Although Gu Chen saw the doubt in Zhao Bo's mind, he didn't explain further, but simply smiled and said, "If they are only after profit, then I will kill them."
The casual remark sent a chill down Zhao Bo's spine, and he immediately lowered his head.
"Your ' Undying Divine Skill Skill' is quite incomplete." After a pause, Gu Chen continued, "I'll give you an address. Come find me in a couple of days, and I'll reorganize it for you."
"Thank you, Master."
Zhao Bo was overjoyed.
Having witnessed Gu Chen's strength just now, Zhao Bo was already somewhat convinced.
"I'm leaving now. The fate of those four people is in your hands," Gu Chen said. "If you can train them, I'll give you more benefits. You won't go wrong following me."
Zhao Bo nodded hurriedly, watching Gu Chen disappear into the alley.
Gu Chen returned home.
He locked himself in his room, then took out the medicine basin he had prepared earlier and began to try mixing the medicine.
Since his rebirth, Gu Chen hadn't prepared any medicine in a long time. His first attempt took half a day and used a third of the medicinal herbs, but he failed.
"The medicinal effect is too weak." Gu Chen frowned, looking at the red liquid in the bath, and stirred it with his finger.
Before we knew it, it was already evening.
At the same time, at the Hua Family's manor.
In a bedroom decorated in pink tones and filled with a childlike and dreamy style, Hua Yumo was lying on the bed talking on the phone. She was wearing a silk slip dress that revealed her perfectly curved and delicate back, and her beautiful legs were swinging up and down, her slender feet creating ripples in the air.
Despite being an exceptionally beautiful woman, Hua Yumo now lacks any of the dignity befitting a goddess.
"... You don't know, he roared at Zhou Nanfeng like that, and most importantly, he completely intimidated the entire group of Zhou City's gentry. Even Jiang Kun, who had been slapped by him, didn't dare to say a word!"
Speaking of this, Hua Yumo's eyebrows danced with excitement, as if she were there herself. "You have no idea how amazing the situation was back then. That was the Zhou Family's home turf, and he single-handedly intimidated them all!"
"Is he... is he alright?" A slightly nervous yet concerned voice came from the other end of the phone, and just by listening to that voice, one could easily imagine how gentle she was.
"Fine!"
Hua Yumo chuckled at the thought of Gu Chen, then pouted and said, "That kid is incredibly arrogant and lucky. Somehow, he even got the Xiang Family Zhou City to stand up for him, so naturally, the matter was dropped."
"So he left?" came the voice from the other end.
"Of course he left. The engagement was called off, and they've already made a scene. What else would he be doing staying there?" Hua Yumo said. "But this matter probably won't end so easily. The Zhou Family will likely cause him more trouble."
"Then, will you help him?" the voice on the other end asked timidly.
"That kid is so awful, why would I help him!" Hua Yumo said nonchalantly. "Besides, my grandpa said he'll be back the day after tomorrow, so I probably won't have a chance to help him then. But that kid's like a cockroach, he's lucky, he shouldn't die."
"Okay!" the woman on the phone said. "You should go to sleep early. I'm hanging up now."
"Hey, Zhuxin, how could you be so disloyal? You hung up right after I finished telling you the story. We sisters haven't had a proper chat these past few days, just gossiping about that jerk," Hua Yumo said.
"I'm tired, let's talk when I get back."
After saying that, the phone call ended.
Hua Yumo was a little angry. She threw the phone onto the bed and said, "I don't know what's wrong with Zhuxin. She's been so absent-minded lately. Ever since I told her about that jerk, she seems really interested. Now she doesn't even care if I'm doing well in Zhou City anymore. What a fake best friend!"
Hua Yumo turned over again, lying on the bed. By the light from the ceiling, she raised her delicate feet, her small, exquisite toes glistening.
"However, that bastard is quite something, daring to offend Zhou City."
A smile appeared on her lips, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it meant.
At the same time.
Shangjing.
Inside the Xiao Family, a stunningly beautiful figure appeared on the second floor of the villa.
She had long, flowing hair, a slender figure, and a breathtakingly beautiful face, like a figure straight out of a painting, making others feel inferior and unable to muster even the slightest desire to compare themselves to her.
She didn't look very old, only about eighteen or nineteen, and still looked a little immature.
At this very moment, this ethereal woman gazed at the distant mountains, murmuring to herself.
"Brother Chen, are you finally going to regain your former genius form...? Zhuxin will always wait for you."
After yesterday's failure, Gu Chen got up the next day and continued to prepare the herbal medicine.
He spent another day squandering nearly a million dollars worth of medicinal herbs.
Only now did Gu Chen realize that in this world with scarce spiritual energy, let alone refining elixirs, even brewing a good medicinal soup was extremely difficult.
Because of the scarcity of spiritual energy, the proportions of medicinal herbs are quite different from those used before.
He had previously underestimated the complexity of the situation.
"Fine, I'll just have to make do."
Gu Chen sighed, then stripped himself naked and entered the medicinal pool.
Drug treatments generally improve one's physical condition, but their effect on the progress of cultivation techniques is far less significant than that of elixirs, unless they are made with top-grade medicinal materials. Otherwise, they are very slow in promoting the progress of a cultivator.
Although Gu Chen understood this principle, he was currently only a martial artist, not a cultivator, so he was content with being slower.
As the herbal decoction soaked into his entire body and began to penetrate every pore, Gu Chen raised his head and couldn't help but let out a comfortable sigh.
The medicine penetrates the body, then internal energy is used to refine and propel it. The refined internal energy flows through the meridians, exiting from the Tianmen acupoint on the top of the head, and then is inhaled through the mouth...
Soon, half an hour passed, and wisps of medicinal aura began to emanate from above his head. Unlike mist, these were like silver threads, rising crookedly and undulating like cooking smoke.
Gu Chen's face was also covered in sweat, but when he saw these threads, he still opened his mouth, activated his internal energy, and took a deep breath!
The immense suction from his abdomen drew the airflow that had just drifted over his head into Gu Chen's mouth. Gu Chen's face lit up with joy. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth after being soaked in the medicinal herbs was indeed purer than the spiritual energy on Earth!
These are exactly what he needs for cultivation, and with the tempering of his physique, he can save a lot of cultivation time!
As he activated his cultivation technique, streams of medicinal energy were absorbed into Gu Chen's body, and the crimson color on his skin became even more pronounced.
If any other cultivators were here, they would be utterly astonished, because such a cultivation method simply defies common sense!
Gu Chen's breathing techniques are absolutely superior!