Chapter 12
After a short wait, Lin Ruan came back with a briefcase filled with money. "Good. Now leave and prepare for the banquet. Take her—mother with you." Wei Jun instructed once he had everything. Now he just needed to keep everything a secret, not because he was afraid, but because explaining would be a headache.
"Shouldn't we cancel the banquet?" Lin Ruan asked as she consoled her mother and convinced her to leave.
"No. This is a perfect opportunity for everyone to see that the old man is all well." Wei Jun seriously replied. In his hastiness, he even forgot to address Sun Ruan properly. But the atmosphere was tense enough that no one picked up on this detail.
Lin Ruan, along with her mother left the room and now there were only Wei Jun and Sun Ruan left. Wei Jun opened up the briefcase and placed his hand on the money. The next moment, the money disappeared and all that was left was an empty briefcase.
He closed the briefcase and stored it in his inventory just to avoid meaningless questions.
[Phoenix tear: 200,000 gold]
Wei Jun purchased the item from the system shop. It appeared in his inventory from where he pulled it out magically. It was a small vial holding at most ten milligrams of fiery red liquid that seemed viscous like gel.
He uncorked the top and emptied the contents in the mouth of the old man. For a few moments nothing happened and when Wei Jun started to think that it failed, Sun Ruan's body began to glow red. It kept on glowing until the glow settled down and vanished slowly.
[The treatment is complete, host]
[He should wake up anytime soon]
Wei Jun examined the changes in the old man. He was vibrant unlike before. Almost as if he was glowing. He was fully healthy and not shriveled like before and there was no sign of a purple complexion.
'What happened to the venom? Shouldn't it have secreted?' Just like the impurities inside his organ were expelled, Wei Jun thought that a similar thing might happen here as well.
[The phoenix tear scorches anything unnecessary and then turns the power into nutrients to nourish the body]
[I suggest that the host should also take some of it once your stats increase to about a hundred]
'For no reason?' Wei Jun asked. It felt like the system was asking him to take it for no reason even if he wasn't injured or poisoned.
[Just like how supplements can be taken by a completely healthy person, there is no harm in using this one too]
Wei Jun nodded as he understood. It was more like a supplement to prevent anything bad from happening.
Just as he thought everything was over, suddenly he was pushed away along with everything else and crashed into the wall of the room. This sudden force was emitted from the old man lying on the bed.
[HP -5]
[Host, get out of here]
[He is advancing to the next stage of Qi cultivation]
Wei Jun's system warned him and Wei Jun, who had sustained quite a few injuries and his HP had decreased by half, didn't need another warning and ran outside the door just before another wave emitted from the old man.
"Xiao Wei, what happened?" Outside the room, he could see Lin Ruan running towards him along with her mother in tow. Many more servants were behind her as well.
"Don't come over here!" Wei Jun yelled as he stood up and ran into his sister, taking her by her hand and pulling her along with him. That was when he realized, that no matter how much he tried, his sister just wouldn't budge.
[She's a cultivator]
'Thanks for the obvious.' He retorted before he again yelled, "Don't go over there. The old man is advancing to the next stage of the Qi!!"
Lin Ruan was astonished by the words uttered by Wei Jun because it was impossible for Sun Ruan to advance as his limit was only the fifth stage of Qi.
But her doubts were answered when another powerful wave of Qi destroyed the wall of the room and the door and hit the things on the outside as well.
"Out of the house, now!!!!" She yelled even stronger than Wei Jun and took Wei Jun and her mother's hand and jumped in the air, landing on the floor of the ground floor, then ran to the door and outside the mansion.
Heeding her advice, the servants evacuated as well. The entire mansion was emptied and after just a few moments it was emptied, a powerful wave of Qi emitted from the mansion and it started crumbling. The entire mansion, covering the same area as a large building, crumbled slowly to the ground.
But the waves of Qi never stopped. One more powerful wave, that was strong enough to reach them could be seen in the distance.
Wei Jun became wary. The earlier hit had taken half of his HP, this one seemed more powerful. Wouldn't it just kill him?
Before it got to that point, however, Lin Ruan and their mother stood in front of everyone and extended their palms in the direction of the qi.
A blue shield appeared around everyone with which the wave collided. Luckily the shield remained intact even though it was greatly cracked.
[Your mother seems to be a cultivator too, host]
'Again, thanks for stating the obvious.'
Wei Jun now understood why their grips were so strong despite their beautiful feminine features. They were cultivators that Wei Jun was trying to be.
However, as he witnessed all of this, a question prickled his consciousness. 'If everyone in this family is a cultivator, how did they lose to Run Long who at best can only reach the second stage of Qi cultivation?'
[I think your answer can be found in the second volume]
'You're right.' Wei Jun nodded and just at that time, the tremors and waves of Qi stopped. The entire mansion was nothing but rubble now but in between that rubble, something glowing could be seen.
A bubble of blue light was glowing and inside of it, stood an old man with his eyes closed. Everyone stared with anticipation and just at that time, the old man opened his eyes and a wave of Qi spread throughout the surroundings.