Chapter 298: Ironwire Grass Acquired

Chapter 298 -299: Ironwire Grass Acquired

Huang Ji was still fantasizing about how Li Yang would die when the call came. He was stunned. “What did you say?”

“I’m telling you to run!” Mo Jiang roared. “Get out of there now if you don’t want to die. You’ve been exposed.”

“How could I have been exposed?” Huang Ji demanded, alarmed. “Did you tell them?”

“That guy is just too damn good…” Mo Jiang said, sounding helpless. “Just run. This isn’t the time to talk. Let’s all just get away first and figure it out later.”

After hanging up, Huang Ji was already trembling.

‘How could this be happening…’

‘It’s all his fault!’

‘It’s all because of Li Yang!’

‘If it weren’t for him, He Tianba would be dead, my goal would have been achieved, and I could finally be at ease.’

‘But that bastard saved He Tianba!’

He was absolutely furious and immediately moved to leave.

But the moment he opened the door, he found He Zinan already there, waiting with a group of men.

The instant he stepped outside, one of the men surged forward and slammed a fist into his forehead.

Huang Ji felt his entire body seize up as he staggered back several steps.

“You were the one who poisoned me, weren’t you?” He Tianba’s figure appeared before him, as immovable as a mountain.

“Adoptive Father…” Huang Ji trembled in terror. “They forced me! They made me do it, I didn’t want to…”

“So you admit it?” He Tianba wasn’t a fool. He had always been extremely cautious about what he ate and drank. There was no way he could have been poisoned by chance. The only possibility was that someone close to him was behind it. He just hadn’t been able to figure out who, so he hadn’t made a move.

Now, knowing it was Huang Ji, his face was a mask of pure killing intent.

“Adoptive Father, I-I was just confused for a moment…”

SNAP!

He Tianba stepped forward and snapped Huang Ji’s neck with one sharp twist.

“He got off easy!” one of the other adopted sons said angrily. “To think that bastard dared to betray Adoptive Father. He died too quickly.”

The others all nodded in agreement.

“Intercept Mo Jiang!” He Tianba commanded, his voice cold as ice. “Don’t let any of them escape!”

“Yes, sir!”

After Mo Jiang made his escape, Manager Zhang personally traveled to the mountain village to visit Li Yang.

Manager Zhang was likely afraid that Li Yang would take the century-old ginseng to someone else, so he brought the iron-wire grass with him.

“Here is the iron-wire grass you wanted!” Manager Zhang opened the box and showed the herb to Li Yang. “I’ve held up my end of the bargain, wouldn’t you say?”

Li Yang took a look. It was indeed top-quality iron-wire grass.

He took the iron-wire grass and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“Fifty thousand,” Manager Zhang replied with a nod.

“Alright.” Li Yang paid the fifty thousand yuan first, then asked, “You didn’t say I was the one buying, did you?”

“No,” Manager Zhang said, shaking his head. “Something felt off about the iron-wire grass in the North District being bought up, so I handled this quietly.”

Li Yang couldn’t help but give Manager Zhang an appreciative look. ‘He’s a sharp one,’ he thought. ‘I don’t even have to say anything. He understands the situation perfectly and handles things well.’

With that, Li Yang could relax.

He smiled and said, “Then I must thank you, Manager Zhang. As for the century-old ginseng, that’s the easy part. I can take you up the mountain to dig it up right now.”

“Really?” Manager Zhang asked excitedly. “That’s fantastic! Yes, let’s go right now.”

Li Yang led Manager Zhang up the mountain. When Manager Zhang saw the three stalks of century-old ginseng, he was so excited he was speechless.

“Let me ask you something,” Li Yang began with a smile. “Hypothetically, if I were to cultivate wild ginseng here, would you buy it?”

“Of course!” Manager Zhang replied. “But with ginseng… age is everything. If you plant it, how many years would it take before you could harvest?”

Li Yang smiled and nodded. “You’ve got a point.”

‘Looks like I can’t tell him I’m cultivating it,’ he thought. ‘Otherwise, I’d have no way to explain how the ginseng matures in a century’s time after using the ring’s water. I’ll just have to plant them secretly and say I found them wild on the mountain.’

‘Yep, that’s the plan.’

“Will you still be interested in ginseng from around here in the future?” Li Yang asked after he had dug up all three stalks.

Manager Zhang was all smiles. “Of course! Absolutely! You must sell it to me. I’ll buy as much as you can find.”

“Alright, you have my word,” Li Yang said with a laugh. “The next time I find any wild ginseng, I’ll come looking for you.”

“Excellent!”

Three million a stalk, for a total of nine million!

‘When he saw his new account balance, Li Yang felt like he’d never been this rich in his entire life.’

‘Nine million!’

‘He had been racking his brain trying to figure out how to make money, but he never would have guessed that selling ginseng was the fastest way.’

After seeing Manager Zhang off, Li Yang sat in his small shop, roaring with laughter.

‘Nine million! Investing would be so much easier now.’

‘He had more than enough for the road construction now, with plenty to spare.’

‘Right, I should get some ginseng seeds and plant them on the mountain. That’s the key to making money this fast.’

He felt refreshed and invigorated at the thought.

The future was looking bright!