After lunch, Xie Wei leaned back on the sofa, with one arm around Xie Lan, who was watching a period romance drama next to him.

Xie Lan leaned half of her body against Xie Wei, looking lazy and comfortable.

Xie Wei smiled indulgently as he looked at Xie Lan's contented expression.

Xie Wei pulled out a letter from somewhere.

The letter in his hand was handed to him by Zheng Qi this morning; he found it on the ground by the door.

It was an anonymous letter inviting Xie Wei to meet at a place that afternoon.

Although it was an anonymous letter, Xie Wei knew who the sender was, which suggests that his previous conversation with the Shark Gang had been effective.

After stirring up trouble for so long, it's time to get down to business.

I glanced at the time; now is the perfect time to set off.

"Get up, I need to change my clothes," Xie Wei said, patting Xie Lan's head.

"Are you going out?" Xie Lan didn't really want to leave Xie Wei's embrace, but she still obediently got up and asked casually.

"Hmm, are you coming with me, or staying at home?" Xie Wei asked.

"Staying at home is too boring. Why not check out how you influence fate in the system space?" Xie Lan brought up the topic without any hesitation.

Xie Wei nodded. He had many questions he wanted to ask, but he couldn't.

Not long before the agreed time, Xie Wei arrived at the agreed place, a teahouse. Having investigated him, it seemed he had come prepared.

Upon entering the private room, there were already three people inside.

The two people standing there were wearing white robes with light-colored special patterns on their hats, so they were probably bodyguards or similar roles.

The man sitting on the wooden chair had dark skin, wore a white headscarf, and sat upright. He was dressed in a distinctive white robe with no strange patterns; it was clean and very recognizable.

Clothing in the oil-rich country of Camel Country.

"I come from the Camel Kingdom, and the people here call me 'Merchant'," the other person said very politely, his tone sincere and pleasant to hear. "You can also call me that."

The other person stood up and extended their hand to Xie Wei. Xie Wei had ulterior motives, so he still pretended to be polite and shook hands with the other person.

"Thank you, Wei."

Xie Wei glanced at the businessman and the two men behind him who resembled bodyguards.

The latter two are both at the mid-stage of the Innate Realm, while the [Merchant] is only at the Acquired Realm.

"I heard Mr. Xie wants to do business with us?" The merchant said as he returned to his seat, getting straight to the point without any hesitation.

This is impolite before a deal is struck, but the businessman seems quite confident.

"I'm just very interested, but we'll have to see how sincere you are," Xie Wei replied, showing that it's better to keep the initiative in his own hands, which is very much in his style.

“This seems different from what the intelligence said,” the businessman said, frowning slightly, but he quickly broke into a smile. “However, you can try our products first; I’m sure you won’t refuse.”

The merchant took out a small glass bottle containing a black pill and introduced it to Xie Wei: "This is our product; we call it [medicine]."

"This is the [medicine]?" Xie Wei picked up the glass bottle and compared it to the pill the man with the snake tattoo had swallowed. "It seems a little different from what I knew before."

"Of course, as a token of sincerity, the bottle I'm offering is the latest product, with even stronger effects."

"You can open it, and you will experience its magic." [Merchant]

Xie Wei opened the glass bottle as instructed.

The moment he opened it, Xie Wei smelled the scent emanating from the medicine, and he frowned almost imperceptibly.

The merchant, oblivious to Xie Wei's expression, was greedily inhaling the scent of the medicine, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Xie Wei withdrew his expression and returned to his previous indifferent demeanor, then put the cap back on the glass bottle.

The person opposite him understood his actions; previous customers had also done this against their will in order to lower the price.

He felt that no one could resist the drug, and everyone would go crazy for it.

"I believe Mr. Xie has felt our sincerity," the businessman said with a smile, a hint of pride on his face. Nothing makes a businessman more proud than convincing a customer with his product.

Xie Wei nodded, his poker face revealing no emotion.

Seeing Xie Wei nod, the businessman's expression brightened even more, as if he had done something extraordinary.

How can I contact you?

Xie Wei's words caused the other person's smile to stiffen slightly.

"Just wait for us to come find you, just like we met today." The merchant resumed his previous friendly demeanor, but this meant he was rejecting Xie Wei.

"I don't like to wait passively; taking the initiative is my style!" Xie Wei's voice rose a few decibels.

Wow! Poker Face uttered such domineering words, leaving everyone puzzled.

The merchant pondered for a moment and asked the waiter for banknotes.

After writing it down, he handed it to Xie Wei and said, "Mr. Xie, you can send someone to tell the staff at this address."

Xie Wei glanced at the address on the paper; it was in the South District, but he didn't know what that place was.

Before Xie Wei could think for long, the businessman spoke again: "However, I hope Mr. Xie will not reveal this address, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble in every sense of the word."

"I understand," was Xie Wei's answer to the other party.

After this conversation, Xie Wei felt that the other party had ulterior motives towards him, so he tentatively asked:

"Sir, may I ask how this medicine is made?"

...

"Mr. Xie is also a businessman. Isn't it inappropriate for him to ask such a question?" Before Xie Wei could speak, the businessman said again.

"Thank you for your support of our products. We hope to have greater cooperation in the future."

Xie Wei nodded, agreeing with the other party's statement.

Whether the other party was acting impulsively or not, they said that they could only make a better deal after Xie Wei had used their product.

This explanation effectively delivered the medicine to Xie Wei for free.

What the other party is after is not the money on the surface.

After the other party left, Xie Wei returned to his car.

"Smell it," Xie Wei tossed the glass bottle to Zheng Qi.

Zheng Qi opened the lid and took a careful sniff. Soon, an unnatural expression appeared on his face. It was the kind of expression where he was trying to keep a straight face, but it was as if someone was tickling him and he was trying not to laugh.

"How does it feel?" Xie Wei ignored his expression and asked directly.

"I can't quite describe the feeling, but it feels like the spiritual energy inside my body is boiling," Zheng Qi said truthfully as he put the lid back on.

According to the merchant, cultivators can feel their spiritual energy stirring as if they are craving the medicine simply by smelling it, and Zheng Qi's words confirm this.

However, after Xie Wei heard this, the spiritual energy in his body did indeed become restless, but he could clearly feel that this restlessness was not a desire, but rather a resistance!

It's as if this "medicine" isn't a good thing, or perhaps the process of making it wasn't "clean".