Chapter 2748 — Kang Jingming Returns
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Seeing that neither Wang Xinyan nor Wei Zhao showed any reaction, Kang Jinglong suddenly felt as though he were playing the lute to a cow. He grew dejected and slunk away...
In Teacher Bai's office at Donghai City Engineering University sat Wei Zhao, Wang Xinyan, Kang Jinglong, and Kang Jingming, who had just arrived in Donghai City.
Wei Zhao felt considerable antipathy toward Kang Jingming, but because Kang Jingming had brought Wang Xinyan so many precious medicinal ingredients, Wei Zhao tolerated him for the time being.
In truth, Wei Zhao's own view was that these ingredients could easily have been procured through Wang Xinyan's father, Wang Xuben. If he could get his hands on something as advanced as the Tianyuan Barrier-Breaking Fruit, then the few herbs that Chief Bai had prescribed should be no problem either.
But Wang Xinyan had not wanted to tell her parents about her health problems, so for the moment Wei Zhao had no other way and could only extort them from Kang Jinglong. Fortunately, Wei Zhao did not feel he owed Kang Jingming anything for it—if anything, it was Kang Jingming who truly owed him.
"Haha, isn't this Wei Zhao? Long time no see! I hear you've already become a late-stage Earth-rank expert? Not bad, not bad—you'll catch up to me soon enough. I'm only a mid-stage Heaven-rank expert, after all!" Kang Jingming said with a laugh.
"Oh, so you've been leveling up pretty fast. How many Qi-Gathering Pills did you take?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Only three." Kang Jingming spoke casually. "The Xuan Dan Sect values me quite highly. These days I'm working exclusively for the young sect master, Tian Canbian. You could say I'm one of his trusted retainers!"
Wei Zhao frowned slightly. Kang Jingming valued by the young sect master of the Xuan Dan Sect? Could it really be only because he could refine the Marrow-Washing Bone-Cleansing Pill? That made no sense. By all rights, once a piece of trash had been put to use, it should have been tossed aside. How could he still be held in such regard?
"Cut the nonsense. Since you're so impressive, take a look at Wang Xinyan's condition. Your brother says you can definitely cure her!" Wei Zhao wasted no more words on Kang Jingming and spoke directly.
"Hold on!" Kang Jingming raised a hand. "My house calls are not made casually. There are conditions!"
"What conditions?" Wei Zhao asked, forcing himself to be patient.
"The conditions are simple. I can certainly make a house call to diagnose and treat Wang Xinyan, but as a condition of the exchange, you must give something in return!" Kang Jingming turned to look at Wei Zhao.
"What a joke. Wang Xinyan is your Kang family's fiancée. You're treating her and yet you demand a bargaining chip from me? Is something wrong with your head?" Wei Zhao looked at Kang Jingming as though at a brain-dead fool. "Or are you saying that you're the one in charge now, and Wang Xinyan has nothing to do with your Kang family anymore?"
"That..." Kang Jingming was startled into remembering—yes, although Wei Zhao and Wang Xinyan had an ambiguous relationship, when it came down to it, Wang Xinyan was his elder brother's fiancée. Demanding a bargaining chip from Wei Zhao was neither justified nor proper!