Twins from the 1970s, if you disagree, I'll slap you.

Chapter 17 Don't push your luck!

While asking the question, he had already picked up the wild ginseng and examined it.

After a moment, he slowly shook his head and sighed heavily: "What a pity, it's only been about twenty years, it's still a long way off."

Lu Ye asked with some doubt, "Isn't a wild ginseng that's twenty or thirty years old enough? How many years old do you want?"

The old man's disappointment deepened, and he sighed, "I need wild ginseng that is at least eighty years old to cure my granddaughter's strange illness."

"She has been congenitally weak since childhood, and her health has been getting weaker and weaker over the years. If we can't find the right medicine to treat her soon, I'm afraid she won't live for more than a year... She's only twenty years old."

Hearing this, Lu Ye finally understood why the old man had been in low spirits.

Suddenly, the door of Jishetang was pushed open, and a young man wearing a high-end custom-made suit walked in.

He carried an exquisite rosewood brocade box in his hand, a faint, arrogant smile on his lips, and walked straight up to the old man.

"Grandpa Liu, I've come to save your granddaughter's life."

Wu Tianlong deliberately placed the brocade box on the counter, slowly opened the lid, and spoke with a deliberately boastful tone.

The old man, Liu Zhengfeng, saw the newcomer and his face immediately darkened, as if he did not want to see him.

"Young Master Wu, please leave. Niannian doesn't like you, so please don't make things difficult for us anymore..."

Before he could finish speaking, his gaze fell on the contents of the brocade box, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed in shock, "This, this is..."

"Sixty-year-old wild ginseng!"

Wu Tianlong chuckled, his tone becoming increasingly smug: "Grandpa Liu, your granddaughter is dying, isn't she?"

"This is a 60-year-old ginseng that I had someone dig up from the deep mountains of Changbai Mountain. Its market price starts at five figures, and you might not be able to buy it even if you have money."

"You wouldn't want to see your precious granddaughter die at such a young age, would you? Wouldn't you consider this a lifeline for you?"

"Let Niannian marry me, and I'll give you this old ginseng right now. Once she becomes the young mistress of the Wu family, I can find her not just a hundred-year-old ginseng, but even a thousand-year-old snow lotus!"

Liu Zhengfeng's Adam's apple bobbed violently as he stared intently at the wild ginseng in the brocade box.

He knew better than anyone that his granddaughter Liu Nian's health was entirely dependent on precious medicinal herbs. Although this 60-year-old wild ginseng was not as effective as an 80-year-old one, it could still extend her life by several years.

But he knew even better that Wu Tianlong was just an ignorant and incompetent spoiled brat who acted recklessly because of his family's wealth and power. He didn't really want to marry Niannian; he was just after her beauty.

For Niannian to marry him would be like jumping into a fire pit!

But this old ginseng root in front of her is her granddaughter's only hope!

Liu Zhengfeng was caught in a dilemma, his face full of entanglement and pain.

Seeing Liu Zhengfeng wavering, Wu Tianlong pressed his advantage, his tone carrying a hint of pressure: "Grandpa Liu, you'd better think this through."

"If you don't agree, your precious granddaughter will have no choice but to wait for death. A parent outliving their child—what could be more painful than that?"

Liu Zhengfeng's face grew increasingly grim. His lips moved, but he ultimately remained silent.

He really couldn't bear to see his granddaughter die like that.

Just as the stalemate was at, the door to the inner room was gently pushed open.

Liu Nian stood there, leaning against the door frame, her face as pale as paper, looking extremely weak, as if a gust of wind could blow her over.

However, her looks are exceptionally good; even without makeup, she is breathtakingly beautiful.

She coughed lightly twice, her voice as soft as a feather: "I appreciate Young Master Wu's kindness. But I don't need this ginseng."

Wu Tianlong's smile froze instantly, then turned cold, and his tone became icy: "Liu Nian, don't push your luck!"

"I spent a lot of money to find this 60-year-old wild ginseng specifically to treat your illness, and you're just going to throw it away like that?"

"Even if I die, I will never marry you!" Liu Nian's eyes were firm, showing no sign of compromise.

"Hmph, that's not up to you!"

Wu Tianlong scoffed, his tone arrogant: "I've already spoken with your parents, and they've already agreed to this marriage! I'm here today to inform you, not to discuss it with you!"

"You...cough cough..."

Liu Nian was so angry that she trembled all over, leaned against the wall and coughed violently, her face turning even paler.

Lu Ye, who had been silently watching the show from the sidelines, suddenly raised his hand and said, "Hey, it's just wild ginseng, I have some too."

Wu Tianlong then noticed that there was another person in the store, and he looked Lu Ye up and down.

Upon glancing at the few wild ginseng plants on the counter that were twenty or thirty years old, he immediately scoffed disdainfully, "You bumpkin, these are clearly broken ginseng plants that are over twenty years old!"

"You think you can get three 20-year-old plants for the price of one of my 60-year-old ones? What an ignorant fool!"

Lu Ye put his hands behind his back and quietly took out the wild ginseng king, which was over a hundred years old, from the dimensional space. The more than one hundred reed bowls were particularly eye-catching.

He handed the wild ginseng to Liu Zhengfeng and asked in a casual tone, "Grandpa, do you think this one is enough?"

Liu Zhengfeng's gaze fell on the wild ginseng, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he froze on the spot.

His lips trembled, his hands shook uncontrollably, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

Why does he look so incredibly excited?

Lu Ye was startled and quickly stepped forward: "Grandpa, please don't get agitated!"

Liu Zhengfeng suddenly came to his senses and grabbed Lu Ye's arm tightly, as if afraid he would run away.

His voice choked with emotion: "Young man! I'll buy it for any price! No matter what you ask for, you must sell me this ginseng! It's my granddaughter's lifeline!"

Liu Nian quickly stepped forward to support Liu Zhengfeng, her delicate brows furrowed, her voice full of worry: "Grandpa, please don't be like this. How long I live is up to fate. Don't overwork yourself for me, and take care of your own health too."

With trembling hands, Liu Zhengfeng held up the century-old wild ginseng, his fingertips gently caressing the reed bowl, tears streaming down his face: "Granddaughter! You're saved! You're finally saved! Hahaha..."

As he laughed, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and looked up at Lu Ye, bending his knees as if to kneel down before him.

Liu Nian wanted to help him up, but she was already thin and weak, and had no strength. Instead, she was pulled down by her grandfather and almost knelt down with him.

Lu Ye reacted quickly, reaching out to support the grandfather and grandson, steadily helping them to their feet.

Liu Zhengfeng could not hide his excitement: "A hundred-year-old wild ginseng! It really is a hundred-year-old wild ginseng! With it, Niannian's illness will definitely be cured!"

Upon seeing this, Wu Tianlong's face instantly turned extremely ugly, filled with disbelief: "A hundred-year-old wild ginseng? Bullshit!"

"I bought these sixty-year-old ones by going through several layers of connections and spending a lot of money."

"Hmph! A hundred years? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Liu Zhengfeng completely ignored Wu Tianlong's clamor and continued to say to Lu Ye, "Young man, name your price! I'm willing to pay any price as long as I can buy this ginseng!"

He was terrified that Lu Ye would change his mind and refuse to sell, as this was his granddaughter's only hope, and he had to hold on to it no matter what.

Lu Ye hadn't brought out this century-old wild ginseng because he was afraid that ordinary people wouldn't be able to afford it or use it. So he had only brought out a few that were twenty or thirty years old before.

Moreover, his dimensional space can adjust the flow of time, and the age of wild ginseng can be increased at will. He can have as many hundred-year-old ginseng as he wants, so there is no worry about scarcity.

He said calmly, "Old man, I can give you this century-old wild ginseng, as long as you agree to one condition."

"Hmph! I knew you were up to no good!"

Wu Tianlong immediately jumped out, his face full of sarcasm: "You also want to use wild ginseng to force Liu Nian to marry you? Let me tell you, don't even dream about it!"

"My Wu family is rich. If Liu Nian marries me, she will live a life of luxury, which is a hundred times better than following you, you country bumpkin!"

"Besides, this so-called century-old wild ginseng you have might be fake, a deliberate attempt to deceive people!"