Chapter 29: "Old Goat" Yang Wudi
Windy City.
It is located in the central southern region of the Star Luo Empire.
The Wind Sword Sect, one of the four lower sects among the seven major sects, has its headquarters within Windy City.
This has made Windy City renowned throughout all the cities in the Star Luo Empire.
About seven years ago, Yang Wudi led the Breaking Clan to settle here, adding a touch of splendor to Windy City's prosperity.
The Breaking Clan's exquisite medicinal refining techniques were sought after by major merchant guilds in Windy City and surrounding cities.
Any medicinal pastes, powders, or other remedies refined by the Breaking Clan would be quickly snapped up by these merchant guilds, making them extremely popular.
Furthermore, thanks to their refined medicinal refining skills, the Breaking Clan quickly established a foothold in Windy City and developed an extensive trade network.
Seven years have passed.
The Breaking Clan, which suffered the most severe losses during the pursuit by Spirit Hall, has recovered considerably in all aspects except for the number of clan members. They have become one of the most powerful forces in Windy City.
South District of Windy City.
The Breaking Clan's mansion was built in a secluded alley in the southern district.
Both medicinal refining and poison refining require a quiet environment, which is why Yang Wudi chose a secluded location for his mansion.
Moreover, the Breaking Clan treasures their unique medicinal and poison refining techniques, never displaying them to outsiders.
Therefore, to ensure privacy within the mansion, they specifically built the outer walls more than double the height of ordinary mansions.
At this moment, outside the mansion.
Lin Rong and the old butler stood outside the grand gate, observing the seemingly ordinary Yang Mansion before them.
"What high outer walls, and they've used the finest building materials."
"It's just that the architectural style is too understated. It doesn't look as magnificent as the Strength Clan's mansion in Heaven Dou City."
"This Yang Wudi built such a profound mansion, yet his temper is exceptionally fiery, unable to tolerate any impurities in his eyes."
"As expected, only medicine and poison can make this irritable old goat become docile."
After a while.
With a "click~" sound, the gate of the Yang Mansion was opened by a young man. He was the one who had entered the mansion earlier with Bai He's letter of recommendation to report.
"Esteemed guests, my clan leader requests your presence."
The young man led the way, with Lin Rong and the butler following behind.
The Yang Mansion occupied a large area. They walked for about half the time it takes to brew a cup of tea before reaching the door of the reception hall within the mansion.
In the main seat of the living room sat an old man.
The old man was tall and thin, with a head full of black hair, a ruddy complexion, and sinister eyes. It was evident at a glance that he was not an easy person to get along with.
Seeing Lin Rong and the butler walk in, the old man's sharp gaze swept over them. It lingered on Lin Rong for a moment before settling on the old butler.
Whether it was Lin Rong's imagination or not, he felt that Yang Wudi's gaze towards the old butler carried a hint of fighting spirit.
But then he remembered that Yang Wudi, in addition to being obsessed with medicine, was also a martial arts enthusiast. He couldn't help but think:
This old fellow isn't going to impulsively want to fight Grandpa Yu!
And indeed, that was the case.
Yang Wudi had failed in his medicinal refining not long ago and was holding back a surge of anger he wanted to vent. However, there wasn't a single capable person in his clan, and no clan members dared to fight him.
This caused the pent-up anger in his heart to linger.
The letter of recommendation written by Bai He had stated Lin Rong's identity and the Soul Power cultivation of the old butler.
Therefore, upon seeing the old butler, Yu Yuan, the first thought that popped into Yang Wudi's mind was to fight him to vent his frustration.
But Yang Wudi then remembered that these two were recommended by his good friend Bai He, and such behavior would be impolite to guests. He suppressed the urge to fight.
"Many years ago, my Breaking Clan had some business dealings with your Lin family. Our two clans have a certain degree of acquaintance."
Yang Wudi shifted his gaze back to Lin Rong and asked:
"But you still went to Old White Bird to get a letter of recommendation. It seems your purpose here is not a small one."
"Speak, what is it that requires you to travel such a long distance to the Star Luo Empire?"
On the side, Lin Rong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yang Wudi retract his gaze filled with fighting spirit.
Hearing Yang Wudi's question at this moment, he walked to a guest seat beside him and replied:
"The matter of acquaintance fades with time, which is why I went to Senior Bai He for a letter of recommendation."
"We are here to request your clan to refine an antidote for a poisonous miasma."
As he spoke, Lin Rong took out a transparent bottle containing a green gas.
The green gas was the poisonous miasma Lin Rong mentioned, taken from the poison formation set up by Dugu Bo outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.
Yang Wudi took the bottle handed over by Lin Rong, gently opened the stopper and sniffed it. He then re-sealed the stopper, saying:
"This miasma is a mix of the Azure Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower and the Azure Phosphorus Snake. These two toxins complement each other, making the poison several times stronger. You could consider it a type of mixed poison."
As Yang Wudi spoke, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, showing his dismissive attitude towards the miasma in the bottle.
"The antidote for this miasma can be refined by anyone in my Breaking Clan."
Lin Rong didn't think the other party was exaggerating at all after hearing this.
In the current world, only Tang San could compare to the Breaking Clan in terms of theoretical knowledge of poisons, but that was limited to theory.
In terms of practical application, Tang San had to admit defeat.
However, this matter was not that simple.
"Clan Leader Yang, a little miasma is nothing."
"But that area is planted with a large patch of Azure Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers, and the further inside you go, the older the Azure Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers become."
"The miasma in this bottle is just a small wisp drawn from the outermost edge."
"Therefore, I would like to ask if you can refine an antidote that can resist such a large area of this miasma. Can you do it?"
Lin Rong knew that Yang Wudi had the ability, so he said this merely to provoke him and stir up his competitive spirit.
"Hmph!"
Yang Wudi snorted coldly upon hearing this. A mere inexperienced brat dared to question his refining abilities.
"The mere Azure Phosphorus poison is nothing but a trivial skill!"
"You can wait at my residence for a day or two. After a day or two, this old man will have the antidote refined."
Before he even finished speaking, Yang Wudi got up and left the living room, heading to his exclusive refining room to make the medicine.
On the guest seat, Lin Rong watched Yang Wudi's departing back, his heart twitching slightly.
"He's really decisive. I only provoked him a little, and he ran off to refine the medicine without even discussing the reward."
"Aside from his bad temper, Yang Wudi is the clan leader I admire the most among the four clan leaders of the single-attribute clans."
"Unfortunately, he has a very deep friendship with Bai He, making him unsuitable for recruitment."
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