I have seen dragons

Chapter 23 Chapter of the Agreement
"Ah... Ouch, be gentle."

"Sorry, I used a little too much force."

"It's okay, keep going, go down a bit."

"Boss, is your medicine any good? It's not ineffective, is it?"

"The medicine will take effect soon, it's alright."

"How about we start from the back? It looks like you need it more from the back, we can do the front later."

"Okay, lighten the front and press harder the back."

"..."

Inside the office late at night, a young man and woman were exchanging hissing and laughing sounds.

Yue Wen was shirtless, his body covered in bloodstains and bruises, the purplish-black lines shocking to behold.

During the battle with the tiger demons, although they won a great victory, he suffered many injuries. There were claw marks from tiger claws and lashes from tiger tails. The injuries on his front were relatively minor, but there were several deep wounds on his back that were almost to the bone, making him look extremely gruesome.

Zhao Xing'er was holding a bottle of ointment and applying it to his body.

Her martial spirit's red light should also have protective and healing effects. Even though she suffered more blows than Yue Wen in the battle, her skin is still fair and smooth without a single wound.

On the contrary, Yue Wen, who had been pulling at the enemy from a distance, was more seriously injured than she, the front-line soldier.

Angrier.

However, cultivators possess robust physiques. Although these external injuries appear severe, given enough time and the expenditure of some vital energy, they can complete self-repair. As long as there is no residual true energy adhering to the wound and causing further damage, the problem is not significant.

Especially after reaching the sixth realm and forging a Dharma body, even if the five limbs are severed, they can be reborn, and even if the head is separated from the body, the vitality will be so tenacious that it becomes terrifying.

As she applied the ointment, Zhao Xing'er's cheeks flushed slightly.

Objectively speaking, Yue Wen does have a good physique, a classic lean and muscular build, well-proportioned and streamlined.

However, the reason she blushed was not because she was shy, but because she saw a knife wound on Yue Wen's back.

It was clearly not the tiger demons who did it.

"It's alright. Given your situation, it's understandable that some friendly fire was accidentally inflicted," Yue Wen said, guessing what she was thinking.

"Boss, you're not mad at me?" Zhao Xing'er asked, touched.

"It's not your fault. Everything that happens is fate. Meeting you is my blessing." Yue Wen smiled and said, "You only worked one day today, so I'll give you 100 yuan based on your base salary, and 250 yuan as commission for each order. I'll transfer 350 yuan to you later. Let's all have our dreams and live our own wonderful lives..."

"Boss, are you going to fire me?" Zhao Xing'er immediately stopped what she was doing.

“How can you call it dismissal?” Yue Wen corrected. “It’s optimization.”

"Why?" Zhao Xing'er asked.

Yue Wen turned halfway around and showed her the knife wound on his back again, everything was understood without words.

"I'll be more careful next time..." Zhao Xing'er lowered her head, clasped her hands together, and said softly.

“I believe in you, but this isn’t something you can control.” Yue Wen sighed. “Little Zhao, my cultivation isn’t high enough; there are things I simply can’t suppress. You should find another large organization…”

"I've actually looked for a lot of jobs already," Zhao Xing'er said softly, pouting. "But you know, either you end up hurting your boss or your colleagues. Bosses always have a million ways to make people angry..."

Yue Wen nodded in understanding.

Although he had never worked before, he had heard that three-legged toads were hard to find, but idiot bosses were everywhere.

Who hasn't had the urge to punch their boss's idiotic face while at work?
But Zhao Xing'er is different from everyone else.

She couldn't contain her anger.

"I thought I would be very careful this time..." she continued to mutter, "but I still accidentally hurt you."

"It's not mainly because you accidentally hurt me, but because I'm worried about what trouble you might cause in the future," Yue Wen explained. "We're like this..."

"Waaah." Zhao Xing'er seemed not to hear what he was saying, and became more and more upset as she spoke, her voice trembling with tears, "It's so rare to find such a good boss like you, not greedy for money, not lustful, a good person, and handsome..."

"Xiao Zhao, oh dear." Yue Wen didn't know how to comfort her for a moment, and said anxiously, "Why are you saying such blunt truths?"

“If even you don’t want me, I might really be unable to work, and I’ll end up sleeping on the streets, starving and freezing, dying far from home…” Zhao Xing’er looked up, her eyes brimming with tears, “I hope I’ll have a few matches in my arms before I die, so I’ll have a chance to see my grandmother one more time…”

"Zhao Xing'er!" Yue Wen called out loudly, then said helplessly in a low voice, "If you really don't want to leave, you can stay."

"yeah!"

Zhao Xing'er immediately smiled, her tears vanishing in an instant as if evaporated, leaving only a sweet smile.

Yue Wen: "?" He vaguely felt like he had been tricked.

He quickly added, "You don't have to leave, but I need to make three rules with you."

"Okay." Zhao Xing'er obediently put away the ointment, smiled and nodded, "Boss, just tell me, I'll definitely be a good girl."

"First, you are not allowed to hit the boss." Yue Wen held up one finger at a time, stating his conditions. "Second, you are not allowed to hit customers. Third... if you really have to hit someone, you are not allowed to use weapons."

"Huh?" Zhao Xing'er looked slightly troubled. "Such high demands?"

"Tch." Yue Wen laughed out loud. "If you really feel uncomfortable, I won't make you feel wronged."

When people are speechless, they really can't hold back anymore.

"But I will definitely try my best to do it!" Zhao Xing'er nodded emphatically, holding up three fingers, as if she had made a huge decision: "Yes!"

……

After a night of tossing and turning, by the time the two of them finally lay down in bed to rest, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

Yue Wen had gotten used to this irregular schedule and was still going at his own pace, planning to lie in bed and scroll through his phone for a while before going to sleep.

When he opened the chat forum, he found that there were a few more messages in the background, so he quickly clicked to take a look.

Among the four precious materials required for the Chaos Dragon Qi, the Purple Jade Branch, the Taiyi Profound Blazing Cinnabar, and the Dragon Breath Fire Seed are all rare and precious materials that cannot be obtained by humankind.

Only Blazing Flame Powder can be refined by cultivators, and it is the easiest to obtain from there.

This medicine works by enhancing the flames in the dantian after the spiritual fire in the dantian has been ignited. Its preparation must be extremely precise, allowing no room for error. While alchemists with this level of skill are rare, there should be a few in Jiangcheng City.

So Yue Wen posted an anonymous thread on the local forum, seeking to purchase high-quality Blazing Flame Powder and hoping to get in touch with anyone who could do so.

On chat platforms, such transaction requests are usually made by posting a request to buy or sell. Once someone replies, the person will contact the other party to confirm. Both parties will then choose a relatively safe place in the city to inspect the goods and complete the transaction, which is a standard procedure.

If cross-city transactions are possible, it will definitely be easier to find sources of goods.

First, it's very inconvenient to inspect goods in person across cities. Without inspection, there's no platform guarantee for private transactions, and he doesn't dare to take the risk. Second, these days, intercity transportation increases costs, and the price of traversing vast wilderness areas is quite high, with the price of the transported goods almost doubling.

Therefore, local transactions should be prioritized.

A whole day has passed, and the post has received a few replies, but most of them are useless comments and advertisements.

[“A spear dipped in excrement will kill whoever it pierces”: Blazing Flame Powder? That's a top-grade fire-enhancing elixir, usually used for breaking through to the Gang Realm, right? I wonder which immortal sect this disciple belongs to.]

[“Ziche Chenju”: Is he sincerely asking for it? If he's not sincerely asking, I don't have it... If he is sincerely asking, then never mind.]

[“Please, God, give Chen Bo back to me!”: I’m so envious. I’m fifty-eight this year, and I still have no hope of refining my inner energy.]

[“Criminal Law Scholar Li Dakang”: Add me to watch the film.]

[“Old Bai”: I have it, the unique and supreme Blazing Flame Powder.]

[“momo”: I recently discovered a new fire-boosting elixir that's just as good as Blazing Flame Powder, but it's dozens of times cheaper. Want to try it with me?]

"..."

Yue Wen looked around and the only reliable one seemed to be the user named "Old Bai". Clicking on the user's profile, he saw videos of him refining unique elixirs, suggesting he was indeed an alchemist, but his traffic was very low, and he seemed to have almost no business.

I don't know if it's reliable or not.

Hoping to try his luck, Yue Wen sent a private message, "Hello, do you really have high-quality Blazing Flame Powder?"

"Yes." A few minutes later, the other end replied, apparently also a night owl, "Three taels, five hundred thousand."

The price sounded terrifying, but Yue Wen had previously searched and found that a single ounce of Blazing Flame Powder could sell for 200,000. His 3 ounces for 500,000, while a large sum for him, was actually quite low.

"Would it be convenient to schedule an in-person inspection tomorrow?" Yue Wen immediately sent the message to the other party.

He planned to check if the other party's goods were reliable before preparing the money.

The other party's reply was straightforward: "Room 208, Building 167, Youai Road, Banshan District, No. 6 City. Just give me your name at the entrance and come in."

Yue Wen looked at the very detailed house number and slowly frowned.

Should we go straight to each other's homes for the first meeting?
We're just online friends.

Isn't this development a little too fast?

　Good morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)