Chapter 223: He Family Treasury
As she spoke, He Jing snuggled up against Cheng Yuan’s chest like a docile kitten.
’My head is throbbing,’ Cheng Yuan thought. He had enough romantic entanglements as it was; he didn’t want to inexplicably gain another wife.
Cheng Yuan quickly activated his Double Pupil, his voice becoming bewitching. "Miss He, you’re very sleepy... very sleepy... It’s raining lightly outside, and the temperature is just right... Sleep... sleep now."
He Jing had no defenses up against Cheng Yuan and was instantly affected. Her eyes closed, and she fell into a deep sleep.
Cheng Yuan patted his chest with lingering fear. ’That was close. I almost lost control!’
’He Jing was simply too alluring!’
Cheng Yuan gently laid He Jing down on the bed and walked out of the room, still feeling a bit shaken.
Outside the room, the group was waiting anxiously.
Hearing footsteps, they hurried to the door and peered inside.
When they saw Cheng Yuan walk out alone and He Jing lying on the bed, the expressions on He Hongting and Zhao Min’s faces changed.
’What happened? Did Xiaojing fall unconscious again?’
Zhao Min asked nervously, "Divine Doctor Cheng, why did Xiaojing fall unconscious again?"
Cheng Yuan shook his head gently. "Miss He isn’t unconscious, she’s just asleep. Part of her memory has returned. She now remembers this is the He Family residence and recalls some of her family members."
Zhao Min finally let out a huge sigh of relief and was about to kneel to thank Cheng Yuan on the spot.
How could Cheng Yuan accept such a grand gesture from Zhao Min? He quickly helped her up. "Madam He, please don’t do this! I’m a doctor and Miss He is my patient. Everything I did was what I was supposed to do."
"Divine Doctor Cheng, to you, it may be a trivial matter, but to our He Family, this is monumental! You are our benefactor! Our entire family must thank you! Here is the consultation fee we promised. Please accept it."
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Zhao Min wrote a check for three billion and handed it to Cheng Yuan.
Cheng Yuan glanced at the check. "Madam He, wasn’t the fee two billion? Why is there an extra billion? I can’t accept this!"
Zhao Min explained, "The fee we initially agreed upon was indeed two billion, but I didn’t take the Yin Curse into account! Even doubling the fee wouldn’t be enough to cover breaking the Yin Curse. However, three billion is all the liquid capital I can access right now. Any more would require board approval."
Elder He, who was standing to the side, said with a smile, "It’s alright if the fee isn’t enough. Doesn’t Divine Doctor Cheng run an auction house in Luocheng? We can let Divine Doctor Cheng pick some treasures from our He Family’s Treasury to make up the difference."
Cheng Yuan’s brow twitched. ’He was indeed interested in treasures, but he felt he hadn’t really exerted much effort. Taking both money and treasures... it felt a bit much.’
"This... isn’t that a bit much?"
"There’s nothing inappropriate about it! Wealth is fleeting, but people are what’s most important! Come, I will personally take you to the Treasury!"
With that, Elder He grabbed Cheng Yuan’s wrist and began pulling him toward the Treasury.
Cheng Yuan couldn’t win against Elder He, so he could only follow obediently.
Soon, the group arrived at the He Family Treasury.
Unlike the Wang Family’s Treasury, the He Family’s Treasury had no hidden mechanisms, nor was it concealed underground.
It stood openly right next to the He Family’s ancestral hall.
The entrance wasn’t protected by one of Tank Country’s advanced electronic locks, but was simply a wooden door with a large iron padlock.
’You’d only see something like this in a remote village nowadays.’
Cheng Yuan couldn’t help but be amazed. The He Family was truly confident, not at all worried about someone sneaking into their Treasury to steal things.
’This must be the confidence of a top-tier family in the Imperial Capital.’
CLICK.
Elder He opened the Treasury door and led the group inside.
The He Family Treasury was about the same size as the Wang Family’s, but the value of the items stored within was on a completely different level.
In the Wang Family Treasury, you might see some antiques worth a few hundred thousand.
But here in the He Family Treasury, antiques worth millions were just scattered on the floor.
The antiques that even qualified for a spot on the shelves started in the eight-figure range.
Cheng Yuan even saw several national treasures.
Elder He pointed to the national treasures and said in a gentle voice, "Divine Doctor Cheng, I’ll make the decision. You may choose ten treasures. Of course, you can also pick these national treasures! However, I must state this beforehand! You cannot auction off these national treasures; they are for collection only."
"Understood!"
Cheng Yuan nodded very seriously. In the Dragon Country, the sale of national treasures was prohibited. He certainly wasn’t going to walk right into the line of fire.
Cheng Yuan immediately ruled out the national treasures. He had no interest in collecting antiques; he was only in it for the money, to make Lin Ruoxi happy, and to grow the business he started with her.
Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil and looked at the antiques on the shelves, mainly focusing on the aura within them.
The more valuable the antique, the denser its aura.
"This one, this one, and this one..."
In one go, Cheng Yuan selected five treasures whose auras were only slightly inferior to the national treasures.
Each of these five treasures was worth over one hundred million. With every piece Cheng Yuan chose, He Jing’s second uncle, He Hongtao, felt the corner of his mouth twitch.
The value of these five antiques alone already exceeded one billion.
What pained He Hongtao the most was that a few of them were items he had purchased at a high price—they were his pride and joy.
After picking five antiques, Cheng Yuan lost interest in the rest. After all, the remaining ones had weaker auras and were unlikely to be worth over a hundred million.
Cheng Yuan turned to Elder He with an inquisitive look. "Elder He, for the remaining five items, could I choose something else? For example, Elixirs, Technique Manuals, or weapons?"
"Of course. If you choose Elixirs, one bottle counts as one item."
"Thank you, Elder He!"
Filled with anticipation, Cheng Yuan walked over to the Elixir Medicine Area. And then, he was disappointed.
The He Family’s Elixir Medicine Area was practically nonexistent. There was only a single shelf holding a sparse collection of small porcelain bottles, not even a tenth of what the Wang Family had.
Moreover, most of them were healing Elixirs. There were very few Elixirs for enhancing one’s Power!
Seeming to notice Cheng Yuan’s disappointment, Elder He explained, "Divine Doctor Cheng, when I was young, I consumed too many Elixirs. It made my foundation unstable, and I was unable to break through to the Martial Saint realm for a long time. Because of that, I strictly forbid the younger generation of the He Family from relying on Elixirs."
Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil to observe him and, sure enough, discovered a large amount of medicinal residue and leftover Medicinal Power in Elder He’s body.
’But what puzzles me,’ Cheng Yuan thought, ’is that I’ve also taken quite a few Elixirs recently. Why isn’t there any medicinal residue or leftover Medicinal Power in my body?’
’Perhaps it’s just a difference in constitution?’
Cheng Yuan shook his head and didn’t dwell on it. He began carefully sifting through the bottles, hoping to find an Elixir he could use.
His persistence paid off.
Cheng Yuan saw the very thing he’d been dreaming of—Essence Pills!
A full four bottles of Essence Pills!
Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil and saw that each small bottle contained 20 Essence Pills!
Four bottles meant 80 pills!
With these Essence Pills, Cheng Yuan had a high chance of breaking through to the Divine Realm in one fell swoop!
Suppressing his excitement, Cheng Yuan asked, "Elder He, I’d like these Essence Pills. May I?"