Zhaoji Treasure Pavilion in Piaomiao City is a national chain business. It is said that its headquarters is located in the imperial capital. The owner is a royal relative. It is considered the most powerful business in Zhao State.
"My Lord City Lord and Fairy Nanhua are honored to visit us. What would you like to buy? I, Zhao Liu, am at your service."
The shopkeeper was at the peak of the Qi training stage, a member of the Zhao family's side branch. Because his aptitude was too low and he had no hope of building a foundation, he was sent to the border town of Piaomiao City.
Chen Dabao bowed and said, "Manager Zhao, you are too polite. I want to buy the red blood ginseng from your company, the more the better."
Zhao Liu said, "We do have Red Blood Ginseng, but there's not much left. We only have five old-age plants."
Five red-blood ginseng plants can only be used to refine five Qi-refining pills at most, which is not enough to fill the gaps between teeth. However, in the barren land of Piaomiao City, the output of these medicinal herbs is originally small, and most cultivators are reluctant to sell them to merchants after collecting them, so it is considered good that the Treasure Pavilion has five plants.
Chen Dadan and Nan Huanuo have already gone all over the city to buy goods. Other businesses only have three aged red blood ginsengs in total, which is not as good as Zhaoji Treasure Pavilion.
"Shopkeeper Zhao, I need a large amount of red blood ginseng. Zhao's Treasure Pavilion is very powerful. Can you help me allocate some from other places? Price is not an issue."
Zhao Liu said, "I will certainly meet the city lord's needs, but for one reason, the production of red blood ginseng in several nearby cities is low. If the city lord's demand is large, even if we dispatch it from other places, it will be difficult to meet it."
Chen Dadan asked, "What's the reason? If it's convenient, please let Manager Zhao know."
Zhao Liu said, "It's not confidential information, so of course I can tell the City Lord. Besides buying a small amount from individual traders, the main source of Red Blood Ginseng comes from the herb pickers in Baicao Valley. However, just a month ago, Baicao Valley was overrun by monsters, and the herb pickers were all killed. This is why there's a shortage of Red Blood Ginseng."
"Another monster." Nan Huanuo said indignantly, "Please tell me the location of Baicao Valley, Mr. Zhao. My husband and I will go and destroy the monster."
Zhao Liu said, "You can't do that. The monster is above the Foundation Establishment Stage. You can't defeat it."
Nan Huanuo said with a smug look on his face: "Foundation Establishment Stage is nothing, I have killed those in Golden Core Stage before."
Zhao Liu was shocked and asked, "Did you really follow Prince Yuexi to destroy the Sky-shaking Bull during your absence?"
Nan Huanuo said: "That's right, now you can tell me the location of Baicao Valley!"
Zhao Liu said, "Yes, yes. If the City Lord dares to follow the Sky-shaking Bull to siege the monsters, then the monsters in Baicao Valley should be no problem. My Zhao family has gathered a lot of people and is preparing to go to Baicao Valley to annihilate the monsters. Do you want to come with us?"
Nan Huanuo was about to agree when Chen Dadan said, "Baicao Valley is your Zhao Ji's property, right?"
Zhao Liu said, "I dare not deceive the City Lord. Hundred Herb Valley is Zhao Ji's property, and all the herb pickers are also Zhao Ji's people. Now that it has been occupied by monsters, many materials in Zhao Ji's treasure pavilion are out of stock. Therefore, in addition to sending out our family's masters, we are also recruiting a large number of heroes from all walks of life. As long as the City Lord is willing to help, he will be rewarded handsomely."
Chen Dadan said, "Very good, no need for a big reward. I only have one condition. After I help you take back Baicao Valley, I want all the red blood ginseng."
Zhao Liu's expression changed as he said, "There are tens of thousands of red blood ginseng plants planted in Baicao Valley, and there are also thousands of old ones. These conditions are too harsh."
Chen Dadan added, "I won't take it from you for free. I'll pay you the market price."
Zhao Liu was overjoyed and said, "That's no problem. It doesn't matter who we sell our goods to. The City Lord is taking care of my business!"
Next, Zhao Liu personally led them to Baicao Valley. It was said that this was an artificial medicinal garden. Lower-level medicinal materials such as red blood ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum could be cultivated through transplantation, and the main thing was the cultivation year.
For example, some individual herbalists collected red-blood ginseng that was not old enough in the deep mountains and forests, and sold it to Zhaoji Treasure Pavilion at a low price. The latter used transplantation technology to cultivate the old ginseng, and the cultivation location was Baicao Valley.
Baicao Valley is located at the junction of several cities near Piaomiao City. It is not far away. The group arrived there after two hours of flying on swords. At the entrance of the valley, they saw many cultivators. They must be the ones invited by Zhaoji Treasure Pavilion to come and help.
"A few more people have arrived. Now we are even stronger and more confident in annihilating the monsters."
"I don't know which shopkeeper invited him. I hope he's a good one."
Zhao Liu led Chen Dadan and Nan Huanuo down and bowed to everyone, saying, "I am Zhao Liu from Zhaoji Treasure Pavilion in Piaomiao City. I have invited two of you to come and help me. Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Chen, and this is Fairy Nanhua from the Red Sect."
Chen Dabing and Nan Huanuo bowed respectively, but found that everyone present had a look of contempt.
"Zhao Liu, headquarters asked several of our branches to invite experts to resolve the situation in Baicao Valley, and you're just being perfunctory? Look, we've invited all Foundation Establishment masters, and you only invited two people to make up the numbers. Fairy Nishang of the Red Clothes Sect is somewhat famous, but Fairy Nanhua has never been heard of. She's only in the Qi Condensation stage. And this Mr. What? is actually a mortal? We're here to fight, not to reason. What's the point of inviting a Mr. What? I really don't know what you're thinking."
"Zhao Liu, I know there aren't many experts in the barren lands of Piaomiao City, and you're only at the Qi training stage. Don't take on a job you don't have the skills to handle. So, don't get involved in this mission. You brought two people along to make up the numbers, aren't you trying to steal the credit?"
The people who spoke were the shopkeepers of branch offices in other cities, Zhao Er, the shopkeepers of Zhao Ji Treasure Pavilion branch in Xian'an City, and Zhao Si, the shopkeepers of Qiaomu City. They had invited the foundation-building masters from their own city. When they saw that Zhao Liu had brought two people, one in the Qi training stage and the other a mortal, they couldn't help but get angry.
Zhao Liu quickly said, "Please don't be rude, shopkeepers. Fairy Nanhua is the disciple of Fairy Nishang. Although Mr. Chen is a mortal, even Prince Yuexi looks up to him."
"The Queen must be attracted to this pretty boy!"
"Hahaha! The Queen is so short-sighted that she thinks I'm better than a mere mortal."
Nan Huanuo couldn't stand hearing people scolding her master, so she drew her sword and was about to fight. Chen Dadan held her back and said, "There's no need to argue with them. Just let them go!"
He looked at Zhao Liu in surprise. Normally, if he introduced his identity as the city lord, even if others still looked down on him as a mortal, they would be more restrained. After all, the city lord represented the official and the power.
"Oh my! This mortal is trying to persuade a young Qigong cultivator to spare a Foundation Establishment expert. How ridiculous!"
"Please, don't spare us, come and hit me!"
"Humph! If it weren't for Zhao Ji's Treasure Pavilion, I wouldn't mind using you as a sacrifice before I wipe out the monsters in Baicao Valley."
The words of the Foundation Establishment masters who came to help were getting more and more unpleasant. Zhao Liu looked embarrassed and said to Chen Dadan, "Mr. Chen, I'm really sorry for making you come here and suffer."
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