Legend of the Heavenly Fruit
Eps. 41 — Grandpa Jiang
"Young man, how can you do that?!" The middle-aged man was surprised, it seemed like he understood what Zhou Yuan had done.
Zhou Yuan smiled faintly but did not answer him directly, Zhou Yuan asked the healer to have the middle-aged man's granddaughter given a body-warming pill.
After his condition improved, he was then transferred to the patient's room. Zhou Yuan chose to remain in the shop but soon the middle-aged man who had delivered his grandson came to see him.
"Young man, thank you for saving my grandson." The middle-aged man patted Zhou Yuan on the shoulder, his tone this time being friendly and warm.
Zhou Yuan frowned, only to realize that the aura of the middle-aged man he was helping was unusual, perhaps because the previous time he was focused on his grandson made him not notice the middle-aged man any more clearly.
The middle-aged man now looked charismatic, dignified and dashing, although his age seemed old but still emanated on his face an aura of nobility.
Zhou Yuan felt small as he looked at her, he gulped when he realized that he was currently meeting someone with great looks. Zhou Yuan's noble aura was even inferior to the middle-aged man's noble aura.
"Grandfather, we should have helped someone, so there's no need to think about it." After saying so, Zhou Yuan chose to say goodbye immediately after the pill he ordered was finished but he had not yet come out of the middle-aged man's shop door to block it.
"Young man, I haven't returned your help. How about we talk for a second, there's something I want to give you..."
Zhou Yuan shook his head softly, "Grandfather, I am doing this on my own initiative. Grandpa doesn't have to give anything."
Zhou Yuan was as unwilling as possible to be in a relationship with the middle-aged man as the grandfather had seen through his abilities while treating his granddaughter.
Currently Zhou Yuan was hiding his abilities from anyone especially if the person was a respected person like the middle-aged man in front of him.
The middle-aged man twisted his brain, clearly he was unwilling to let go of Zhou Yuan just like that, for a moment the middle-aged man looked towards the leather pouch Zhou Yuan was carrying which contained a resource pill and it made one idea appear in his mind.
"Are you sure, I actually want to give you this gift..." The middle-aged man took out a small bottle of reddish-colored potion.
There was a distinctive scent coming out from the potion and Zhou Yuan who recognized the smell instantly held his breath.
"It looks like you know what this potion is?" The middle-aged man was a little surprised to realize Zhou Yuan's reaction.
"The blood orchid supper, helps in blood purification training by 6 percent."
The middle-aged man chuckled slightly before nodding slowly. "True, I want to present this to you, son, if you want to talk to me..."
Zhou Yuan gulped, at first ready to refuse whatever the Grandfather gave but after seeing the reward, it was difficult for him to refuse.
Blood orchids were extremely valuable to warriors even though their efficacy was not comparable to the Golden Silk Pill. Zhou Yuan needed the potion for his strength enhancement.
Zhou Yuan scratched his head before sighing, in the end he complied with the middle-aged man's request.
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Zhou Yuan and the beak man spoke at a restaurant close to the Moonlight Shop was located, they ordered some food to start a conversation.
"Of course, this potion is not worth the help you've given my granddaughter. I'll give you another great gift if we meet later." Said the middle-aged man.
Zhou Yuan refused because he reasoned that he would leave Hana city tomorrow, he also felt enough for Grandfather's gift.
The middle-aged man then asked Zhou Yuan's name but Zhou Yuan was reluctant to tell him so he only mentioned his first name.
The middle-aged man fortunately understood Zhou Yuan was hiding his identity so he did not force any further. On the other hand he asked Zhou Yuan to call him Grandpa Jiang.
'Jiang?' Zhou Yuan frowned when the Grandfather surname was mentioned, there was one thought of him regarding the Jiang Family but he immediately brushed it off because there was no way that Grandfather was part of the Nobles Family he was referring to.
There were many similar clans in this martial world including the clan of the Noble Family, names that on behalf of the Zhou Family alone there were already 3 in the Moon Empire.
"Yuan'er, I just found out there is a genius in the Moon Empire at your level, it seems like you are a hidden genius child huh? My grandson who is a genius swordsman in the younger generation right now cannot be compared to you..." Ask the middle-aged man.
Zhou Yuan smiled faintly, he had already guessed which way this conversation would go. "I learned little from my teacher, Grandfather, he's the most genius in my opinion..."
Zhou Yuan understood the astonishment from the grandfather as curing poison with deep strength was not something that a swordsman could easily do.
In the martial world, only those with a high enough internal control could neutralize the poison with deep energy without having to take a cure.
Such inner power control required a considerable amount of training, at least 30 years old so it was no wonder the Grandfather in front of him was astonished by Zhou Yuan's still so young ability.
Zhou Yuan himself had indeed learned deep-power control from his teacher, even so it was only mild poison that he could cure while high-level poison had to be helped with pills and other antidotes.
The ice snake poison itself was actually a deadly poison but because the poison had not spread throughout the body so Zhou Yuan could neutralize it.
Realizing Zhou Yuan didn't seem willing to discuss about his own talent finally the middle-aged man changed the topic to something else. He inquired about the poison that was in his grandson because he thought that Zhou Yuan seemed to understand the poison called the ice snake poison.
"Ice snakes are one of the deadly snakes that live around the snowy mountains, it is strange when in this city there are exposed to venom from the snake." Zhou Yuan.
"Yuan'er, what do you mean my grandson is being poisoned?"
"There's a possibility that it is, and as far as I can tell there is an organization that uses ice snake venom on its weapons. But I'm not sure they're here."
The middle-aged man frowned, not expecting not only his ability to be high but Zhou Yuan to have extensive knowledge. "Yuan'er, what organization do you mean?"
Zhou Yuan closed his eyes for a moment before sighing. "The Eternal Snow Organization."
The middle-aged man's expression turned serious, he certainly knew of the organization which happened to be one of the evil organizations that were experts in poison.
The middle-aged man only learned that the poison the organization was using was ice snake poison, while he did not understand how Zhou Yuan could find out the information because he thought it was very confidential.