Chapter 13 Wild Ginseng
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Considering he was about to leave,
Fang Yi got up early to go to town and buy some daily necessities,
such as toothpaste, toothbrush, and towels.
He returned home around nine in the morning.
Suddenly, he noticed a Mercedes parked at the door.
If he remembered correctly, it should be Chen Jin's car.
Why was Chen Jin here?
Fang Yi found it a bit strange.
He parked his electric scooter against the wall and went into the living room.
He saw Chen Jin and Xiao Zhang sitting there talking to his mother.
"...How's our daughter?" His mother saw her son come in and quickly stood up and waved, "Xiao Yi, your friends are here, come and talk to them for a while."
Fang Yi responded, "Yes."
Hearing this, Chen Jin and Xiao Zhang, who were sitting with their backs to the door, also hurriedly got up and turned around to greet Fang Yi.
"Mr...Mr. Fang, good morning."
"Mr. Fang, hello."
The two smiled broadly.
Fang Yi nodded slightly to them, "Good morning, gentlemen."
His mother said, "I still have some work to finish, you two chat first."
After saying that, she picked up a hoe and went out, probably to plant the vegetable garden.
Fang Yi then sat down on the bench and asked, "What brings you here?"
"Hehe, last night Xiao Zhang told me that you like ginseng, and coincidentally I have a wild ginseng at home, so I specially brought it to you."
Chen Jin said, taking a small wooden box from his briefcase and handing it over.
Fang Yi disliked having his family disturbed, so he frowned and waved his hand, saying, "I've already received your payment, you don't need to send me anything more."
Chen Jin realized he had made a mistake in flattering him and quickly explained, "This isn't ordinary wild ginseng, it's fifty-year-old wild ginseng. You see, it has three sections on it."
Fang Yi asked curiously, "Three sections?"
Chen Jin smiled and explained, "A mature, qualified wild ginseng is forty or fifty years old or more. The rhizome includes the first section (horse bud), the middle section (stacked flower), and the lower section (round). Having a complete rhizome is commonly called 'three sections,' a beautiful name for wild ginseng entering its robust stage. Generally, a ginseng with three sections is over fifty years old."
Xiao Zhang added, "This kind of wild ginseng costs one or two hundred thousand yuan on the market, and it's extremely rare. Even if you have money, you might not be able to buy it. Our boss went to great lengths to get it; it's a life-saving treasure."
Fifty-year-old wild ginseng?
If it were anything else, Fang Yi would definitely refuse without hesitation.
But he really needed ginseng for his cultivation.
Wild ginseng is far more effective at replenishing vital energy than cultivated ginseng.
Wild ginseng over fifty years old, in particular, is exceptionally effective.
He really couldn't resist the temptation.
But as the saying goes, one shouldn't accept a reward without merit.
Fang Yi thought for a moment, then reached out and took the box of wild ginseng, saying, "Alright, I'll accept the wild ginseng. Consider it a favor I owe you. If there's anything I can help with in the future, just let me know."
Chen Jin had witnessed Fang Yi's "divine skills" yesterday and already considered him a celestial being. His purpose in coming today was to find a way to build a good relationship with Fang Yi.
Seeing that he had received a promise, he was overjoyed, "Thank you, Great Immortal."
"I should be thanking you," Fang Yi said, then asked with concern, "How is your daughter?"
At this point, Chen Jin couldn't help but give a thumbs up, saying, "Great Immortal, you were incredibly accurate! Xiaoqing woke up this morning, and the doctor said there was nothing seriously wrong. She's been transferred to a regular ward now."
Xiao Zhang also looked on with admiration.
"It's good that she's alright," Fang Yi nodded slightly.
Chen Jin, wanting to build a closer relationship with him, made small talk, saying, "Master, are you so skilled that you can read feng shui?"
Fang Yi was taken aback and shook his head, saying, "No, why?"
Xiao Zhang smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing serious. It's just that a villa that a friend of the boss bought a few years ago is a bit strange."
Chen Jin continued, "Well, Old Zhu heard me talking about how amazing you are last night and wants you to go and see what's going on."
Fang Yi asked curiously, "Strange? How is it strange?"
"To be honest, before I met you, Master, I wasn't very superstitious, so I always thought Old Zhu was talking nonsense. But after witnessing your abilities, I feel that what you said might be true." Chen Jin's expression turned serious, and he lowered his voice, saying, "It's said to be haunted."
Haunted?
Fang Yi chuckled.
He had used the divine statue to observe the workings of the universe, and last night he had even seen how the bio-energy field of a dead person dissipated. He was quite certain that there were no ghosts in this world.
He shook his head and said, "Tell your friend to believe in science. There are no ghosts in this world."
Chen Jin and Xiao Zhang were speechless.
Tell them to believe in science again?
They wanted to believe in science, but
after witnessing Fang Yi's miraculous abilities yesterday, how could they still believe in science?
"No, Master," Xiao Zhang explained in detail, "The villa that Boss Zhu bought is indeed haunted. Last time, when the boss asked me to deliver something to Boss Zhu, I went into the villa once, and a child talked to me. At first, I thought it was Boss Zhu's family, but later Boss Zhu told me that he didn't have any children. I was terrified and had a high fever for several days."
Was it really that mysterious?
Fang Yi became interested. "Oh? If what you're saying is true, Mr. Zhang, I'd really like to see it for myself."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jin immediately said, "Old Zhu said he's willing to offer 500,000 yuan as a reward if someone can exorcise the ghost. Shall we go and see now?"
Fang Yi did want to go on a long trip, but he hadn't told his parents yet.
He thought for a moment, "Tomorrow then, I have something to do today."
Chen Jin didn't dare to contradict him, "Okay, I'll have Xiao Zhang pick you up tomorrow."
Fang Yi said, "Okay."
Seeing that he wasn't interested in chatting any longer, and that he had achieved his purpose for coming today, Chen Jin tactfully stood up, "Master, I'll take my leave now. What time should I have Xiao Zhang come tomorrow?" Fang
Yi also stood up, "Around eight or nine o'clock."
"Okay, goodbye, Master."
"Master, we're leaving now."
Chen Jin and Xiao Zhang left.
Originally, Fang Yi was planning to study the wild ginseng.
But as soon as the car noise faded away, his mother rushed back from outside.
She widened her eyes and said, "Son, you tell fortunes?"
Fang Yi sweated a little, "Did Boss Chen tell you everything?"
"Yes, he said you're accurate and saved his daughter's life." His mother looked puzzled, "How come I didn't know you could tell fortunes?"
Fang Yi replied casually, "I was lucky, I just guessed right."
His mother quickly cautioned, "You got lucky this time, but you might not be so lucky next time. Don't do this kind of thing again."
Fang Yi smiled and said, "I know."
His mother scolded him a couple more times, basically saying he shouldn't learn from charlatans and tell fortunes.
Fang Yi knew his mother was honest and worried he might go astray, so he sat quietly and listened to her scolding.
The day passed quickly.
That evening at dinner, Fang Yi told his parents he was going to Longhu Mountain.
His parents thought he was going on vacation and only told him to come back early, without any objection.
At night.
Fang Yi, who had just finished practicing his martial arts, was about to cut some cultivated ginseng to make tea, but then he remembered the wild ginseng Chen Jin had given him during the day.
He wanted to try the effects of wild ginseng, so he finally cut off a slice.
He made tea, and drank it when it was warm.
Then...
well, it was a bit too strong.
He couldn't sleep for half the night.
Only after practicing his martial arts again to exhaust the energy-replenishing effects of the wild ginseng was he finally able to fall asleep peacefully.
Because the wild ginseng was so effective at replenishing vital energy, he even felt his inner energy was stronger.
No wonder it was a fifty-year-old wild ginseng; the effect was simply phenomenal.
Before going to sleep, Fang Yi was still marveling at this, finally understanding why ancient cultivators valued rare and precious herbs.
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