He smiled bitterly, looking at the bank card in his hand. In the past, working himself to death for three years wouldn't even earn him a million. Now, with just a few words spoken, fifty million had landed directly in his hands.
Perhaps due to Wang Youhai's connection, Dan Ben De directly gave Qin Xuan fifty million as a deposit.
Fifty million was no small sum. If the buyer turned out to be a fraud, he could take the money and flee abroad, spending the rest of his life with a few young models.
Qin Xuan had barely arrived home when someone delivered medicinal herbs and a half-human-tall furnace, commonly known as a refining furnace.
Qin Xuan was somewhat amazed by Dan Ben De's efficiency. In less than an hour, he had procured over a dozen medicinal ingredients and even managed to find a specialized alchemical furnace from somewhere.
In reality, Qin Xuan could have refined the pills using an ordinary pot. Alchemy wasn't as complicated as depicted on television; it merely required extracting the nutrients from the herbs and then kneading them into pills by hand, though that was the most rudimentary method.
Qin Xuan, however, could use his Dragon Power to control the nutrients and form them into pills.
Qin Lin watched as a group of men in suits carried numerous items in and out, including ginseng, reishi mushrooms, and even a large furnace. She asked Qin Xuan with some confusion,
"Brother, who are these people?"
Qin Xuan smiled and patted her head.
"They are my benefactors, my money trees."
Qin Lin was bewildered. Recalling the furnace from earlier, she suddenly seemed to realize something, her beautiful eyes widening.
"Brother, you haven't joined a cult, have you! Those cult leaders who promise immortality are all liars! Don't believe them!"
Qin Xuan looked at her, a mix of amusement and helplessness on his face, and flicked her forehead.
"What are you thinking? Your brother is an atheist. These are things I found for a steal at an antique shop. When they become valuable later, we can sell them together for a hefty profit. When we have money, I'll take you back to the capital."
To his surprise, Qin Lin shook her head.
"Brother, I don't want to go back. Isn't it good to live in Jiangbei? With you and sister-in-law, as long as you are by my side, I think that's enough."
Qin Xuan sighed inwardly. *Little girl, you're still young and don't understand. There are many things that must be done.*
Although the Longevity Pill was considered the lowest grade among life-extending elixirs, it was still extremely complex for Qin Xuan to refine at his current level.
He had just used his Dragon Power to decompose the sixth of the fourteen medicinal ingredients when his phone, placed nearby, suddenly rang.
Qin Xuan glanced at it and saw it was from Tantai Yue. He quickly used his Dragon Power to stabilize the decomposed medicinal essence in the furnace and then answered the call. Immediately, Tantai Yue's urgent voice came through,
"Qin Xuan, do you have time right now?"
Qin Xuan sensed something was amiss in Tantai Yue's tone and quickly asked,
"Yes, Tantai, what happened?"
"Qin Xuan, can you come to the company and pick me up?"
Without a second thought, Qin Xuan replied,
"Tantai, don't worry, I'm on my way."
With that, Qin Xuan hung up the phone and rushed out of the house.
Qin Xuan knew something must have happened to her; otherwise, she wouldn't have called him so late to pick her up. It had to be something serious.
He arrived at Tantai Yue's company at half past two in the morning.
Even at this hour, a crowd had gathered outside the company entrance, some throwing eggs and vegetables at the building.
The main entrance was a mess.
Unable to enter through the front, Qin Xuan detoured to the side and spotted a window on the eighth floor with the light still on. Glancing around to ensure no one was watching, he leaped through the window.
Upon landing, Qin Xuan looked up and was greeted by an astonishing sight. A naked woman stood with her back to him.
The woman had just removed her work attire and was about to take off her stockings to change into casual clothes when she heard a movement behind her and felt a draft of cold air. She quickly turned around and saw a man standing behind her, staring at her blankly.
"Ah!" the woman shrieked in fright.
"Pervert!"
She quickly grabbed a piece of clothing to cover herself and, with her other hand, picked up a mouse from the desk and hurled it at Qin Xuan.
"My apologies, I was just passing through," Qin Xuan stammered, snapping back to reality. He apologized briefly and then vanished from the spot in a flash.
He left the woman standing there, stunned. If not for the curtains still swaying, it would have seemed as if nothing had happened.
The eighth floor housed the offices of Xuanmei Cosmetics Company. Qin Xuan walked along, searching for Tantai Yue's location.
Tantai Yue was a project manager at Xuanmei Cosmetics Company and had her own private office.
After walking down the corridor for a while, Qin Xuan finally saw an office with its door ajar at the far end.
The light was still on this late, so it must be Tantai's office.
Qin Xuan quickened his pace. As he reached the doorway, he heard the sound of crying coming from inside the office.
He knew that sound all too well.
It was Tantai!
Qin Xuan hurried inside and saw Tantai Yue slumped over her desk, weeping uncontrollably. The sight pained Qin Xuan.
"Tantai," he called out to her softly.
Hearing Qin Xuan's voice, Tantai Yue immediately looked up at him.
She was a tearful mess, her makeup smeared, her face streaked with tears.
"Qin Xuan!" Tantai Yue rose from her chair and threw herself into Qin Xuan's arms.
Qin Xuan gently stroked her back, trying to comfort her.
"Tantai, stop crying. Tell me, what's wrong?"
After crying for a while, Tantai Yue looked up at Qin Xuan and slowly recounted,
"I was supposed to go home right after work today, but a group of people suddenly showed up outside the company. They claimed the cosmetics from our company had caused their skin to ulcerate, and it was from the product line I was managing. They were demanding compensation outside the company. I called Tan Feng, but he said it was my project and not his problem, telling me to resolve it myself. But how can I resolve it? Although I'm the manager, the product is the manufacturer's responsibility. They wouldn't answer my calls, and I... I didn't know what to do, so I called you, *sob sob*..."
Qin Xuan listened and let out a breath.
"I thought it was something big. So it's just this. Can't you just pay some money?" Qin Xuan wiped away her tears.
"Alright, alright, Tantai, stop crying. You'll turn into a little kitten if you keep crying."
Qin Xuan was now worth tens of millions; paying some money was well within his means.
Tantai Yue ignored him and continued to cry,
"It's easy for you to say. Where would I get that much money? There are so many of them, and the lowest demand is two to three hundred thousand. My annual salary wouldn't even cover that..."