I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 21 Blood-burning Ginger Fruit
The ten red gingers are like independent rhizomes that stretch out branches and eventually intertwine together, turning into a thick rhizome that breaks through the Kunlun spiritual energy and blooms and bears fruit in the Kunlun Lake.

Chen Zhian looked at the flowers and fruits wrapped in red leaves, with a little more anticipation in his eyes.

He picked the fruit, and suddenly the spiritual energy of Kunlun Lake floated in the air, bringing bursts of news.

"Blood-burning ginger fruit."

Chen Zhian held this strange fruit in his hand, feeling quite surprised.

"After taking this fruit, your blood, energy, and true essence will surge in a short period of time, then burn and evaporate, spreading throughout your limbs and bones."

"Taking this fruit will damage your foundation, and taking it once will cause you to develop drug resistance. Taking ginger fruit again will greatly reduce the effect, and the damage to your body will greatly increase."

Chen Zhian was quite happy: "This blood-burning ginger fruit is extremely useful. Taking this fruit at a critical moment should greatly increase my blood, energy and strength. It's a pity that I can't take it continuously."

"But I wonder if if I can plant ten blood-burning ginger fruits, they will connect with each other and produce a more effective elixir."

He thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to plant another blood-burning ginger fruit.

This elixir with a red-orange scent brought a huge burden to Chen Zhian.

Especially when the Blood-Burning Ginger Fruit was about to bloom and bear fruit, Chen Zhian felt dizzy and tired, and he just wanted to have a good sleep.

"Don't eat too many blood-burning ginger fruits. Just keep one as a backup. When my body becomes stronger and my cultivation is more advanced, I will plant ten more ginger fruits."

Chen Zhian continued walking forward while thinking, and soon came to another place where spiritual energy was applied.

Under the cover of the fairyland-like spiritual energy, the seeds of three kinds of medicinal herbs are buried deep inside, absorbing and exhaling spiritual energy.

"Buddha's nails, agarwood leaves, and golden threads on the lanterns."

Chen Zhian looked at the three medicinal seeds carefully. They were very different from when they were first planted in Kunlun Lake. The originally black or brown seeds now showed a hint of red orange.

Taking a closer whiff, you can smell the unique fragrance.

"Now take these three seeds out of Kunlun Lake. Can the seeds survive?"

With the mentality of giving it a try, Nan Liujing's incarnation in Kunlun Lake disappeared into the air. In the small courtyard of Qihuang Street, Chen Zhian opened his eyes and spread out his palms.

When the map of the Jade Capital in the sky in Chen Zhian's mind closed, he already had three more seeds in his hand.

The three seeds were exposed to the air and still had a strong fragrance, without any sign of withering.

A smile suddenly appeared on Chen Zhian's face.

"Sure enough..."

"Then I will cultivate more seeds, and I will exchange them for the medicinal materials needed for the Chan Tui Pills with you."

He stared at the seeds in his hand and muttered to himself.

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A few more days.

A young man came to the gate of Xu Mansion on Xiqing Street.

"The young man only said his last name was Chen Zhian, and that he wanted to see the young lady."

The doorman came to the hall and reported: "The young man is dressed in ordinary clothes, but he has a certain demeanor. Perhaps he is an old friend of Miss Xu."

A young man in his twenties in the hall was looking down at the account book in his hand. He looked up when he heard the words.

"The eldest lady went to the government office today and is not in the courtyard. You should go out and send her away."

The young man said this and lowered his head again.

But just as the doorman left as ordered, the young man suddenly raised his head and asked, "What did you say that man's name was?"

The doorman answered again: "His name is Chen Zhian."

"Chen Zhian? Is he the young man who received the embroidered ball that Butler Zhao Er mentioned?"

The young man put down the account book in his hand, frowned, and asked the brown-suited butler standing next to him.

The housekeeper bowed and said seriously, "The man who received the embroidered ball on Xiqing Street was indeed named Chen Zhian, but... according to the second housekeeper Zhao, he and others went to invite this young man, but he didn't seem to be willing to enter my Xu Mansion."

"Ridiculous." The young man stood up.

He was neither tall nor thin, but rather plump. "Butler Zhao Er went to invite him, but he refused to come. Now he's here again."

The brown-clad butler beside him smiled and said, "He is just a commoner. He may not have heard of the name of our Xu family in the past, so he refused.

He came again today, probably because he knew about the extravagance and wealth of my Xu family, so he shamelessly came to ask for a meeting.

Master Yuanshou, I have worked my way up from this muddy world, and I know exactly what these ordinary people are thinking."

The young man's name is Xu Yuanshou. He is the eldest son of Xu's second uncle and the only two males in the Xu family.

The master of the Xu family had six brothers in his generation, three of whom died young, and the remaining three are all in the Xu Mansion.

But for some reason, only the second of the three brothers gave birth to two boys, and the master of the Xu family only had one daughter, Xu Xiyue.

The third master of the Xu family gave birth to twelve children, all girls.

The third master often envied the second master of the Xu family, but he was powerless and could no longer have children.

Therefore, in the second branch of the Xu family, it is natural that Young Master Xu Yuanshou is in charge of the business.

Xu Yuanshou stood up and said, "I heard that Zhou Xiujing of the Zhou family gave Chen Zhian two hundred taels of gold and asked him not to bother Xiyue anymore.

This Chen Zhian took the gold, and he dared to come to my Xu Mansion?"

The brown-suited butler lowered his head and listened.

Xu Yuanshou rubbed his brows and said, "Let him in. He's been looking at the account books for a long time. It would be nice to have some fun."

The doorman hurried over and soon brought in a young man.

The Xu family was wealthy, and their house was built in a solemn and majestic manner, with rockery and flowing water everywhere, and green bricks and green tiles everywhere, which had both ancient charm and grandeur.

Chen Zhian had seen many Suzhou gardens and mansions in his previous life, but he was still attracted by the Xu family's house. "Those who do the medicinal materials business are indeed wealthy."

Chen Zhian sighed in his heart until he entered the West Hall and saw the young man sitting in the main seat.

The young man didn't even raise his head and asked, "Are you Chen Zhian?"

Chen Zhian was surprised and didn't know who this person was, but he agreed seriously.

Xu Yuanshou finally raised his head and saw Chen Zhian, who was wearing coarse cloth clothes. He also saw Chen Zhian's clear black and white eyes, and some disgust appeared on his face.

“Since you have taken Zhou Xiujing’s money, you should stay away from my Xu Mansion.

Neither the Zhou family nor my Xu family are kind-hearted people who are willing to give you money."

Chen Zhian stood in the audience, looking at the young man in some confusion.

These young masters from wealthy families can't even speak properly?
He thought to himself.

Xu Yuanshou also saw Chen Zhian's look. He frowned even more tightly, snorted coldly, and put down the account book in his hand:

"You came to Xu's house for two purposes.

If she hadn't known the reputation of my Xu family and regretted rejecting this marriage, then she would have wanted to cheat some money from my Xu family."

His voice became louder and louder, with a hint of grimness in it, and he stood up, standing in front of the main seat in the West Hall, looking at Chen Zhian coldly.

"Since you have accepted the bouquet, I will not make it difficult for you, so as to prevent people inside and outside the palace from gossiping.

Chen Zian, go to the gatehouse and get a hundred bucks, and don't hang around in front of my Xu Mansion anymore, or I'll send someone to break your legs."

"My name is not Chen Zi'an." Chen Zhi'an, who had been silent since entering the Xu residence, finally spoke and tilted his head to ask, "May I know your name, young master?"

The housekeeper beside Xu Yuanshou frowned suddenly, and an angry look appeared on his dark face: "I told you to go to the gatehouse to collect the money, just leave, why are you talking so much? How can you know the name of my young master?"

Chen Zhian glanced at the butler and then looked at Xu Yuanshou.

There was not much fear on his face: "The whole Sunan Prefecture knows that the Xu family's eldest branch has no male heir. Now that the young master is sitting high in the West Hall with the account book in his hand, his identity is obvious."

"The young master must be the heir of the second master of the Xu family."

Xu Yuanshou stretched out his hand and waved it at him like waving a fly. Immediately, several guards in black appeared in the courtyard and walked towards the hall.

Chen Zhian still didn't shut up, and said: "It's normal for the young master of the second house to hate me.

The eldest master of the Xu family has no male heir, so it is inevitable that you, the young master, have some unrealistic hopes in your heart.

However, the eldest daughter of the Xu family came back to take charge of the business and even wanted to throw a bouquet to find a husband.

If you really find a marriage and have a child, then you really won't have any hope at all."

"Perhaps it was because of my lingering desire that a young master from a wealthy family invited me in and then humiliated me without any magnanimity.

This was to keep Miss Xu away from me and cut off my chance of marrying into the Xu family.

And I took the opportunity to vent my anger on others..."

Chen Zhian said this with a smile, and his tone was not particularly sharp.

But his words were like a sharp thorn, piercing straight into Xu Yuanshou's heart!

His thin lips even trembled slightly because of this, probably because this young man who had been living a life of luxury since childhood really did not expect... that this eunuch from the market town would dare to speak to him like this.

The black-clad guards in the distance had already walked to the gate of the West Hall.

Xu Yuanshou suddenly said, "I think you should be called Chen Zian."

"From now on, whenever someone asks you, you must say your name is Chen Zi'an, because this is the name I, Xu Yuanshou, changed for you. If you don't want to..."

"I'll break your legs."

General Xu Yuan vented all his malice towards the young man in the hall.

"Once you have some power, wealth and force, you want to show off your power." Chen Zhian remained calm on his face, but he cursed in his heart: "Just like those second-generations in the previous life."

He took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and quietly practiced the Great Snow Mountain Qi-gathering Technique, waiting for the black-clad guards to come forward.

Just at this moment, someone suddenly came to the door and reported loudly.

"Master, the eldest lady submitted the seeds of the Buddha Armor to General Xuan Zi's military supply account at the government office... The medicine provider who is in charge of the medicinal materials gave them a grade..."

For a moment, even Xu Yuanshou, who was determined to break Chen Zhian's legs, couldn't help but suppress his anger and asked loudly from a distance: "What grade is the Buddha Armor Seed?"

"Yes... middle grade B."

Xu Yuanshou immediately sat down on the precious red sandalwood chair.

"Yesterday, the Zhou family presented the Buddha Armor Seeds...the grade is lower than Grade A!"

There are two grades separated by this level, and the Xu family will not be able to keep the crucial Buddha Armor medicine contract.

Although there is only one medicinal ingredient, Buddha's armor, the competition between the Zhou family and the Xu family has reached the final stage. In the end, these three important medicinal ingredients failed. What awaits the Xu family is that all the medicine contracts will be returned to the Zhou family, and they will lose everything.

At this moment, Xu Yuanshou looked towards the East Hall. It was quiet there. He thought that the master of the family must have known about it.

The other two elders are probably also sighing now.

Even though Xu Yuanshou coveted the Xu family's throne and was quite wary of Xu Xiyue, he was still a member of the Xu family after all. If the Xu family fell...

Xu Yuanshou couldn't help but shudder, and felt weak all over.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came to his ears.

"It's better than this."

The young man in the hall, who was wearing a coarse cloth long gown, still had a nasty smile on his face, and said to him very seriously: "Change your name to Xu Jinshou, and I will find a way to make the Xu family...win over the Zhou family."

"How dare you!" Before the young master of the Xu family could say anything, the brown-robed butler flew into a rage and shouted loudly.

(End of this chapter)