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Chapter 17 - Trouble Brewing
Students who felt they had been deceived immediately tried calling Zeng Yuan and his two companions, demanding an explanation, only to find the calls wouldn't go through.
As it turned out, after making five or six deliveries and seeing no further purchases, Zeng Yuan and the others had each returned to their homes and swallowed the special effect qi refining pills to begin their cultivation.
To prevent phone calls from disturbing their cultivation, they had set their phones to airplane mode, which naturally meant the calls could not get through.
Those who had bought the special effect qi refining pills from them had no idea about this situation. When they couldn't reach them by phone, panic set in. They feared the worst—that Zeng Yuan and his companions might abscond with the money. Grievances were aired as they tagged the trio in various WeChat groups, denouncing their shameful behavior, and even reported them to the school.
Some went as far as to call the police, accusing Zeng Yuan and his companions of fraud.
The trust that had been in place before quickly crumbled when trouble arose.
Zeng Yuan and his friends were truly unlucky.
Just a moment ago, they were hailed as heroes for exposing Su Mu, the profiteer with a black heart. But in the blink of an eye, they were being branded as despicable con artists...
The WeChat groups were abuzz because of this.
While enjoying the spectacle, many were secretly relieved: "Was it actually a fake product that Zeng Yuan sold? Thank goodness I waited and didn't rush to ask Su Mu for a refund, or I would have been the fool."
At the same time.
Zeng Yuan completed his cultivation at home.
He turned off the music, took off his headphones, and lifted his hand with anticipation to check the Xiaomi smart band on his wrist.
The next second, his smiling face froze, revealing an expression of shock and disbelief.
"How could it only increase by 0.12?"
Zeng Yuan panicked, a dreadful suspicion arising in his mind. He hurriedly switched off airplane mode on his phone, intending to call his companions to inquire about their situations.
As soon as airplane mode was disabled, his phone started ringing incessantly.
A flood of messages rushed in, nearly causing his phone to freeze.
Zeng Yuan didn't have time to deal with these messages; he was eager to call his friends to find out if this was an isolated case or a widespread issue.
Before he could look up his companions' numbers, a call came in.
It was one of his companions.
Zeng Yuan's unease grew stronger.
His hands trembling, he pressed the answer button.
"Zhang Shan, did you cultivate? How much did your spiritual qi value increase?"
"Zeng Yuan, it's bad, we've bought fakes!"
The call had barely connected when both of them spoke up simultaneously.
"Fakes? Are you sure?" Zeng Yuan asked, his voice shaking.
"Positive!" Zhang Shan replied, "Last night, I got a special effect qi refining pill from Su Mu, and after using it, my spiritual qi value increased by 0.2. This morning, I asked many classmates who got trial qualifications, and after using their pills, most of their spiritual qi values increased by 0.2, and some even by 0.3. But just now, I used one of the pills we bought, and it only increased my spiritual qi value by 0.13... Zeng Yuan, what are we going to do now?"
Zeng Yuan's mouth hung open; he had no idea what to do.
At that moment, a series of urgent knocks and shouts rang out: "Zeng Yuan, open up, it's me, we've got a big problem!"
Zeng Yuan opened the door to find another companion standing outside. His home wasn't far away, and after failing to reach Zeng Yuan and Zhang Shan by phone following his own cultivation session, he had sprinted all the way over.
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Zeng Yuan let him into the house and said with a bitter expression, "I already know. The special effect qi refining pills we bought are fakes..."
"It's not just that."
His companion, drenched in sweat and panting, held up his phone.
"Have you not seen the WeChat group? Students who bought the special effect qi refining pills from us are all clamoring for refunds. They've reported us to the school and even called the police, accusing us of fraud..."
"What?! What?!" Zeng Yuan felt waves of dizziness and staggered, nearly falling over.
How did things turn out like this?
He and his companion looked at each other, speechless and choking back tears.
On the other side, Su Mu was busy at home with his sister, Su Ye, preparing more special effect qi refining pills.
Su Mu had set his phone to silent mode and tossed it aside.
As he rolled the pills, he said, "On my way back, I called Doctor Ma to arrange a marrow washing and blood exchange surgery for you."
Su Ye stopped rolling the pills and looked puzzled, "Marrow washing and blood exchange? Isn't that surgery really expensive? We don't have that kind of money."
Su Mu replied with a smile, "Don't worry, we definitely have enough money. Do you know how much we made this morning from sales and pre-orders?"
"How much?" Su Ye asked curiously.
"Over four million!" Su Mu said, "This afternoon, we should be able to take more pre-orders. I estimate that we can make around five million before the examination for cultivation!"
"That much!" Su Ye exclaimed, genuinely surprised by the profit the special effect qi refining pills were bringing in.
It was almost like printing money.
"So you don't need to worry about the surgery fee. I'll go to the hospital this afternoon to pay and complete the paperwork. Once Doctor Ma has arranged a suitable alchemist, we can proceed with the marrow washing and blood exchange to get you back to health, bouncing around just like before."
"And I can go back to school," Su Ye added.
"Right, you can go back to school," Su Mu nodded in agreement.
Su Ye smiled happily.
Such a future was something she looked forward to with great anticipation.
After chatting with his sister for a bit, Su Mu started pondering another matter—the pay-to-win cheat he had received from Heavenly Father. Could it possibly allow his cultivation knowledge to break through after reaching a state of Flawless?
If it could, that would be awesome!
Previously, he didn't have the money, so even if he wanted to experiment, he didn't have the means. But now things were different; he had just earned over four million, giving him a substantial capital to work with.
However, after careful consideration, he decided to postpone the experiment.
He wasn't sure how much money he would have to spend if the experiment were successful.
Although improving the Qi Cultivation Technique and the qi refining pills to a Flawless 10 points only cost ten thousand yuan, that was an improvement rather than a breakthrough, which was more difficult and would undoubtedly require more money.
Moreover, Su Mu speculated that the charges for improving the Qi Cultivation Technique and the qi refining pills might include a first-time spend discount.
Now that there are no discounts, the costs are sure to rise. Su Mu didn't know how much they would increase, and there was no one to ask. He would just have to spend money to find out.
"This lousy cheat doesn't even provide a detailed list of charges; it's a huge pitfall. Look at other cheats out there; they issue missions, rant about the host, each one more dramatic than the last. How come when it gets to me, it's like a dead fish, lying there motionless, with everything depending on me?"
"Let's postpone the experiment for now and go pay Su Ye's surgery fee first. In case the cost of a breakthrough is high and this cheat deducts fees without any warning, wouldn't it delay Su Ye's treatment?"