Marshal becomes pharmacist (9): The drug that shocked the world

Father Si frowned at those people, his voice as cold as ice: “I can see you have a lot more to say, so don’t sign yet! Let’s clear things up and say everything that needs to be said before discussing anything else!!”

Those people rolled their eyes and were about to continue mocking, but were heavily elbowed by a few others nearby. They glared fiercely, and the words they wanted to say just wouldn’t come out.

It was already this late, and they were still making things more complicated?

If Father Si didn’t care about his reputation and insisted on dragging the whole family down with him, if everyone was going to die together, wouldn’t it be this group of people who ended up suffering?

One by one, they hurriedly put on smiles, apologizing to those people and Si Qi, their faces beaming with joy.

Si Qi didn’t mind either; these people who were laughing so heartily now would cry just as bitterly later. He urged Father Si to quickly divide the assets so they could have lunch in an hour. At this point, Father Si had no choice but to grit his teeth and go through with it, even if it felt like forcing a duck onto a perch. He nodded in agreement.

In the span of an hour, the members of the Si family stared intently at the contract, fearing that they might miss out on their benefits or that their assets still held by the main family might not be retrieved. One by one, they just wanted to quickly sever ties with the Si family, lest the upcoming conflict between the Si family and the Li family would drag them into the fray and cause them to suffer.

One party was eager to sever ties, and the other had no intention of holding on. In just one hour, they really did manage to divide all the assets cleanly. Father Si sighed, gathered up the pile of contracts, and it truly was a significant loss.

Si Qi comforted, “Dad, don’t worry, we can make up for this little bit very quickly.”

The people around the Si family had just received some benefits and were in the best mood. Hearing this, they laughed heartily and said to Si Qi with great interest, “My young master, where does your confidence come from, thinking that the Si family can still make a comeback? Is it based on your reputation since childhood? But you’re already useless! Or is it because of the Third Prince’s favor? Even if the Third Prince comes from the royal family, he can’t withstand your antics…”

Chu Feng interrupted sharply, “This is none of your business!”

“Yes, yes, yes, it doesn’t matter what happens to us.” The speaker, satisfied, waved the property transfer document in his hand and said with a beaming smile, “From now on, whether the Si family rises or falls, it has nothing to do with me! I won’t flatter myself by saying I’m a respectable member of the Si family!!”

“That’s right, remember what you just said, don’t forget it later.” Si Qi laughed, propping his chin on one hand with great interest, watching the group who got a bargain and still acted cute.

As the one-hour countdown was about to end, Si Qi said to Father Si, “Dad, let’s go eat.”

Father Si nodded and stood up from his chair. Chu Feng first passed by the life assistant standing behind Si Qi’s wheelchair, eager to help push the wheelchair.

The people of the Si family watched as Si Qi and his dad left, and without staying any longer, they all followed suit.

Si Qi suddenly called over a soldier and said to him, “From now on, they are no longer members of the Si family. This military camp is a restricted area, outsiders are not allowed inside. Keep an eye on them and watch them leave with your own eyes.”

The soldier saluted and responded loudly.

The members of the Si family looked utterly incredulous, clearly not expecting Si Qi to show them even this much respect, and were furious.

“Hmph, as if we care!”

“Fine, I’ll leave. No need for you to rush me!”

“You better not come crying to me for help in the future!!”

Father Si stood by and watched, not saying a word. From that moment on, this group of people who shared the same blood were completely cut off from each other, and there was no need to save face anymore.

Watching a group of people, full of energy, drop harsh words and turn to leave. The next moment, an invisible fog silently appeared before everyone’s eyes, leaving them stunned.

Before they could react, the roar of the monster emerging from the white fog surged ahead and drilled into everyone’s ears, making their hearts tremble.

“Roar——”

A gigantic crawling creature crawled over from behind the building, its cold vertical pupils fixated on the ants below. Its tail, thicker than a towering tree, swept through with immense force, turning the building into ruins. The creature immediately quickened its crawling speed, about to crush everyone beneath it.

Without saying a word, Chu Feng picked up Si Qi from the wheelchair and turned to escape with him. However, Si Qi rejected his embrace, watching as a group of soldiers rushed over to guard in front of his father and him. He said to his father, “Dad, don’t worry, I have potion with me too.”

Father Si was about to leave this place under the protection of the soldiers, but his son stubbornly refused to move. This sudden defiance made him extremely anxious, and for the first time, he shouted at Si Qi, “What are you talking about? Hurry up and leave!”

Si Qi smiled at him, took out a glass vial containing a potion from his pocket, raised it and smashed it onto the ground, spilling the light green liquid inside.

This potion, who knew how it was made, just fell to the ground, flowed out, and in no time, it evaporated into a light green fog and disappeared.

The group of people from the Si family were so scared that they were shouting, “Protect me! Protect me!!”

“Damn it, are you guys planning a rebellion? What are so many people doing gathered around them?!!”

As soon as the words were spoken, before they could continue their curses, the crawling monster had already appeared before them in the blink of an eye. The impact was not something that could be compared to the tanks charging straight at them; they truly felt the ground shaking, and all that remained in their minds was fear.

As he watched himself about to meet his end at the hands of the monster, lamenting the unfairness of fate and wondering why the soldiers weren’t coming to his rescue.

The crawling creature’s swift approach suddenly halted, then it let out a mournful howl as if it had caught a whiff of something extremely enticing. With a whoosh, it turned around, its tail sweeping past a nearby building and kicking up a cloud of debris, and it ran away even faster than it had come.

That disheveled appearance was just like someone had set its tail on fire, and it was afraid of losing it if it didn’t leave quickly.

A group of pale-faced people from the Si family who were screaming loudly: “…………”

Father Si just as he was about to grab his son’s arm and carry him away: “…………”

Chu Feng, who always thought Si Qi was just joking about the potion being effective: “…………”

From a distance, a soldier came running joyfully, shouting as he ran, “Young Master Si!! Your potion really works!!! All those monsters have run out of the military camp!!!!”

Accompanied by the emergence of this sentence, a group of people’s heads “swished” in unison towards Si Qi, their faces showing such astonishment that they even appeared somewhat ferocious. Their pupils trembled as if they had seen a hundred herds of grass mud horses rushing past them…

Si Qi smiled faintly, finally managing to climb down from Father Si’s back and sit back in the wheelchair.

Slowly and unhurriedly, he spread his hands, making a gesture that said “See?” and cheerfully said, “I told you, that’s a monster-repelling potion.”

“Yes, yes, yes!!” The soldiers didn’t know what had happened, nor did they know that the potion was personally made by Si Qi. They didn’t even know that just a moment ago, a group of people had been mocking these potions. All they knew was that their young master had brought this miraculous potion, effortlessly saving many soldiers who would have otherwise met a tragic end due to the monster attack. They were almost going crazy with joy!!

The soldier gave Si Qi a military salute filled with infinite respect, then happily gave another salute to monster-repelling potion. He didn’t even notice that His Highness, the Third Prince of the Empire was also present, and joyfully ran to the camp to put on his gear, preparing to go save people elsewhere…

The members of the Si family standing nearby were all dumbfounded and didn’t react. By the time they came to their senses and were about to rush over to Si Qi, urgently asking about the situation with the potion.

A group of soldiers, weapons in hand, stood coldly in front of them and Si Qi, their eyes full of warnings, threatening, “This is a military restricted area, please leave immediately!”

The members of the Si family were taken aback for a moment, and after recalling Si Qi’s previous expulsion order, their faces turned red with anger, and they kept shouting, “Nonsense!”

“We are also part of the Si family!”

“Get out of my way! Let me talk to Si Qi!!”

There were also people standing dazedly in place, holding their heads and muttering to themselves, “The potion is actually real, there really is a potion that can drive away monsters…” As he spoke, he suddenly looked up, his eyes red with regret, and shouted loudly, “What enormous benefit this is!!! I can’t get even a bit of it??? I was so foolish to want to sever ties with the Si family??? No! No way!! Uncle Si, you can’t do this!! I’m your own nephew!!”

When Father Si heard that desperate shout, his mind, which had been confused about when his son had acquired such abilities, suddenly cleared. He glared warily at the group of people with pleading expressions on their faces, snorted coldly, ignored their cries for help, and led Si Qi deeper into the military camp. Before leaving, he instructed the soldiers, “Take them away, right now!”

That group of people was desperate, blocked in place, standing on tiptoe and shouting desperately, “Master, you can’t do this!!”

“Young master, young master, you are magnanimous, please don’t hold it against us! Just forgive us this once!!”

“You can’t take me away, you can’t take me away!!”

“Monsters are everywhere outside now. Do you want us to die? I’m not leaving; I’m staying here!!”

Chu Feng pushed Si Qi, following the delighted Father Si, turned around, and looked at the group of Si family members left behind. He was indeed happy for Si Qi, but at the same time, in a certain moment, an indescribable fear arose.

Si Qi’s potion turned out to be real and effective. How much time did he take to make the potion? How many more potions could he make in the future… With this skill, the rise of the Si family was just around the corner. People all over the empire would want to curry favor with him, desperately trying to offer him countless resources and benefits.

By that time, what would his little bit of power mean to Si Qi? Si Qi wouldn’t need him anymore, and even less would he need to sell his body in exchange for his protection…

The more Chu Feng thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He looked down at the boy sitting in the wheelchair; even though they were so close, it felt like the boy was getting further and further away.

Si Qi didn’t know what Chu Feng had imagined again. He was just listening to his father, who was all smiles, praising him and showering him with compliments. Only later did his father suddenly remember to ask Si Qi how this potion was made, showing that his reflexes were quite slow.

Si Qi said with a smile, “Your son has been a genius since he was little, didn’t you know?”

“Of course, I know.” Father Si’s nose was so high with pride that he looked like a father who was finally getting the respect he deserved, strutting around with great swagger.

The envious looks from the surrounding soldiers made him feel quite pleased. He said with a grin, “Dad is just curious about how you made this potion. I’ve never heard of anyone being able to create something like this before.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng subconsciously recalled Si Qi’s ability to bring things out of the fog, and thought about how many secrets Si Qi might still be hiding. His heart ached, and he began to feel sad about not having the right to keep Si Qi.

Maybe, in the future, Si Qi would still resent him because of the “sacrifice” he made, blaming him for taking advantage of the situation and stealing his innocence. Just seeing him might remind Si Qi of those painful memories, and who knows, he might never want to see him again…

The more Chu Feng thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, so he remained silent and didn’t say a word from beginning to end, until Si Qi suddenly said, “By the way, Chu Feng, earlier you paid so much money for us and took over all the shares and assets of the side branches. Although we agreed that once we have money in the future, we would buy everything back from you. But look, the potion is so effective, it will definitely sell well in the future. Why don’t you keep the money for yourself and continue investing with it?”

Chu Feng was taken aback and instinctively asked, “You still want me to stay?”

Si Qi looked at him with confusion and asked, “What do you mean?”

Father Si stood by, watching Chu Feng with a beaming smile. At this moment, no matter how he looked at Chu Feng, he found him completely pleasing to the eye, treating him as if he were part of his own family.

If there was any lingering worry before about whether his son could stand tall in front of Chu Feng, now that worry had completely vanished.

His son was so impressive, he would have a bright future. The entire empire would support him. Why would anyone worry that the empire’s prince wouldn’t give his son respect?~~~

Chu Fen blinked, still showing some hesitation on his face. However, Si Qi finally noticed something was off with Chu Fen. After a moment of thought, he figured it out and said, half-amused and half-exasperated, “What are you overthinking about?”

Chu Feng hesitated, ultimately unable to bring himself to say those words.

Si Qi, however, had no such concerns and directly said, “You don’t think that once I become successful, I’ll just kick you out, do you?”

Chu Feng quickly retorted, “Of course I wouldn’t think that of you! I just…”

Just afraid you don’t like me…

Si Qi said with a smile, “Don’t worry, I like you, really really like you.”

When Chu Feng heard these words, it felt like he was walking on clouds, his feet floating. His entire heart was soaked in honey, and he slightly bit his lip, feeling a bit shy. After a long while, he finally said, “Me too.”

Seeing the two young people so deeply in love, Father Si couldn’t help but smile broadly, his earlier anger having vanished without a trace. He felt as if he had become at least twenty years younger in an instant!

After a while, the Child of the World and his group finally learned that everyone in the military camp was unharmed. They were stunned and loudly asked what was going on.

The spy transmitting the message had a tense voice, filled with disbelief: “It’s a potion!! Young Master Si Qi has developed a potion to repel the monsters!!”

Potion??

Sun Ba looked utterly bewildered and said sternly, “You better explain yourself clearly, what potion? repelling monsters? This is utter nonsense!!”

The head of the Li family, standing nearby, had a grim expression and couldn’t help but stare at Sun Ba several times, thinking to himself, what on earth was going on with this prophecy ability, how could it be so unreliable…

The person over there was so agitated that his voice was trembling, stammering, “It’s true! I saw it with my own eyes!! I didn’t even have time to follow your instructions to find that fruit and throw it where Mr. Si was, and then I saw those people spray the potion. The monsters that were originally charging towards the crowd turned around and ran away, faster than when they came! They are afraid of that potion!! They are afraid of that potion!! Wuwuwu…”

As he spoke, it seemed that he recalled the various pains he had endured because of the monsters, and he couldn’t help but choke up and cry. Wiping his tears, he said intermittently, “Sorry, I’m too emotional. I just…”

“Enough!” Sun Ba was furious, slammed down the phone, and exchanged glances with the head of the Li family.

The head of the Li family gave him a meaningful glance and said, “Xiao Sun, you don’t do things reliably.”

After finishing his sentence, regardless of how bad Sun Ba’s expression had become, he turned to his subordinate beside him and said, “Go check what that repelling potion is all about.”

If the Si family could really come up with something like this.

The sky of that empire was about to change…

Just as they were speaking, Si Qi’s potion, having gone through Chu Feng’s hands, was immediately delivered to His Majesty the Emperor.

Along with the potion, the military district’s surveillance video was also sent.

Inside, it clearly recorded the terrified and desperate expressions of the Si family members facing the crawling monster, and a scene where Si Qi publicly smashed a potion, causing the monster to turn and run.

The emperor couldn’t sit still after watching the video. He stood up, paced in place for two circles, and then issued an order: “Coordinate with the head of the Si family and protect their research institute! Now! Immediately!”

After finishing his words, he felt that just standing there giving orders was not enough, so he directly strode out of the main hall, saying as he walked, “Take me to the Si family’s military camp, I want to see Si Qi!”

“Yes!”

The emperor’s actions immediately caught the attention of many powerful aristocratic families.

They had indeed heard about the appearance of fog in the Si family’s military camp, but they were currently unable to ascertain the scale of the fog, the number of monsters, or the extent of the impact.

Some people did hear a few snippets, like something about a repelling potion and a monster escaping, but because the content was too incredible, very few took it to heart. They just treated it as a funny joke to listen to.

Until His Majesty the Emperor personally left the palace and went to the Si family’s military camp to meet with Si Qi.

This matter finally caught the attention of the powerful. A group of people turned their gaze towards the Si family, curious about what had happened there, wondering how even His Majesty the Emperor was disturbed.

Was it that Si Qi and Chu Feng had a falling out, or was it that the Si family was having a really bad time… preferably both.

Unfortunately, no matter how maliciously they speculated, the Si family remained calm—at least on the surface, it appeared calm, with no rumors being spread.

The head of the Si family, Si Qi, and His Majesty the Emperor, along with Chu Feng, the four of them talked in the conference room for more than two hours.

Two hours later, the four of them walked out of the conference room with smiles on their faces.

What they specifically discussed was unknown to outsiders, but afterwards, a group of elderly people with graying hair arrived at Si Qi’s private research institute. They stayed there mysteriously for a week, and after that week, Si Qi, along with his equipment, entered the Imperial Research Institute—taking on the role of the future leader of the entire institute.

Even for Chu Feng, wanting to see Si Qi anytime and anywhere was not that easy.

And soon, a series of videos flooded major mainstream media platforms overnight. The imperial official radio station even promoted a product called “47-Dispelling Agent” around the clock.

The entire empire was dumbfounded as they stared at the webpage that had changed overnight, and they blankly clicked on the so-called “promotional video.”

Then…

“Whoa!!!”

“What is this?!!”

“Is this true?? Is there really a potion that can drive away monsters with just one spray?”

“Come see the miracle!!!”

“Woohoo, I really want to cry after watching the video… I’ve been through so much because of the monsters over the years. My family is all gone, and I live in fear every day. I can’t sleep well, always afraid that I’ll be suddenly killed by a monster or crushed by the ceiling while I’m sleeping… Woohoo…”

“I’m so excited, I’m so excited!! I’m so afraid I’m dreaming!! Can someone pinch me!!! Ahhhhhhh!!!”

“Where can I buy this potion? I want to buy a hundred bottles!!!”

“One hundred bottles is not enough, I want to buy a thousand bottles! Stock a few hundred bottles at home and in the office, then give a few dozen bottles to all my relatives and friends!! I want my loved ones to live on!! Live on fearlessly and without hesitation!!”

“Am I the only one who finds the name ’47-Dispelling Agent’ to be really strange? It sounds like part of a series of drugs. Could there be other versions of this agent coming out in the future?? It sounds like a dream, but I really hope there can be more drugs like this…”

“Wow, a bottle of potion is only four bucks! Can we really break even with this? We really don’t need to save money for us, we aren’t short on cash!!!”

“I just checked and saw that this potion was invented by a place called Research Institute 47. Does anyone know where Research Institute 47 is? I’ve never heard of it before…”

“Wait, what did you say?? The Research Institute 47???? Is it the one I know????”

“……Why is the person upstairs so agitated? Is this Research Institute 47 really that special?”

“OMG OMG OMG I’m going crazy, this was actually developed by Si Qi??? I heard that after Si Qi left school, he got his dad to help him set up a private research institute, and the institute’s name is 47!!!”

“Ah? Si Qi?? Is this for real?!!”

Accompanied by the netizens’ discussions, a group of people went from talking about the potion’s effects all the way to discussing its inventor. Sure enough, it didn’t take long before they zeroed in on Si Qi.

In an instant, the already boiling internet had completely exploded this time.