Free Web NovelNot a drop, but there are still 18.5 bottles.
When Lu Yibei went out during the day, she brought half of the remaining six bottles of calamity water from home, a total of 3L.
Considering it might not be appropriate to sell it all to Fat Er Ye, shortly after leaving the Night Watch, he bought thirty 100ml glass bottles and repackaged the calamity water she brought out.
However, while repackaging, she accidentally spilled some, and the last bottle couldn't be filled completely. Thinking about it still felt quite painful.
Fat Er Ye stared at the eleven bottles of calamity water on the table, his peripheral vision gradually drifting towards Lu Yibei's backpack, sweeping over it.
She definitely has more, but probably not much.
If she were to take out ten more bottles, I might be scared to death right here.
In Fat Er Ye's understanding, exceeding 100g of calamity water was already considered a large amount, but Lu Yibei now suddenly took out several kilograms.
It made his little heart pound, not just because he could make money, but also because he was genuinely scared.
Afraid of leakage, explosion, poisoning!
He didn't know how much was considered a large amount in Lu Yibei's understanding, but he could be sure that Lu Yibei's understanding was different from his!
However.
These eleven bottles of calamity water, based on the weight of the same volume of calamity water being more than four times that of pure water, the weight of the calamity water Lu Yibei took out, excluding the bottles, should be around five kilograms.
If handled properly, there should be a net profit of about one kilogram of gold.
Although this amount is not too high compared to truly expensive Spiritual Energy materials, it was enough to make Fat Er Ye's urge to make money slightly outweigh his fear.
After a brief calculation, Fat Er Ye slowly said, "Miss Lu, could you tell me where you got so much calamity water?"
"This..." Lu Yibei said cautiously, "Shui Ge gave it to me, I'm not too sure either."
When in doubt, find Bai Kai.
Fat Er Ye's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and he nodded.
If it was Bai Kai's stuff, then it made sense.
Otherwise, for a novice Psychic to suddenly take out so much calamity water, the source was likely improper. He wouldn't dare accept it, afraid of causing trouble.
Lu Yibei subtly observed Fat Er Ye's expression and added, half-truth, "I heard he was pursuing a certain Witch Seed a couple of days ago. Perhaps it was left behind by that Witch Seed?"
"Wait!" Fat Er Ye's eyes lit up, as if he had caught onto some important information. "You mean, this calamity water was left behind by a Witch Seed?"
Isn't it just a Witch Seed? Is that strange? Why is this fatty suddenly so agitated? Lu Yibei couldn't figure out what was going on and could only say calmly, "Y-yes, probably. I'm not sure either."
...
Fat Er Ye was silent for a moment, thinking, then turned his head and shouted towards the shop interior, "Xiao Lin, come out for a moment!"
As his voice fell, a dragging sound of footsteps echoed from the depths of the shop. Soon, a man with a hunched figure and a face full of sores slowly walked out and respectfully bowed to Fat Er Ye.
Fat Er Ye glanced at the sores, carefully picked up a bottle of calamity water from the table, opened the lid, then rummaged through a drawer for a crystal needle, dipped a little calamity water onto it, and handed it to the man with sores.
"Smell it and see if it's calamity water produced by a Witch Seed."
"Uh—!"
The man with sores responded with a low, strange guttural sound, leaned towards the crystal needle, twitched his nose, and sniffed.
Then.
Then he showed symptoms of unfocused eyes and foaming at the mouth. His body swayed twice before he collapsed to the ground. Before completely fainting, he didn't forget to extend a hand towards Fat Er Ye and give a thumbs-up.
"Holy crap! He..." Lu Yibei was startled and hesitated to speak.
"It's alright, he just likes this stuff. He'll be fine after lying down for a bit," Fat Er Ye explained. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Lu Yibei, "???"
Someone actually likes this stuff?
She looked at the man with sores lying on the ground, thought of some of Ju Meng's inappropriate remarks that had damaged her reputation, and actually felt a bit nauseous.
Damn it, that Smelly Girl has led my thoughts astray! Lu Yibei cursed fiercely in her heart.
Fat Er Ye put the lid back on the bottle of calamity water, played with it in his hand for a while, and nodded. "Hmm~! Looks like this was really squeezed out of a Witch Seed by Master Bai."
Lu Yibei, "..." Could you please not use the word'squeezed'? When that word is associated with Shui Ge, it makes things feel strange.
"Oh, right, Miss Lu, when Master Bai gave you this calamity water, did he include a photo or portrait of that Witch Seed?" Fat Er Ye pressed.
"Does that matter?" Lu Yibei asked, puzzled.
"Yes! Of course, it does!" Fat Er Ye said excitedly, his face full of wobbling fat. "If it's calamity water produced by a Witch Seed, and you add a photo or portrait, the price can increase by fifty percent!"
"Witch Seeds are all beauties. If it's calamity water produced by them... Hehe, there are always some guys with strange fetishes in this regard."
"It's like ordinary things online. Once they're given a layer of anime skin, they become much more expensive. A young person like Miss Lu should understand this, right?"
Lu Yibei, "..."
Shut up, stop talking nonsense. I definitely didn't spend over five hundred yuan buying a life-sized White Little Flower body pillow!
Alright, I actually know that stuff is a rip-off, but who can blame me when I'm a true fan?
After her thoughts went through the process of evolving from denial to compromise, Lu Yibei nodded and replied expressionlessly, "I understand what you mean, but I don't have photos here."
Putting aside whether adding photos would pose any security risks, just considering this act of selling one's looks.
Only a fifty percent price increase? My integrity is the first to refuse!
"That's a real shame," Fat Er Ye shook his head with a face full of regret. "In that case, I can only acquire it at a price five percent below the recent market transaction price."
Lu Yibei nodded, indicating understanding. As a businessman, he definitely had to make money.
However, she believed this fatty would definitely find a way to sell the calamity water for a slightly higher price than the market transaction price after taking it.
For example, he could just find a Witch Breed urban legend and put her photo on it?
So, the price reduction step still couldn't be skipped.
"Then what if I want to buy some things from you? You should at least give me some discount, right?"
Hearing this, Fat Er Ye frowned, the fat on his face squeezed into a ball, and his pair of beady eyes darted around. "Hmm—! Three percent, this is already a friendship price."
Lu Yibei's gaze drifted towards the book shelfs in the shop, and she said calmly, "Really can't go any lower? What if I want to exchange all the proceeds from selling calamity water today for your goods here?"
"This..." Fat Er Ye was startled for a moment, pondered for a bit, and then said seriously, "Then I can acquire it at a price two percent below the market transaction price!"
"This time it really can't go any lower. calamity water is easily consumed, and I won't make any profit if it's any lower."
Lu Yibei watched Fat Er Ye, pondered for a few seconds, and nodded.
"Deal!"
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Half an hour later.
"Five huo shan jing (volcanic crystal), twenty Bai Zongzi hair, three qian of Niushang Grass. Miss Lu, the materials you wanted are all here."
Fat Er Ye counted the several Alchemy materials on the table and said with a smile to Lu Yibei, "May I ask one more question? What are you planning to refine with these materials?"
In Alchemy, there is the saying 'Monarch, Minister, Assistant, Envoy'.
The main ingredient is called the Monarch, the secondary ingredient is the Minister, and the tertiary ingredient is the Envoy. The Minister should not exceed the Monarch. Only with order between Monarch and Minister can one achieve great success.
Fat Er Ye was truly curious seeing Lu Yibei only buying the Monarch ingredient and not the Minister and Envoy ingredients. If possible, he even wanted to acquire Lu Yibei's formula.
"Shui Ge told me to buy them. If you ask me, how would I know? After all, I'm just a runner," Lu Yibei said.
Don't ask, if you ask, it's because Shui Ge told me to do it!
Lu Yibei's calm face concealed her inner thoughts very well, making it impossible for Fat Er Ye to guess the truth, and he fell into silence for a moment.
Perhaps Bai Kai deliberately didn't want people to know what he wanted to do, which is why he didn't let this person named Lu purchase the Minister ingredient?
Hmm, that's quite possible!
Since this matter involved a Night Watch member, it was better not to inquire too much.
Although the Monarch ingredient is the main one, the Minister ingredient is also very important and even affects the attribute direction of the Alchemy potion.
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After a brief silence, Fat Er Ye sat up straight and showed Lu Yibei a greasy smile. "Miss Lu, it was a pleasure doing business with you. If you have any more deals next time, you must consider me first! I'm helping you out at a loss today!"
"A pleasure doing business, next time for sure," Lu Yibei replied calmly, put the packaged materials from the table into the satchel she had gotten from Fat Er Ye, put on the bag, turned around, and walked out the door.
The remaining materials are all common medicinal herbs that replenish qi and blood, which can be bought at a pharmacy during the day. But where should I sell the remaining calamity water?
After selling all the materials, how should I refine it? Lu Yibei thought.
Lu Yibei felt he had encountered a rather serious problem.
He had never actually refined any kind of Alchemy potion before. The Great Serpent God's knowledge only contained recipes, not 'practical training videos'.
And the potion recipe to Complete the defects (complete the defects) is already considered a relatively difficult recipe. A novice like him with no practical experience is likely to use up all the materials and still not be able to refine a complete potion.
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Old streets were lined with stalls of all sizes. On those stalls, as if by prior agreement, each hung a white paper lantern, casting a dim yellow light that spilled out in a hazy glow.
Around four or five in the morning, the Ghost Market's foot traffic reached its peak for the day, yet the streets were not as noisy as other markets. There were no hawkers, no haggling, just an unusual quiet.
Figures of all kinds moved through, their eyes scanning back and forth, each calculating their own little schemes.
Lu Yibei wandered along the streets of the Ghost Market, searching for another place to sell calamity water. Just then, a familiar bronze color inadvertently entered his peripheral vision.
His gaze swept over, paused for a moment, and then quickly moved back, passing through the gaps in the crowd, landing on the bronze statue whose shape seemed familiar and whose muscle lines were incredibly intimate.
Holy crap! Could it be...
Lu Yibei frowned, quickened his pace, passed through the crowd, and came to the inconspicuous roadside stall. He saw Gu Qianqian sitting on a small stool, gnawing on a roasted pig's trotters with great relish.
"Emmm... please feel free to browse!"
Gu Qianqian noticed a customer approaching her stall, put down the pig's trotters, and put on a professional fake smile. As she looked up, her smile froze, and the pig's trotters in her hand dropped to the ground with a'splat'.
In an instant, her emotions were like a street vendor encountering violent law enforcement urban management, a burglar encountering the homeowner, or a local ruffian who bullies men and women provoking a veteran who has returned from retirement... All sorts of chaotic thoughts flew chaotically before her eyes.
In short, it was "doomed".
Lu Yibei looked at Gu Qianqian, wondering how she had brought the mingwang statue out of the Bamboo Scroll Illusion. Before he could speak, his eyes suddenly felt hot, and a thought of prediction flashed in his mind.
【She is preparing to get up and run away】
Why is she running?
Lu Yibei was puzzled for a moment, and just as he was about to press the about-to-get-up Gu Qianqian back onto the small stool to discuss the issue of the mingwang statue with her, another predictive thought flashed in his mind.
【She is a bit reluctant to leave the pig's trotters on the ground and has given up on running away】
Lu Yibei glanced at the pig's trotters on the ground soaking in a puddle, and a string of question marks popped up in his mind.
That thing is covered in mud and water, can it still be eaten?
Lu Yibei thought, walked forward, placed a hand on the mingwang statue, and squatted down beside Gu Qianqian, "Gu Qianqian, long time no see?"
"L-long time no see. How have you been doing recently?" Gu Qianqian smiled awkwardly, and while speaking, she kept urging the system in her mind.
"System, system, hurry up, what should I do now?"
"How can you be so unlucky? What else can you do? Give it back!" The system replied in a very low voice.
"How can that be? I didn't even sell it when that person offered two urban legend core bodies! How can I just give it to him? Can kings and generals be born with it? When can the oppressed Qianqian stand up?"
"Oh, my ancestor, what time is it now? You're still worried about your little money? You'll die in the eye of money sooner or later! Since you're so brave, you handle it yourself!"
"Beep—! Your 【Super Beautiful Girl Demon Slaughtering System】 has disconnected."
Gu Qianqian and the system communicated secretly for a while. When she came back to her senses, she found that Lu Yibei had already sat down beside her at some point, with one hand on her shoulder, as if to prevent her from escaping.
"Y-you, what do you want to do? The Ghost Market has rules, and fighting with force is strictly prohibited within the Ghost Market!"
"Oh?" Lu Yibei glanced at Gu Qianqian with a sinister look, and said lightly, "That is to say, cursing, casting spells, and poisoning, these non-forceful fights that are not visible on the surface are allowed, right?"
"Gulp—!"
Gu Qianqian swallowed hard.
Hidden non-forceful fighting is indeed allowed.
Seeing Gu Qianqian's eyes widen and her vigilant look, Lu Yibei secretly rejoiced. Just as he was about to put further psychological pressure on her to achieve the feat of getting the mingwang statue with empty hands, a predictive thought suddenly flashed in his mind. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
【She stole a glance at the pig's trotters on the ground】
Affected by the predictive thought, Lu Yibei paused slightly before continuing, "You seem to be sweating. Are you very hot?"
"N-not very hot." Gu Qianqian shrank her body and said in a low voice, looking like a little yellow chick with chicken pox, listless and trembling.
"Then..."
【She stole a glance at the pig's trotters on the ground】
Lu Yibei took a deep breath, adjusted his tone, and said calmly, "Then you're afraid of me? Aren't we friends?"
"Mm-hmm, c-consider it..." Gu Qianqian nodded her head like a chick pecking at rice.
"However, although we are friends, I hate it the most when others lie to me. Can you..."
【She stole a glance at the pig's trotters on the ground】
Lu Yibei's thoughts were interrupted by the predictive thought again, and he finally couldn't help but burst out, "Damn it! Can you stop looking at the pig's trotters on the ground? You know that can't be eaten anymore?"
"Yes, it can."
"What are you talking about?"
Gu Qianqian looked at Lu Yibei and repeated firmly, "I said it can, it can still be eaten after washing."
"When I first started wandering, I often picked up this kind of food and washed it to eat."
【She wants to steal a glance at the pig's trotters on the ground, but doesn't dare】
"..."
Lu Yibei rubbed his forehead. This Miss was a bit too pitiful, making one feel sorry for her.
He suddenly felt embarrassed to continue bullying and tormenting Gu Qianqian. He felt that if he continued to do so, he would probably be struck by lightning.
Forget it, since she has taken the item out to sell, I might as well go through the proper process and buy the mingwang statue back.
Lu Yibei thought, reached out and patted the head of the mingwang statue placed in the center of Gu Qianqian's stall, and said seriously, "Gu Qianqian, this thing..."
"You can't just take it! I found this! I... I... If you try to snatch it, I'll fight you to the death!"
Before Lu Yibei could finish speaking, Gu Qianqian suddenly shouted, and a hint of redness appeared in her eyes as she spoke.
"When did I say I was going to snatch it? Aren't you selling it? Can't I buy it?"
"Huh?!" The tears in Gu Qianqian's eyes instantly retracted, and she tilted her head to look at Lu Yibei, saying, "Are you really planning to buy it? It will cost at least three urban legend core bodies!"
"urban legend core bodies, huh?" Lu Yibei frowned and said seriously, "I don't have urban legend core bodies. How about this?"
As he spoke, Lu Yibei took out two bottles of calamity water from his backpack and placed them in front of Gu Qianqian.
Gu Qianqian examined the dark liquid in front of her, and a hint of disgust gradually appeared in her eyes, "What is this? Ink? Don't think you can fool me!"
"How could I lie to you? This thing is a Spiritual Energy material, its value is not {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} lower than a urban legend core body." Lu Yibei patiently explained.
Gu Qianqian opened her pink little mouth, and just as she was about to say something, a mechanical-sounding prompt suddenly rang out in her mind.
"Beep—! Your 【Super Beautiful Girl Demon Slaughtering System】 has reconnected!"
Immediately after, Gu Qianqian heard the system's voice, "Gu Qianqian, trade with him!"
"Huh?!" Gu Qianqian was stunned for a moment, turned to look at Lu Yibei, and said seriously, "System..."
"System what?" Lu Yibei tilted his head.
"Damn it! You're too much of a rip-off, two bottles aren't enough, at least three!"
Seeing Gu Qianqian's actions, the system was horrified, "Gu Qianqian, you're risking your life! How dare you haggle with a Disaster? Are you..."
"Three bottles it is!"
Lu Yibei thought for a moment and readily agreed, taking out another bottle of calamity water and placing it in Gu Qianqian's hand.
System, "???"
