Chapter 2302 - 2297: Can It Be Eaten?

Chapter 2302: Chapter 2297: Can It Be Eaten?

"Yes. I am indeed Jin Bashan. Clan Leader Murong, I can understand that you have always felt guilty towards our Jin Family, but it’s nothing. This is the fate of our Jin Family, passed down to us by our ancestors."

Jin Bashan sighed deeply, then his gaze fell on Jin Baorong: "Baorong, it’s not that your uncle is undermining you, but if we don’t drive out these quack doctors who demand ore before treating illnesses, they’ll really think of our Jin Family as a charity house."

"Ahem, Clan Leader Jin, Clan Leader Mu, and this Elder Jin Bashan, it seems that batch of ore has nothing to do with Tang Ming helping the Jin Family treat Jin Hua. That was exchanged for one hundred thousand catties of Spirit Rice, which I sold to the Jin Family."

Hu Mei’er felt that Jin Bashan’s words were leading things astray, so she directly spoke up.

Jin Bashan blinked: "What did you say, a hundred thousand catties of Spirit Rice, what’s going on, Baorong, why didn’t you tell me, you bought Spirit Rice, and you bought a hundred thousand catties at once, what quality is it?"

Jin Baorong let out a sigh, Hu Mei’er’s reminder made him realize that batch of ore indeed had nothing to do with treating Jin Hua. With a wave of his hand, sacks of Spirit Rice appeared before the elders of the Jin Family.

"These were provided by Madam Hu Mei’er and her husband, Tang Ming, the Immortal Doctor, totaling one hundred thousand catties. I’ve inspected the quality myself. Their city needed ore, so we paid for the Spirit Rice with ore."

Jin Baorong smiled at the surrounding Jin Family elders and then spoke. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Several elders looked at each other. It was Jin Bashan who took out his dagger and sliced open one of the bags, releasing the aroma of premium Immortal Rice.

Just the fragrance emanating after tearing open the bag could be smelled clearly.

"Hahaha, what a fine thing."

Jin Bashan grabbed a handful of rice, put some into his mouth, chewed it, and laughed heartily.

Murong, standing nearby, smiled at Jin Bashan, then said, "Ninth Elder, do you believe me now? The people I, Murong, bring would not harm the Jin Family."

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry, it was this old man who was ignorant and offended you, Madam...what was your surname again?"

Jin Bashan looked at Hu Mei’er, but suddenly forgot her name.

The burly man called Xiao Wu, beside him, quickly whispered to him: "Lady Hu Mei’er, her husband is called Tang Ming."

"Oh, oh, Lady Hu Mei’er, my Jin Family has indeed been deceived too many times. This boy, Baorong, is just too naive, easily deceived. If this old man doesn’t help him watch over things, he’ll run the Jin Family into ruin."

Jin Bashan laughed heartily again.

"Ninth Elder, my husband Tang Ming is very capable. I think you should follow his instructions and send over a few sturdy men. Perhaps, this time, your family’s issue with Jin Hua can genuinely be resolved."

After all, Tang Ming previously heard the Prophet of the Demon Slayer Clan talk about the Twin Clan. He knows the Jin Family well.

Jin Bashan nodded: "Alright, we’ll go take a look. If the issue with Jin Hua can truly be resolved, our Jin Family will surely reward you generously."

Hu Mei’er said nothing more, just nodded and then walked at the front of the group.

Jin Bashan remained somewhat skeptical. He grabbed Yao Jian’s hand and said, "I say, Yao Jian, is this elixir cultivator your wife introduced reliable? The grains are indeed good, but as for treating Jin Hua, our Jin Family has researched for so many years and hasn’t figured it out."

"You can rest assured, even if it’s unreliable, you won’t lose anything, will you?"

Yao Jian, of course, understood what Jin Bashan was thinking and directly replied.

Sure enough, after hearing Yao Jian’s words, Jin Bashan laughed even more heartily: "Excellent, excellent. Madam Hu, no matter whether this works or not, just for the way you and your husband treat our Jin Family, we’ll gladly make you our friends."

"Then I must thank the Ninth Elder. In future ore transactions, please offer us a favorable price."

Hu Mei’er smiled at Jin Bashan.

"That’s negotiable, that’s negotiable."

Jin Bashan and a few others chatted as they walked into the small room where Tang Ming and Jin Shuang were.

Tang Ming raised an eyebrow: "Family Head Jin, didn’t I ask you to bring some strong men? These who have already begun to transform aren’t of much use."

Jin Bashan, at the front of the group, heard Tang Ming’s words and felt slightly uncomfortable. Nevertheless, he coughed a couple of times and then said, "We old chaps are here for observation. You at the back, those strong and capable of eating, get your asses over here."

Jin Bashan’s voice was loud, his fiery temperament evident, so the sturdy men following at the back all came forward.

"Elder."

Jin Shuang nodded, then her gaze fell on Tang Ming: "Doctor Tang Ming, they are all here, you may proceed."

Tang Ming nodded, then said, "Are you all capable eaters usually? What do you eat?"

Tang Ming’s question left the burly men looking at each other, not understanding his intention. However, they all nodded nonetheless: "Compared to other families, it seems our Jin Family members tend to have bigger appetites."

A somewhat simple-minded man scratched his head. He had many friends in Source Stone City who thought he had an especially large appetite, yet back in his family, he found that those of similar strength also seemed to eat a lot.

Tang Ming nodded then said, "You haven’t had lunch before coming here, have you?"

The burly men were taken aback, then their stomachs grumbled in response.

Tang Ming, seeing their embarrassed expressions, smiled and said, "That’s precisely what I need—those who haven’t eaten. Come, place your hands on Elder Jin Shuang and draw power from her body."

"Draw power from the Elder’s body?"

The faces of the dozen or so men turned grim.

Even though Elder Jin Shuang had largely turned, she had sacrificed much for the Jin Family, holding a special significance for them.

No one from the Jin Family dared to disrespect Elder Jin Shuang like this.

Just as they were about to reprimand Tang Ming, Jin Shuang spoke up, "Doctor Tang Ming’s words are my words."

The men instantly bowed their heads in silence. In the Jin Family, the words of Elder Jin Shuang were akin to an imperial edict.

The men gathered around Elder Jin Shuang, placing their hands on her body.

The powerful force within Elder Jin Shuang began to be extracted, making the faces of the ten men flush, and surprisingly, the energy filled them as if they were full, feeling no need to eat.

"Enough."

Tang Ming signaled them to stop as their faces began to turn red, then focused his gaze back on Elder Jin Shuang.