He was the president of the Baihe Cityâs Martial Arts Association, one of the bigwigs of the Baihe City.
There was simply no comparison between the two.
Looking at the bronze-coloured badge that her parents held in their hands and were flipping over and over, just short of taking a bite out of it, that it occurred to Lu Qinghe.
There was a time when one of the students in her class secretly brought her dadâs badge to school to show off to them, and she had seen it once.
But that was only a Level 1 Martial Artist badge. This was the first time she was seeing a Level 2 Martial Artist badge.
Whatâs more, there was a bonus. A sum of million yuan in prize money! Today was also the day she found out a scholarship could be so outrageous!
It was such a huge shock that Lu Qinghe was stunned by the impact.
She sat on the sofa for a long while, and only when her mood eased up a little did she get up.
âMom and Dad, Iâm going back to my room.â Lu Qinghe said. Her parents didnât respond.
Lu Hai and Zheng Yufen were still staring at the two items in their hands and chattering about it amongst themselves.
A sourness inexplicably roe in Lu Qingheâs heart.
This was the first time she had been ignored by her parents since she was a child, or was she feeling this because of her brother, Lu Sheng?
Itâs so unfair âŠ
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âNo results yet?â He Ling Su asked as she walked around the shop impatiently.
Ma Fei cautiously answered, âI can occasionally get in touch with him, but every time, before I could even say anything, he hangs up on me.â
âUseless! Werenât you patting your chest and saying it was absolutely no problem earlier? I trusted youâŠâ He Ling Su stomped her foot and pointed at Ma Feiâs nose, chastising him.
Ma Fei felt suffocated, but he didnât dare refute her. Who told him to make such promises? He had lost all face now.
He Ling Su was so annoyed. It had been a week. It had been more than a week, and she still hadnât been able to meet the mysterious pharmacist. She didnât even know what he looked like or what his name was.
If she couldnât meet him, she couldnât get the new potion.
Without the new medicine, there was no way for the He family to get out of their current predicament. That was why He Ling Su was so anxious and angry that she had barely slept well for the past week, and her skin had even dulled considerably.
All her time and energy went into this new medicine, and while she was at it, she had received news about several other medicines, but she didnât go.
She was afraid that if she walked away, she would miss out if the mysterious pharmacist returned. In theory, this was not necessary at all, casting more nets usually meant you can catch more fish.
But the current situation couldnât be dealt merely with common sense.
During this week, He Ling Su kept analysing the pharmacology and ingredients of that mysterious medicinal liquid. The deeper her studies went, the more astonishing results she obtained.
The efficacy of this unknown supplement, in strengthening blood, exceeded all the Grade 1 and Grade 2 supplements that were available in the market, which met the standards released by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, and even surpassed some of the Grade 3 supplements.
Not only that, but it had more than a dozen additional effects, with almost non-existent side effects, and the overall effective period was frighteningly long.
And with such excellent medicinal conditions, the cost of this supplement âŠ
Surprisingly, it is only more than double the cost of Blood Nourishing Potion! Which wasnât even considered a proper supplement! God! It wasnât even officially recognized as a Grade 1 Supplement.
Nowadays, Blood Nourishing Potion was at best a health supplement, and only families with poor economic conditions would buy it as a potion for martial arts training.
But this wasnât the most crucial point about this mysterious supplement.
He Ling Su had to search through the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associationâs database, but didnât find a single mention of this supplement.
There was nothing similar either.
What were its implications? It meant that, in all likelihood, this was a new supplement that had just been developed.
A great new medicine with epoch-making significance!
This was why He Ling Su was so adamant, clinging to it, throwing her weight around, and insisting on putting all her eggs in one basket.
This was not a basket, this was a gold mine that could bring the He family back from the dead!
It was just that ⊠This golden mountain was now visible and untouchable, and she had yet to find a way to the foot of the golden mountain.
He Ling Su sighed softly and tiredly rubbed her temples.
âHe ⊠Miss He âŠâ She heard Ma Fei call her.
âWhat is it?!â He Ling Su asked unenthusiastically.
Ma Fei had no skill whatsoever, but he was top-notch in bragging; she couldnât stand the sight of him.
âI ⊠Iâve found that master.â
âWhat?!â He Ling Su froze for a moment, and her whole body jumped up. âWhere is he? Whereâs that master?!â
Only to see Ma Fei with an incredibly strange expression on his face, his eyes staring straight in one direction. He then pointed out using his finger.
âRight there.â
He Ling Su immediately turned her head and what she saw was the television set placed in the lobby of the pharmacy.
A news message was being broadcast on the television at the moment.
â⊠Yesterday, an incomparably outstanding martial arts genius has appeared in our city. At only 17 years old, he passed the official examination for a Level 2 Martial Artist, and his Combat Power Index even reached the standard of a Level 3 Martial Artist.
âThis feat has broken all previous records for martial artists previously set in our city for his age group. Even the president of the Martial Arts Association, Mr. Xiao Yuhe, expressed his high appreciation and encouragement for this young martial arts genius.
âThis martial arts genius, Lu Sheng, who is currently studying in Class 5 Senior Year of Baihe High School.
It is understood that student Lu Sheng âŠâ
He Ling Su was staring at the television in a daze, when she heard Ma Feiâs hushed voice.
âMiss He, the one who borrowed our blending room, and the one we have trying to contact ⊠itâs this Lu Sheng.â
âWhat?!â He Ling Suâs eyes snapped wide open.
Lu Sheng ⊠martial arts genius⊠a master pharmacist âŠ
He Ling Su looked at the young and almost juvenile face, with handsome features, that was announced in the news. Her mind buzzed for a moment, as if a hundred planes were flying over her head at the same time.