Chapter 360: Chapter 360: There’s a Problem with the dicinal Herbs_1
Qin Feiyang was closely examining a Healing Pill.
The brief glint in his eyes when he heard the White-Eyed Wolf’s ssage was followed by a quick glance at the black-haired elderly man.
People can change their appearances, but not the scent they exude. He fully believed in the White-Eyed Wolf’s sense of sll; there was no chance it could be wrong!
However, he just gave a cursory glance before turning towards the pretty young lady, smiling. "Don’t you have better quality elixirs?"
"Sir, are you not satisfied?" The young lady’s eyebrows knitted together. She looked sowhat miffed. This was the best pill in White Fox City, yet it wasn’t good enough? However, the young lady didn’t realize that Qin Feiyang wasn’t just unsatisfied; he was deeply unsatisfied. This Healing Pill was just a common one, and even among common healing pills, it was rely a low-grade variety. How could such a pill catch the eye of a Top Grade Alchemist like him, who could refine elixirs with two Elixir Patterns? Even the elixirs he casually made were better than this one!
But he simply smiled, put the Healing Pill back on the counter, and walked towards another. Despite her dissatisfaction, the young lady followed him. In her eyes, Qin Feiyang was nothing more than a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
In reality, Qin Feiyang wasn’t interested in the pills at all. He kept his eye on the black-haired elderly man.
But after a while, he stopped before a counter, attracted by a bright red flower. It was actually a Nine Suns Flower! And right next to the Nine Suns Flower was a Red Fire Glazed Tree. What a treasure to stumble upon!
Overjoyed, Qin Feiyang was about to ask the young lady about the price. But he suddenly frowned slightly, surreptitiously asking his companions, "Don’t you find it strange?"
"What’s strange?" Both the White-Eyed Wolf and the Mountain-Drilling Beast were puzzled.
"Within a thousand-mile radius, only that girl’s grandfather is an Alchemist. So why are dicinal materials being sold in the Trading Pavilion?" Qin Feiyang said. "Logically, the ng Family should be turning these materials directly into elixirs, because the price of finished elixirs can be several tis higher than that of the dicinal materials. Moreover, these materials are only useful to Alchemists. If you’re not an Alchemist, even the most precious materials are useless. In this entire area, apart from the ng Family, there are no other Alchemists. So who would co to buy these dicinal materials?"
For so reason, upon seeing these materials, Qin Feiyang had an intuition. The ng Family selling these materials didn’t seem to be as simple as it appeared.
Upon hearing Qin Feiyang’s words, the White-Eyed Wolf and the Mountain-Drilling Beast also found it all a bit strange.
Seeing Qin Feiyang eyeing the dicinal materials, a strange glint flashed in the young lady’s eyes. She asked, "Sir, do you want these dicinal materials?"
Qin Feiyang asked, "How much for this Nine Suns Flower?"
"Two hundred thousand Gold Coins for one," she replied. "We have more in our storage. If you need a large quantity, I can give you a special offer." The young lady’s smile revealed her anticipation.
"That cheap?" Qin Feiyang was a bit taken aback. "How many do you have?"
The young lady answered, "I am not quite sure, but there should be no less than twenty."
Qin Feiyang was secretly surprised. The Nine Suns Flower was a rare sight even in the Spirit State. Who would have thought there would be so many here?
The White-Eyed Wolf urged him psychically, "Xiao Qinzi, what are you hesitating for? Buy them all quickly."
Qin Feiyang thought, Don’t rush. Let’s figure out what’s going on first. He believed his intuition; the Trading Pavilion selling dicinal materials definitely hid so mystery.
At this mont, the black-haired elderly man across from them put down the elixir in his hand and walked towards Qin Feiyang. Qin Feiyang noticed instantly. A glint flashed in his eyes.
As the black-haired elderly man ca over, he chuckled and said, "Young man, do you have so ti for a chat?"
Qin Feiyang turned towards the elderly man, puzzled. "Are you talking to , sir?"
The elderly man nodded.
Strange, Qin Feiyang muttered to himself. Why would he take the initiative to approach ? He then smiled. "I have ti. What would you like to talk about, sir?"
The elderly man, glancing subtly at the young lady, responded in a rough voice, "Let’s discuss it outside!"
"Okay," Qin Feiyang nodded.
Upon seeing this, the young lady quickly asked, "Sir, will you still buy these dicinal materials?"
"I am not an Alchemist. What use are these materials to ?" He smiled lightly, took out fifty Gold Coins, and said, "This is for your trouble."
"Thank you very much, sir." With brightened eyes, the young lady quickly pocketed the Gold Coins and curtsied in thanks.
"No problem." Qin Feiyang waved his hand and turned to the elderly man. "After you, sir."
The elderly man nodded, then turned to walk towards the first floor. Qin Feiyang followed closely behind.
As the two of them left, one after the other, a door opened in a corner. A square-faced, middle-aged man walked out.
The middle-aged man walked up to the young lady and asked, "What was that kid asking about the dicinal materials for? Is he an Alchemist?"
"No." The young lady shook her head. "It seed he was just curious."
The middle-aged man ordered, "Alright, you keep an eye out. If anyone buys any dicinal materials, report it to
imdiately."
"Yes," the young lady nodded.
The middle-aged man turned to leave but suddenly turned back towards the young lady, asking, "Have you seen Ding Ming?"
The young woman said, "I saw him return a mont ago, but then he suddenly disappeared."
The middle-aged man fud, "The Trading Pavilion is swamped all day, yet he still finds ti to run around! When you see him, tell him to co see
imdiately."
"Understood," the young woman responded.
「At the sa ti.」
Qin Feiyang followed the black-haired old man out of the Trading Pavilion.
Qin Feiyang sent a ntal ssage, "White-Eyed Wolf, are you sure he’s Ding Ming?"
The White-Eyed Wolf replied, "I’m sure."
Strange, what is he up to? Qin Feiyang wondered.
The black-haired old man suddenly took a step back to walk shoulder to shoulder with Qin Feiyang and whispered, "Young man, do you know why I suddenly approached you?"
Qin Feiyang paused, then said, "I’d be grateful if you’d enlighten , sir."
The black-haired old man said, "Because of the dicinal ingredients you were planning to buy."
Qin Feiyang felt a chill in his heart and asked calmly, "Is there a problem with those ingredients?"
"A big problem." A glint flashed in the old man’s aged eyes. "You should know, in this area, only the ng Family has an Alchemist."
Qin Feiyang nodded.
The black-haired old man continued, "If that’s the case, why are they selling dicinal ingredients? Have you ever thought about that?"
"No," Qin Feiyang shook his head, feigning confusion.
The black-haired old man said, "To be honest with you, there are actually other Alchemists in this area."
"Oh?" Qin Feiyang raised an eyebrow. "Where are the other Alchemists then?"
The black-haired old man answered, "They were all murdered by the ng Family."
"What?" Qin Feiyang exclaid, shocked.
The old man said solemnly, "The ng Family sells dicinal ingredients in the Trading Pavilion for the sole purpose of luring people to buy them.
"You know that these ingredients have virtually no use for ordinary people.
"So, those who would buy such ingredients must be Alchemists.
"And as soon as soone buys the ingredients, they imdiately beco a target for the ng Family’s assassination."
"Why would the ng Family do that?" the Mountain-Drilling Beast asked incredulously via ntal transmission.
The old man explained, "It’s simple. Without other Alchemists, the ng Family can securely maintain their control over White Fox City."
The Mountain-Drilling Beast scoffed ntally, The ng Family is truly despicable!
The old man sneered, "If the ng Family weren’t so despicable, they would have been annihilated by the neighboring large tribes long ago."
A spark flickered in Qin Feiyang’s eyes as he asked suspiciously, "Sir, these matters should be ng Family secrets. How do you know them?"
"I have a friend who works in the Trading Pavilion," the old man said. "Once, when we were drinking, he had too much and spilled these secrets to ."
Qin Feiyang nodded. "Then why are you helping ?"
The old man said, a flicker of hatred in his aged eyes, "I’m helping you because I see you’re an unfamiliar face, and I don’t want you to suffer an undeserved disaster.
"And there’s another reason: my grandson was also an Alchemist.
"Like you, he didn’t know about these secrets at the ti and excitedly ran to the Trading Pavilion to purchase dicinal ingredients.
"He ended up being targeted by the ng Family and died outside the city.
"When I found him, he was already a cold corpse."
Qin Feiyang remarked, "This ng Family is really devoid of all conscience!"
"There’s no choice. The ng Family’s influence is too great. Even though I know these secrets, I dare not expose them," the old man cautioned. "Young man, you too must not speak of these matters recklessly, lest you bring disaster upon yourself."
"Thank you for the reminder, sir," Qin Feiyang said.
The old man laughed. "There seems to be a connection between us, young man. Why don’t you accompany
for a few drinks?"
"It would be my pleasure," Qin Feiyang smiled.
"I rember, there’s a tavern just up ahead. Shall we go?" The old man chuckled and walked briskly forward.
Qin Feiyang silently followed.
The White-Eyed Wolf asked via voice transmission, "Xiao Qinzi, what is this guy up to?"
Qin Feiyang replied ntally after a brief pause, "If I’m not mistaken, he’s saying all this to earn our trust, then take the opportunity to kill us."
The White-Eyed Wolf asked, "Then are the things he’s saying true or not?"
Qin Feiyang transmitted with a faint smile, "The ng Family selling dicinal ingredients to lure Alchemists into buying them is probably true.
"But that story about his grandson? It’s clearly a fabrication ant to fool us and win our sympathy."
This man thinks he’s clever, Qin Feiyang mused, but little does he know, the White-Eyed Wolf had already seen through his identity.
The Mountain-Drilling Beast suggested ntally, "So what are we waiting for? Let’s just kill him!"
Qin Feiyang replied indifferently via voice transmission, "No rush. I want to see if he has any accomplices."
A little while later, the two entered a tavern. According to the old man, all the taverns in White Fox City were owned by the ng Family. So here, one had to be extrely careful about what one said.
Guided by a waiter, the two entered a private chamber.
Soon after, the waiter brought several pots of wine and so flavorful signature dishes. Qin Feiyang tasted them; the wine and dishes were fine. Then, the old man and the young man began to chat and drink.
Ti passed slowly, and night quietly descended. The temperature here beca even lower.
Qin Feiyang gradually realized the old man seed to be trying to get him drunk. So, he decided to play along. He secretly signaled to the White-Eyed Wolf and the Mountain-Drilling Beast, and they all started to pretend to be drunk.
An hour later, Qin Feiyang, the White-Eyed Wolf, and the Mountain-Drilling Beast all collapsed onto the dining table, reeking of liquor, completely unconscious.
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