Chapter 1806 — Worries (Part One)
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Otherwise, if Heaven Stage experts were to come out into the world, what chance of survival would the hidden aristocratic families have? This was like the Cultivators Association—every level had its own rules.
Although the great elder of the Cultivators Association was no longer around, it was still better if Heaven Stage experts from hidden aristocratic families did not set foot in the mundane world at will. After all, this touched upon the covenants of the Ancient level. The Profound Pill Sect was not yet dominant enough to act alone; if any Ancient sect took a dim view of them, it was entirely possible they would destroy this hidden aristocratic family with all their might.
For hidden aristocratic families, though, Earth Stage experts being able to come and go in the mundane world was already more than enough. In their view, only a handful of families possessed Heaven Stage experts, and aside from coming forward in major events, those experts spent the whole year in seclusion, hoping to make further progress along the path of martial arts.
After all, the increase in lifespan granted at the initial Heaven Stage differed from that at the peak of the late Heaven Stage. With every step up, lifespan grew accordingly. And the longer a Heaven Stage expert lived, the longer his family could thrive.
The ancestors of these hidden aristocratic families might not dare to chase the higher realm of the Heavenly Dao, but reaching the peak of the late Heaven Stage was their ultimate goal.
"It's true..." Tang Zhi's voice carried a hint of bitterness. "But how did you know?"
"Over here... word is already spreading like wildfire..." Lai Fatty said, caught off guard. "You're telling me the news didn't come from you all?"
"No..." Tang Zhi shook her head. "We've been keeping it secret, not even telling you, precisely out of fear that word would leak..."
Lai Fatty thought about it and could only concede the point. If Tang Zhi hadn't even told him, how could she possibly have told anyone else? Then where had the news come from?
"Sigh... so it really is true..." Lai Fatty let out a sigh; the grief in his heart was beyond words. Heaven truly willed it so. It seemed Guan Dafu Pharmaceutical's bankruptcy was already irreversible. If Wei Zhao had qi deviation, how could he help the company ride through the crisis?
Yet for all the pain and regret inside him, Lai Fatty also knew that the most important thing now was how Wei Zhao dealt with his qi deviation. If Wei Zhao could not overcome this trouble, then the company would never have a chance to turn around in the future.
"Mr. Lai, do you have one billion yuan? I'm planning to buy a spirit medicine for Wei Zhao, something that can cure his qi deviation—but the seller is asking one billion..." Tang Zhi had no idea how the news had gotten out, but since it was out now, waking Wei Zhao had become all the more urgent.
"One billion..." Lai Fatty smiled bitterly. A month ago—even half a month ago—if he could not produce it himself, he could still have borrowed it from the Liu family. But now, the Liu family and he had both become paupers, with enormous debts still hanging over their heads...
"Is there a problem?" Tang Zhi felt her heart tighten at the tone of his voice.
"Big Sis... the reason I was rushing to call the boss earlier was that the company had run into trouble..." At this point, Lai Fatty no longer tried to hide anything. He told Tang Zhi everything that had happened during this period in full detail. Only at the end did he say, with deep guilt, "I'm sorry. I failed the boss's trust and drove the company into bankruptcy..."
"It's not your fault..." Having heard his account, Tang Zhi naturally could not blame him. But she felt utterly helpless inside. Why did the company have to go bankrupt at precisely this moment? With Lai Fatty now not having a single cent to his name, how were they supposed to obtain the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit?