Chapter Two Hope

  "Who are you? What brings you here?" Xiao Hong asked back, his tone as dull as dead ashes, and casually closed the book stained with blood.

  "Assistant of Shao Jiang Group, someone wants to see you." The voice outside the door came again, sounding calm and peaceful, without a hint of impatience.

  "Shaojiang Group? Someone wants to see me?" Xiao Hong muttered to himself, a hint of confusion flashing across his pale face. Shaojiang Group was the owner of Dongcheng Quarry, and in their eyes, they were high-ranking superiors. It was strange that someone from Shaojiang Group would come looking for him, claiming that someone wanted to meet with him. After all, he was just a small, insignificant miner, how could he possibly catch the attention of Shaojiang Group?

  "Who wants to see me?" Xiao Hong asked cautiously, although his heart was now dead ashes, but having been in a dangerous situation for many years, vigilance had almost become an instinct.

  "Follow me and you'll see." The voice outside the door came again, its tone leaving no room for refusal.

  For such a request, Xiao Hong was still filled with vigilance in his heart, but after thinking calmly, the Shaojiang Group was one of the top powers in Taowu City, and what was he? A small miner on the brink of death. If he refused, the other party had ten thousand ways to make him pass away.

  He carefully took out a small, old knife from the drawer and put it in his boot. Xiao Hong slowly got up and opened the door a crack.

  Then the dim light of the magic pattern, only to see a man standing outside the door, dressed in a neat and tidy manner, with a regular appearance, short hair, slightly arched back, looking at Xiao Hong.

  The worn wooden door opened a crack, revealing half of Xiao Hong's face. The man who claimed to be his assistant didn't say another word and turned around, walking towards the far end.

  Xiao Hong naturally understood what it meant, and after a moment of contemplation, he locked the door and followed behind, his expression calm.

  Following the assistant, after turning a few corners in the building cluster, Xiao Hong soon arrived at a three-story building near the quarry, which was much cleaner and brighter than other buildings. The magic lines nearby were also shining brighter.

  Having worked here for three years, Xiao Hong naturally knew what this building was used for. It was the office of the quarry master and also a place to entertain distinguished guests.

  "Bring yourself here, what do you want to do?" Xiao Hong thought to himself, vaguely feeling that things were not as simple as he had thought.

  Suddenly, Xiao Hong's gaze, which had been scanning the surroundings, changed abruptly. In front of the office building, a luxurious car with a golden body was parked, covered in mysterious and beautiful magic patterns. The titanium alloy emblem, the seats made of saber-toothed tiger skin, and the windows polished from a single piece of amethyst all showcased the extravagance of this golden magic pattern car.

  Xiao Hong himself also understood that this famous magic car, one of which costs as much as 1,000 gold coins. Even in the city of Tai Wu, there were only a few people with status, position and wealth who could afford to ride in such a vehicle.

  "Could it be him? No way." Xiao Hong's mind kept thinking.

  Not far away, Li Le and several young miners were hiding behind a pillar with glowing runes, blinking their eyes, staring intently at the luxurious rune car, with envy in their expressions, but more of it was reverence, and from time to time they would whisper a few words to each other.

  This scene made Xiao Hong feel that something was not quite right, but what exactly would happen? This drew a big question mark in Xiao Hong's heart.

  Without lingering, the assistant directly led Xiao Hong into the office building, up the stairs to the top floor, and stopped in front of a magnificent wooden door.

  He knocked very respectfully on the door and then took Xiao Hong in with him.

  Inside the room, the furnishings are extremely luxurious, with a floor made of golden silk and wood, emitting a faint golden glow. A large office desk, exquisite tea tables, sofas, and other furniture are arranged in a harmonious layout.

  On one side of the room, seven or eight people were standing upright, all standing neatly to one side. Even Xu Qing, the master of Dongcheng Quarry, who was usually high and above, had his hands crossed over his abdomen, not daring to make a sound.

  On the other side of the room, beside the desk, stood a man nearing fifty, wearing an extremely luxurious golden silk changshan, with short dark gray hair, standing spiritedly, with a hint of arrogance between his refined eyebrows, and exuding an aura of intimidation that almost made it hard to breathe.

  At this moment, he was standing in front of a circular window with his hands behind him, gazing absent-mindedly at the twinkling lights outside.

  Although Xiao Hong could only see the man's profile, but just one glance, Xiao Hong's expression suddenly changed greatly, his eyes filled with shock and a hint of involuntary reverence!

  And this person, Xiao Hong naturally recognized him. It can be said that in Tai Wu City, everyone knows and is familiar with him, even half-grown children know that he is a Master Pharmacist - Sang Hongyun!

  It has been said before that the driving force of magic is based on willpower. In the entire Terra universe, willpower is divided into seven major realms: Willwalker, Willmaster, Willteacher, Great Willteacher, Willsoul, Willvoid and Willgod. The Willwalker is divided into ten levels, while each of the other realms is divided into five levels.

  In Tai Wu City, being able to reach the rank of Yu Shi is already extremely rare, and among millions of people, only three have achieved it. Moreover, not long ago, it was heard that Sang Hongyun had successfully upgraded and reached the third level of Yu Shi.

  In addition, it is Sang Hongyun's profession - pharmacist. This profession can be said to be a highly respected profession. After all, people get sick and soldiers are often injured. At this time, the status of pharmacists has already become prominent. Moreover, once there is the help of pharmacists, providing various kinds of medicine and magic tattoos, it will be absolutely helpful for cultivation and martial arts practice.

  Because in the same level, no matter what profession, pharmacist's identity is the most noble!

  The Xiaojiang Group was able to become one of the top powers in Taiwu City, thanks to the support of the great pharmacist Sang Hongyun. Other forces, even the mayor of Taiwu City, had to show respect to them.

  "Master Sang, someone has arrived for you." The assistant respectfully said to Sang Hongyun in a soft voice, then slightly bowed his head and retreated to one side of the room, not daring to speak further.

  Sang Hongyun did not respond, nor did he look at his assistant, let alone glance at Xiao Hong. He just sat there, his gaze calm and serene, looking out the window at the scenery.

  "According to Xu Qing, you are the only miner who dares to mine on the fourth level of the mine?" After a while, Sang Hongyun spoke in a low voice, his words were calm and peaceful, but carried a sense of pressure.

  "Not the only one, just that those who dared to go down to the fourth floor before... are all dead." Xiao Hong replied truthfully, although his heart was filled with apprehension, his tone was still relatively calm.

  When he heard this, Sang Hongyun did not have a big reaction, but slowly stretched out a slender and long hand towards Xiao Hong, opened it, and in his hand was a dark purple magic seal with red stripes. The dark purple magic seal suddenly dissipated in Sang Hongyun's hand, as if it had melted into thin air. In the blink of an eye, a three-dimensional shadow appeared on his palm.

  It was a piece of stone emitting green fluorescence, the image was vivid and lifelike, hundreds of times clearer than ordinary shadow magic patterns.

  "This is Sakuraishi, a high-quality raw material for making Master-level magic wands, extremely rare. It's said to exist on the fifth floor of the mine. I need one piece and I need you to get it for me." San Hongyun explained his intention very simply, with no room for negotiation, only demands and orders, giving people a feeling that cannot be refused.

  "Reward." Xiao Hong said in a very simple tone, the danger level of the fifth layer of the mine, Xiao Hong naturally knew, it was a matter of life and death, in the non-artificially excavated tunnels, there was always the possibility of lava flowing in at any time, one moment the tunnel might still be only a few dozen degrees, the next moment, it might reach several hundred or even thousands of degrees, more importantly, this was unpredictable, danger existed at all times.

  Even Xiao Hong didn't dare to try easily, because once you go, it's absolutely a matter of life and death, and many people think that going to the fifth floor is equivalent to going to one's own funeral.

  "Dare you, Master Sang Hongyun has given you a task, it's your honor, do you have the nerve to haggle here?" Xu Qing, the person in charge, suddenly scolded Xiao Hong with a gloomy face.

  But just as Xu Qing's words had barely left his lips, Xiang Hongyun subtly fixed her eyes on him, a hint of dissatisfaction flashing across her face, as if to tell Xu Qing, do you have the right to interrupt here?

  As soon as Xu Qing saw a flash of cold light in Sang Hongyun's eyes, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He then closed his mouth awkwardly and slightly lowered his head, not even daring to breathe loudly.

  "Looking at your pale face, purple lips, and red cheeks, it seems like you're in the early stages of internal bleeding. No surprise, it seems like you only have three days left to live." San Hongyun slowly fixed his gaze on Xiao Hong, speaking softly.

  Xiao Hong's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure. As a master pharmacist of the Yu Shi level, it was only natural that he could see Xiao Hong's current physical condition at a glance.

  In fact, Xiao Hong really wants to ask Sang Hongyun to help him take a look at his illness, but thinking back, what kind of person is Sang Hongyun? Would he be willing to see a lowly small miner like himself?

  He didn't say anything, Xiao Hong just slightly nodded his head in agreement.

  Bang.

  A soft sound, and then looked at Sang Hongyun had slowly placed a white cloud stone-made medicine magic pattern on the office table. The entire medicine magic pattern, although made of only the lowest-grade white jade, but the magic lines on it were shining brightly, with smooth and elegant lines, as well as mysterious and profound. Especially the central one, which was about the size of a mung bean, looked like a precious gemstone inlaid within.

  When they saw Sang Hongyun take out such a thing, the people around him were suddenly enlightened. From the pattern of the magic mark, it was obvious that Sang Hongyun had made it himself. Although it was only the lowest grade of magic mark, if he took it to market, its value would increase by more than 100 times just because of Sang Hongyun's name.

  "This is something I made, called the Magic Blood-Stopping Pill. It has the effect of stopping pain and internal bleeding, and can be used fifty times, enough for you to use for a year. Go to the fifth layer of the mine and get me a piece of Sakura stone, it's yours."

  Looking at the Zhī Tóng Yào Mó Tiān on his desk, Xiao Hong's eyes involuntarily flashed a bright light. Undoubtedly, this was a glimmer of hope for Xiao Hong who was in a desperate situation. In other words, this thing could allow him to live like a normal person for one year, which meant he had one more year of life.

  Moreover, in this year, Xiao Hong had the time to continue searching for other ways to cure internal diseases, and it goes without saying that Xiao Hong's temptation was great.

  However, at this time, Xiao Hong was not completely overwhelmed by the great temptation and cautiously asked: "I heard that Master Sang Hongyun has dozens of elite medicine boys in his hands. Why didn't you look for them, but instead looked for me?"

  "Because their lives are worth more than yours." Sang Hongyun gave a very simple and realistic reason, which is not wrong. The dozen or so elite medicine boys under his command were all carefully cultivated by him, most of whom were around the third or fourth level of Qi refinement, and could engage in combat through Qi control, killing spirit beasts and collecting herbs in dangerous areas.

  Compared to Xiao Hong's first-class cultivation, they are almost indistinguishable from ordinary people, and their lives are naturally precious. Of course, there is another point that cannot be ignored: in the fifth layer of the mine, where danger lurks everywhere, facing magma, his elite medicine boy is almost no different from an ordinary person. When the magma erupts, death is certain, but at this time, Xiao Hong's rich experience shows its advantage.

  As for Sang Hongyun's derogatory remarks, Xiao Hong didn't get angry, to put it another way, I'm already like this, do I still have the capital to get angry?

  "Alright, deal! I'll set off tomorrow. One hand will hold the stone and the other will hold the pattern." Xiao Hong responded with great enthusiasm.

  Xiang Hongyun didn't say anything else, he just pointed at the door, indicating that Xiao Hong could leave.

  Xiao Hongye didn't say anything else and took a deep look at the Stop Cough Medicine label on his desk before turning around and walking out of the room.

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