This was a question Mrs.
Zheng had been wanting to ask for a while.
But only now did she have a chance to ask her son.
Zheng Yan sighed and said, “When I went to see Wang Jiaxin yesterday, I saw her with someone else.”
Mrs.
Zheng sighed and didn’t say anything more.
She had always thought Wang Jiaxin was a fine girl.
But even if they had broken up, was it necessary to be so heartless?
The two of them weren’t in a hurry, walking home slowly.
Just then, the phone in Zheng Yan’s hand buzzed.
He took it out and saw that someone had added him to the family group chat.
When Zheng Yan’s family had their accident, the relatives in the group chat had avoided them like the plague and kicked them all out.
‘Why would they add me back in now?’
Just as he was wondering, he saw his younger maternal aunt crying and complaining in the family group.
“Everyone, you have to stand up for me!
After Zheng Yan went to prison, our family was kind enough to take in his old mother.”
“But when he got out, he took his mother away without so much as a peep and even hired someone to break my husband’s and my legs.”
Zheng Yan let out a cold laugh.
‘No wonder they added me to the group,’ he thought.
‘They’re trying to use the family to force my hand.’
His aunt continued her tearful rant.
“Now my husband and I can’t even get out of bed.”
After saying that, his aunt also sent a few photos and a doctor’s report.
The group instantly exploded.
Many people started condemning Zheng Yan for being such an ingrate.
Others were just glad that they had been right to cut ties with Zheng Yan back then.
Zheng Yan just smiled and typed in the group chat: “Aunt, this is where you’re wrong.
When I went to prison, I was very grateful for everyone’s help, so I planned to share the demolition compensation money with all of you.
I never expected you to try and take it all for yourself.”
“What?
Zheng Yan, you’re planning to share the compensation money with everyone?”
“For real?
Isn’t that compensation supposed to be hundreds of thousands?”
The group chat exploded again, even more intensely than when his aunt had been complaining.
Before, some people were just watching the drama, since it didn’t concern them.
But now that Zheng Yan was talking about giving out money, who could stay silent?
“I always said that kid Zheng Yan wouldn’t forget his roots.
I even held him when he was a baby.”
“Yeah, exactly!
So how much money is it?”
Zheng Yan sneered.
“The total is probably over a million.
If we split it, every family could get tens of thousands.”
“Holy crap, that much money?”
“Of course!
It’s for a house plus a human life.”
“Dammit, Li Mei, where did you put the money?”
The crowd started frantically tagging the aunt, Li Mei.
Some even said they were going to the city to find her.
Li Mei was instantly terrified.
Where would the compensation be over 1 million?”
The corner of Zheng Yan’s mouth lifted slightly.
The compensation was actually only a few hundred thousand, and Li Mei still had to give a cut to Wang Jiaxin.
She probably only ended up with a little over three hundred thousand.
It was impossible for her to suddenly produce over a million.
“Aunt, this is where you’re wrong.
It’s fine for you to take a little extra for taking care of my mom, but how could you not share any of it with the other relatives?”
The other relatives immediately grew anxious.
“Exactly!
Li Mei, Zheng Yan is telling you to hand over the compensation money now.
If you don’t, I’ll kill you!!!”
“Everyone, don’t listen to his nonsense!
There really isn’t that much money!”
“Dammit, are you trying to take it all for yourself?
See if anyone here agrees to that!”
Zheng Yan glanced at the chat for a moment before turning off his phone.
‘There’s no way my aunt’s family has that much money.
They’ve probably already spent the compensation on renovations or something similar.’
‘But that has nothing to do with me.
What happens to my aunt’s family now depends entirely on whether these relatives will let them off the hook.’
Seeing the smile on his face, Mrs.
Zheng asked curiously, “Zheng Yan, who’s messaging you?
What’s so funny?”
Zheng Yan replied, “It’s nothing.
It’s just that before long, our aunt and her family will be coming over to apologize to us.”
“Really?
That family will apologize?” Mrs.
Zheng said in surprise.
She knew perfectly well what kind of people they were after the last three years.
For them, giving an apology would be worse than death.
“Just wait and see.”
Hearing Zheng Yan say this, Mrs.
Zheng nodded.
The two of them soon arrived home.
Zheng Yan began to cultivate in his room, while Mrs.
Zheng went out to buy groceries and chat with the neighbors.
Zheng Yan felt as if he was about to break through his bottleneck.
But with the current level of Spiritual Qi on Blue Star, a natural breakthrough was impossible.
He would have to rely on external help.
Zheng Yan remembered that his inheritance contained many pill recipes.
The Strengthening Pill he had given to Bai Zhi was one such example.
The one Zheng Yan was thinking of now was the Spirit Gathering Pill.
It was a medicinal pill that could make cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.
To obtain the necessary herbs, he not only needed money but also the resources to find and buy them.
Regardless, Zheng Yan decided to go out and look tomorrow.
Perhaps he could find them in a shop.
「The next day.」
Zheng Yan went out early in the morning to look for the medicinal herbs.
He visited several traditional Chinese medicine shops in a row but couldn’t find the herbs he needed.
Left with no choice, Zheng Yan could only head to the largest medicinal herb shop in the city, Huichun Hall.
If even this place didn’t have the herbs he wanted, he would have to think of another way or try his luck in a big city like Yanjing.
Before long, Zheng Yan arrived at the herb shop.
When a clerk inside saw him arrive, he hurried forward to greet him.
“What can I get for you?”
“Do you have a complete stock of medicinal herbs here?” Zheng Yan asked, looking around.
“Is that even a question?
In all of Nanjiang City, whatever other shops have, we have.
Whatever other shops don’t have, we have too.”
Zheng Yan nodded, then handed over the list of herbs he had written down.
The clerk took it and glanced at it, his eyes widening in surprise.
The herbs on the list ranged from common to top-tier.
It included no shortage of top-grade, precious medicinal herbs like Centennial Ganoderma, musk, and deer antler.
“Sir, what are you planning to do with these herbs?
I can’t seem to make sense of this prescription.”
“You don’t need to make sense of it.
Just tell me if you have them or not.”
The clerk scratched his head.
“Whether we have them or not is one thing, but the price for all this…
I’m afraid it won’t be less than several hundred thousand.”
Zheng Yan could afford several hundred thousand.
Money was meant to be spent.
If he could really get these herbs, Zheng Yan wouldn’t feel the sting.
“You don’t need to worry about the money.
I can afford it.”
The clerk looked Zheng Yan up and down.
He was dressed in ordinary clothes and looked like a regular person.
‘Someone like him can dish out several hundred thousand for herbs?
Is he just here to mess with me?’
“Are you sure you want to buy them?”
“Of course.
Why else would I be here?” Zheng Yan said, exasperated.
“Fine, I’ll go ask.
But if you’re just yanking my chain, you’d better watch out.”
With that, the clerk headed toward the back of the shop.
Zheng Yan waited by the door, bored.
His eyes happened to fall on a piece of paper posted on the wall.
Looking closer, he saw that it was a prescription.