Jianjun Real Estate was now only being upheld by Han Xuewei alone, it seemed about time to find her a helper!

Ye Xiao thought for a moment and looked at Zhou Hao, saying, "What do you think, if Tang Xuewen joined a real estate company, would he be of any use?"

"There are no absolutes in life. Whether someone is a dragon or a worm cannot be determined without going through trials and tribulations," Zhou Hao said seriously.

Hearing Zhou Hao's words, Ye Xiao immediately nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll have to take a good look at this guy to see whether he's a dragon or a worm!"

A colossal business empire is a guarantee of strength. When you have enough money, even the most powerful martial artists will show you respect. Just like Hengyu Group, in Minghai City or even in Chu City, it is a super financial conglomerate. Those martial artists coveting the Heavenly Book, although each one of them wants to seize Ling Hengyu and get hold of that so-called Heavenly Book, not a single one has actually made a move!

Ling Hengyu and Weei Jie were both martial artists, and moreover, they had quite substantial monetary reserves. So, even though there were many itinerant martial artists, Ling Hengyu was no fool. After what happened last time, it was very likely that Ling Hengyu would spend money to hire martial artists with high prowess for protection. This was probably why, after so much time, Ling Hengyu remained unharmed!

Therefore, this was also a major reason Zhou Hao advised Ye Xiao to get into the business world.

Ye Xiao and Zhou Hao chatted about the current matters at hand and then reminisced about their days rampaging across the Lijiazhou Continent. They talked with animated expressions, thoroughly enjoying the trip down memory lane.

However, just as the two were deep in conversation, Zhou Yuyan came down from upstairs, deliberately smacking her lips and yawning, saying, "I'm so sleepy, so sleepy. Brother, let's go back!"

Upon hearing Zhou Yuyan's words, Zhou Hao immediately asked in confusion, "Go where?"

"Back to my villa, of course," Zhou Yuyan said right away!

Hearing this, Zhou Hao looked at Zhou Yuyan very puzzled and said, "Haven't you been staying here these past few days? How come you suddenly want to go back today?"

"Cut it out; a golden kennel or a silver kennel is no match for one's own dog kennel. Don't you understand that?" Zhou Yuyan looked at Zhou Hao with disdain.

"But I'm in the middle of having a heart-to-heart with the boss, and I was just thinking about getting some beer…"

"So are we going or not?" Zhou Yuyan's face tensed.

Seeing that his sister seemed a bit angry, Zhou Hao smacked his lips and looked at Ye Xiao, asking, "What do you think?"

Ye Xiao said with a smile, "Sisters first, go ahead. Yuyan must be tired from the exams these past few days!"

Zhou Hao immediately agreed, saying, "Boss, you're so considerate!"

"Considerate your head, let's get going!" Zhou Yuyan said, while her eyes flitted toward the black cooked packet on the coffee table.

That glance from Zhou Yuyan was spotted by Ye Xiao, who said with a smile, "Want it?"

"Cut it out; why would I want that?" Zhou Yuyan replied indifferently, "I was just thinking how unsanitary it is to leave such dirty things on the coffee table. Shuya would definitely make a big fuss if she saw it!"

"She'd make a fuss even if she didn't see it!" Ye Xiao chuckled.

Zhou Yuyan, not quite understanding what Ye Xiao meant, grabbed Zhou Hao and left.

This left Ye Xiao momentarily stunned. Since when did this girl become so anxious and eager?

The living room suddenly became quiet with only Ye Xiao remaining. What to do now? Glancing at the shoddy packet on the coffee table, he picked it up. Although he didn't check the quantity, just by feeling it with his hand, Ye Xiao knew the amount was much more than last time, probably twice as much!

So Ye Xiao carried the packet directly to his room. To prevent any disturbance, he directly locked the door behind him.

Then he immediately went to his usual alchemy spot and sat down. The formula for the medicine had long been imprinted in his brain. Glancing around, he spotted an ashtray, picked it up with a tissue, wiped it clean, and was satisfied to see it looking rather clean.

"Once I successfully produce the Source Life Liquid, I'll just put it in here; heh, perfect!" Ye Xiao laughed as he placed the ashtray beside him.

If there had been an alchemy master standing beside him at that moment, they would have been furious to know that Ye Xiao intended to place such a precious substance as the Source Life Liquid into an ashtray!

Once everything was ready, Zhang Xiao encountered a problem: he couldn't possibly do several things at once. For example, right now, he wanted to create the True Qi model of an alchemy furnace with both hands, but at the same time, he needed to open the Bitter Life Fruit to extract its juice.

If it were Snake Desire Grass, being as light as a feather, he could control its entry into the Pill Furnace with his mind. However, the Bitter Life Fruit was different. It had a very hard shell, and if he only used his mind, it would be quite difficult to extract the Bitter Life Fruit's juice. So, what Ye Xiao needed to do was to prepare a vessel in advance to hold the Bitter Life Fruit's juice – one that was very tall since he had experienced first-hand how the juice could burrow into the ground and disappear. Ye Xiao did not want a repeat of that!

Keep in mind that the Bitter Life Fruit was quite expensive, worth several million Northern Federation Coins apiece!

What to do?

Ye Xiao stood up and looked around his room. Suddenly, he thought of the bathroom. So he immediately went there, saw his toothbrush cup, and checked its height. It was just right. Thus, he took out the toothbrush, placed it elsewhere, shook off the water droplets from the cup, wiped it dry, and returned to his previous position.

Ye Xiao cracked open the Bitter Life Fruit with his hands like an egg, and instantly, a stream of green juice flowed out from within. Prepared this time, he managed to get the juice into the cup smoothly.

After the juice entered the cup, it occasionally stirred, looking for a gap to escape through. However, with the cup reaching a height of about fifteen centimeters and being vertical, the juice struggled several times within the cup but was unable to escape.

Just then, following the requirements on the formula, Zhang Xiao quickly formed the model of a Black Yang Pill Furnace with his hands. The formula required the use of a physical Pill Furnace, but where could Ye Xiao find a physical Pill Furnace at that moment? Moreover, when he refined the Heart Cleansing Pill last time, he felt that using a True Qi Pill Furnace was very handy – after all, it was self-made!

When Ye Xiao felt that the furnace fire had reached its proper temperature, he then, with split concentration, swiftly guided the juice of the Bitter Life Fruit, which was trying to flee in all directions without success, with a whoosh straight towards the True Qi Pill Furnace. Surprisingly, the juice of the Bitter Life Fruit seemed to have its own consciousness and resisted when it was about to enter the True Qi Pill Furnace. Ye Xiao couldn't help but smile lightly. He had full control over the juice of the Bitter Life Fruit; where could it run to? With a thought from Ye Xiao, the juice of the Bitter Life Fruit dropped directly into the True Qi Pill Furnace!

Once inside the True Qi Pill Furnace, the juice of the Bitter Life Fruit struggled as if it were a person thrown into a fire. At that moment, Ye Xiao thought of the Snake Desire Grass!

The formula stated that the juice of the Bitter Life Fruit was very tough, while the Snake Desire Grass was warm-natured, and it could just ease the rigidity of the Bitter Life Fruit!

Thus, Ye Xiao quickly threw the Snake Desire Grass into the True Qi Pill Furnace!

Upon entering the True Qi Pill Furnace, the Snake Desire Grass was almost instantly burned into powder, which then mixed with the juice of the Bitter Life Fruit!

The juice of the Bitter Life Fruit was green, and the Snake Desire Grass was red; when these two medicinal herbs mixed together, the color immediately turned to a yellowish green. After that, the yellowish-green juice in the True Qi Pill Furnace kept merging and splitting, merging and splitting!

Ye Xiao knew that the Source Life Liquid would be a liquid, so he did not pay much attention to it and simply used his Nine Yang True Qi to roast it gently.

However, to Ye Xiao's surprise, while undergoing this merging and splitting, the precursor to the Source Life Liquid actually kept growing larger!

And it seemed there was a possibility of it escaping!

Ye Xiao was taken aback with shock!

But, Ye Xiao wasn't foolish. He immediately roasted it quickly with his Nine Yang True Qi. Since it had already come into his hands, could it still escape?

Ye Xiao used his Nine Yang True Qi to roast it madly, yet to his surprise, although it was somewhat suppressed, the liquid still frantically absorbed it!

Right, it was absorbing. Ye Xiao felt his own Nine Yang True Qi rapidly diminishing, and after about half an hour, he felt that the Nine Yang True Qi within his body was at most no more than 30%, while the liquid still showed no signs of calming down. On the contrary, it seemed to be growing more intense!

Suddenly!

Bang—

Following a dull sound that probably only Ye Xiao could hear, the True Qi Pill Furnace between his hands suddenly disappeared without a trace, and along with the furnace, the juice that Ye Xiao possessed vanished as well.

Not that the juice completely disappeared; during that split-second mini explosion, it turned into a mist and evaporated throughout the room!

A faint yet slightly fragrant scent reached Ye Xiao's nostrils, and in an instant, he felt as if the blood in his body began to boil, with a single flare-up of fire appearing within!

Ye Xiao was taken aback. How could this feel like he had taken an aphrodisiac?

Ye Xiao quickly suppressed it with his Nine Yang True Qi and then immediately went into the bathroom, opening the cold water to start cooling off!

The cold water washing over Ye Xiao's body made him feel much more clear headed!

As Ye Xiao kept showering to maintain his alertness, his mind couldn't stop wondering what had happened. How had these substances turned into an aphrodisiac? Could there have been a mistake in his refining process? But, he had followed the formula exactly as stated.

No matter how hard Ye Xiao thought, he couldn't understand. His head was being washed by the cold water, but at that moment, with his keen hearing, he suddenly heard the room lock make a few light noises!

Someone had come in?

Ye Xiao was slightly shocked. Hadn't he locked the door from the inside? How could someone still come in?

By this time, Ye Xiao had already finished his shower and quickly grabbed a towel, gently opened the bathroom door, and silently stepped out.

As he walked out of the bathroom, he found a person sitting limp throughout her body; if it wasn't Ling Shuya, who else could it be?

Obviously, this was related to the mist. Ye Xiao, feeling helpless, promptly carried Ling Shuya out to avoid the intoxicating vapor.

However, even so, Ling Shuya was still entranced by the mist, and in Ye Xiao's helpless situation, he could only reluctantly engage in some harmonious activities.

…

The next morning, around 6:30 a.m., Ye Xiao opened his eyes. After a night of turmoil, yet now his spirits were quite high!

By Ye Xiao's side lay the tranquil Ling Shuya, who was still asleep due to last night's excessive activities.

Ye Xiao gently moved Ling Shuya's hand off his body and then quietly got out of bed!

And at that moment, Ye Xiao saw the small area where he had been refining medicine!

At this moment, Ye Xiao really felt an impulse to laugh. Although he had failed in refining medicine last night, if it wasn't for the failure, he would not have heard the words that Ling Shuya guarded in her heart. One might well say, "A blessing in disguise," perhaps that's precisely the case!

After dressing, Ye Xiao immediately walked out of the room!

But when he stepped out, he found Shen Qiuyu and Tang Rong busying themselves in the dining room.

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