Chapter 940 Yu Shen
Soon, Old Master Bai arrived at the Su family's residence in the provincial capital by car.
Old Master Bai's legs and feet were still good. Before the car even came to a complete stop, he rushed into the villa's living room.
Upon entering the living room, Old Master Bai saw Chen Xuan and immediately bowed, saying with a face full of guilt, "Mr. Chen, it was my old eyes that were dim. It was my lack of discernment that caused me to fail to recognize true worth. It's all my fault!"
"Mr. Chen is so magnanimous, and yet I treated him this way. I am ashamed before you, Mr. Chen! I will kneel here and apologize to you!"
Saying this, Old Master Bai, with emotion, was about to kneel before Chen Xuan.
"Old Master Bai, you are making me lose years from my life! Please, don't do this!"
Chen Xuan quickly helped Old Master Bai up.
Seeing this, Old Master Bai's admiration for Chen Xuan grew even greater. "Mr. Chen, your magnanimity is truly boundless."
Old Master Bai's demeanor was not staged; it was entirely from the heart.
Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Old Master Bai, please rest assured. Refining elixirs requires certain materials, and I am having people search for them. Once I find the materials, I will refine elixirs for the Bai family."
"Thank you, Mr. Chen!"
Hearing Chen Xuan's words, Old Master Bai felt both grateful and regretful.
Given Chen Xuan's character, he should have shown his support today!
"Mr. Chen, my Bai family has some influence in the provincial capital. If you need any materials, please tell me, and I will immediately have people search for the medicinal herbs." Old Master Bai said urgently.
Chen Xuan pondered slightly and nodded.
What Old Master Bai said was not unreasonable!
Currently, Chen Xuan possessed considerable strength in the provincial capital, but he couldn't cover the sky with one hand. The more help, the better.
Furthermore, Chen Xuan wanted to continue cultivating experts under his command and significantly enhance their strength!
Thus, Chen Xuan wrote down the medicinal materials he needed for Old Master Bai.
A total of thirty-six medicinal ingredients were required for refining the elixir. Chen Xuan still had thirty-four of them, but he was missing two.
"Yu Shen!"
"Huo Ling Guo!"
Old Master Bai murmured a few times as he looked at the names of the medicinal herbs Chen Xuan had written. One of the ingredients seemed vaguely familiar. "Yu Shen... Yu Shen..."
Seeing this, Chen Xuan quickly asked, "Old Master Bai, have you perhaps heard of Yu Shen?"
"I seem to have heard it somewhere, but I can't recall it at the moment. Perhaps I'm just getting old."
Old Master Bai racked his brain and tried hard to remember, but the more he thought, the less he could recall.
Chen Xuan showed a hint of disappointment.
Just then, Old Master Bai, who was standing nearby, frowned and spoke, "Dad, if I remember correctly, a few days ago, someone put this medicinal herb up for auction at our black market, wanting to auction it..."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Bai suddenly remembered something and almost fainted.
"Old Master Bai, what's wrong? Isn't this a good thing! Since it was at an auction under your purview, we can just buy it directly." Chen Xuan frowned and smiled.
Old Master Bai's face was grim, and he remained silent.
Old Master Bai also looked embarrassed.
"What exactly happened?" Chen Xuan asked again.
Old Master Bai glanced at Old Master Bai and said, "You should be the one to tell him."
Old Master Bai slowly began to explain, "It's like this. A few days ago, a fortune-teller brought this Yu Shen to the auction house. He started the bidding at thirty million. Those below couldn't make the decision and reported it to their superiors, who also couldn't decide. Matters of the black market auction have always been controlled by my son, Bai Hongsheng, so it was reported to him."
"Later, my son, Bai Hongsheng, thought the person was a big liar and drove him away."
"I only learned about this a few days ago."
After hearing this, Chen Xuan was so angry he slapped the table! "You fools!"
He had secretly been searching for Yu Shen for a long time but had found nothing. Now that the Bai family had an opportunity to obtain it effortlessly, they rejected it. Wasn't this foolishness?
Old Master Bai and Old Master Bai's faces were not looking good.
Old Master Bai said somewhat indignantly, "Mr. Chen, how much is this Yu Shen worth? Is it really that precious?"
Chen Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "Let me put it this way: a wealthy foreigner was critically ill and needed a Yu Shen. He offered a hundred million as a reward on the black market."
"A hundred million..."
Old Master Bai and the others relaxed slightly. A hundred million was something they could still accept.
However, Chen Xuan's next words caused everyone's faces to change.
"One hundred million US dollars!"
Pfft...
Old Master Bai and the others almost spat blood.
That was equivalent to over six hundred million!
"Bastard! I'll deal with that scoundrel severely when I get back!" Old Master Bai said through gritted teeth, full of hatred.
Hearing this, Old Master Bai and Young Master Bai showed a hint of a smile.
Their branch of the family had always been unwelcome, largely due to the scheming and instigation of that fellow Bai Hongsheng. Now that Old Master Bai was going to discipline Bai Hongsheng, they were more than happy to witness this scene.
"Mr. Chen, please rest assured. I will immediately send people to search for that fortune-teller. As long as he hasn't left the provincial capital, I will definitely find him!"
Old Master Bai said resolutely, "Furthermore, I will have people continue to search for that Yu Shen!"
After saying a few more words, Old Master Bai left with Old Master Bai and the others.
As soon as he returned to the Bai family, he not only scolded Bai Hongsheng severely but also issued a decree for people to search for those two medicinal ingredients, offering generous rewards: a villa worth tens of millions and control of the underground auction house.
Meanwhile, Chen Xuan sat on the sofa, his eyes narrowed.
Now that Xue Chuan and the others had all become Grandmasters of Internal Strength, he needed to find ways to quickly improve the strength of others. No force would ever have too many Grandmasters of Internal Strength, and Chen Xuan was no exception.
The day to go to the capital wouldn't be far off, would it?
"Brother Xuan, what's this about the duel that Su Ning mentioned?" Xue Chuan suddenly asked.
Chen Xuan frowned and said, "Let Yunxi tell you."
Su Yunxi pondered for a moment and then began to explain, "It's like this. When we were in Jiangzhou, Su Ning had already caused trouble for us. Chen Xuan accidentally offended this fellow, so they agreed to a duel, and the time has now come."
As she spoke, a hint of worry flickered in her eyes.
Su Ning must have also realized that Chen Xuan's strength was extraordinary, yet he remained so confident. It was likely that Su Ning had some trump card.
Upon hearing this, Xue Chuan spat out a few words, "As expected, very few rich second-generation heirs are not idiots!"
Mo Xiaoxue nodded in agreement, "Agreed!"
You want to duel with Chen Xuan? What kind of joke is that?!
The news of the duel between Su Ning from the Kyoto Su family and Chen Xuan, the live-in son-in-law of the provincial capital's Su family, spread like a hurricane, sweeping through the entire provincial capital of Jiangnan Province!
Countless betting companies opened large markets for this, and many gamblers placed their bets!
Of course, a larger portion of gamblers were observing.
In any case, the news of the duel had thoroughly spread throughout Jiangnan Province.
As dawn broke, more good news arrived.
Blood Elder of the Murong family had advanced to the rank of First-Grade Grandmaster of Internal Strength!
The Murong family possessed a high-grade Breakthrough Pill. After deliberation, the three elders of the Murong family ultimately decided to give the elixir to Blood Elder. If it were given to Murong Old Ghost, Murong Old Ghost's strength would increase, but it was far less practical than having another Grandmaster of Internal Strength!
Thus, the elixir fell into the hands of Blood Elder, who was younger and had better talent. As expected, Blood Elder successfully broke through and became a Grandmaster of Internal Strength!