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Not long after, a low-profile black minivan pulled up next to the sports car and picked them up.
It's quite normal for a young and wealthy chairman to have a cold and powerful female bodyguard by his side.
The car drove into the courtyard, and Lingyun followed the driver into a house.
The room was full of familiar faces, and we greeted each other, which meant we knew each other.
Ling Lan stood behind Ling Yun without sitting down, her eyes behind her sunglasses remaining alert.
Upon hearing the story told by one of the elders, a barely perceptible hint of surprise flashed across Ling Yun's eyes.
"Mr. Ling, everything you have done will be remembered by history!"
Faced with the thick stack of documents on the table, Ling Yun casually flipped through two pages before gently putting them down.
"Things that are part of your job are not worth mentioning."
"Rest assured, we will not inquire into the origins of these technologies," the old man said calmly, his gaze far-reaching. "After all, every era has its share of extraordinary individuals."
After leaving, Ling Yun got into the car and gently massaged the maid's small hands.
"Xiao Ai, isn't this considered rigged?"
The controlled nuclear fusion technology that Lingyun bought with 5000 points contains much more than just this; Xiao Ai added a lot of extras to it.
What is brother saying? Little Ai doesn't understand~
Ling Yun understood. As long as he didn't point it out and Xiao Ai didn't say anything, then what he bought was a normal item.
As for the next-generation chip technology, autonomous unmanned systems, and rockets and spacecraft with entirely new architectures, those were probably just coincidentally mixed into that specially made USB drive...
Chapter 236 The Su Family's Attempt to Win Them Over
“The Jade Heart, the Ice Heart Lotus, and the Amber Root are all here.”
Fang Muqing had her bodyguard, Fang Anjun, open a combination lock box.
The box contained ten plants of each of the three medicinal herbs. Just by looking at their color, you could tell they had just been picked, and their medicinal properties were almost unaffected.
"Thanks for your hard work."
"You know I'm working hard, yet you spend more time with me."
Fang Muqing took off her shoes, habitually sat on the table, turned around, and gently placed her legs on Ling Yun: "I originally thought it would cost a lot of money, but I didn't expect that Emerald Heart didn't cost a penny."
Ling Yun grabbed her foot: "Who sent it?"
“The Su family.” Fang Muqing’s stockinged feet moved slightly in Ling Yun’s hand. “When they learned that you wanted to receive it, the Su family had Su Jin contact me directly and send the items over.”
Ling Yun hadn't seen Su Jin for a while. Ever since they parted ways at the hot spring, they had only chatted via phone and hadn't met in person.
"Where is she now?"
"You lecherous devil, you don't even care about medicinal herbs anymore just because you heard someone's name?"
The purple-haired beauty pulled out one foot and measured Xiao Lingyun's size: "She's in the conference room downstairs, and she's desperate to see you."
Ling Yun put away the medicinal herbs and picked Fang Muqing up in his arms: "Let's go."
Fang Muqing chuckled, not forgetting to ask An Jun to bring down her shoes.
Inside the meeting room, Su Jin and her assistant Zhang Qianqian sat waiting. Seeing that their boss was distracted, Zhang Qianqian could only pretend to be busy.
The door opened.
Su Jin immediately stood up, a hint of joy on her face: "Chairman Ling!"
Zhang Qianqian also hurriedly stood up and called out as well.
"Sit down, sit down, why are you being so formal?"
Fang Muqing put on her shoes outside, and only now did she come in after fixing her hair.
"Is things not so busy at the company lately?"
Su Jin sighed: "It's much better. We were in a real mess dealing with Gu Yixuan's issues a while ago, but things are finally back on track now."
Gu Yixuan's various scandals have been exposed, including the charge of "colluding with foreign organizations," and he has already been arrested.
Even though Xinghuang Media was prepared, it still took a lot of effort to quell the impact.
Newcomers are gradually taking over, but due to the severity of the incident, it has still caused considerable losses to the company.
However, the Su family did not dare to offend Ling Yun, and instead had to offer him generous gifts to curry favor.
This is the change brought about by identity and status, and it's the kind of prestige he, as a major villain, deserves.
"How has the old man been feeling lately?"
"Not bad, it's just..."
At this point, Su Jin and Zhang Qianqian exchanged a glance, looking somewhat hesitant.
"Should I leave first?" Fang Muqing asked jokingly.
"No, no, no, Sister Mu Qing isn't an outsider." Everyone had been honest with each other, so Su Jin felt there was nothing to hide. "It's just that he's gone a bit mad with his cultivation. He's always wanted to refine pills himself, but what he calls refining pills is actually just heating and mixing various minerals together. He's a martial artist, so he's healthy. Eating it occasionally won't cause any problems, but long-term consumption..."
"He used minerals to refine it?"
“Cinnabar, mercury, sulfur, and other medicinal herbs may be added, but the main ingredient is still minerals.”
It seems that this old man Su really doesn't know how to make pills. Putting this kind of stuff in his mouth, isn't he afraid of dying quickly?
However, as they say, the old man is stubborn and cannot be persuaded by Su Jin and the others with just a few words. On the contrary, it will only make the old man more enthusiastic about refining pills.
But Ling Yun discerned what he was interested in.
"So, he has a lot of good alchemy furnaces?"
"Yes, he did acquire many alchemy furnaces."
Ling Yun asked Ling Shuang to collect alchemy furnaces, but they haven't found a suitable one yet.
You can search high and low without finding it, but it comes to you effortlessly. The Su family already has it, so there's no need to go out and look for it separately!
"I have some knowledge of alchemy. I wonder if I could exchange some ideas with Grandpa Su?"
Having witnessed Ling Yun's medical skills, Su Jin assumed he wanted to persuade the old man to change his ways, and was extremely grateful: "Of course!"
"How about this, you ask him if he's free today, and if so, I'll go over now."
"Really? That's great!"
Su Jin immediately took out her phone and called her grandfather. At this time, the old man was usually moving around freely in the yard, so she wouldn't disturb him.
Sure enough, the call was answered after only a few seconds of ringing.
"Su Jin, have the medicinal herbs been delivered to Mr. Ling?"
"Yes, Grandpa, I'm with Chairman Ling right now..."
Upon hearing that Ling Yun wanted to exchange alchemy techniques with him, Old Master Su seemed quite excited.
He had already used his resources to search for truly capable alchemists, but to no avail. He had heard that Ling Yun was quite accomplished in this field, so he specially asked Su Jin to send him medicinal herbs, hoping to gain Ling Yun's favor and perhaps learn something from him.
There is a sequence to learning, and everyone has their own area of expertise. Old Master Su was very open-minded about this, believing that age was worthless in the face of ability.
If Ling Yun truly knows how to refine medicine, then he would be willing to become Ling Yun's disciple.
The group drove to the Su family's old house and found Old Master Su in the back courtyard.
Grandpa Su's full name is Su Jianfeng. He is almost 80 years old this year, but he looks about 60. He is full of energy, but his face is a little bluish.
Ling Yun could tell at a glance that this person had been poisoned by a pill.
Before Su Jianfeng could exchange a few polite words with Ling Yun, the young man took out a pill.
"Although it can't be called a elixir, it can clear the toxins from your body."
Su Jianfeng paused, glanced at his granddaughter, and seeing her surprised expression, realized that Ling Yun had figured it out herself. He immediately bowed deeply in respect.
"Thank you, Mr. Ling!"
Ling Yun did not touch him with his hands, but used his innate true energy to lift him up.
This move astonished Su Jianfeng even more. A mere twenty-something-year-old master of the Innate Realm with such amazing medical skills—what else could he be but a peerless genius?
He stood up shakily, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Ling Yun had completely changed.
If before it was out of awe for Ling Yun's identity, now it is simply out of admiration for him as a person.
Ling Yun generously shared his knowledge, answering many of Su Jianfeng's questions in just a few words, making Su Jianfeng wish he could worship him.
"True alchemy requires at least the Innate Realm to perform. If your realm is not high enough, even if you know how to refine it, you will still fail at the last minute."
Su Jianfeng was filled with shame: "Before, I was like a headless fly. Today, thanks to your guidance, I realize that I have wasted the previous 80 years of my life!"
His martial arts talent is limited; he has only just reached the stage of marrow cleansing, and he probably won't reach the Innate Realm in this lifetime.
Even with a vast amount of resources, as he gets older and his vitality declines, it will be difficult for him to reach the ranks of experts on Earth.
Ling Yun and Su Jianfeng went into the alchemy room, while the others waited outside.
"Mr. Ling, feel free to take any alchemy furnace you fancy!"
Ling Yun nodded, his gaze sweeping over the alchemy furnaces.
Most of these alchemy furnaces are imposing in appearance, decorated with dragons and phoenixes, but unfortunately they are all just for show.
"what?"
He spotted an unassuming little cauldron in the corner; it looked ordinary on the outside, but it held a secret within.
【Sinking Mountain Cauldron】: A third-grade alchemy furnace. Its simple appearance cannot conceal its excellent internal properties. It can slightly increase the success rate of pills of grade three and below.
"I want that."
"This one?"
Su Jianfeng hesitated slightly, initially thinking that Ling Yun didn't want to take advantage of him, but then he thought that what Ling Yun would take a liking to couldn't be just some roadside item, so he respectfully took the Shenshan Cauldron over.
"Mr. Ling, here you go!"
Ling Yun took it with one hand. The cauldron was warm to the touch and dark in color like aged iron, but it was indeed a third-grade pill furnace.
After seeing Ling Yun off, watching the sports car disappear into the distance, Su Jianfeng took out the pills in his hand.
He is currently unable to truly master alchemy, but with Su Jin around, perhaps in the future he can rely on Ling Yun to step into the Innate Realm!
Chapter 237 Fu Jin Cheng Huan [Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets]
The Culinary God Competition has begun.
Before the competition, Yue Jia visited his master and demonstrated his current culinary skills.
After tasting his apprentice's cooking, the master chef was moved to tears, praising Yue Jia's exceptional talent and saying that he had not misjudged him.
"Jiajia, this time, you might really be able to defeat Gu Yanzhi!"
"Master, I won't let you down!"
A teacher for a day is a mother for life. The young cook has great respect for her master, after all, she wanted to compete in the competition to win her master's honor.
"I heard you're no longer working for General Manager Fang?"
Yue Jia smoothed her hair from her forehead and nodded slightly: "Not really, I'm currently helping out in the kitchen at Chairman Ling's manor."
"Is it Chairman Ling of Xinghe Group?"
"Ah."
“I always thought you looked like someone special, but I never imagined you’d become Chairman Ling’s personal chef. You’d better work hard; being by his side is much better than going to those so-called five-star hotels.”
The master still cares about his apprentice's future. Even if Yue Jia leaves the manor a few years later, with this resume, she can still do very well in the capital.
Of course, she was unaware that her apprentice had become Ling Yun's woman.
Ling Lan drove her to the competition venue.
With Ling Yun's identity card, the two women didn't have to queue and went directly to the backstage through the VIP passage.
"Keep it up, do your best, and don't let your owner down."
"Master Lan, I will try my best!"