Chapter 87 Being Deceived

Fortunately, Shanrou usually treated her well. She didn't even have to ask for it; Shanrou would give it to her on her own initiative. Moreover, Shanrou was very generous and would give her dozens of Xuanjing at a time, which allowed her to successfully save some money on her own!

"Alas, it seems we are truly destined to meet. I was originally going to sell this forbidden medicine for several hundred Xuan Crystals." The man in black robes took the Xuan Crystals, looking both sentimental and aggrieved, as if Shan Yurou had gotten a great deal.

Upon hearing this, Shan Yurou became even more smug and confident.

Sure enough, she was lucky. She bought the banned drug as soon as she arrived at the black market. Even the old man was on her side!

Shan Yurou, clutching the banned drug she had just obtained, walked out of the alley with a smug look on her face.

The alleyway exit was different from the entrance; it was bustling with activity, filled with the sounds of vendors hawking their wares.

However, when Shan Yurou saw the scene before her, she was struck dumb, and her whole body froze.

Along both sides of the street, countless stalls displayed so-called "banned drugs," and the color and shape of those pills were exactly the same as the one in her hand.

What shocked her even more was that almost every stall was surrounded by people, some of whom were excitedly haggling over prices, while others were proudly showing off the "banned drugs."

A sense of foreboding welled up in Shan Yurou's heart. She quickly walked to a stall, suppressing her inner panic and trying to make her voice sound calm: "Boss, how much are your banned drugs?"

The stall owner was a middle-aged man with a pointed face and monkey-like features. Upon hearing Shan Yurou's question, he immediately revealed a sly smile, his eyes darting around: "My banned drugs are genuine and of the highest quality. As for the price, it's just this amount."

As he spoke, he held up two fingers.

Shan Yurou's eyes widened in disbelief as she asked, "Two thousand Xuan Crystals?"

Upon hearing this, the stall owner was so frightened that he stumbled and nearly smashed his own stall.

"It's just two gold coins. What kind of forbidden drug would cost two thousand Xuan Crystals? You wouldn't even find it for that much at the auction house." The stall owner looked at Shan Yurou with an expression as if she were an idiot.

Upon hearing this, Shan Yurou's legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

Two gold coins?

He actually spent five hundred Xuanjing on something that could be bought for two gold coins?

Shan Yurou could hardly believe it, nor could she bear to think about it.

Suppressing her anger, she asked again, "Is this banned drug real?"

Upon hearing this, the stall owner immediately patted his chest and assured him, "Young lady, don't worry, my banned drugs are absolutely genuine. If they were fake, may I be struck by lightning! Look at all these people buying them on the street. If they were fake, would so many people fall for it?"

Shan Yurou looked around at the people who were also holding "banned drugs" and looking excited, but she became more and more suspicious.

She stopped a young man who had just bought "banned drugs" from a stall and cautiously asked, "Sir, is the banned drug you bought reliable?"

The young man looked at her with disdain: "Reliable? Not a single one of the drug sellers on this street is reliable!"

"No one knows who bought the genuine product, but suddenly, countless people came to the black market looking for banned drugs."

“These swindlers, seeing that there was a big business opportunity in banned drugs, took some ordinary pills and passed them off as banned drugs.”

"But there's nothing you can do. You can only find out if something is real or fake by eating it. So, when you're unsure, you can only keep buying and trying it!"

Upon hearing this, Shan Yurou felt a chill run from her feet to her head, and she suddenly realized that she had been deceived by the man in black.

The two "banned drugs" in her hand now seemed like hot potatoes, making her both angry and annoyed.

She stormed back to the place where she had bought the "banned drug," wanting to settle accounts with the man in black.

However, when she arrived there, she found that the place was deserted, with only empty stalls and a few curious passersby.

"Liars! They're all liars!" Shan Yurou shouted angrily, her voice echoing through the black market streets and attracting the attention of many people.

Everyone looked at her, wondering what was wrong with her.

The stall owner who had sold the "banned drugs" earlier guessed what was going on and laughed, "This fool actually spent Xuanjing (mystic crystals) to buy 'banned drugs,' hahaha, judging from his appearance, he's been thoroughly fooled!"

What?

Did Hua Xuanjing go to buy fake "banned drugs"?

How stupid must someone be to do something like that?

Listening to the whispers and pointing fingers around her, Shan Yurou no longer cared about other people's opinions; her heart was filled with the humiliation and anger of being deceived.

She wandered aimlessly through the black market, the two "banned drugs" in her hand clenched until they were deformed.

She recalled how she had risked coming to this dangerous black market for this banned drug, spending all her savings, only to end up with nothing.

She felt like a fool, being manipulated by those swindlers.

"Damn it!" Shan Yurou angrily threw the "banned drug" on the ground, wishing she could stomp it to pieces.

But when she thought about how she had spent five hundred Xuanjing to buy this banned drug, she couldn't bear to step on it. Not only could she not bear to step on it, she even held onto a sliver of hope that she would be lucky enough to buy the real banned drug.

However, when she took out the real banned drug and compared it with the banned drug she bought, they were not only not identical, but completely unrelated!

"Ahhh! You despicable liar, I will kill you and tear you to pieces to vent my hatred!" With her gentle and kind eyes red, she couldn't help but burst into tears over her grief and indignation.

How could she be so stupid?

She clearly forgot that there were banned substances available for comparison!

Shan Yurou broke down in tears, but then she suddenly stopped crying.

Immediately afterwards, her eyes, which had been filled with tears, turned extremely resentful, and she stared straight in the direction of the Shanfu.

Good luck!

It's all because of her!

If it weren't for Shanxi's persuasion, telling me to try my luck in the black market, how could I have ended up in this situation?

The culprit behind all of this is none other than Shan Xi!

With red eyes and burning with anger, Shan Yurou quickly blamed all the mistakes on Shanxi.

She even firmly believed that Shan Xi must have known in advance that the black market was selling fake banned drugs, so she deliberately tricked her into coming here so that she would be deceived!

How could she be so ruthless?

Not only did he refuse to ask the Alchemist Guild for help in obtaining the banned medicine, he also orchestrated a major setback for himself on the black market!

Shan Yurou clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms, and blood slowly dripped from between her fingers, but she felt no pain at all.

At this moment, her mind was filled with hatred for Shan Xi, a hatred that was like a surging tide, almost drowning her completely.

"Shanxi, I will make you pay a terrible price!" Shan Yurou gritted her teeth and squeezed out the words one by one, her voice so cold that it seemed to freeze the surrounding air.