Chapter 133: Shut Out

It seemed this Ling Tianyu knew that his own master was a renowned teacher, which was why he had come running.

Incidentally, his own status had also risen!

Indeed, no matter what, he was the steward of a renowned teacher. Even the prime minister of the kingdom had to flatter him. No matter how formidable Ling Tianyu was, he was just a merchant—what was there to fear?

Thinking this, Sun Qiang's fear vanished completely. He immediately straightened his back and adopted an air of superiority: "Sorry, my master has already retired. He just instructed that he will see no one, no matter who. Sorry, Lord Ling, you may have made a wasted trip."

How satisfying!

Extremely satisfying!

In the past, when speaking with Lord Ling, he had always been humble and dared not utter a word of nonsense. When had he ever dared to refuse him to his face? And now he had done so openly and with perfect justification.

"Retired?"

Ling Tianyu's mouth twitched.

The other party had just left, and he had chased after him immediately. The time between their departures was no more than three to five minutes. Retired... who was he kidding?

It seemed he had truly offended this renowned teacher and made him angry!

Offending a renowned teacher... let alone a mere merchant like him, even Emperor Shen Zhui of the Tianxuan Kingdom probably couldn't bear the consequences.

Moreover, his wife could die at any moment. This renowned teacher had been able to name her symptoms at a glance, which meant he surely had a solution. He absolutely could not give up.

Thinking this, Ling Tianyu became even more cautious: "Just now, my servant was at fault, causing Brother Sun to be injured. Here are some medicinal ointments I obtained, which are excellent for injuries. And these as well—I have no other intention, only to trouble Brother Sun to help pass on a message..."

As he spoke, he took out a jade bottle and a stack of banknotes and handed them over.

Sun Qiang did not reach out. He lowered his head to glance at them, and his pupils involuntarily contracted.

As a merchant who frequented the market, he naturally had a good eye. The contents of the jade bottle were called [Injury Healing Pills], true holy medicines for healing injuries, treasures that only the true alchemists of the Alchemist Guild could refine. Each pill cost tens of thousands of gold coins.

The other party had given him an entire bottle at once...

Most crucially... the banknotes in the other party's hand were each of five thousand denomination, and the stack had at least twenty or thirty notes. That meant, just for passing on a message, he was offering at least a hundred thousand gold coins!

Damn!

Was this necessary? Such a lavish gesture?

However, though shocked, he also knew that this attitude and this money all stemmed from the other party's reverence for his own master, and had little to do with him. If he were greedy and angered the master, everything would turn to dust.

Thinking this, he gritted his teeth: "Sorry, Lord Ling, please show some self-respect! My master personally instructed that he will see no one. I have no choice. If you truly wish to visit, I suggest you come tomorrow!"

With a grand wave of his hand, he suppressed the bleeding in his heart, appearing disdainful of the money and goods in the other's hand, as if they were beneath him.

There was no help for it. From today on, he was the steward of a renowned teacher, and his status had risen accordingly. He should also have the proper bearing.

He too had to learn to act cool!

If he could be bought off with a little money and some pills, who would respect him in the future?

"Tomorrow?"

Ling Tianyu's face turned ugly.

It was uncertain whether his wife could survive the night. If he waited until tomorrow, there would probably be nothing left but a corpse.

"Please, Brother Sun, help me. I have urgent business and must see your master."

He again took out a stack of banknotes and handed them over, his expression sincere.

"Sorry, I really have no way."

Seeing the other party offering more and more, Sun Qiang could hardly bear it. He waved his hand and turned to walk inside: "Close the gate!"

Having said this, he walked into the courtyard.

Creak!

The courtyard gate closed.

"Brother Sun..."

Ling Tianyu called out urgently. Although he had reached the seventh level of martial artist, Tongxuan, and these guards were only at the Pigu realm, far inferior, he still dared not step forward even half a step.

"Brother Ling..."

Master Cheng Yuan behind him couldn't help but look over.

"Ah, it's all my fault. If I had stopped the renowned teacher just now, it wouldn't have come to this." The other party had directly closed the gate, shutting him out. Ling Tianyu was not angry but sighed and shook his head.

He had only himself to blame. He had insisted on verifying things instead of believing. Now look—he had displeased the renowned teacher, and this outcome was his own doing.

"What do we do now?"

Master Cheng Yuan couldn't help asking.

"Wait! Even if I have to wait all night, I will wait! I've already missed one opportunity; I don't want to miss a second!"

Ling Tianyu's eyes showed a determined light.

It was this very determination that had allowed him to rise from an unknown poor boy to a tycoon of wealth. Besides, if it could save his wife, what did waiting one night or even three days matter?

Let alone him waiting—even if Emperor Shen Zhui came and was shut out, he would not say a word.

A renowned teacher had this ability and this status.

...

"I really shut him out?"

Walking into the courtyard, Sun Qiang still felt as if he were dreaming, his whole body light and floating.

Who was outside the gate?

Ling Tianyu!

He was practically the richest man in Tianxuan King City, a true billionaire.

When someone like that came to pay a visit, even the prime minister or a first-rank official would rush to welcome him and dare not be negligent. Yet he had shut him out... it was unbelievable just thinking about it.

And even so, the other party dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction.

If even he could be shut out, did that mean his own status would rise higher and higher, making him a celebrity in the Tianxuan Kingdom?

It seemed that abandoning the shop and rushing over to be a steward was definitely the wisest decision of his life.

"This is... a true renowned teacher!"

Only now did he confirm it in his heart.

Earlier, when the other party claimed to be a renowned teacher, he had still had some doubts. But seeing how respectful Lord Ling was, he understood that only a true renowned teacher could have such boldness and means.

Aren't you impressive?

No matter how impressive, so what?

Before a renowned teacher, everything is rubbish.

"Go find the master!"

After secretly gloating for a while, Sun Qiang walked again toward the main hall. Sure enough, he saw the lights blazing inside, and the master was sitting quietly, not having retired.

"Master, Ling Tianyu is here."

He stepped forward two paces and respectfully cupped his fists.

"Mm." Zhang Xuan nodded in acknowledgment but paid no further attention.

"He wants... to see you..." Hesitating, Sun Qiang couldn't help saying.

"Let him wait a night first. If he can't wait, tell him he needn't come again."

Zhang Xuan said indifferently.

By touching the stone lion, he had learned that this thing was not Tinnan Green Jade, and thus he knew its danger.

Although the Heavenly Dao Library had not provided a treatment method, it had described in detail the condition of ordinary people whose essence, energy, and spirit were devoured by Blood Jade. They should not die in the short term. Since that was the case, he would let the other party wait outside.

With this billionaire guarding the gate, his reputation would surely spread quickly.

He had to earn over twenty million in nine days, and this was the only way.

"Yes!"

Sun Qiang nodded and withdrew.