novelraw Chapter 828: Departure
Chapter 828: Departure
Before long, they also went to the conference room. Now everyone was present, and when Minister Su, dressed in a uniform, entered, everyone was taken aback.
Everyone knew that this Minister Su was a young and beautiful woman, but it was their first time seeing her in uniform.
Of the fifty people on this mission, eighteen were women, including six bodyguards and one secretary for Su Yuanyuan. The rest all had specific duties.
However, no one carried the same aura and sense of presence as she did.
Shao Hongming smiled as he looked at Su Yuanyuan in this outfit, which was quite different from her usual demeanor. Yet, she looked really beautiful like this.
Qin Zhiyuan was responsible for all matters. Seeing that everyone had arrived and the vehicle outside was ready, the group set off.
The four members of the father and sons team lived a peaceful and orderly life at the Wolf Tooth Mountain Market in the Cultivation World.
Now, Qi Yan and the other two were venturing alone to Wolf Tooth Mountain, mainly because there were no high-level cultivators here, nor high-tier demon beasts.
Initially, Tan Shaoting was undoubtedly uneasy. But after a few times, he also let them go along.
This morning, Qi Yan and the other two packed everything up. "Dad, we’re going out for a few days."
"Hmm, be careful."
All three nodded, understanding now that nothing was more important than their health; getting hurt was simply not an option.
"Dad, this is the medicine my sister and I made. Please pass it to Senior Brother Chen," Qi Hong said, flicking out three porcelain bottles from his pocket.
Tan Shaoting took them, "Alright," Qi Hong had a talent for alchemy, and the elixir’s grade was quite high, even though it was just a first-rank elixir.
The three of them gathered Spirit Plants from the mountains, not selling them but refining them into elixirs for sale, thus earning quite a few Spirit Stones.
After the children left, Tan Shaoting went to the market.
The elixirs were not given to Duobao Pavilion, mainly to avoid trouble.
He found Senior Brother Chen as Qi Hong mentioned. The three bottles of elixir fetched three hundred Spirit Stones.
In truth, Tan Shaoting indeed had quite a few Spirit Stones in his space, enough for them to use. However, the three children now wanted to train themselves. Since they were willing to do so, Tan Shaoting wouldn’t stop them.
"Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist."
Tan Shaoting had noticed a female cultivator calling him from behind.
He was not interested in talking to strangers, so he pretended not to hear and continued walking.
Qi Hong still needed some Spirit Plants and had to go to Duobao Pavilion to buy them.
"Fellow Daoist, wait a moment." The female cultivator finally caught up with Tan Shaoting.
"Fellow Daoist, I’m calling you."
Tan Shaoting stopped, "I don’t know you."
"I know. Fellow Daoist, I’ve been observing you for a long time. Here’s the thing: I want to collaborate with you and buy elixirs from you."
"Sorry, we already have partners."
"Fellow Daoist, I can offer a higher price."
"Not interested." Tan Shaoting said, moving past the woman and leaving.
Sun Erniang was really unwilling to give up, often setting up her stall in the market. Though only at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, she was not considered a low-level cultivator at the Wolf Tooth Upper Market.
Because she was a female cultivator, she had been quite successful in this market. This was the first time someone had directly refused her like this.
Truly unwilling, she chased after him again.
"Fellow Daoist, if you cooperate with me, you will have many conveniences."
Tan Shaoting was really annoyed, so he directly exerted pressure on her.
Sun Erniang was rendered immobile by the pressure, immediately breaking out in a sweat. She knew this person’s cultivation level was higher than hers. In fact, she didn’t just want to collaborate but also aimed to connect with him so that business would run more smoothly.
She never expected such a firm refusal, and to be humiliated mercilessly in public.
Tan Shaoting withdrew the pressure and turned to leave. Honestly speaking, he really disliked this. He understood the woman’s intentions all too well.
He was living with his children in the Otherworld and didn’t want any ties, especially with female cultivators.
One could say he had lived three lifetimes. The only one who ever captured his care in the first life was his little junior sister, whom he raised as a daughter.
In three lifetimes, his only love was Su Yuanyuan, the woman who unknowingly captured his heart. Why he loved her so deeply, he couldn’t explain—just that she was more important than himself.
Now there was also Qi Wen, his daughter—a continuation of his and his wife’s life, his real daughter.
As for others, to him, they were nothing and he wouldn’t differentiate between genders.
Once the pressure was withdrawn, Sun Erniang’s legs went weak, and she dared not linger, directly leaving, though feeling very unwilling.
Women love powerful men, even in the Cultivation World.
Sun Erniang was pondering how to approach Tan Shaoting. Even though she was doing well in the Wolf Tooth Mountain Market, she was confined everywhere. Without a strong protector, she’d have to endure unpleasant looks from others.
She had been watching him for quite some time, knowing he was really powerful. Moreover, he had three children. Having seen the children fight once, they were extraordinarily capable too.
If she could indeed connect with him, she’d fare much smoother in future market dealings.
She harbored no great ambitions, only wanting more cultivation resources, having been delayed by a small sect due to her dual Spirit Roots when young.
After her sect was destroyed, she had no intention of joining another one. So she came to live in this small Wolf Tooth Mountain Market.
But it was still quite unsatisfactory, life was pretty tough. That’s when she started thinking about finding someone to rely on.
But clearly, he didn’t think much of her, and it really hurt her self-esteem.
Tan Shaoting entered Duobao Pavilion to sell some demon beasts. Here, it was not wise to sell them all at once to Duobao Pavilion, as sales were also restricted within the market, though it was a continent-wide chain.
"Ah, Mr. Tan is here? I happen to need fifty Fourth-tier demon beasts.
It would be best if you could give me five flying demon beasts. There’s no restriction on the others."
Tan Shaoting nodded, "Sure, shopkeeper, could you take a look at these?"
"Of course, I trust Mr. Tan the most. I’ll go fetch your Spirit Stones right away."
"Shopkeeper, please hold on. Here’s a list of the herbs I need. Could you prepare them and deduct the cost from the Spirit Stones?"
The shopkeeper took the list Tan Shaoting handed over.
"Mr. Tan, the herbs you’re asking for are all common, we have them all here. Absolutely, we can gather ten sets.
Mr. Tan, please wait, I’ll prepare them right away.
Also, the top-grade Spirit Stones you wanted to exchange have arrived."
Tan Shaoting nodded, "Thank you, shopkeeper, you can add up the cost, and I’ll cover any deficit."
Tan Shaoting ordered two sets of top-grade Five Elements Spirit Stones here, meant for the children. Top-grade Spirit Stones quickly restore energy.