I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 73: Ready

Under Shang Xiong's command, the only people he could truly trust were his four assassins.

From Youth Level 1 to Youth Level 4.

He valued the talent of these four orphans and spent a lot of resources to raise them. These were four Nascent Soul stage warriors that he had raised, and no one else could compare to them!

After raising him for so many years, the Qing family assassins had done a lot for him, and Shang Xiong was never stingy with his rewards, even fostering a somewhat distorted family bond.

Even if it came to a critical moment, Shang Xiong wouldn't hesitate to send these four assassins to their deaths.

But to die at the hands of mortals?

This Nascent Soul cultivator was poisoned to death by a mortal! Qing Yi did the same thing before, and at that time Shang Xiong praised him for being brave enough to risk injury for life. But when this happened to him, Shang Xiong's anger surged, and he would explode at the slightest touch!

"Now we should raze that clinic to the ground!"

Shang Xiong's face was extremely pale.

He wished he could immediately send someone to Gu's Medical Clinic to tear that mortal to pieces and then capture and torture that girl to quell his anger!

"President, please calm down!" Qingyi quickly advised. "Although that mortal knows how to use poison, he is not a threat. But that girl is an alchemist and her strength is not bad either. If she really has something to rely on, wouldn't we fall into a trap if we rashly attack her?"

Qingyi's words served as a reminder to Shangxiong.

Yes!

Moreover, Qingfeng Baoxing is a force in Yunling City that is no weaker than the three major families. If it were to suffer such a big setback at the hands of a small medical clinic, it would be a disgrace to the chairman. If this matter is not handled properly, it would be a disgrace to the entire Qingfeng Baoxing!

What's more troublesome is that this matter will be used against them by Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop!

"Hmph, let that clinic live a little longer."

Shang Xiong eventually managed to control his anger.

The most important thing now is not to worry about the life or death of that mere dilapidated little clinic. The Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop is the opponent he needs to be most careful of; they are not easy to deal with.

"By the way, President, I also saw the president of Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop and that manager come out of the clinic. Perhaps they have already conspired to retaliate against our Treasure Shop!"

Qingyi still hadn't forgotten that when she was staking out the location, she had seen Feng Wuxin, the president of the Golden Phoenix Treasure Guild, and that Grand Steward Yuan.

He immediately sensed that this was no ordinary matter! That Chairman Feng actually brought his chief steward to personally visit the Gu family's medical clinic?

Considering that the girl was refining medicine in the inner room, Qingyi felt that there must be something fishy going on.

"It's alright. Since last night's ambush failed, it was expected that Feng Wuxin would try to deal with us. Now that we have the upper hand, we should strike first!"

Shang Xiong waved his hand confidently, as if this minor incident would have no impact on Qingfeng Baoxing's future plans.

Anyway, even if the Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop could produce cheaper and more effective healing medicine today, they wouldn't have any stock!

And he now has a full thousand bottles of Qingling Liquid in his Qingfeng Treasure Shop!

"...President Shang."

Suddenly, the man in black spoke. Shang Xiong was startled and quickly turned around, bowing and saying, "What are your orders, sir?" Qing Yi observed him subtly.

This man in black robes, it is said, came to us of his own accord. He is very young and his cultivation is not high, only at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, but his skill in alchemy is remarkable...

Qingfeng Baoxing originally had a physician who was an arrogant man, but they had no choice but to use him. However, after this man in black robes arrived, he utterly humiliated the old physician in just one alchemy competition. It was the most direct form of humiliation.

This person is mysterious, of unknown origin, and very talented.

There must be something powerful behind this!

"I have given you the medicine you requested. Now, I hope you can keep your promise and get the medicinal herbs I need."

The black-robed man's voice was young, sounding like a young man in his early twenties, but his tone was unusually low and cold.

Shang Xiong replied respectfully, "Of course. I guarantee that what you need will be delivered soon." "Hmm."

The man in black robes responded and left.

After the person had walked away, Qingyi asked, "Guild Leader, who exactly was that person?"

Shang Xiong shook his head: "I don't know him either, but he's so young and his alchemy skills are so outstanding. He must have a powerful mentor behind him."

This man in black robes was actually quite intimidating to Shang Xiong.

Because his alchemy skills were truly monstrous!

Shang Xiong didn't believe that there wasn't a more powerful alchemy master behind this man in black robes. Therefore, as the president, he was respectful and never showed any contempt or offense because of the other party's young age.

High-level alchemists and physicians are not to be trifled with; offending them is like stirring up a hornet's nest!

After a moment of silence, Shang Xiong said, "By the way, have you found all the things I asked you to collect?" Qing Yi frowned slightly: "President, those things are not easy to find."

"No matter what, we'll find him. If we break our promise, the man in black won't let it go. He may not care, but the powerful backer behind him is someone we can't afford to mess with."

"Heh, it's a pity he's too mysterious. Otherwise, if we could win him over, we would have an extra layer of protection against Feng Wuxin."

Shang Xiong sighed inwardly, feeling a slight sense of regret.

"President, do you think we should gather some people and wipe out the Gu family's medical clinic first?"

"No need. Since that clinic is acting strangely, we shouldn't make any rash moves for now, lest someone take advantage of the situation. You should send someone to keep an eye on the Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop's movements; they will definitely make their next move."

"What we need to do now is to take over Golden Phoenix Treasure Company as soon as possible and annex it, so that we can strengthen our power!"

"Yes, Chairman, I'll go right away."

Qingyi bowed and took his leave. ...

Meanwhile, inside the clinic.

Qin Yiyao looked at the pot of thick, fragrant blue spiritual liquid and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Successful.

She spent two hours refining the heat and the amount of medicinal herbs, and finally succeeded in refining the "Golden Spirit Liquid"!

Although it is blue.

However, in order to compete with Qingfeng Baoxing's Qingling Liquid, Feng Wuxin named this liquid "Golden Liquid".

"Hmm, the quality is not bad. Although you still lack experience, practice makes perfect. Just practice more in the future."

Gu Heng nodded in satisfaction.

That's great, this little girl learns everything so quickly.

When we taught her to strengthen her physique, she became engrossed in learning from the book. Her swordsmanship also showed some of the spirit of a dashing female knight. Now, when we teach her to refine medicine, she is also learning very quickly.

Gu Heng thought that he might have unintentionally taken on an all-around genius as his disciple!