I stormed down the mountain, took down all the big shots in the city, and the female CEO dragged me

Snapped…

The jade pendant fell to the ground and shattered into pieces instantly. The fragments rolled several meters across the ground and landed under the table.

The people in the banquet hall were speechless and fell into a deathly silence upon seeing this scene.

Song Wenxuan's smile froze, slowly turning into disbelief: "How could this be? It's impossible."

After a brief silence, the banquet hall erupted in uproar.

"It's broken?"

"Am I seeing things?"

"I told you, it's just an ordinary jade pendant, not even worth a few hundred, yet you're asking for a hundred million."

Xu Yuan shook his head regretfully: "If you hadn't boasted, you could have sold it. But you had to brag, saying it was invulnerable to swords and spears. Now look what happened, it's been shattered into pieces."

"What a pity for such a fine piece of jade."

"Luckily I didn't take a picture, otherwise buying a piece of junk would have been a waste of money."

"This is outrageous! They dare to sell a piece of ordinary jade for 100 million."

Those who had placed bids earlier in the banquet hall were relieved that they hadn't spent their money.

"Good heavens, Young Master Song, you've gone too far!" Jin Jingshuo stood on the stool and criticized Song Wenxuan without holding back.

"Are you kidding us?"

"No, that's impossible," Song Wenxuan quickly explained. "It was just an accident."

"Bullshit accident! We all saw it break with our own eyes, and you call that an accident?"

Did you hide the jade tablet that the Taoist priest had truly refined, intending to keep it for yourself?

Are they deliberately trying to fool us with a fake product?

Xu Yuan glanced at Song Wenxuan, who was surrounded, and left with Zhang Ruonan first.

"Brother Yuan, you're amazing! Did you figure out the jade pendant was fake a long time ago?"

"The jade pendant isn't fake; it's just that their claim of bringing good luck is false."

Xu Yuan explained with a smile, while Jin Jingshuo quickly caught up from behind.

Zhang Ruonan sensed they had something to say and left first: "I'm going to go for a walk outside. Come find me when you're done."

Xu Yuan nodded and watched Zhang Ruonan's figure disappear into the distance.

Jin Jingshuo gave a meaningful smile: "You're something else. On one side is Du Aili, the beautiful CEO of Mingdai, and on the other side is the young lady from the Zhang family. You really know how to enjoy yourself."

"They're just friends," Xu Yuan calmly replied.

"Friends? Then why don't they come and be my friends?"

Kim Kyung-seok ran his fingers through his hair as he spoke, "Am I not more handsome than you?"

"Just kidding." He chuckled, then said seriously, "You said you could complete the incomplete ancient elixir formula, you're not kidding me, are you?"

"Of course not." Xu Yuan spoke the truth: "If you want this pill formula, someone must be able to complete it, so you don't need my help."

"You were absolutely right."

Jin Jingshuo glanced around to make sure no one was nearby, then lowered his voice and said, "I'm just curious, what's the purpose of this pill formula?"

As he spoke, he took out the pill formula and handed it to Xu Yuan, as he had previously promised Xu Yuan that he would be allowed to see the pill formula.

Xu Yuan held the pill formula in both hands and read it quickly, memorizing its contents rapidly.

"The medicinal materials already in the prescription are only the basic prescription. Whether they can really work is a matter of opinion."

Different people require different fillings for different defects, and the conditions being treated also vary.

"If I'm not mistaken, the person who asked you to help get this prescription is a Qi cultivator. He has suffered internal injuries, and they are quite severe."

Kim Kyung-seok's eyes widened suddenly as he stared at Xu Yuan as if he'd seen a ghost: "You can tell just from a pill formula?"

He suddenly remembered something, and his smile became calm: "Actually, it's not surprising. You were able to cure Zhang Ruonan's strange illness, so it's not surprising that you could tell."

"Let's exchange contact information and keep in touch."

Before parting ways, Kim Kyung-seok reminded Xu Yuan to say something.

"That Taoist priest Songyang behind the Song family has quite a background, you'd better be careful."

If you need help, feel free to ask me.

Xu Yuan thanked Kim Kyung-seok for his kindness and turned to leave.

As he walked out of the banquet hall, he saw Zhang Ruonan standing in the pavilion by the fishpond, waiting for him.

"Brother, I'll take you to a good place."

Zhang Ruonan pulled Xu Yuan along and headed towards the back mountain of the resort: "I'll buy you a pill to help you recover."

"Pills? There are places that sell pills here?" Xu Yuan asked curiously.

"Of course there are. Not only are there elixirs, but there are also large areas of medicinal herbs on the back mountain."

As they walked and talked, nearing the back of the mountain, a red pagoda standing on the hillside in the distance came into view, and the faint smell of Chinese medicinal herbs wafted into Xu Yuan's nostrils.

Xu Yuan has always had a keen sense of the smell of herbs, and he was able to guess several precious medicinal materials after just a couple of sniffs.

Arriving at the Red Pagoda, Xu Yuan looked back and noted the extremely strategic location.

From the foot of the mountain, you can't see the Red Tower at all, but standing at the foot of the tower, you can overlook the entire resort.

Those who don't know would never imagine that such a mysterious place is hidden here.

"Medicine Pavilion".

The name of the pagoda is displayed on the red pagoda, and a faint fragrance wafts out from inside, with wisps of smoke rising behind it.

"Is someone refining pills?"

He wasn't interested in anything else, but when it came to alchemy, he was still willing to go and take a look.

"stop…"

Just as the two were about to enter, two young men in long robes blocked their way.

"I'm sorry, but the Dan Pavilion and the herb garden on the back mountain are not open to the public at the moment. Please leave."

They could tell that Xu Yuan and Zhang Ruonan were no ordinary people who had managed to find their way here, so they spoke to them with exceptional politeness.

"Are they not letting us in?"

Disappointment flashed across Zhang Ruonan's face. She had been here before she fainted, but that was several years ago. She really didn't know that they were no longer allowed in.

"I was thinking of buying a few pills."

It seems that it won't work.

She took Xu Yuan's hand and said, "Brother Yuan, let's go back."

Xu Yuan stood still, glanced at Dan Pavilion, and then looked at the vast herb gardens on the back mountain.

"Can we skip the Pill Pavilion and just take a stroll through the herb garden instead?"

He could sense the rich spiritual energy around him, so the medicinal herbs he grew must have something unique about them.

"I'm sorry, sir, we cannot let you in unless you have Master Songyang's permission." The other party still refused.

Xu Yuan touched the alchemy cauldron at his waist. There was only the cauldron, but no medicinal herbs. How could he refine pills?

Suddenly remembering something, he casually pulled a card out of his pocket and handed it over.

"Do you think this will do? Can we get in?"

He remembered Ye Wu saying when he sent someone to deliver the pass that he could pass freely to places where others were not allowed.

I just don't know if this will work.

"What is this?" Zhang Ruonan had never seen the card in Xu Yuan's hand before, and she examined it carefully with curiosity.

The young man took it without a second thought, intending to glance at it symbolically, return it, and then remind him to leave.

When he saw the words and the patterns on the card, he shuddered.

"State guest pass?"

To avoid being mistaken, he called his companions over to check.

"It seems to be true."

They looked at the card, then at the wish, and immediately became respectful, bowing with both hands to return the card.

"Sir, you have a pass, so you can naturally go in."

"Please come in, both of you."

"Wow, Brother Yuan, what's this?"

Zhang Ruonan exclaimed excitedly, "It seems really amazing!"

"I don't know either, a friend gave it to me."

Zhang Ruonan's eyes lit up as soon as she received the card: "Brother Yuan, this is a state guest pass! It allows you to travel freely to any institution in Beijing."

"I've seen you in the capital before, I didn't expect you to have one too?"