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Moreover, Liu Xiaobao had important business to attend to, and he knew that the old man was very busy every day, so he didn't dare to take up too much of the old man's time. Therefore, he went straight to the point and explained his purpose to the old man.

"Grandpa, I've come today with a favor to ask, so I won't waste time with pleasantries."

The old man asked curiously, "Young man, do you need something from me? What is it?"

"Grandpa, I'd like to ask you for a batch of medicinal herbs!"

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Upon hearing Liu Xiaobao's request, the old man was taken aback.

"Medicinal herbs? You've started a medicinal herb business again, haven't you?"

Liu Xiaobao shook his head and quickly told the old man why he wanted these medicinal herbs, without hiding anything.

After hearing Liu Xiaobao's explanation, the old man finally understood what Liu Xiaobao wanted the medicine for.

"Transferring Qi and Skill? I never imagined such a miraculous thing existed; this is the first time I've ever heard of it!"

Seeing that the old man had listened to his story but had not expressed his opinion, Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but urge him impatiently.

"Grandpa, don't worry about how amazing this is. I only have nine days left. If I miss this opportunity, I'll never have another chance. Please give me an answer quickly!"

The old man thought for a moment before answering Liu Xiaobao.

"I'm certain that you, Xiaobao, will go abroad someday, and I personally hope that you can bring glory to the country. So your personal safety is very important. If you can master martial arts, your safety will be even more guaranteed. Okay, I agree to this!"

After hearing the old man's words, Liu Xiaobao breathed a sigh of relief and was overjoyed, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Grandpa. Don't worry, I will definitely bring glory to our country and bring more foreign exchange into our country!"

The old man nodded and smiled, "The future is too far away. I'm afraid I won't live to see that day. If you're a filial son, you should help our country earn more foreign exchange now!"

"Yes, Grandpa, once this matter is over, I will immediately start working on earning foreign exchange. This is the list of medicinal herbs I requested, which I will now give to you, Grandpa. But Grandpa, please remember, I only have eight days left!"

As Liu Xiaobao spoke, he handed the list of medicinal herbs to the old man on the table in front of him.

The old man didn't look at the list of medicinal herbs, but just chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely do what I promised you. But these things ultimately belong to the country, and I can't just give them to you for free, or I'll attract criticism!"

Liu Xiaobao was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Yes, Grandpa, you're right. So what should I do to prevent you from being criticized by others?"

The old man picked up the list of medicinal herbs, glanced at it, and said, "There are twenty kinds of precious medicinal herbs on this list. You should have your Tianbao Group build twenty schools for the country! One item for another, that way no one will say that this old man is abusing his power for personal gain!"

Without hesitation, Liu Xiaobao immediately replied, "No problem, Grandpa. Ling'er is here too, so we'll leave the matter of the twenty schools to her!"

The old man nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, I trust Ling'er to handle things. I still have a lot to do today, so you should go back first. As for the medicinal herbs, I will have someone deliver them to you within three days!"

Liu Xiaobao and Hu Ruoling knew that the old man was very busy, so they did not linger. They bowed to the old man, said goodbye, and left Xishan Villa.

With the problem of medicinal herbs solved, Liu Xiaobao finally felt relieved.

I had an authentic Beijing breakfast with Hu Ruoling at the entrance of an alley, and then we went to the suburbs together.

At a camp at the foot of a mountain in the suburbs, Liu Xiaobao saw 5,000 retired soldiers training.

It must be said that the collective exercise of 5,000 people was truly awe-inspiring.

Even if those five thousand veterans were just jogging with weights and not doing any special intensive training, it would still be a spectacular sight.

Because their movements were so synchronized, it looked like they were doing gymnastics.

Liu Xiaobao had only experienced this feeling before during future military parades. Now, witnessing the unified actions of these soldiers firsthand, the awe-inspiring feeling was indescribable.

Hu Ruoling then waved to the instructors of the group of retired soldiers. The instructors jogged over to Hu Ruoling, but the five thousand people did not stop training and continued to run forward with their loads.

The instructor approached Hu Ruoling, but instead of saluting, stood at attention ramrod straight and addressed her as "President Hu!"

Hu Ruoling nodded, then introduced Liu Xiaobao and the instructor: "Xiaobao, this is Lei Qiangjun, formerly the commander of the Iron Blood Regiment, now retired and temporarily in charge of training our Tianbao Security Company's employees! Instructor Lei, this is President Bao, the big boss of our Tianbao Group. It was President Bao who proposed setting up this security company to solve the employment problem for you veterans!"

After Hu Ruoling introduced them, Liu Xiaobao and Lei Qiangjun greeted each other.

"Hello, Instructor Lei!"

"Hello, Mr. Bao! Thank you so much for providing us with this job opportunity!"

"Instructor Lei, you're too kind. I was just doing my bit, and it's a mutually beneficial arrangement, so I didn't lose out."

"No matter what, I still want to thank General Bao on behalf of my comrades. Without the opportunity you provided, many of us wouldn't be able to find good jobs, let alone return to the same trenches!"

This time, Liu Xiaobao didn't feign modesty. He accepted Lei Qiangjun's thanks and then asked Lei Qiangjun a question.

"Instructor Lei, are there any special forces soldiers among this group?"

Lei Qiangjun replied, "There are only a little over a hundred special forces soldiers, most of whom are ordinary soldiers from the local area. However, Mr. Bao, although we have retired, we are still capable of fighting. Doing security work is no problem at all."

Liu Xiaobao smiled and said, "Very good, but I would like to select the best of the best and choose a group of outstanding talents who can be called kings of soldiers. They will be responsible for protecting the senior management of our Tianbao Group. I will have to ask Instructor Lei to take care of this matter!"

680 "Don't worry, Mr. Bao. Mr. Hu has already mentioned this to me. I plan to hold a competition for all employees in a month. There will be more people then, and we will select the strongest warriors. After that, the company will assign them job positions!"

Liu Xiaobao nodded: "Okay, then this matter will be entirely in your hands, Instructor Lei!"

"Yes, Boss Bao, I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!"

Liu Xiaobao really liked the soldiers' simple and direct discipline: one is one, two is two, there is no questioning, only obedience.

Seeing Lei Qiangjun's attitude, Liu Xiaobao was extremely satisfied.

After saying goodbye to Lei Qiangjun, Liu Xiaobao and Hu Ruoling left the training camp.

On the bus, Hu Ruoling asked Liu Xiaobao curiously, "Why don't you meet everyone and give them a speech or something?"

Liu Xiaobao laughed and said, "I'll meet with everyone when the team is stronger in the future. There's nothing important for us now, so let's not delay their training."

Hu Ruoling nodded in agreement, then stopped pursuing the matter and changed the subject, asking, "Shall we go and take a look at Tianbao Group next?"

Liu Xiaobao shook his head: "I'm not going. I trust you to handle things, so there's no need to go. Let's just go home!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Ruoling smiled slightly, gave Long Jiu an instruction, and the car drove towards home.

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The old man's word was as good as his bond; if he said three days, he meant three days.

On the third day, Long Yi, carrying out the old man's orders, delivered twenty portions of medicinal herbs to Liu Xiaobao.

Liu Xiaobao did not make a special trip to thank the old man. He simply asked Long Yi to deliver a message of gratitude to the old man before returning to Pujiang with the medicinal herbs.

However, despite Liu Xiaobao's preparations, upon returning to Pujiang, he was unable to immediately meet Su Jie and Master Huo.

Perhaps because Su Jie and Master Huo were in a relatively remote area, their cell phones had no signal, and Liu Xiaobao couldn't get through to Su Jie.

So even though Liu Xiaobao had prepared the medicinal herbs, he could only wait for the time being.

However, Liu Xiaobao didn't just wait around. Taking advantage of the free time, he bought two mansions, one as a dowry for Wang Mingzhu and the other as his home in Pujiang.

At the same time, Liu Xiaobao also bought two new cars, opened a new bank account, and deposited 999,999,999 yuan into it. With this, the betrothal gifts prepared for Wang Mingzhu were complete.

Once he finishes passing on his skills, he can immediately go to Wang Mingzhu's house to propose marriage.

After doing all this, Liu Xiaobao waited quietly in his dormitory room at Tianbao Group.

Four days have passed in the blink of an eye, and there is only one day left until the ten-day deadline agreed upon by Master Huo.

On the morning of the ninth day, Su Jie returned.

Upon learning that Liu Xiaobao had already prepared all the medicinal herbs, Su Jie did not delay for a moment and immediately led Liu Xiaobao away from Pujiang.

Half a day later, Liu Xiaobao followed Su Jie to Xishan in Suzhou.

Linwu Cave, known as the "Ninth Heavenly Cave in the World", is also called Dragon Cave.

In this dragon cave, Liu Xiaobao met Master Huo, as well as an old Taoist priest with silver hair and a white beard who looked like a hermit.

"Mr. Bao, have all the medicinal herbs been prepared?"

Upon hearing Master Huo's question, Liu Xiaobao did not hesitate and immediately opened his suitcase, replying, "Everything is prepared, it's all here!"

The old Taoist priest then walked over and began inspecting the medicinal herbs in the suitcase. After checking each one, the old Taoist priest nodded: "That's right, they are all top-grade medicinal herbs that are over a thousand years old."

Master Huo replied, "Then let's not delay, Daoist Wuya, I'll leave the rest to you!"

Master Wuya glanced at Master Huo with a helpless look, sighed regretfully, nodded, and then pointed to a large wooden tub in the cave, saying to Liu Xiaobao, "Take off all your clothes and stand in that tub."

Take off all your clothes?

Liu Xiaobao hesitated. He wasn't embarrassed to take off his clothes in front of a woman, but he felt a little awkward about taking off his clothes in front of three grown men.

At this moment, the Daoist Wuya gave a light shout: "What are you doing, a grown man, being so hesitant? Hurry up and take it off and get in, or it will be too late!"

Without further hesitation, Liu Xiaobao immediately stripped off his clothes and stepped into the large wooden tub that was placed on three large rocks.

The large wooden tub was 1.2 meters in diameter and about 1.6 meters high, and it was filled with water. When Liu Xiaobao stood inside, only his head was sticking out, which temporarily relieved his awkwardness.

Just as Liu Xiaobao was about to ask what to do next, Master Wuya came over carrying a bucket lid.

"I'll boil you with those medicinal herbs in a bit, so you can absorb as much of their medicinal power as possible. This will help cleanse your bones and marrow and improve your physique. Just bear with it while you're inside!"

As he said this, Master Wuya had already put the lid on the bucket and even tied the lids on both sides, leaving only Liu Xiaobao's head sticking out.

Immediately afterwards, Master Wuya ordered Su Jie, "Su Jie, I'll be in charge of adding the medicine, you come and take charge of the fire."

Su Jie hesitated for a moment, glanced at Master Huo, and only after Master Huo nodded did Su Jie act according to Master Wuya's words.

Su Jie carried a pile of firewood from a short distance away and stacked it under the wooden barrel. With Master Wuya's command to light the fire, Su Jie lit the pile of firewood without hesitation.

At this moment, Master Wuya began to put the thousand-year-old medicinal herbs into the wooden bucket through the small opening next to Liu Xiaobao's head.