49. The Good Sister Definitely Read the Script in Advance
Only to see this heavyweight figure in both senses of the word quickly walked towards Yan Zhen and asked with concern, “Young Master Yan Zhen, are you alright?”
Seeing Nian Lun being so respectful in front of him, Yan Zhen frowned slightly in confusion: Where are your classic lines as the face-saver? Hurry up and say them, how can I respond with my lines if you don’t say them!
Unable to match the lines in the script, Yan Zhen could only go along with the situation and answered, “I’m fine.”
“Have you chosen the pill furnace? Do you need me to send someone over to see which type of furnace is more suitable for you?”
“No need. Just the one in my hand. Pack it up.”
Yan Zhen patted the Three Aspects Treasure Furnace, and Nian Lun immediately nodded, “Then shall we go look at the pill formulas next?”
“No need to look. Just randomly grab two or three for me. Same with the low-grade medicinal ingredients, fifty or sixty portions will do.”
“I’ll go take care of it right away. Young Master Yan Zhen, please wait a moment in the VIP room.”
After saying that, Nian Lun ran off with a wagging butt, even more like a boot-licker than a dog.
The three members of the Xiao family were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
Because the Xiao family had some cooperation with the Gold Jade Chamber of Commerce, Nian Lun had visited the Xiao family as a guest. The family received him with the highest standards. At the banquet, Nian Lun sat on an equal level with their father, drinking wine more expensive than gold and talking about hidden words in the business world. His words and actions had the demeanor of a big shot.
Now what was with this fatty acting like a boot-licker? Was he the Shopkeeper Nian in their impression? Was he possessed by a ghost?
The key point was, what virtue and ability did Yan Zhen have to receive such treatment?
After the conflict between Yan Zhen and Xiao Shi, the Xiao family had investigated this person’s background. He was the young city lord of Martial Tang City, the last of the ten major cities of the kingdom, and seemed to be engaged to the eldest daughter of the general’s mansion in the royal capital. That was it.
Nian Lun didn’t need to bow and scrape to please a future son-in-law of a general’s mansion, right?
Rather than some complicated inside story, they were more inclined to believe that they were seeing an illusion.
“Yan Zhen, what exactly did you do? Why would Shopkeeper Nian… Who exactly are you?”
Yan Zhen glanced at them, thinking that if it weren’t for the fact that it wasn’t time for the face-slapping plot yet, just based on this death question, they would have been done for.
He ignored them. According to the script, the interaction between the two sides ended here. The accumulated grudges would be temporarily settled in the monthly test.
Thinking of this, Yan Zhen left the pill sales area with long strides, returning to the VIP room the same way he came, leaving the Xiao siblings standing there doubting their lives.
Lazily leaning against the leather chair, Yan Zhen put away the “Special Trump Card: Aba Aba” and fell into deep thought.
He could be certain that his future good sister (not yet at the moment) had definitely read the script in advance, so she instructed people to invest in him. Otherwise, there was no way to explain Nian Lun’s attitude towards him and the privilege of “all your expenses are waived.”
But where did she get the script from? The system said it wasn’t exposed.
[Ding! System’s warm reminder: Chapter 134]
134?
Yan Zhen recalled for a moment and suddenly realized.
It was written above that his rich and beautiful good sister (not yet at the moment) possessed an ability similar to precognitive dreams. She would dream in advance before danger arrived.
It was precisely because she had this ability that she could sit firmly in the position of the head shopkeeper of the Gold Jade Chamber of Commerce with just Mystic Master cultivation at less than thirty years old.
Danger prediction and risk investment could barely be connected like this, right?
For example, dreaming that she would encounter trouble in the future and that only Yan Zhen could help her solve it, so she specifically established a good relationship with him in advance.
The reason why the Yan Zhen in the script became acquainted with the beautiful shopkeeper was that he saw through her hidden illness at a glance.
Yan Zhen treated her illness according to the teachings of the beautiful sect master. As they got to know each other, the other party proposed to acknowledge him as a younger brother.
The problem was that there was no risk investment in the script, nor did it say that the rich and beautiful good sister (not yet at the moment) had a precognitive dream about him.
Could it be due to unknown changes in the world again?
Forget it. When the two meet, he would be able to find out what was going on.
He didn’t wait long in the VIP room before Nian Lun came back with a storage ring containing the things he needed, all given for free.
Yan Zhen said he wanted to pay, but Nian Lun immediately knelt down, so he had to give up.
With the items in hand, Yan Zhen hurriedly returned to the mansion. He told them that they didn’t need to wait for him for dinner tonight and slipped into his own room. He closed the doors and windows tightly and entered the crystal space.
On the altar, the stone bed had been put away because he had already given birth to spiritual power and no longer needed a head massage.
The beautiful sect master was meditating with her eyes closed as usual, wearing a black long-sleeved dress. Her silver-white long hair almost touched the ground. Her temperament was cold, but also as pure as a snow lotus on the Celestial Mountain, making it difficult for people to approach.
Sensing him coming in, those clear black and white eyes slowly opened, and her expression became gentle.
“Zhen’er, you’re back.”
“Sect Master, I’m ready. Teach me the art of alchemy!”
“So impatient. How can you engage in alchemy like this? Sit down and calm yourself first.”
“Oh, this…”
Yan Zhen had no choice but to obediently calm down for five minutes.
Five minutes later, the system issued an acting task.
[Ding! Key plot begins]
[Current progress – Chapter 90: Beginner Alchemy]
[Acting requirements: ① Successfully refine a pill; ② Naturally advance to six-star Mystic Disciple after refining]
[Completion: 0%]
Yan Zhen set up the Three Aspects Treasure Furnace and attempted to refine pills according to the beautiful sect master’s guidance.
Perhaps it was because he had learned the “Mystic Soul Technique,” but Yan Zhen’s control was very good. He refined the first pill without many mistakes. Although it was pitted and didn’t look like a pill, being able to refine a form on the first try surprised even Chen Xi.
In the previous life, Yan Zhen was exhausted just from extracting the essence of three medicinal ingredients because he failed too many times and did a lot of useless work. He didn’t even refine the embryonic form of a pill. This could be considered an improvement, right?
Refining a useless waste pill, Yan Zhen was already as tired as a dog. He fell back heavily, panting heavily.
“Zhen’er, don’t lie down. Meditating recovers faster.”
When it came to cultivation, Chen Xi was still very strict. She flicked her jade finger, and a formation appeared under Yan Zhen.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Fire Refining Star Realm was too pure. Yan Zhen had difficulty refining it and needed to dilute it through a formation.
Yan Zhen sat up with a bitter face, enduring the strong feeling of fatigue, and entered a state of cultivation.
After recovering, he began the second attempt.
This time was an improvement from the last, but he still refined a waste pill.
The three steps of alchemy were: first, extracting the essence of medicinal ingredients; second, mixing the essence of medicinal ingredients into one; and third, fusing them into a pill.
The third step was the most difficult. Pill fusion was not just about merging the ingredients but also required the medicinal properties to organically combine.
If there was the slightest mistake, the medicinal power of the pill would plummet and even become a waste pill. It required meticulous control of the heat.
It wasn’t until late at night that Yan Zhen finally refined a cauldron of Wound-Healing Pills that could barely be considered first-grade, but the quality was only low-grade.
He really couldn’t hold on anymore. Glancing at the 50% completion of the acting task, he fell asleep on the warm floor of the altar, snoring.
Seeing this, Chen Xi smiled helplessly, put away the pill furnace, and then raised her slender hand. A stone bed floated up from the surface of the altar. Then she waved her long sleeve, laying a soft mat on the stone bed and hanging a curtain, arranging the pillow and blanket.
She carried Yan Zhen onto the stone bed and then lay beside him, silently accompanying him to sleep.
Last time, Chen Xi peeked into Yan Zhen’s hidden XP in his heart—female doctors and nurses. She had already prepared the disguise, but there wasn’t an opportunity to use it yet. She had to wait until the monthly test.
The monthly test at the Mystic Academy required one-on-one battles, so injuries were inevitable.
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