Chapter 11: Money-wasting Thing
"Son of a bitch!" The moment Lei Li saw Tang Rao's hand reaching out, she was instantly furious and hit the brakes hard.
Tang Rao's head slammed straight into the back of the seat, causing him to grimace in pain.
"Serves you right." Lei Li cursed Tang Rao as she turned her head, then released the brakes and continued driving.
"Lei Li, with your explosive temper, whoever marries you will be unlucky." Tang Rao said while rubbing his forehead.
Little girl, let me tell you, with your cold and fierce temperament, if you were placed within the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, you wouldn't even find a partner.
"It's none of your business." Lei Li snorted. Tang Rao, this scum, is simply a cancer of this world.
Half an hour later, Tang Rao reached home.
"Lei Li, if you want to know, you're welcome to visit me anytime. It's still the same condition; touch me once and I will share my secrets with you, even teach you a few tricks. Human beings, to gain something, must first learn to give." Tang Rao was leaning on the car window, squinting as he spoke.
Lei Li bit hard, hit the gas pedal and the brakes forcefully, performed a large tail flick, and then drove towards the garage.
Tang Rao spat a few times and flipped Lei Li the middle finger.
This woman has such a fiery temper like a burst of exhaust in my face.
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Upon entering the villa, Tang Rao's nose immediately picked up a scent, Spiritual Energy!
Though not very dense, it was many times more concentrated than what lingered in the space around.
Tang Rao glanced around the living room, finally setting his eyes on an old wooden box on the coffee table.
The Spiritual Energy was seeping out from that wooden box.
"Hehe, kids with mothers indeed have better days." Tang Rao grinned and then immediately pounced towards the coffee table, opening the old box.
Inside the wooden box were two pieces of old ginseng, somewhat gray in color.
Apparently, they had been stored for some years, but that did not affect the Spiritual Energy contained within the ginseng.
"Much better than the one I consumed before." Tang Rao quickly recognized. These two pieces of old ginseng, were at least three hundred years old.
Moreover, having two pieces of old ginseng together was extraordinarily rare.
If refined into Spiritual Medicine, it could easily boost Dantian's energy by seven or eight levels.
Next moment, Tang Rao grabbed the old ginseng from the box and hurried into the kitchen.
With no Alchemy Furnace available, using the gas stove would suffice for now; after all, the demands for fire were not high for such low-grade Spiritual Medicine.
Soon, the old ginseng was in the pot, boiling over with rolling bubbles.
Instinctively, Tang Rao started the Gathering Air Technique, voraciously absorbing the escaping faint Spiritual Energy, like a starving ghost.
No choice, during hard times, nothing can be wasted.
If not for the limited conditions and shortages of materials, Tang Rao could immediately refine a Gathering Spirit Pill and succeed in gathering energy in minutes.
Where's the need to slowly condense the Dantian's energy wisps by wisps?
It should be noted, Tang Rao, besides being a super-master, is also a Spiritual Pharmacist, an extremely powerful one.
Otherwise, in the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, he couldn't have become a dominator in just thirty years.
...
"Tang Rao!" Just as Tang Rao finished absorbing those scattered Spiritual Energy, a shout came from outside.
It was Bai Yushu.
"I'm in the kitchen," Tang Rao responded.
"What are you doing in the kitchen, child? If you're hungry, just tell mom," Bai Yushu said as she entered the kitchen, accompanied by a middle-aged man, Tang Renwang.
"What... what smell is this?" As soon as Bai Yushu entered the kitchen, she started sniffing around.
"Old ginseng," Tang Rao said. "Stew some ginseng to nourish."
Tang Renwang and Bai Yushu both were stunned.
"Are you talking about the old ginseng on the tea table outside?" Tang Renwang asked, his eyes wide.
"Yes," Tang Rao nodded. He didn't feel very close to Tang Renwang; he preferred Bai Yushu.
Such a good mom.
"You wasteful brat!" Tang Renwang immediately yelled, "That was the birthday gift I prepared for your grandfather, I spent a lot of effort to get those twin old ginsengs!"
Tang Renwang was genuinely angry; this little brat Tang Rao, just recovered a bit and already causing trouble.
Besides, with your weak constitution, can you even withstand those two sticks of old mountain ginseng!
It's simply nonsense.
"Is it really worth making such a fuss over two sticks of old ginseng…" Tang Rao muttered unhappily.
"You still say..."
"Enough, Tang Renwang, are you finished yet?" Bai Yushu kicked Tang Renwang, "My son just recovered from a serious illness, what are you grumbling about those two ginsengs for? For your dad's birthday gift, just prepare another one."
"It's not that, wife, it's not that I mind giving away two sticks of old ginseng. You know, dad is getting old, I just want to enhance his vitality," Tang Renwang immediately softened when facing Bai Yushu.
Hearing Tang Renwang's words, Tang Rao's impression of this stepfather slightly improved.
Bai Yushu's annoyance also eased.
"Alright, Xiao Rao has already cooked it. Here's what we'll do, I'll take care of the birthday gift; I guarantee grandpa will be satisfied," Bai Yushu said very affirmatively.
Although she often quarreled with Tang Renwang, their affection for each other was always very strong.
Tang Renwang nodded, what's done is done, nothing could be said now.
"I'm telling you, boy, can you really be nourished by eating two sticks?" Tang Renwang looked at Tang Rao and added another comment.
"I could use twenty more, got kicked in the balls, why can't I nourish myself more?" Tang Rao retorted sharply.
Hearing Tang Rao's words, Tang Renwang's expression subtly changed.
"Hmph, I'm going to get compensation from the Jiang Family for this," Tang Renwang said fiercely, if they made him childless, the Jiang Family must pay a corresponding price.
"Let this matter go for now, I have an agreement with Jiang Langyue," Tang Rao waved his hand.
Tang Renwang was taken aback, surprised as he looked at Tang Rao.
"Within three days she'll deliver a hundred sticks of two-hundred-year-old ginseng, then this matter will be settled," Tang Rao declared.
"What!" Tang Renwang looked utterly dismayed.
"What do you need so many old mountain ginseng for?" Tang Renwang hadn't expected Tang Rao had already negotiated with Jiang Langyue.
One hundred sticks of two-hundred-year-old ginseng indeed was a significant price.
To gather them within three days, the Jiang Family had to expend not only a huge amount of money but also many favors.
Without calling in favors, it was hard to collect so many two-hundred-year-old ginseng.
But, had Tang Rao's brain been smashed along with his balls? What's the use of so many old mountain ginseng for you?
"Let Xiao Rao handle this by himself," Bai Yushu also said, having seen how Tang Rao had cornered Jiang Langyue. Perhaps Tang Rao had his own plans for why he wanted so many old mountain ginseng.
Tang Renwang rolled his eyes, utterly helpless.
This mother and son, none of them are easy to deal with.
"Alright, alright, you guys go out; my old ginseng is about to scorch." Tang Rao waved his hand; this three-hundred-year-old twin old ginseng shouldn't be overcooked, or else it'd lose its effectiveness.
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"Yushu, have you noticed that Xiao Rao is a bit strange?" Coming out of the kitchen, Tang Renwang turned towards Bai Yushu.