Chapter 1745 — Greed

That was not a matter of his family's ability either—they simply lacked the skill. Kang Zhaoming could not make sense of the prescription himself, but he forwarded it straight to the mailbox of You Zhentian of the Hidden Right Family.

Kang Zhaoming had not expected Guan Xuemin to capitulate so easily. In his estimation, Guan Xuemin ought to have gone to Wei Zhao, and given Wei Zhao's temperament, Wei Zhao ought to have sought out Guan Xin and mounted a rescue first, only to be crushed by the Hidden Right Family's Earth-rank experts, and only then, with no way out, hand over the prescription. But none of that happened—Guan Xuemin simply produced the prescription outright!

This made Kang Zhaoming regret it somewhat. Truly, what you seek far and wide comes to you without any effort at all! Had he known, why would he ever have cooperated with the Hidden Right Family? A few thugs plucked off the street could have kidnapped Guan Xin, and once his family had the prescription in hand, their bargaining chips against the Hidden Right Family would have been far stronger than they were now!

But matters had already come to this, and regret availed Kang Zhaoming nothing—the Hidden Right Family had simply reaped a huge bargain. Of course, the authenticity of the prescription had yet to be confirmed, so it was a bit early for regrets.

When You Zhentian received the email, he noted that it stated the Life-Extending Detox Pill required a alchemist of the third rank or above to refine it, yet he was not surprised in the least. He had known all along that Wei Zhao was an alchemist; though he did not know the man's true strength, it was no wonder that a pill of such heaven-defying caliber had come from an alchemist's hands.

Thus Wei Zhao's tampering was taken by You Zhentian as entirely natural—this was the trouble that appearances brought. You Zhentian gave the pill formula a cursory look and found the arrangement of pharmacology and medicinal properties to be exceedingly reasonable. Put simply, there was nothing wrong with the formula at all.

Anyone who refines pills knows that a single ingredient used improperly can risk blowing up the furnace, and this formula plainly carried no such risk. You Zhentian did not believe that Guan Xuemin or Wei Zhao could have fabricated such a reasonable formula in so short a time.

Unless this formula was not the formula for the Life-Extending Detox Pill at all—but if it was, then there should be no problem.

After all, anyone capable of freely altering a pill formula was a top-tier alchemist. Never mind the Hidden Right Family—it was doubtful whether even the Mystic Pill Sect harbored talent of that caliber.

You Zhentian quickly printed out the formula and brought it to the current helmsman of the Hidden Right Family, Old Master You Taishan.

"Father, the formula is in hand. Please, Elder, examine it and judge whether it is genuine!" You Zhentian presented the formula with both hands and handed it to You Taishan for inspection.

"Oh? The Kang family works with remarkable efficiency—obtaining the formula in such a short while?" You Taishan took the formula with some surprise and said, "Have you looked it over? Is there any problem with this formula?"

"From my examination, there is no problem at all in the arrangement of pharmacology and medicinal properties; it will not blow the furnace. But whether this formula is truly the Life-Extending Detox Pill, I am not quite certain..." You Zhentian said.

"Fine, let me have a look first and we shall see!" You Taishan nodded. He had a fair measure of confidence in this son of his, whose intuition for alchemy was excellent; if he said there was no problem, then there was basically no problem.

After a spell of careful deliberation, You Zhentian slowly nodded and raised his head. "Not bad. This formula was likely developed on the foundation of the Foundation-Establishing Pill. Though I cannot say how it compares to the legendary Marrow-Washing Bone-Cleansing Pill, its effects should be far stronger than the Foundation-Establishing Pill."

"So you mean to say the formula is genuine?" You Zhentian was instantly overjoyed.

"It appears not to be false, but it must still be examined by the people of the Mystic Pill Sect. Once they have confirmed it, there will be no problem..." You Taishan gazed at the formula with a mix of delight and pain. "Though the formula appears genuine enough, the ingredients within it are exceedingly precious. The cost of refining this Life-Extending Detox Pill will not be low—many of the herbs are priceless and scarcely produced even over a year."

"That hardly matters. The Mystic Pill Sect has its own herb gardens after all," You Zhentian said. "Then I shall go contact the Mystic Pill Sect's envoy and hand this formula over for their examination. If it is genuine, our Hidden Right Family will have rendered a great service this time, and our standing within the Mystic Pill Sect will rise."

"Haha, if it is genuine, then do not stint the Kang family. This Kang family is quite good!" You Taishan was well satisfied with the Kang family's efficiency. He had regarded this cooperation with a take-it-or-leave-it attitude before, never expecting an unexpected harvest.

"Yes, Father!" You Zhentian nodded and went off to contact the Mystic Pill Sect's envoy.

Before long, word came back from the Mystic Pill Sect: the formula was genuine, though the refining conditions were somewhat harsh. But that was no problem now—so long as the formula was real, that was enough. How to refine it could be dealt with later.

The Mystic Pill Sect sent its reply to the Hidden Right Family, and You Zhentian naturally lost no time in writing back to Kang Zhaoming.

"Zhaoming, you junior are truly something, a man with a future! This matter has gone so smoothly—you have rendered great service!" Now that You Zhentian knew the formula's authenticity, he did not stint his words of praise for Kang Zhaoming.

"Oh? Young Master You, then you mean... that formula is genuine?" Kang Zhaoming was overjoyed at You Zhentian's words and asked.

"Yes, it is genuine!" You Zhentian said. "But this is no prescription—it is a pill formula, and I expect your Kang family cannot refine it. Once we have, all sales in the secular world will go to your Kang family. We will not let you contribute for nothing; our Hidden Right Family knows how to repay kindness and settle scores."

"Wonderful, then many thanks, Young Master You!" Kang Zhaoming was beside himself with joy at You Zhentian's promise. "By the way, Young Master You, I was thinking of asking Guan Xuemin for a few more prescriptions—could the You Thirteen experts lend me a hand?"

"No problem, they are at your disposal!" You Zhentian waved his hand and said indifferently.

This time, the Hidden Right Family also received commendation and awards from the Mystic Pill Sect, and the rewards were most generous, so You Zhentian was naturally not stingy with Kang Zhaoming, the man of merit.

"Then I truly thank you, Young Master You!" Kang Zhaoming hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

Guan Xuemin's earlier readiness had stirred other thoughts in Kang Zhaoming. Sometimes, once a man's greed rises, nothing can stop it—and Kang Zhaoming was just such a man! Seeing how easily the formula of the Life-Extending Detox Pill had come into his hands, he now wanted the other two formulas of Guan the Doctor's Pharmaceuticals as well!

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