Return of the Celestial King

Chapter 170: Chapter 170: Hong Lou

Chen Man Ni nodded, smiling with understanding.

"It’s fine. The company is on the right track now. That personnel shuffle you did rooted out a lot of problems, so there’s really no need for the chairman to be there every day. Go ahead and take care of your own things!"

Qin Tuo suddenly felt a little touched.

Chen Man Ni had truly sacrificed a lot for him.

Qin Tuo knew that despite what Chen Man Ni said, as the chairman, there were certainly many matters she usually had to handle.

Chen Man Ni was deliberately saying this just so Qin Tuo could focus on his own affairs without being bothered by mundane matters.

The family sat on the sofa, chatting.

Chen Man Ni glanced at the time and stood up.

"Uncle, Auntie, it’s getting late. I should be heading home."

Qin Hongguo and Luo Xianglan quickly stood up to see her off.

"Uncle, Auntie, please, don’t be so formal!"

Chen Man Ni waved, gave Qin Tuo a meaningful glance, and then left the villa.

"Son, Manni’s a good girl. You absolutely cannot let her down!"

At that, his father, Qin Hongguo, couldn’t help but say earnestly.

Qin Tuo nodded. He understood what his parents meant.

"Don’t worry, Mom and Dad. I’ll be sure to treat her well."

Before his parents, Qin Tuo had made his promise.

A short while later, a small pickup truck pulled up outside the villa and honked.

Qin Tuo walked out curiously, only to be surprised to find that the truck’s bed was completely filled with medicinal herbs.

A whole truckload of medicinal herbs, packed to the brim, all packaged in exquisite gift boxes.

"Huh? Son, what’s all this?"

His parents both started circling the medicinal herbs.

They clearly didn’t recognize any of the herbs or know where they came from.

But Qin Tuo’s expression grew serious. After a careful inspection, he discovered that all the herbs were exceptionally rare varieties.

A rough estimate put the value of these herbs at over a million.

The driver walked over, smiling.

"Mr. Qin, Miss Chen had me deliver these. The shipment has arrived. Could you please sign for it?"

Qin Tuo nodded. He knew, of course, that these herbs were for treating Chen Wenxiong.

Qin Tuo had previously written a prescription for Chen Wenxiong that listed a number of extremely scarce herbs.

And now, Chen Man Ni had gathered and sent all of them over.

Wasting no time, Qin Tuo immediately began to refine the herbs.

Using the Celestial King Order, he began the process of refining the million’s worth of precious herbs.

Every so often, a strong, unusual fragrance wafted through the entire villa.

"Hmm? What’s that smell? Why is it so fragrant?"

Qin Hongguo and his wife, sitting in the living room, were thoroughly surprised.

What they didn’t know was that Qin Tuo had locked himself in his room, where the large pile of herbs was gradually being condensed into a pure essence.

Just then, three antique-looking pills materialized in his palm.

These three pills were the Qi Gathering Pills that Qin Tuo had meticulously refined!

Looking at the three pills, Qin Tuo’s eyes glinted with desire.

If he were to take all three Qi Gathering Pills at once, his cultivation would undoubtedly soar.

However, he had promised these would be used to treat Chen Wenxiong, so he couldn’t possibly keep them all for himself.

’They smell incredible. The medicinal properties are truly extraordinary. Logically, a single pill should be enough to cure him.’

’Of these three Qi Gathering Pills,’ Qin Tuo thought, ’Chen Wenxiong only needs one. Then I can take one for myself.’

As for the other one...

Suddenly, an image of Long Wu surfaced in Qin Tuo’s mind.

’I’ll give it to Long Wu, then!’

Qin Tuo immediately made a decision. A priceless Qi Gathering Pill like this was not something one would easily give away.

But Qin Tuo had his own reasons for giving it to Long Wu.

Long Wu wasn’t a Cultivator, just an ordinary Martial Artist.

But if he took this Qi Gathering Pill, his strength would definitely soar!

For instance, his muscle strength, reaction speed, and so on would all be boosted to an absurd degree.

And after Long Wu’s strength increased, he wouldn’t need to fear his nemesis, the Cyan Fire Gang, at all.

In the future, it would be much more convenient for Qin Tuo to have Long Wu do things for him.

With that thought, Qin Tuo made up his mind to give the Qi Gathering Pill to Long Wu.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Qin Tuo opened it, puzzled, and saw his parents standing at the doorway with suspicious expressions.

’Phew, that was close. They almost found out,’ Qin Tuo thought.

Luckily, he had already put the three Qi Gathering Pills away. The rest of the herbs had been reduced to piles of fine powder, leaving no clues.

"Son, what are you doing in your room? What’s that wonderful smell?" Qin Hongguo asked, puzzled.

Luo Xianglan added, equally bewildered:

"Son, are you whipping up something delicious in there? Be careful, don’t burn the house down!"

Qin Tuo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He shook his head and explained:

"No, Mom and Dad. I just bought a new cologne, that’s the smell. Don’t overthink it."

After his parents walked away, Qin Tuo looked at the three Qi Gathering Pills in his palm.

He first carefully put away his own Qi Gathering Pill, then after thinking for a moment, he made a call to Long Wu.

Long Wu was stunned and flattered to receive a call from Qin Tuo.

"Hello, Celestial King! How may I be of service?"

It turned out Long Wu had also come down from Ice Spring Mountain that morning and was already back in the Ming City District.

Qin Tuo asked:

"Long Wu, where are you now?"

Long Wu immediately replied:

"Celestial King, I’m at Hong Lou in the city center!"

Hong Lou?

Qin Tuo’s interest was piqued.

Hong Lou was a very famous grand hotel in Ming City. With its prime location, its clientele consisted almost entirely of the city’s wealthiest residents.

Qin Tuo couldn’t help but ask another question.

"Long Wu, what are you doing there?"

Long Wu answered cautiously, a forced smile in his voice.

"To answer the Celestial King, I’m just taking care of a little something here. May I ask what you need from me?"

Qin Tuo said:

"I have something for you."

Long Wu was completely baffled. He had never received a gift from Qin Tuo before.

So, Long Wu nodded firmly.

"Yes, Celestial King! In that case, I’ll head over right now!"

Qin Tuo could sense the hesitation in Long Wu’s voice, as if he wasn’t free to leave, so he said:

"Don’t worry about it. Finish what you’re doing. I’ll come over myself in a little while."

"Ah? Celestial King, how could I let you do that?"

Long Wu was instantly embarrassed.

But Qin Tuo had already hung up. He got in his car and drove straight to the famous Hong Lou in the city center.

Qin Tuo had just parked his car and arrived at the entrance of Hong Lou.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of an urgent horn honking at him from behind!