bioinnovel Chapter 20: Hugs and Lifts High
Chapter 20: Hugs and Lifts High
Gu Yan looked at its miserable appearance and smiled. With a wave of his hand, a plate of Spirit-Replenishing Pills was placed in front of the Snow Shadow Tiger cub. The pills were piled up like candy beans and smelled delicious.
The Snow Shadow Tiger cub's eyes lit up immediately, and it began to munch and munch, crunching the Spirit-Nourishing Pill with gusto.
After finishing his meal, the little guy felt indebted to Gu Yan and started acting cute and affectionate, constantly asking her for hugs, kisses, and to be lifted up high.
It hopped around Gu Yan's feet, its round, chubby body constantly rubbing against her feet.
"Awoo, awoo~"
Good person, baby wants more! More!!
Gu Yan: "..."
They have absolutely no backbone!
"That's all, that's all for today," Gu Yan said.
The Snow Shadow Tiger cub continued to whine, but Gu Yan ignored it. Gu Yan took out a writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone from his storage ring and wrote a letter to his parents. After finishing, Gu Yan waved his hand, and a golden toad statue appeared on the table. The golden toad had its mouth wide open, and Gu Yan stuffed the letter into its mouth.
The golden toad's eyes darted around, and it seemed to come alive, swallowing the letter whole.
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Inside the main house of the Gu family mansion in Qingyun City, a handsome middle-aged man with a refined demeanor and a beautiful young woman with a gentle temperament were drinking together.
After several rounds of drinks, the couple, in the midst of their blissful union and eager to conceive, were suddenly startled by a golden toad statue in the corner that let out a shrill cry: "A message has arrived! A message has arrived!!"
Gu Yunhong and Han Xinyue had just embraced when they both turned their heads and saw the golden toad spit out a letter.
"Yan'er has sent a letter," Han Xinyue said.
"Let's go take a look," Gu Yunhong said.
The couple released each other and immediately took the letter and began to read it.
"That kid's living a pretty carefree life out there," Han Xinyue said with a smile.
"Then we don't need to worry about him anymore." Gu Yunhong smiled as he took the letter away and looked at his wife.
Han Xinyue looked into his eyes, a charming expression on her face, and then the couple continued their baby-making plan.
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Inside the inn, Gu Yan sat at the table, staring at the golden toad for a long time, but it didn't respond. He looked frustrated and muttered to himself:
"Huh? Why haven't Mom and Dad replied yet?"
I used to get a reply very quickly after sending them mail, so what happened today? I've been waiting all day and no one has replied. Are they not home and didn't see it?
This timing doesn't seem right.
Gu Yan crossed his arms and stared at the golden toad. Suddenly, he slapped the toad's head hard a few times: "Is it broken?"
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a few days later.
In a large hall on the top floor of Jujinge, a young man dressed in a blue robe sat at the head of the table, holding a folding fan, listening to Ji Hongchang talk about Gu Yan.
The young man in the blue robe looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was handsome, wearing a jade crown and a jade pendant at his waist, looking every bit the elegant young gentleman.
The young man in blue robes was Lu Zechuan, the head of Jujing Pavilion. Lu Zechuan was the second son of the president of Qionghua Chamber of Commerce. He was not only the head of Jujing Pavilion, but also in charge of all the business in the fifteen southeastern prefectures of the Ruohe Empire.
After receiving Ji Hongchang's letter a few days ago, he rushed to Jujinge.
"Is that person really that amazing?" Lu Zechuan asked Ji Hongchang.
Wen Qing was also there. She spoke up, "Second Young Master, I have personally experienced the effects of the Heavenly Separation Pill. I had been stuck in the late stage of the Great Spirit Realm for many years, and I broke through immediately with just one Heavenly Separation Pill. Moreover, the process was extremely easy. Mr. Ji also examined my body, and my foundation was completely undamaged."
"With me right in front of you as a living example, don't you still believe me?"
Looking at Wen Qing's beautiful face, Lu Zechuan smiled and said, "I believe it, of course I believe it, I'm just too shocked. There really is such a pill that can easily improve cultivation without any side effects."
"It's not like any Great Spirit Realm cultivator can be raised to Earth Spirit Realm just by consuming it; it only works in the late Earth Spirit Realm," Ji Hongchang said from the side.
"That's shocking enough." Lu Zechuan stood up, unfolded and closed the folding fan, took a few steps, and looked at Ji Hongchang:
"Did he really say that the Nascent Soul Pill could help a late-stage Earth Spirit Realm expert advance to the Heaven Spirit Realm?"
If such a pill without side effects truly existed, that would be wonderful! Lu Zechuan had been stuck at the late stage of the Earth Spirit Realm for many years, and he also longed to improve his strength. Because he was still quite young, he didn't want to take any risks or damage his foundation, which was why he hadn't taken any pills.
But if the Nascent Soul Pill really doesn't have any side effects, he wouldn't mind taking one.
Ji Hongchang nodded: "Mr. Li Bai explained it very clearly. It's just that there will be some pain when the medicine takes effect, but most people can bear it."
"Good! Very good! From today onwards, I will have all my men help you collect the materials for that Nascent Soul Pill." Lu Zechuan said happily, then unfolded his folding fan and waved it, saying, "Li Bai, Li Bai, I've never heard of this name before, and I wonder where this reclusive master is from, a Heavenly Spirit Realm alchemist..."
"Mr. Ji, what's your estimate of his rank?"
"I suspect that Mr. Li Bai is at least a sixth-grade alchemist," Ji Hongchang said seriously.
"A sixth-rank alchemist! Isn't that the same level as the Pill King Mu Qinghe?" Lu Zechuan was excited. The highest-ranking alchemist under the Qionghua Chamber of Commerce was only a fifth-rank. If he could win over Li Bai to the Qionghua Chamber of Commerce, that would be a great achievement. His parents would definitely love him to death!
With a sixth-grade alchemist to help him, who else could be given the position of family head besides himself?
Lu Zechuan became more and more excited as he thought about it.
"Pass down the order: do everything you can to win over this Mr. Li Bai. List out the Nascent Soul Pill and the materials Mr. Li Bai needs, and distribute them to all the officials in charge of the fifteen southeastern prefectures, so that they can all go and find them."
"By the way, we need to keep it a secret. My good older brother and my good younger brother can't find out. If those two bastards find out, they'll definitely try every means to take her away from me." Lu Zechuan's face contorted with rage at the thought of his brothers.
"yes!"
Ji Hongchang and Wen Qing clasped their hands in greeting to Lu Zechuan.
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A month later.
The mountains stretch endlessly, and on the peaks stand ancient pine trees, hundreds of feet tall, with many wispy roots hanging from their strong trunks, and vines winding around them, with yellow flowers blooming on them.
Yellow flowers and green leaves, green mountains like a screen, rosy clouds like brocade, and a vast sea of clouds—this scenery is truly delightful.
Gu Yan stood atop a mountain peak, admiring the beautiful scenery. This place was called the Cloud Dew Mountain Range, a very famous location within the Ruohe Empire. Abundant spiritual energy allowed many medicinal herbs to grow here, and coupled with its stunning landscape, it was a popular destination for treasure hunting and exploration.