Chapter 31: On Cooperation
Lingxiao Pavilion, Chen's Mansion.
"What, should you think that kid can actually refine pills, and he wants to cooperate with me to sell pills?" Elder Chen's gray beard trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but laugh as he listened to Li Wen's report on the half-kneeling ground. "Is this kid stupid, does he really think that he is some kind of alchemy genius that is rare in a thousand years? Could it be that he thinks that refining pills is as easy as drinking water? Really, in the hundreds of years since we Ling Xiao Pavilion had never done the business of selling pills, did he think that this stinky little devil who had not dried up could do it?"
"My lord, please see, this is the sample that Ying Si gave you, this is the marrow cleansing pill he refined, as well as the bone cutting pill. Li Wenbi respectfully handed over the two small jade bottles.
"Okay, let me see what this little ghost can refine. Elder Chen disdainfully picked up the jade bottle and poured the elixir into his hand. One of the two pills was milky white, and the white pill qi lingered on it, like a cloud. The other is pale cyan with strange lines on it. Although the quality of the two pills was not as good as that refined by the elders of the Dan Palace, it was not much worse. Elder Chen pinched a myelin-cleansing pill with two fingers, and after careful observation, he found that there was indeed nothing wrong with it. He couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly: "Is this elixir refined by that kid? You didn't lie to me, did you? The quality of this elixir, you said that it was refined by the elders of the Dan Palace, I believe it." ”
"That's true, Ying Si also told me that he can refine three or four pills in one furnace. Moreover, in the future, not only can we be supplied with the Cleansing Pill and the Bone Cutting Pill, but also other kinds of pills. Li Wen got up and said with a little doubt: "Elder, if I am not mistaken, this should be considered to be the disciple who killed more than a dozen house slaves in the Chen Mansion and bullied Chen Binghui's son. He and Chen Fu, this can be said to be a deep hatred. However, he knew that the shop belonged to the elder, so why did he take the initiative to take out the pill and offer to cooperate with you?
Elder Chen was also confused, and he couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was being sold in the gourd that he should be thinking about. "Wait, did you say he wanted to see me and talk to me face to face about the elixir?"
"Yes, that's right, Elder. His subordinates feel that this kid is so arrogant that he wants to negotiate with you in person, who does he think he is?" Li Wenyi said indignantly.
"No, no, no, there must be ghosts when things go wrong, you don't know, this kid is a little clever. Elder Chen remembered the incident last time, and the way to deal with that matter was definitely not something that an ordinary teenager could come up with.
Elder Chen wandered around the hall a few times, coughed twice, and said, "Okay, you send him a message and ask him to come to see me tomorrow." ”
"Ahh Are you really going to cooperate with him?" Li Wen couldn't believe it, he didn't expect that Elder Chen would actually meet this arrogant kid Ying Si.
"Tell you to go, and you go. Where did you come from, so many questions, don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Do you still need me to teach you?" said Elder Chen, with a displeased expression.
"Yes, yes, the disciple lost his words, and asked the elders to forgive their sins, forgive their sins. ”
"Alright, alright, let's go down. ”
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"Chen's house? Ying Si looked at the two gilded characters on the plaque, and couldn't help but admire. After Li Wen conveyed the news to Ying Sili about Elder Chen, he went to the appointment truthfully and came to the door of Chen's mansion in person.
At this time, a hunchbacked old man walked out of the Chen Mansion, he was the head of the Chen Mansion, he was a monk when he was young, he was chased and killed by the enemy, he was seriously injured and was rescued by Elder Chen. Therefore, in order to repay his kindness, he became the housekeeper of the Chen Mansion.
"The old man is the housekeeper of the Chen Mansion, Old Man Zhao. Dare to ask, is it Ying Si, Ying Gongzi? The master has been waiting in the house for a long time. Please. ”
"Thank you, Uncle Zhao. ”
Ying Si walked slowly into Chen's Mansion, where there were several rockeries, and the clear pond water was full of budding lotus flowers. There is also a green bamboo forest, in which the emerald green bamboo shoots have just emerged, looking vibrant.
"It is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo. No meat makes people thin, and no bamboo makes people vulgar. Tut-tut, the elder is such a wonderful person. Ying Si looked at the bamboo forest in the distance, remembered the poems of his previous life, and felt it.
"Tut-tut, no meat makes people thin, and no bamboo makes people vulgar. Thinking about the poem made by Xiaoyou, it is really interesting, but I didn't expect that Xiaoyou is not only talented in refining medicine, but also has a poem. A middle-aged monk walked out, his temples black and white, and his eagle eyes were extremely sharp. This person is the elder who is in charge of all the matters of the Yanwu Hall, Chen Huaguang, who is a middle-level cultivator in the night and evening period.
"Haha, the elder is serious, the disciple is just talking nonsense. After seeing Elder Chen, Ying Si thought about it and hurriedly said, "The disciple has long heard of Elder Chen's name, and he respects it very much, and when he sees it today, he really deserves his reputation. ”
"Hehe, very respectful, you killed more than a dozen of my house slaves, and you still had a bad relationship with my children, this is called respect?" Elder Chen said in his heart. "However, he knew this, but he came to my house without any scruples. It seems that he may have a great backer behind him. Otherwise, how could they be so emboldened?"
"You should think about the little friend's reputation, please. Elder Chen said with a smile.
"Elder, please. ”
The two of them came to the lobby and sat down, and Ying Sili took the lead in speaking: "I don't know what the Elder, is there any problem with our cooperation?"
"Cooperation? hehe, what cooperation, why cooperation?" Elder Chen slapped the table and sneered: "Okay, you Ying Si, what a big dog guts, you killed my house slave and humiliated my child, and you still dare to talk about cooperation? Don't you think you have lived long enough and want to come to find death?" Between the words, Elder Chen did not suppress his breath at all, and a majestic spiritual power pressed down towards Ying Si like a mountain.
The pressure of the night and evening period really made Ying Si a little unbearable, and cold sweat continued to break out on his forehead. If it is an ordinary person facing this pressure, if you don't say anything, your mind will definitely be damaged, and you can't speak clearly.
However, how could Ying Si in front of Elder Chen be a mortal? Ying Si Si was calm in the face of the pressure that was as heavy as a mountain, and said with a smile: "Elder, why did you say this? Don't be kidding, I killed a demon path thief, how could it be a house slave of your mansion? Moreover, I saved Ling Lang's life in the hands of many demon path thieves. The identities of these demon thieves have also been verified by other Zhang Lao, and they are said to be disciples of the nearby Demon Sect. Could it be that the elder is planning to treat Ling Lang's life-saving benefactor like this?"
"Hehe, he's really a stinky boy with sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, and he brought out other elders to press me. "Although Elder Chen was not angry in his heart, he still couldn't show anything on the surface. He smiled: "Hahaha, you should think that Xiaoyou is really a young talent, I was joking just now, Xiaoyou don't have to take it seriously." However, since Xiaoyou has already spoken, you might as well tell the old man, what reward do you want?"
Ying Si picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. "Since the elder has spoken, if I refuse, I will not give the elder face. Well......... Elder, in this case, as long as the elder agrees to cooperate with me, it will be considered as a reward for the younger one. ”
"Cooperation, are you talking about the pill business that Li Wen reported to me before?" Elder Chen asked knowingly, this kind of question of talking about interests, usually the first to speak is the loser. As for why he didn't delve into the act of killing domestic slaves, he wanted to cooperate. This is also easy to understand, after all, a mortal like a house slave has a cheap life, and when he dies, he dies, and his son is not injured anyway. Moreover, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. Because it is profitable to cooperate with Ying Si, so what's the harm in cooperating?
"That's right, the sample of the elixir, I'm sure you have also seen it, and there is absolutely no deception. As for me, every month, I provide pills to the elders' shop. As for you, you only need to provide me with spiritual materials and demon pills, and we will divide them into seventy-three, what do you think? The price of spiritual materials is only one percent or one thousandth of the elixir. Moreover, the pill has always been in supply, and all along, the pill in the Dan Hall needs to be exchanged for sect contributions, which is difficult to obtain. Ordinary disciples, except for refining themselves, have no other way to obtain it. And your shop, as the only store in Lingxiao Pavilion that sells pills, I am sure it will be overcrowded. Elder, what do you think?" Ying Siliang's eyes flashed a hint of cunning, this heavy profit was in front of him, he didn't believe that this Elder Chen was not moved.
"It's just that I don't know if your supply of pills can supply all the needs of customers?" Elder Chen pretended to ponder.
"You can rest assured that the pill is absolutely enough. Besides, if the pill is gone, it's a big deal, Elder, if you don't sell it, how can you suffer?" Ying Si said with a smile.
Elder Chen is old and refined, although he is a little moved by the conditions that should be considered, but naturally he will not agree to it. At the very least, the current interests can't satisfy his appetite. "Well, it's not impossible. However, I think that our store also provides demon pills and spiritual materials, and you only give me 30% of the benefits, will it be too little? Moreover, our store still needs to be maintained, and the clerks and men also have to eat, and we have to pay them, which is also a lot of consumption! You should think about Xiaoyou, what do you think?. ”
"Hmph, Elder Chen, I came to you to cooperate because I admired your character? However, you don't want to take me for a fool, I'm afraid that even a three-year-old child can't fool me with these excuses, right? Since you are so insincere, then it is okay not to do this business. Ying Si snorted coldly, smashed the cup, got up and was about to leave.