Chapter 30

Zhu Lingwu turned his head and glanced at Meng Yishi. At eight years old, he could only look straight ahead at the bent-over Meng Yishi.

But Zhu Lingwu still couldn’t see Meng Yishi’s face. Upon careful reflection, he realized he had never truly seen Meng Yishi’s face.

"This Meng Yishi seems to have set his sights on me, but why? He has been hiding for so long, and there’s no reason for him to expose himself without cause. Moreover, I am from a scholar family, and he should know the trouble that provoking me would bring. Unless he has discovered something on me that interests him greatly! Something he is willing to abandon his current identity to obtain!"

Zhu Lingwu pondered this in his heart, but his expression remained calm and indifferent.

"Um! Meng Yishi, nothing much, you can go about your business!"

Zhu Lingwu still didn’t want to have much to do with this Meng Yishi and was just preparing to dismiss him.

"Master, I have something to discuss with you. Um, I have an ancient recipe that I wish to offer to you, which can help enhance the medicinal properties of the spirit beast’s blood!"

But Meng Yishi seemed unwilling to let this opportunity slip away and actually came up with this reason.

Zhu Lingwu had no choice but to stop. If he were to dismiss Meng Yishi again, it would seem too deliberate. So he had to put on an interested look and looked at Meng Yishi again.

"Oh, Meng Yishi, how do you know about the spirit beasts?" Zhu Lingwu deliberately asked, as if looking for a reason to challenge him.

Meng Yishi was clearly taken aback by this question. He hadn’t expected Zhu Lingwu to bring up this topic, as there was no reason for him to know about the spirit beasts.

But at that moment, a servant from the Chilong Hall pushed a cart out, on which the three spirit beasts were placed, covered with black cloth. However, the low growls of the black bear could still be heard from inside.

"Um, this, hehe, I just heard about it from the people here. Master, I came across this recipe by chance, but if it can help you, now that I am in the service of the household, I cannot keep it to myself!"

Meng Yishi quickly steered the conversation back to his recipe, trying to continue to impress Zhu Lingwu. Unfortunately, he didn’t know that Zhu Lingwu had the Blood Absorption Technique, which was more effective in absorbing the energy and spiritual power from the blood than any added medicine.

Moreover, Zhu Lingwu wasn’t sure if the medicine added to the blood could be absorbed as quickly as the blood itself. This needed to be tested.

"Oh, is that so? Good. Liangcai, remember to get the recipe from Meng Yishi. If it’s useful, there will be a generous reward! Meng Yishi, is there anything else? It’s getting late, and I need to go back and practice!"

Zhu Lingwu wasn’t quite sure what Meng Yishi’s intentions were. He didn’t know what Meng Yishi wanted from him today.

But Zhu Lingwu instinctively didn’t want to have much to do with this guy. As for the medicine, he would naturally have someone check it out first, and whether to use it or not would be decided later.

"Master, please forgive me. This ancient recipe is something I have prepared to pass down to my descendants as a family treasure. Although I am willing to offer it to you to help you achieve your divine skills sooner, I cannot reveal it casually. So, Master, how about this: I am willing to personally prepare and cook the medicine for you, and fully assist you in your practice!"

Meng Yishi continued to bow, sounding as if he was trying to please Zhu Lingwu, as if he was making a great sacrifice for him, which only made people more curious about his so-called ancient recipe.

"Hmph, you good-for-nothing, what are you trying to do, find a way to stay by Master’s side? Hmph, do you not trust me? Don’t you know that Master’s affairs are all handled by me! Master, don’t listen to this old Meng’s nonsense. What ancient recipe? Hmph, do you think Master will drink the medicine you cook? Your medicine is only fit for us servants. Master’s precious body, if Master sends a message to the family, they will definitely send better recipes!"

Before Zhu Lingwu could say anything, his lackey Liangcai spoke up. He didn’t want anyone to get close to Zhu Lingwu and had already figured out that Meng Yishi was trying to get closer to him.

Thinking about Meng Yishi’s skills, Liangcai felt a sense of threat to his position.

Zhu Lingwu also understood Meng Yishi’s intentions. This guy seemed to want to get closer to him. What was he up to?

Now that Liangcai had spoken up for him, Zhu Lingwu secretly smiled. This was a good excuse. After all, as a member of a scholar family, the family had deep reserves. Not to mention ordinary recipes, even cultivation techniques were stored in large numbers.

Scholar family children could usually go to the family to seek the resources they needed, as long as they didn’t involve highly confidential family matters, the family wouldn’t hold back.

Of course, the cultivation techniques of scholar families couldn’t compare to those of the legendary immortal sects. Many of the techniques were only considered mid-to-high grade.

By normal standards, even if the old Meng, representing a commoner family, had an ancient recipe, it couldn’t compare to the secret recipes of the scholar families.

"Um, what you say is true, but, hah, not to boast, this ancient recipe I know comes from an immortal sect outside the world. It has special effects on cultivating martial arts, and even for a noble like Master, who cultivates qi, it can have special effects."

Meng Yishi lowered his head, but his words carried a hint of pride. He even referred to himself as "old man." Then he changed his tone, sounding a bit embarrassed, "However, I have a bit of selfishness in offering this recipe to you. To be honest, I used to be a person of some standing in the world, and I have practiced martial arts. But I suffered internal injuries, which led to my current state. My medical skills were developed while treating my internal injuries."

Meng Yishi paused here, making his words sound sincere and earnest, as if he was pleading with Zhu Lingwu.

"I also want to use this recipe to brew medicine, to benefit from Master’s presence, perhaps to help my internal injuries recover a bit. I want to live a few more years! I came to Tongshan County to obtain some medicinal herbs, but unfortunately, I didn’t have enough money. Now that I am a servant of the household, I want to take this opportunity to benefit from Master’s presence, to keep some of the medicine for my own use! Master, this ancient recipe can definitely help you, especially when combined with the spirit beast’s blood, it can help you absorb over eighty percent of the essence from the spirit beast’s blood!"

Hearing his words, Zhu Lingwu couldn’t help but feel suspicious. Was this Meng Yishi really trying to use him to obtain some medicinal herbs for himself...