C83 Self-Investment

"Aiya, Master Zhan, I'm really sorry. Are you hurt?"

Chen Fengmin looked very apologetic.

Moreover, even the way he addressed Zhan Tianming had changed too.

Last night, he had even called Zhan Tianming little brother, but now, he directly addressed him as Master zhan.

This kind of change made Zhan Tianming a little uncomfortable.

"This old man is very crafty."

Zhan Tianming couldn't help but feel disdain in his heart.

He reckoned that Chen Fengmin wanted to ask for a favour. Otherwise, he wouldn't act this way.

However…

When he thought about how the Dragon Tiger God Bone Pill's formula was incomplete, Zhan Tianming felt extremely unhappy in his heart.

After all, the list of ingredients that he had given them was the genuine and complete version, while this old man had used some underhanded methods to fool him.

If he didn't teach Chen Fengmin a good lesson, wouldn't it be a pity?

Previously, Zhan Tianming was wondering when he would find Chen Fengmin to get even, but who knew that this guy would actually deliver himself to his doorstep.

'Good!'

'It's gonna be much easier now.'

'If I don't make you vomit some blood, I won't be called Zhan Tianming.'

An evil light flashed in his eyes, as Zhan Tianming laughed, "Master Chen is being too polite, I didn't hurt you, right?

"Haha, no, no." Chen Fengmin shook his head and laughed.

Zhan Tianming nodded, and then acted as though he was about to leave.

"Master Zhan, please wait." Chen Fengmin immediately shouted.

Zhan Tianming laughed inwardly.

'As expected, this old man was looking for him.'

'Since that's the case…'

'Humph!'

Then, Zhan Tianming faked a puzzled look and asked, "Master Chen, what else do you want?"

"Ugh…" Chen Fengmin hesitated.

After a moment, he said, "Master Zhan, to be honest, I have a favour to ask of you."

"But, I'm busy." Zhan Tianming replied.

Hearing that, Chen Fengmin was displeased in his heart.

To think that a dignified Earth Pill Alchemist like him, who had so many people crying and begging around him to speak even a few more words, would be ignored when he took the initiative to look for Zhan Tianming.

Chen Fengmin felt another wave of unhappiness welling up in his heart after he thought of this.

However…

He endured it.

At the same time, he sneered in his heart, "Hmph! Dare to call yourself busy in front of me? Ignorant junior. Looks like the piece of incomplete paper I gave you yesterday was well deserved. Let's see if you won't die studying it, hmph."

Although he was thinking this in his heart, Chen Fengmin still acted very humbly, "Master Zhan, I won't take too much of your time."

"This…" Zhan Tianming looked very conflicted.

"Could it be that the Maste Zhan has something important to attend to, and wants to leave?" Chen Fengmin immediately pretended to be concerned.

"Yeah." Zhan Tianming nodded.

"May I know what it is?" Chen Fengmin said.

"I want to buy some herbs." Zhan Tianming said.

Listening to that, Chen Fengmin was ecstatic, laughing he said, "So Master Zhan wanted to buy medicinal herbs, whatever you need, just write it down, and I will have my servants prepare it for you, why do you need to go yourself?"

"This isn't good, is it?" Zhan Tianming revealed a slightly embarrassed expression.

"It's fine, it's fine. Master Zhan just needs to write it down." Chen Fengmin insisted.

Zhan Tianming thought for a moment, and nodded, "Alright."

He turned around and returned to his room.

Zhan Tianming wrote out a list and handed it to Chen Fengmin.

Chen Fengmin didn't even look at the contents of the list and gave it to his servant.

"Wait a moment." Zhan Tianming shouted.

The servant stopped.

Zhan Tianming didn't speak to the servant, but instead spoke to Chen Fengmin, "Master Chen, I came here with Princess Wushuang, and in any case, it is also the home of Wanyou. Moreover, there is always a little friction between them, so I hope that these medicinal herbs would not be taken from the Duke Palace, otherwise..."

Zhan Tianming laughed, and did not continue.

"I understand, I understand." Chen Fengmin nodded.

Zhan Tianming also nodded, but he did not touch his pocket to take out the money.

Since Chen Fengmin had something he needed from Zhan Tianming, he could only call the servant over. Then, he took out the silver coins and handed it over to the servant, telling him to handle it properly.

Zhan Tianming pretended to ignore it.

In any case, he wanted to make Chen Fengmin pay.

After the servant left, Zhan Tianming pretended to be embarrassed.

"Aiyah, letting Master Chen spend the money, I'm so embarrassed."

Chen Fengmin smiled.

After beating around the bush for a while, Chen Fengmin finally said, "Oh, that's right, Master Zhan, after I went back and studied that pill recipe you gave me yesterday, I have always felt that it was a bit lacking. I was unable to refine the pill matching your quality, I wonder if there is any secret to refining?"

"Secret, well, of course there is." Zhan Tianming laughed.

"Oh, I wonder what secret it is?" Chen Fengmin was instantly overjoyed.

Zhan Tianming continued laughing.

"Master Chen, don't be anxious. Come, let's have a cup of tea first."

"After you finish your drink, we will talk slowly. At that time, if Master Chen does not mind, I can personally demonstrate it for you, and I believe that with Master Chen's wisdom, you will definitely be able to understand after one look. After all, when I first demonstrated it to a person titled school fool, he was able to understand it at first glance."

"I think that Master Chen would be able to understand it more easily."

Hearing that, Chen Fengmin was overjoyed.

He had been wondering if he had made the pill in the wrong order.

If he could watch Zhan Tianming demonstrate it once, he would definitely be able to verify whether he was right or wrong.

Thinking about it this way, Chen Fengmin was not in a rush.

Zhan Tianming then passionately entertained Chen Fengmin, and personally poured a cup of tea before placing it on the table beside him.

"Master Chen, come, let's drink and chat." Zhan Tianming laughed.

After drinking one cup, he drank another cup.

Then, this cycle continued.

After drinking six or seven cups of tea, Chen Fengmin finally could not hold it in anymore.

Just as he was about to open his mouth, the servant that he had sent out to purchase medicinal herbs returned with a person who appeared a bit like medicine store manager.

The servant approached quickly, holding a slip of paper in his hand.

"Hmm? Where are the herbs I asked you to purchase?" Chen Fengmin frowned, somewhat displeased.

"Master Chen, I've already bought the herbs and left them outside the courtyard." The servant hurriedly replied respectfully.

Saying that, the servant handed over the paper in his hand.

"Also, Master Chen, this is a promissory note."

"A promissory note?" Chen Fengmin was startled.

'Everything was fine, but why did a promissory note appeared out of nowhere?'

He took it and gave it a look.

Instantly, his eyes widened in shock

"What? I owe him 180,000 silver?"

Seeing Chen Fengmin's furious expression, the servant's head shrank slightly as he said with a bitter face, "Master Chen, the medicinal herbs that Young Master Zhan requires are really… After I used up all the banknotes you gave me, I still owe him one hundred and eighty-six thousand taels of silver coins. In the end, the medicine store owner gave me a discount of six thousand taels."

"So... So we still owe one hundred and eighty thousand."