Chapter 138: Returning to Huichuntang, Young Girl Ah Chou

  "Xu Yang, what brings you down from the mountain?" asked Li Wang.

  "Some trivial matters." Xǔ Yáng didn't say it explicitly, he deciphered the text on Shuǐjí Huāngwén Dǐng, only one more time to unseal and remember everything. This trip down the mountain was mainly to supplement some of Shuǐjí's treasures.

  In addition, the Vermilion Bird's Xuanling has been tempered and is almost done, and Xu Yang has also consolidated his initial cultivation as a Xuan Master. He plans to purchase some feathers from the Fire Extreme Ferocious Birds, as well as some extremely hard and yang spiritual objects, to transform the Vermilion Bird's wings and eyes, and enhance its power.

  "Be careful, I heard you offended the son of Donglai Liu's family, named Liu Mingchuan," said Li Wang. "That kid is vengeful and has great strength, really not easy to deal with. You must be careful that he seeks trouble."

  Xu Yang nodded and continued down the mountain.

  After advancing to Xuan Shi, Xu Yang's speed of rushing on the road increased a lot. However, he still can't step on his Ben Ming Xuan Ling like the three Xuan Zong and fly across the sky and earth, which is too consuming for him.

  Just as Xu Yang left Lianyun Peak and headed to Donglai City, in Haiyun Mountain, Cao Ankang tore up a talisman and glared at the direction where Xu Yang disappeared with hatred in his eyes, cursing incessantly.

  At the foot of Haiyun Mountain, two old students wearing Haiyun Branch School uniforms looked at each other, one chased after him, and the other returned to Haiyun Mountain to report the news.

  Xu Yang's destination this time was no longer that street market, but the largest pharmacy in Donglai City, Penglai Pavilion.

  It is said that this Penglai Pavilion has a background of the Donglai royal family and is extremely powerful.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, Penglai Pavilion has built a large store in the prosperous area of this city, with an impressive appearance. Next to it, separated by two walls, there is a small and shabby shop called "Hui Chun Tang", which is rarely visited.

  On the counter of Penglai Pavilion, an old man sat with a smile: "Young master, what can I do for you?"

  The old man's eyes had a hint of disdain, obviously because Xu Yang's clothes were not luxurious enough. Being seen through by this old Jianghu trickster, the term "young master" carried some sarcastic tone.

  Xu Yang said calmly: "Selling elixirs."

  The old man uttered an "oh" and smiled insincerely: "May I ask if it's self-cultivated or refined by someone else?"

  Xu Yang furrowed his brow: "Self-cultivated, what's that got to do with anything?" He started to feel averse to this old man.

  The old man's contempt was even more pronounced, and he coldly laughed: "This young master, even if you're short on cash, you shouldn't come to Penglai Pavilion to swindle, right? Our store doesn't accept broken goods."

  "What do you mean? Is this the hospitality of Penglai Pavilion?" Xuyang shouted.

  With a creak, the door behind the old man opened and a beautiful woman walked out.

  "Old Liu, why the commotion?" The beautiful woman asked sternly, "This is a counter, very close to the street, too noisy, it will affect the image of my Penglai Pavilion."

  Liu Lao said to Qu: "Madam Kang, it's not the old man who is being loud, but this good-for-nothing kid who is causing trouble for no reason."

  Madam Na Kang's beautiful eyes swept over Xu Yang, and she frowned, saying: "I don't know what the young master wants?"

  Xu Yang said calmly: "I came to sell elixirs, your pharmacist here doesn't recognize the elixir and doesn't ask the price, but comes up and says I'm cheating, what's the logic in that?"

  Mrs. Kang frowned and bowed her head, saying "Young Master, calm down." Then she coldly glanced at Old Liu: "Old Liu, is this true?"

  "Old Liu hastily stood up and said: 'Madam, this little guy is self-taught in alchemy. Looking at him, he doesn't seem like a disciple of any high-ranking alchemist either. Isn't he just here to swindle us? People like this, Old Liu can see at least four or five every month! Old Liu dares to bet that the elixir he's selling is definitely low-grade and has extremely poor medicinal properties.'"

  Mrs. Kang shook her head: "Even so, it can't be so careless." She turned around and said to Xu Yang, "Sir, may I take a look at your elixir?"

  A cold glint flashed in Xu Yang's eyes as he said, "No, I've changed my mind. I won't be selling medicine at Penglai Pavilion." He turned and left.

  Looking at Xu Yang's departing back, Old Liu became pleased with himself and laughed loudly: "Mrs. Kang, didn't I, old Liu, say it correctly? Such a decadent young master always thinks about gaining without effort, selling some useless elixirs at high prices! Does he think our Penglai Pavilion is a charity?"

  Mrs. Kang shook her head, this old Liu was an elder in the family and had always been a bit arrogant, which she didn't like.

  Watching Xunyang leave with a resolute and upright blue figure in the distance, Mrs. Kang felt a faint sense of worry in her heart, but couldn't quite put her finger on why.

  Penglai Pavilion is separated by two walls from that small "Hui Chun Tang", the door is swept clean, but the signboard is a bit old.

  "Ah Qi, are there any guests coming today?" After two coughs, a slightly elderly middle-aged man sitting in the back hall asked.

  "Dad, not yet, but there will be this afternoon." This was a slightly childish-looking girl wearing a simple white cotton dress, with a slender figure like a newly opened small birch tree. Unfortunately, on her forehead, right in the middle, there was a vertical black birthmark, as big as an ox's eye, which ruined the beauty of her face and made people feel scared when they saw it.

  "Ah-Chou, Father has seen through it. With the help of Penglai Pavilion, we won't be able to hold on to Chun Tang for much longer..." The middle-aged man coughed tiredly, "They deliberately sell the medicine cheaply and raise the price of medicinal materials, just to crush us! Otherwise, we might as well transfer this shop to them."

  "How can this be!" The young girl, Ah-Chu, choked back tears. "Dad, this shop is our family's ancestral business, how can we just give it away! Besides, those people from Penglai Pavilion are taking advantage of us, it's really excessive! That Liu Baipi, as soon as he opened his mouth, he lowered the price of the shop by half! He's clearly bullying us."

  "A man under another's roof must lower his head..." The middle-aged man coughed again and said with a bitter smile.

  The curtain fluttered, and a blue-shirted young man floated in: "Selling finished dan medicine, will you accept it?"

  The young girl Ah Chou said with a smile, "Father, I said this afternoon someone will definitely come!" She quickly picked up the board and stool, poured tea and water, as if the person coming was not a customer, but a relative visiting.

  The middle-aged man took a glance at Xu Yang, let out a soft sigh and said: "Ah Chou, don't get it wrong. This young master is here to sell elixirs, not buy them... cough cough..."

  The young girl Ah Chou was taken aback for a moment, then the smile on her face reappeared: "No matter, no matter! May I ask what kind of elixir you are selling, take it out and let me appraise it."

  Xu Yang took out a row of three jade bottles.

  "These three jade bottles all contain Reverted Spirit Pills," said Xie Yang with a smile. "Their purity is 99%."

  The girl initially had a hint of disappointment on her face. The [Rejuvenation Pill] was a restorative medicine used in battle, and it could be found for sale at every pharmacy in Donglai City, so it wasn't particularly rare. But the words that followed from Xu Yang's mouth shocked her.

  "Purity ninety percent... nine?!"