The Crazy Son-In-Law

Xia Li was indeed powerful, but compared to that mysterious expert, the gap was too obvious. Even Xiao Shun felt no confidence when facing such a master. It wasn’t self-deprecation; it was simply that his current cultivation level couldn’t contend with such a Gu technique expert. After all, this was a strong figure from the Hidden Families!

After hearing Xia Li’s response earlier, Xiao Shun had already formed a hypothesis and locked the target of the one who ambushed the eight great masters years ago on the Hidden Families. His certainty came from a simple reason. Heaverpool and Southeast Asia both bordered a mountain range known as the Emberpeak Mountains. Within these mountains lay an even more mysterious peak called Meadowfolk Mountain.

This Meadowfolk Mountain wasn’t the one known to the outside world, inhabited by countless Meadowfolk, but a high mountain deep within the Emberpeak Mountains. Within this high mountain resided a sect named “Gu Poison Sect.” Xiao Shun had recently read his master’s notes and learned about this sect. Combining previous guesses, he believed that the master who ambushed the eight great masters to seize the “Mandrake” came from this Hidden Families sect. Only such a reclusive sect could possess such unparalleled strength.

To perform eight “Forbidden Gu Techniques” was terrifying just to think about! While Xiao Shun was shocked by his final thought, Xia Li had also struggled out of her vengeful rage. Realizing that seeking revenge against such a formidable existence would only lead to her tragic death, she saw no reason to take such a risk.

Now that Xiao Shun could cure her family’s “Forbidden Gu Technique,” Xia Li considered it an immense blessing. With this in mind, she looked at Xiao Shun with sincere gratitude in her eyes.

“Mr. Xiao, as long as you can cure my family’s ailment, I will agree to any request you have!”

Hearing this, Xiao Shun smiled and asked a question that had been on his mind.

“I heard you recently acquired another Mandrake?”

Curiously eyeing Xiao Shun, Xia Li replied, “Yes!” She then added, “But this Mandrake is just a seedling and can’t compare to the one from years ago. I plan to use it to trade with Silvermeadows for some precious jade stones to expand our Gu Technique Association’s influence.”

Xiao Shun smiled knowingly. “No wonder you dared to bring it out; it’s just a seedling!”Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Xia Li nodded. “Yes, if it were a mature Mandrake, I wouldn’t dare trade it given my ancestors’ fate. But seedlings are different.”

The Mandrake’s maturity period was extremely long and difficult to cultivate. In Southeast Asia’s tropical rainforests, while seedlings were rare, they were occasionally found. Mature ones were exceedingly rare.

According to Xia Li’s introduction, although it was just a plant, its lifespan was incredibly long. It took five hundred years for a seedling to mature with less than a one percent survival rate, highlighting its preciousness.

With such a long growth period and abysmally low survival rate, most wouldn’t dare take it on lightly. But Silvermeadows had the means to shorten its growth period and increase its survival rate using countless Gu insects and poisons.

So Silvermeadows brought numerous invaluable raw stones to trade for Xia Li’s Mandrake seedling.

“Sell it to me,” Xiao Shun suddenly said something that surprised Xia Li.

“Mr. Xiao, you’re a martial artist; what use do you have for this? Besides, you don’t know how costly it is to cultivate such a seedling!” Xia Li questioned.

Shaking his head, Xiao Shun smiled. “That’s my personal matter; whether you sell it or not is up to you.”

Previously at Cliffside, he had brought back some Chromatic Earth. Although he gave some to Yang Tianzai, he still had plenty left. With such divine material in hand, he wasn’t worried about nurturing a Mandrake.

His desire to trade for the seedling was purely driven by curiosity. After all, an item coveted by Hidden Families must be immensely valuable. Moreover, such a poisonous plant could be used to neutralize potent medicinal properties in pills effectively!

Seeing Xia Li hesitate without giving an answer, Xiao Shun looked at her puzzledly.

“What’s wrong? Is there an issue?”

Shaking her head apologetically, Xia Li explained: “It’s not exactly an issue; it’s just that I previously promised Silvermeadows…”

Seeing her hesitation, Xiao Shun waved dismissively with a light laugh: “You’re worried about offending Silvermeadows if you trade it to me?”

Pausing briefly before continuing: “I’ll handle Silvermeadows; I must have this Mandrake!”

If anyone else had said this to her, Xia Li wouldn’t have paid attention. But coming from Xiao Shun, she didn’t doubt him.

After all, he was someone who led several regions’ cultivators in Wradeogon and recently suppressed Old School Society significantly.

Such a person naturally wouldn’t fear Silvermeadows.

Thinking of this made Xia Li say: “If this belonged solely to my family, I’d gladly give it to you for free. Unfortunately, it’s property of the Gu Technique Association; even as president, I can’t set its price alone.”

Hearing this, Xiao Shun waved his hand: “Don’t worry about that; just sell it at market price. I’m not one to take advantage of others or expect favors for helping your family.”

Though just a seedling, its value wasn’t low. However, given Xiao Shun’s current wealth, buying such a rare treasure was trivial.

Xia Li stared at Xiao Shun intently. She could see honesty in his eyes and even felt regret for past actions against him.

Fortunately, my plan with Cheng Yu didn’t succeed back then; otherwise we wouldn’t be having such pleasant talks now.

Realizing this made her dismiss those thoughts entirely since she knew their efforts wouldn’t have harmed Xiao Shun or Starline Bio anyway due to his strength.

Understanding this freed her from further worries: “Although no specific agreement has been reached between our association and Silvermeadows regarding trading terms for the Mandrake seedling yet if you’re willing to pay market price-it won’t be less than ten billion dollars.”

Hearing this amount didn’t faze Xiao Shun as he casually took another puff from his cigarette before calmly saying: “Give me your account details; I’ll have Starline Bio transfer funds immediately!”