Chapter 413: Can't Die in a Short Time

Liao Zhong wanted to say something, but his phone rang again. He looked down and saw Zhao Fangxu...

Feeling somewhat helpless, he could only answer the phone, "Hello, Director Zhao?"

"Well, okay, we'll go back now."

After hanging up the phone, Liao Zhong looked very apologetic. Before he could speak, Chen Duo ate the last bite of ice cream and said, "Uncle Liao, let's go back."

He got in the car and wanted to send Murong Ji and his daughter back.

Murong Ji was sitting in the passenger seat and looked back at Chen Duo and Jiang Beibei. The two of them were leaning against the car window, constantly looking at the takeaway noodles, one pointing and the other talking.

Liao Zhong glanced at the rearview mirror and chuckled, "Oh, by the way, Brother Murong, can you solve Chen Duo's problem? She..."

Liao Zhong did not say the rest. Murong Ji felt her pulse and found that Chen Duo was a little special. The methods used by the Medicine Immortal Society were ruthless. They used Chen Duo's own innate Qi to feed the poisonous insects.

Without the poison, Chen Duo would be gone. If Chen Duo's entire body was restrained by a magical instrument to prevent the poison from leaking out, causing her to be unable to absorb natural energy, the poison would completely "eat" her.

"I'll think of a way to see if I can come up with a set of exercises for her to practice." Murong Ji rubbed his forehead. He actually had some ideas.

If he could reach the sixth or seventh level of Yuqing and ignite the Samadhi Fire, he would really be able to solve Chen Duo's problem.

"Thank you for your trouble."

"No need."

There was silence between the two of them, leaving only the whispers of Chen Duo and Jiang Beibei.

Liao Zhong suddenly thought of something and said slowly: "Director Zhao has found another backer for you."

Murong Ji was stunned and a little surprised. What kind of force could be more domineering and formal than the company?

"Director Zhao asked someone to check the master-disciple relationship of each Quanzhen lineage, but he could not find the origin of Tian Buyi. Later, he asked Master Xue to find out which lineage you are from."

"The result given to Master Xue in the end surprised us. Your Quanzhen alchemy method is an early ancient alchemy method. It has undergone thousands of years of evolution, but it is a Taoist lineage that has never been seen before."

Murong Ji listened quietly and said nothing. If you want to investigate in detail, it would be difficult for him to explain.

"Why not just let you worship in the ancestral temple of the Quanzhen Southern Sect, the Tongbai Palace? No matter how early you go, you can't be earlier than that person, right? It can't be that he is the disciple of Lu Zu himself!"

Tongbai Palace. These three words shocked Murong Ji. It was as if there was some kind of magic that pulled him back to the Tiantai Mountain a thousand years ago...

Endless thoughts unfolded, and the image of Master Zhang Boduan kept appearing before my eyes. Dust-covered memories surged, and I couldn't help but feel a little desolate. Things have changed and people have changed...

"Brother Murong?!!"

Coming back to his senses instantly, Murong Ji turned around and looked at Liao Zhong in a daze.

"If you don't mind, pack up and go to the capital these days. Director Zhao and the senior leaders want to see you."

"Now that we're done there, let's go to Tongbai Palace and pay our respects to the mountain gate. With the huge mountain of Quanzhen standing above us, anyone who wants to do something like that will have to think twice."

Murong Ji thought about it carefully and nodded. In fact, it might not be helpful if something really happened. The main reason why Zhao Fangxu found this relationship for himself was to dispel the ideas of "some people" above.

Now that he is still weak, there are some things he really cannot refuse. Over the past year, he has refined quite a few extra pills, but they were all wasted by him.

For those sent by the "powerful and wealthy", Murong Ji proposed the essence of medicine and gave them a group of medicinal dregs. It was effective, but not much.

"Also, Mr. Zhao has communicated with the old Taoist priest at Tiger Mountain, and he will reserve a place for you at the Luotian Grand Ceremony one year later..."

Murong Ji nodded again. This was considered as letting the Taoist sect recognize his identity. No matter whether it was true or false, as long as he participated in the Luotian Grand Ceremony, it was true. He would have his own place in the Quanzhen Southern School.

"I see."

Murong Ji took Jiang Beibei out of the car and entered the residential area before Liao Zhong left.

When returning to the bunker, Chen Duo sat quietly as before.

Liao Zhong glanced at Chen Duo, and suddenly heard her say: "Uncle Liao, I want my salary..."

"Hey???!!"

Murong Ji brought Jiang Beibei into the house and smelled the fragrance of food. He urged Beibei to wash her hands, and then he went into the kitchen.

He took the spatula and scooped up the remaining dishes that Qu Tong had not finished scooping.

After a few months, the three of them sat together for dinner again.

"I'm going to Mount Tiantai in a few days."

Qu Tong was startled, but not surprised. Zhao Fangxu had talked to him about this before. "Well, Beibei, don't worry. I will supervise her training well. Don't worry."

Murong Ji nodded and said, "You should take over the company's affairs as well."

Qu Tong was startled, wiped Jiang Beibei's mouth, and then said: "I can't understand those things of yours, and..."

Murong Ji thought for a moment and said slowly, "Zhao Shuyu is here, she knows. You don't need to take over the experiment, there are dedicated scientific researchers in charge. You just need to keep the company running, sign contracts, etc."

"Okay then." Qu Tong said helplessly, but she couldn't suppress the smile in the corner of her eyes. Murong Ji's company was a goose that laid golden eggs and made much more money than Yaoxing Society.

They ate quietly and let Jiang Beibei play for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, they urged her to go to bed. Qu Tong slowly climbed to Murong Ji's chest, her fingers constantly drawing circles on his chest, "Hubby... I miss you..."

A few days later.

After Murong Ji left Guangzhou, his first stop was not Mount Tiantai, but the capital. As soon as he got off the plane, he saw buses that went everywhere.

After getting in the car, the driver didn't say a word. He just checked Murong Ji's photo and then stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

Not long after, Murong Ji got out of the car and saw a man in a suit waiting in the underground parking lot. He was not very old, but his demeanor was extraordinary.

【The son of an official. 】

Murong Ji was thinking to himself, the man came up to him and bowed slightly, "Mr. Murong, please come this way."

Murong Ji nodded, followed him directly to the top floor, and entered the chairman's office.

"Boss Zhao, the people are here." The young man's voice was pleasant and he knew his place well. Seeing Zhao Fangxu raise his head, he consciously left the door and closed it.

"Oh, I finally see the real person!" Zhao Fangxu took a few steps forward, grabbed Murong Ji's hand, and pulled him to sit on the sofa beside him.

"An alchemist appears only once every hundred years. I never thought that after Taoist Master Wang Dinggan, another one would appear."

As he spoke, Zhao Fangxu poured Murong Ji a cup of tea.

Murong Ji thanked him very much and then said, "Boss Zhao, you think highly of me. I haven't learned my skills well enough and my strength is limited. I can't make elixirs. These can only be regarded as pills, which have some effect on strengthening the body."

"But if I want to prolong my life, that would be difficult for me."

Zhao Fangxu was also a smart man, and he immediately understood Murong Ji's meaning. Why were there so few alchemists? They were all captured by the rich and powerful to make elixirs.

Human greed is endless. When they have money, they want power. When they have power, they want longevity.

It's okay for ordinary dignitaries, but once they are dignitaries of level ninety-nine, who dares to let them prolong their lives? Once the elixir is made, they will be sinners.

Zhao Fangxu understood the situation, but did not point it out. He just said, "Someone wants to meet you tonight to see your ability to make pills."

Murong Ji's pupils shrank, and his eyes gradually became sharp as he looked at Zhao Fangxu.

Zhao Fangxu seemed not to notice and said calmly: "Times have changed now. The emperor can no longer have the final say. Don't worry."

In the evening, Murong Ji got into Zhao Fangxu's car, driven by the secretary, and the three of them headed towards a large courtyard.

After getting off the car, Murong Ji looked around. There were many powerful people in Sijiu City, but only a few could afford to live in a courtyard like this.

After just a quick glance, Murong Ji saw eight sentry posts.

"Don't look around, let's go." Zhao Fangxu reminded with his head down, and took Murong Ji into the courtyard.

After walking a few steps, a familiar voice came from the house, "Mom, look!"

Murong Ji paused, his face darkened instantly, the murderous intent in his heart could no longer be suppressed, the powerful... the powerful are good...

"What's wrong?" Zhao Fangxu's voice came.

Murong Ji looked at him expressionlessly and said calmly, "It's okay, let's go."

When I entered the house, I saw Qu Tong as expected. Qu Tong was chatting and laughing with the old man on the sofa.

Qu Tong was accompanied by Jiang Beibei, standing next to an old man who was wearing a white coat and was examining the body of an old man sitting on the sofa.

His cheap father-in-law, Dean Qu, is no ordinary person. He is an "imperial physician" who specializes in treating certain groups of people.

Seeing him, Murong Ji let out a breath of relief. Qu Tong was not captured on purpose.

He glanced at Zhao Fangxu again. Zhao Fangxu was an experienced man, so he could not guess what Murong Ji was thinking. He said calmly, "Hey, I heard that you two are divorced and want to reconcile."

"The matter of Qu Tong was a bit complicated back then, and it's hard to explain in a few words. Not long after she got out of the bunker, Qu Tong awakened her innate abilities, so I simply did her a favor and arranged for her to join the company. She's in charge of overseas business."

While he was talking, Dean Qu had already finished the examination and was giving instructions in a gentle voice.

Murong Ji and Zhao Fangxu stood there like two idiots. It seemed that he finally remembered them.

"Hey, they are here too. Dean Qu, if you are not in a hurry, why don't you stay and have dinner together?"

"That's annoying."

At the dinner table, Murong Ji ate in silence. The food tasted good, and he took care of Jiang Beibei from time to time.

When someone talked to him, he would just respond with a few words.

Not long after the meal, Dean Qu left, but Qu Tong and the child stayed.

At the old man's signal, Murong Ji sat opposite him without any hesitation. He looked the old man up and down to judge his physical condition.

"How is it, my body is still okay."

Murong Ji nodded, "Not bad, he won't die in a short time."

(End of this chapter)