An hour passed...

Ah!

"Amazing! Really amazing! Your medicine is really amazing!"

After the elder swallowed the pill, his body immediately started to absorb the medicine. And it began to treat his knee. It took an hour for its effect to wear off. After that, the pain in his knee was noticeably relieved. Its effect was much clearer than the medicine he had taken before. That old medicine was not helping now.

"Please take the rest of them as I told you. I guarantee that you'll definitely be healed within three weeks. Hmm, alright! Since everything is finished, I have to excuse myself now," said Zheng-Fu, preparing to leave and continue his journey.

Wait!

But when he turned to leave, the elder called out to stop him.

"Please wait, Little Comrade! Would you mind if I invite you to the feast tonight?" The elder looked tense as he asked this question. He was worried that Zheng-Fu would refuse to join the feast.

"Alright, Master Elder. I'll stay at the feast with you. Then continue my journey after the feast is over tonight," Zheng-Fu thought for a moment before agreeing. But he only agreed to stay at the party, not another night.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Why don't you stay another night after the feast is over?" The elder frowned slightly when he saw that Zheng-Fu still wanted to leave as soon as the feast was over.

"Do you have something to say, Master Elder? If you have something to say, please say it directly. I don't like beating around the bush," said Zheng-Fu, noticing that the elder's expression was strange. Just like he had something in his mind.

Sigh!

"It's such a shame. I told my Clan Leader that you are an apothecary. And he asked me to observe what level of apothecary you are. And now everyone knows that you are a high-stage apothecary. Because low- or middle-stage apothecaries definitely cannot concoct this kind of medicine. Especially, there is no way they could concoct it in one day. Therefore, the Clan Leader told me to try to invite you to join our Emerald Wolf Clan."

The elder spoke the truth without concealing it. He thought it was shameful to lie and act secretly towards a benefactor.

Umm!

When Zheng-Fu learned the truth, he did not say anything and did not resent the elder. He felt good that the elder had told him in person. Instead of having him find out later from the others.

"Master Elder, you don't have to blame yourself. Even though I can't join your clan, we can still maintain our relationship. Besides, if I join your clan, I'm afraid your clan won't be able to bear the consequences." Zheng-Fu did not directly reject the elder. But he gave his reasoning based on the truth.

"I understand! It's hard for a young man of your generation to journey alone without having enough support or strength. However, can you tell me your true energy level?"

The elder nodded in understanding. He had already guessed that Zheng-Fu might come from a large clan or sect that might even be more powerful than the four major clans of this city combined. He had already prepared himself to accept it before telling the truth. But what the Elder wanted to know was Zheng-Fu's actual energy level.

"I can't tell you. I can only say that you and all your clan members cannot defeat me. Even the four major clans working together wouldn't be able to defeat me." Zheng-Fu did not reveal his true energy level. But what he said was probably enough for the elder to know.

Hah!

Of course, the elder was not stupid. He immediately knew that Zheng-Fu's energy level had to be at least the Half-deity stage. Otherwise, he would probably have sensed Zheng-Fu's energy. But he could not sense it at all. If it were not for his instincts, he would not even know that Zheng-Fu was a cultivator.

"Umm! I understand. Now you can rest. Tonight, I'll send someone to bring you to the feast." The elder had nothing more to say. So, he said goodbye to Zheng-Fu and left the room.

After the elder left, Zheng-Fu did not go anywhere. He stayed in the room and meditated to cultivate his spiritual energy. Because he could not use the Deity stage medicine he had concocted right now. Otherwise, there would be chaos. He thought he would use it after leaving this city.

At the main hall of Emerald Wolf Clan...

"How is it, Master Elder Shi-Kong? What did he say?" A middle-aged man sitting on a large chair in the middle of the hall asked as soon as he saw the elder returning to the hall.

"I apologize, Clan Leader. He refused to join our clan," the elder replied with a solemn expression.

"He refused!? Does he not know what is good for him? Joining our clan will be beneficial and good for him. If he joins another clan, he definitely won't get such a good offer!" Suddenly, a young man in his mid-twenties said, displeased. He was the eldest son of the clan leader.

"True! Or was he too arrogant and greedy, so he rejected our offer?" Another young man added in dissatisfaction as well. He was the clan leader's second son.

"That's right, Master Elder Shi-Kong. Is he rejecting us because he wanted to increase the offer?"

"If that is the case, then we should show him the greatness of the Emerald Wolf Clan. He'll know that he should be content and not be too greedy."

"Yes!"

"That's right!"

"Young Masters are right!"

Many Elders began to agree with the two young men. Everyone thought the same way; Zheng-Fu rejected the offer because he wanted more benefits. Only Elder Shi-Kong knew that Zheng-Fu was not like that. Also, he knew that Zheng-Fu was a person that no one could mess with.

"Is it true, Master Elder Shi-Kong? Did that young man really reject the offer because he wanted to get something more?" Although the clan leader felt in agreement with his two sons' idea, he could see from the elder's expression that the fact might not be like that.

"Actually, I haven't talked about the offer we made to him yet. He had refused first. The reason for that is that he wants to travel and doesn't want to be tied down to any one place. And it seems like he is very serious," said the elder. He did not tell the real reason. But he was trying to speak for Zheng-Fu to look good and not be condemned by anyone.

"Is that so? Hmm! If that is the case, we won't be able to do anything. Since he is not interested in any of the treasures or resources we offered, we can only let him go," the clan leader said, nodding and letting out a long, helpless sigh. He did not know how much the elder was telling the truth. But one thing he knew was that that young man had to be very strong or had very strong supporters. Otherwise, the elder would not have such a worried expression on his face.

"But Father, if we have a talented apothecary join us, our Emerald Wolf Clan will become even more developed and powerful, sir." But his second son did not let this matter go easily. He still wanted to try to hold Zheng-Fu back.

"If you leave this matter to the two of us to handle, we're sure he'll definitely join our clan!" The elder brother seemed to understand his younger brother's meaning. So, he also added.

"I don't think you two should do that. Using force is not a good solution at all. Moreover, it'll also create chaos for our clan!" Elder Shi-Kong could guess the two young men's plans. He knew what kind of plan the two would use to deal with Zheng-Fu. He quickly told them both to stop thinking about doing that.

Hah!?

"Grandpa, don't accuse us. We didn't intend to do something as bad as that. We just want to talk to him directly. We didn't think of using force at all." The eldest son of the clan leader immediately made an excuse for himself and his younger brother. But his face and expression could not conceal the truth.

"You two should believe Master Elder Shi-Kong. We should let that young man go as he pleases. We're holding a party for him tonight to repay him for all he has done for Master Elder Shi-Kong. And we'll no longer talk about this matter." When the clan leader saw the elder's serious expression, he was sure that what he thought was true. So, he spoke to stop his sons.

"Yes, sir, Father!"

After the meeting ended, everyone dispersed and returned to their duties. Only the two brothers did not return to practicing at the training courtyard. But they went to Zheng-Fu's room. Because both of them still refused to give up on what they wanted to do.

"Big Brother, are we really going to do it?" the younger brother asked his elder brother with a slight worry on his face. Because he was afraid that if something went wrong, their father would punish them.

"You don't have to worry about that. We'll never make a mistake. And if we succeed, we will definitely receive a special reward from Father. And if it's not successful, we just…"

Flap!!!

"Do you two Young Masters want to talk to me?"

But just as the young man was convincing his young brother, Zheng-Fu suddenly appeared behind them, unexpectedly.

Ah!

"Gho... Ghost!"

The younger brother jumped forward in fear and shouted loudly. Only his elder brother was still standing and somewhat conscious. Before he turned to look at the source of the sound.

"You are...!?"

When the young man saw who was standing behind him, his eyebrows immediately furrowed. Because he could not know where Zheng-Fu had come from. He could not sense even a fraction of Zheng-Fu's energy. It was as if Zheng-Fu had never existed.

"Yes, I'm that person. You two want to talk to me, don't you?" Zheng-Fu smiled and nodded to the two young men with a slight teasing expression.

"Erm, yes! My younger brother and I have something we would like to discuss with you. But we can't talk here. Let's find a quiet place to talk because..."

"Let's talk here. Because I want to know too."

Hah!?

Suddenly, Elder Shi-Kong's voice interrupted. Before he slowly walked out from the shadows of the nearby tree, with a serious expression.

"Grandpa Shi-Kong!?"

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