The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#506 - Smiling Life

Chen Hanqing was shocked to hear Lu Jing's words. Such a good thing existed? Doing a good job could even earn him pills to restore his mystic power?

He had to know that this kind of pill wasn't something common; only alchemists could refine it, and the medicinal materials used were all valuable.

Every finished product was precious, something all cultivators dreamed of.

Chen Hanqing didn't know what a 'painted cake' was at this time, but he was instinctively suspicious and blurted out, "You have this kind of pill, why don't you use it yourself?"

As a result, it was Lu Jing's turn to be embarrassed.

Unless he thought he wasn't sick enough, he definitely wouldn't dare to take any more pills to restore his mystic power. This thing was no different from poison to him.

However, Supervisor Huang insisted on giving him a bottle, and after thinking about it, Lu Jing could only take it out as an incentive for his employees.

Of course, he couldn't tell the truth, so he could only vaguely say, "I have other ways to restore my inner strength."

Chen Hanqing didn't suspect anything. After all, Lu Jing had just displayed a terrifying amount of mystic power in front of him, so it wouldn't be too surprising if he had some special method to restore it.

So Chen Hanqing's mood suddenly became complicated again.

He should have hated the man in front of him who had taken his woman, but alas... the other party was offering too much. With a wave of his hand, he canceled the bet and even offered immortal pills that could restore mystic power as a reward, which actually made him feel a hint of gratitude.

He even had the terrifying thought that working here might not be bad.

Chen Hanqing didn't dare to think about it anymore, he just cupped his fist at Lu Jing again, "Whenever Grandmaster Lu needs me, just send a messenger to find me. Chen will take his leave first."

After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry, even tripping over something on the way, but the preoccupied Chen Hanqing didn't seem to notice.

On the contrary, Lu Jing looked over there and saw a torn straw mat.

Huh?

Lu Jing was a little strange as to why there would be a mat in this wilderness.

Speaking of which, he had just discovered Chen Hanqing there. Could it be that Chen Hanqing had been sleeping on that mat before? That would explain why he hadn't noticed how Chen Hanqing had appeared before.

But why would Chen Hanqing leave a perfectly good bed to come here and drink the cold wind? And he just happened to be lying next to his ginseng field.

Could it be... to guard this ginseng field and prevent other people and animals from approaching?

Thinking of this, Lu Jing couldn't help but feel a sense of respect. What a five-star good employee who moved the capital world! This consciousness, this initiative to find work, even those striving fools in his previous life who called for 997 every day would be ashamed.

Lu Jing was so excited that he almost promoted and gave Chen Hanqing a raise on the spot.

Fortunately, he also knew the principle of 'too much is as bad as too little'. Now that the bet had been canceled and the 'immortal pill' cake had been drawn, the raise could be postponed. When Chen Hanqing's enthusiasm was about to wane, it wouldn't be too late to bring it up to boost his morale.

In short, Lu Jing had stabilized this number one general for his ginseng business, and the newly acquired talisman treasure had also been tested. It was indeed powerful and lived up to its mighty name, but Lu Jing was still unable to be happy.

Because what he wanted most and yearned for most was ultimately confirmed to be just a reflection in the mirror.

To some extent, Lu Jing could understand Chen Hanqing's previous disappointment.

Even now, thinking about it, he was still a little angry. Han Shan Ke knew that his path was impassable, but deliberately concealed it from him. Not only did Lu Jing fail to obtain the urgently needed poison pill, but it also delayed him for so long. Now it was too late for him to find other ways.

However, Han Shan Ke had already turned into a tree, and Lu Jing's anger had nowhere to vent, so he could only calm down and continue to face life with a smile.

Becoming the nightmare of the Second Palace was already imminent, and it seemed unstoppable, but preparations could still be made for what would happen afterward.

Lu Jing was already familiar with this after experiencing it once. Having had a previous tragic experience, he also had experience with the sudden surge of mystic power.

Moreover, this time he was going from one to two, which was inherently less dangerous than going from zero to one.

Lu Jing nodded, and nervously took out 220,000 taels of silver from his arms. 200,000 taels of which were given to him by Aunt Wen to thank him for solving the case of Jiang Lei's death, and the other 20,000 taels were obtained after he asked Gu Caiwei to help him sell some ginseng.

As for the 100,000 taels that Zhu Jie had promised him, it was estimated that it would not be possible to deduct it for a while, so this was almost all of Lu Jing's current wealth.

He pushed the money in front of Chi, but Chi's brow still didn't unfurl.

Seeing this, Lu Jing could only whisper, "I know there's still 288,000 taels missing. Don't worry, I will definitely be able to pay the money back before the deadline, so can you sell me another flying sword?"

"It's not a matter of money," Chi shook her head, "I haven't heard of anyone refining two flying swords."

"Yes, Senior Gu Zhongling Gu has two flying swords," Lu Jing argued.

If he hadn't been desperate, he wouldn't have wanted to come back to Chi to buy a sword. After all, Chi had already sold him the Huguang, which was refined by her master, at a low price, regardless of labor costs.

He hadn't paid back the money he owed for the Huguang, and now he was setting his sights on another flying sword. Lu Jing himself was a little embarrassed.

On the contrary, Chi didn't seem to be too concerned about Lu Jing owing money. Instead, she patiently explained to Lu Jing, "It's not that the more flying swords the better. I don't know who Gu Zhongling you're talking about, but he should be a senior expert in the Department of Celestial Observation.

"What I said before may not have been accurate enough. It's not that no one has ever refined two flying swords, but it's very, very rare, and usually no one would do that.

"Because this is not a simple addition. The sword spirits of flying swords also have tempers and personalities. If the personalities of the sword spirits are not in harmony, even if they are forced to get along, it will hinder each other's growth and have the opposite effect.

"Also, you just completed Foundation Establishment not long ago, where will you get the mystic power to nourish it?" Chi asked.

"Um... I have a perfect Foundation Establishment, so my mystic power is also more than others," Lu Jing stammered.

"Forget it, take out the Huguang and let me take a look. As long as I take one look at the Huguang, I'll know if you've been properly nurturing it during this time and if you still have the strength to nurture another flying sword," Chi said.