Baicao Hall!
It was the largest medicine hall in Cangwu Prefecture City, without a doubt.
Half an incense stick later, Lin Baichuan had already arrived at the entrance of Baicao Hall. Looking at the ancient, three-story medicine hall in front of him, Lin Baichuan’s eyes gleamed as he muttered, “Yang Zhan often said how amazing Baicao Hall is, saying it has everything. I hope it doesn’t disappoint me!”
As he spoke, Lin Baichuan had already walked into Baicao Hall.
There were many people in the main hall on the first floor, indicating that business was very good.
Lin Baichuan silently scanned the hall. Rows of counters displayed many items, including medicinal herbs and finished products like medicinal powders and ointments, each with different effects.
Lin Baichuan silently scanned the surroundings, examining the goods in the counters.
Just then, a young woman walked over with a smile and said to Lin Baichuan, “Young Master, what do you need?”
Because he was out to buy medicinal herbs, Lin Baichuan was not wearing the exclusive uniform of the Demon Slayer Guard, so the woman naturally did not know his identity, and calling him Young Master was appropriate.
In fact, Lin Baichuan’s appearance in this life was quite good, and now that he had entered the Martial Dao, and his Physical Body strength had even broken the human limit, his temperament was even more outstanding. Although he couldn't be described as dashing or as a jade tree facing the wind, he was still a graceful and talented individual. This was why he caught the woman's attention as soon as he entered.
“I’m buying some medicinal herbs.”
Lin Baichuan glanced at the woman in front of him, smiled slightly, and said, “I just don’t know if you have the goods here?”
“Young Master, our Baicao Hall is the largest medicine hall in the entire Cangwu Prefecture City. If we don’t have it here, you probably won’t find another place in Cangwu Prefecture City,” the woman said with a slight smile, a clear hint of pride in her voice when she mentioned the words Baicao Hall.
“Heh heh, so confident!”
Lin Baichuan’s pupils slightly constricted, then he said in a deep voice, “Alright, I need a xuanyang fruit. Do you have it here?”
“xuanyang fruit!”
The woman was immediately stunned, her Face showing surprise, and she said in a deep voice, “This is a Spirit Medicine.”
“I naturally know it’s a Spirit Medicine.” Lin Baichuan, seeing the woman’s expression, immediately curled his lip and said, “What, you don’t have it?”
“We do!”
The woman gritted her teeth, gave Lin Baichuan a meaningful look, and said, “Young Master, you’re in luck, you’ve come at just the right time. Our Baicao Hall just acquired a xuanyang fruit yesterday. However… this xuanyang fruit is a Spirit Medicine, and its price is not low…”
Lin Baichuan raised his eyebrows, secretly delighted.
He hadn't held much hope, thinking he was just trying his luck, but he never expected to actually find it. Baicao Hall actually had a xuanyang fruit, and it was only received yesterday. Could it be that heaven was truly helping him?
Lin Baichuan thought to himself, his Face remaining unperturbed, and he asked in a deep voice:
“How much? Name your price!”
“This…”
The woman pondered for a moment and said, “One thousand taels of gold…”
Damn it!
Lin Baichuan couldn't help but curse inwardly; this woman really dared to ask for such a price. Although it was said that Spirit Medicine was worth ten thousand gold, this ten thousand gold actually referred to silver, not gold! One thousand taels of gold was equivalent to one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Such a large sum of money was enough to bankrupt an ordinary aristocratic family.
“I’ll buy it!”
Many thoughts flashed through Lin Baichuan’s mind, cursing Baicao Hall for being so black-hearted, but he gritted his teeth and immediately made a decision.
One thousand taels of gold for a xuanyang fruit was indeed a bit expensive, but the problem was that this xuanyang fruit was of great use to him, allowing him to reshape his Physical Body and innate talent. If calculated this way, let alone one thousand taels of gold, even ten thousand taels would be worth it.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Lin Baichuan immediately pulled out a gold note for one thousand taels of gold and handed it to the woman, saying, “I want the xuanyang fruit now.”
The woman was stunned. She had only casually named a price, because according to market value, a xuanyang fruit was certainly not worth one thousand taels of gold; at most, it was fifty to sixty thousand taels of silver, so it was double the price now. She hadn’t expected Lin Baichuan to not even haggle, and just agree to the transaction directly.
In fact, Lin Baichuan had no idea of the intricacies involved; he thought that Baicao Hall’s items were all clearly marked, who knew that even ancient people had such deep schemes.
However, he had also made a windfall from Liang YouTian, so he was full of confidence. Otherwise, even if he wanted to buy it, he wouldn’t have the financial means!
“Young Master, please wait. I will go and fetch the medicine for you now.”
After receiving and verifying the gold note, the woman’s smile grew even wider. She first led Lin Baichuan to a private room in a corner, personally brewed tea, and then turned to leave.
The xuanyang fruit is a Spirit Medicine, valuable and expensive, and its sale requires certain procedures.
Fortunately, her identity and status were not ordinary; otherwise, if it were another shop assistant, they would not have the qualification to sell this Spirit Medicine at all.
After leaving the room, the woman went directly to a room on the third floor of Baicao Hall.
At this moment, there was already someone in the room: an old man with a long yellow robe and white hair, who was brewing tea in the room. Seeing the woman enter, he smiled slightly and said, “Yun Xi, why are you rushing upstairs? Is something wrong?”
“Elder Yuan, someone wants to buy that xuanyang fruit.” The woman smiled slightly and said, “I’ll have to trouble Elder Yuan to retrieve the item.”
“xuanyang fruit!”
The old man’s expression hardened, and he said in a deep voice, “The xuanyang fruit was only acquired yesterday, and someone has come to buy it today. Is it really such a coincidence?”
“It should be a coincidence. This person’s Face is very unfamiliar, so he should be a casual customer, and he’s already paid the silver.” The woman smiled slightly, placed the gold note with a Face value of one thousand taels on the table in front of her, and continued, “Look… a gold note for one thousand taels of gold. This customer didn’t even bat an eyelid when he took it out.”
“It seems he’s a Dragon crossing the river.”
The White-haired Old Man smiled slightly, just about to speak, when at that moment, the door was pushed open, and a young man walked in.
“Young Master, why have you come…”
As soon as the young man entered, both the White-haired Old Man, Elder Yuan, and the woman, Yun Xi, were stunned, then immediately stood up and bowed to the young man.
At this moment, if Lin Baichuan were here, he would definitely recognize at a glance that this young man was Lu Changkong.
Lu Changkong’s expression was grim. As soon as he entered, he wasted no words and said directly, “I heard the store acquired a xuanyang fruit yesterday, and I happen to need it. Elder Yuan… please get the xuanyang fruit for me!”
“xuanyang fruit, this…” Elder Yuan was immediately stunned, somewhat hesitant.
“What, is there a problem?” Lu Changkong raised his eyebrows, looked at Elder Yuan, and said, “Could it be that I, the Young Master, can’t even take a medicinal herb from my own shop?”
“Young Master misunderstands, it’s just that someone just bought this xuanyang fruit, and they’ve already paid the silver.”
Elder Yuan said with a bitter smile, “If I give the xuanyang fruit to you, Young Master, I’m afraid I won’t be able to explain it to the customer.”
“Explain what? Just tell him the item has been sold and refund his money.”
Lu Changkong’s expression turned cold. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Yuan Ningdong, saying coldly, “Yuan Ningdong, I’m giving you Face by calling you Elder Yuan. But don’t forget your identity. Today, I’m not here to discuss with you; I’m here to inform you.”