entire time.
"Calling in backup?"
"Hehe, it doesn't matter who you call, it's useless! My boss is Brother Fei! My Brother Fei... bang... crack..."
Before Bald Long could finish his sentence, a figure suddenly sprang out from behind him, delivering a mid-air knee strike directly into Bald Long's back.
Bald Long crashed straight to the ground, the bones in his back fracturing as he let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"Bald Long, if you're going to fucking brag, leave me out of it!"
An infuriated voice roared out.
When Bald Long's henchmen looked over, their faces instantly turned ash-white.
"Bro... Brother Fei?"
And this was merely the beginning.
"Th... That's San Ye?"
Their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
"And that's... that's... that's the King of Buildings!!!"
The men were on the verge of losing their minds.
What kind of freak wind was this?
It had blown two major heavyweights right to their doorstep!
Crouched on the floor, Bald Long was also terrified out of his wits when he caught sight of these two figures.
Yet the King of Buildings and San Ye simply strode past them straight to Ye Lingtian, shouting in unison: "Big Boss!"
"What? Big Boss?"
Bald Long and his men were completely losing their minds.
San Ye and the King of Buildings called him "Big Boss"?
Li Yijia and her parents felt their eyes practically flying out of their heads as well.
Even though they didn't recognize the men personally.
The situation in the room was glaringly obvious.
The big figure who had terrified Bald Long into such a state was actually calling Ye Lingtian "Big Boss"!
"Boom!"
Li Yijia spasmed all over, her brain feeling as though it were about to explode.
Had she missed out on something...
"Bald Long, whose legs were you going to break? The Big Boss's? Let me see that!"
San Ye's terrifying gaze suddenly locked onto Bald Long.
"San Ye, I... I was wrong..."
"Big Boss, I was wrong!"
Bald Long bellowed instantly.
His subordinates also dropped to their knees in unison, begging for mercy.
"Drag them outside and break their legs!"
At San Ye's command, Bald Long and his men were dragged out right away.
Then came a succession of miserable screams!
Li Yijia and her parents shivered violently.
"Uncle, Auntie, you don't have to be afraid of anything! With me here, no one can ever harm you!"
Ye Lingtian reassured them.
Only then did the two of them calm down.
"Hmm? A Qi Replenishment Pill? And a top-tier Qi Replenishment Pill at that!"
At that moment, the well-informed Qi Shanhai suddenly spotted the two pills on the floor.
"Are these yours?"
Qi Shanhai looked at Li Huicai and his wife, his expression brimming with excitement.
"Sell them to me! For these two Qi Replenishment Pills, I'm willing to offer eighty million! No, one hundred million!"
Chapter 40: Brother Lingtian, you don't have a girlfriend, do you?
Chapter 40: Brother Lingtian, you don't have a girlfriend, do you?
"Wh... What? One hundred million?"
Li Yijia's pupils dilated drastically, her eyes practically popping out of her skull.
Never in her wildest dreams would she have imagined that the Qi Replenishment Pills she had casually tossed away like trash were actually worth one hundred million!
"Boom!!!"
At this moment, it felt like a bolt from the blue for the three members of the Li family.
Li Huicai and his wife collapsed onto the floor with a thud.
The way they looked at Ye Lingtian changed entirely.
They had originally assumed Ye Lingtian's token of gratitude was just a polite gesture, and the old couple hadn't taken it to heart.
Yet who could have foreseen that an unassuming little pill would carry such a sky-high price tag?
Besides, they now recognized the man—wasn't this Qi Shanhai, the King of Buildings?
The very same person who was constantly on television and in the news!
Could anything he said possibly be false?
"King of Buildings, you can't do that. Finder's keepers, you know! We should each take one!"
San Ye wasn't about to let it go.
He had heard tales of the Qi Replenishment Pill; taking one practically meant shedding your mortal skin and being reborn!
It was nothing short of a divine pill for prolonging life!
Even for top-tier martial artists, it was a miraculous treasure!
Regret!
Utter and absolute regret!
Li Yijia's intestines turned green with remorse.
What had she done?
She had literally thrown away one hundred million!
With that kind of money, wouldn't the luxurious mansion, sports car, and all the luxury goods she desired be within her grasp to buy whenever she pleased?
"Alright, what are you all arguing about? These are for Uncle and Auntie to condition their bodies! They're not for sale!"
Ye Lingtian stepped forward and picked up the two Qi Replenishment Pills.
The King of Buildings and San Ye froze.
That's right.
This was obviously something given by the Big Boss.
Li Yijia hurriedly chimed in: "Don't be like that, they can be sold! My parents are just common folk, how could they possibly use such precious divine medicine? They aren't qualified! Sell them, sell them!"
As soon as those words left her mouth, Ye Lingtian's expression shifted.
To be a child of one's parents and yet utter such words?
Rotten to the core!
She was nothing more than a parasite!
"Slap!"
He delivered a sharp backhand slap across Li Yijia's face.
"Get lost! These are for Uncle and Auntie, and you have no right to make decisions for them! Furthermore, Uncle and Auntie are the most qualified to use them! What talk of noble or humble is there?"
Ye Lingtian shoved Li Yijia aside and personally administered the two Qi Replenishment Pills to Li Huicai and his wife right then and there.
Their effects manifested rapidly.
The flow of Qi and blood in both of them underwent a earth-shattering transformation, making them appear instantly decades younger.
Even the impurities and toxins accumulated within their bodies were entirely purged.
Astonishing!
Even the well-traveled King of Buildings had never witnessed such a miraculous creation!
Truly worthy of being the Big Boss!
"Uncle, Auntie, I've already asked Xiao Qi to arrange a new residence for you. From now on, you can just sit back and enjoy your lives!"
Ye Lingtian stated.
"Sir and Madam, this is a three-hundred-square-meter flat in Riverside Garden! All the paperwork has been processed, you can move right in!"
Qi Yanran stepped forward, producing the room keys and relevant documentation.
"Child! We can't possibly accept this; we're quite content living right here!"
The old couple were simply too kind-hearted.
"Uncle and Auntie, you saved my mother's life. This is only right and proper!"
"A large flat in Riverside Garden? Didn't they say those cost twenty million?"
Li Yijia's eyes lit up fiercely. She wanted to reach out and take the keys, but she glanced fearfully at Ye Lingtian instead.
In the end, Ye Lingtian pressed the keys and documents directly into the hands of the elderly couple.
After exchanging pleasantries with Li Huicai and his wife for a while, Ye Lingtian took his leave.
Before long, however, Li Yijia actually chased after him.
Looking at Ye Lingtian with an overwhelmingly ingratiating expression, she fawned: "Brother Lingtian, I'm apologizing to you! It was my fault before, I was blind and failed to recognize Mount Tai! Please just forgive me!"
Coquettishly, Li Yijia grabbed Ye Lingtian's arm, pressing her body against him and rubbing up against him forcefully.
"Brother Lingtian, you're so low-key! I never expected you to be a real big shot! Brother Lingtian, didn't Auntie Zhou arrange an arranged marriage with my parents back in the day?"
"Brother Lingtian, you don't have a girlfriend, do you? What do you think of me? Let me be your girlfriend!"
Li Yijia deliberately puffed out her chest to showcase her alluring figure.
Chapter 41: This ancient recipe is mine!
Chapter 41: This ancient recipe is mine!
"Get lost!"
Ye Lingtian shoved her away with a single push.
"Let me make this clear! My gratitude is for Uncle and Auntie, and it has nothing to do with you whatsoever! You are not allowed to live in that house! You cannot spend a single cent of their money! You will learn to stand on your own two feet! I'll have people keep a close eye on you around the clock!"
With that, Ye Lingtian walked away.
Leaving behind Li Yijia, who dropped to her knees and wept uncontrollably.
Once outside,
The King of Buildings and San Ye were still waiting.
"I wonder if the Big Boss has any more Qi Replenishment Pills? Name your price, we'll pay whatever it takes!"
Qi Shanhai inquired cautiously.
Ye Lingtian gave a cold snort: "As long as the medicinal ingredients are available, I can refine as many of these Qi Replenishment Pills as I want!"
"What?"
The two of them became even more fanatical.
They had assumed it was something the Big Boss had acquired purely by chance.
To think he had refined them himself!
"Seeing as you're working for me, go source the ingredients yourselves. Once you find them, I will refine them."
Ye Lingtian wrote down the required medicinal ingredients on a piece of paper and handed it to them to source.
The two men were so thrilled they nearly dropped to their knees to kowtow.
Just as they were driving Ye Lingtian back,
Both Qi Shanhai and San Ye received an invitation from Shang Hongwei of Shang's Pharmaceuticals.
"What is this Shang Hongwei up to? A new product launch tomorrow! Inviting us to attend?"
The King of Buildings asked, puzzled.
San Ye chuckled: "Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment! It's launching tomorrow! King of Buildings, this severed finger of mine was healed precisely by his new product!"
Qi Shanhai was astonished: "It's only been a few days, and it's already this miraculous? I didn't even notice!"
"With this new product hitting the market, it's bound to deal a massive blow to Jiangcheng's pharmaceutical industry, and even Dragon Kingdom's as well. I'm afraid Chen Guiyuan's position as the Medicine King is about to change hands!"
Ye Lingtian, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke up: "This ancient recipe is mine! He picked it up!"
"What?"
The two men were utterly shaken.
Upon returning to the Chen Family,
Seeing Chen Guiyuan, Ye Lingtian considered offering a reminder. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Xiaoran sneered: "Don't tell me you're going to talk about that scrap paper of yours again?"
"Forget it!"
Ye Lingtian held his tongue.
Unless it concerned his adoptive mother, he couldn't care less.
The next day, Shang Hongwei's Shang's Pharmaceuticals suddenly held a new product launch conference.
Investing massive capital, he summoned all the media and public figures across Jiangcheng.
He even invited several major national media outlets.
Not only that, Shang Hongwei also sent invitations to various prominent figures in Jiangcheng to attend the launch event together.
This included Chen Guiyuan, who received his invitation naturally—though he was the very last one to get it.
"What's going on? Shang Hongwei has come out with a new medicine? How is it that I didn't hear a single thing about it?"
Gazing at the invitation card on his desk, Chen Guiyuan furrowed his brows deeply.
Shang Hongwei was his biggest rival, and the two men kept a close, unyielding watch on one another.
Every single movement and disturbance should have been under his control.
Yet this sudden launch of a new product caught him completely unaware.
He hadn't caught wind of even the slightest rumor.
This was entirely abnormal!
"We have no idea either! There wasn't a single sign beforehand!"
The company's senior executives were completely in the dark.
What on earth was Shang Hongwei playing at?
Dropping a brand-new product completely out of nowhere.
"Go investigate at once! Find out precisely what new product Shang Hongwei is launching and why he's making such a massive fuss!"
Sensing an impending crisis, Chen Guiyuan grew somewhat restless and agitated.
"Chairman Chen! According to some gossip, it seems Shang Hongwei has managed to acquire an ancient medical formula!"
At that moment, his assistant Wang Pengfei rushed in to report.
"What? An ancient formula?"
Chen Guiyuan's expression changed dramatically.
He was acutely aware of the weight an ancient formula carried; after all, he had climbed to the position of Medicine King precisely on the strength of two such formulas.
If Shang Hongwei had secured an ancient formula, it would deal a devastating blow to him.
Chapter 42: The seat of the Medicine King is about to change hands!
Chapter 42: The seat of the Medicine King is about to change hands!
"Let's go, hurry to the venue! I want to see for myself what kind of ancient formula this is!"
With rapid breathing and a restless spirit, Chen Guiyuan bolted upright.
A dense crowd thronged the entrance of the Shang's Pharmaceuticals building.
Prominent figures arrived one after another.
Hundreds of media outlets covered the event en masse.
In particular, the thirty medical experts invited by Shang Hongwei were an unprecedented sight.
The spectacle was grand and sensational!
Before long, Chen Guiyuan arrived.
"Judging by this lineup, Shang Hongwei must have saved his ultimate move for today!"
Chen Guiyuan's heart sank even further.
"Haha, if it isn't Chairman Chen! Welcome, welcome!"
Catching sight of him, Shang Hongwei hurried forward to greet him.
Chen Guiyuan forced a smile: "Chairman Shang! Isn't this lineup a bit too extravagant? I hear you've obtained a rare ancient formula?"
"Haha, Chairman Chen, I've prepared a monumental surprise for you!"
Shang Hongwei burst out laughing.
Chen Guiyuan's expression shifted violently.
In that case... he was in danger, and his position as Medicine King was likely forfeit.
Following this, guests from all sides filed into the venue. Once preparations were complete, the new product launch officially commenced.
"This new product is called the Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment! It is the exclusive ancient formula of the divine doctor Li Changsheng from fifty years ago! I acquired it entirely by chance!"
When Shang Hongwei unveiled the new product,
An uproar erupted through the hall.
Hundreds of media reporters went wild.
The crowd surged with excitement.
A man's reputation preceded him, just as a tree's shadow preceded its stature!
Who hadn't heard of the divine doctor Li Changsheng?
He was a legendary figure in the medical world!
His exclusive ancient formula didn't even require official authentication!
Who would dare question its qualification?
"Boom!"
For Chen Guiyuan, it felt like a bolt out of the blue.
It turned out to be the exclusive ancient formula of the divine doctor Li Changsheng!
Hmm?
Wait a minute!
Hadn't he heard the name Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment somewhere before?
Yet this was merely the beginning...
Shortly after, Xiang Haiwen stepped forward: "On behalf of the Jiangcheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, I declare—the Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment by Shang's Pharmaceuticals is authentic! It is indeed the ancient formula of the divine doctor Li Changsheng! We guarantee this with the association's reputation, and there are no issues whatsoever!"