Chapter 6

After Zhou Xuzheng and Luo Zhong woke up, they were both quite puzzled by their inexplicable fainting spells.

However, Yang Chen didn’t provide much explanation, only saying that Zhou Xuzheng had fainted due to excessive excitement, while the cause of Luo Zhong’s fainting was unknown.

As for why Wu Shichun and his group left the Hengyang Laboratory without even a word of farewell...

Yang Chen’s explanation was that they left under pressure from him, realizing that the situation was hopeless.

Watching Yang Chen’s departing back, Luo Zhong rubbed his stiff neck and muttered, “All lies, not a single word of truth!”

After saying that, he turned to look at Zhou Xuzheng, who had a calm expression, and asked with a sneer, “Old Zhou, you don’t really believe that this wastrel can actually raise 150 million yuan in a month, do you?”

To be honest, if it weren’t for Yang Chen being Yang Xiuyuan’s son and Zhou Xuzheng standing right there, Luo Zhong would have been among those who mocked Yang Chen earlier!

But in the face of Luo Zhong’s suspicious and speculative gaze, Zhou Xuzheng took a deep breath and said slowly, “He is Old Yang’s son.”

What more reason could there be? This was enough!

However, Zhou Xuzheng’s explanation left Luo Zhong speechless, his mouth agape. He pointed in the direction Yang Chen had left and shouted at Zhou Xuzheng, “What? Old Zhou, are you really that confused? Don’t you know the current situation of the Hengyang Group and the Yang family? Forget 150 million, even 1.5 million... no! Even 150,000 yuan would be a stretch now! You... Hey, where are you going...”

Before Luo Zhong could finish speaking, Zhou Xuzheng turned and walked away, not listening to a word Luo Zhong said.

But at this moment, Zhou Xuzheng himself was also completely unsure, even anxious and lost...

Yang Chen’s sudden appearance made him feel like a traitor selling the land behind his master’s back.

A month is neither long nor short. If Yang Chen could really come up with 150 million as promised... this would undoubtedly be the best choice for Zhou Xuzheng.

And if Yang Chen couldn’t come up with the money by the deadline... it would also be a good thing for Zhou Xuzheng. At least he would have a reasonable explanation when facing Yang Xiuyuan in the future, right?

As for Luo Zhong’s words... Zhou Xuzheng didn’t take them to heart.

Yang Chen’s actions made him see things more clearly. Yang Chen gave him a chance to act with a clear conscience.

He knew his own situation well. The research on Xibenzan was at a critical stage. Six years of dedication and effort had made Zhou Xuzheng very confident that his research direction was correct!

The rest... was just a matter of time.

He never worried that the experiment would be forced to stop due to funding issues. He just couldn’t get over the mental hurdle!

Now, Yang Chen had taken the initiative... although Zhou Xuzheng himself was highly skeptical, Yang Chen, as Yang Xiuyuan’s only son, represented his father in this situation!

Zhou Xuzheng would naturally take it seriously and would even agree to Yang Chen’s terms without much thought... a month was nothing compared to the six years he had already endured!

“Sigh, this Old Zhou is really stubborn...” Seeing Zhou Xuzheng walk away without a backward glance, Luo Zhong stomped his foot and chased after him, “Old Zhou, listen to me...”

...

“150 million... where am I supposed to find that?”

After leaving the Hengyang Laboratory, Yang Chen was troubled.

The Yang family was indeed at the end of their rope. Even the money for his mother to go to the capital had to be borrowed from various sources. Where could he find 150 million?

The shares in Zuiye were worth something, but at most a few tens of millions. It might not be easy to find a buyer in a short time, and Xu Wenda was also a problem.

As for himself, he only had about 300 yuan on him... the gap to 150 million was enormous!

Although he had the strength of a third-stage meteorite after being reborn, he could take on three to five grown men without using any spiritual techniques.

But this was an era of modern weapons! A peaceful age! A society governed by law!

How could he make money just by fighting and killing? Should he become a bodyguard? Even if he did, it wouldn’t earn him much...

He tried hard to recall any possible opportunities, but his thoughts drifted. Suddenly, he shook his head and slapped his forehead...

“That’s not right! In my previous life, when I reached the seventh stage of satellite, I could remember everything I saw. When I broke through to the first stage of planet, I could even recall where I had peed as a child!”

Yang Chen thought to himself as he walked along the pedestrian path toward the city.

“Although I didn’t easily involve myself in the secular world after 2009 and lost my memory for 13 years due to an injury... I still heard many things from others during conversations and chats. Why can’t I remember them now?”

In his previous life, Yang Chen was kidnapped and thrown into a reservoir in 2009 after repeatedly demanding shares from Xu Wenda, who was known as Black Mink. He was saved by a true Taoist master and followed him to Zhongnan Mountain in a daze...

It wasn’t until 13 years later that he recovered his memory. But when he returned to Jinzhou, everything had changed.

His father had died in prison, his mother had committed suicide in front of the provincial government, and Xu Wenda had been sentenced to life in prison in a national campaign a few years earlier...

From then on, Yang Chen returned to Zhongnan Mountain to practice and personally experienced many major events that influenced the course of Earth’s history.

After more than a hundred years of cultivation and several fortuitous encounters, he became one of the strongest on Earth, known as Ziyang Zhenren, one of the three supreme elders of the Chinese Taoist Alliance, with great power and influence.

He later became the only person on Earth to break through the bottleneck and reach the first stage of planet, pushing the global influence of the Chinese Taoist Alliance to its historical peak within three years.

But the most significant turning point or the arrival of a great calamity on Earth... was closely related to Yang Chen’s breakthrough!

However, these were not the issues Yang Chen needed to consider now. He just wanted to understand why he couldn’t recall so many things from his life!

He felt a faint pain in his head when he tried to think deeply... as if his brain was overloading?

“Overloading?!”

Suddenly, Yang Chen’s face lit up with realization...

That’s right, his current body couldn’t even handle the mental strength of a third-stage meteorite, let alone the experiences of over a hundred years. A first-stage planetary expert could recall every detail, even the exact spot where a toothbrush had lost bristles decades ago!

No wonder more memories were sealed by his soul... if all these memories were released, Yang Chen would become a fool in seconds!

Realizing this, Yang Chen couldn’t help but smile bitterly. What could he do?

He returned to Tang Yino’s home in a deep state of thought, sitting quietly on the sofa, frowning and trying hard to recall any possible memories!

...

Wu Shichun was a high-level intellectual, and his status as a foreign-educated Ph.D. was one of the reasons he managed to stand out and establish himself in the Sujian Group.

As a typical atheist and a senior executive in a large pharmaceutical company, Wu Shichun noticed many unusual situations after his hasty departure from the Hengyang Laboratory.

Upon careful reflection, Yang Chen was just a former rich second generation, a typical wastrel, who had never shown any remarkable abilities.

The idea of being taught by a mysterious person and the deadly skills of traditional Chinese medicine... which had terrified him earlier, now seemed full of flaws upon closer inspection!

“Screech...”

The black Mercedes S600 suddenly braked, causing the two subordinates still unconscious in the back seat to roll off their seats.

Wu Shichun unbuttoned his shirt and, using the car’s rearview mirror, carefully examined his shoulder...

It was perfectly smooth, with no sign of a blood hole, not even a red spot!

If a bug had really entered his body, it wouldn’t have passed through his skin without leaving any trace, right?

Thinking back to Yang Chen’s behavior earlier...

“Damn!”

Wu Shichun, who rarely lost his temper, suddenly looked as if he had been smeared with soot!

He was quite certain that he had been tricked by Yang Chen in some way. After a fit of rage, he calmed down, took out his phone, and dialed a number...

Soon, a gentle laugh came from the other end of the line, “Little Wu, you, the busy man, how did you think of calling this old man?”

Wu Shichun, who was usually haughty and domineering, now showed a respectful demeanor, carefully controlling his tone and pitch, and said in as calm a voice as possible, “Old Jin... I have something I’d like to ask you.”

“Hmm? Is it about a new drug?” the old man asked.

“It’s not a company matter, but something personal I’d like to consult you about...”

“Hmm, go on,” the old man’s tone was gentle but confident.

“It’s like this...” Wu Shichun began to speak slowly...