Chapter 454: Chapter 454: Raise the Price
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Dadan kicked him and cursed, "I’ve long stopped being a damn virgin! If you mention it again, I’ll cut you up!"
Zhou Yong was shocked and started running while laughing, "Not... not a virgin anymore? Did you really force Bai Jie? Damn, you’ve got guts!"
Zhang Dadan and Zhou Yong took a car to Qingcheng County. After leaving the bus station, they parted ways.
Zhou Yong went to sign a contract with the shop owner, while Zhang Dadan went to treat Wu Dabao and collect his sixty thousand.
Zhang Dadan wandered around the city and found a quiet tea house. He dialed Wu Santong’s number and said, "Mr. Wu, do you have time now? I’m at Fuxing Tea House..."
Before Zhang Dadan could finish, Wu Santong excitedly responded, "I have time... I have time. I’ll bring Dabao over right now."
Since Wu Dabao’s hand was injured, he couldn’t practice Kung Fu. Kung Fu left unpracticed for one day is like leaving it for ten days. Helplessly, he could only observe his grandfather.
He heard Zhang Dadan’s arrogant tone and felt deeply resentful. He thought, "What’s with the attitude? Dare to speak to my grandfather that way!"
Zhang Dadan’s sharp hearing naturally caught this resentment. Despite setting aside past grievances to treat his hand, he was unappreciated?
"Mr. Wu, if your grandson doesn’t need my treatment, then don’t bother coming! I’ll leave now!" Zhang Dadan threatened.
Wu Santong was taken aback, glared at Wu Dabao, and then smacked the hand holding the phone, apologizing:
"Master Zhang, please calm down... calm down... I’ve already reprimanded him. Please don’t take offense. We’ll be there... we’ll be there right away..."
Zhang Dadan wouldn’t offend money. He coldly replied, "Alright then! I’m giving you half an hour. If you’re not here, I’m leaving!"
After saying that, Zhang Dadan hung up, while Wu Santong on the other end sighed deeply and persuaded:
"Dabao, I’ve told you countless times, Zhang Dadan’s cultivation is unfathomable; not someone to offend!"
Wu Dabao’s hand was ruined by Zhang Dadan, so he hated him deeply. Seeing his grandfather’s reverence, he felt even more resentful. But what could he do, lacking strength?
"Grandpa, enough! That bastard is waiting for us for half an hour! Let’s hurry over!" Wu Dabao didn’t want to hear a long speech and interrupted.
Wu Santong glanced at his watch, dragged him out, and they rushed out, not daring to delay.
The disciples in the courtyard saw the urgency but dared not ask.
They exited the courtyard, got a cab, and headed to Fuxing Tea House. To avoid delays, Wu Santong even gave the driver an extra two hundred bucks to ignore traffic lights.
In just twenty minutes, Wu Santong and Wu Dabao arrived at Fuxing Tea House and rushed to Zhang Dadan’s private room.
The owner saw the pair rushing franticly and feared they’d offended some hooligans, carefully following to understand.
Upon entering Zhang Dadan’s room, the owner saw the old man and his grandson standing respectfully before Zhang Dadan, bowing and nodding.
This exaggerated gesture made the owner think Zhang Dadan was a young noble, quietly retreating.
Zhang Dadan glanced at the wall clock and laughed, "Only twenty minutes, not bad! Have a seat!"
Wu Santong quickly pushed his grandson to sit opposite Zhang Dadan, smiling apologetically, "This brat spoke rudely to you; I’ll make him apologize!"
With that, he kicked Wu Dabao secretly and gave him a look. Though resentful, Wu Dabao needed help. Helplessly, he apologized, "Master Zhang, I’m sorry, I was wrong! Please forgive me!"
Zhang Dadan was taken aback, then laughed, "Good! I forgive you! I won’t take it personally!"
This forgiveness deeply humiliated Wu Dabao, who silently vowed, once his martial arts reached great success, to seek revenge on Zhang Dadan.
But by then, Zhang Dadan might have ascended, leaving Dabao only to suffer.
After Wu Dabao apologized, Wu Santong took out a bank card, pushed it to Zhang Dadan, and smiled, "Master Zhang, here’s your sixty thousand..."
Zhang Dadan provocatively glanced at Wu Dabao, then unhesitatingly took the card and pulled out several ointments from his pocket.
"This is the ointment for your grandson. Each piece is to be applied for three days. After half a month, he’ll be healed!" Zhang Dadan said.
The grandfather and grandson suspiciously stared at the blackish papers on the table, with an overwhelming sense of disbelief.
Are you fooling us? This crappy ointment can heal a damaged hand? Do you think we’re idiots?
Wu Santong awkwardly smiled and asked, "Master... Master Zhang, are you saying just applying the ointment will heal his hand?"
Zhang Dadan confidently nodded, "That’s right! It’s the Black Jade Discontinuation Ointment I painstakingly developed. It has miraculous effects for his injury!"
Black... Black Jade Discontinuation Ointment? Wu Dabao almost tipped over. Even if you’re lying, couldn’t you use your brain?
"Zhang Dadan, don’t take us for fools! You think we’re idiots? Black Jade Discontinuation Ointment is from ’Yitian Tiger Slayer’!" Wu Dabao angrily stood up and questioned Zhang Dadan.
Embarrassed, Zhang Dadan hadn’t expected Wu Dabao to be familiar with the name. Being poor at naming, he had referenced the novel’s name.
"Well... the name is casual, but it’s very effective! Trust me, I won’t deceive you!" Zhang Dadan awkwardly smiled and explained.
Wu Dabao, face twisted in anger, said, "Won’t deceive us? That’s a lie! Just admit you’re a scam artist, right?"
Seeing the confrontation, even the initially reverent Wu Santong had to reconsider. Was Zhang Dadan really a fraud?
Though his cultivation was deep, not all masters were righteous. He could be a con artist. Why blindly trust him?
To avoid large losses, Wu Santong hesitated, "Master... Master Zhang, could you return the bank card first?"
The money was now in Zhang Dadan’s hands; retrieving it was impossible. A cooked duck can’t fly away!
Zhang Dadan pretended regretfully, "Mr. Wu, so you doubt my medical skills too? I’m disappointed! I thought you had sharp eyes!"
Wu Santong felt more deceived by the sudden praise, awkwardly smiled, "Master Zhang... I don’t mean that! Saying... I gave the wrong card!"
Gave the wrong card? Are you kidding me? Such an important item, you gave it wrongly? Do you think I’m an idiot?
Despite that, Wu Santong hadn’t given the password, making the card useless.
Reluctantly, Zhang Dadan smiled bitterly, "I’m not a fraud! This ointment works! I’m honest and would never trick you!"