Encounter with the In‑Demand Supreme Miracle Pill

Everyone froze for a moment, then quickly turned to look.

The speaker was none other than Ryan Ling.

"Ryan, this whole mess is way too complicated—you really don’t need to get involved. Just take Sophie and go!" Samuel Su was also stunned, and blurted this out immediately.

But before he could finish, the fat agent leading the commotion shouted, "Hold up! You said it, now you gotta deliver. Otherwise, what’s the point of mouthing off like that?"

"This has nothing to do with him. If you want trouble, come at me!" Samuel Su stood up abruptly.

"Come at you? What’s the point? You got money? Don’t think your reputation means squat anymore—the times have changed. Now, we only care about cash, got it?" The fat agent clearly didn’t respect Samuel Su at all.

Egged on by him, several distributors immediately surrounded Ryan, like they were afraid he’d run off.

"Alright, since I said it, I’ll deliver. If you want money, I can pay you right now. But you all need to take back what you just said about the Su family—otherwise, I’ll rip your mouths off!" Ryan didn’t back down; he strode forward instead.

"Heh, selling fake pills and still talking big? And who the hell are you, acting all tough?" The fat agent snorted, clearly annoyed.

"You wanna know? Then perk up your dog ears and listen close—my name’s Ryan Ling, and I’m the current chief pill-refiner for the Su family!" As Ryan finished, not just the crowd, but even Samuel and Sophie were stunned.

Marty Sun squinted at Ryan, then burst out laughing. "So you're that fake-pill maker, huh? Chief pill-refiner, my ass! Brothers, anyone who makes fake pills deserves a good beating. Let's get him!"

"Hold up, I’m not done talking yet. What’s your rush?" Ryan shot him a cold glare, making Marty’s back go cold. He froze in place instantly.

Ryan followed up, "The pills you guys took away earlier were actually batches we’d already scrapped. The shipping was rushed and the workers grabbed the wrong stock by mistake. The real finished product is right here with me, and its effects are top-tier—way better than anything else on the market!"

Samuel was lost, totally confused. Marty Sun spat on the ground. "Bullshit! You’ve got the real stuff? Better than anything out there? You think you can beat the Azure Dragon Society Pill Hall’s pills? Nonsense!"

"Oh yeah? What if I bring it out right now?" Ryan smiled, unhurried and calm.

"If you really bring it out, and it’s better than the Azure Dragon Society Pill Hall’s, we’ll drop the refund and compensation demands. But if it’s not, we don’t care who you are—we’ll beat you until you’re eating dirt!" Marty said, sneaking a glance at Samuel Su.

Samuel Su looked nervous. As miraculous as Ryan seemed, pill-refining was an even deeper art—and the Azure Dragon Society Pill Hall’s products were top-shelf, made by the best alchemists in all Jiangdong Province.

Samuel had always dreamed of inventing a pill that would outclass the Pill Hall’s, but it was just too hard—totally out of reach.

But while Samuel was lost in thought, Ryan just smiled, pulled out a pitch-black pill from his pocket, and said, "This is the Su family’s latest and most authentic slimming pill!"

If Marty Sun hadn’t just ranted about slimming pills, Ryan might’ve forgotten, but as soon as he did, Ryan remembered Divine Physician Hua Tuo’s gifts. Among the small pills was the Super Sow Slim-Down Pill—Hua Tuo’s own note said it could turn even a three-hundred-jin sow into a willowy beauty.

Of course, Divine Physician Hua Tuo considered little things like this beneath him—just casual amusements. But right now, for Ryan, it was a perfectly timed miracle.

"Just this pill? Who can guarantee it isn’t a fake?" Marty Sun snorted, and the rest of the crowd clearly didn’t buy it either.

"Then pick someone to test it!" Ryan said, straight to the point.

"What if it’s another fake and someone gets sick—who’s responsible? Unless… unless we use a pig instead! If a fat pig takes your pill and it actually works, then I’ll believe you…" Marty said, and the other agents burst out laughing.

"Marty Sun, that’s going way too far! Pills are for people, not pigs. Pigs are so fat and only know how to eat—how could anything work on them?" Sophie Su was furious and shouted back.

"What’s the problem? Isn’t your chief pill-refiner supposed to be amazing? Didn’t he just say his pills beat the Azure Dragon Society Pill Hall’s? If he’s that good, slimming down a pig should be easy!" Marty Sun kept laughing, milking the joke.

"You—you bastard!" Samuel Su was truly furious now, swinging his cane, ready to go at it.

"Alright, everyone calm down. If they want to test the pill this way, fine by me!" Ryan grinned inside—Marty Sun was basically giving him a free assist.

"Great, that’s the spirit! What are you waiting for—go get a pig from a nearby farm. I want to see how your master pill-refiner slims down a pig!" Marty Sun grinned, already plotting to trash the Su family’s reputation tonight.

A few minutes later, a gigantic sow was herded into the Su family’s pill factory. Su workers crowded around to watch the spectacle, and even the remaining Su family pill-refiners were baffled—slimming down a pig with pills was a first.

"Go on, chief pill-refiner, show us your magic!" Marty Sun said, and two agents pried open the pig’s mouth. The sow squealed, thinking it was about to be slaughtered.

Ryan didn’t hesitate at all—he tossed the pill straight down. The sow gulped it down with a mouthful of water.

Only then did the crowd let go of the startled sow, and everyone stared wide-eyed at it.

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Just a few seconds later, the fat sow collapsed with a thud, foaming at the mouth.

Marty Sun grinned and shouted, "Beat this fake pill-refiner to death!"

His shout made all the agents jump up.

But just then, someone suddenly shouted, "Wait! Look at the pig!"

In an instant, everyone looked over—the sow that had been foaming at the mouth was now rapidly shrinking. Many people clearly saw its terrifying fat burning away. In just a few minutes, the massive pig lost over two hundred jin.

Not only that, but its previously filthy, wrinkled skin became clean, white, and smooth. The whole pig was transformed, inside and out, into the ‘Xi Shi of pigs,’ leaving everyone dumbfounded.

Even the pig itself was startled and fainted on the spot.

"Is this a dream or for real?" One of the agents slapped himself, hard.

Samuel and Sophie were both stunned. Samuel was especially thrilled, feeling that Ryan was a treasure trove of miracles.

The crowd was even more shocked, everyone staring at Marty Sun.

Marty Sun was utterly dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

"Well? Are you convinced now?" Ryan sneered, looking at Marty Sun.

"Convinced!" Marty Sun trembled, glanced at the Su family loyalists, and nodded quickly.

"Good. Take your people and get out of the Su family!" Ryan said bluntly.

Marty Sun wiped the sweat from his brow, thinking that Ryan, despite his age, had a commanding presence—his words were like royal decrees, making people nod involuntarily.

But Marty Sun was too shrewd to let go of such a business opportunity. Seeing the miraculous effect of the slimming pill, his mind raced, and he hurried over to Samuel Su: "Mr. Su, we were wrong. I shouldn’t have made trouble in the middle of the night. Please forget the past grudges. Forget about refunds and compensation—can I be the first to stock this miracle pill? I’ll pay the full price, no haggling!"

Samuel Su exploded with scorn. "Ha! I never imagined your skin could be so thick. Weren’t you the one calling our pills fake and trying to ruin us? Now you want to carry our product? I’d rather sell to a dog than to you—get out!" he roared.