Miracle Herb
“Master Yu, I have finished taking apart two relatively decayed fiend beasts and shall now get in touch with a buyer. If all goes well, you will make your first sale,” informed Xuan Zhengtang, storing said fiend beasts into his cosmic sleeve after two days of work as he reported to Mu Yu, who was sitting in the courtyard.
“Does Pill Cauldron Sect have a Hundred Herbs Hall in this city?” Mu Yu inquired.
“There is one, which is where we buy all of our pills from. If you wish to go there, take a left as soon as you leave Mystic Beast Store, and you will find it at the end of the street. It stands out, so you should not miss it. I can ask an alchemist I know there to help you. I will not be getting any cuts from it.”
“Don’t worry about. I was just asking. Take care out there.”
“Xiaoshuai, stay here for me. If anyone wants comes asking to be banged up, do them the favour if you can, and call me if you can’t.”
“Where you going? Buying food?” Xiaoshuai asked in a groggy state.
A smile came to Mu Yu’s lips. “Yeah. Wait here.”
“I’d like an order of candied haws and grilled meat, hehe,” requested Xiaoshuai, rolling over to return to sleep.
Ideally, Mu Yu would have liked to bump into someone he knew from Pill Cauldron Sect to pick up a Tiashi purple sky pill. Otherwise, he would have had to buy it, which meant presenting his token to identify himself, in turn exposing his whereabouts to the world; Shi Dengtian and him also had a grudge they had yet to settle. Alas, he did not find anybody he was acquainted with after doing a lap of the stereotypical store.
“Next!” grouched the clerk who just served a Primordial Infant Realm customer. Without giving Mu Yu a chance to state his business, the clerk questioned, “What herb are you looking to sell?”
“I’m not looking to sell herbs. I’d like to ask ab-”
“What are you here for if not to sell herbs? I’m an appraiser. If you want to buy herbs, go over there.”
“I’m not looking to buy herbs, either. I just have an enquiry. Who is the manager here?”
“Next!”
To avoid causing a fuss, Mu Yu kept up the cordial tone and presented an herb. “My mistake. I’d like to sell an herb.”
The appraiser took the herb to scrutinise. “Is this a joke? What do you want with an ordinary pine?”
“It’s no ordinary pine.”
Sporting an enigmatic grin, Mu Yu tapped the pine, triggering the growth of a yellow flower. Sensing the spiritual qi oozing from the luminous leaves, the appraiser looked up in aghast.
“What’s the matter? You don’t mean to tell me you don’t know, do you?”
Replacing words with a vexed glare, the appraiser stated, “Wait here. I can’t make the call for herbs ten thousand years old. I’m going to call our proprietor over.”
The appraiser’s attitude was nothing to be surprised about since alchemists tended to have a god complex. Mu Yu did not care what the appraiser’s attitude was as long as he got to meet the proprietor.
The Body Severing Realm proprietor gingerly picked up the herb the “splendid” herb and then pulled down a clear pearl, a pearl taken from a level six fiend beast, hanging from the counter to peer into the herb’s interior structure.
Utilising his will, Mu Yu sprang the herb to life, deceiving the proprietor that it had developed sentience.
“Hello, I am the proprietor here, a rank five alchemist, Zheng Xiuming. Might I be able to have a word with you in regards to this herb?” Though courteous, Zheng Xiuming did not lower himself, even emphasising his rank.
“Sure.”
Zheng Xiuming inwardly said, Not even a greeting? I’m a rank five alchemist, and that’s the attitude you give me? Let’s see what you’ve got up your sleeve, diva.
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