Chapter 55: Tianji Bone-Replenishing Ointment
"It's best that you think so, but Nangong Yue is indeed a rare genius. He may really become a powerful martial artist in the future. You should try your best to avoid conflicts with him. I will also mention what happened tonight to Master Zuo, and ask him to step in and suppress Nangong Yue's arrogance." Zheng Xinghan said.
Qin Ziling smiled without comment.
After the carriage left the outer city, Qin Ziling got off and walked towards Liu Xiaoqiang's home in Xianhefang alone.
The city gates had already been closed. As a small disciple of the inner courtyard of the boxing academy, he was not qualified to ask the soldiers guarding the city to open the gates for him and let him out of the city.
The next day, Qin Ziling did not go to Hantiequanyuan, but went to "Shanye Suju".
When Shopkeeper Zhu saw Qin Ziling coming, he hurriedly walked out from behind the counter and greeted him. However, when he noticed that Qin Ziling had nothing in his hands, he was stunned.
Over the past few months, Qin Ziling has come with a lot of gains every time he came. This is the first time he came empty-handed.
"Mr. Qin, what are you doing..." Shopkeeper Zhu quickly came to his senses and spoke with a puzzled look on his face.
"I came here today to discuss something with your boss." Qin Ziling said.
"So you are looking for our boss. It just so happens that our boss came to inspect the shop this morning and is now reconciling the accounts in the backyard. I'll go and inform him." Shopkeeper Zhu was relieved and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Manager Zhu." Qin Ziling said.
"You're too polite, Mr. Qin." Shopkeeper Zhu said with a smile, then turned and went to the backyard.
Soon, Xiao Qing, who was tall, with clear facial features and a sense of capable and heroic spirit, came out from the backyard with Xia Yan and Shopkeeper Zhu.
By the end of Lu Taiqiang's story last night, Qin Ziling already understood in his heart that the owner of "Shanye Suju" Xiao Qing whom he knew was the same person as the eldest daughter of the fourth branch of the Xiao family who had risen to fame and was the leader among the children of wealthy families seven years ago.
Now, when Qin Ziling saw Xiao Qing, the once favored daughter of heaven, condescending to come out to greet him in person, and thinking of some of her previous deeds, he couldn't help but feel an indescribable fondness and regret for her.
"Ms. Xiao Qing, just ask Manager Zhu to pass on a message. Why bother you to come out specially?" Qin Ziling walked forward with a smile and bowed.
"Mr. Qin is our big customer. How can I neglect him as I'm running a business?" Xiao Qing said with a smile.
Qin Ziling said a few serious words, and then went to the backyard accompanied by Xiao Qing and Xia Yan.
"I heard from Shopkeeper Zhu that Mr. Qin wanted to discuss something with me today. I wonder what it is?" After sitting down in the pavilion in the backyard, Xiao Qing took the initiative to ask.
"Miss Xiao Qing should be from the Xiao family, one of the five major families in Fangqiao City, right?" Qin Ziling asked instead of answering.
"Yes, I am the eldest daughter of the fourth branch of the Xiao family." Xiao Qing replied calmly, with an imperceptible look of disappointment flashing in the depths of her beautiful eyes.
She used to be so brilliant and dazzling, the Xiao family was proud of her, and everyone in Fangqiao City knew her and respected her, but now? She was just a woman who relied on the Xiao family's reputation to do business behind the scenes.
"I heard that the Xiao family has a secret ointment called Tianji Bone-Repairing Ointment, which can completely heal people with broken bones. Is it true or not?" Qin Ziling asked.
"This is not entirely true." Xiao Qing raised his eyes and glanced at Qin Ziling, a hint of surprise and doubt flashing across his face.
She thought that Qin Ziling had hunted down some precious wild animal or medicinal herb, but it was inconvenient for him to sell it directly, so he needed to talk to her in private. Unexpectedly, Qin Ziling suddenly mentioned the Tianji Bone-Repairing Paste.
"What do you mean?" Qin Ziling's heart skipped a beat when he heard that and asked.
"Because the Tianji Bone-Repairing Paste is only effective for martial artists in the Qi and Blood Realm. The effect will be much worse when it comes to the Strength Martial Artist Realm. And even for martial artists in the Qi and Blood Realm, the lower the cultivation level, the better the effect. Generally speaking, below the membrane level, it will definitely be able to heal completely. If the drug effect is well absorbed, it can even make the tendons and bones tougher than before the injury. But at the membrane level, the chance of recovery is 50-50 , and at the iron skin level, whether it can be completely cured depends on the compatibility of the physique and the drug, which is generally only 20-30% chance." Xiao Qing explained.
"So that's how it is." Qin Ziling couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, he understood the reason in his mind. The higher the level of cultivation, the higher the quality of the warrior's bones and muscles. Naturally, the ointment needed for complete healing must be of a higher quality.
"Could it be that Mr. Qin has a friend who is injured and needs to buy Tianji Bone Healing Ointment?" Seeing Qin Ziling's obviously relieved look, Xiao Qing couldn't help but feel confused and asked.
Tianji Bone-Repairing Ointment is expensive, and it can only guarantee complete cure for warriors below the skin membrane level. Generally speaking, even if they are from a wealthy family and their children are not biological, and have some talent for martial arts, they would be reluctant to spend such a large sum of money.
As for illegitimate children, children from side branches, guards or subordinates who have broken bones, it is considered more conscientious to find some skilled doctors to help treat them. Who would spend a large sum of money to buy Tianji Bone Restoring Ointment for treatment? Such a large sum of money is enough to buy several lives.
Although Qin Ziling had a good income these days, it was still far behind that of the wealthy families, and it seemed that he did not have the years of savings and foundation of the wealthy families, otherwise he would not have told Manager Zhu that he could only buy nourishing wild animals and medicinal materials within thirty taels.
The price of Tianji Bone-Replenishing Paste in Anchentang is five hundred taels of silver per piece!
"That's right. I need three plasters of Tianji Bone-Repairing Ointment. Since Miss Xiao Qing is from the Xiao family, can she buy them directly from you? This will save me from having to go into the inner city to buy them." Qin Ziling asked.
"You want three patches of Tianji Bone-Replenishing Ointment?" Even though Xiao Qing now secretly controlled a business empire with huge daily cash inflows and outflows, he was still surprised to hear that Qin Ziling wanted to buy three patches of Tianji Bone-Replenishing Ointment at once.
As for what Qin Ziling said about saving the trouble of going into the inner city to buy, to Xiao Qing, this was just an excuse. In fact, it was not convenient to go into the inner city to buy.
From the first time she met Qin Ziling, she had already noticed that he was hiding something, but everyone knew it.
The same is true now.
After all, for Xiao Qing, no matter how much Qin Ziling hides or covers up something, it will not affect her at all.
"Yes, I heard that the Tianji Bone-Replenishing Paste is five hundred taels per piece. I have brought the money. It would be best if Miss Xiao Qing could help me buy it." Qin Ziling nodded.
After robbing the Yanluo Gang, Qin Ziling has not gone to Anchen Hall in the inner city to buy the Tianji Bone Restoring Ointment. It is indeed inconvenient and he has some concerns.
The inner city is different from the outer city.
The outer city is a mixed bag with all kinds of people, and the public security management is lax, but the management of the inner city is very strict, and identity badges are strictly checked when entering and leaving the inner city.
Tianji Xugu Gao costs five hundred taels per patch. Those who can afford to buy three patches are basically well-known figures in the city.
Whether Qin Ziling went to buy it as a disciple of the inner courtyard of Hantiezhang Academy or in disguise, it would be difficult not to attract attention.
Therefore, Qin Ziling had been delaying the purchase of the Tianji Bone-Repairing Ointment. Firstly, he wanted to wait for the turmoil caused by the Yanluo Gang to subside; secondly, he wanted to wait until his cultivation level broke through to the Iron Skin level. Once he broke through to the Iron Skin level, although it would be a bit exaggerated to take out fifteen hundred taels at once, it was still understandable.
However, after learning Xiao Qing's true identity last night, Qin Ziling decided to change his plan.
Because the sooner Liu Xiaoqiang recovers from his injury, the better it will be for him , and the longer he delays, the worse it will be for him.
