Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Crushing the Anticancer Agent

"Well, this saves me some trouble."

A smile graced Zheng Yi’s lips as he saw Li Yang approaching.

However, his smile quickly froze. Li Yang was holding the orchid, but the fruit that had been growing on it was gone.

"Li Yang," Zheng Yi said, his gaze darkening as he looked at him.

Li Yang had also spotted Zheng Yi. "Oh, it’s you," he said calmly. "Do you still want to buy this orchid?"

Zheng Yi acted as if he hadn’t heard. In a low voice, he demanded, "I’m asking you, where is the fruit that was on this orchid?"

"The fruit?" A thought crossed Li Yang’s mind.

’Zheng Yi must have recognized the fruit. Too bad it’s already been refined by me.’

With this thought, Li Yang said nonchalantly, "Fruit? I think there was one, but I got a little hungry and ate it."

His expression was completely casual.

To be honest, the Zheng family was the very reason the Zhao family had driven his mother out—they were the ones the Zhaos were so desperate to please.

Naturally, he held no goodwill toward the Zheng family.

"You ate it?" A furious rage flashed in Zheng Yi’s eyes.

After learning Li Yang’s identity, he had been dead set on obtaining the Seven-Colored Orchid Fruit!

’Even if I was right and Li Yang really is a Cultivator who just left to refine the Seven-Colored Spirit Fruit, so what? Refining Spirit Fruit and Medicinal Herbs is incredibly difficult. It requires slowly absorbing the Spiritual Power within, then purifying and refining it. Take the Seven-Colored Orchid Fruit, for example. Even an Earth-Level Cultivator would need a full hour to refine it. Li Yang is so young; even if he is a Cultivator, he couldn’t possibly have absorbed much Spiritual Power. That was why I let him leave earlier, even though I suspected he might be a Cultivator!’

In that short time, he had thoroughly investigated Li Yang’s background, so he had stopped wasting time and come to find him immediately.

But now Li Yang had eaten the Seven-Colored Orchid Fruit?

In truth, ordinary people could eat Spirit Fruit and Medicinal Herbs, but they couldn’t refine the Spiritual Power inside. Only a tiny fraction of the Spiritual Power would be absorbed, improving their constitution and even extending their lifespan!

Zheng Yi was livid. ’These Spirit Fruit and Medicinal Herbs are exceedingly rare on Earth. Even my father and grandfather seldom come across them, and when they do, they use them to increase their own strength. After all, even though Grandfather became a King Level expert revered by all, he still isn’t the strongest person on Earth!’

Upon hearing this news, Zheng Yi could no longer maintain his composure. He glared at Li Yang, the rage on his face completely unconcealed.

"What was that fruit on the Seven-Colored Orchid? Why does Young Master Zheng Yi care so much!"

"A treasure. It must be a treasure! From the way Young Master Zheng Yi is acting, it might even be something incredibly useful to Cultivators!"

"Sigh, a treasure like that was right in front of me. I even thought about buying it, but I gave up in the end."

"Me too. I can’t believe I missed out on a treasure like that!"

"This Li Yang has really gone and offended Young Master Zheng Yi now."

The surrounding crowd watched Zheng Yi, their eyes fixed on his sudden change in expression.

Before, Zheng Yi had been all smiles, but from the look on his face now, it was clear he was genuinely enraged.

’Hmph! Li Yang, you’re really courting death this time. You can offend me and I can’t do much, but now you’ve offended Zheng Yi. Even our Zhao family can’t protect you.’

In the crowd, Zhao Kun sneered inwardly.

He felt no affection for this nephew who had repeatedly humiliated him; in fact, he was starting to loathe him.

At this moment, Zhao Kun’s thoughts were aligned with Zhao Qianxing’s: he would absolutely not step in for Li Yang. In fact, he would completely sever all ties with him.

The Zheng family had a King Level expert, a being like one of the Land Immortals. The Zhao family couldn’t afford to provoke them in the slightest!

Elsewhere, Zhou Tiantao sighed. "Li Yang is a dead man. From the look of it, Young Master Zheng Yi is truly furious."

Cultivator families like that might only have a few members, but their influence was immense. One could tell just by how the middle-aged man next to Zheng Qian had made a few calls and completely dug up Li Yang’s background in such a short time!

Beside Zhou Tiantao, Zhou Yao’s eyes were filled with anxiety. She looked like she wanted to rush out, but Zhou Xiaoyun held her back firmly.

"Yaoyao, don’t be reckless. We can’t afford to provoke the Zheng family," Zhou Xiaoyun whispered to Zhou Yao.

She looked at the young man in the middle of the confrontation. ’I’ve met Li Yang before,’ she thought. ’He seemed like a calm person, so why is he being so impulsive now? Can’t he tell who Zheng Yi is? So many people are fawning over Zheng Qian; even an idiot could see that Zheng Yi is no ordinary person. And among them is Li Yang’s own maternal uncle, Zhao Kun. Li Yang might not know the others, but surely he recognizes Zhao Kun? Couldn’t he be a little smarter after seeing that even Zhao Kun had to curry favor with Zheng Yi? Zheng Yi wanted the fruit from the Seven-Colored Orchid, so he should have just given it to him! He would have even earned a favor from Zheng Yi. What a great opportunity that was, but now it’s come to this tense standoff!’

Everyone present had a different expression on their face. Of course, even knowing it would offend Zheng Yi, there was no way Li Yang would hand over the Seven-Colored Orchid Fruit.

"Hm? The Anticancer Agent is here!"

Despite Zheng Yi’s fury, Li Yang’s expression remained placid. He suddenly looked into the distance, a trace of joy appearing in his eyes.

In the distance, several staff members were approaching, carrying a small briefcase. Li Yang knew that inside it were the two doses of the Anticancer Agent.

But just as the happy expression appeared, Li Yang’s face suddenly changed.

Zheng Yi was glaring at him like a viper. Instead of approaching Li Yang, he moved swiftly to the staff members’ side. With a casual flick of his wrist, he snatched the briefcase right out of their hands.

The briefcase crashed to the floor, leaving two vials of reagent in Zheng Yi’s grasp.

It all happened in an instant. Zheng Yi’s speed seemed to far exceed that of a normal person. Before anyone could react, he had the two doses of the Anticancer Agent in his hand.

"Zheng Yi, what do you think you’re doing?" Li Yang demanded, his face finally turning grim.

He had been too far from the staff, and they had been too close to Zheng Yi. He hadn’t been able to get there in time.

"Young Master Zheng Yi has the two doses of the Anticancer Agent."

"What’s he going to do?"

"Wait, aren’t those the two doses of the Anticancer Agent that Li Yang won at the auction?"

"The Anticancer Agent is under strict government control. No one is allowed to interfere with it."

"Are you an idiot? You think the Zheng family has to follow the law?"

The onlookers were stunned by this sudden turn of events.

Under the crowd’s gaze, a taunting smile played on Zheng Yi’s lips. He looked at Li Yang and said, "What am I doing? Dealing with you, of course. Li Yang, I looked into it. Your parents both have cancer. They must really need these two doses of the Anticancer Agent, right?"

He watched Li Yang, and then his right hand gently squeezed. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

CRACK!

With two sharp cracks, the two doses of the Anticancer Agent in his hand shattered, the precious liquid spilling between his fingers.

"Oops, I didn’t control my strength."

Flicking the glass shards from his hand, Zheng Yi grinned at Li Yang, his face splitting into a brilliant, wide smile.