The Crazy Son-In-Law

If even the pellets he himself took had flaws, it was highly likely the other pellets weren’t much better. This meant Zhou Tianheng’s formulas were probably immature or incomplete, though Xiao Shun didn’t know the reason. Their alchemy skills also had much room for improvement.

However, he could help Zhou Tianheng improve these formulas and increase his alchemy skills. This was likely something Zhou Tianheng was eager to resolve. Otherwise, with his status and arrogance, how could he possibly lower himself to personally come calling? The purpose was clear.

Of course, this would have to be a gradual process and a way to ensure Zhou Tianheng’s loyalty to him. So Xiao Shun chose to raise his status, just as Zhou Tianheng had previously attacked and stimulated those young alchemists, to give him a taste of his own medicine.

Xiao Shun belittled him as worthless, he had to make Zhou Tianheng feel like he was just a little brother in front of him, at least make him show enough awe towards him.

“My grandfather personally coming to see you is already an honor, yet you, an unknown nobody, dare spout nonsense, pretending to be someone important. You simply don’t know your place!”

When Zhou Yi heard Xiao Shun’s words, he immediately flew into a rage. His grandfather, what kind of figure was he? For a no-name nobody to be so arrogant in front of him, how could it not anger him?

“Mind your manners!” Zhou Tianheng lightly scolded.

“Grandfather!”

“Quiet!” Zhou Tianheng glared at him and shouted.

Zhou Yi’s face turned red with anger, the corners of his mouth twitching as he turned his face away.

“My grandson is young and arrogant, indulged too much, losing all propriety. I hope Mister Xiao won’t take offense.” Zhou Tianheng said awkwardly to Xiao Shun.

After all, this was the other’s territory. They came uninvited and were asking a favor, even if the other was disrespectful, Zhou Yi shouldn’t have spoken so rudely.

“It’s nothing. Young people have shallow experience, unaware of experts beyond experts. I won’t hold it against him.” Xiao Shun slowly and maturely replied.

Zhou Yi’s eyes widened as he glared at him. Their ages weren’t too different, yet he spoke like an elder. It made Zhou Yi even angrier, feeling like he was going to spit blood.

“Mister Xiao is right. I truly have nothing to offer you. Listening to your teachings yesterday, I gained much. I’ve come today to ask for guidance, I wonder if Mister Xiao can point out a thing or two?” Zhou Tianheng carefully worded, gazing intently at Xiao Shun.Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

“Oh? Let’s hear it.” Xiao Shun said aloofly.

“Yesterday, Sir mentioned using a few herbs to replace tiger bones, increasing the potency of pulse pellets to eighty percent. I’ve tried before, but always failed.”

“But when you mentioned Achyranthes Bidentata, Ginseng, and Safflower, it cleared my confusion. But just these few herbs alone still differ greatly from real tiger bones, and the proper ratio will take a long time to figure out. I wonder if Sir already has a solution?” Zhou Tianheng asked.

“Of course, or I wouldn’t have dared to boast.” Xiao Shun said lightly.

“Then… could Mister Xiao sell me the formula? Name your price, I’m willing to pay a high price to purchase it.” Zhou Tianheng knew he was being presumptuous, hesitating as he said this.

Since Xiao Shun could point out the flaws in his pulse pellets, and judging from the superb pellets he displayed, he could also refine pulse pellets. In that case, Xiao Shun was the only one able to refine true pulse pellets. Why would he sell the crucial tiger bone formula to him? Pulse pellets were one of the most widely used pellets, extremely valuable.

“Does Mister Zhou think I’m short on money?” Xiao Shun faintly smiled.

“Of course not.” Zhou Tianheng replied. The pellets Xiao Shun showed yesterday were worth over 20 billion, how could he lack money?

“I’ll be straightforward. Your pellets all have some flaws, either your formula is problematic or your alchemy skills are lacking. So the issues with your pulse pellets aren’t just the tiger bones, that’s only one of the problems. In other words, even if I sold you the formula, you still wouldn’t be able to refine true pulse pellets.” Xiao Shun bluntly said.

“Even the emergency pellet you yourself take has defects.” He added.

Hearing this, Zhou Tianheng’s face paled as he fell silent, the room becoming deathly still for a time.

Song Linger, Duan Jia, and Wen Yao had no chance to speak. They exchanged looks, not knowing how to react.

“Duan, do you think my master angered this old guy crazy?” Song Linger whispered, elbowing Duan Jia.

“How would I know?” Duan Jia said.

Just then, Zhou Yi also grew worried and walked to Zhou Tianheng’s side, softly calling, “Grandfather, what’s wrong?”

Zhou Tianheng seemed to wake from a dream, sighing deeply as he stood and bowed deeply to Xiao Shun. “Please teach me, Sir.”

“Grandfather, why lower yourself so? This guy just spouts nonsense to show off, who knows if he has any skill…” Zhou Yi anxiously said, face red.

In Zhou Yi’s eyes, his grandfather Zhou Tianheng’s status in the cultivation world was so respected, yet now he was bowing to some no-name nobody. As Zhou Tianheng’s grandson, how proud he was. Seeing his grandfather show such respect to someone around his age dealt a severe blow to his self-esteem, he couldn’t accept it for a time.

“Shut up!” Zhou Tianheng interrupted Zhou Yi before he finished.

“Speak nonsense again and you’ll no longer be of my Zhou family!”

“Grandfather, don’t be confused. Why do you believe his unsupported words? These sorts of swindlers are common nowadays.” Zhou Yi anxiously said.

Zhou Tianheng had devoted himself almost entirely to pellet arts, rarely going out in public. In Zhou Yi’s eyes, Xiao Shun was no different from those slick-tongued scammers who tricked the elderly.

He immediately glared at Xiao Shun and harshly said, “If you really have skill, show us something for me and grandfather to see. Don’t just boast and pretend, if you have no actual skill, you should know grandfather’s status. What will be the consequences when you’re exposed as a fraud?”

“Exposed as a fraud? Ask your grandfather who was exposed yesterday.” Xiao Shun calmly and placidly smiled and said.

He then looked to Song Linger, “Linger, go refine some emergency pellets to show them, and some energy pellets as well.”

Without demonstrating some tangible skills, they probably wouldn’t sincerely convince these two. Even though Zhou Tianheng was showing respect, he likely still harbored doubts.