The three burly men’s gazes were immediately drawn to the bronze cauldron in the Young man’s hand.
A large cauldron made entirely of bronze, half a man's height, would weigh at least a thousand catties. However, seeing how thin and weak the Young man looked, he could lift it with one hand effortlessly, indicating immense strength.
This also made the three burly men shift their gazes to the Young man, a hint of wariness appearing on their faces.
“My dad left? And said goodbye to me? Why didn’t I know?” Xia Shi, the young Shop assistant, was startled at first, but then suddenly reacted, rushing to the Young man’s side in a flash, grabbing his shoulders with both hands and saying, “Thank goodness Gu Jiang Brother is here, you scared me to death! They’re trying to rob us!”
This Young man was, naturally, Jiang Yun!
Two months ago, he had arrived in Nanxing City.
He had to admit, upon his first arrival in Nanxing City, he was completely astounded by the city’s prosperity and liveliness. Although he had passed through some small towns on his way from Mang Mountain to Wen Dao Sect, they simply couldn't compare to Nanxing City.
Because there was still almost half a year until the Luo Family Old Ancestor’s birthday, and he needed to experience the myriad aspects of the Human Realm Path, he came up with an idea: he came to this Duoyao Pavilion and became a small Shop assistant who cleaned cauldrons. He didn't ask for wages, only food and lodging.
However, within Nanxing City, although there were many shops opened by various Sects and powerful clans, there was no Wen Dao Sect shop. This was because the biggest owner in Nanxing City was the Luo Family.
And the Luo Family, it was said, did not have a good relationship with the Wen Dao Sect, so they did not allow the Wen Dao Sect to enter Nanxing City.
Considering that he would need to go to the Luo Family in the future, and if people found out he had worked as a small Shop assistant, it would bring shame to his Master and the Sect, Jiang Yun changed his name.
Although this Duoyao Pavilion’s storefront was not large, and the cultivation of the owner and his son was not high—the father was at Tongmai Realm seventh level, and the son was only at Tongmai Realm third level—they treated him well, so he stayed here.
When there was work, he would clean cauldrons; when he was free, he would either sit by the entrance watching the flow of people, or stroll leisurely, wandering aimlessly around the city. At night, he would Cultivate peacefully in his small room.
He saw a lot, heard a lot. Many sounds and sights corresponded one-to-one with what he had experienced in the Human Realm Path, and coupled with his inherent intelligence, it made him no longer as ignorant about human nature and worldly affairs as he once was.
More importantly, he gained a deeper understanding of the Human Realm Path.
In short, these two months had been very fulfilling for him.
Just now, he was cleaning a large cauldron in the back when he heard the conversation between Xia Shi and the burly man. He naturally knew the other party was deliberately looking for trouble and, worried that Xia Shi would suffer, he came out.
Looking at Xia Shi, who was almost climbing onto him, Jiang Yun helplessly said, “Xia Shi, can you let go of me first? They said they weren’t robbing us, but authenticating Medicinal Pills. What’s there to be afraid of!”
Xia Shi said with a tearful face, “Even if it’s for authenticating Medicinal Pills, my dad isn’t here, and I don’t know how!”
Xia Shi’s father was a first-grade Alchemist, and almost all the various Medicinal Pills sold in the shop were made by him. He was indeed skilled at authenticating Medicinal Pills.
“Let me try!”
“You!” Xia Shi’s eyes suddenly widened. He released his hands, took two steps back, and looked at Jiang Yun as if he had never seen him before, scrutinizing him from head to toe, saying, “Gu Jiang Brother, you can authenticate Medicinal Pills? Why have you never told me? Could you be a hidden Master?”
Jiang Yun was truly too lazy to bother with him. He gently placed the brush and the large cauldron in his hands on the ground and walked directly to the counter.
However, Jiang Yun did not look at the plant placed on the counter. Instead, he first glanced at the three burly men, and his brows couldn't help but furrow slightly.
Then, Jiang Yun picked up the colorful plant. He merely took a glance at it before putting it back and said, “This is Seven-Leaf Bitter Chrysanthemum. If it were complete, its value would be considerable. However, this one of yours is missing a leaf, so it’s not worth much. If you want to sell it, it’s at most one hundred first-grade Spirit Stones!”
“Nonsense!” Hearing Jiang Yun’s words, the red-robed burly man sneered, “What Seven-Leaf Bitter Chrysanthemum? This is clearly Rainbow Heavenly Grass, worth a fortune! Trying to fool us? You’re still too green, kid!”
Facing the burly man’s unreasonable antics, Jiang Yun was not angry. Instead, he said calmly, “Even if I wanted to fool someone, I would never fool someone who is about to die!”
“What did you say! How dare you curse us to die? I’ll crush you!”
… {First Release of the Official & W Version
A burly man with a bushy beard, standing next to the red-robed burly man, his expression changed drastically. He suddenly reached out and grabbed Jiang Yun.
Although Jiang Yun did not know the cultivation of these three burly men, he could judge from their speed that they were definitely not as good as him.
However, he neither dodged nor avoided, allowing the other party to grab his collar. He calmly said, “I’m not cursing you. Next to Seven-Leaf Bitter Chrysanthemum, there will inevitably be Falling-Away Grass growing alongside it, and Falling-Away Grass can emit an odorless poison. When you picked this Seven-Leaf Bitter Chrysanthemum, you must have inhaled some.”
“Recently, have you noticed some red spots appearing three inches above your navel? They don’t hurt or itch, and they’re becoming fewer and fewer. When these red spots completely disappear, that will be the day of your death!”
Jiang Yun’s series of words gradually replaced the anger on the three burly men’s faces with terror.
After Jiang Yun finished speaking, the burly man with the bushy beard’s wrist trembled heavily. He released Jiang Yun’s collar, turned his head, and looked at his two companions.
After a moment of dead silence, the three burly men suddenly knelt down in front of Jiang Yun in unison, pressing their heads to the ground and saying, “Please, Young man, save us.”
Clearly, everything Jiang Yun said was correct!
At this moment, Xia Shi was dumbfounded. His gaze shifted from Jiang Yun to the three burly men kneeling on the ground, his face full of disbelief.
After a long while, Xia Shi suddenly leaned into Jiang Yun’s ear and whispered, “Gu Jiang Brother, are you fooling them?”
“Get out of here!” Jiang Yun pushed Xia Shi aside and said to the three burly men, “Saving you is not difficult, but…”
Before Jiang Yun could finish speaking, the three burly men immediately understood. With a flip of their wrists, each of them produced a pile of shiny Spirit Stones, totaling over a hundred. They said, “As long as Young man can save us, all these Spirit Stones are yours.”
“If that’s not enough, we also have some Talismans and Medicinal Pills here, but they’re not worth much.”
Jiang Yun waved his hand and said, “That’s not what I meant. What I meant is that saving you is not difficult, but I hope you won’t do such extortion and robbery again in the future.”
At this, the three burly men, along with Xia Shi, all four of them looked up at Jiang Yun, but their gazes were as if they were looking at a monster.
There are actually such people in this world, who save others for free, just to make them abandon evil and embrace good…
“Actually, the method to save you is very simple. Since Seven-Leaf Bitter Chrysanthemum and Falling-Away Grass are symbiotic, if you are poisoned by Falling-Away Grass, you can use Seven-Leaf Bitter Chrysanthemum to cure it. Take the red, green, and purple leaves of this Seven-Leaf Bitter Chrysanthemum, boil them in water, and drink the decoction!”
After throwing out these words, Jiang Yun turned and left. He grabbed the brush with one hand and lifted the large cauldron with the other, continuing his work, leaving behind four dumbfounded figures.