If you don't reciprocate, it's impolite.
Earlier in the laboratory, Li Qinyi and others attempted to steal techniques. For Qin Chuan, it was hard to believe that Jiang Banxia wasn't involved.
Even if Jiang Banxia didn't give the order personally, she had to be aware and compliant.
Therefore, seizing such a rare opportunity, Qin Chuan decided to make them pay dearly.
Additionally, he didn't want to have too deep a connection with the Phantom Group, simply put, he didn't want to be bound by the elaborate rules of the Phantom Group.
Yet he needed the herbs from the Phantom Group.
This was a perfect opportunity to negotiate the terms.
Smart as Jiang Banxia was, she naturally caught on to the implications in his words.
"Mr. Qin, state your terms."
Jiang Banxia's emotions calmed a bit, returning to her usual noble and cold demeanor.
She wasn't afraid of Qin Chuan wanting something in return.
In fact, if he asked for nothing, Jiang Banxia might suspect Qin Chuan had ulterior motives to frame her.
Talking business is undoubtedly the best way.
In her perspective, only relationships based on benefits are the most stable.
"Five herbs. I've already chosen the types. They're in the lab medicine cabinet, slots ten, fifteen, eighteen, thirty, and fifty-eight."
Recalling the locations in the lab where he sensed flows of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, Qin Chuan precisely named the locations of the herbs.
"Did you show him the medicine cabinet?" Jiang Banxia looked at Li Qinyi in confusion.
"I didn't, absolutely not."
Li Qinyi was startled; privately showing an outsider the medicine cabinet was a serious crime in the Phantom Group.
"I sensed them myself. I have my methods," Qin Chuan explained.
Jiang Banxia nodded, showing a relieved expression, but inside she was quite stirred.
Without seeing the herbs, just by sensing, being able to determine what herbs were needed—
This was undoubtedly a worldly expert.
"I misjudged this time."
Jiang Banxia thought silently before asking, "Mr. Qin, do you have any other conditions?"
"You're aware of the efficacy of the Beauty Cream. I need your help in selling it," Qin Chuan continued.
"No problem," Jiang Banxia readily agreed.
"Hold on, hear me out first."
Qin Chuan interrupted, "I don't need your help to sell it for free. You'll take 20% of the beauty cream's profits. The rest should be converted into equivalent-priced herbs for me."
Free services are usually the most costly in the end.
Qin Chuan wasn't against taking advantage, but he couldn't guarantee the Phantom Group would earnestly help in selling.
So offering a little profit is necessary.
"Alright, and in the future, if you need any herbs, you can contact Qinyi directly." Jiang Banxia agreed.
Qin Chuan nodded, those were his only demands.
After a while, Li Qinyi had the herbs Qin Chuan mentioned brought to him.
Upon seeing them, even Jiang Banxia, affluent as she was, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of her eye.
A three-hundred-year-old reishi, a four-hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, a two-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Dendrobium Nobile…
The combined price of these herbs far exceeded the ten million she initially mentioned, reaching up to twenty million.
Qin Chuan might as well have asked for money directly.
Jiang Banxia silently gritted her teeth, internally labeling Qin Chuan as greedy.
Qin Chuan, on the other hand, didn't consider much.
He had no idea about the value of these herbs.
He just thought that for an organization as vast as the Phantom Group, five herbs shouldn't be a big deal.
Besides, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy contained in these five herbs was indeed excellent.
After collecting the herbs and signing the sales agreement, Jiang Banxia eagerly asked, "When can the treatment begin?"
"It can start now."
Qin Chuan came back to his senses, "The whole process will last about half a month, a total of five times, once every three days."
Jiang Banxia nodded, then, following Qin Chuan's instructions, brought some necessary herbs and tools for him.
"Uh… is there a bed?" As he was about to start the treatment, Qin Chuan suddenly asked.
"A bed?"
Jiang Banxia looked at him with confusion.
"If you lie down, it'll be easier for me to work," Qin Chuan explained.
"Yes, there is."
Jiang Banxia opened a small door in her office.
Inside was an independent room, about three times the size of Qin Chuan's.
"Rich and capricious,"
Qin Chuan silently marveled in his heart, then said, "Well then… you should take off your clothes and lie on it."
"Take off clothes?"
Jiang Banxia frowned, instantly becoming wary.
"I need to apply needles and give a massage on your back," Qin Chuan explained.
The insect on Jiang Banxia's face was called the Corpse-Eating Gu, originating from the Southern Border. It was a rare kind of Gu insect.
This type of insect usually appeared in colonies, with a strong reproduction ability.
Once one clung to a wound, a colony could breed within a month.
Thereafter, they would reside in the human body, reproducing constantly and continuously consuming one's skin and muscles.
Simultaneously, they'd secrete a special substance that rapidly heals wounds.
This created the illusion of scars growing larger and larger.
Once infected with this Gu insect, even if the flesh is cut off, it's hard to completely remove it.
Because their eggs are hidden within the blood of the body.
To eradicate them, besides using conventional acupuncture, one must use Spiritual Power massage and the Healing Technique!
After listening to his explanation, Jiang Banxia's face was as cold as ice.
"Wait a moment."
Jiang Banxia left Qin Chuan and pulled the old woman aside.
"Miss, rest assured, if he dares to overstep even slightly, I will cripple him immediately,"
Before Jiang Banxia could speak, the old woman had already perceived everything.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Granny." Jiang Banxia replied softly, then returned to Qin Chuan, sending him out first.
Shortly after, the small room's door opened again, and the old woman ushered Qin Chuan inside.
At this moment, Jiang Banxia, stripped to her underwear, was lying on the bed, her face turned towards the window as she spoke in a cold tone, "Begin."
"Um… so… your pants also need to come off…"
Qin Chuan blushed at his own words, instantly feeling the old woman's murky eyes glaring sharply at him.
Being locked in by her aura felt extremely dangerous.
Feeling the crisis, Qin Chuan quickly clarified, "Not entirely, halfway is enough, I need to insert two silver needles there."
Jiang Banxia gritted her teeth, her face turned towards the window turning a deep red: "Get out!"
Qin Chuan exited the bedroom once more.
After a while, he returned again.
As he entered, he saw Jiang Banxia's bare half butt cheek.
Very round, very perky, it looked quite supple.
It made one want to slap it hard.
Between the cheeks, there was a pair of pink panties.
At first glance, nothing special.
Upon closer inspection, it revealed that they were cartoon-themed.
A pink Hello Kitty adorned them.