The Young Master Storms the City
Chapter 40: The Pressure of Xu Yourong’s Parents_1

Chapter 40: Chapter 40: The Pressure of Xu Yourong’s Parents_1

After leaving Baldy Qiang’s place, Ning Fan took a taxi and headed straight for the mountaintop villa.

Upon arrival, he briefly greeted Xu Yourong and then went to sit cross-legged under the big tree in the yard to practice cultivation.

"Hmph, the excuse he found is actually quite good. With that excuse, he can come and pester you every day!"

From the second-floor balcony, Su Qingcheng complained indignantly.

"Hee hee, he must be really cultivating something, right? Qiu Li went to test him before, didn’t she? But even if it’s just an excuse for him to come here, I’m still happy," said Xu Yourong with a giggle.

"Such is a woman in love, utterly devoid of intelligence," Su Qingcheng said helplessly as she shook her head.

"But, Yourong, even if you like Ning Fan that much, it’s very likely that your family won’t agree, right? The news must have already reached Chu City by now; perhaps your parents are already on their way back to River City. Are you sure Ning Fan can withstand the pressure from your parents?" Su Qingcheng continued.

Xu Yourong replied with a smile, "My parents will certainly disapprove, but I believe in Ning Fan. He will surely find a way to get my parents’ approval! As for the pressure from my parents, as long as Ning Fan wants to be my boyfriend, he will definitely be able to withstand it!"

"Yourong, you really have blind faith in Ning Fan. Your dad is the head of the first family in River City, and even in Chu City Province, he’s a prominent figure. A mere Ning Fan will probably be unable to stand his ground in front of your dad," Su Qingcheng said, shaking her head disdainfully.

"It won’t be like that, just consider it my blind faith in Ning Fan if you will. My only concern is that Ning Fan has too little time. If my dad could come after a month, during the Qingyun List assessment, then I’m certain Ning Fan would definitely be able to withstand him. But I’m afraid Ning Fan doesn’t have a whole month to grow..."

As Xu Yourong’s smile faded, she let out a long sigh.

Seeing her best friend’s mood change because of Ning Fan, Su Qingcheng also sighed.

If only she had known, she would not have broken off her engagement with Ning Fan when she first came to River City. If she hadn’t broken off the engagement, she could have used her status as Ning Fan’s fiancee to stop Xu Yourong from falling in too deep.

Right, didn’t she still have Ning Fan’s eight other marriage proposals in hand?

Was it possible to use those eight marriage proposals to make Ning Fan take the initiative to leave Xu Yourong?

For a moment, Su Qingcheng was lost in thought.

A few hours later, Ning Fan opened his eyes slowly and let out a long breath.

Having practiced cultivation for several consecutive days, the concentration of spiritual energy in the mountaintop villa had decreased significantly. He had thought he might be able to break through to the third level of Qi Refinement today, but now it seemed that there was still a considerable gap.

"Ning Fan, are you encountering any problems? Is there anything I can help you with?" Xu Yourong walked up and asked.

"Miss Xu, do you know where I can buy aged medicinal herbs? Like hundred-year-old ginseng or snow lotus?" Ning Fan asked.

"Hundred-year-old medicines? Those are not easy to buy, but don’t worry, I’ll make some inquiries for you right away," Xu Yourong assured him and immediately took out her phone to start contacting people.

...

The next day, as soon as Ning Fan got up, there was a knock on the door.

Opening the door, he saw two stunningly beautiful women standing at the entrance, it was Xu Yourong and Su Qingcheng.

"Ning Fan, I’ve got some news. There’s an auction this morning where they might have hundred-year-old medicinal herbs. Come on, let’s hurry over," Xu Yourong urged as soon as she saw Ning Fan.

"Really? Great!" Ning Fan’s eyes lit up.

An hour later, Ning Fan and the two women arrived at an auction house on the outskirts of town.

The auction house wasn’t large, but those who came to participate were all fairly influential.

Most people didn’t even know such a place existed.

The items being auctioned off at the beginning were various arts and crafts, which Ning Fan wasn’t interested in. It wasn’t until halfway through the auction that the auctioneer carefully brought out a wooden box.

Opening the box, the auctioneer began, "Ladies and gentlemen, the next item for auction is a hundred-year-old wild ginseng, which was found by a herbalist in the deep mountains. The starting bid is five hundred thousand."

"Six hundred thousand!"

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, someone immediately made a bid.

Hundred-year-old wild ginseng could be used to save lives in critical moments, so the capable buyers naturally didn’t want to miss out.

"Seven hundred thousand!"

"Eight hundred thousand!"

"One million!"

The bids quickly escalated.

"Ning Fan, let me buy it for you," Xu Yourong turned to Ning Fan and said.

"No need, I’ll do it myself," Ning Fan shook his head.

"Cut it out, you’ll bid yourself? Do you have that much money? Don’t put on an act. You want to spend Yourong’s money but also save face? Hmph, you’re being a standard want-to-have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too kind of guy!" Su Qingcheng snorted from the side.

She had checked Ning Fan’s background before coming to River City and knew his bank account barely reached four digits. The hundred-year-old wild ginseng had already reached a million after just a few rounds of bidding, and she estimated it wouldn’t go for less than two or three million in the end.

"Qing Cheng, don’t talk nonsense."

Xu Yourong quickly interrupted Su Qingcheng, then addressed Ning Fan, "Ning Fan, you cured my illness before, and you returned Lake Heart Island to me, so you can’t possibly allow me to not give you anything, right? Besides, aren’t you my boyfriend? Is it wrong for me to buy a wild ginseng for my boyfriend?"