260: Chapter 221 260: Chapter 221 Tang Yanhong, seeing that she couldn’t infuriate Yuan Baozhu, her eyes shifted, she simply couldn’t believe that other female family lines lack special features.
When the time comes, let’s see if they display the same arrogance in front of Jiang Tang and others.
For Jiang Tang, women bickering was just like a splash of color in life, their chirping voices, when they argued, sometimes gave him a headache, but feeling that the girls were quarrelling over him delighted him.
Only when his presence lingered in their hearts, would they display jealousy and vie for his attention—a sign of caring.
As a man, in both past and present lives, having one woman care about him was gratifying, let alone several—it was a matter of pride.
Jiang Tang never saw himself as fickle-hearted—everything was mutual consent, requiring no one-sided devotion.
If you lacked the charisma to captivate the other, your affection was futile.
Jiang Tang walked ahead with nonchalance, the 1,000 plus steps of the staircase, to him, were as good as flat ground.
The nine women who followed him had light steps too, closely trailing behind Jiang Tang.
Handsome men and beautiful women in a group—an array of beauties following a man up the stairs, whether from below or above, everyone observed them with curiosity.
All women of unique beauty, following a man whose skin was as pale as theirs, only slightly taller and broader, a true pretty boy.
Men who saw them felt envious and jealous—has the Cultivation World now favored pretty boys?
Are looks what one lives off these days?
This pretty boy seemed to have a high Combat Power, yet such people might be a dime a dozen in the Cultivation World!
Some Yuan Clan Members nodded to Yuan Baozhu in passing and addressed her familiarly.
Yuan Baozhu, on a mission, was known only to the upper echelons.
Some clan members, seeing her bringing so many outsiders into the family, were consumed with curiosity.
They presumed she was bringing friends to offer incense; their pagoda was open to the public, and believers’ offerings fueled their cultivation practice.
When the group ascended the tall tower and entered the magnificent hall, Yuan Baozhu brought them in front of the Family Head, sitting on a cushion, with others seated around on cushions as well.
Yuan Baozhu stepped forward to salute the Family Head and introduced Jiang Tang and some of the women beside her.
“Benefactor Jiang Tang, please take a seat, and the daughters of various families, please sit.”
The Yuan Family Head spoke politely, with a slight smile that carried a hint of Amitabha’s demeanor.
“Yuan Family Head, may I inquire what instructions you have for inviting me here?”
Jiang Tang sat on the cushion, having visited several families without a meal, only drinking water at the Xuanyuan Mengting’s residence, and being busy throughout.
It was fortunate that he carried Bigu Pills.
The troop of women following him also survived the journey by consuming Bigu Pills.
Jiang Tang didn’t wish to expose his Storage Bag in front of so many women; it was quite ordinary for those in Cultivation to go without food for several days.
With his current level of Cultivation, going without food for a month or even a year was no matter.
Eating was merely to satisfy a craving, and if he weren’t with so many women, he would have loved to slaughter fish and feast on meat within his space just to satiate such cravings.
“Benefactor Jiang Tang, I won’t beat around the bush.
I’ve heard that your auctioned Supreme Elixirs are quite expensive.
Although our family appears large, many of us long for Supreme Elixirs.
We’ve asked you here in hopes you might sell us some pills at a reduced rate.”
“Yuan Family Head, I appreciate your directness, as I prefer to be straightforward too.
Your request is acceptable; having become friends, we should assist one another.”
“Good, it’s great to be friends.
We have our own medicine fields and the oil money from the incense offered to us.
Please have a look in this Storage Bag and tell me how many Pills it can be exchanged for?”
As he spoke, the Yuan Family Head produced a Storage Bag and handed it to Jiang Tang.
Every eye in the hall locked onto the two of them, while the other Yuan Family people watched silently, as if in deep meditation, their expressions serious, seemingly detached from desire.
Were they truly detached?
They were not real Buddhist Sect disciples, free to marry or be wed, simply practicing along with the Buddhist texts.
Accepting the Storage Bag, Jiang Tang probed it with his Divine Sense, driven purely by curiosity.
Otherwise, as on previous occasions, he would have gifted a great quantity of Pills without even looking.
He was curious as to what herbs and money the Yuan Clan would offer him in exchange.
Inside the Storage Bag were indeed some rare herbs, along with more common herbs for crafting Spirit Supplement Pills.
While these items might be scarce in the Cultivation World, they were mundane to him.
The rare herbs had other uses—he could cultivate even more of them.
After all, with his increased Cultivation, basic Spirit Pills no longer served him.
To sell to those of high realms, only the rarest were useful.
Careful not to let his intent betray his storage space, he retrieved from his being a Storage Bag filled with medicine, all concocted by his Avatar during his repeated visits and generous gift-giving to others, having had no time to craft afresh, keeping some secrets even from the women at his side.
“Yuan Family Head, these are the Pills for you.”
As Jiang Tang offered his Storage Bag, the Yuan Family Head took it and examined it with Divine Sense.
The Amitabha-like expression transformed into one of excited laughter, far more buoyant than before.