First you watch them build skyscrapers, then you watch them collapse!
Other businesses were just getting jealous when, guess what? A huge scandal suddenly blew up in their faces! Serves them right, HAHAHA!
Overnight, the wind had completely changed direction.
Previously, the dia had been full of praise for the Shen Family's new drug, mostly to stay on President Xiao's good side. Now, they deleted all those past reports, turning instead to compete in their vehent criticism and attacks.
Custors who bought the new drug had originally sung its praises. Those who couldn't get their hands on it grew anxious, even willing to pay scalpers a premium. Now, the Shen Family had beco like rats in the street, with everyone wanting a piece of them. The new drug was now considered dog shit, reeking to high heaven.
Most people didn't know Shen Xin or Dong Mingfeng; they had bought the drug solely because of Shen Youling's comrcials. Naturally, they were all cursing her now.
"And to think I found her so damn beautiful, with such a gentle air. I figured she was as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. I never expected her to be such a fucking venomous monster!"
"So shaless! Utterly disgusting!"
"President Xiao must have been blind to acknowledge her as his daughter!"
"Our Zixuan isn't even ten years old! After taking this garbage dicine, he has headaches so bad he can't sleep. Who knows if this will affect him for the rest of his life… Shen Youling, you're heartless!"
"It's the sa with my Zixuan, I regret it so much… Shen Youling, you're not human!"
"My Zixuan…"
Endless curses flooded the internet.
In reality, the Shen Family's company building was surrounded by a massive crowd of custors, all demanding their rights and protesting for an explanation.
"Shen Youling, get out here!"
"And the company owner, the executives, all the staff—co out and atone for your sins!"
"Pay up! We want our money back!"
"How could money ever be enough? My poor child is still lying in the hospital…"
"I'll kill their whole family!"
The main doors on the first floor were shut tight. The elevators had been forcibly powered down. In the chairman's office, Dong Mingfeng, Shen Xin, Shen Jiayue, and Lu Zizheng, who had just arrived to help, were all at their wits' end.
"What do we do? What do we do?"
"Why did this happen?"
"It really had side effects!"
"We're finished… It's all over…"
The other employees were panicking, their eyes filled with hatred as they looked at Dong Mingfeng and her group. After all, the employees had also been drinking the new drug like it was coffee. If the side effects turned out to be lifelong, or even fatal, it would be an absolute tragedy! Working at other companies was about earning money. Here, it was about risking your life.
Downstairs, the protestors were all shouting at once. The loudest voices were the ones calling Shen Youling's na.
That's right. This whole ss started because Shen Youling brought Lin Tang ho. We got the new drug from him, too. Why should we be the ones taking all the heat while she gets to stay out of it? Shen Jiayue realized with a start.
She imdiately dialed Shen Youling's number.
When Shen Youling answered, her voice was groggy.
"Are you seriously still sleeping? Look at the state we're in—how can you possibly be asleep? Shen Youling, how can you be so shaless? When the company was just taking off, you couldn't wait to rush over and grab your slice of the pie. Now that the company's about to collapse, you don't even show up for work? Get your ass over here right now!" Shen Jiayue scread hysterically.
Shen Youling had been so overwheld with anxiety that she had only fallen asleep from sheer exhaustion a few hours ago. Her sister's screaming jolted her wide awake.
"The company is collapsing? Could it be…"
She hurriedly went online. It was true. The news was out.
Seeing the endless tirades, most of them aid squarely at her, Shen Youling felt a heart-wrenching sense of injustice, unable to say a word in her own defense. She hadn't known about the side effects beforehand. When she did find out, she had done her best to persuade Dong Mingfeng and the others. Even shooting the comrcial hadn't been her choice. Yet, in the end, all the bla was falling on her.
Why is it always my fault, no matter what I do?
She hastily washed up and was about to rush to the company.
"Youling, what's wrong?" Shen Qiushi asked, surprised. "You look terrible. Are you not feeling well?"
"I'm fine, Grandpa. You…"
Shen Youling was about to lie when the clamor from outside interrupted her. She looked out and saw another large group of protesters. They had sohow found her ho address and had surrounded the house, shouting curses and pounding on the door. BANG! BANG! BANG!
"What's happening?" Shen Qiushi asked, moving to open the door.
"Don't!" Shen Youling cried, hurriedly stopping him. She was afraid that if he opened that door, they would both be torn to shreds.
She couldn't hide it any longer. She had no choice but to tell her grandfather everything.
Shen Qiushi staggered, nearly coughing up blood.
"Shen Xin, Dong Mingfeng, you two beasts!"
***
「At the Shen Family company.」
Seeing that so much ti had passed and Shen Youling still hadn't shown up to draw the fire away from them, Shen Jiayue furiously swept everything off her office desk.
"This is bad, Director Shen! All the distributors are calling to demand full refunds and returns!"
"The suppliers have also contacted us. They say the dicinal herbs are already processed and we're not allowed to halt the acquisition. We have to pay them."
"All the factories report that the new production lines are set up and the newly hired staff are all on site. Even if we don't start production, their salaries must be paid."
"Also…"
"Enough! Enough! ENOUGH!" Shen Jiayue slamd her hands on the table and roared, "I hired you people to solve problems, not to stand there like a bunch of useless idiots just reporting them!"
"You…" the employees began, shocked.
"'You' what? Thinking of rebelling? Do you still want your paychecks or not?" Shen Jiayue continued to bellow.
"Fuck you! I don't want your damn blood money!" an employee finally snapped.
The dam broke. The employees erupted, seizing Shen Jiayue and tearing at her clothes. Before Dong Mingfeng and the others could even react, they were also grabbed and pinned down.
"You goddamn bastards! You've ruined us workers, too! You deserve to be strung up from the lampposts!"
"Brothers and sisters, let's open the main gate and throw these culprits out!"
"Yeah!"
"No, please!"
Dong Mingfeng and the other three turned deathly pale. They struggled desperately, but it was no use. In the blink of an eye, they were dragged out to the open plaza in front of the building. As far as the eye could see, there were people. Their teeth were clenched, their eyes predatory.
"Beat them to death!"
"Beat them to death!"
The crowd surged forward, clawing at their faces.
"AHHH!"
"Help!"
"My daughter is President Xiao's goddaughter! You dare lay a single finger on ? Oww, that hurts! Stop hitting !"
"Please, spare ! I'm a victim, too! The real culprit is… is… is that little bastard, Lin Tang!"
"Right, right, it's Lin Tang! It's all his fault! He's the one who gave us the dicine!"
"I fully support you all in settling the score with Lin Tang! Kill him, flay him alive—do whatever you want!"
"Lin Tang can definitely save you! He can fix these side effects!"
Dong Mingfeng and the other three lay on the ground like dead dogs, their faces and bodies covered in the prints of hands and feet. Their bones felt like they were about to fall apart; the pain was excruciating. At first, Dong Mingfeng tried to use President Xiao's na as a shield, but the people were too enraged to care. Their response was simple: beat the hell out of her! After that, all Dong Mingfeng could do was beg for rcy and shove all the bla onto Lin Tang.
"Lin Tang?"
"The Poison King?"
"Hiss…"
"That's the monster who nearly killed both President Xiao and President Guo!"
"We don't have any beef with him, so why would he hurt us? This is outrageous!"
A man's reputation precedes him. Anyone who had seen Lin Tang's deeds on the live broadcast was bound to be intimidated. Besides, they hadn't co to kill anyone; they were there to demand their rights and find a solution for the side effects.
Therefore, after beating on Dong Mingfeng's group for a little while longer, they stopped. They didn't actually kill them.
"We'll give you half a day. Bring Lin Tang here, or else… Hmph!"
"What?"
Dong Mingfeng and the other three were at a complete loss. They had completely burned their bridges with Lin Tang. How could they possibly have the nerve to summon him?
We can only get Youling to do it! Dong Mingfeng thought frantically before making the call. "Youling, you can't abandon your mother…"
Shen Youling was silent.
Lin Tang, oh, Lin Tang… You always said you loved . Now, when I need you most… where in the world are you?
***
Soone once asked a question: with so much trash in the world, why not just destroy it by throwing it into magma?
One reason is that magma is extrely unstable. Even when left alone, it frequently churns and surges violently. Tossing in even a small object could trigger a chaotic explosion, spewing vast quantities of toxic gas in every direction. If you were to dump in large amounts of trash, God knows what kind of upheaval it would cause.
To concoct the Five-Spirit Pill, Lin Tang was not only utilizing the high temperature of the magma but also drawing upon the ambient energy field of the location itself, seeking a synergy between heaven and man, a fusion of dragon and tiger.
Inside the Alchemy Furnace, every transformation of the dicinal properties would cause the magma to roil in response. It was exceptionally dangerous.
Lin Tang's expression was calm, betraying neither sorrow nor joy. No matter the danger, he remained unmoved. His hands were a blur of motion, constantly shifting. The intricate steps of Alchemy, however, appeared orderly and effortless.
Suddenly, BOOM!
Several streams of magma, like fiery pythons or giant earthworms, shot out from different angles, about to engulf him.
"Ah!" Lee Encai cried out, her heart leaping into her throat.
Lin Tang controlled the pill refinent with one hand while raising the other. His overwhelming True Qi roared out, clashing with the magma.
This act seed to enrage nature itself. An even greater torrent of magma burst forth, a tidal wave of heat sweeping over everything. Lin Tang remained composed, continuing to neutralize the threat. A silver vase shattered. Fire trees and silver blossoms blood.
After an unknown amount of ti, just as a vast wave of magma was about to surge toward the heavens…
SWOOSH!
Lin Tang shouldered the Alchemy Furnace and grabbed Lee Encai. "Let's go!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The very sky seed to collapse. Everything beca dark and oppressive. The mountains trembled. An endless flood of fire rushed forth, seemingly accompanied by the shrieks of countless wailing souls sworn to claim their lives.
In the end, however, Lin Tang forcefully broke free of the volcano's reach. He set down the nearly-fainting Lee Encai.
CLANG!
He tossed the Alchemy Furnace to the ground, and it imdiately exploded.
SWOOSH!
He snatched five Spirit Pills from the air. They spun smoothly in his palm, and their refreshingly potent fragrance instantly revived Lee Encai's spirits.
Just as she was about to speak, a voice rang out.
"Hahaha! I never expected to find an Alchemy Master here, and one who has crafted such excellent pills! What a fortunate find for this old man! Hand them all over!"
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