Chapter 34 - Chapter 34

It was already afternoon when Zhou Peng returned to the Furong Restaurant. After sending Yunman home and seeing her shabby house and her sick mother lying on the bed, he couldn't bear it in his heart. He was thinking about how to help them. They didn't want to accept the silver he offered. After thinking about it, he thought that the only way was to arrange a job for her mother. This small matter became very simple for him now. After returning to the Furong Restaurant, Zhou Peng asked Zhang Dafu to arrange a job. Zhang Dafu immediately got it done smoothly. The salary and treatment were good, and the work was not heavy. She just needed to wash some dishes at noon every day. After solving the matter of Yunman's mother, Zhou Peng went back to the backyard. He couldn't wait to try the Art of Alchemy now and see what pills he could refine. Zhou Peng sat cross - legged on the stone bench, closed his eyes slightly, opened the skill bar in the system in his mind, then opened the 'Art of Alchemy', and then the scene in his mind changed. The originally metallic space suddenly turned into an alchemy room. An alchemy furnace was steaming with purple gas and filled with smoke in the room, and the fragrance of pills wafted through the air. Zhou Peng didn't have the extra mind to pay attention to these. He controlled the space ring with his mind, took out three spiritual herbs, Silver Lotus Grass, Blue Flame Flower, and Fire Phoenix Grass, and threw them into the furnace. Then the system prompted: Do you confirm to refine pills? "Yes" "100 (qigong) points will be deducted for this alchemy" "Damn it, refining pills also deducts my (qigong)..." Zhou Peng complained bitterly in his heart and stared at the furnace with his eyes. He saw that the fire in the furnace suddenly became extremely fierce, and the red fire was raging in the furnace... One minute passed, and the furnace was still like this... Two minutes passed, and the furnace was still the same... Three minutes passed, and Zhou Peng's eyes started to hurt from staring... ... Ten minutes passed, the fire in the alchemy furnace gradually decreased, and the system also made a 'ding' sound and prompted, 'Alchemy failed. Do you want to continue alchemy?' "Damn it, I waited for ten minutes just to hear that the alchemy failed?" Zhou Peng was very unhappy. He took another look at the proficiency of the Art of Alchemy and was puzzled for a while. The proficiency was still 'zero'. It seemed that the proficiency would only increase when the refining was successful. At the moment, he didn't bother to care about so much. He threw several spiritual herbs into the furnace again and his hope was rekindled... Ten minutes passed, and the system voice sounded again, "Alchemy failed. Do you want to continue alchemy?" "Okay, you win. I still want to continue..." He threw several more spiritual herbs in. After ten minutes, there was another sentence, "Alchemy failed. Do you want to continue alchemy?" "I'll refine you to death..." ... More than a hundred spiritual herbs were gone quickly. Looking at the last eight spiritual herbs in the space ring, Zhou Peng didn't bother to think about it and directly threw them all into the furnace. Dozens of failures had made him very frustrated. There was not even one success, as if it didn't give him any hope at all. Moreover, thousands of (qigong) points were wasted in vain. The consumption of (qigong) points was like cutting his heart. Ten minutes passed... Zhou Peng had a expressionless face, as if he had guessed the result. He followed the system and said, "Alchemy failed. Do you want to continue alchemy?" "Alchemy successful. Congratulations, you have obtained a low - quality pill." "What? Did I hear it right? It's successful?" Zhou Peng was suddenly excited. His eyes lit up and he became excited immediately. He immediately opened the space ring, and then his face changed rapidly. The excited spirit immediately wilted, and he murmured, "System, I hate you. Art of Alchemy, I hate you..." Low - quality pill: (qigong) value: 1 point Health value: 1 point Note: A rough, low - quality pill. Take it carefully. The taker is very likely to cause physical discomfort... Looking at the fist - sized, black object like cow dung, Zhou Peng never thought that this was the pill he refined. In the legend, it doesn't matter if the pill has a small increase in (qigong) value and health value, but what the hell does it mean that the taker is very likely to cause physical discomfort? "Is there something wrong with my appearance? Why did the refined pill turn out like this?" Zhou Peng had a deep resentment in his heart. He exited the alchemy system extremely disappointed and returned to reality. He took out the 'low - quality pill' from the space ring, rolled his eyes, and shouted, "Zhang Dafu..." "I want to see what it means that the taker is very likely to cause physical discomfort..." "Technological achievements always go through countless failures before they succeed." "What is failure?" "Let's see what the drug properties are first?" Zhou Peng wanted to find someone to test the drug, and naturally he thought of Zhang Dafu. Zhang Dafu hurriedly ran to the backyard, with a panicked look on his face. Looking at Zhou Peng's smiling face, his heart tightened. Without waiting for Zhou Peng to speak, he immediately said, "Young master, it's not good. Zhao Jiannan from the Zhao family has come to attack." "Zhao Jiannan?" Zhou Peng frowned. When he was thinking about who Zhao Jiannan was, Zhang Dafu immediately added, "He is the son of Zhao Wudi, that bully who does all kinds of evil." Zhou Peng suddenly remembered what had just happened in the black market in the west of the city. He smiled faintly and said, "Oh, I see." Zhou Peng was about to get up, but Zhang Dafu stopped him and said urgently, "Young master, Zhao Jiannan has brought someone with him. He is the most outstanding figure among the younger generation of the Zhao family. Even Xiao Rufeng is a little afraid of him. Young master, you'd better go and hide." "A person that Xiao Rufeng is afraid of?" Zhou Peng sneered and said, "I want to see what kind of person he is." "Young master, young master..." Zhang Dafu grabbed Zhou Peng, looking worried that something might happen to him. Zhou Peng gently patted Zhang Dafu's fat cheek and said, "Don't worry. I'm not the same Zhou Peng as before." Then he stepped into the lobby of the restaurant. In the backyard, Zhang Dafu murmured, "What does it mean that you are not the same Zhou Peng as before?" "What a rare guest. It's really a rare guest. Young Master Zhao has come. Our humble restaurant is honored." Zhou Peng greeted him with a smile on his face. Seeing that all the tables in the lobby of the restaurant were empty except for the table of Zhao Jiannan and his group, he walked straight towards them. "Oh, pretending not to know me? Trying to establish a relationship with me? Weren't you very arrogant in the black market in the west of the city?" Zhao Jiannan put his foot on the bench, pointed at Zhou Peng who was walking up with a smile on his face with his chopsticks, and said angrily. Zhao Yi gently picked up a slice of beef, put it into his mouth, chewed a few times, looked at Zhou Peng coldly, then poured a glass of wine, drank it all in one gulp, and the (qigong) on his palm had been secretly activated, and a faint killing intent was released from his body... The killing intent spread, and the surrounding suddenly became a little (oppressive). Zhou Peng was shocked and thought, "What a strong (qigong)." The third level of the Lingdong Realm, and the (qigong) is also at the third level of the Lingdong Realm, a very strong existence. The only one who can be compared with Xiao Rufeng is Zhao Yi. However, they were both defeated by Zhou Peng before. When Zhao Yi saw Zhou Peng, he was faintly angry in his heart. Zhao Jiannan smiled secretly, determined to get rid of Zhou Peng quickly. "What are you talking about, Young Master Zhao? I just didn't know your identity just now." "Just as the saying goes, out of blows friendship grows. To express my apology in my heart, I decided to make a good compensation..." Zhao Jiannan listened with great interest and gave Zhao Yi a look, telling him not to make a move first. He wanted to see how Zhou Peng would compensate. Zhou Peng, with a humble appearance, walked to Zhao Jiannan, looked around with his eyes, carefully took out the 'low - quality pill' from his arms, and said with a smile, "Young Master Zhao, this is the 'Viagra' that I just got. After taking it, even the most fierce woman will love you to death. Take it one day in advance, and the effect is very remarkable." Because the 'low - quality pill' was just refined, it still carried the fragrance of the medicine. A wisp of fragrance was inhaled into the nose. Zhao Jiannan laughed lewdly, very surprised. Looking at the huge pill in Zhou Peng's hand, he was secretly happy. His performance in bed had been declining recently, and he was just looking for some supplements. Zhao Jiannan pretended to be uninterested, took the pill and played with it in his hand, and said faintly, "Does it really have the effect you said?" "How dare I lie to you, young master? This kind of pill must be taken just after it is refined. The stamina is very strong. It's not a problem to fight for seven days and seven nights." How could Zhao Jiannan's expression deceive him? Zhou Peng saw that his body was weak, and it must be because he had been with too many women. At the moment, he exaggerated it even more, making Zhao Jiannan have to believe it. "Young Master Zhao, this medicine has just been refined. It's really the best time to take it. If you miss this time, I'm afraid the potency will not last so long." Zhou Peng said respectfully beside him. Zhao Yi saw it but didn't say anything. He didn't know anything about pills. Zhao Jiannan knew a little about it and knew that there were such aphrodisiac pills, but he didn't expect it to be the size of a fist. Zhao Jiannan looked around, opened his mouth and started to bite. The fragrance of the pill spread, and he became more convinced. He immediately swallowed the whole pill... Zhou Peng stepped back several steps and looked at him carefully.