87: Unexpected wealth

"Really?" Qi Longhu's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked.

"That crimson blood pill, besides the Materials being a bit hard to find, isn't actually difficult to refine."

"It's just that there are fewer people who can do Alchemy these days, and combining the two makes the crimson blood pill seem very precious."

"If the Medicinal Pill you mentioned can really help me Breakthrough to Acquired, then this business should be a profit for me."

Chen Heng nodded in agreement.

You're absolutely right, this business is definitely a huge profit for you.

"So, Big Brother Qi, are you planning to exchange with me or not?"

"If the Medicinal Pill's effect you mentioned is true, then I'll definitely exchange!"

Qi Longhu slapped his thigh, his eyes full of anticipation.

"Then it's settled. Tomorrow I'll go to the White Tiger Hall to find you. Just be ready to Breakthrough to Acquired."

"Seriously?" Qi Longhu blinked. He hadn't expected Chen Heng to actually be able to do it.

He had originally planned to give the crimson blood pill's Pill Formula to Chen Heng. Although that thing was very precious, just having the Pill Formula was useless.

The real difficulty was finding someone to do Alchemy and finding the Materials.

But he had never thought that Chen Heng could truly help him Breakthrough to Acquired.

"Nonsense, of course, I'm serious!" Chen Heng was full of confidence.

Qi Longhu was probably just a hair's breadth away from Breaking through to Acquired.

Chen Heng only needed to take out the blood refining powder and help him increase his cultivation by one year, and that would probably be enough.

Anyway, Chen Heng had to drink it himself, so drinking one less portion wouldn't hurt.

As for why he didn't directly give the Optimized crimson blood pill to Qi Longhu to eat...

Naturally, it was because he was reluctant.

Are you kidding? One hundred refined crimson blood pill could increase cultivation by ten years and Qi and blood by six hundred points.

Chen Heng's eyes would turn red just looking at such a good thing!

"Don't you dare trick me!" Qi Longhu grabbed Chen Heng's hands, his big face almost touching Chen Heng's.

"Go, go, go, get away from me!"

Chen Heng pushed Qi Longhu away and quickly shrank back.

"First, I'm preparing for your long journey."

"The world isn't peaceful right now, so the stronger you are when you go out, the better."

"Although the Profound realm can already run rampant in Qiyang City, no one can guarantee that you won't encounter someone even more powerful outside."

"Second, I really want the Pill Formula for the crimson blood pill."

"This Medicinal Pill is indeed effective, and I do need it. We're just getting what we each need."

Although Chen Heng considered himself not a good person, he had his principles.

That was, he would never betray his friends.

What is most important in a person's life?

Besides strength and money, it's family and friends.

"This isn't just getting what we each need." Qi Longhu shook his head with a serious expression.

He was now certain that Chen Heng's claim of being able to help him Breakthrough to Acquired was not a joke.

"If this old man really Breaks through to Acquired, then I will owe you a favor."

"As long as it doesn't violate my principles, you can make any request to me."

"So, it's settled then?" Chen Heng raised an eyebrow.

"It's a deal!"

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Soon, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the Chen Family Courtyard.

The coachman opened the carriage door and invited Chen Heng down.

"Vice Gang Leader Chen, there are two fat men kneeling at your doorstep. Do you want me to clear them away?"

The coachman stood beside Chen Heng and asked respectfully.

"Two fat men kneeling?"

Chen Heng was stunned and turned to look at his own gate.

Two corpulent fat men were kneeling in front of his gate, their foreheads pressed to the ground, motionless.

Even as sweat soaked their silk clothes, they dared not move an inch.

Chen Fugui, on the other hand, looked at the two men with a bewildered expression, somewhat at a loss.

Their backs looked a little familiar; he felt like he had seen them somewhere.

Chen Heng walked forward and carefully looked at the fat man in front of him.

"You're the one from Qingyun Tower that I beat up?"

Chen Heng wasn't quite sure at first, but when he saw the boils on Jia Hao's face, he confirmed the identity of the person in front of him.

"Vice Envoy Chen, Chen."

Jia Hao's entire body of fat trembled, and he quickly shifted his butt to face Chen Heng.

Bang, bang, bang!

Three resounding kowtows left Chen Heng even more confused.

"Please spare our Jia Family, I, I shouldn't have competed with Vice Envoy Chen..."

With a crisp slap, Jia Wenju smacked Jia Hao across the face.

"You beast! What right do you have to say the word 'compete'!".

"That was you being ignorant and offending Vice Envoy Chen!"

"Hehe, Vice Envoy Chen, my dog-son is naturally dim-witted. Please be magnanimous and let him off."

When Jia Wenju turned his face towards Chen Heng, he had already put on an extremely fawning expression.

... Chen Heng said nothing, just quietly watched him.

Jia Wenju shivered all over, beginning to doubt if he had said something wrong.

Of course not, Chen Heng had long since forgotten about that trivial matter.

Jia Hao, a person as insignificant as an ant, was truly not worth Chen Heng remembering.

Just yesterday, a bolt from the blue struck Jia Wenju.

Zhu Hongying, the Hall Master of the Vermilion Bird Hall, whom he had spent a lot of silver to curry favor with, had absconded just like that.

The charge was even rebellion.

This almost scared the shit out of him.

Jia Wenju didn't know the truth of the matter, nor did he understand why the city was so noisy that night.

He just assumed that Chen Heng, with his vast connections, had directly ousted Zhu Hongying.

Otherwise, how could Zhu Hongying be gone right after Chen Heng reported her to the Qilin Enforcement Hall?

Jia Wenju was also a ruthless man. After learning this news, he immediately began to sell off his family property.

He planned to take his family and escape from Qiyang City.

But when he drove his carriage to the city gate, he found that the city gate had already been closed.

The entrance was full of Five Spirits Gang members, each with a Dao saber at their waist.

At this point, he completely gave up the idea of escaping and decided to find a few more patrons.

But he ran from one family to another, and not a single person dared to accept the silver in his hand.

Everyone held the name Chen Heng in awe.

This made Jia Wenju even more afraid. Early this morning, he brought Jia Hao and knelt in front of the Chen Family's door to beg for mercy.

But how could he know that Chen Heng had long forgotten about these insignificant people?

Chen Heng was busy to death all day long; how could he have time to bother with them?

However, since he had come, Chen Heng would not let him go easily.

Even a toad would have its urine squeezed out, let alone this wealthy merchant in front of him.

"Since you've come, then show your sincerity in making amends."

Chen Heng crossed his arms, looking at the fat father and son in front of him with a somewhat amused expression.

"All of my humble family's property is here. Please, Vice Envoy Chen, be magnanimous and let us go as if we were nothing."

Jia Wenju said, while pulling out a wad of silver notes and a property deed from his embrace.

Chen Heng took the silver notes and property deed, counted them, and it was worth about one hundred sixty thousand taels of silver.

Tsk tsk tsk, this Jia Family is really rich.

"Alright, I'll spare you this one time."

Chen Heng put away the silver notes and property deed, then waved his hand, signaling for the two to get lost.

"However, if something like this happens again, it won't be something that money can solve."