Medicinal materials

  In the shops, goods are also dazzling, what can be seen outside, what cannot be seen, basically all have, and compared to the bustling scene of people outside, the shops seem to be quite deserted.

  When someone came in, the attendant in the store only slightly raised his eyelids. When he saw the two young people, it seemed that they were about to be driven away. However, when his line of sight fell on the clothes on the two people's bodies, he couldn't help but shudder and quickly squeezed out from behind the counter, slightly bowing: "I don't know what you need? Are you here to buy or sell?"

  For this kind of servant and shop, Du Fei had also been in contact before. At this time, he didn't stand on ceremony, but instead took out the jade hairpin that Xiao Ai had from his bosom and gently placed it on the table, saying lightly: "You take a look at how much this thing is worth first?"

  "Please wait for a moment," the servant said with a slight frown, and then he took the jade hairpin into the back room of the store. A moment later, he came out again with a smile on his face. "Gentlemen, I have asked our appraiser to take a look at this hairpin. The design is classic, the craftsmanship is exquisite, it's worth five hundred gold coins no matter how you look at it! And since you two are from the Du family, we can't afford to be slow, so let me give you a whole number - six hundred gold coins, what do you think?"

  "Six hundred!?" Du Fei smiled, casually taking the jade hairpin back, and said calmly, "It seems that your shop owner's courage is not small, this jade hairpin, without mentioning its shape and craftsmanship, just talking about its material, it's already a rare cold jade stone heart. When worn during cultivation, it has the effect of calming the mind and nourishing the breath. This function alone is worth a thousand gold coins... How could your appraiser not know this? It seems that my Du family is indeed being underestimated..."

  "The attendant's face changed slightly, and for a moment he couldn't say anything."

  "Haha, as expected of someone from the Du family, they're indeed extraordinary! It's just that I, this servant, have eyes but no insight!"

  Just then, a loud and clear laughter came from the back hall, followed by a middle-aged man with an extremely refined face walking out.

  He walked slowly to Du Fei's front, slightly cupped his hands and said: "Xiaozi Huang Gui is the manager of this store. I have seen Young Master Du. Young Master Du, please don't be angry, this thing is not cheap, you can't admit it with your own mouth, our small store also doesn't dare to talk nonsense... Hehe, since that's the case, I'll set a price of 5,000 gold coins here, how about it?"

  "Five thousand?" Du Fei thought for a moment, and nodded slightly. Although the price was also lowered by a few points, at this moment, it wasn't necessary to quibble over too much.

  Du Fei nodded slightly and pulled out another yellow paper from his sleeve, placing it on the table. "Then, I'll trouble Huang to get these things for me as well!"

  Upon hearing this, Huang Gui slowly pulled out the yellow paper and scanned it with his eyes. The look of astonishment in his eyes could not be concealed no matter what.

  "What's wrong?"

  Seeing Huang Gui's appearance, Du Fei curled his lips and said lightly.

  "Oh, never mind, never mind. Someone, get these things ready for Young Master Du!" Huang Gui was only stunned for a moment, and his face quickly returned to normal. He handed the yellow paper in his hand to the servant behind him, then smiled and slightly bowed to Du Fei, saying, "Speaking of which, I, Huang, have been in this city for over a decade, and the various members of the Du family are also very familiar... However, this young master seems unfamiliar. Forgive me for my poor eyesight, but I don't know how to address you..."

  "Dufei." After a moment of contemplation, Dufei replied faintly. Originally, he hadn't planned on revealing his identity, but considering that if the alchemy succeeded in the future, he would likely need to deal with this person again for a large quantity of medicinal materials, and hiding it probably wouldn't have much effect anyway. So, Dufei straightforwardly reported his name.

  "It turned out to be Young Master Du Fei." Huang Gui's expression remained unchanged, and he only slightly nodded, "A few days ago, I heard that the Du family had produced an extraordinary young hero. Although he only has the strength of the fourth level of Body Tempering, he was able to fight evenly with Du Qing, who has the strength of the seventh level of Body Tempering... Today, seeing him in person, he is indeed remarkable!"

  This guy is awesome!

  Du Fei couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and he was also shocked in his heart. News like this, Du Fei didn't think anyone would pay attention to it on purpose. But Huang Gui suddenly understood who he was, not to mention anything else, this ability to gather intelligence made people dare not underestimate him!

  Those who can survive in this city are indeed not ordinary people.

  Wei Wei let out a faint sigh in her heart, and Du Fei didn't dare to be negligent towards this person. With a hint of a smile, he said indifferently: "Director Huang is being polite, but this little bit of skill isn't even worth putting on the table. It's only because our strength is insufficient that we have to come out today to find some medicinal materials and see if they can assist in our cultivation after taking them. Please, Director Huang, keep this a secret for us."

  Various medicinal materials, although the efficacy will be several times better after refining Dan, even more than ten times, but taking it directly also has the same effect, so Du Fei says that it is also reasonable.

  Huang Gui's expression didn't change much, he just nodded and said: "Please rest assured about this, Mr. Du Fei, our shop has always kept customers' information confidential, so if you need anything in the future, feel free to come to our shop for instructions."

  "Hehe, this is natural!"

  As they exchanged pleasantries, an attendant had already brought out a jade stone box from the shop and placed it in front of Du Fei with great respect.

  Upon seeing this, Huang Gui chuckled and said: "Young Master Du Fei, the four medicinal herbs you requested are all inside, each prepared in the quantity you needed. As for the price, I'll give you a discount, let's just say it's 1,500 gold coins, what do you think?"

  Although he knew the price wasn't cheap, Du Fei wouldn't dwell on it. He casually picked up the jade box, opened it, and scanned its contents with a fleeting glance. After the cold electronic voice in his mind disappeared, Du Fei smiled and said, "Manager Huang is indeed generous. Not only are these medicinal materials not short of even a single grain, but they're also fresh goods that won't reduce their efficacy. It seems I, Du Fei, have gotten a good deal."

  "Hehe, as long as Master Du Fei likes it." Huang Gui remained expressionless, but stretched out his hand to pat again. This time, someone brought out a white crystal card the size of half a palm from the back room.

  He casually handed over the crystal card and put it in front of Du Fei, Huang Gui smiled and said: "The small shop doesn't have 3,500 gold coins in cash, but there are 3,500 gold coins stored inside this crystal card. As for the card, consider it a gift to Young Master Du Fei, what do you think?"

  For this crystal card, Du Fei knew that this type of crystal card was extremely popular on the Xuanwu Continent. Depending on the color, it could store a different number of gold coins. For example, this white crystal card was the lowest level and could store up to 100,000 gold coins.

  But even if it's such a low-level thing, only a 9th-grade martial artist or someone of equal status has the qualifications to use it, and Huang Gui actually managed to get his hands on this thing, which is quite impressive.

  At this time, Du Fei didn't stand on ceremony either. He took the crystal card and jade box, handed them to Xiao Ai behind him, and smiled slightly: "So, thank you, Huang Guan Shi, for today. If there's a need in the future, I'll definitely come again to disturb you."

  "Hehe, what's wrong with Master Du Fei's words? Honored guests have arrived, we're not even done being happy, how could we feel disturbed?" Huang Gui spoke without a single leak, politely for a moment before getting up to send Du Fei and Xiao Ai out of the store.

  Looking at the gradually distant figures of Du Fei and Xiao Ai, it wasn't until a moment later that Huang Gui's smile on his face slowly disappeared. He walked slowly to the table in front of the counter and sat down, tapping his hand on the tabletop with a strange expression.

  "Is everything all right? That young master has a problem?" The attendant standing on one side saw the situation, hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice.

  "What's wrong?" Huang Gui was silent for a moment before saying in a low voice, "It's just that... it seems a bit strange..."

  "Strange?" The attendant looked puzzled, "I don't understand, what's strange about it?"

  "It's indeed strange, the four kinds of medicinal materials and quantities he wants are exactly the same as what that Ninth-Rank Dan Master needed last time... If I'm not mistaken, Du Fei must be wanting to use those materials to refine a dan... But when did the Du family have a dan master?" Huang Gui said in a low voice after narrowing his eyes for a moment.

  "Could it be that this young man wants to refine the elixir himself?" The attendant hesitated.

  "Is he refining the elixir himself?" Upon hearing this, Huang Gui's expression changed, and after a moment, he suppressed his voice and said, "Don't joke around! How many times have you seen a Dan Master? Don't you know how difficult it is to find one? Even if we were to spend countless manpower and resources, we wouldn't be able to get in touch with a Dan Master. Unless it's those top-notch powers, ordinary people can't afford to hire a Dan Master to refine elixirs. And yet, Du Fei is refining elixirs at such a young age? This is impossible! Refining elixirs requires guidance from a renowned master; otherwise, it's absolutely impossible. I'd rather believe that the Du family has hired a Dan Master... but even if they did, there's no need to go out and search for medicinal materials. The Du family should have all these things themselves... unless... Du Fei really wants to directly ingest..."

  At this point, Huang Gui's face turned even more sinister, and after a moment, he slightly furrowed his brow and said in a low voice: "Order the spies planted in the Du family to pay extra attention to this Du Fei..."