A Dog's Appearance and Showing Off in Front of People!

"Dragon Tiger Golden Body Paste and Dragon Tiger Medicinal Bath Powder—these two things aren't hard to make."

"But their medicinal effect is extremely strong, and the pharmacology blends together very harmoniously. They're practically perfect secret medicines for assisting body refinement."

"Looks like after you took Old Man Chen as your master, he really was willing to bring out the good stuff."

"Before, when I asked him for the body-refining secret formula for Black Iron Paste so I could develop a new kind of wound salve, he wouldn't even give it to me."

"What a stingy old miser."

Yan Ruyu thought the Dragon Tiger Golden Body Paste and Dragon Tiger Medicinal Bath Powder had been given to Jiang Wangzu by Chen Liujia.

Earlier, when Chen Liujia had obtained the two Strength Training secret medicines from Jiang Wangzu, he had also thought they had been improved for Jiang Wangzu by Yan Ruyu.

Jiang Wangzu neither admitted it nor denied it.

He simply let the two of them get stuck in each other's bug.

It just so happened to cover up his cheat, the Attribute Panel.

Otherwise, he really couldn't explain it clearly.

He couldn't very well say he had researched these secret medicine formulas himself, could he?

Only a ghost would believe that!

"You can study the formulas for the Dragon Tiger Golden Body Paste and Dragon Tiger Medicinal Bath Powder however you like."

Jiang Wangzu said it with great indulgence.

"A-Zu, you're the best!"

When Yan Ruyu heard that, her face immediately blossomed with joy.

"I need to use this Dragon Tiger Golden Body Paste and Dragon Tiger Medicinal Bath Powder every day. How much do you think it'll cost to make these secret medicines?"

"No need to save money for me. Now that I've become a core member of the Canal Gang and gained the gang leader's appreciation, my income is still fairly decent at the moment."

Jiang Wangzu spoke up.

"For Dragon Tiger Golden Body Paste, one jar should last you three to five days. I'll count it as five hundred silver dollars for you."

"For Dragon Tiger Medicinal Bath Powder, I'll prepare the medicinal ingredients for you. One packet can be used for one medicinal bath, so one hundred silver dollars a packet."

Yan Ruyu did some calculations, then spoke.

"Give me one jar of Dragon Tiger Golden Body Paste, and three packets of Dragon Tiger Medicinal Bath Powder."

"When I've used them up, I'll come to you for more!"

Jiang Wangzu said.

Now that Never-Night City Dance Hall was on the right track, he truly wasn't short of money.

Although the money earned by the dance hall had to first repay the gang's initial capital, he planned to set up an installment plan.

First, he would get money for himself and make himself rich.

In one month, he had built Never-Night City Dance Hall and turned it into the Canal Gang's money bag, the Lower District's gold-burning den.

This demand of his was absolutely not excessive.

Even the gang leader, the adviser, and Sixth Master Dai wouldn't say anything.

"Fine."

"Come help me grind the medicine."

Yan Ruyu nodded when she heard him.

Then she began preparing medicine for Jiang Wangzu.

All these medicinal ingredients had to be ground into powder before they could be made into salves and medicinal baths.

If she messed around with it alone, she might not finish even by midnight.

Having Jiang Wangzu, this great master at perfect Strength Training, help her grind them meant doing twice the work with half the effort!

"A-Zu, you said you've now gained the appreciation of the Canal Gang's higher-ups. I wonder what exactly you're doing?"

"Smuggling, collecting protection money, gambling dens, forcing good women into prostitution, or perhaps the longevity paste business?"

"Of course, I'm just curious. If you don't want to say, then forget it."

Yan Ruyu helped Jiang Wangzu prepare the medicine while speaking as if unintentionally.

She was not an ignorant person.

Nor would she say foolish things like telling Jiang Wangzu to leave the Canal Gang.

How chaotic was Shen City now?

Officials were bandits, and bandits were officials.

She knew that even people in both political and business circles were elders of the Canal Gang.

If Jiang Wangzu left the Canal Gang, even if he had abilities that reached the heavens, it would still be very hard for him to survive in Shen City.

She simply did not much want Jiang Wangzu to become a bad person.

"What are you thinking about?"

"You think what I'm doing is really that unpresentable?"

"Don't worry. Gambling and drugs are my sworn enemies!"

"I haven't touched a single one of the Canal Gang's shady businesses."

"Through the recommendation of a noble patron, I entered the service of Sixth Master Dai, Dai Qinghe, one of the Canal Gang's seven standing elders."

"As early as when Sixth Master Dai asked me what trade I wanted to do, I told him I wanted to do legitimate business."

"So I haven't touched any of those things you mentioned."

"Right now, I'm running a dance hall in the Lower District. Business is decent."

Jiang Wangzu patted Yan Ruyu on the head and said with a smile.

"Never-Night City Dance Hall?"

"You opened it?"

When Yan Ruyu heard this, she could not help raising her head, gazing at Jiang Wangzu with a somewhat dazed, adorable look.

So far, there was only one dance hall in the Lower District: Never-Night City Dance Hall.

But Jiang Wangzu had not expected Yan Ruyu, who lived in the Upper District, to have heard of it too.

It looked as if his Never-Night City Dance Hall had truly made a name for itself.

"The gang put up the money. I'm only in charge of it."

"But thirty percent of the net profit goes to me. That's quite a few silver dollars in a year."

Jiang Wangzu nodded when he heard her.

"These past few days, I've been hearing people say the songs at Never-Night City Dance Hall are especially good."

"And I often see reports about Never-Night City Dance Hall in all the major newspapers."

"But I never imagined it was actually opened by you."

Yan Ruyu said with a smile.

Although dance halls also had plenty of filth, in the eyes of some old-fashioned patriarchs, this was simply not doing proper work.

It was similar to opening a bar or KTV in later generations.

But compared with those shameful businesses of the Canal Gang, opening a dance hall was far too legitimate!

"When there's time, I'll invite you to the dance hall as my guest."

Jiang Wangzu said.

"Forget it."

"I only like listening to songs. I don't like the atmosphere of dance halls."

Yan Ruyu refused with a smile.

"All right."

Jiang Wangzu thought for a moment, then nodded.

The two chatted while grinding medicinal herbs, working until the sky was very late before they were finally done.

Jiang Wangzu personally escorted Yan Ruyu home.

The Upper District had patrol teams from the Police Station patrolling day and night, and there were streetlights along the roads, so it was actually quite safe.

When Jiang Wangzu left Chen Liujia's place, he had already changed back into his own suit, with a black cashmere overcoat draped over him as well.

In the past, his way of dressing had been somewhat loser-like, a picture of shabby poverty.

When he escorted Yan Ruyu home, the patrol teams coming and going would still size him up carefully.

Perhaps they had taken him for Yan Ruyu's attendant.

But now, dressed to the nines, after practicing martial arts, he was tall and broad, his physique well-proportioned, and every movement showed masculine dominance.

The men in these patrol teams no longer looked at him with that strange gaze.

He took off his overcoat, draped it over Yan Ruyu, then, as naturally as if he had done it a hundred times, pulled her into his arms and said softly by her ear, "Are you still cold?"

"I'm not cold. You should wear it."

Yan Ruyu struggled twice, but Jiang Wangzu held her even tighter.

"I'm a martial artist. Even if I went bare-armed in the dead of winter, I wouldn't feel cold."

"Trust me. You need it more than I do!"

Jiang Wangzu said gently.

"Then why did you put on so many layers?"

Although Yan Ruyu was wrapped in Jiang Wangzu's arms through the thick cashmere overcoat, the roots of her ears were still bright red.

"Showing holiness before the crowd!"

Jiang Wangzu thought for a moment, then gave an answer.

"Oh, I get it. You mean showing off!"

Yan Ruyu said with a smile.

"Besides that, there's another reason. It's late, and I was afraid you'd catch cold!"

Jiang Wangzu said.

"Mm."

Hearing that, Yan Ruyu lowered her head, her two glossy braids giving off a faint fragrance.

And at that moment, in a dim corner of the Upper District...

A pair of vicious eyes was watching Jiang Wangzu and Yan Ruyu from afar.