Chapter 92: A Fortuitous Encounter (Seeking Recommendation Tickets for Monday)
Chapter 92: Chapter 92: A Fortuitous Encounter (Seeking Recommendation Tickets for Monday)
Watching this person slowly wake up, their complexion gradually returned from the initial pallor to a more lively color, appearing almost like a normal person despite the weakness.
"It seems that the one who poisoned isn’t just malicious, but a formidable individual." Lin Xi thought to himself as he stood by.
The Seven-Step Smile poison had one more detail he didn’t mention, which was that it wasn’t just anyone who could concoct or own such a poison.
Aside from the fact that very few people are aware of this formula, the key issue is that the ingredients required to make it are exceptionally rare and precious.
Therefore, anyone playing with this kind of poison either has wealth or power.
"Beep beep beep..."
Among the three, the eldest crouching on the ground suddenly had his phone ring, and after taking it out, his face turned a bit grim.
After exchanging a few words with his two brothers and Xiang Juan, he hurried out of the courtyard to answer the call.
He kept his voice very low, clearly worried about being overheard.
However, even though there was some distance, Lin Xi could still hear the conversation clearly.
"Don’t run, you won’t be able to escape."
"Hand over the goods obediently, otherwise, the next to die will be your second brother."
"What? Just wait and see!"
"..."
In the end, the conversation evidently ended in failure, with the other party hanging up in anger, and the man returned to the courtyard with a sullen face.
He pulled out a stack of red bills from his wallet, at least five thousand or more, and gratefully handed them to Lin Xi, "Thank you, brother, I will never forget this kindness."
"Just taking money to solve others’ troubles." Lin Xi took only two bills, insistently saying, "What you’ve said is enough, take the rest back."
"Alright!" This man didn’t hesitate, thanked Lin Xi again, and went back to his two brothers, where they had a quiet discussion.
After a while, the eldest stood up, looked at Lin Xi, hesitated a bit, and then took out a jade-wrapped item from his bosom. It wasn’t big, about the size of a mineral water bottle cap.
"Brother, could you keep this for us?" He handed it to Lin Xi, continuing, "If we don’t come to claim it in seven days, it’s yours."
"Of course, we won’t let you keep it for nothing. Here’s a thousand yuan for a keeping fee, and another thousand if we return in seven days to claim it."
"What do you think?"
Lin Xi didn’t overthink it; given the overtly beneficial nature of this proposition, and having overheard the phone conversation, it was an easy decision.
"Of course."
Besides, even if the opponent is formidable, causing trouble for Lin Xi because of this, it’s they who’d be courting death.
Or even if it’s a hot item, it doesn’t matter; placing it inside the Jade Pendant Space, who could possibly find it?
So, there’s no losing!
After receiving the jade-wrapped item and a thousand yuan, the two men helped their third brother and quickly left the Baixing Pharmacy.
"His medical skills seem quite impressive." Since witnessing Lin Xi driving out the toxins from a body with his bare hands, Xiang Juan’s worldview had been completely overturned, and she stood by silently in a daze.
"Is what he said about treatment also true?"
"He looks good, should not be a liar, right."
"And since my granddad likes him so much, his character should be good!"
"..."
Xiang Juan kept imagining various things, and Lin Xi’s image in her mind grew significantly, yet she was too shy when considering whether to get treated.
But on second thought, since her grandfather seemed to have already wed her to Lin Xi, maybe getting treated wasn’t such an issue, after all, she would be his eventually.
However, how to bring it up?
"What are you thinking about?" Lin Xi looked at Xiang Juan, who remained distracted, not even realizing when the trio had left.
"Ah."
Xiang Juan exclaimed, clearly startled, blushing as she replied, "Nothing, nothing."
"Oh, where did they go?"
"They’ve left." Lin Xi said.
"Oh, they’ve gone already, then is that person alright?" Xiang Juan’s face turned even redder, fearing Lin Xi might notice something.
"He’s alright now."
"Oh, I see, then I’ll mind the store, you continue waiting for my granddad to return inside." Upon finishing, Xiang Juan didn’t spare Lin Xi another glance, and like a startled rabbit, she scampered out of the courtyard.
Lin Xi felt bewildered, what’s with this girl? Weird.
He shook his head unconsciously and returned to the recliner, continuing to wait for Elder Xiang’s return.
With the time spent, nearly two hours had passed, suggesting that the batch of herbs wasn’t easy to find.
After what just happened, he didn’t feel sleepy anymore, and having nothing else to do, he took out the jade-wrapped item from the Jade Pendant Space.
"What’s such an important thing? Almost cost a life!" Lin Xi, being carefree, opened the jade wrapping directly, revealing a piece of white jade as smooth as a baby’s skin.
Upon closer inspection, there were intricate lines on the white jade, forming a white divine dragon, exquisitely vivid and lifelike.
But when he touched it, he couldn’t feel any texture of the lines on the surface; these lines seemed to be embedded within the jade.
"An artifact?" Lin Xi was puzzled.
No, it’s not an artifact.
Lin Xi just sensed something unusual, as if there was something in it subtly attracting him, which was the main reason he agreed to keep it.
Holding it now, the attraction felt even stronger.
It’s as though there was something inside the white jade which he desperately needed.
Yet, after probing for a while, Lin Xi found nothing special, as if something was consistently obstructing him.
"Should I smash it?"
But it belonged to someone else, and he had already promised the three men to keep it for seven days; smashing was definitely not an option.
"Dragon shape?"
"Related to the dragon? Could it be triggered by the Xuanyuan Divine Dragon Art?"
As Lin Xi murmured, he suddenly considered the possibility, and his face immediately expressed excitement, thinking, "Trying shouldn’t hurt."
And so he did; initiating the Xuanyuan Divine Dragon Art, a stream of True Qi went straight into the jade’s position.
The moment the True Qi touched the jade, Lin Xi felt an explosive "boom" sound in his mind, rendering him completely unconscious for those few seconds.
Regaining himself back, Lin Xi was covered in cold sweat.
He immediately scanned his body internally, realizing nothing was different from before, no harm done.
"Not going to act rashly like this again!" Lin Xi couldn’t help but secretly rejoice.
Knowing that he had no defense in that moment, if it were something bad, he would have been utterly devastated.
Looking again at the jade in his hand, Lin Xi discovered the little dragon within had vanished, as if it never existed.