Chapter 37 037 Ex-Husband Number Two
Ling Yue, who was standing at Jiang Yan's feet, whispered, "Sister Yan, these things he's talking about aren't usually available on the market. Be careful, it might be a scam."
Jiang Yan glanced down at the white mosaic and gestured for him to relax.
She knew, of course, that there was no such thing as a free lunch.
Jiang Yan frowned and looked at the old cultivator opposite her, asking, "If what you say is true, what are your conditions?"
The old cultivator sighed, "Leave half of the refined pills behind."
"that's all?"
"Um."
Jiang Yan asked suspiciously, "Since there's a sick person in the family, why didn't you take it out and find someone to refine it sooner?"
The man frowned and said, "We can't find a suitable person. These three herbs are all very potent, and we need to strictly control the dosage, otherwise it's easy to cause trouble."
Jiang Yan knew he wasn't lying; those three medicines were potent and beyond the control of ordinary alchemists. If it weren't for the ancestral alchemy furnace and the system, she wouldn't have dared to try them so easily.
The old cultivator looked at the pills in his hand and said, "So far, you are the most suitable person I have met. If you don't believe me, come with me and then come back. You know better than I how rare those three kinds of medicine are."
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yan decided to go with him.
Anyway, there are many of them, so there's no need to worry about him using any tricks.
Moreover, Lin Yun is knowledgeable in pharmacology, so if it's true, he can also distinguish between genuine and fake.
Feng Qingyu and Dongfang Chen were slightly surprised. Dragon Blood Grass, Returning Origin Ginseng, and Thousand-Year Lingzhi were not things that could be found everywhere. Even in the Demon Emperor's Palace and the Demon Palace, these three medicinal herbs could not be found.
Jiang Yan and her group followed the old cultivator to the outside of an old house.
She glanced up at the plaque above the entrance, which read 'Li Residence'.
That character 'Li' seems strangely familiar.
A faint scent of herbs permeated the area around the mansion.
Lin Yun asked suspiciously, "Does your household deal in medicinal herbs?"
The old cultivator nodded: "This fellow Daoist has a good eye; he is indeed in the business of medicinal herbs."
The old monk then led them inside and asked them to sit for a while.
Before long, a servant-like man came in and said, "Please ask the person in charge to go to the study to have a detailed discussion with the young master."
Jiang Yan stood up and said, "Okay."
Lin Yun secretly hid it inside her sleeve on her wrist.
After leaving the hall and walking through a long corridor, you arrive at the door of the study.
The servant called from outside the door, "Young master, the person has arrived."
A weak voice came from inside: "Please come in."
As soon as the servant pushed open the door, Jiang Yan stepped inside. The first thing she saw was a frail, almost sickly figure with one hand supporting herself on the edge of the desk and the other hand covering her mouth as she coughed incessantly.
For some reason, the aura emanating from this person felt somewhat familiar to her.
It took a while before the person turned around and looked at them.
Jiang Yan was caught off guard and had her face covered in mosaic again...
"It's you?!"
The person on the other end spoke first, sounding surprised.
Jiang Yan frowned. Was it really an acquaintance?
She searched her memory quickly, then suspiciously called out a name: "Li Shu?"
He was one of the original owner's former Daoist partners, and also the first person to break the contract with the original owner. In a way, he was an ungrateful person.
He was rescued by the female protagonist's father after being seriously injured. After recovering, the original owner's father asked him to leave Phoenix Village, but he insisted on staying. During that time, he diligently took care of all the household affairs. Seeing that he was of decent character, the original owner's father decided to take him in as the original owner's Daoist partner and devoted himself to refining pills to improve his cultivation.
Who knew that after his cultivation improved, he returned home to inherit the family business and soon sent a letter of dissolution for no reason.
Indeed, the first sword strike after landing is to slay the one you love!
"It's me."
Li Shuchui's hand clenched slightly at his side, his eyes filled with astonishment. He dragged his ailing body forward two steps, but then froze on the spot for a moment.
His gaze was fixed on the green snake on Jiang Yan's wrist.
Lin Yun secretly poked out the snake's head and flicked its tongue at the person approaching from the opposite side.
His appearance now was completely different from when he was intimidating people. There was no longer any playfulness in his snake eyes, only a chilling murderous intent. His sharp teeth and red forked tongue made him look extremely frightening.
Jiang Yan thought Li Shu was going to attack her, so she subconsciously frowned and stepped back, quickly conjuring a bright green leaf at her fingertips.
Li Shu's face was pale as he stared at the weapon at her fingertips and the fleeting blue snake tail on her wrist. His expression was complex as he said, "I thought I would never see you again in this life..."
Jiang Yan breathed a slight sigh of relief and quietly put away the leaves: "That's what I was thinking too. Since we're old acquaintances, let's not reminisce. Just name your price: Dragon Blood Grass, Origin Ginseng, and Thousand-Year-Old Lingzhi, I want them all."
Although she utterly despises dealing with scumbags, now is not the time to act impulsively.
Previously, Li Shu's steward had discussed with her that she would take half of the pills she refined and leave the other half behind.
But Jiang Yan felt that since they were old acquaintances, it was better to settle the score clearly.
Anyway, those guys aren't short of money, so what's wrong with buying them?
Li Shu had already recognized that the person hidden in her sleeve was the successor of Medicine King Valley, and also knew that he was her current Daoist partner.
He frowned and looked out the window. The people who came with her asked, "You want these things for them?"
"I guess so."
She was brief and to the point, not wanting to say more to him.
The person opposite him sneered and asked, "Do you know how precious those items are? You think you can just take them like that? What arrogance!"
Jiang Yan frowned and said, "I said I was buying it, I didn't mean to take it from you for free."
"Not for sale."
After saying that, Li Shu couldn't stop coughing: "I will never sell you my things! Show him out!"
Jiang Yan's patience was finally exhausted. All scumbags are the same, they can't understand human language!
She frowned and said, "No need, I know the way."
If she can't buy it from him, she'll think of other ways. Those three items are hard to find, but they're not extinct. It'll just take a little more time.
Jiang Yan quickly left his study.
The old cultivator behind her hurriedly chased after her, calling out, "Miss Jiang, please wait!"
“Young Master is acting impulsively. Don’t rush to leave the town. Let me try to persuade him.”
Jiang Yan pondered for a moment and nodded, saying, "Okay, give me an answer before dark tomorrow."
After seeing Jiang Yan and her group off, the old butler turned around and saw the person standing at the other end of the corridor.
He sighed softly and walked over: "Young Master clearly promised me that you would give that thing to her, so why did you suddenly change your mind just now?"
"If I let her treat my illness, then I might as well not get it treated."
The old steward frowned and said, "Young Master, is it because her level is too low that you question her abilities? But I just showed you the pills she refined, and their effects are perfect. Your health really can't be delayed any longer."
Li Shu didn't say much, but simply turned and left.
After a long pause, the old steward heard him say, "Uncle Wang, she is no longer the same person she used to be."
"Why does the young master have such thoughts?"
Li Shu did not answer.
He simply couldn't explain it.
The moment he approached her in the study, he clearly sensed that her aura was vastly different from what he remembered. She was no longer the same as before, yet an inexplicable feeling told him that she was still herself.
He had fantasized countless times about being close to her, but now that they were actually together, he felt that there were already many mountains and rivers separating them.
This illusion of being both near and far made it difficult for him to speak.
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