As the ride-hailing car of Didi Chuxing stopped at the side of the square near the Blueprint Biotechnology Company, Ning Tao got out and went to an ice cream shop. It was a hot day and he wanted to buy some ice cream for the children.
Then he called Lin Qingyu. "Qingyu, are you free now?"
"Yes, are you asking me out to dinner or a movie?" Lin Qingyu's voice came from the phone, and Ning Tao could tell by her voice that she was smiling.
"Where are you?"
"I'm in the office. Where are you?"
Ning Tao laughed and said, "I'll treat you to ice cream. Do you want chocolate or vanilla?"
"I want vanilla."
"Okay. I'll come to your office later and ask you a favor," stated Ning Tao.
"Ha, I wonder why you're so good to me today. It turns out that you need my help. I'm telling you, I'm not cheap. You can't buy me off with ice cream," Lin Qingyu's voice declared.
She said s
"Good afternoon, Mr. Lin!" "Good afternoon, Mr. Lin..." A respectful greeting rang out in the large office area. Lin Donghai strutted through the office area. In the last two months, there had been a series of unexpected events around him—Lin Qinghua was ill; the botanical garden was under military control; he had been interviewed by several leaders, and Lin Qinghua's personal freedom was even restricted. As a result, he, who had already made his retirement plans, had to pull himself together and return to the company. He had a hunch that the Lin family's career could not rely on Lin Qinghua anymore. Now he must adjust his strategy and groom Lin Qingyu as his successor. "Mr. Lin, the general manager is in her office. Shall I go and tell her you are here?" asked Ma Wuying, Lin Donghai's secretary. Ma Wuying was under 30 years old, and she started working for Blueprint Biotechnology Company right out o
"Out of here?" Su Ya asked in surprise. Ning Tao explained, "I know it's a little sudden, but this is other's company, and we can't stay here forever. But don't worry. I've found a place, just in the Sword Pavilion Village where the new orphanage will be built. It has picturesque scenery. You must be comfortable there." "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go!" Su Ya was inexplicably excited and shouted, "Boys and girls, hurry up and pack your things. We are leaving here now!" "Why is she reacting like that?" Ning Tao suddenly felt that his explanation was unnecessary. In fact, all he had to say was, "let's go," and those kids would happily follow him to leave. "Su Ya, you take the kids down in the elevator, and I'll call chief Lu before getting down," Ning Tao said. "Good! Have you packed, everybody? Pack up and come with me." Su Ya really couldn't wait to get out of here. The childre
"Yes, what do you think?" Jiang Hao's eyes seemed to pierce Ning Tao's soul. "I think they're aiming for Lin Qinghua's project of ancestor seeking. We have to guard them." "Blueprint Biotechnology Company doesn't keep any information about the project of ancestor seeking, and Lin Qinghua is here. Lin Qingyu, Lin Donghai and Fang Meiling are not familiar with the project. What can they get out from Lin Donghai and Lin Qingyu?" "But we can't let them get in touch with Lin Donghai and Lin Qingyu at will," Ning Tao insisted. "They are Lin Qinghua's father and sister, after all." Jiang Hao took one look at Ning Tao and asked, "Are you concerned about Lin Qingyu?" Ning Tao gave a wry smile and didn't answer. Jiang Hao walked on, saying, "In fact, we've got everything you just said." Ning Tao followed Jiang Hao on. A gray hare darted out of the grass, across the path, into the wo
By six p.m., all the materials had been processed, leaving only one final step—refining. According to the amount written on the elixir prescription, the three best spiritual materials were not used up. Ning Tao saved the rest and prepared to take it back to the Sky Clinic for collection. Maybe it would be used in the future when he made Premium Elixirs. Under the dim candle light, Ning Tao took out his cell phone, hesitated for a long time, and then sent a message to Lin Qingyu again, saying, "Qingyu, they are suspicious. It is possible that they are after your brother's project of ancestor seeking. You'd better be careful and not to go to the party at the consulate." Within seconds he received a text message from Lin Qingyu saying, "I will definitely go!" Ning Tao, who got a headache about this, gave a wry smile and sent another text, "Don't act on impulse. Those are very dangerous people. Think about where your brother is right now. Think
Ning Tao could not eat the incomplete Ancestor-seeking Elixir, but he could smell it. He simply put the Ancestor-seeking Elixir to his nose, and made a deep sniff. Boom! He felt something was waking up in his body again, and the intensity climbed quickly. Then his eyes warmed up again, and he saw Xuan Tianzi. However, he was in a different position and action. This time he stood at the stone table, his right arm slightly raised, as if to take the teapot at the stone table and make himself a cup of tea. But he was clearly still, like a clear shadow lingering in the void. Ning Tao also noticed a detail—the stone table was actually empty, with no teapot or teacup, but he clearly saw a teapot and a teacup. It made him realize that in this strange state he could see not only people but also objects. This sudden detail gave him a wild guess. "If I go to Xianyang, will I see the First Emperor of Qin?"
After swallowing the incomplete Ancestor-seeking Elixir, Yin Molan stood still, as if what he was eating was not an Ancestor-seeking Elixir, but a time-stationary pill that made his whole body motionless. "Senior Yin?" Ning Tao called tentatively. Yin Molan was still silent. "What's the matter with him?" asked Qing Zhui, looking surprised and confused. Ning Tao shook his head. He didn't know what was wrong. Qing Zhui pondered for a moment and mused, "Does he find his ancestor and is talking to his ancestor through his divine sense?" As she finished speaking, Yin Molan suddenly fell flat on his back. Ning Tao was startled, and cried, "He isn't really poisoned, is he?" Beep beep, beep beep... A crackling noise like stir-frying beans burst out of Yin Molan's body. There was odor and light oozing from his mouth and nose, and they were the incomplete Ancestor-seek
The Sword Pavilion Cave was quiet. Ning Tao sat in front of the delicate perfumed tripod like an old monk. This time he put the two elixir blanks into the delicate perfumed tripod. The black and white alchemy fire burned up, and soon the tripod released a piece of misty green elixir light, making the stone house look like a dreamland. Mysterious elixir odor flowed in the stone room with fragrance. This time Ning Tao was ready and not distracted. When the elixir odor became strong, he even held his breath without being affected by the elixir odor, that was, without the "allergic" reaction. When the two incomplete Ancestor-seeking Elixirs were done, Ning Tao picked up the two one by one with tweezers and put them into two small porcelain bottles prepared in advance, and then plugged the bottle stopper to prevent the volatilization of the elixir odor. Based on his previous experience of refining the Ancestor-seeking Elixir, he did not take the elixirs with h
The speaker was a young man, wearing a black dovetail suit, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. These simple colors gave a serious impression. His face was chiseled with a distinctive moustache on his upper lip. Combined with his statuesque figure, he was the kind of man who would impress women at a glance. Compared with him, Ning Tao was more energetic and amiable, but less serious and aristocratic. The young man approached Ning Tao and Lin Qingyu with a faint smile and said, "I'm Tamao Takeda. May I have you name, Sir?" He was Shinsuke Takeda's son Tamao Takeda, the future successor of Takeda Biopharmaceutical Company. A faint smile appeared on Ning Tao's lips and he replied, "I'm Ning Tao. Mr. Takeda. You speak good Chinese." Tamao Takeda replied, "I've loved your culture since I was a kid, and I've been learning about it. One of the historical figures I admire most is the monk Jianzhen. He brought us not only