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Chapter 1058 Copper Furnace

The more panicked Gu Hao acted, the less Wang Xinglin and Master Ma took him seriously. If Gu Hao guessed correctly, this pool of disgusting liquid was used to mobilize a person's qi, and the big copper furnace outside was used to throw the person who mobilized the qi into it... to make pills.

Gu Hao knew that he could not be thrown into the copper furnace no matter what, so he refused to soak in the pool and kept jumping up and down in it, while shouting at the top of his lungs, "Wang Xinglin, you old bastard, you want to kill me to silence me, right? I will not let you go even if I become a ghost."

Seeing that Gu Hao refused to cooperate, Master Ma sneered and said, "It doesn't matter, we have a long way to go..." Then he glanced at the two strong men and said, "Ada and Er, get some clean clothes for Mr. Xiao Wang to wear."

One of the burly men, whose name was either Ada or Aer, took a gray Taoist robe from the table next to him and threw it to Gu Hao in the pool, saying, "Put it on!" The tone and expression of the man was as if he was looking at a plucked and cleaned chicken in the pot.

Gu Hao would not really argue with these people, but he couldn't let anyone treat Wang Haoyang as a human being, so he snorted coldly and said, "Wang Xinglin...if you let your lackeys boss me around again, do you believe I will run into a wall and die right here?!"

Wang Xinglin outside didn't say anything after hearing this, as if he didn't take his son, who had just reached adulthood, seriously at all. Gu Hao didn't get angry when he saw this, but just said in a cold voice, "We are father and son... It seems that you don't understand my temper. I have the same temper as my mother. I would rather die than let others succeed in something I don't want to do."

Gu Hao's words instantly reminded Wang Xinglin of Wang Haoyang's mother, Chen Peiqin, who was indeed the first woman to discover his true intentions. Although she looked greedy and timid on the surface, once Wang Haoyang's safety was involved, she would turn into a female leopard that might bite at any time.

Wang Xinglin really didn't know anything about his sons. If this kid really did what he said... then his loss would be huge. After all, Wang Haoyang was his only adult son! If he died like this, he would have to wait at least a few more years.

Thinking of this, Wang Xinglin said in a deep voice, "Master Ma...Haoyang is my son after all, and he must be treated with the proper respect."

After hearing this, Master Ma's expression changed slightly, and then he changed his face and said to Ah Da and Ah Er beside him, "Help Mr. Xiao Wang out..."

Although Ah Da and Ah Er looked as ugly as if they had eaten shit, they did not dare to disobey Master Ma's words easily. They could only respectfully help the young man out of the pool, help him wipe the dirty water off his body, and help him put on a clean gray Taoist robe.

At this time, Gu Hao had already guessed that Wang Xinglin would not throw him into the copper furnace so quickly. It would probably take some time for all the impurities in his body to be expelled. So he glared at Master Ma and the other two, then swaggered out and said to Wang Xinglin unceremoniously, "I'm hungry. I want to eat."

After hearing this, Wang Xinglin nodded and smiled, "Okay... I'll ask them to bring the food over right away."

While waiting for the meal, Gu Hao set his sights on the huge copper furnace. He found that there was a tube extending from the bottom of the furnace, which seemed to be able to flow out some kind of liquid...? At this time, Master Ma took a very delicate small silver cup and placed it at the outlet of the tube, and then gently turned on the switch on it. Suddenly, a strange fragrance filled the air, making Ada and Aer, who followed Gu Hao out, both look like they were floating in the air. But Gu Hao smelled something unusual in the fragrance, and immediately became alert. It seemed that the things flowing out of the tube were unusual and did not seem to be in the form of ordinary elixirs. Thinking of this, Gu Hao couldn't help but take two steps forward, wanting to see what was in the cup, but was stopped by Ada and Aer.

When Wang Xinglin saw them, he waved his hands and said, "It's okay... Let him take a look."

At this time, Master Ma had already taken out a small cup of purple liquid, and then brought it to Wang Xinglin, respectfully offering it with both hands. Wang Xinglin took the small silver cup, sniffed it in front of his nose, and then raised his head to drink it with an intoxicated look, which made Gu Hao feel sick...

As the small cup of purple liquid went down his throat, Wang Xinglin's face gradually became rosy, and his spirit and energy were much better than when he first came. Even the few white hairs on his temples disappeared. Seeing that Gu Hao did not show the same expression as Ah Da and Ah Er, he asked in surprise, "Aren't you curious about what I drank?"

Gu Hao shook his head and said, "I'm not curious. It looks disgusting... How dare you put such weird things in your mouth at your age?"

Wang Xinglin didn't expect his son to say that, so he laughed and said, "You don't understand... This is a good thing. It can improve a person's fortune in a short period of time. It is because of it that our Wang family's business has always stood firm."

After hearing this, Gu Hao said with sympathy, "It seems that rich people are also quite pitiful. In order to protect these things that they can't bring with them when they die, they are really willing to risk everything."

Wang Xinglin heard the sarcasm in Gu Hao's words, and said calmly, "That's because you are too young. If you have really tasted the taste of money, you won't say this now. 90% of the things in this world can be solved by money. The remaining 10% can't be solved because there is not enough money. Just imagine that one day you are only one step away from your lifelong dream, but someone wants to buy your dream with money. How much are you willing to pay?"

Gu Hao shook his head and said, "I've already said it's my lifelong dream, so it's naturally priceless... I won't sell it no matter how much money you offer."

"Oh? Really? What if you are an ordinary person living in a third-tier city, earning a meager salary of a few thousand yuan a month, and have to take out car loans and mortgages in order to get married and have children, and your dream is just to buy an RV so that you can take your family out for a road trip anytime and anywhere... How much are you willing to sell this dream for? I think one million is enough." Wang Xinglin said with a condescending expression.

Gu Hao didn't say anything after hearing this, but just looked at Wang Xinglin coldly. Seeing this, the latter continued, "Not enough? That's right... After paying off the car loan and mortgage with one million, there won't be much left. It's estimated that it can only last for one or two years. So what about five million? It should be enough, right?! Son, remember, everything has a price. If you are unwilling to offer, it means that you have not met the other party's psychological expectations."