Chapter 21: The Mysterious Woman
Knowing the price of the fragment, Ye Chen didn't procrastinate, and with a wave of his robe, a porcelain vase containing the Meditation Pill appeared on the counter, and said, "I couldn't bring the gold coins to buy this time, how many gold coins can this bottle of Meditation Pill be worth?"
The old man carefully picked up the porcelain bottle, looked at the emerald green pill in the porcelain bottle, and was slightly shocked in his heart, this pill was the same as the one he had just checked, the color of the pill was not bad at all, it was obviously from the hand of one person, and he bowed his head slightly, with a hint of excitement, and said respectfully, "Dare to ask, Your Excellency is an alchemist?"
As soon as he said goodbye in the appraisal room, the old man informed the high-level of Baibaolou about the Meditation Pill and Ye Chen, and was personally told by the shopkeeper to find out whether Ye Chen was an alchemist, if so, it was best to understand what level of alchemist it was! The alchemist who can refine the high-level meditation pill cannot be too low, before leaving, he specially told the old man not to annoy the other party, after all, offending an alchemist of unknown level, a big force like Baibaolou can't afford it!
Alchemist and refiner are both the most precious professions in the Tian Yuan Continent, after all, the cultivation and struggle of martial artists are inseparable from these two professions, as far as Ye Chen knows, the Ye family has a second-order alchemist, whose status is second only to the head of the family, you can imagine how noble the status is!
The old man suppressed the excitement in his heart, if this matter is done well, his status in Baibaolou will definitely be improved, and he has already sent a small team of people to investigate Ye Chen's identity, but the other party seems to appear out of thin air, without the slightest clue, so the old man has to serve Ye Chen carefully, hoping to get useful information.
Originally, with only one pill, it would not be so fanfare, after all, it was not a big deal to get an elixir because of good luck, this kind of thing happened all the time, but it was a high-grade pill, and there had been no high-grade pill in Black Rock City for many years, plus the wealth represented by an alchemist, so Baibaolou had the heart of not letting go of the wrong killing!
"What's the matter, you still have to report your identity if you sell pills?" Under the black robe, Ye Chen replied lightly.
"Don't dare, since Your Excellency doesn't want to say it, I naturally don't dare to ask more!" The old man hurriedly said, for fear that Ye Chen would be angry about it.
Seeing the old man asking such a question, Ye Chen under the cloak had a bitter look on his face, presumably selling the same elixir in a row to arouse suspicion, but he couldn't do anything about it.
"Your Excellency, I can only buy this pill at a price of three thousand, and you also know that it is not common to trade four thousand gold coins!" The old man was also clear about what was going on at the fair, and in order not to make Ye Chen suspicious, he explained!
"Hmm!" Ye Chen nodded, for the price of the Meditation Pill, it was already good that the other party could give three thousand, and he didn't worry too much, took out the gold coin card and crossed the two thousand gold coins to complete the transaction!
Putting the fragment in his pocket, Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what, the purpose of this trip was achieved!
Now that the things have arrived, Ye Chen didn't want to stay longer, so he waved his hand at the old man and was about to leave!
"If you still need to buy any items in the future, you can take care of Baibaolou and give you the best price!" The old man also had the attitude that he could not be befriended and must not be offended.
"Okay!" replied casually, and walked towards the gate of Baibaolou, after all, he would have to come here to trade in the future, and Ye Chen didn't want to stiffen the relationship!
It is only more than 20 days before the coming-of-age ceremony, now that the martial arts are in hand, Ye Chen is ready to make some plans, the first is the improvement of cultivation, with Chen Li's help, there should be no big problem with the exchange point, and the second is the cultivation of martial arts, not only the improvement of footwork and fist skills, but also the successful cultivation of sword skills! Silently counting the time, Ye Chen also felt a trace of urgency!
But what Ye Chen didn't know was that after he walked out of the gate, there were two figures on the fourth floor of the Baibao Building silently watching him leave!
"Miss, this is the elixir of a mysterious person just now!" On the fourth floor, a middle-aged man said respectfully to the graceful figure by the window sill in front of him.
"Hehe, Uncle Huang, there are no outsiders here, you don't have to be like this!" The girl turned a porcelain vase, put it on the tip of her nose, sniffed it gently, bowed her head slightly, and replied with a smile.
If there are outsiders here, they will be surprised, only a few people have been lucky enough to go up to the fourth floor of Baibaolou so far, even the patriarchs of the three major families do not have this opportunity, and Huang Chong is the big shopkeeper of Baibaolou, usually even if the patriarchs of the three major families see each other, they have to give three points, this woman actually made Huang Chong so respectful, but I think that this woman's status is absolutely extraordinary!
Looking at the figure standing on the windowsill in a slight daze, Huang Chong's eyes were full of love, this woman was originally a descendant of Baibaolou's family, when he was still working in his own family, he watched her grow up, the woman has been close to him since she was a child, a mouthful of Uncle Huang, affectionately called, Huang Chong, who had not married and had no children, has always loved her as her own daughter!
However, ten years ago, Huang Chong made a mistake and was demoted to Black Rock City as a big shopkeeper, and he didn't see each other for ten years, thinking about it before leaving, that little face was covered with tears, and the reluctant words still linger in his ears: "Uncle Huang, you will come back to accompany me, right!"
Until a month ago, I suddenly received the news that Miss was coming to Black Rock City, which made Huang Chong very happy, he personally cooked, decorated the room, and went out of the city to greet him after he was ready.
The woman came to Black Rock City just to spend her last time.
The sudden news, like a thunderbolt from the sky, exploded in Huang Chong's mind, although the woman has only been here for a month, she has been sick twice, every time she sees her, she not only has to endure the pain and torture, but also comfort herself not to worry, saying that she is used to it! Looking at the woman struggling in the disease, Huang Chong's heart is like a knife, and he can't wait to bear this pain for her!
The first episode occurred two years ago, without any warning, from once in half a year, to March, to a month, until now, it will occur every half a month, the time is still shortening, the family has no way to find several high-level alchemists, countless heavenly and earthly treasures have tried, but they still haven't been able to change anything, even if they can't do it when it comes, it is still like an avalanche that erupts, getting faster and faster......
According to those people, once the time continues to be shortened to once a day, even if the woman is lucky enough not to die, she will have to live in endless pain! Thinking of this, Huang Chong's fists clenched, his eyes were red, and no one would want to see his children live in pain!
So this is also the reason why Huang Chong sent someone to investigate Ye Chen, although he knew that even the high-level alchemists invited by his family could not be cured, how could there be better alchemists in this small place, could he not do anything? Although there was little hope, doing something could always make his heart feel better!
"Uncle Huang, it's okay!" As if sensing Huang Chong's sadness, the woman turned around and smiled slightly, saying that there was no need to worry!
The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed in a pale green dress, caressing like a green willow, her skin was like snow, with a hint of freshness, like a fairy moving in the lotus pond.
When the calm pretty face turned to face Huang Chong, a faint smile appeared, perhaps it was the long-term illness and torture, which made the woman's face slightly pale, and a pair of clear eyes, as indifferent as seeing through life and death, made the seeer feel pity.
"Uncle Huang, I want to eat the delicious food you made for me!" The woman sighed secretly, knowing that the other party would not give up because of a word, so she had to change the topic.
"Okay, what do you want to eat today?" Huang Chong touched the girl's head dotingly, knowing that this was because the other party didn't want him to worry too much!
"Hmm...... I like everything Uncle Huang does!" In order not to make Huang Chong worry too much, the woman also deliberately winked at the latter playfully!