Qin Yi looked at Qin Lei's shocked expression, reached out and rubbed her head, then pulled her to sit down on a nearby sofa.
Han Xin brought two bottles of water, handed them to the two, and then sat beside Qin Yi.
"Xiao Lei, I'm sorry I didn't tell you my identity before!"
"No, no..."
Qin Lei quickly waved her hands.
"Xiao Lei, how is your work going? Is there anything you're not satisfied with?" Han Xin said generously, "If you're not happy with your job or if there's anything you're not satisfied with, tell me, and I'll help you solve it!"
"Thank you, Xin Jie, I'm quite happy with my job right now!"
"That's good. In short, if you have any problems in the future, just tell me. Don't be polite. We're all family!"
"Okay!"
Later, the three chatted in the office for a while before Qin Yi and Qin Lei left to go home.
During the process, Han Xin wanted to give Qin Lei a promotion and a raise, but Qin Lei refused them all.
That evening, after dinner at home, Qin Yi received good news.
Huang Shi called to tell him that he finally had news of the Chong Sui Cao.
In Lingnan City, next to Haicheng, a pharmacy had recently acquired a Chong Sui Cao.
Qin Yi was delighted to hear this!
With the Jin Yan Hua already obtained, he could treat Qin Lei once he found the Chong Sui Cao.
Of course, Qin Yi didn't rush to tell Qin Lei the good news. He decided to surprise her when he bought the Chong Sui Cao and treated her.
Qin Yi and Huang Shi agreed that to prevent the Chong Sui Cao from being bought by others, they would set off for Lingnan City early the next morning.
To be honest, if it wasn't for Huang Shi needing to lead the way, and Qin Yi feeling it wouldn't be right to ask him to travel to Lingnan City in the middle of the night, he would have wanted to leave immediately.
Qin Yi meditated for a whole night.
The next day, at a little past seven in the morning, Qin Yi left the house.
He went to Huang Shi's pharmacy, met up with Huang Shi, and the two headed to Lingnan City.
Lingnan City bordered Haicheng, with only a little over two hundred kilometers between the two cities.
The two set off early in the morning, and by less than ten o'clock, they had arrived in Lingnan City.
Upon arriving in Lingnan, under Huang Shi's guidance, they went straight to a traditional Chinese medicine hall called 'Ling Yao Tang'.
According to Huang Shi, the pharmacy that had recently acquired the Chong Sui Cao was Ling Yao Tang.
Ling Yao Tang was located in the center of Lingnan City and specialized in Chinese medicinal herbs.
Huang Shi was an old acquaintance of Wang Qimu, the owner of Ling Yao Tang. When Qin Yi first said he was looking for Chong Sui Cao and Jin Yan Hua, Huang Shi had contacted Wang Qimu immediately, asking him to notify him if he had any news.
When they arrived at Ling Yao Tang, an old man with a white beard immediately came out to greet Huang Shi warmly.
"Old Huang, I didn't expect you to come so early. You must have set off from Haicheng early this morning!"
The old man was Wang Qimu.
Huang Shi got straight to the point, "Old Wang, where is the Chong Sui Cao you received? Hurry up and show it to us!"
Qin Yi waited expectantly beside him.
The warmth on Wang Qimu's face instantly vanished, and he became a little unnatural.
Just then, a young man in ornate clothing walked out holding a brocade box.
He said to Wang Qimu, "Boss Wang, I've decided to take this Chong Sui Cao. Please pack it up for me!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Qimu subconsciously glanced at Huang Shi, a look of embarrassment on his face.
Then he turned and walked over, "Alright, Young Master!"
"Helper, quickly pack the Chong Sui Cao for Young Master Luo!"
He called out to a store employee nearby.
The employee took the brocade box from the richly dressed young man and was about to wrap it.
"Wait a moment..."
Qin Yi spoke up, stopping him.
He then stepped forward and looked into the brocade box. Inside lay a yellowish root-like object, about twenty centimeters long, shaped like a caterpillar.
Qin Yi recognized it as Chong Sui Cao at a glance.
Moreover, this Chong Sui Cao was not young, it was at least fifty years old!
Qin Yi was overjoyed. With a Chong Sui Cao of this age, it would only take a short time for him to completely remove the scars on Qin Lei's face!
The richly dressed young man saw Qin Yi stop the employee from packing the Chong Sui Cao for him and looked displeased, "Who are you? What do you want?"
Qin Yi ignored the richly dressed young man and said excitedly to Wang Qimu, "Boss Wang, I want this Chong Sui Cao!"
Wang Qimu looked at the richly dressed young man and saw that his expression had already darkened. He immediately said, "I'm sorry, young man, this Chong Sui Cao has already been claimed by Young Master Luo. I can't sell it to you!"
"Old Wang, wasn't this Chong Sui Cao reserved by us first?" Huang Shi asked. "I told you yesterday that we wanted the Chong Sui Cao you received! So we rushed over from Haicheng early this morning. How can you sell it to someone else now?"
"This..."
Wang Qimu looked extremely troubled.
The richly dressed young man heard this and sized up Qin Yi and Huang Shi. "So you're from Haicheng. I thought, in Lingnan City, someone would dare to snatch things from me, Luo Yongnian!"
"Seeing as you're not from Lingnan, your ignorance is not your fault. I won't hold it against you!"
"I've already claimed this Chong Sui Cao. You can leave now!"
Qin Yi didn't know who Luo Yongnian was. He only knew that he had to get the Chong Sui Cao he had finally found this time.
Otherwise, he didn't know how long he would have to wait before he could treat Qin Lei's facial scars!
Qin Yi walked two steps closer to Luo Yongnian and said earnestly, "Brother, this Chong Sui Cao is of great use to me. Please let me have it. Thank you!"
"That's right, we've been looking for Chong Sui Cao for a long time. Young brother, please let us have it!" Huang Shi added, "As long as you're willing to let us have it, we're willing to pay you more money!"
"Heh, do I, Luo Yongnian, lack your paltry sum of money?" Luo Yongnian said dismissively. "You say you have great use for the Chong Sui Cao, but I have great use for it too!"
Qin Yi asked, "What do you need the Chong Sui Cao for?"
"Two gentlemen, you may not know, but Young Master Luo's father is the master of the Tie Xian Quan Guan in Lingnan City. He was injured by a villain some time ago, and Young Master Luo wants to take the Chong Sui Cao back to treat his father's injuries..." Wang Qimu explained.
Hearing this, Qin Yi blurted out, "Chong Sui Cao has no effect in treating injuries!"
"You're not a TCM practitioner, how do you know Chong Sui Cao has no effect in treating injuries?" Luo Yongnian asked.
For a moment, Qin Yi didn't know how to answer him.
"Boss Wang, don't mind them. Pack it for me!"
Luo Yongnian directly handed the brocade box to Wang Qimu.
The latter took it and personally packed it.
Then, Luo Yongnian paid Wang Qimu and was about to leave.
Qin Yi shot forward and blocked his path.
Luo Yongnian's eyes turned extremely cold, "Kid, do you really want to die?"