Chapter 16 The Old Man and the Bastard Kid

  On the dam of the mountain stream in E City, Wu Rui suddenly gave himself two thousand years of ginseng because he was worried that his yang life would be exhausted. Shennong 16 was so moved that he almost shed tears, and suddenly grabbed Wu Rui's shoulders with both hands, saying in a choked voice: "Good disciple! It's the master who owes you, the master shouldn't have doubted you!"

  Wu Rui's eyes dimmed for a moment, and he secretly warned himself in his heart, but on the surface, he said with great righteousness: "Master, you picked me up from the valley and not only gave me a chance to survive, but also taught me the cultivation method. Your great kindness and virtue, can it be compared to just one or two thousand year old ginseng? In my opinion, even ten thousand year old immortal ginseng cannot be exchanged for it!!!"

  After being said by Wu Rui, Shennong Sixteen has been lifted to the height of a saint. If it were an ordinary person, they would naturally not dare to ask for Wu Rui's things again. But Wu Rui still underestimated Shennong Sixteen's shamelessness. This old thing spoke with a seemingly moved expression: "I knew that a good apprentice is not someone who forgets their roots. Since that's the case, give me the 500-year-old ginseng in your ring too!"

  Wu Rui was shocked and his eyes widened in surprise. Although he knew the old man was shameless, he didn't expect him to be so brazen. This kind of audacity made Wu Rui feel inferior and filled with admiration, like a never-ending river!

  Five hundred years of ginseng, there are still quite a few in the clinic. Wu Rui wasn't reluctant to give another one to Lao Tou, but this wasn't Wu Rui's style. He immediately started complaining with a painful expression: "Old man, you don't know, to get these three ginsengs, not only did I rack my brains, but I almost lost my life! Just thinking about it makes me palpitate!"

  "Ah, you poor thing! You've suffered so much for me to find ginseng!" Shennong Sixteen's face was filled with sympathy.

  "Wu Rui heard the words and immediately leaned in his heart, but he didn't go to step on the shameless old man's trap. Instead, he said: "You also know that I am now at the peak of medical cultivation. As long as I take this 500-year-old Lingcui, I believe I can break through to the medical master cultivation and get closer to inheriting your mantle!"

  "Ah, it's really tough on you! At such a young age, you have to bear so much pressure! But now that I have this 2,000-year-old ginseng, I'm sure I can break through to the Medical Emperor Mirror. By then, I'll be able to increase my lifespan by over a thousand years. So from now on, you don't need to work so hard. When it's time to play, just play! And when you have time, go flirt with girls - that's what young people should do!" said Shen Nong Shi Liu, his face full of guilt.

  "How can this be? The medicinal effect of the 2,000-year-old ginseng is indeed powerful, but it's not necessarily enough to let you break through to the Medical Emperor realm. What if something goes wrong along the way and you accidentally ascend to heaven? In that case, I'll still have to bear the responsibility of reviving and passing on the Shen Nong clan, so this ginseng is extremely important to me!" Wu Rui's tone was somewhat subdued.

  "Rely on you, kid! You actually cursed me to death?" Xian Nong Shi Liu's heart secretly scolded, but his face still wore a smile as he said: "It's precisely because I'm worried about leaving your side that this ginseng is even more important to me... Moreover, the medicinal effect of this 500-year-old ginseng is too intense, and with your current cultivation level, you can't rashly take it. If you're not careful, you'll end up kicking the bucket, and that would be a disaster! Besides, that 150-year-old one can already help you break through to the Medical Practitioner realm."

  "Don't worry, old man, I can cut it into slices and eat two small pieces every day, so you don't have to worry about my safety at all!" Wu Rui grinned foolishly.

  "What? Eat the slices?" Shen Nong sixteen was suddenly enraged by the words, his hands forcefully pinching Wu Rui's shoulders, and loudly scolded: "Don't you know that doing so will waste the entire ginseng plant? Do you know that it will bring heavenly punishment?"

  Wu Rui just said it casually and wouldn't really cut the ginseng into slices to eat, but seeing the old man get worked up was still entertaining. Later, he decided to add fuel to the fire and spoke in a careless tone, like a coal boss or a nouveau riche: "Who cares! I have two plants anyway, when the time comes, I'll eat one slice and throw away another~~~~~~"

  Although he knew that Wu Rui was harming himself, Shen Nong Shiliu was still furious, his two goat beards standing upright at the corners of his mouth, and he shouted angrily: "Don't talk nonsense! Are you going to give me the ginseng or not? Hand it over quickly!"

  Wu Rui smiled slyly, but soon became sorrowful and sighed, saying with a bitter face: "Old man, you don't know, since I came out of the mountain, I've only taken on two jobs, and now there's not much money left on me. If things go wrong, I might have to live under the bridge tomorrow! Originally, I was planning to sell this ginseng too!"

  Shennong Sixteen understood the underlying meaning of Wu Rui's words, and couldn't help but laugh and feel annoyed at the same time. After a long conversation, this rascal actually just wanted money, which was really shameless! He had thought that Wu Rui still remembered his Shennong suit. With a sly glance, Shennong Sixteen impatiently waved his hand and said: "You rascal, isn't it enough that I'm giving you money? Stop stalling and quickly take out the ginseng!"

  "Heh heh......" Wu Rui smiled slightly, only then did she reluctantly take out the five hundred year old ginseng from the Mi Na ring.

  Shennong's eyes lit up as he immediately reacted, even Wu Rui didn't have time to respond before the ginseng was sucked into his spatial ring, a look of satisfaction on his face.

  Wu Rui stared at Shen Nong Shi Liu with a vigilant expression and asked: "Old man, you won't try to cheat us out of our money, will you?"

  Shennong's sixteen oxen eyes stared and asked: "Is this what Shennong, the King of Medicine, is like?"

  "It is..." Wu Rui gave a very honest answer, and his vigilance did not decrease but instead increased.

  Shennong Sixteen was stared at by his disciples, and he looked a bit embarrassed. He then twisted and turned, saying: "Actually... this ginseng is worth tens of millions in the market..."

  "Stop!" Wu Rui's face turned black as he interrupted Shen Nong Shi Liu, then his mouth twitched and said: "Although I've just entered the world, I've long inquired about the information on medicinal materials. A hundred-year-old ginseng is worth several million, this five-hundred-year-old one... I can easily sell it for tens of millions, you can be black-hearted, but don't be too black..."

  "Ah, you knew all along..." Shennong Sixteen seemed somewhat surprised, but being exposed didn't make him feel the slightest bit embarrassed. With a silly grin, he rubbed his shiny forehead to defend himself: "How was I supposed to know that prices have risen so quickly nowadays? A few years ago when I came out, land was only a few hundred yuan per square meter! Ginseng was practically worthless, and you could throw it on the street without anyone wanting it..."

  "Stop! Stop! Stop!" Wu Rui couldn't listen anymore, his face darkening as he asked: "You're talking about radish, right?"

  "Hmm... all the same! All the same!" Shennong Sixteen laughed shamelessly, looking up at the sky as if a god had just passed by.

  "Wu Rui's eyes rolled over and he asked directly: 'Just say how much money you can put out?'"

  "Hey~~~~good apprentice you don't know, an old man like me really doesn't have much money..."

  "Stop it, last time you said you had over a hundred plots of land in Beijing, worth tens of billions, and several private islands..."

  "Cough... How can you believe this? Isn't it obvious that he's just bragging?"

  The two 'communicated' for half an hour, but ultimately failed to reach a result. In the end, Shen Nong Liu's heart hardened and he stuffed a dozen dollars into Wu Rui's arms before slipping away unnoticed. With a big move, he disappeared without a trace.

  Looking at the 10,000 yuan cash in his hand, Wu Rui was speechless and tearless. A ginseng worth tens of millions, he actually sold it for only 10,000 yuan. In modern terms, isn't this a rip-off?

  "This old man..." Wu Rui smiled and put the 10,000 yuan into his pocket, the painful expression on his face had disappeared, replaced by a nostalgic smile. Although they had only been apart for less than a month, he really missed the scenes of arguing with the old man before, it was a warm and cozy feeling.

  That two-thousand-year-old ginseng was actually the best in his hands. For the old man, Wu Rui wouldn't be stingy, and with only a few years of life left for Shen Nong Shi Liu, if he couldn't break through within this period, he would inevitably die under the current conditions on Earth, which is extremely ironic for a cultivator, especially a medical cultivator, as they cultivate to live forever, and death represents incompetence.

  But now on earth, every year there are many practitioners who burn out their lifespan because they cannot break through. It is destined by heaven, what can they do? The spiritual energy is so thin that ordinary people find it hard to survive, and for them to cultivate is even more difficult.

  Wu Rui let out a melancholy sigh, but he couldn't change anything, so after collecting his emotions, he hurried back to the city.

  But little did he know, soon after he left, Shen Nong sixteen appeared in his original form, his eyes already red, staring at the direction Wu Rui left and muttered to himself: "Damn kid, next time we meet I'll give you a big gift..."