Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Buying a Villa _1
Thus, a bold idea sprouted in Ye Ming’s mind.
Once the idea was formed, Ye Ming immediately sprang into action.
He placed the Spiritual Pearl left by his grandfather, the newly acquired Thunderstruck Wood, and the broken bowl together.
It didn’t take long for the surrounding Spiritual Energy to be drawn in and adhere to the Thunderstruck Wood. After a while, some Spiritual Energy also gathered in the chipped broken bowl, and in the blink of an eye, that Spiritual Energy actually turned into liquid, becoming the purest Spiritual Liquid.
The ability to transform gas into liquid, one could imagine, made this Magic Artifact extremely powerful, it could be described as defying the heavens.
Ye Ming filled his mouth with that purest Spiritual Liquid, tasting it, and a happy smile appeared on his face.
He could assert that the Spiritual Liquid and the absorbed Spiritual Energy were completely the same substance.
Only, the Spiritual Pearl confined the Spiritual Energy within, while this bowl could gather the condensed energy and display it before him.
Visible and touchable, he could even drink it.
After an afternoon of research, Ye Ming brought all four treasures together.
In an instant, it seemed as though a net had been cast across twenty kilometers, trapping everything within.
And this net was capturing the Spiritual Energy within these twenty kilometers.
Eventually, all of it would collect inside the seemingly ordinary broken bowl.
Through research, Ye Ming discovered the true purpose of the broken bowl. Compared to the Spiritual Pearl, it had a larger capacity, which meant that after dilution, he would have even more Spirit Spring Water at his disposal.
"It’s finally accomplished," Ye Ming breathed a long sigh of relief, a contented smile on his face.
At that moment, the voice of Xia Ningning suddenly came from behind Ye Ming.
"So this is how Spirit Spring Water is made."
Ye Ming nodded and said, "Yes, Miss Xia."
Seeing Ye Ming’s earnest demeanor, Xia Ningning suddenly felt a sourness in her heart.
In front of Xu Lele, he wasn’t like this, so why was it different with her...
Xia Ningning temporarily dismissed the thought, tentatively asking, "So I’ve just seen your business secret, aren’t you afraid I’ll copy it?"
Ye Ming smiled lightly and seriously said, "Given the Xia Family’s industry, how could you possibly be interested in my small business?"
"Well... I wouldn’t call it a small business, I think it has a lot of potential," Xia Ningning didn’t know how to respond, and at a loss for words, she found an excuse and left temporarily.
Honestly, Spirit Spring Water was indeed a rare good thing; how could they not be interested in it?
But Ye Ming’s attitude towards her made Xia Ningning hesitate to speak.
She didn’t remember provoking Ye Ming, so why did he always seem to hold hostility toward her?
After she left, Ye Ming watched the distance expressionlessly.
The effectiveness of Spirit Spring Water far exceeded what was currently revealed.
The true value holds much more, and even more shockingly unconventional. When its true worth is revealed, all the families from Yanjing combined, whether the Xu Family or the Xia Family, could not compare.
However, Ye Ming is not yet in a position to do that, and he wouldn’t dare to.
Because his power has not yet reached a level where the world would look up to him, where no one would dare challenge him. Just like Xia Ningning’s previous advice to him, until he has the absolute strength to guard these treasures, he needs to keep a low profile; otherwise, enemies will emerge in droves, intending to kill him at any moment.
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Having made up his mind about introducing Spirit Spring Water in Yanjing, Ye Ming had just opened up the market and decided to leave all the matters in Yanjing to Lin Bingqing alone to manage. He also entrusted her with a few treasures and instructed her to prepare an even more potent concentration of Spirit Spring Water to sell in Yanjing.
After all, Yanjing is not a small city like Hai City. To make a name for oneself requires greater effort. He must enhance the effects of the Spirit Spring Water to develop faster.
Once their meeting as mentor and apprentice concluded, Ye Ming found Xia Ningning and said, "Miss Xia, thank you for your hospitality these past few days, but we must be leaving."
Xia Ningning asked with curiosity, "Where are you going? Aren’t you going to participate in the upcoming Martial Artists Conference?"
Ye Ming shook his head and replied, "I will definitely participate in the Martial Artists Conference, but I plan to take Bingqing to buy a house."
Xia Ningning asked somewhat curiously, "Buy a house? Do you want to escape my surveillance?"
Her accusatory tone irritated Ye Ming, and his response was somewhat colder, "I don’t like living in someone else’s home. Since I’m in Yanjing, I will do business here and need a shelter. As for escaping your surveillance, I am a free man. Heaven can bear witness to my true feelings for Le Le; I don’t need you to monitor me."
After speaking, Ye Ming left Xia Ningning’s villa with Lin Bingqing.
Watching the backs of the leaving mentor and apprentice, Xia Ningning sighed helplessly and muttered to herself, "You’ve just started to see some success, and already you’re thinking about buying a big villa. Isn’t that a bit premature? Le Le, is such a man really worth your lifelong commitment?"
With a resigned sigh, she then opened a video call and shared the news with Xu Lele.
After leaving, Ye Ming immediately arranged for Lin Bingqing to take care of some other matters. While in Hai City, everything was handled by Qin Tianyu; now that they were in Yanjing, these matters should be managed by Lin Bingqing alone, as a chance for her to improve.
He, on the other hand, hailed a taxi and directed the driver to the most luxurious sales office.
The driver looked down on him but obediently followed his instruction.
Five minutes later, Ye Ming arrived at a sales office called the Ziyun Pavilion Villa Area.
As it was a place selling villas, the decor was exquisitely done.
It is worth mentioning that the sales office seemed quite empty at the moment, without many customers.
Upon Ye Ming’s entrance, a disdainful gaze from the crowd immediately fell upon him.
Whispers of gossip reached his ears from all around, their volume high enough for Ye Ming to hear every word clearly.
"Here comes another dreamer, coming to our sales office just to look, not to buy. Don’t bother with him."
"Paying him any heed would be a waste of time. I certainly won’t do it."
"I really don’t understand why there have been so many daydreamers in Yanjing recently, always fantasizing about buying a villa."
Ye Ming’s attire was indeed ordinary, merely a simple set of casual clothes, without the air of a wealthy person. In a crowd, he would immediately be overlooked, so being ignored was only to be expected.
Furthermore, most of the sales staff in the sales office were snobbish, and Ye Ming couldn’t be bothered with them.
As he was wandering around, a shout suddenly came out: "Brother Ming, what are you doing here?"
