Chapter 13 (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“How is it… is it successful?” Gao Ren could not contain his excitement and asked immediately after he had set the fire.
“Rest assured. When I, the family head, do things…” Ren Jie started saying when his divine sense noticed a few strong auras rushing towards him, then he hurriedly pulled Gao Ren and hid in a discrete corner. After that, they saw two silhouettes with residual shadows rushing towards Fang Qi’s place traveling more than ten meters with a single leap.
Others had arrived at the area and Ren Jie immediately signaled for them to keep quiet as he and Gao Ren headed to a discreet spot. The good thing was that there were many bushes and trees around the lake and it was in the night time as well. Hence, everyone’s attention was directed to the fire. Nobody had noticed that the two of them had silently left.
The minute they returned to their living quarters the fatty immediately gulped down mouthfuls of tea and heaved a sigh of relief as he patted his chest. This was too nerve-wreaking, too exhilarating.
Ren Jie did not feel anything, but he did find it strange. If this had occurred in the previous generation it would have been unimaginable. It seemed like transmigrating and raising his realm had greatly strengthened his internal state.
“What are we going to do? Shall we find someone to sell the antidote? The Fangs are probably unable to find anyone to cure the poison now, but they have brilliant Apothecaries in their family too, who will probably be able to tell that they will have to use a powerful elixir to forcefully eliminate the toxin since only the person who poisoned her will know its variations. There are over a hundred variations, and making a mistake in any one of them will be fatal.” Even though Gao Ren had helped Ren Jie plot previously and often got into fights with other rich men’s children outside, he still sounded like he had much experience, as though he had been through a lot.
Looking at Gao Ren’s reaction, Ren Jie had to hold in his laughter. Gao Ren was acting just like someone who had had their first fight and was excitedly reliving it. In his memory, Gao Ren had boasted that he had been hanging around for some time, and only the Ren Jie of the past would believe that he was really someone who had been through it all.
Still, he had to say that Gao Ren was an absolute genius for reaching the level of a top-tier Apothecary at his age. It was hard to find someone like that in the whole of the Jade Capital, much less in the Jade Imperial Academy.
And the fact that someone like that was willing to follow after Ren Jie gave him a pleasant surprise and made him feel as though he was incredibly charismatic. Thus, he did not think much about the rest. Gao Ren was a genius in terms of food, medicines and spending money, but none of his boasting was credible at all. He was clearly not someone who had been through it all.
“Why would we look for someone else? What’s there to hide?” Ren Jie said directly. “I’m the Ren family head. As long as I’m not caught red-handed, there’s nothing we need to care about. This is such a good opportunity, why wouldn’t we go for it ourselves? It doesn’t mean anything even if you know certain things sometimes, so just wait to count the money.”
Even though he was not completely in power yet, but when he thought about the time he had an argument with Ren Junyang and the rest it made him understand one thing. It was that making use of his title was important. He was the Ren family head, after all. This was something that nobody took notice of, nor did Ren Jie himself cared much about. After all, he was not in power yet. Hence, nobody took this family head seriously. But now, things were different.
Gao Ren was slightly shocked when he heard this. He had grown used to Ren Jie being a typical spoilt rich child after interacting for a year. He had completely forgotten about the fact that he was the family head. He was completely disregarded by the students of the Jade Imperial Academy and even his allowance was controlled by the Elders, what more the other family clans in the Jade Capital…
Gao Ren was very taken aback when he heard such bold words. Was this really the Ren Jie who trembled when he had to listen to the Elders’ meeting? However, just as he wanted to question him, Ren Jie had already gone up to rest.
When he returned to his room Ren Jie immediately started practicing the Jade Emperor Refinement Technique, condensing the vigor in his body to form new Vigor rings. This was because he knew that it would difficult for him to go into confinement in order to cultivate in the future. As his strength increased, so would the amount of time needed for him to cultivate. The amount of time needed for him to form 144 Vigor rings was already astounding, and from what Gao Ren said, he needed to return to the Jade Capital in a couple of days.
As the family head, even though he was seen as merely a puppet by others, he still held the official title and had to attend to many matters. He had to attend a banquet at the palace in a few day’s time, but Gao Ren was not too sure what was it about either.
Due to this reason, Ren Jie knew that he had to incorporate his cultivation into his everyday life. That was the good thing about the Jade Emperor Refinement Technique. Once the Vigor rings were formed and had created a specific restraining effect, his body would always seem to exist in a different state of gravity so that he could cultivate any time of the day.
Even though Ren Jie was more well-practiced with his cultivation now, he still spent an entire night to condense 86 Vigor rings. He had planned to complete all 144 Vigor rings at one go, but somebody from the school had come to announce that all the Year Ones had to attend a major examination or they would not be able to continue on to Year Two.
The message bearer specifically emphasized that this was something the principal had personally reminded him to mention. The intention in his words was clear. The Jade Imperial Academy was formed by the five major family clans with the royal family as the head, and as a direct descendant of one of the five major family clans, he did not have to worry about being expelled. However, if he did not meet certain basic requirements, then he was still at risk of being retained.
Hence, Ren Jie dragged the reluctant Gao Ren along early in the morning to the class. But just as they had left, they started looking around questioningly.
“Hey boss, it seems like we’re… in the wrong place?” Gao Ren was convinced that it was not because they were early as he stared at the empty house. It must be because they had set off much later than the announcement had arrived.
“I remember coming here once when school started. It should be here.” Ren Jie had complete faith in his memory. In it, he had only been here once and it should be this place.