Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao

Chapter 25

Chapter 25: Countering the Cheng Clan

Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

Ling Dong Xing was already completely numb.

He knew that his own son was a genius now. But to actually be someone whom an alchemist would fawn on and painstakingly curry favor with... this still caused him to be incomparably shocked!

Before, Ma Da Jun's attitude was one full of arrogance, superiority and condescending. He had invited Ma Da Jun repeatedly before the man finally agreed to come, and yet the first thing the latter did upon coming was to seek flaws and create problems. He had truly displayed the arrogance of an alchemist to the full extent.

But now... he really dared not believe that Ma Da Jun would actually treat him with such respect and courtesy.

These few days that he was gone... what had actually happened to cause his son to change so much?

"Ling Clan Head, I truly deserve death. Please do not worry, I shall have someone deliver the medicine to you as soon as I return," Ma Da Jun said very gently and cautiously. Once he recalled his previous attitude towards Ling Dong Xing, he could not control the rapid beating of his heart. He was scared half to death now.

Ling Han tapped one finger on the table, and said, "Is it the Cheng Clan that had you do such a thing?"

"Hehe, Young Master Han, I really didn't know that Ling Clan Head was your father, and so fell under the deception of the Cheng Clan. You must believe me!" Ma Da Jun explained hurriedly.

Ling Han smiled and said, "I believe you."

Ma Da Jun immediately felt elated, but then he heard Ling Han continue to speak, "You're a greedy man. Going by your personality and character, how could you actually deign to help the Cheng Clan without sufficient benefits? Tell me then, what benefits have you received from the Cheng Clan?"

"This-" Ma Da Jun stuttered, but once he saw Ling Han's sharp gaze, he tensed up and hurriedly said, "Thirty thousand silver coins."

"The Cheng Clan is really generous!" Ling Dong Xing snorted. As the head of clan, he had a deep understanding of the significance of thirty thousand silver coins.

The Cheng Clan and the Ling Clan were very similar in that they both had shockingly large income yet their spending was also extremely large. A sum of thirty thousand silver coins could only be painstakingly saved up over two, three years' time. That the Cheng Clan was willing to use such an astronomical sum to hire Ma Da Jun meant they were completely serious in their attempt to utterly cut off the Ling Clan's lifeblood.

Just as Ling Han said, Ma Da Jun was a greedy man. To let him once again supply Ling Clan with medicine, they would have to offer him a reward that exceeded thirty thousand silver coins. But the problem was that after the Ling Clan had been hit twice, they had practically expended all money they had available, so where would they be able to find thirty thousand silver coins to bribe Ma Da Jun with?

This move may have been only a little wound to the Cheng Clan, but for the Ling Clan, it would definitely be a fatal injury.

Thank goodness he had a good son!

Ling Dong Xing could not help smiling. The Cheng Clan would never have thought that the thirty thousand silver coins they had handed over was practically wasted.

"Thirty thousand coins, that's quite a lot," Ling Han looked at Ma Da Jun with a faint smile, "Alchemists really are quite expensive. They had to spend such an amount to be able to bribe you."

"Young Master Han, you jest," Ma Da Jun wiped away the cold sweat beading on his forehead. He was not an idiot, so naturally he could tell that Ling Han was being sarcastic.