Free Web NovelChapter 373: Chapter 373: Begin Alchemy
"People like him deserve it, scamming even someone’s life-saving money!"
"Exactly, lost his wife and soldiers, a heartless vendor like him should learn his lesson well."
Seeing the despair on the vendor’s face, none of the bystanders felt sympathy for him; instead, they found Wang Hao’s actions to be extremely satisfying.
The elderly couple, who had just made an unexpected fifty thousand, also showed smiles that had been absent for a long time. Although the money wasn’t enough to buy a thousand-year-old wild ginseng, at least now they didn’t have to worry about the hospital bills for the old man’s partner.
But the vendor was not willing to let things go so easily. He gestured to a burly man behind him, and immediately several people surrounded Wang Hao and his two companions.
"You must have pulled some tricks, kid. Today, whether you want to buy the ginseng or not, you’ll have to sell it, or none of you will leave!"
The vendor ripped off the mask of civility and turned to robbery.
"Just with these few of you?"
Wang Hao scoffed disdainfully.
"Guys, teach him a good lesson for me today!"
The vendor shouted and charged at Wang Hao first.
Wang Hao didn’t even bother to lift his head to look at them; he simply kicked the vendor five or six meters away.
"This... this kid’s trained!"
The vendor’s accomplices suddenly became afraid, circling around Wang Hao, constantly shifting positions, but none dared to approach.
"Are you coming or not? Don’t waste my time; if you don’t come at me, I’ll come at you!"
Wang Hao said coldly.
Who would have thought, despite looking strong, these guys were all show and no substance. Wang Hao had only spoken a word and hadn’t made a single move, yet they turned and ran away.
"I’ll remember you, kid, I’m not letting this go!"
The vendor was still talking tough, but when he saw his pals running away, he also took to his heels.
Seeing the vendor and his accomplices fleeing in such a sorry state, the crowd burst into laughter, and a round of applause followed.
There were a few others like the vendor, selling fake goods, who now didn’t dare to shout loudly. They packed up their stands and quickly left quietly.
Those around realized that Wang Hao was no ordinary person, better to stay as far away as possible.
"Miss, young man, we really can’t thank you enough for today. If it hadn’t been for you two, my partner probably wouldn’t have made it!"
The elderly man hurriedly thanked Wang Hao and Chen Hongying.
"Old sir, you’re too polite. It was the least we could do. You need to be more careful in the future if you run into something like this again!"
Wang Hao said with a smile.
"How about we do it this way, the extra fifty thousand the vendor gave, let’s split it half and half?"
After speaking, the old man took out a stack of money and handed it to Wang Hao.
Wang Hao couldn’t help but give a bitter smile. This amount of money meant nothing to him, but it could still be of great significance to the old man and his partner. freewebnøvel.com
"Old sir, you keep it for yourself. I don’t need the money!"
Wang Hao said, laughing as he declined.
"Do you think it’s not enough? How about I give you all fifty thousand?"
The old man, however, was a genuinely sincere person.
"Old sir, our Boss Wang really doesn’t need this small amount of money. You should keep it for yourself. Your partner will need money for treatment, won’t they?"
Chen Hongying also declined on behalf of Wang Hao.
"But what can I use to repay you?"
The old man seemed very distressed, feeling that he had to give them something in return for the great help they provided today or he would not feel at peace.
Speaking of repayment, Wang Hao suddenly remembered the old man mentioning he wanted to exchange his ancestral snow lotus for ginseng.
"Old sir, I heard you mention earlier that you have an ancestral snow lotus? Can I take a look?"
Wang Hao cautiously asked.
The elderly man was very forthright, handing over the box in his hands directly to Wang Hao.
Wang Hao couldn’t wait to open the box, and as soon as he did, he felt a blast of cold air envelop him, causing his eyes to involuntarily light up.
He hadn’t felt this aura before because the box hadn’t been opened, so at first, he thought this Snow Lotus was a fake too.
But now, Wang Hao was convinced at a glance that this Snow Lotus was the best of the best.
Wang Hao couldn’t help but touch it with his hand, and as the energy from the Heart of the Dragon within him circulated around the Snow Lotus, the term "King Tianshan Snow Lotus" immediately came to mind.
Instantly, Wang Hao felt an ecstatic joy. Wasn’t this the key ingredient needed for the Marrow Changing Pill?
It was like finding what one needed without even looking for it, and he had stumbled upon it so easily.
"Old man, can you sell me this King Tianshan Snow Lotus?"
Wang Hao asked hastily upon knowing the result.
The old man seemed unaware that the Snow Lotus he held was the King Tianshan Snow Lotus, or maybe he had no idea what the King Tianshan Snow Lotus was. Hearing Wang Hao’s question, he was momentarily stunned.
But the old man quickly agreed.
"Today you folks did me a great favor, so I’ll just give you this Snow Lotus!"
Wang Hao also realized that the old man knew nothing about medicinal herbs.
"Old man, that won’t do. How about I offer two million to buy this King Tianshan Snow Lotus from you, what do you think?"
Wang Hao didn’t want to be heartless like the merchant from before, naturally, he wouldn’t take advantage of the old man.
The elderly man was completely shocked by Wang Hao’s words; in all his life, he had never seen so much money!
"Sister Hongying, I’ll take the King Tianshan Snow Lotus first. Please go to the hospital and check on the old man’s spouse to see what illness they’ve contracted that they would talk about using millennium ginseng as a cure."
Oh, and transfer another two million to the old man later for buying the King Tianshan Snow Lotus.
Wang Hao hastily instructed Chen Hongying to proceed with the process, lest the old man change his mind and refuse to sell.
Chen Hongying, of course, didn’t know what the King Tianshan Snow Lotus was meant for, but judging from Wang Hao’s expression, she could tell that this herb was not something ordinary; thus, she promptly left with the old man.
Through her previous confrontation in Chicheng County, and her experience working with Wang Hao these days, Chen Hongying had come to trust him completely.
Having acquired the King Tianshan Snow Lotus, Wang Hao felt immense joy in his heart and quickly secured it before stepping eagerly into the traditional Chinese medicine market.
"My goodness, I just remembered, I once saw an ancient book that mentioned the King Tianshan Snow Lotus. It was an important raw material used by emperors in the past to concoct the elixir of immortality."
"Back then, it was incredibly rare, even more so than a thousand-year-old wild ginseng!"
Suddenly, an elder in the crowd recalled an ancient book he had read and couldn’t help but exclaim.
"What? An elixir of immortality?"
There was a collective gasp from the crowd!
"How much must this medicinal herb be worth then?"
Curious, someone couldn’t resist asking the elder.
"It’s said that the King Tianshan Snow Lotus blooms once every thousand years, and it also grows in extremely cold places, making it something you come across by chance rather than by seeking it out. That ancient emperor is known to have offered a reward of ten thousand tales of gold for it, to no avail."
"Imagine, ten thousand tales of gold—if that were in today’s money, wouldn’t it be tens of millions?"
The elder spoke with amazement.
In an instant, all eyes turned towards the distant figure of Wang Hao.
They thought this young man had certainly struck it rich today. A King Tianshan Snow Lotus worth tens of millions, and he had acquired it for a mere two million.
In reality, the King Tianshan Snow Lotus was not even in circulation, so its value was immeasurable.
As the saying goes, rarity breeds value. If this King Tianshan Snow Lotus were to be put on the market, it would be worth far more than ten million, perhaps even hundreds of millions would be bid for it.
But Wang Hao didn’t care at all how much it was worth. What mattered to him now was to use it to concoct the Marrow Changing Pill to save Ya Ya’s life.
After wandering around the traditional Chinese medicine market, Wang Hao casually bought some herbs and then hurried back to Deshan Game Hall.
Since the Alchemy Furnace had been made, Wang Hao had been eager to test the knowledge on alchemy detailed in the Alchemy Section of the book.
He had someone bring over some charcoal and, once he was in his room, Wang Hao lit the Alchemy Furnace...
