Chapter 127: The Martial Fool Jia Tian

  Song Jian and others heard the beggar's words, they all looked at him strangely.

  At the entrance, a man was dressed in tattered clothes and held a wooden stick in his hand. Although he was wearing very shabby clothes and had some leg problems, this person stood upright, straight and proud, revealing the pride in his heart.

  "Jia Tuo Ni?" Song Jian was stunned for a moment, he had a deep impression of the person in front of him, this person was the champion of last year's Wulin Legendary Arena.

  Jia Tuo's eyes flashed with a painful light, and then he looked straight at Song Jian, his knees bent, kneeling on the ground, saying "I am no longer Jia Tuo, I am called Jia Tian. The Jia Tuo on that arena is already dead." Song Jian, I have nothing to ask for, I just want to see once again the Tai Chi fist you used in the gymnasium that day.

  Song Jian sighed, it seemed that Jia Tian was indeed a martial arts fanatic. If he hadn't met Wang Hansheng back then, Jia Tian would have already become the absolute master of the martial arts world. Song Jian could see that Jia Tian was very diligent and had a strong understanding of martial arts. The Thai boxing he used was both hard and soft, and had reached the level of a grandmaster. This kind of person would be absolutely invincible in an ordinary competition.

  However, Jia Tian met Wang Han Sheng, who had real skills. His Iron Sand Palm was at least over 20 years in the making and had already reached a high level of mastery. The difference between Jia Tian and Wang Han Sheng wasn't one of technique, but rather one of lineage.

  The true Chinese martial arts are fundamentally beyond the comprehension of ordinary people!

  Song Jian said to Liu Dachun, "Liu Dachun, you take Jia Tian to get cleaned up first and arrange for him to rest."

  Jia Tian knelt upright and straight.

  Song Jian walked away and patted Jia Tian's shoulder, saying "You go with Director Liu first, when I'm free, I'll find you and treat your leg injury."

  "My leg... is ruined," Jia Tian said with a slight bow of his head.

  "Don't worry, it won't be a waste," Song Jian said as he had Liu Dachun take Jia Tian away.

  Si Yuantang Pharmacy was handed over to Gao Yuan and several newly hired Chinese medicine practitioners for management, and Song Jian no longer managed such trivial matters, becoming a nominal boss.

  In the evening, after returning home, having dinner and taking a bath, Song Jian and Xu Si sat opposite each other in the living room, looking at each other and talking.

  "How much did we make in total this time?" Song Jian asked.

  "The perfume pouch earned 550 million, the summer grass and golden flower you hoarded earned a total of 20 million. The traditional Chinese medicine for treating plagues basically broke even with the cost and selling price, so we didn't make any money from this part. The rest is the income from the whitening cosmetics and the two products you developed. The whitening cosmetics made a pure profit of over 2 million in half a month, and the pure profit from the production of the Bu Yang Fu Mai Tang washing liquid and the Qi Feng Gao medicine was approximately 2 million. After deducting today's bonus, this month's total profit is 77 million."

  After saying this number, Xu Si was also startled, she stared at Song Jian and said "Does this count as becoming rich overnight?"

  Song Jian smiled wryly and said, "But it's still far from enough. In the May legendary medicine auction, I'm afraid someone will raise the price."

  "Why are those Chinese medicinal herbs so expensive?" Xu Si helplessly pursed her lips, she couldn't understand.

  Song Jian patted the sofa beside him and said, "Come sit here. Sit next to me, I'll tell you in detail."

  Xu Si's face turned slightly red as he said, "Go on, I can hear you."

  Song Jian had to give up his idea, he explained that those Chinese medicines were non-renewable resources. To ordinary people, they were useless, but to those who held financial power, they were attractive. Take ginseng for example, cultivated ginseng was ineffective and could only treat physical weakness and enhance the body's resistance. Twenty-year-old wild ginseng, on the other hand, could revive a person's energy, even if someone was on the verge of death, eating it would allow them to catch their breath. However, after a hundred years, the ginseng would undergo a qualitative change, at which point it would not only revitalize a person but also increase their lifespan. People who consumed it would become strong and healthy, and martial artists who ate it could gain several years of skill.

  Xu Si listened with a dazed expression, "This... is so magical?"

  Song Jian smiled and said, "Actually, it's not that amazing. For example, increasing one's lifespan only adds a few months at most. However, for those wealthy elderly people who are as rich as a country, they cherish every month of their life, so the price of these medicinal materials is extremely high."

  Xu Si nodded after listening, seemingly making some sense of it.

  Song Jian leaned back on the sofa and said, "Actually, the most critical issue is that these medicinal materials are non-renewable. The ancient Chinese medicines that exist in the world, once a plant is used, there will be one less plant, so many people buy them but don't use them immediately, storing them instead, which can also increase their value over time."

  Xu Si said "I understand, it's like those antiques. Because they can't be reproduced, many of them are priced ridiculously high. But in fact, the true value of antiques is not even comparable to these ancient Chinese medicines."

  "Of course not, the price of antiques is ridiculously high and has to do with those people's deliberate hype. After all, antiques are only good for appreciation, their practical value is not great. But these Chinese medicines are different, they themselves are worth this price." Song Jian sighed, thinking about the numbers on the account, still not very confident in his heart.

  Xu Si finally understood why Song Jian spent so much money to refine a single elixir. However, after taking that golden elixir, his strength increased several times over. If this elixir were placed in front of the world's richest man, it wouldn't be surprising if he asked for a price in the hundreds of millions.

  The two of them chatted for a while longer before Xu Si stood up and left, going upstairs to sleep.

  Song Jian was watching TV and was about to turn it off and go back to his room to rest when Suzhou TV suddenly inserted an advertisement.

  "Today... around, a vicious robbery and injury incident occurred at the intersection of Shilu South Road. Three perpetrators wearing masks openly committed robbery at the entrance of China Merchants Bank, stabbing one man and one woman. This is what the bank's surveillance video showed."

  The announcer's voice was crisp, the TV screen switched to a bank surveillance video, on which three men pushed down a man and woman who had just walked out of the bank, took money and left. The couple desperately resisted, one of them pulled out a dagger and stabbed the couple.

  "Just then, a female police officer rode up on a motorcycle and quickly approached the three suspects who had escaped over 100 meters. This brave policewoman, guardian of the people, rode with one hand while pulling out her gun with the other, firing three shots in an instant. Here is the footage from the surveillance camera at the next intersection." The commentator was clearly excited, describing the policewoman as if she were a goddess. Over 100 meters, beyond the effective range of a handgun, it's impossible to aim accurately, let alone while riding a motorcycle.

  However, when the TV screen switched to the next intersection's surveillance footage, on the screen, the rear tires of three motorcycles almost simultaneously blew out, and the three people on the motorcycles directly crashed into a cluster of evergreen trees by the side of the road.

  Song Jian was stunned for a moment, and when he saw this scene, he immediately guessed that the driver must be Li Mengya.

  Turn off the TV, Song Jian smiled slightly. The girl who was still shy last summer has now become a goddess of police. People can change so quickly.

  After a few days, Song Jian found Zhou Tong and Ye Chen again and did a brief interview. This time, Song Jian directly predicted that the weather in April would cool down, and the plague would completely end.

  After the video was broadcast, everyone unconditionally believed in Song Jian's words. The shops are preparing to reopen in April, and friends are preparing for a good trip in April.

  Zhou Tong became the number one reporter at Suzhou Television Station because he always brought the most explosive news.

  By April, the temperature had indeed dropped a lot, and Song Jian also started preparing to buy expensive Chinese medicinal materials on a large scale. However, before going to Mo State, Song Jian must see Li Mengya first.