Free Web NovelChapter 26: Chapter 26: A Killer’s Shopping Spree In Another World [2]
Shen Yuan followed the way she had pointed and arrived in the area being governed by another clerk. She was a red-haired woman with amber eyes.
She wore the same dress as Men Xiafan.
He did not disturb the woman since she was already handling another customer. A young woman wearing the robes of outer disciples.
Instead, he started looking around the table where many herbs were displayed inside a separate glass box.
Shen Yuan only recognised one or two of the herbs.
’Is that the legendary thousand-year-old ginseng?! There Is also the Lingzhi mushroom too. Even in the records of former Shen Yuan’s father’s study material, these two were ranked as the highest-grade medicinal herbs.’
Even though they were high-grade herbs for mortals, the same could not be said for cultivators.
The herbs that normally many mortal kings and dukes could not get their hands on were now here, lying in wait for mere servants of a sect.
"What a world." Shen Yuan thought to himself while shaking his head. The real reason he was focusing on these two herbs was because of their medicinal properties.
If he could make a proper concoction from either of the herbs, his heart damage might completely heal, which might grant him an extra few days of life. They could also heal some other injuries inside his body and even strengthen it.
Thinking of this, Shen Yuan looked down at the prices of the herbs attached to the boxes and groaned inwardly.
Their rates were almost the same as the price of a yellow-grade technique. There was no way he could afford them now. Just as he was about to sneakingly step away from the counter, someone stopped him.
"How can I help you?" Shen Yuan slowly raised his head, hearing the voice so close to him. Ba Chow, the clerk in charge of the Alchemy section was finally freed and ready to serve him.
Shen Yuan proceeded to tell the woman how he was sent by another clerk before stating the reason for his visit. "I am thinking about broadening my knowledge on herbs and pills. I know most of the mortal-grade materials since I am a physician, but I still don’t know much related to the cultivator’s side of things. So I was—"
Before he could even finish, Ba Chow took out a book from under the counter and placed it before Shen Yuan.
"Here, this is a book on all the herbs and pills that can be used by someone in the qi condensation realm. If you are interested in alchemy, there are some insights in the book as well."
Without any reservations, the saleswoman explained everything about the book to Shen Yuan.
’Alchemy?’ Shen Yuan did not know much about it, only that it was the art of making pills.
Hearing about all the things mentioned in the book, he was sure it would have some ridiculous price. How could something so good not be considered valuable?
But the price he heard from the saleswoman’s mouth left him speechless.
"This book is just for 150 coins."
Shen Yuan did not ask the woman why it was so cheap or anything and decided to buy it on the spot.
Just as he was about to pay for the book, his eyes caught the image of one of the herbs pasted on the cover.
He flicked the book open and found the page which described it.
Spirit Grass
The name of the herb was written in bold letters.
A spiritual plant that has absorbed the essence of heaven and earth over countless months or years. Rich in pure spiritual energy, it is highly coveted by cultivators and alchemists alike. It can be consumed directly to enhance one’s cultivation or refined into powerful medicinal pills and spiritual elixirs.
The more he read about it, the more his eyes shone.
"Are you interested in Spirit Grass? We have some in stock if you want. But the price varies based on the age of the herb."
Seeing Shen Yuan staring at the page of the book so intently, Ba Chow decided to peek. ’If I can sell even a stalk of these herbs. My commission is set for the day.’ freewēbnoveℓ.com
"I am interested..." Shen Yuan slowly closed the book and put on a calm expression as if he had not done anything. "—in selling it."
"Selling?" This time Ba Chow was more shocked. Spirit herbs are hard to come by, but even the most basic one was so precious that people were willing to kill for it.
Anyone who usually finds such a rare herb would either eat it themselves or use it to trade favours, but they would rarely sell it.
"Is there a problem?" Seeing her trance-like expression, Shen Yuan asked with a slight frown. ’Did I do something wrong? Is she suspecting me?’
"No, no, no." The saleswoman shook her head and hurriedly moved to bring out an instrument that looked a lot like a digital weighing scale.
"Can I see the herb?" She asked carefully. ’How come a senior servant like him has herbs like that and is still willing to sell them?’
She did not even assume Shen Yuan was a disciple because they were too prideful to get out of their official robes to flaunt their status and junior servants could not afford such good robes.
"Here." Shen Yuan tugged at the strings of his pouch and pulled out a stalk of grass radiating with brilliance that he could barely sense.
He knew that the herb had qi within it, but he did not know how precious it was until he looked at the book.
The clerk carefully took the spirit glass from him and placed it on the scale before watching the numbers come to life.
3, 23
Seeing the numbers, she looked at Shen Yuan and said, "This Spirit grass is 23 grams heavy, and it is three years old. I can offer you 1230 Girds for this stock or, if you want, a spirit stone."
Ba chow was so shocked that she failed to control her voice and got the attention of the nearby people walking around the area.
Shen Yuan could feel the maliciousness in the gaze that no one was bothering to hide.
"What? He had a Spirit grass? If only I knew it before."
"Keke, then he would be a pile of fertiliser by now."
"It’s not too late; if we can get that spirit stone, it would be worth getting our hands dirty over a servant."
Shen Yuan could not hear what they were saying since they were using their qi to talk, but he could feel their dark intentions. free𝑤ebnovel.com
He did not know that his choice at that moment could either make or take his life.
