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Chapter 517 Ye Zhaoxian uses back channels
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"Finally finished..."
Lin Yao plopped down on the ground. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, let out a long sigh, and showed none of the demeanor of a top-tier expert.
"Yes, we're finally done. Yaoyao, you're amazing! You managed to refine so many pills at once. No one has ever done it before..."
Xiao Cao gave an exaggerated evaluation, but before Lin Yao could even get cocky, she immediately changed her tone, "Is it really that exaggerated? You're just sitting on the ground playing in the mud like Lili, not steady at all."
Lin Yao smiled and said, "I just feel comfortable sitting on the ground. We've finally finished refining all the medicinal herbs, so it's only right to relax. Look at all those herbs, they're piled up like a mountain. Luckily, it's been cold these past few days but it hasn't rained, otherwise I don't know how long it would have taken to refine them."
At this point, as long as Lin Yao has enough electricity within him, the only thing limiting the efficiency of alchemy is the lack of raw materials. Xiao Cao understands this principle, but Yi Zuojun and Elder Yi Potian, who don't, blindly trust Lin Yao. That's why they created a 50-meter-tall "building" of medicinal herbs this time.
"Alright, it's dawn. Let's hurry up and send these 'Sesame Pills' to Chengdu. Liu Daoqi is already waiting in the lobby. We'll also take a plane to Huizhou, wipe out the 'Nine People Pharmaceuticals' headquarters first, and then carefully search the area to see if there are any remaining members of the Jiang family."
Lin Yao returned to the surface as instructed. He first went to his room and filled more than twenty large jade jars with the newly refined pills. Then he went downstairs and instructed Yi Zuojun to pack them in an iron box and hand them over to General Liu Daoqi. This military expert would then escort the pills to Chengdu. Such valuable pills had to be escorted by a military expert to ensure their safety in case of an air disaster, so as not to delay the treatment of millions of compatriots.
“Dad, Grandpa wanted to give us toys, but neither my sister Nannan nor I accepted them because you said we shouldn’t take things that don’t belong to us.”
As soon as they entered the hall, Xiao Guli pounced over and threw himself into Lin Yao's arms, causing Gu Zhuofei, who was standing behind him, to feel a pang of jealousy.
"Uncle Yao, actually the things Grandpa gave us were quite nice, but we insisted on not taking them and waited for you to get up so we could decide."
Nannan, holding the hand of Lieutenant General Li Xiaotian, a former top-level military expert, entered through the side door of the hall. It was clear that Nannan had just taken Li Xiaotian to the backyard to admire the flowers again, but those flowers and plants had long been cleared away by Yi Zuojun. It was unknown whether the little guy would have any objections.
“Sir. I’ve come to see the child…” General Li Xiaotian was somewhat embarrassed, his aged and loose skin was slightly red, but his eyes were full of hope.
Since Lin Yao promised to help Li Xiaotian recover his power when the opportunity arose, the three military experts at the Heavenly Rank would come to the "City Forest" from time to time. Although they would not always remind Lin Yao of his promise, their purpose in getting acquainted with him was obviously to do so. They would only stop when Lin Yao took the initiative to explain that the time was not right, otherwise they could stay there for several days in a row.
Seeing that Li Xiaotian had aged considerably in such a short time, Lin Yao felt a pang of emotion and used the "secret transmission of sound" to say, "General Li, there's some progress in restoring your strength. After I finish this busy period, I'll go outside to find some medicine, and there shouldn't be any problems."
Li Xiaotian's face immediately lit up with a smile. He had been waiting for this moment for several years. More than a thousand days and nights had tormented him to no end. Now that the time was coming, how could he not be excited?
"By the way, I have a few drops of 'human core energy' here. General, you can use it for now. It's better than nothing. It can also help you move around a bit. Come here and I'll put it into your body."
Li Xiaotian exclaimed in surprise, knowing that this "human nuclear force" was already listed as a military secret that the military was most eager to crack and master. Although the retired military personnel of Minhong had cooperated with the military to study this magical energy, there was a big difference between an ordinary person and a Heaven-level ancient martial artist possessing "human nuclear force". At least the Heaven-level ancient martial artist could better understand its characteristics.
Ignoring Li Xiaotian's surprise, Lin Yao took the initiative to walk over and hold the other's hand. Xiao Cao quickly injected five drops of level-four nuclear power into Li Xiaotian's body, causing this former Heaven-level expert to freeze in place, carefully experiencing the changes in his body.
"Sir, someone is looking for you. They are your old friends, Ye Zhaoxian and Shang Qinshu. What do you think..."
The Yi family members responsible for guarding the gate appeared at the entrance of the hall and informed Lin Yao of the visitors' situation, which made Lin Yao very happy.
"Please come in quickly, oh no, I'll go with you to greet them. It's been so long since I've seen these two friends."
Lin Yao decided to personally greet Ye Zhaoxian and the others at the villa gate. It was these friends who provided great help when Min Hong was in the most difficult time, which enabled the disaster relief project to be completed. Regardless of how much they had done for Min Hong, the fact that these young people from princeling families gave up their privileged lives to suffer and struggle with Min Hong deserved to be treated as close brothers by Lin Yao.
Besides the smiling Ye Zhaoxian and Shang Qinshu, there was a third visitor at the entrance: Hong Jie, Lin Yao's nominal adjutant. For some reason, even he was being kept outside the villa area. Hong Jie was filled with rage; this usually composed man was practically a powder keg ready to explode.
"Ah Xian, Qin Shu, you've arrived! You're rare guests, please come in!"
Lin Yao was very polite. He went straight to Ye Zhaoxian and hugged her. Then he let go and hugged Shang Qinshu. His attitude was extremely warm, which surprised Hong Jie, who was standing on the side and angry. He wondered who these two guys were and why Lin Yao, who was always so arrogant, was so enthusiastic.
"Ah Yao, you haven't forgotten us? I thought you had forgotten us."
Ye Zhaoxian made a joke and gave Lin Yao a light tap on the back. He was quite excited. Before this trip, he and Shang Qinshu hadn't expected Lin Yao to treat them well. But they didn't expect that Lin Yao, whose strength and status were so different now, would still be so easygoing. Just like when they were fighting drought and providing disaster relief together in Chengdu a few years ago, he was still a simple and honest boy.
With this treatment, Ye Zhaoxian exchanged a subtle glance with Shang Qinshu. The two of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little more confident in achieving their goal.
"General Lin!"
A voice, clearly tinged with emotion, rang out, interrupting the three's pleasantries. "Where did you go last night? Why did you kick me out of this villa? And now you won't let me come and go freely? What do you have to say…"
"presumptuous!"
A loud shout interrupted Hong Jie's questioning. Li Xiaotian, who was following behind Lin Yao, appeared beside Hong Jie in a flash, reached out and struck him with a palm, sending Hong Jie flying into the air and flying more than ten meters backward before crashing to the ground.
"Who gave you the audacity to treat your superior like that?! Get the hell back here! Go and receive your punishment. I won't let you off the hook until you've made a thorough self-criticism!"
After Hong Jie landed, Lieutenant General Oda raised his eyebrows and reprimanded him, looking extremely imposing, leaving Lin Yao at a loss for words.
The few drops of "human core energy" equivalent to that of a Heaven-level ancient martial artist that were just given away were wasted in vain. No matter how much of this stuff there was, it couldn't withstand such consumption. Moreover, Lin Yao's own reserves were not much. These few drops were taken from the bodies of several security guards who voluntarily surrendered and cooperated with the military. All the rest had been given away, so there was no room for General Li to waste them.
Seeing Lin Yao's guest staring at him in astonishment, Lieutenant General Oda felt a little embarrassed and said awkwardly to Lin Yao, "This... sir, I'm sorry, I couldn't resist trying it out. It's not that I didn't know how precious this thing was..."
Lin Yao felt a little sorry for Li Xiaotian, knowing that the other party had been away from the feeling of an ancient martial artist for a long time, and the suppressed emotions of the past few years had erupted rapidly after obtaining the "human core force", which is why he used the treasure he had just acquired without any regard for anything. It was really no wonder that he was being blamed.
"It's alright, go to the backyard. It's spacious there, no one will bother you, you can try it however you like."
"Thank you, sir! I'm off."
Lin Yao nodded in agreement and put his arm around Ye Zhaoxian's shoulder. "Come on, it's rare for you two distinguished guests to come here, so I'll make sure to entertain you properly today. However, I can only treat you to morning tea. My flight is at noon, and I have to go to Huizhou."
"We apologize for disturbing you..." Ye Zhaoxian followed Lin Yao's lead towards the villa, speaking politely. Shang Qinshu, who was half a step behind, frowned. General Li Xiaotian's behavior just now made him realize Lin Yao's current personal strength and military status, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried about the purpose of this trip.
After everyone was seated and tea was served, the shrewd and capable Yi Zuojun was as busy as a butterfly. After serving the tea, he immediately disappeared, leaving Lin Yao, Ye Zhaoxian, and the other two alone.
“Ah Yao…” Ye Zhaoxian put down his teacup, frowned and looked at Lin Yao, “I know you’re busy, and I know what you’re busy with. Originally, Qin Shu and I shouldn’t have bothered you at this time, but we really had no choice but to come.”
After a slight pause, Ye Zhaoxian continued, "I won't beat around the bush with you. To save time, just give me a word, and I won't take up too much of your time. We came here this time hoping to ask for a favor and get in through connections, but... well, there's really no way around it, sigh..."