Chapter 1710: Chapter 1696:
Zhou Laowai nodded, although he was still a bit hesitant, he didn’t ask anything more.
At this moment, the waiter knocked on the door and brought in the brewed tea, a rich aroma instantly filled the room.
Wei Yongxiang gave the waiter a thumbs-up, "Not bad, young man, your Da Hong Pao here is very authentic."
The waiter was a little surprised. He hadn’t even drunk it, yet just from the smell, he could tell this Da Hong Pao was genuine?
Is this person really something?
"Our boss is a Wuyi person, this Da Hong Pao is personally picked by him from his hometown, it has to be authentic."
The waiter said proudly.
After he finished, knowing the two still had matters to discuss, he tactfully withdrew.
Zhou Laowai rubbed his hands, curious about when the Old Palace Master would take action against Chu Ge and his group.
"Zhou Laowai, this isn’t like you, just ask directly if you have something to say."
The Old Palace Master immediately saw through his conflict and confusion.
"Old Palace Master, I’m just curious when you plan to start taking action against them?"
"Now."
The Old Palace Master said lightly.
"Now?"
Zhou Laowai was dumbfounded. Start the action against Chu Ge and his group now? They should be at Zhongji Hall getting medicine now, right? What concerned him even more was that Zhou Ang was also there.
Thinking of this, Zhou Laowai became restless, he suddenly stood up wanting to leave.
The Old Palace Master’s face darkened as he watched Zhou Laowai, speaking in a cold tone: "Zhou Laowai, where are you going?"
Zhou Laowai startled, realizing he had been rash.
He looked at the Old Palace Master apologetically and said, "I’m sorry Old Palace Master, it’s just that Zhou Ang is my only son, and hearing you say you’re going to execute Chu Ge now, I was worried..."
"Heh, don’t worry. I’ve only ordered the execution of Chu Ge, not Zhou Ang."
The Old Palace Master looked dismissively at Zhou Laowai, knowing he always had his concerns about his son. Luckily, his son Zhou Ang hadn’t disrupted his plan; if he had, he might have directly dealt with him.
"Old Palace Master, as long as you spare Zhou Ang’s life, no matter what you ask of me in the future, I will go through fire and water to fulfill it!"
Zhou Laowai pleaded earnestly, looking at Wei Yongxiang. He had followed Wei Yongxiang for so many years, knowing very well how ruthless he was, having witnessed his cruelty.
He was really worried that if Wei Yongxiang lost his temper, he might harm Zhou Ang.
"Alright, as long as Zhou Ang doesn’t interfere with my plans, everything’s fine."
The Old Palace Master said impatiently, "However Zhou Ang and Wen Zaao haven’t achieved much over the years. If it weren’t for Chu Ge’s arrival, they wouldn’t have discovered Wuling Mountain."
It seems he made a wrong move, using the Time-Space Gate to bring Chu Ge from the past to the present.
This undoubtedly increased the difficulty.
But in his life, Wei Yongxiang was best at challenges, fearing no amount of difficulties!
Seeing the Old Palace Master was about to get angry, Zhou Laowai held back his questions, swallowed his saliva, and said, "I understand, I will warn Zhou Ang to not disrupt your plans."
But now he was genuinely worried, worried about the situation with Chu Ge and Zhou Ang.
Shortly after Zhou Laowai and others left, the boss of Zhongji Hall hurried over.
His eyes looked like they’d been punched, holding a big burlap sack. From afar, he saw Chu Ge and Zhou Ang standing at the shop’s entrance, knowing they must be impatiently waiting, he chuckled, walked over.
"Have you been waiting long?"
The shopkeeper asked with a smile.
Chu Ge saw he finally arrived, looking haggard, knowing he must have rushed through the night, "Not long, thank you for your hard work, shopkeeper."
"No hard work, no hard work."
Who would fear hard work for a moneymaking endeavor, especially when it’s quite a sum, he’d go through several more days of hard work!
He opened the door and invited them in.
Chu Ge and Zhou Ang exchanged a glance, their eyes focused on his hand, "Shopkeeper, is the bag in your hand filled with insecticide?"
Chu Ge asked.
The shopkeeper nodded, "Yes, this bag is all insecticide."
He said, placing the bag in the middle of the room, then opened it.
Inside, small plastic baggies of yellow powder were packed.
He took out a small packet and handed it to Chu Ge, saying, "This is insecticide. Due to rushed production, I didn’t attach our label. I suppose you don’t need labels, right?"
In the shopkeeper’s view, saving even a bit was best; a label cost two yuan!
"Shopkeeper, how can we be sure this medicine can treat blood worm bites?"
Zhou Ang took a packet from the bag, weighed it in his hand, faintly smelling the medicinal scent.
"Sir, I don’t like hearing that. This medicine saved people bitten by blood worms at the time."
The shopkeeper said displeased, if it weren’t for Chu Ge paying a high price, he wouldn’t have bothered wasting time and effort.
Ultimately, who would be happy about being doubted?
Zhou Ang looked at the shopkeeper, smiled, "We’re just going by your word, we haven’t actually seen anything, how do we know if it’s true or not?"
Chu Ge watched him puzzled, unsure what Zhou Ang was planning, but he didn’t stop him from continuing.
"It’s been twenty years, even if I wanted to prove it, I couldn’t."
The shopkeeper said a bit annoyed, "If you don’t believe me, go ask at the Ancient Artifact Research Institute. The institute’s director’s father was one of the victims back then. Another who got bitten by blood worms was called Wei, that’s all I remember."
Although young back then, during the rescue due to family reasons, he was involved in pharmaceuticals, even lending a hand with the treatments.
Zhou Ang’s smile suddenly vanished upon hearing this, he stepped forward, grabbed the shopkeeper’s arm, and asked intently, "What did you just say? The creator of the Ancient Artifact Research Institute, Old Zhou?"
The shopkeeper nodded, "Yes, I remember everyone called him Zhou Laowai!"
Chu Ge didn’t know Zhou Ang’s father’s name, seeing Zhou Ang losing control, concerned his heart condition might act up, he quickly pulled his arm, saying, "Zhou Ang, calm down, please."
Zhou Ang looked up at Chu Ge, unable to describe his tumultuous feelings, after a while, he slowly spoke, weakly saying, "He said Zhou Laowai is my father."
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