I'm the protagonist's dad, but the heroines want to kill me

After Xin Zhiqing poured tea for Lin Ran and Wen Qianyi, she sat on the seat opposite them, crossed her legs elegantly, leaned slightly to one side, and said with a smile, "I wonder what kind of conditions Mr. Meng De can offer?"

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13. The whereabouts of the tree heart fragments and the ghostly face flower (4K)

Lin Ran didn't speak in a hurry, but picked up the teacup and sipped the tea. It's not easy to barter and ask you to state the conditions first.

Wen Qianyi, who was standing by, held Lin Ran's hand and transmitted her thoughts through her soul: "According to my estimation, that batch of herbs should be worth two sixth-level Nirvana Pills plus one fifth-level Gathering Spirit Pill. Anything above this price is considered a premium."

Although this batch of medicinal materials is hard to find, they are not extremely rare. What's more, the most important main medicine is not included, so it is worth the price.

And don't underestimate the two sixth-level pills and one fifth-level pill. Wen Qianyi's price is still a bit high. If these three pills are taken to an auction and sold at a high price in minutes, not only can the capital be recovered, but there will be more profit.

After Wen Qianyi said this, Lin Ran felt relieved. He sat a little more arrogantly and smiled faintly: "Two fifth-level spirit gathering pills plus two or three fourth-level pills."

When Xin Zhiqing heard Lin Ran's offer, her face changed slightly. It wasn't that she found it hard to accept. The fact that the other party could come up with two fifth-grade Soul Gathering Pills showed that he was quite powerful. The Soul Gathering Pill was very difficult to refine among the fifth-grade pills. Even she, a fifth-grade alchemist, didn't dare to guarantee success.

The other party took out two coins at once. If she operated it properly and auctioned it, she might be able to make a lot of money.

If you sell the Spirit Gathering Pill in other places, you will definitely not make more money than in the Dangerous Triangle.

Because the Soul Gathering Pill is so popular in the Dangerous Triangle, it has the effect of 100% condensing the soul pill, and it can be said to be a soul pill realm maker. As long as there is such a pill, it will definitely produce a soul pill realm master. Many people are crazy about it, especially the big forces that want to expand their territory.

However, Xin Zhiqing would not agree to it so easily. As a businessman and alchemist, she felt that the woman sitting next to Cao Mengde might be of a higher alchemist rank than her, so why not try for a higher rank?

Xin Zhiqing thought in her mind, chuckled, and continued: "Mr. Meng De is a bit embarrassing. I sent people out to find and collect this batch of medicinal herbs, and it also cost a lot..."

"It's just a price increase!"

When Lin Ran heard this, he couldn't help but secretly spit in his heart, and said bluntly: "Boss Xin, I also know that your men are not easy, and it is very difficult to collect medicinal materials. I will add another sixth-level Nirvana Pill.

One sixth-level Nirvana Pill, plus two fifth-level Soul Gathering Pills, this is far more than the price of your batch of medicinal materials. If this doesn't work, I can only regret our wonderful cooperation this time."

Lin Ran's bid was like a hammer hitting Xin Zhiqing's heart. She was extremely glad that her confidant Xiao Xi had intercepted Mr. Meng De, and she was also very glad that she did not auction the batch of herbs in advance. Otherwise, some beasts in the Medicine King Sect would have used despicable means to force the sale.

The sixth-level Nirvana Pill can enhance the strength of the Nirvana realm, with a chance of breaking through to two stars, and two pills can be taken. If it were put up for sale at an auction, she dared to guarantee that it would definitely be an astronomical figure.

Xin Zhiqing no longer wanted to test it any further. For her, this batch of medicinal herbs had already made her a lot of money.

Xin Zhiqing extended her hand towards Lin Ran, with a bright smile on her face, and said, "Mr. Meng De, I will ask Xiao Xi to prepare the herbs later and send them to you intact. I will not let our cooperation leave such regrets."

Lin Ran also reached out his hand to hold the tender hand, and chuckled, "Boss Xin made the most correct choice!"

After shaking hands gently, Lin Ran let go of his hand, and Xin Zhiqing asked Lin Ran and Wen Qianyi to sit here first. After asking Lin Ran to get the previous list of medicinal materials, she went outside and told Xiao Xi to go to the warehouse to prepare the medicinal materials.

Fearing that Xiaoxi might get into trouble, Xin Zhiqing directly gave Xiaoxi her identity token and told her to go and come back quickly.

After giving all these instructions, Xin Zhiqing breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the study room. With a smile on her face, she sat back at the desk and refilled Lin Ran's half-empty cup with tea. She then said, "I've asked Xiaoxi to get the herbs from the warehouse, and they will be delivered to Mr. Meng De soon."

At this time, Lin Ran also took out two fine mutton-fat jade bottles. Even though they had been sealed, one could still smell the fragrance of the elixir. This immediately perked up Xin Zhiqing's spirits, and her eyes seemed to brighten a little.

Lin Ran placed the medicine bottle in front of Xin Zhiqing and said with a smile, "Boss Xin, check it out!"

"it is good!"

Xin Zhiqing picked up one of the bottles, skillfully unsealed the bottle, poured out the round pill inside and observed it, and even used her soul power to explore the pill. After a while, a shocking fact struck Xin Zhiqing's heart.

This is an absolutely top-notch Nirvana Pill. Not only does it have pill patterns on it, but its fragrance is also stronger than that of ordinary Nirvana Pills.

Even when her soul power touched the pill, she could feel a slight burning sensation on the surface, indicating that the flame used in refining the pill was not an ordinary one.

The most important thing is that this is a top-quality Nirvana Pill, the efficacy is much stronger than that of an ordinary Nirvana Pill, and the probability of breaking through to the second star after taking it once is also higher. If it is put up for auction, such a top-quality Nirvana Pill can also be sold at a higher price.

"This is much stronger than the sixth-rank alchemist of the Medicine King Sect!" Xin Zhiqing commented in her heart. She became more and more curious about the true identities of the two people in front of her. One is very powerful, and the other is a master of alchemy. Where did these two people come from?

There was naturally no problem with the remaining two Spirit Gathering Pills. These three pills really surprised Xin Zhiqing.

"Sister Xin, it's me!"

At this moment, Xiaoxi's voice was heard from outside the door. Xiaoxi pushed open the door and respectfully brought over a small tray with a space ring on it.

Xin Zhiqing said: "Mr. Meng De, you should also check the herbs inside to confirm!"

Lin Ran gestured to Wen Qianyi, and Wen Qianyi also took the space ring on the tray and probed her soul power into it. She seemed to be afraid that some of the herbs might not be up to standard, so she took them out and examined them carefully, which took up quite a bit of time.

Finally, after Wen Qianyi confirmed that there was no problem, Lin Ran could breathe a sigh of relief. He stood up and said with a smile: "We checked and there was no problem either. This is a very good cooperation, Boss Xin!"

"Mr. Meng De, I think so too!"

Xin Zhiqing responded with a smile, and then continued, "I have another business deal here, and I want to talk to Mr. Meng De alone. Is that okay?"

When Lin Ran heard this, she subconsciously glanced at Wen Qianyi, and she stood up and walked outside: "I'll wait for you outside!"

After Wen Qianyi left the study, only Lin Ran and Xin Zhiqing were left in the study. It was impossible for a single man and a single woman to have a passionate romance.

Lin Ran didn’t think that this beautiful fifth-rank alchemist wanted to stay alone with him to develop a relationship with him because he was handsome. He was able to build such a large business in the Dangerous Triangle, so he was not someone who was easy to get along with!

Seeing Xin Zhiqing get up and fiddle with the desk, the whole study room suddenly became quieter, and even the sound from outside could not be heard. It was obvious that Xin Zhiqing had turned on some kind of soundproofing magic circle.

This also made Lin Ran even more curious. He leaned back in his chair and jokingly said, "What does Boss Xin want to talk to me about? It's so mysterious that it makes me a little scared!"

When Xin Zhiqing heard Lin Ran's words, she couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Mr. Meng De, you are joking. With your strength, how can I threaten you? Besides, I have offended Mr. Meng De before.

I want to give Mr. Meng De a piece of news. When I was looking at the list just now, I saw the Ghostly Face Flower. I happen to know where it is! "

"You actually know the whereabouts of the Ghostly Resentful Face Flower?" Lin Ran said with some surprise.

"I only found out about it by chance. At that time, my men tried to pick it, but almost all of them died there." Xin Zhiqing said helplessly.

Obviously this was not a good thing for her. A large group of troops died because of a flower, which was also a heavy blow to Guangmingtang.

"Did they all die there?"

Lin Ran was stunned. He remembered that Wen Qianyi had told her before that the Ghostly Resentful Face Flower could only be found in places with heavy evil energy. At the moment, this place looked very strange!

"This ghostly resentful face flower is located in Liezhou. As for the exact location, I have a map that I can give to you, Mr. Meng De, but I need some time to find it." Xin Zhiqing said.

Hearing this, Lin Ran couldn't help but be shocked. Apparently, he himself hadn't expected that the Ghostly Resentful Face Flower was actually in Liezhou. It seemed that he had to go back.

"This map... shouldn't be included in the gift range, right?" Lin Ran turned the jade bracelet on his wrist and said calmly.

"Mr. Meng De is very smart. The map naturally involves other conditions!"

Xin Zhiqing stood up and leaned against the desk, showing her plump and lazy posture. The high-slit skirt, revealing her delicate white snow, was slightly flattened as it pressed against the desk.

Lin Ran's thoughts suddenly wandered. He couldn't help but believe that this woman was just after his body and wanted to spend a good time with him, Cao Mengde, otherwise why would she be seducing him!

Xin Zhiqing didn't know what Lin Ran was thinking. Her eyes were focused on Lin Ran. She asked slowly, "I wonder if Mr. Meng De has ever participated in the auction held by the Medicine King Sect some time ago?"

"I just came to Dancheng today, and received a token from the Yaowang Sect, which said that I can enter the auction directly. What? You don't want me to disrupt the auction, do you? I don't have the strength to do that!" Lin Ran said with a smile.

This caused Xin Zhiqing to roll her eyes at Lin Ran coquettishly, and said coquettishly: "How could I have such an idea? I just wonder if Mr. Meng De knows about the mysterious auction item about the Forest of Wisdom that has been circulated?"

"I've heard of it, but don't you know?" Lin Ran asked back.

Xin Zhiqing nodded and said with a wry smile, "That mysterious item was obtained by Yaowang Sect from us. Of course I know what it is."

"From your look, it seems like you didn't volunteer to auction this item?"

"It was those beasts who robbed me. There was a traitor in our Guangming Hall who told the people from the Yaowang Sect. They joined forces to put pressure on me and used all kinds of dirty tricks. In the end, they forced me to hand it over." Xin Zhiqing even swore and said with gritted teeth, disregarding etiquette.

This surprised Lin Ran. It seemed that the relationship between Guangming Hall and Yaowang Sect was not as good as it seemed. He couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is that mysterious item? Yaowang Sect doesn't want to use it, but auctions it off instead?"

"The fragment of the heart of the Wisdom God Tree still retains a lot of vitality, and it seems to have the power of the Wisdom God Tree's 'Tao'."

Xin Zhiqing said angrily with red eyes: "The reason why those bastards of Medicine King Sect want to auction it is because they don't know how to use the tree heart fragment. If they use it carelessly, the treasure will be directly scrapped, so they choose to auction it in exchange for more useful things, using the gimmick of the Wisdom Tree to maximize the profits of this auction."

"Then what do you want to do?" Lin Ran asked in a deep voice.

Xin Zhiqing's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and she said in a cold voice: "I hope Mr. Meng De can join the battle for the tree heart fragments after the auction and stir up the situation appropriately.

Based on my understanding of Yaowang Sect, they will definitely want to take back the tree heart fragment. As long as they don't take it from Yaowang Sect, it's fine. It would be best if you can destroy the treasure, or you can get it yourself, sir."

"I know this condition is too much, but when the time comes, I will not only present the map of the Ghostly Face Flower to you, sir, but I can also agree to your request, no matter what it is. If you don't believe me, I can give you a deposit first!"

After saying that, Xin Zhiqing took out a jade box from the space ring. Inside the box was a strangely shaped plant that coiled like a dragon's bone and shone with a jade-like luster.

"I remember that Mr. Meng De's prescription included the Jade Dragon Bone Grass for the Dragon Breaking Pill. This is my personal collection. I'd like to ask you to buy it for me as a deposit. Is that okay?" Xin Zhiqing said nervously.

This was a big gamble for her. She had not had such an idea at first, but after seeing Lin Ran's strength and Wen Qianyi's mysterious ability to refine medicine, she decided to take a gamble. She didn't believe that Mr. Meng De in front of her would not be tempted when faced with the fragments of the heart of the Tree of Wisdom.

You know, that is a fragment of the heart of the Tree of Wisdom!

If she could find the heart of the Tree of Wisdom through this tree heart fragment, it would be a great fortune. She had learned from ancient books that if the heart of the Tree of Wisdom was taken, it would not only greatly improve one's wisdom and strengthen one's soul, but it would also condense a second heart in the body, which could replace the human heart.

That is to say, you have two lives. Even if one heart is gone, the other heart can still supply it. Moreover, the second heart is said to continuously supply life force to strengthen the body. How can this not make people crazy?

In order to take revenge on Yaowang Sect this time, Xin Zhiqing is going to bleed a lot of money. She doesn't know whether the senior Meng De in front of her will agree?

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14. Go to Luofeng Pavilion

Wen Qianyi was getting a little impatient waiting outside the door. She folded her hands over her chest and tapped her arms lightly with her index fingers. She was wondering what she wanted to say. Could she only talk about it alone?

Of course, she would only think about these in her mind and would not rush over to open the door and disturb Lin Ran and the others' conversation.

After a while, the door opened and Lin Ran and Xin Zhiqing walked out one after another.

Wen Qianyi paid special attention to Xin Zhiqing's situation and saw that her watery eyes were a little red, with traces of tears vaguely visible in the corners of her eyes, as if she had just cried. However, there was a spring breeze-like smile on her face, and she seemed to be smiling from the bottom of her heart, and she waved goodbye to Lin Ran.

"Goodbye, Mr. Meng De!" Xin Zhiqing stood at the door of the study, waving and smiling.

Lin Ran responded with a smile, then went downstairs with Wen Qianyi.

When going downstairs, Wen Qianyi felt more and more puzzled. Thinking of this perverted and obscene senior, Wen Qianyi felt more and more that maybe something unspeakable had happened between the two of them in there?

After leaving Guangming Hall, Wen Qianyi hurriedly dragged Lin Ran into a small alley. When they reached an empty corner, she pushed Lin Ran against the wall.

Lin Ran leaned against the wall, looking at Wen Qianyi in confusion. Before he could ask "why", he saw Wen Qianyi slamming the wall next to his head with one hand.

With a "bang", some dust fell from the wall. Looking at the dented hand, Lin Ran couldn't help swallowing.

Wen Qianyi said in a cold voice: "Perverted senior, tell me quickly, what did you talk about in there? Otherwise... otherwise I will... I will not help you to refine the pills!"

Look, Qianyi is still gentle. If it were Shangguan Mengqing, she would probably put a sword on his neck, press her knee against his second brother, and then threaten him in a very calm manner, with full pressure.

"Lady Wen, I'll tell you slowly now!"

Lin Ran raised his hands in surrender and told Xin Zhiqing the details of the deal between him and her.

When Wen Qianyi heard Lin Ran's words, she was stunned and asked, "Not only did she know the exact location of the Ghostly Resentful Face Flower, she also gave us the Jade Dragon Bone Grass as a deposit in advance. Her purpose was to prevent the Medicine King Sect from getting the tree heart fragment back. Why did she go through so much trouble?"

Wen Qianyi was a little confused. With Xin Zhiqing being a fifth-rank alchemist and the head of Guangming Hall, she could easily invite people from the Nirvana Realm and the Spirit Pill Realm to cause trouble. What's more, there were many people who would cause trouble in the dangerous triangle area.

After the auction, the party that won the fragment of the heart of the Wisdom God Tree would definitely be intercepted by many parties. The Medicine King Sect must have more than one competitor, so why would they spend so much effort to get these two strangers to join in? What's more, they could even escape and leave without completing this task!

"I've asked about this too. She said that the tree heart fragments were found by her father and husband, but they died because of the Yaowang Sect. She wants revenge and hopes that we can delay the Yaowang Sect." Lin Ran shrugged and said helplessly.

He thought of the woman who had just said this, and suddenly she burst into tears. He didn't know if this woman was just putting on a show, or if it was really true. For him, the map of the Ghostly Face Flower was worth a try.

Even if we know that the Ghostly Face Flower is in Liezhou, what can we do? Liezhou is so big, it is not easy to find such a place!

"Senior, please show me the Jade Dragon Bone Grass!"

Wen Qianyi said unhappily and stretched out her hand to signal Lin Ran.

Lin Ran took out the jade box containing the jade dragon bone grass from the space ring. Wen Qianyi opened it and checked it over and over again. The more she checked, the more strange it seemed to her.

Because... this is really Jade Dragon Bone Grass!

Wen Qianyi was a little confused about this matter, but she could only put it aside for the time being. No matter what the other party's purpose was, perhaps everything would be clear after the auction was over.

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After Lin Ran and the other person left, Xin Zhiqing stood in front of the window of the study on the third floor of Guangming Hall, looking at the twilight brought by the slowly setting sun outside. She seemed to have thought of something, and walked to the desk, opened one of the locked drawers of the desk, and took out a slightly yellowed notebook from it.

The handwriting on the notebook was not very beautiful, and it was full of trivial matters, sometimes even some simple doodles, but Xin Zhiqing read it very seriously. She didn't look up from the notebook until the room was completely dark.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

"Come in!" Xin Zhiqing called out, and the door opened. Xiao Xi walked in, looked at Xin Zhiqing respectfully and said, "Sister Xin, Yan Jidao from the Medicine King Sect came to see you. He said he wants to invite you to attend a dinner at their Medicine King Sect."

Xin Zhiqing put the notebook back into the drawer. After hearing what Xiaoxi said, she rubbed her temples with a headache, closed her eyes, and cursed in a low voice: "I guess they want the herbs I got right now. Fortunately, I sold them in advance, otherwise I would rather feed them to the dogs than give them to those beasts."

"Sister Xin, please say less, in case there are ears on the other side of the wall!" Xiao Xi reminded worriedly.

"My room is soundproofed, don't be afraid!"

Xin Zhiqing leaned against the back of the chair and exhaled a breath of foul air, then stood up and came to Xiaoxi. Looking at the pretty Xiaoxi, she couldn't help but reach out and gently rub Xiaoxi's head, saying, "Xiaoxi, have you done everything I asked you to do?"

"Everything has been arranged. They have gone to Linghua City now. It is very far away from us and safe enough. The money we left is enough for them to do business and survive." Xiao Xi said.