Chen Mo nodded in agreement upon hearing this, "Alright, I'll arrange for people to enclose this area with high walls."
The Old Ancestor spoke again, "Oh, and preparing the spirit gathering formation will also require a good number of materials. You need to get them ready as soon as possible."
"What do we need?" Chen Mo asked.
"Five pieces of top-grade jade, a bronze cauldron artifact, and two pieces of top-grade Hetian jade."
"Old Ancestor, top-grade jade and top-grade Hetian jade are easy enough to come by, but a bronze cauldron artifact, where can I find such a thing? I heard that all ancient bronze wares are prohibited from being bought or sold, unless it's in foreign markets," Chen Mo mused.
"Then buy them from abroad. Most ancient bronze wares were used for sacrifices, so many of them are artifacts, it's just that people nowadays don't know how to use them," the Old Ancestor instructed.
Chen Mo nodded.
Suddenly, the Old Ancestor reminded him again, "Oh right, remember to get some medicinal herb seeds."
"That's easy. I'll go find Xu Chengping later."
As the owner of Shenzhitang, obtaining these seeds shouldn't be a difficult task for him.
Chen Mo took out his phone and first called Yu Honglong.
He asked him to send people to replace all the corrugated iron here with high concrete walls, and to spread the word that he was building a mansion here.
Yu Honglong naturally agreed unconditionally.
After giving these instructions, Chen Mo planned to leave and head to Shenzhitang.
He also suddenly remembered that Xu Chengping hadn't contacted him for some time, and he wondered how the medicinal plasters were selling now.
He spent some time walking around the small mountain with Tian Mengyao.
Seeing that it was getting late, and Yu Honglong had already arranged for the head of the construction company to come and survey the site, Chen Mo then sent Tian Mengyao back to the villa.
At this moment, in the general manager's office of Shenzhitang.
Xu Chengping sat at his desk, his expression looking rather solemn. The cigarette in his hand burned his finger before he finally flicked it into the ashtray.
"Dad, is there really no other way?" a young woman asked, her delicate brows furrowed.
This young woman was Xu Chengping's daughter, Xu Xiaohui.
"There's no other way. If we don't cooperate with them, I'm afraid Shenzhitang will cease to exist in the future," Xu Chengping said with a helpless shake of his head.
Xu Xiaohui asked, "Dad, didn't that Mr. Chen before know many important figures? Perhaps he could have a solution."
Xu Chengping sighed, "Xiaohui, they are influential families, not ordinary people."
"Even influential families have to abide by reason and principles, right? Are they not going to be held accountable for doing this?" Xu Xiaohui clearly sounded displeased.
"If they abided by reason and principles, they wouldn't be influential families. What they desire, they will try every means to obtain. As for us ordinary people, we can only be at their mercy. That is reality."
Xu Xiaohui's face flushed with indignation.
However, she also knew that the situation Shenzhitang was currently facing was indeed not something an ordinary person could resolve.
"Bang!"
Just then.
The office door, which had been tightly shut, was suddenly pushed open.
A man's figure rushed in in a panic, "Boss, no, this is bad! Those people are here again! And they've driven away all our customers!"
"What?!" Xu Chengping exclaimed in surprise.
"These people are simply lawless!" Xu Xiaohui stood up, her face grim, and reached for her phone to call the police.
"Hehehe!"
"Miss Xu, why such a temper? Didn't I drive away those trash so that we could communicate in peace?" Suddenly, a man's mocking voice echoed from outside the door.
Immediately, a group of black-clad bodyguards rushed into the office.
Behind them, a tall, thin man in a white suit walked in slowly, evidently the one who had spoken just now.
"Zhang Shiwen, what exactly do you want!" Xu Xiaohui questioned, clutching her phone tightly.
Zhang Shiwen swaggered towards Xu Xiaohui and sat down on the sofa where she had just been sitting.
He even sniffed the air and exclaimed, "It smells so good. I wonder what perfume Miss Xu usually uses? How about I send you some?"
"No need! Because I find it disgusting!" Xu Xiaohui said with disgust and tried to leave.
However, Zhang Shiwen reached out and pulled her, causing Xu Xiaohui to lose her balance and fall into his arms.
"Zhang Shiwen! Let go of me!" Xu Xiaohui struggled desperately.
"Young Master Zhang! If you continue like this, even if I have to close down Shenzhitang, I won't hand over the formula to you!" Xu Chengping said angrily.
Hearing this, Zhang Shiwen finally let go.
Seeing Xu Xiaohui hastily get up and leave, he curved his lips, "Boss Xu, if you had agreed to my terms earlier, we wouldn't have ended up like this."
"Perhaps, Miss Xu and I could even get married and become in-laws."
"Dream on!" Xu Xiaohui retorted with a cold face.
Zhang Shiwen didn't seem to mind, and said with a smile, "Boss Xu, hand over the formula now."
Xu Chengping's face turned pale. He knew that no matter what, he had to produce this item today.
However, his heart felt guilty towards Chen Mo.
He finally understood what it meant to be innocent but possess something that invites trouble.
"Dad, you can't give it to him!" Xu Xiaohui quickly stopped him, seeing Xu Chengping about to compromise.
Zhang Shiwen chuckled mockingly, "Miss Xu, you should understand that we have now stopped all your medicinal material suppliers, and your sales channels have also been blocked by our Zhang family. Without raw materials and sales channels, can you make money by just holding onto that piece of paper?"
"Despicable!" Xu Xiaohui clenched her fists, gritting her teeth in anger.
Seeing this, Zhang Shiwen laughed even louder, "Hahahaha!"
"That's right, so what? Do you think Shenzhitang can hold onto something with such good effects? It's simply a joke! Sooner or later, you'll thank me for coming to buy the prescription in time, otherwise, your troubles will only increase!"
Xu Xiaohui stopped talking.
Because she knew that although Zhang Shiwen was disgusting, what he said was not wrong.
Even if Zhang Shiwen hadn't come, there would still be other influential families who would covet this prescription.
Seeing Xu Xiaohui fall silent, Zhang Shiwen turned his gaze to Xu Chengping.
He took out a check and placed it on the table, "Boss Xu, this is a check for one million. Hand over the prescription."
Xu Chengping's face was grim, "Young Master Zhang, one million is a bit too little, isn't it? And I told you, this prescription doesn't belong to me; it belongs to a friend. He definitely won't accept this price."
"Heh."
Zhang Shiwen let out a cold laugh.
Then he stood up and walked slowly to Xu Chengping.
He placed his hand on his shoulder.
Xu Chengping was horrified, his legs went weak, and he slumped onto the chair.