Female Novel
Chapter 1151
Seeing his enthusiasm, Neera felt something was slightly off. After some consideration, she politely asked. “Mr.Medicina, if I may be so bold, do you know who I am?”
Caleb casually slipped his hands into the pockets of his trousers, exuding an air of elegance and nobility yet witha hint of nonchalance. “Ms. Garcia, you were at our auction house just last night, purchasing quite a few raremedicinal materials. Of course, I recognize you.”
The reason was quite substantial, but for some reason, Neera always felt that there was more to it than that. Thisperson is being so polite to me. There must be another reason. Could it be out of consideration for the Coxfamily?
Just as she was lost in uncertainty, the shop assistant had already returned, cradling an ice emerald box in herhands.
The carvings on that box were even more exquisite than the ones for sale.
The frost ganoderma stored inside was of even better quality and more complete than the one from before.
Neera was extremely delighted. Temporarily setting aside her doubts, she politely expressed her gratitude bysaying, “Thank you, Mr. Medicina, for your generous offer. I won't stand on ceremony, then. May I ask how muchfor this plant?”
Caleb chuckled lightly. “You just said you wouldn't stand on ceremony, yet immediately you ask about the price.Isn't that being polite? As I said, pick whatever you want. Consider it a courtesy of our pharmacy. There's no needto pay.”
“How could I possibly accept this? I'm already grateful that you're willing to sell me such a top-notch medicinal
material. This is too precious for me to take for free. If you don't let me pay, then I'd rather leave it behind.”
Seeing her persistence, Caleb felt helpless and turned to look at the shop assistant.
The latter was very astute, immediately discerning the expression on Caleb's face and promptly stating anamount.
In fact, that frost ganoderma was twice the price of the one from before.
Since Caleb himself intended to give Neera a good deal, the shop assistant simply quoted half the price. novelbin
Without giving it much thought, Neera swiped her card. She then bid farewell to Caleb, ready to take her leave.
Caleb nodded, personally escorting her out of the pharmacy. “Ms. Garcia, if you ever need any medicinal materialin the future, feel free to come by anytime. I'll let the staff know to give you a fifty percent discount.”
Neera didn't like taking advantage of others without reason, but she also felt awkward to refuse their kindness. So,she could only express her gratitude and accept it.
Once she got in the car, she finally had time to check on Zephyr.
Seeing the shattered glass cut through his brow, blood trickling down his eye, leaving a trail on his face, shefurrowed her brows.
“Clean it up first. I'll apply medicine for you when we get home.”
Zephyr took the tissue, comforting her in return. “Don't worry, Ms. Garcia. This minor injury is nothing.”
At that point, he narrowed his eyes slightly. “I underestimated the abilities of the people here and almost failed toprotect you. From now on, I will be fully alert and will protect you at all costs, even if it means risking my life.”
The agility of that person truly exceeded his expectations.
It seemed that he couldn't lower his guard.
Neera didn't blame him. “You don't need to blame yourself. You've done well today. The situation here iscomplex, and the waters are deep. It's best for us to be cautious in all matters.”
Then, she recalled her earlier confusion and asked him, “By the way, what was that technique Caleb used earlierwith the dry needle to subdue his opponent? The needles looked just like the ones used in acupuncture, which arerather soft. How did he manage to hit someone from such a distance, as if he was throwing a dart?”
Zephyr didn't quite understand either. He could only speculate. “Perhaps it's a technique for using stealthweapons, similar to throwing darts, but not quite the same. It requires long-term repetitive practice in terms ofstrength, and there must be some other tricks involved to achieve that effect. Ms. Garcia, are you veryinterested?”
Indeed, Neera's curiosity was piqued, and she wanted to investigate further. After arriving at this place, Iincreasingly realized the importance of my combat skills. This place is extremely ruthless. Without some skills torely on, it's virtually impossible to make progress. I don't know anything and always rely on others for protectionwherever I go. Having been here for just a few days, I had almost always been bullied. This is so frustrating.Perhaps I should consider making some changes.
Zephyr saw through her worries and comforted her, “These skills are honed over a long period of time. In a short
time, I'm afraid you won't even learn the basics. Ms. Garcia, you've always been a saint, healing and savingpeople. It's only natural that you wouldn't know how to harm others.”
A saint? Neera couldn't help but feel a bit amused, which somewhat dispelled her feelings of disappointment.
“Actually, I also thought about targeting that person's meridian points. However, with my skills, I would have towait for that person to come closer, and only then could I accurately strike when the opportunity arises,” she saidafter letting out a sigh. While it's possible to control the other party's actions this way, if they get the upper handfirst, there's nothing I can do. So, it's essential to make the first move. Perhaps it could be combined with somekind of medicinal powder...
With that in mind, her eyes lit up, and she suddenly said, “Stop the car, turn around, and let's go back to theclinic.”
Zephyr didn't quite understand why, but he followed through nonetheless.
When the two of them returned, Caleb was still there. Seeing her, he asked with a smile, “Ms. Garcia, did youmiss out on some medicinal materials?”
Neera didn't stand on ceremony with him and listed a few types of medicine with a nod.
Upon hearing that, Caleb knew immediately that those were used to make anesthetics, to numb the nerves.
At that moment, his eyebrows lifted slightly, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes. He took her along to makea selection.