Wanyao Valley, Yaotian Mountain.

Ning Zhuo and Lin Shanshan walked side by side on the mountainside.

Looking far into the distance, the afternoon sun is warm, shining on the mountains, and the golden light is everywhere. Yaotian Mountain is like a painting, with terraced fields layered and lush with greenery.

In the medicinal fields, all kinds of herbs are flourishing and full of vitality.

There is green grass as green as emerald, with slender leaves that sway gently in the breeze and are full of luster.

There are clusters of purple clouds blooming, their petals like clouds, exuding a faint fragrance, attracting bees to fly.

There are snow lotus seeds as white as jade, dotting the green fields, like stars scattered on the ground, shining faintly.

There is also the Chilong fruit, which is as red as fire. The fruit is plump and hangs on the branches like small lanterns, adding bright color.

There are also golden thread vines winding around, the vines are like golden threads, shining in the sunlight, and exuding vitality.

The paths between the medicinal fields are straight, well-planned and paved with bluestone.

There are also many streams that are specially arranged to divert water from the spiritual springs and irrigate the medicinal fields of various sizes.

A breeze blew, and the aroma of various medicines mixed together, refreshing the heart.

Lin Shanshan led the way in front, and the elder of the sect was responsible for explaining to Ning Zhuo.

The elder of the sect was now introducing the magic formation of Yaotian Mountain.

"The main thing is the Bagua formation, which is used to protect against external enemies and can also cut off pests."

"There is the Qingshan Guben Formation, which is used to maintain the fertility of the land and never changes."

"There is also a Spiritual Spring Gathering Array, which extracts spiritual springs and infuses the medicinal fields to assist each herb in maximizing its absorption and growth."

As they walked along the road, they saw a crowd gathering in a pavilion in the distance, making a commotion.

"Go and see what happened?" The sect elder frowned and immediately ordered his followers.

The follower left quickly and returned quickly: "Someone is causing trouble."

"The merchant named Li Jingqing wanted to buy on credit even though he had no money. This was against the rules, so the fellow disciple in charge refused."

"But who would have thought that Li Jingqing would cry, make a scene, and even hang himself, saying that all his money had been stolen. It is the Wanyao Sect itself that was responsible for failing to monitor the situation."

"He brought a large amount of money with him, not all of it was his own. If he doesn't bring back the herbs this time, he won't be able to explain himself, and his fate will be worse than death!"

"He shouted, expecting that he would die miserably in the future, and regarded buying on credit as his only way to survive. If Wanyaomen didn't allow it, he would just bang his head against the wall and die!"

The elder of the sect's face darkened, and he snorted coldly: "A mere merchant is trying to oppress our Wanyao Sect."

Lin Shanshan looked at Ning Zhuo and said, "It's true that evil will be punished. Li Jingqing had previously plotted against you, young master, but I didn't expect the retribution to come so quickly."

Ning Zhuo shook his head slightly: "If you do too much evil, you will eventually perish!"

"However, since he has taken the initiative to apologize to me, the grudge between him and me has long been resolved."

"It's not good to let him go on like this, right?"

"This is an important time for your sect to distribute medicines and sell them to various parties. Li Jingqing's disturbance will have a bad impact."

Ning Zhuo smiled slightly when he said this: "Miss Lin and your sect's elders cannot take action due to their status."

"Why not just let me do it."

As he spoke, he took out a bag of spirit stones and handed it to his follower: "Go and tell him that I, Ning Zhuo, lent Li Jingqing 5,000 low-grade spirit stones. Tell him to stop making trouble and use these 5,000 low-grade spirit stones to buy some herbs and get the job done first."

Upon hearing this, the sect elder exclaimed: "Young Master is so righteous!"

Lin Shanshan smiled and said, "Thank you very much. Later, I will give you three times the amount of spiritual stones."

Ning Zhuo also smiled and said, "It's just a small matter, I'll do it casually. There's no need for spirit stones. Five thousand spirit stones are low-grade and a small amount. Let's talk about the cooperation between the two sides, which is more important."

Lin Shanshan smiled but said nothing.

The sect elder said, "Mr. Ning Zhuo, please take a look at the specific price list."

As he spoke, he handed Ning Zhuo a jade slip.

Ning Zhuo took it, held it in his hand, penetrated his spiritual consciousness into the jade slip, and read it quickly.

He frowned slightly: "The price of the goods on this list is very different from the price those merchants paid for the goods."

"My clan and your sect are going to have a long-term cooperation, and the annual purchase scale will not be small. So, can't there be some discounts?"

Lin Shanshan remained silent.

The sect elder shook his head and pointed at the pavilion where the commotion had just taken place: "Master Ning Zhuo, you just witnessed it with your own eyes. The herbs in our Wan Yao Valley have never had trouble selling. It's always like this, with a constant flow of customers."

"If we rashly lower the price, it will be difficult for our sect to explain to the public."

Ning Zhuo smiled slightly, knowing that the purpose of Wanyao Sect's mountain climbing inspection was to demonstrate its own strength.

He had expected this, but he remained calm and composed: "Your sect is doing very well, it is really the envy of others."

"My people are different from these vendors."

"Let's not talk about the Nascent Soul combat power of my family. Let's just say that my clan originated from the Beifeng Country, and we value the northern spirit the most."

"If we form an alliance, there has never been a case of breaking it."

"The world of cultivation is based on strength. If things go wrong in the future, can these merchants help your family?"

For a moment, Lin Shanshan glanced sideways and the sect elder raised his eyebrows.

Neither of them spoke.

Ning Zhuo smiled and walked ahead, giving the two time to react.

The sect elder said nothing and just gave Lin Shanshan a look.

Lin Shanshan walked quickly to a position side by side with Ning Zhuo, and together they overlooked the beautiful scenery of Yaotian Mountain.

She said, "Mr. Ning Zhuo's words just now touched everyone's heart. But the alliance between the two families is of great importance. Please don't blame me for underestimating you. I just want to ask, can you make the decision on this matter?"

Ning Zhuo smiled, still looking at the layers of medicinal fields: "I said I can make the decision. Even if Miss Lin believes in me, your father will not believe it."

"In a few days, when your sect's people go to Huoshi Mountain to gather intelligence and come back, everything will be revealed."

"Before that, I just wanted to move this forward faster."

"Although my clan and your sect are quite far apart, we are very complementary. Your sect needs the military strength of my clan, and my clan has only migrated from the north to the South Bean Kingdom for more than ten years. We also need strong support from outside to stabilize the situation."

"If we can conclude an alliance in the future, our two families will complement each other and it will be a win-win for both of us."

"Miss Lin, I don't think it's necessary to bargain in person. Such mercenary behavior will only taint the relationship between you and me. So, I'll just tell you the truth."

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"The prices on that list are beyond the reach of our tribe."

"My tribe migrated from the north. We have been recuperating over the years and have only recovered a little bit of our strength."

"Not long ago, the Lava Fairy Palace appeared on Huoshi Mountain, and the entire Huoshi Fairy City went through a lot of turmoil. The monster frenzy once showed signs of overturning the entire fairy city."

"Every year, we have to spend so many spirit stones to buy medicinal herbs. My clan can't afford that. I thought, maybe we can barter."

"Look at this. This is the specialty of Huoshi Mountain - the fire persimmon. It has a wide range of uses. It can be used as medicine, for refining tools, and as fuel and explosive material."

Lin Shanshan took the persimmon, but did not check it. Instead, she held it in her hand.

She stared at Ning Zhuo with her beautiful eyes and said sincerely, "My Wanyao Sect has long known about the product of fire persimmon. When we were building the Fire Persimmon Fairy City, the previous elders formed a team to investigate."

"To be honest, we originally considered this fire persimmon as a competitor, fearing that it would impact the medicinal material market of the Southern Bean Country."

“However, after the inspection, the elders put aside most of their concerns.”

"After so many years, facts have proven that the elders' original judgment was correct. The fire persimmon cannot impact our medicinal material business."

"The fire persimmon does have a wide range of uses, but the many medicinal herbs in my medicine field are specialized and have always been well received by the public, so they are a better choice."

"If you don't believe me, Mr. Ning Zhuo, you can collect information and verify the market share of fire persimmons, and you will know that what I said is true."

Ning Zhuo smiled: "Of course I believe what Miss Lin said."

"However, bartering is definitely not just about the fire persimmons."

"It doesn't matter if your sect doesn't like this specialty. There are endless red-flame monsters in Huoshi Mountain. Your sect will always need these monster materials, right?"

Lin Shanshan nodded: "Indeed."

"My sect is good at planting, refining medicine and healing."

"Among the materials used in alchemy, animal materials are purchased in large quantities from outside all year round."

"If your family can offer a price lower than the market price, then the probability of us being able to reach a cooperation is very high."

Ning Zhuolang laughed and said, "Since your sect requires our clan to pay below the market price, why can't your sect lower the price of herbs?"

Lin Shanshan said: "Of course I can surrender."

"But it also depends on the scale of the transaction. If it is a small scale, I am afraid it will be difficult to reduce the price to your satisfaction."

"After all, the sale of medicinal herbs involves the interests of many factions within the sect. Although my sect leader can make his own decisions, it is very damaging to the sect to always use force to suppress others for such trivial matters."

"Mr. Ning Zhuo, would you like to hear my advice?"

Ning Zhuo: "I know, Miss Lin wants me to emulate Li Jingqing?"

Lin Shanshan: "Young Master is indeed very smart and can understand things at once."

"As long as you seize the caves of the first few, according to the rules of our sect, you will get a huge discount on the price of medicine."

"By following the existing rules, we will not infringe on the interests of others and will be the most convincing to the public."

"It's okay for others, but with your ability, it's very likely that you'll be in the top ten."

Ning Zhuo nodded: "I came to your sect to seek advice this time, and I want to use Xiaozhengfeng to improve my combat power."

"Now, there are drug price discounts involved, so we have to fight even harder."

"Miss Lin, please give me more guidance in the future. Especially martial arts..."

Lin Shanshan nodded and winked at Ning Zhuo: "You and I are friends, right? Since I have already accepted your flowers, as a friend, I will not stand idly by."

The eldest daughter of Wanyaomen has indeed received a good upbringing.

At the end of the negotiation, there was a smooth transition from the cooperation between sects and families to personal friendship, which seemed quite warm and greatly diluted the tense and uncompromising atmosphere of the previous negotiation.

The elder of the sect standing by, however, pricked up his ears and caught a "key point": "Flowers? What flowers? Ning Zhuo gave Shan Shan flowers? And Shan Shan accepted them?!"

For a moment, a hint of worry flashed in the eyes of the sect elder.

He looked at Ning Zhuo again.

Seeing that the young man in white had a tall figure, a handsome face, a sincere expression, and was very generous, I praised him in my heart.

After thinking about it carefully, he looked at Lin Shanshan nervously again.

Seeing Lin Shanshan and Ning Zhuo talking with smiles on their faces, the elder became more worried and secretly decided to report the matter to the sect leader.

(End of this chapter)