“That’s right. If you look closely at the customers Gu Yunlan has been dealing with in the past year or two, the reason she’s willing to forge items is basically because the other party has brought some kind of precious pill or herb. It doesn’t have to be very expensive, but it must be useful to her.”
Ye Shicong confidently stated his conclusion.
"But we don't know what illness Ran Feng has," someone asked, frowning in confusion.
"Isn't that simple?"
Li Jiaqi shrugged. "According to the information, Ran Feng is not only a powerful alchemist, but also a strong person who has one foot in the Mountain and Sea realm."
"There are only a few possibilities that could cause half of the experts in the Mountain and Sea Realm to fall into a coma. There aren't many effective pills either. Just give them whatever you can find. I think even if the other party is thinking of trying anything as a last resort, they will probably accept whatever comes their way."
"good!"
Ye Shicong gave Li Jiaqi an approving look, then instructed a boy who had been standing on the outer circle: "Go find Gu Yunlan's assistant and get some paper. No matter what, let's make contact with Gu Yunlan first."
"With our strength, are we really not capable of meeting their needs?"
Although Yip Sai-chung's last words had a somewhat arrogant tone, no one had any intention of refuting them, because in a sense, they were indeed true.
The boy who went to get the paper and pen returned quickly. Ye Shicong personally wrote a few words on the note and then had the boy hand it to the assistant.
After collecting a bunch of papers, Gu Yunlan's assistant quickly returned to the workshop, presumably to report to Gu Yunlan.
"roll!"
Ye Shicong turned his head and found a monkey perched on the wall. He immediately frowned and scolded it.
Emperor Monkey bared its teeth at Ye Shicong, but before Ye Shicong could retaliate, it jumped off the corner and disappeared.
No one paid any attention to this little incident, since domesticated monsters were all too common in the psionic market.
With a solution found, Ye Shicong and the others relaxed and were chatting and laughing casually when the workshop door reopened.
Instead of the filthy assistant, it was Gu Yunlan who stepped out, walking hurriedly.
The rapid pace of his steps even made the opponent forget to control his strength, and his heavy metal legs left deep imprints on the ground.
Amidst the astonished gazes of those around her, Gu Yunlan rushed straight to the boy with an imperial monkey perched on his shoulder, her breathing rapid, her whole body trembling, staring intently at him.
"You...you're telling the truth?"
Gu Yunlan's voice even trembled with excitement, "You can...you can completely heal him?!"
Most of the people present were somewhat bewildered by Gu Yunlan's words, but Ye Shicong and the others' expressions changed.
"As long as you're not dead, there's hope."
Shen Qian smiled slightly. Although he didn't completely rule it out, his words unconsciously revealed an extremely strong sense of confidence.
"Come with me!"
Gu Yunlan stared intently at Shen Qian, then glanced at Dao Jiu behind him before nodding and turning to walk towards the workshop.
Before anyone could react, Shen Qian, Dao Jiu, and Wan Ning followed Gu Yunlan into the workshop, and a white-haired monkey jumped down from the roof and crawled inside at the last moment.
"Grass!"
Ye Shicong had just realized what was happening and taken a few steps forward when the door slammed shut.
"What's going on? Why did Master Gu choose that person?"
"Shouldn't she have come to us?"
The others were also taken aback.
Ye Shicong quickly calmed down. He suddenly remembered the white imperial monkey, and as if he realized something, a cold smile appeared on his lips.
"Wait here, we'll figure it out."
Ye Shicong seemed to suddenly harbor some kind of hostility towards Shen Qian, whom he had never met before, which surprised both Geng Qianqiu and Li Jiaqi.
However, Geng Qianqiu's eyes flickered, while Li Jiaqi's brows furrowed slightly, and there was a hint of worry in her eyes.
...
Shen Qian and the other two, along with the monkey, followed Gu Yunlan through the somewhat cluttered workshop and arrived at a secluded courtyard behind it.
The peculiar smell in the air became even more pronounced, and before sinking, a certain guess had already formed.
To his surprise, the monkey perched on his shoulder also started chattering away at him.
Where did you hear that?
Shen Qian was somewhat surprised, but it was basically in line with his guess.
"He... is inside."
Gu Yunlan's steps seemed hesitant, as if she didn't want to face it.
Shen Qian took the initiative to push open the door to the inner room. A strong smell of medicine wafted out, and Shen Qian also saw the simple array flags set up in the corner of the wall.
Lying on a soft couch in the center of the house was a man whose body was wrapped in gauze. The gauze was soaked with medicine, and the man's expression remained frozen, making him look like a corpse at first glance.
But if you look closely, you can sense a faint glimmer of life that seems to be on the verge of extinction.
"Brother Ran..."
"No need to tell me, let me guess, he's actually dead, isn't he?"
Shen Qian interrupted Gu Yunlan, who was about to speak, "Your courtyard is full of 'silkworm cocoon grass,' but the main use of this herb is actually to prevent corpses from rotting. I smelled it when I entered your blacksmith shop."
"That's right."
Seeing that Shen Qian had real skills, Gu Yunlan felt a little relieved and explained, "About fourteen months ago, Brother Ran went out to sea in order to find an opportunity to completely break through the Mountain and Sea realm, but he encountered a life-or-death crisis and... he didn't make it."
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