"Kacha!"
Suddenly, thunder rumbled outside the window, and it started to rain heavily.
Zhu Wansan, his son, and the little girl were all sweating profusely as they sorted and packaged the spiritual herbs.
"Why isn't Shang 'er back yet? It's going to be dawn soon!" Zhu Wansan looked at the rainy night outside and suddenly felt a sense of unease. There were only six hours left before the spiritual herbs were collected. If he didn't pay on time, the ten billion compensation would make his entire family live on the streets.
Want to renege on the debt? That was impossible. The rules of the Sacred Panacea Sect were not something that an ordinary shop owner like him could defy. If it really came to that, he would have to run away as fast as he could. He would have to take the Spirit Jades before the other party showed up and run to a place where they couldn't find him.
The sky was already bright. Zhu Wansan and the other two stayed up all night and finally finished processing the spiritual herbs. There were still two hours left before the spiritual herbs were collected, but Zhu Shang still hadn't appeared.
"Zheng 'er, go to the Sacred Medicine Sect and look for your sister. If you get the spiritual herbs, come back quickly. If not, we have to run!" Zhu Wansan had no other choice.
"Okay!" Although Zhu Zheng was extremely unwilling, he knew that this matter concerned whether he could continue to be the young master of the Sacred Medicine Sect in the future.
Soon, Zhu Zheng returned with a face full of shock and disbelief.
"Father! Something big happened! Something big happened! Sister was caught stealing the spiritual herbs! "Zhu Zheng gasped for breath.
"Quick, pack up. Let's go!" Zhu Wansan's face turned pale. He knew that he had been tricked!
"Sister, what should we do?"
"We can't care so much!" Zhu Wansan put all the spiritual herbs into his storage ring and rushed out of the shop with his son.
"Shopkeeper Zhu, where are you going?" Unexpectedly, a few people appeared in front of Zhu Wansan. One of them was a young man who was smiling coldly at him.
"You … You …" Zhu Wansan's face turned pale when he saw these people.
That was because he saw Liu Dong and his eldest sister, Liu Qiaoer, looking at him coldly.
"Shopkeeper Zhu, you're not thinking of running away, are you?" Liu Dong smiled coldly. "Don't even think about it. This person beside me is Deacon Sun of the Sacred Medicine Sect!"
Zhu Wansan naturally knew this Deacon Sun. Every year, he would bribe this Deacon Sun with a large amount of spiritual jades to ensure that his rights and interests would be protected.
However, when he saw Deacon Sun looking at his face, his heart turned cold.
"Deacon Sun! I, Old Zhu, have treated you well! Why did you … "Zhu Wansan's body went limp, his face full of resentment.
Until now, he still thought that Deacon Sun was messing with him!
"Zhu Wansan, this has nothing to do with me. It was Shopkeeper Liu who invited me here!" Deacon Sun smiled at Liu Dong beside him. Through Lu Zhen, he found out that Liu Dong might have the support of a huge family behind him. Therefore, his attitude towards Liu Dong was exceptionally polite.
"Liu … Shopkeeper Liu! How is that possible? He's just an ordinary outer disciple of the Sacred Pill Sect. How could he be a shopkeeper? "Zhu Wansan's explanation was very weak, because he saw the contract in the other party's hand.
"Shopkeeper Zhu, there's less than two hours left. If you can take out the spiritual herbs, I will buy them at the price. If you can't, then don't blame me for compensating you according to the contract!" Liu Dong waved the contract and smiled.
"I admit defeat!" Zhu Wansan slumped to the ground.
Zhu Wansan was completely defeated. All of his family's assets fell into the hands of Liu Dong. Even the Imperial Medicine Store, which still had three years left, became the property of Zhao Yuande.
Zhu Wansan and his family were chased out of the market and the Sacred Pill Sect.
Liu Dong divided the spiritual jades he obtained into three portions. One portion was given to the people of the Sacred Pill Sect, one portion was kept for himself, and the largest portion was sent into the storage ring that Zhao Yuande gave him.
He had used Zhao Yuande's spiritual jades to defeat Zhu Wansan. Now, he naturally had to return the largest portion.
Even the people of the Sacred Pill Sect looked at Liu Dong with some admiration. To be able to defeat an old shop so quickly and not be eroded by profit, this kind of person was the most worthy of being friends.
At this time, Zhao Yuande did not know about this at all. However, even if he knew, he would still support Liu Dong.
He began to sit cross-legged on the divine stone that he had extorted from the South Sea Sword Region in his cave residence. He began to comprehend the Law of Metal contained within.
That piece of divine stone was incomparably mystical. No wonder it was kept by the ancient divine beast Jiu Ying. The moment he sat on it, he immediately felt strands of golden aura rush into his body. Very quickly, he felt as if he was wandering in a golden ocean …
"Knock knock …"
There was a knock on the door. Zhao Yuande's body was shining with a golden light, as if a god had descended to the mortal world.
"I don't know how long it's been, but I've already gained a certain level of understanding of the Laws of Metal. Next, I need some actual combat to comprehend the Metal Fist Intent!" Zhao Yuande slowly got up and opened the door.
"Junior Sister Qianqian!" A smiling face appeared outside the door.
"Senior Brother Jingguang! Let me tell you a piece of good news. I have successfully refined a spirit-grade elixir. I will soon become a true inner disciple! " Wu Qianqian was overjoyed. Her big watery eyes looked up and down at Zhao Yuande. Suddenly, she said in shock, "Hey, Senior Brother Jingguang, you are different! You have become like a sharp sword! "
Zhao Yuande was stunned and then understood. He had just comprehended the Law of Metal. Naturally, he had a sharp aura.
"Alright, since Junior Sister Qianqian has successfully advanced, then I can't fall too far behind. Junior Sister, bring me to the testing place. I also want to enter the inner sect!" Refining a spirit-grade elixir was a piece of cake for him. He did not need to prepare at all.
"That's great. I was just worried that I would not have any acquaintances in the inner sect. With Senior Brother Jingguang here, I am not afraid!" Wu Qianqian was overjoyed. The mentality of a little girl was completely revealed.
"How many days have passed?" Zhao Yuande asked as he walked. He did not know how much time had passed on the divine stone.
"Seven days! Today is the seventh day. I like the number seven. I was born on the seventh day of the seventh month. Seven is my lucky number! "The little girl's joy had a trace of sadness. Zhao Yuande was keenly aware of it.
"The seventh day of the seventh month … Isn't today the seventh day of the seventh month?" Zhao Yuande suddenly realized that today was the little girl's birthday. However, in these two places, she did not have any parents or relatives. No one would accompany her on her birthday. Naturally, she was somewhat sad.
"En! Today is my birthday, so I chose to take the test today. I did not expect that I would succeed! "The little girl quickly abandoned her sadness. She pulled Zhao Yuande's arm and became excited again.
"Good! Since today is Junior Sister Qianqian's birthday, then after I pass the test, I must give you a big gift! "Zhao Yuande was infected by the girl's determination.
"Okay!" The little girl happily jumped around. However, this made Zhao Yuande somewhat sad and emotional.
A 14 or 15 year old little girl left her parents and entered the sect. This in itself was a kind of strength. Since the little girl was able to find him on this day, it meant that in her heart, he was already the closest person to her!
One must know that he had only known her for seven or eight days. Moreover, they had only met and spoken a few times. This kind of strong attitude towards life and cultivation was indeed worth learning from.
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