The parents of Min Ziqiong were instantly struck with terror upon hearing the words of the two Baojie representatives.
"It's over, old woman. They're planning to rob and kill us!"
"Who would have thought a large company like Baojie Group would stoop to such things! It's just ten billion, isn't it? To avoid paying us ten billion, you'd rather kill us? Aren't you afraid of the repercussions to Baojie Group's reputation if this gets out?"
Min Ziqiong's father, appearing to have shrewdly guessed the truth, berated them with heartbroken indignation.
The two Baojie representatives found it utterly ridiculous.
While one of them lunged forward and grabbed Min Ziqiong's father, he said, "What time is it, and you're still pretending? Or perhaps you've deluded yourselves by getting too deep into character?"
"If that's the case, the two of you deserve an Oscar!"
"What do you mean?" Min Ziqiong's father asked, feigning ignorance.
The two Baojie representatives saw no point in explaining and directly flung a stack of test reports at Min Ziqiong's father's face.
At the same time, they slammed him onto the ground with a bang.
"Ouch!" Min Ziqiong's father, whose back was already weak, felt as if his entire lumbar spine was about to break.
However, he gritted his teeth against the pain, struggled to get up, and snatched the test reports.
As he finished reading the reports, he felt as if a bucket of ice water had been doused over his head.
He looked at the two Baojie representatives in disbelief, "How is this possible! How is this possible! Are you sure you prepared it according to the formula?"
The Baojie representatives let out a cold snort, "If you don't believe us, prepare it yourself! If you can prepare it, not only will you save your lives, but you'll also save ours! We'll even help you apply for a contract price of twelve billion, along with our heartfelt thanks and kowtowing!"
Previously, the two of them had no intention of helping Min Ziqiong's parents apply for a price of twelve billion!
However, now was not the time to quibble over such matters. Min Ziqiong's parents exchanged glances.
They both sensed something was wrong.
The fact that the Baojie representatives dared to say such things proved they were absolutely confident in their claim that the formula was flawed!
"How could this be? I clearly heard Ying Chen talking to Xiao Qiong, saying he was giving us the genuine article!"
"Could they have been deceiving me?"
Min Ziqiong's mother muttered suspiciously.
"That's unlikely. They didn't know you were still alive at the time, so there's no reason for them to lie to a corpse. Then where exactly is the problem?" Min Ziqiong's father was utterly bewildered.
Faced with their confusion, the two Baojie representatives simply sneered, "I don't care for what reason it may be, but you must either hand over the genuine formula immediately or compensate us double the contract amount! That is twenty billion!"
Upon hearing this sum, Min Ziqiong's parents jumped up in unison, "Twenty billion? Why don't you just go rob us!"
"Besides, we only signed the preliminary contract, we haven't officially signed anything yet! Why should we compensate you?"
The Baojie representatives scoffed, "The two of you are visually impaired. When you signed, did you not notice the small print at the bottom of the preliminary contract stating that if Party A defaults, they will bear double the preliminary contract amount as compensation?"
*Swish!*
Min Ziqiong's parents' faces changed drastically.
They were, after all, too naive to outwit the seasoned veterans of such large corporations!
Let alone the fine print being too small for them to see clearly, even if they had seen it, they wouldn't have paid much attention to it. After all, that position was too obscure, almost like descriptive text for "office use paper"!
"You... you're going too far! I'll fight you!"
Min Ziqiong's father grabbed a chair and lunged at one of the Baojie representatives.
Unfortunately, that Baojie representative was tall and strong. Taking down an elderly man with a bad back was no easy feat, but it was simple for him.
He instantly subdued Min Ziqiong's father to the ground.
With one foot on Min Ziqiong's father's chest, the Baojie representative coldly warned, "You are aware of the strength of our Baojie Group. If this matter is botched, we won't have a good outcome, and neither will you! The only way out now is to quickly figure out how to fix this!"
"Weren't you two just muttering that your daughter deceived you? Then go settle scores with her! Throw tantrums, pester her, steal, or rob! In short, no matter what means you use, just get your hands on the real Illusion Realm formula!"
"Then, not only will your crisis be resolved, but you'll also secure a huge new contract!"
Hearing this, Min Ziqiong's mother quickly stepped forward, "Yes, yes, you're right! We're all in the same boat now. Let's not fight amongst ourselves, but rather work together to figure out how to get the genuine formula!"
"Well, gentlemen, please release my old man first. We'll head to our daughter's place right away to retrieve the genuine formula!"
"It seems Mrs. Min understands the bigger picture. Then we wish you both success!"
The Baojie representatives released Min Ziqiong's father.
However, the two of them showed no intention of leaving.
"We'll be staying at the Min family's residence for the next few days. You two won't object, will you?"
Min Ziqiong's parents' faces flickered, but they had no choice but to force a smile, "Welcome, of course, we welcome you!"
Then, the two of them, supporting each other, limped towards the exit.
They were preparing to head up the mountain immediately to demand the genuine formula from Min Ziqiong!
...
Atop Shouyang Mountain.
Ying Chen was teaching Nannan a deeper level of visualization cultivation.
Nannan had already achieved some initial success. Once her visualization technique reached the grandmaster level, she would be able to mobilize her qi and blood, and spiritual sense to expel the foreign object from her brain.
At that time, Nannan would regain her speech and would no longer be mocked as a "little mute"!
Ying Chen would also be able to ascertain whether the foreign object in Nannan's mind was indeed Ying Chen's life-bound magical artifact, Qing Tian You Yue!
"Min Ziqiong! Ying Chen! Get out here!"
At this moment, Min Ziqiong's mother's voice echoed through the villa.
As if Ying Chen had anticipated Min Ziqiong's mother's arrival, he instructed Nannan to end today's cultivation and go to sleep, while he walked out into the backyard.
At the entrance, Min Ziqiong's parents stood side-by-side.
With fierce expressions, they immediately started shouting as soon as they saw Ying Chen appear, "Bastard, you dare to deceive us!"
"Where is the genuine Illusion Realm formula? Hand it over quickly!"
Ying Chen, as if he hadn't heard their words, simply looked at Min Ziqiong's mother with a terrified gaze.
He kept retreating.
As he retreated, he cried out, "A ghost! A ghost! I've seen a ghost!"
"Someone, quick! Call the Heavenly Master to subdue demons and exorcise evil!"