Chapter 38: The Vendors
Seeing Gu Qingxue's reaction of "I don't know what Guiyuan Pill is", Zhang Feiyang reached into his arms, took out a worn-out small bottle, and put a white pill in the palm of his hand.
I saw that the whole body of this pill was snow-white, as if it was as clear as a snowball, and there were wisps of white gas emitting out, enveloping the pill, which seemed to add a layer of mystery to this pill.
Although Gu Qingxue didn't know what Guiyuan Dan was, she glanced at it and knew that this thing was definitely very precious, so she asked curiously.
Guiyuan Dan was originally something recorded in the ancient books of the Alchemy Department, and there was nothing to hide.
Zhang Feiyang frankly explained to Gu Qingxue that from the naming of the name, to the final curative effect, and the difficulty of refining, he gave Gu Qingxue a detailed explanation, hoping that she could understand the preciousness of this pill.
After listening to this, Gu Qingxue's heart-warming beautiful eyes lit up, and she grabbed it with her bare hands, and couldn't help but put it in the palm of her hand to look left and right, playing carefully, and looking like she couldn't put it down.
Seeing that the more she looked at her, the more happy she became, the smiles between her eyebrows and eyes increased, and Zhang Feiyang's pressure was greatly reduced.
It seems that this Guiyuan Dan is really weighty enough. Although I only have this one, I just refined it, so I had to give it away, and I didn't have a chance to experience the specific curative effect, but compared with the punishment of not being able to participate in the martial arts competition, it was still worth it. At most, when the demand for healing pills is not so great, it is better to refine one again.
Thinking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to ask Gu Qingxue's answer, but suddenly, Gu Qingxue seemed to see through his mind at a glance, glanced at him with a smile, and returned Guiyuan Dan to his hands.
This made Zhang Feiyang a little confused.
Because, at this time, Gu Qingxue's face was obviously reluctant, unwilling to return the Guiyuan Pill, in that case, why did she return the pill again?
How did he know, just when Gu Qingxue took a fancy to Guiyuan Dan and put the pill in her hand to play with it, it seemed that she was already addicted to Guiyuan Dan and looked like she was easy to discuss everything, but in fact, it was just Gu Qingxue deliberately pretending.
She's smart and sober all the time.
Seeing that Zhang Feiyang had sent such a valuable Guiyuan Pill, Gu Qingxue's heart rose even deeper worry.
Because, she didn't believe that with the conditions Zhang Feiyang just offered, she could exchange it for a Guiyuan Dan. At most, you can only change one healing pill.
What is Zhang Feiyang's purpose in doing this?
Could it be to complete the task assigned by Song Cuifu? Through those ordinary herbs that are only more than ten years old, to refine the Guiyuan Pill?
Gu Qingxue had never gone through the alchemy department, nor had she personally refined the pill, but it was common sense that she had to use herbs for more than a hundred years to refine a Guiyuan Pill.
On the first day she entered the herb collection department, the senior brother told her.
This is also a guideline that all outside disciples in the entire Herb Collection Department need to keep in mind.
In this case, what is the point of Zhang Feiyang asking for so many useless herbs?
With this in mind, Gu Qingxue suddenly thought of a very dangerous possibility.
If Zhang Feiyang piled up all these useless herbs in the warehouse of the Alchemy Department, and then, he burned all the hundred-year-old herbs that had not been used up with one fire.
In this way, when the time has come to hand in the pills.
He said that the reason why he could not complete the amount required by the task was because the people in the medicine collection department were shoddy and indiscriminate, wasting their time on collecting these unused herbs.
If Song Cuifu asks for sins when the time comes, won't she and the entire medicine collection department suffer?
Of course.
If Zhang Feiyang really did this, he and the disciples of the Alchemy Department would naturally be punished.
But when he says this, he is throwing the biggest responsibility on his side.
Even if he is really punished, then the punishment he and the Alchemy Department will definitely not be as heavy as his own.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingxue finally figured out Zhang Feiyang's intention to come to her suddenly, and why he was willing to give her such a valuable Guiyuan Dan.
Because, the logic is simple.
Don't look at the Guiyuan Pill is very valuable, but no matter how valuable it is, it is also an elixir, as long as it takes enough time and enough herbs, it can be refined.
And the qualification to participate in the martial arts competition can't be exchanged for any Guiyuan Dan.
If she was overlooked for a while, she really agreed to Zhang Feiyang and took the pill, which was equivalent to falling into Zhang Feiyang's poisonous plan and falling into the fire pit dug by Zhang Feiyang in advance.
Naturally, she would not accept it no matter what.
However, she didn't want to turn her face with Zhang Feiyang, after all, at least before she really entered the inner gate, she and the disciples of the Alchemy Department would not look up and look down, and they would continue to get along in the future, if they got into a stiff fight, there would be a lot of inconvenience.
It was precisely because of these considerations that Gu Qingxue just gave the Guiyuan Pill to Zhang Feiyang, but she didn't say anything about Zhang Feiyang's thoughts, smiled and waved her hand, and politely rejected Zhang Feiyang's proposal.
"Zhang Feiyang. I'd love to help you. But I'm really sorry. The disciples of the medicine collection department are all my senior brothers and sisters. Don't look at me as the leader now, but let me order them to do this and that. Actually, I ordered not to move. ”
"Then you can try to talk to them. Zhang Feiyang could see that Gu Qingxue still liked Guiyuan Dan very much, and he didn't want to give up on the trick he had come up with with so hard, so he tried to make a suggestion and fight for it again.
Gu Qingxue shook her head, looking powerless.
"No, I can't. Recently, the elder brother of our medicine collection department has just died, and everyone's mood is not very stable. Both the senior brother and the senior sister wanted to be quiet and take the opportunity to rest and rest. If they were allowed to continue working now, even a discussion would anger them. I can't do that. What if the time comes to arouse the dissatisfaction of all the senior brothers and sisters?"
She's really a smart person in Bingxue.
The half-truths of this passage are played by the topic.
Zhang Feiyang was depressed when he heard this, and he couldn't tell the truth from the fake at all, but after thinking about it for a while, he still didn't want to give up, and after a while, he put on an attitude of standing on the same front with her and being willing to fight the enemy together, and took her into the army.
"But now the herbs in our alchemy department are almost used. If you don't work, we won't have the materials to refine the pill, and then the upper authorities will blame you. We're going to be out of luck for both. Aren't you worried about that? Otherwise. If you can't convince them, take me to meet them. I'll try to talk to them. ”
Gu Qingxue sneered in her heart, but her face still maintained a helpless look.
Seeing Zhang Feiyang's very unwilling look, the more she looked at it, the more she despised it.
Zhang Feiyang. You've gone too far, too. To harm me. Is it necessary to do this? I've already turned you down twice. Why can't you hear it, don't you know what to do? Do you really want me to tear my face and have a showdown with you?
But after thinking about it for a while, she still didn't want to make things too unpleasant, sighed, as if complaining, squeezed out a tear from her eyes, and acted.
"Zhang Feiyang. I beg you. I really can't help you with this. If I let you talk to my brother and sister, then I won't want to stay in the herb collection department in the future. As for the herbs you requested, I will mobilize everyone to start work as soon as possible and resume supply. ”
As soon as this eviction order came out, Zhang Feiyang understood that his plan was completely ruined, no matter what Gu Qingxue's reason was, in short, her road here was impassable.
In that case, it is naturally unnecessary to continue to stay here.
Zhang Feiyang arched his hand, turned around, and left the medicine collection department.
Zhou Xian was waiting at the door, and when he saw Zhang Feiyang's face of loss when he came out, he stepped forward and asked a few words, trying to find out what happened.
Zhang Feiyang didn't have the heart to involve Zhou Zhou Xian, just looked at this friend's concerned and worried eyes, his heart warmed a lot, smiled slightly, patted him on the shoulder, casually made up a reason, and returned to the alchemy department.
After closing the door again and returning to the hut, he took off his disguise, lay on the bed, and cursed Gu Qingxue's timidity and fear.
But as soon as he finished expressing the unhappiness in his heart, remembering that the time of this mission was getting more and more urgent, and there was no alternative plan for the time being, he quickly frowned again, and started to worry, only to feel as if he had walked into a dead end, with little hope, and a feeling of exhaustion filled his body.
Zhang Feiyang was very unwilling, took a deep breath, and after gradually calming down, he sat up, took out the spirit stone realm, and looked at his appearance.
Really.
At this time, the face in the mirror is a little decadent, and there is no hope in sight.
Zhang Feiyang smiled self-deprecatingly, just put away the mirror, and planned to bite the bullet and start thinking about a new plan again, but his heart moved, and he thought of the mortal world through the spirit stone realm just now.
After going a little deeper, he thought about it, and he had regained his confidence, and his face was swept away with excitement because of excitement, and he regained his look.
That night, he went to the warehouse, pushed a cart, loaded all the hundred-year-old herbs in the warehouse, left the Firefox Sect, and rushed to the town where the Spirit Stone Realm had been built overnight, and before the morning market got up, he set up a stall, like an ordinary trader in the mortal world, and began to sell the herbs on the car.
"Hey, folks, uncles and aunts. Walk by and don't miss it. The Heavenly Spirit Grass in my hand has 200 years of medicinal properties...... This is a mountain grass that has medicinal properties for 300 years......"
These mortals have never seen these cherished things, especially some older doctors, who knew about Zhang Feiyang's selling, gathered one by one, carefully inspected, and confirmed that they were all real things, which could cure all diseases and prolong life, as if they didn't want money, they threw out high prices, took out silver taels, and wanted to snatch the herbs in Zhang Feiyang's hand.
That's exactly what he wanted to see.
Zhang Feiyang smiled and collected the money with one hand and delivered the goods with the other.
After a busy morning, and finally sold all the goods, he took out a few taels of silver from it, rented a carriage, and then, for a dozen taels, hired hundreds of homeless people, and asked them to go to the mountains near the town to collect as many useless herbs as possible for more than ten years.
Naturally, these people all responded.
After all, the herbs to be collected are all found everywhere in the mountains, and the place where they grow is not very dangerous, Zhang Feiyang only asks for the amount, regardless of whether these herbs are ten years, twenty years, or thirty years.
These herbs are also of little use to doctors in the mortal world on weekdays, many times, just like ordinary roadside wildflowers, no one cares, even if they are sold by catty, it is not worth a few dollars, and now Zhang Feiyang suddenly offered a high price to buy these useless things, how could anyone refuse this easy and stable way to make money.
What's more, they are all homeless people who just ate the last meal and didn't eat the next meal.
Zhang Feiyang's method immediately had an effect that far exceeded expectations.
When the sun went down and he was about to call it a day, he still had more than a hundred taels of silver in his pocket, but the carriage was already full, and he could no longer stuff it.
Zhang Feiyang was satisfied, set up the carriage, and returned to the Firefox Sect.
That night, after calling the people from the laundry department and the alchemy department to help pile up all the useless herbs into the hut where he was resting, Zhang Feiyang still didn't dare to rest, took out the stove, and diligently began to refine the essence, refining and refining these useless herbs endlessly. After refining, it gradually becomes a year where you can refine the healing pill.
After a day and a night, he wiped off the beads of sweat on his forehead, washed his face, ate something, and regained his spirits, Zhang Feiyang checked the balance of medicinal herbs, and saw that the supply of the medicine collection department was far exceeded, so he finally breathed a sigh of relief and laughed excitedly.
After that, he concocted and purchased useless herbs in this way, and then brought back his method of refining by a small furnace, and provided the alchemy department with usable herbs day by day.
As the days passed, we finally got the required amount in time for the last day before the deadline.
When the entire alchemy department learned of this result, they were excited and excited, and gathered around to celebrate, and the lively atmosphere lasted for a whole day and night.
Knowing that she finally didn't have to be punished jointly, Song Cuifu also rushed over from the inner door, participated in the celebration, and praised Zhang Feiyang at the banquet in the evening, giving him a lot of face.
Zhang Feiyang gratefully hugged his fists in thanks.
After the banquet, he was about to go back to rest, when suddenly, Song Cuifu's laughter came from behind him: "Senior Brother Zhang." I didn't expect such a difficult task to be done for you. You are really a rare talent in our Firefox Sect. You come with me, I have something to say to you. ”
As soon as he heard this, Zhang Feiyang's heart fluttered, and his mood, which had become relaxed due to the atmosphere of the banquet, suddenly became nervous, and he was a little vigilant.
Because, his instinctive premonition is not a good thing. If it's really a good thing, why didn't Song Cuifu say it in front of everyone during the banquet?
Talk about it alone?
It's probably not a good thing.
He sneered in his heart, but he maintained a kind smile on his face, shook his head, waved his hand, and politely rejected Song Cuifu: "Senior sister." I'm so tired. If there's anything, let's talk about it tomorrow. I went to sleep first. ”