Chapter 87: Pay Up

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Tang Ailian sneered, "Yes, my master said that Snake Yang Grass is a rare spiritual herb that is rarely seen. But my master also said, 'All things in nature have their interactions.' I believe that when the workers repeatedly contracted that strange illness, there must be an extremely yin place nearby, filled with yin energy that invades the human body and devours their essence and blood. In such a place, there must be something that can counteract the yin energy, and that something is Snake Yang Grass.

Do you know how difficult it is to find Snake Yang Grass? I searched for nearly a month, climbing every mountain peak in Sanyang Valley, big or small, before I finally found a single Snake Yang Grass. But that plant was guarded by a Crowned Snake, and driving away that snake and obtaining the herb was no easy task."

Zhao Zixian and the others listened intently to Tang Ailian.

Tang Ailian raised three fingers and continued, "I faced off against the Crowned Snake for three days, using every tactic I could think of. It was only after risking my life and defeating the Crowned Snake that I managed to obtain that single Snake Yang Grass. It took me another three days to meticulously prepare the Still Yang Elixir. So, do you know how precious this Still Yang Elixir is?"

The crowd was now eager to know the value of the elixir.

Tang Ailian took the opportunity to ask White Advisor, "White Advisor, can you tell them the value of this Still Yang Elixir?"

White Advisor first inspected the elixir, then tasted a drop, and said, "This is a concentrated Still Yang Elixir, with extraordinary effects. With this Still Yang Elixir, the workers won't have to fear yin energy for at least three hours after taking a drop. Even if yin energy has entered their bodies, drinking ten milliliters can expel it."

Tang Ailian looked at White Advisor and inquired further, "What else can it do?"

White Advisor glanced at the workers and continued, "Besides that, the Still Yang Elixir is a tonic. People with yang deficiency can benefit greatly from it. Adding a drop to a Great Replenishing Pill, for example, increases its efficacy tenfold. Most importantly, it's a life-saving medicine. Someone on the brink of death who drinks a sip of Still Yang Elixir can regain their strength, gaining valuable time for rescue."

Hearing this, the crowd's eyes lit up with hope and curiosity about the elixir's capabilities.

White Advisor added, "Due to the rarity of Snake Yang Grass and the other rare ingredients used in this elixir, it is extremely precious. A single vial of Still Yang Elixir would fetch at least five hundred thousand yuan on the market. If sold in the black market, it could even reach millions."

Tang Ailian had never realized how valuable her creation was. She took the opportunity to emphasize, "However, someone with ill intentions deliberately contaminated this valuable elixir. Now, this vial of Still Yang Elixir is useless. You'll need to find another solution to save those workers who contracted the Yin Evil Disease."

Hearing this, the workers couldn't help but feel frustrated, realizing the gravity of the situation. They wondered who could have tainted such a precious elixir. One thing was clear: it couldn't have been Tang Ailian, given her dedication to saving the workers.

With concern, Zhao Shuji asked, "Don't you have another vial of it?"

Tang Ailian thought to herself that she actually had two vials, and there were more Snake Yang Grass in her Medicine Well space to make more Still Yang Elixir. However, she couldn't easily part with her hard-earned elixir, especially after being falsely accused.

Zhao Shuji wanted to explain, but Tang Ailian took the initiative, "Give money? Sure, but first, you should settle the medicine expenses for the workers I treated last year. They are your employees, so it's your responsibility."

Tang Ailian continued, "You should know that at that time, those ten workers were in critical condition. Conventional medicines were ineffective, and I had to use the precious herbs given to me by my master to save them. By the way, the medicine used for Zhao Lu was a life-saving elixir given to me by my master, and White Advisor already paid a symbolic amount of a hundred thousand yuan for it. Although the medicine for the other ten workers is equally rare and valuable, let's just consider a symbolic payment of one million yuan for each of them. Jiang Shuji, you should compensate for each of the ten workers."

Jiang Shuji and the others were stunned. Ten million yuan? Where would Jiang Shuji find such a large sum of money? The workers' monthly wages were only a few dozen yuan. Even though the medicine was rare, one million yuan for each worker seemed excessively high.

However, they understood that life was priceless, and the medicine Tang Ailian used to save those workers' lives was undoubtedly extraordinary. Even if it cost millions, it was a small price to pay for their second chance at life.

Jiang Shuji's face turned red with embarrassment. "How can you ask for so much money? You're the family member of a worker; how can you demand their money?"

In rural areas, when someone went to work elsewhere, the entire family would be highly respected.

赵舒记, who had been watching this silently, suddenly realized that Tang Ailian was not a materialistic person. She had never mentioned money before. She had used her precious elixir to save those workers' lives without expecting anything in return. Now, she was only asking for compensation because she had been falsely accused and her elixir had been tainted.

He couldn't help but stare at Jiang Shuji. It was Jiang Shuji's actions that had caused all of this trouble.

Jiang Shuji stammered, "Th-th-this, how can we afford so much money? You are the family member of a worker. How can you demand money from the workers?"

In this day and age, as long as someone in the family was working outside, the entire family would be treated with respect.

(End of the chapter)