Chapter 17

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Chapter 17: Swallowing the Inner Elixir!

Wang Yan ultimately accepted the money and stated that she would definitely pay it back in the future.

Of course, just like Tang Xiaorou, Wang Yan thought Fang Yu’s claim was just bragging and didn’t take it to heart.

The richest person in the Nine Provinces?

How much money would one need to become the richest person in the Nine Provinces?

Ordinary citizens couldn’t even imagine it.

After giving the money to Wang Yan, Fang Yu left the house and headed to the vegetable garden on the back mountain.

At the entrance of the vegetable garden, a stretched luxury car was parked.

“Why are there people here again?” Fang Yu frowned slightly and walked over.

A couple dressed in luxurious clothing got out of the car, followed by two bodyguards.

“Who are you? What are you doing here? You’re not trying to steal vegetables, are you?” Fang Yu asked with a frown.

“Hello, we are Ji Rubai’s parents. Sir, you must be the benefactor who saved our daughter the other day, right?” Ji Dongshan said with a smile.

Ji Rubai had mentioned that her savior was a young man with a laid-back demeanor.

And the Fang Yu in front of them clearly fit that description.

“Ji Rubai?” Fang Yu recalled what had happened a few days ago.

“We’re here to repay your kindness, sir. You saved our daughter’s life, and such a great favor is something our Ji family must repay…” Ji Dongshan’s wife, Wei Ling, said.

“Enough, your repayment is just going to be stuffing some money into my hands, but I’m not interested in money. Please leave,” Fang Yu said.

Ji Dongshan and Wei Ling exchanged glances, feeling that Fang Yu’s personality was a bit strange.

What kind of normal person would not be interested in money?

“Then… may I ask what you like, sir? As long as it’s within our Ji family’s capabilities, we will do our best to fulfill it,” Ji Dongshan said.

The Ji family has a hundred-year tradition, and one of their core family teachings is to be grateful and repay kindness. Since they had found the benefactor who saved Ji Rubai, they had to repay him!

“What I like? Monster beast inner elixirs. You probably haven’t even heard of them,” Fang Yu sighed and turned to walk into the vegetable garden.

“Monster beast… inner elixir?” Ji Dongshan frowned, as if he had heard this term somewhere before.

Wei Ling whispered, “I remember, a few years ago, during the old man’s birthday, there was a master from the north who gave him a box of gifts. Inside that box, it seemed to contain something called an inner elixir…”

“Are you sure you didn’t remember wrong!?”

Before Ji Dongshan could speak, Fang Yu had already dashed in front of Wei Ling in two quick steps, startling the two bodyguards behind the couple, who almost drew their weapons.

“Is it really a monster beast inner elixir? You didn’t get it wrong, did you?” Fang Yu asked eagerly.

“I… I only remember the words ‘inner elixir,’ I don’t know if it’s the monster beast inner elixir you mentioned,” Wei Ling said.

“Let’s go, take me to your home to have a look,” Fang Yu said.

Ji Dongshan and Wei Ling exchanged glances.

Just a moment ago, Fang Yu had seemed impatient and claimed to be uninterested in money, but now he was so eager because of the so-called monster beast inner elixir, which was quite surprising.

However, if Fang Yu was willing to accept their Ji family’s repayment, that would be even better.

“Alright, sir, we’ll take you to our home right now,” Ji Dongshan said.

After the luxury car drove away, a figure flashed out from behind a large tree next to the vegetable garden.

He took out his phone and dialed a number.

“Miss Yang, the target has been taken away by the Ji family.”

…

Forty minutes later, Fang Yu arrived at the Ji family home.

The Ji family’s mansion was near the seaside, and in terms of scenery, it was much better than the Tang family’s mansion, but it was significantly smaller in size.

However, Fang Yu had no time to care about the scenery and hurriedly asked Ji Dongshan to take out the monster beast inner elixir as soon as he got out of the car.

Five minutes later, Fang Yu sat in the Ji family’s hall, sipping tea brewed by the servants.

Ji Dongshan came down from upstairs, holding a wooden box.

Before he even approached, Fang Yu had already sensed the aura.

It was indeed a monster beast inner elixir!

Fang Yu felt a bit excited; he hadn’t swallowed a monster beast inner elixir in nearly ten years.

Ji Dongshan placed the wooden box in front of Fang Yu, who opened it directly and saw a fist-sized dark brown spherical object inside.

From the aura emitted by this inner elixir, it was from a second-tier monster beast. Judging by its appearance, this inner elixir had likely been stored for a long time.

“That master told us to grind this inner elixir into powder for medicinal use, which could enhance physical strength… but we thought this inner elixir looked a bit… strange, so we didn’t dare to use it,” Ji Dongshan said.

“Fortunately, you didn’t grind it into powder; otherwise, it would have been a waste,” Fang Yu said, holding the inner elixir in his hand.

Although its grade wasn’t high, for Fang Yu, it was like finding water in a drought; it was a chance he couldn’t miss.

“This inner elixir is for me, and that counts as repaying your kindness,” Fang Yu said, looking at Ji Dongshan.

“No problem, Mr. Fang, we wouldn’t…” Ji Dongshan hadn’t finished speaking when he saw Fang Yu pick up the fist-sized inner elixir and swallow it in one gulp.

“Uh…” Ji Dongshan and Wei Ling exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock.

“Comfortable.” Fang Yu let out a long breath as the inner elixir dissolved in his body, releasing a large amount of spiritual energy that was absorbed by his dantian.

Looking at the shocked expressions of Ji Dongshan and his wife, Fang Yu suddenly thought of something he hadn’t considered before.

There were not many monster beasts left in the world, but that didn’t mean there weren’t many monster beast inner elixirs.

Could it be that many monster beast inner elixirs had fallen into the hands of families like the Ji family?

Most people today were unaware of the value of monster beast inner elixirs, so collecting them shouldn’t be too difficult.

If he could gather a hundred or so, it would greatly help improve Fang Yu’s cultivation.

Thinking of this possibility, Fang Yu became excited.

“Ji family head, I would like to ask you for a favor…”

…

Fang Yu left the Ji family and returned to the village in the city.

Just two alleys away from home, Fang Yu saw a girl with a backpack standing in front of a wall, motionless.

From the girl’s silhouette and backpack, it was clear that the girl was Yu Yueyue.

Fang Yu glanced at the time; it was already 7:10 PM.

Didn’t Wang Yan say that Yu Yueyue would be home by 6:30? Why was she still wandering around here at 7:10?

Fang Yu walked over and patted Yu Yueyue on the shoulder.

Yu Yueyue jumped in fright, quickly turned her head, and upon seeing it was Fang Yu, she let out a sigh of relief. There seemed to be a bruise on her slender arm.

But under the streetlight, Fang Yu immediately noticed that Yu Yueyue’s expression was not quite right.

At the same time, Yu Yueyue’s eyes were a bit red and swollen, clearly indicating that she had just been crying.

“Brother Fang Yu, what are you doing here?” Seemingly afraid of Fang Yu noticing something, Yu Yueyue quickly lowered her head and asked in a soft voice.

“I just finished some business and came back. What about you? Why are you home so late? Didn’t the school rehearsal end a long time ago?” Fang Yu asked.

“I… After the rehearsal, I went out with some classmates, so I came back late,” Yu Yueyue said.

“Then why are you standing here? Aunt Wang must be worried about you since she thought you would be home by 6:30,” Fang Yu said.

“I… I…” Yu Yueyue nervously twisted her hands, unsure of what to do.

Fang Yu patted her shoulder and said, “Come on, tell me, who bullied you?”

Yu Yueyue trembled all over, raised her head, her big eyes glistening with tears, but shook her head and said, “No, no one bullied me…”

“Tell me, I won’t tell Aunt Wang, and I can help you heal your wounds,” Fang Yu said.

Yu Yueyue looked at Fang Yu, tears welling up in her eyes, and finally couldn’t hold back anymore, hugging Fang Yu and crying loudly, releasing her pent-up grievances.

Through her fragmented words, Fang Yu understood what had happened.

The performance Yu Yueyue was involved in included participants from three grades. Each grade selected five girls, and Yu Yueyue was one of the five girls from the higher grade.

This afternoon was the first rehearsal, and in front of Yu Yueyue was a senior girl from the third grade. During the rehearsal, this senior repeatedly made mistakes, causing the progress to stall. However, she acted as if she didn’t care, laughing and joking with other seniors, showing a very laid-back attitude.

It was already getting late, and Yu Yueyue wanted to finish the rehearsal quickly to go home, so she mentioned it to this senior.

“Are you saying… I’m wasting everyone’s time?” The senior glared at Yu Yueyue, her face darkening.

“No, I just wanted to finish today’s rehearsal quickly; it’s getting late…” Yu Yueyue hurriedly explained.

“If you want to finish the rehearsal so badly, then get lost! You can skip rehearsals from now on!” The senior angrily glared at Yu Yueyue and said.

Yu Yueyue was a bit scared but still gritted her teeth and said, “I didn’t mean that; I just hope you can take the rehearsal seriously…”

Before Yu Yueyue could finish her sentence, she was pushed to the ground by the senior.

“Get lost! Don’t let me see you again!” The senior pointed at Yu Yueyue’s nose and scolded.

“Educate me? I’ve been in a bad mood these days, and you, a kid who knows nothing, dare to educate me? You really don’t know the sky from the ground!” the senior scolded.

Later, another senior pulled the angry senior away and told Yu Yueyue to leave.

“Have you offended that senior before?” Fang Yu asked.

Yu Yueyue shook her head and said, “She’s a senior from Class 2 of the third grade; I’ve never seen her before…”

Class 2 of the third grade? Isn’t that the class Fang Yu is in?

“Do you know her name?” Fang Yu asked with a frown.

“I think I heard some seniors call her ‘Yueyue,'” Yu Yueyue recalled.

“Yueyue? What’s her last name?” Fang Yu continued to ask.

Yu Yueyue carefully recalled and remembered the name she heard during roll call.

“She should have the last name Jiang…” Yu Yueyue said.

Jiang Yue!?

So it’s her!

Fang Yu’s expression instantly turned cold.