Zu An was taken aback. Seeing her so embarrassed, he couldn't help but be curious: "Just say it. We've been through thick and thin together, even taken a bath together... cough cough, the last sentence doesn't count. What I mean is that we're friends now. Just say whatever you want."
Ji Xiaoxi withdrew her little fist that she had been about to punch, and then said somewhat embarrassedly, "Well, my father is currently refining a kind of medicine, which requires the ingredient of Fierce Black Jackal Treasure. As you know, after what happened today, I'm afraid there won't be any Fierce Black Jackals left in Jackal Valley for a while. It will be very difficult to find this ingredient again. I wonder if you could sell me some?"
Zu An wondered what his reaction would be if he knew that these were originally intended as gifts for his father. However, his mouth reacted faster than his brain: "How much money are you prepared to offer?"
Ji Xiaoxi replied, "Ordinary dog testicles aren't expensive, but the testicles of a fierce black jackal cost 10 taels of silver each."
Zuan was startled. This thing was actually so expensive? But then he thought about it and understood. You know, the Fierce Black Jackal is a ferocious creature, and you might not even find one out of ten. To collect its treasure is to gamble with your life. If you're not careful, you'll end up with nothing but bruised chrysanthemums and no trace of your body.
He rolled his eyes and said, "That's not right. Right now, this thing in Bright Moon City should be priceless." If it were available on the market, Doctor Ji would have bought it long ago, so there would be no need to issue this task.
He paused, then continued, "And as you just mentioned, there won't be any more Fierce Black Jackals in Jackal Valley for a while. So we can expect that the price of this stuff will skyrocket soon."
Ji Xiaoxi blinked and nodded subconsciously, saying, "That's right, that's right. You're right. I didn't think of that. I'm really sorry."
Zu An was dumbfounded. He had only intended to test her, but she had unexpectedly apologized. This little girl was really a bit of a pushover. Thinking of Doctor Ji's appearance, he couldn't help but wonder if she was really his biological daughter.
“How about this, I’ll buy it at a price of thirteen taels… uh, no, fifteen taels of silver per unit, is that alright?” Ji Xiaoxi looked at him expectantly, “This is all the money I have.”
Seeing her cautious demeanor, Zu'an couldn't help but feel sorry for Doctor Ji. What was the point of him working so hard to amass wealth if he had a daughter with such a weak and timid personality? Sooner or later, she would just become a cheap son-in-law.
“Okay, how many do you want to buy?” Zuan replied.
"Thank you!" A hint of surprise flashed in Ji Xiaoxi's eyes. "I'd like to buy ten, is that too many?"
"Not much, not much, these are all for you." Zu'an laughed and handed over all twelve dog treasures in the bag. Anyway, these things were meant to be used to offset the consultation fee, so having more wouldn't be of any use.
Now, each item costs ten taels of silver, bringing in a total of 150 taels of silver. After deducting the registration fee of 100 taels, there's still a net profit of 50 taels. I wonder if the man surnamed Ji would vomit blood if he knew this?
Ji Xiaoxi hurriedly waved her hand, her little face turning bright red: "No, no, I don't have that much money to buy it."
"The extra two are free, you can have them both," Zuan said casually, putting his hand on her shoulder. "We're friends, after all!"
"Really?" Ji Xiaoxi exclaimed with delight, "You're such a kind person!"
"Don't just hand out 'good guy' cards like that." Zu'an looked annoyed and was about to say something when he suddenly exclaimed, "Hey? My... why does my hand hurt so much?"
Ji Xiaoxi stuck out her tongue: "Oh dear, I almost forgot, my dad put 'anti-perverting ointment' on my clothes. I'll find you the antidote right away."
Zu An seemed to see the image of Doctor Ji laughing loudly in his mind. He thought to himself, no wonder that guy let his daughter go into the deep mountains to collect herbs alone. It turned out that he had taken precautions all over her body.
Ji Xiaoxi hurriedly pulled a porcelain bottle from her small backpack and applied it to his hand. She pulled his hand to her face, gently blew on it, and then looked at him anxiously: "Does it still hurt?"
Looking at the tiny face in front of him, Zu'an couldn't help but laugh and said, "It used to hurt a lot, but after you blew on it, it doesn't hurt anymore."
Ji Xiaoxi's face flushed instantly, and she couldn't help but spit out, "You're so indecent~"
Zuan couldn't help but sigh, "Xiao Xi, are you this nice to everyone? You'll suffer if you meet other bad men."
Ji Xiaoxi subconsciously replied, "I won't let a man touch my body. You're not like a normal man."
Zuan: "..."
They've come to see me as a sister? It's a shame the keyboard can't collect my anger points, otherwise this would definitely have been off the charts.
Ji Xiaoxi realized she had said something wrong and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way, I..."
Seeing her anxious expression and not knowing how to explain, Zu'an gently patted her head: "Don't worry, we're friends, I don't mind."
Since I'm being treated like a sister, I should make good use of this advantage. Didn't many scumbags in my past life pretend to be gay, get close to their female best friends, and then sleep with them and eventually have sex?
Pshaw, who's the scumbag? It's definitely not me!
As Zu'an was lost in thought, he suddenly noticed Ji Xiaoxi looking at him with a very sympathetic expression: "Um... I also have some powder on my hair..."
Looking at his hand, which was swollen like a black steamed bun, Zu'an couldn't help but feel like crying: Didn't you just take a shower?
...
On their way back to the city, a young boy and girl were walking on a mountain path. Suddenly, the girl moved closer to the boy, but the boy jumped aside as if he had been burned.
"Don't touch me!" Zu'an glared at the girl opposite him with a wary look.
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