Hundred Herbs Hall

Hundred Herbs Hall!

The largest apothecary in all of Cangwu County City, without question.

Half an incense stick later, Lin Baichuan had arrived at the entrance of Hundred Herbs Hall. Looking at the ancient, elegant three-story apothecary before him, his eyes gleamed as he muttered, "Yang Zhan is always going on about how incredible Hundred Herbs Hall is. Let's see if it truly has everything one could ask for. I hope it doesn't disappoint me!"

As he spoke, Lin Baichuan stepped into Hundred Herbs Hall.

There were quite a few people in the first-floor hall. Business was clearly booming.

Lin Baichuan silently swept his gaze around the hall. The rows of counters displayed all sorts of goods—medicinal herbs, as well as finished products like medicinal powders and ointments, each with its own effects.

Lin Baichuan silently looked around, examining the goods displayed in the counters.

Just then, a young woman walked over with a smile and asked Lin Baichuan, "Young master, what do you need?"

Since he had come out to buy medicinal herbs, Lin Baichuan was not wearing the Demon Slayer Guard's official uniform. Naturally, the woman did not know his identity, so calling him young master was perfectly fitting.

In truth, Lin Baichuan had quite a decent appearance in this life. Now that he had entered the ranks of martial arts—and even broken through the limits of the human body with his physical strength—his bearing had become even more outstanding. Though he could not be called a dashing romantic or a jade tree facing the wind, he was still an elegant and handsome young man. That was why he had caught the woman's attention the moment he entered.

"I'm buying some medicinal herbs."

Lin Baichuan glanced at the woman and smiled faintly. "I just wonder whether you have them in stock."

"Young master, our Hundred Herbs Hall is the largest apothecary in all of Cangwu County City. If we don't have it here, I'm afraid you won't find a second place in the entire city that does." The woman smiled slightly, and when she mentioned the words Hundred Herbs Hall, there was an obvious trace of pride in her voice.

"Heh, quite confident, aren't you?"

Lin Baichuan's eyes narrowed slightly before he asked in a low voice, "Fine, then. I need a Mysterious Sun Fruit. Do you have one here?"

"A Mysterious Sun Fruit!"

The woman froze, surprise appearing on her face. "That is a spiritual medicine."

"Of course I know it's a spiritual medicine." Seeing her expression, Lin Baichuan curled his lip. "What, don't you have one?"

"We do!"

The woman gritted her teeth and gave Lin Baichuan a meaningful look. "Young master, your timing is excellent. Hundred Herbs Hall only acquired a Mysterious Sun Fruit yesterday. However... the Mysterious Sun Fruit is a spiritual medicine, and the price is not low..."

Lin Baichuan raised his brows, secretly delighted.

He had not held much hope to begin with and had only come to try his luck. Yet he had actually found one. Hundred Herbs Hall truly had a Mysterious Sun Fruit, and they had only received it yesterday. Could it be that Heaven itself was helping him?

Though these thoughts flashed through Lin Baichuan's mind, his face remained as still as an ancient well. He asked in a deep voice, "How much? Name your price."

"This..."

The woman pondered briefly before saying, "One thousand taels of gold..."

Fuck me!

Lin Baichuan could not help wanting to curse inwardly. This woman truly dared to name a price. Everyone said spiritual medicines were worth ten thousand gold, but that ten thousand gold did not mean gold—it meant silver! One thousand taels of gold was equivalent to one hundred thousand taels of silver.

Such a massive sum was enough to bankrupt an ordinary aristocratic family.

"I'll buy it!"

Countless thoughts flashed through Lin Baichuan's mind. He silently cursed Hundred Herbs Hall for being so black-hearted, but he gritted his teeth and made his decision at once.

One thousand taels of gold for a Mysterious Sun Fruit was indeed rather expensive. But the fruit was of great use to him; it could allow him to rebuild his physique and innate bones. Looking at it that way, let alone one thousand taels of gold, even ten thousand taels would be worth it.

The moment the words left his mouth, Lin Baichuan took out a gold note worth one thousand taels and handed it to the woman. "I want the Mysterious Sun Fruit now."

The woman was stunned. She had merely named the price casually. At market value, the Mysterious Sun Fruit was naturally not worth one thousand taels of gold; at most, it would fetch fifty or sixty thousand taels of silver. This price was double that. Yet Lin Baichuan had not even bargained before closing the deal outright.

In truth, Lin Baichuan had no idea of the tricks involved. He had assumed that Hundred Herbs Hall's goods all had clearly marked prices. Who would have thought that even the ancients could be so calculating?

Still, he had made a windfall from Liang Youtian and had plenty of confidence. Otherwise, even if he had wanted to buy it, he would not have had the means.

"Young master, please wait a moment. I'll fetch the medicine for you right away."

After accepting and verifying the gold note, the woman's smile grew even brighter. She first led Lin Baichuan to a private room in a corner, personally brewed him tea, and only then turned to leave.

The Mysterious Sun Fruit was a spiritual medicine, precious and valuable. Selling it required certain procedures.

Fortunately, her status within the hall was not ordinary. If she had been any other clerk, she would not have been qualified to sell a spiritual medicine at all.

After leaving the room, the woman headed straight for a room on the third floor of Hundred Herbs Hall.

There was already someone inside: an elder dressed in a hemp-yellow robe, his head full of white hair, brewing tea in the room. When he saw the woman enter, he smiled faintly and asked, "Yun Xi, why have you hurried upstairs in such a rush? Is something the matter?"

"Elder Yuan, someone wants to buy that Mysterious Sun Fruit." The woman smiled. "I'll have to trouble Elder Yuan to retrieve the goods."

"The Mysterious Sun Fruit!"

Elder Yuan's expression darkened as he said in a low voice, "We only acquired the Mysterious Sun Fruit yesterday, and someone has come to buy it today. Can it really be such a coincidence?"

"It should be a coincidence. His face is unfamiliar; he should be an independent customer. Besides, he has already paid." Yun Xi smiled and placed the gold note with a face value of one thousand taels on the table before her. She continued, "Look... a gold note worth one thousand taels. The man didn't even furrow his brow when he took it out."

"Looks like a mighty dragon crossing the river."

The White-haired Elder smiled faintly and was about to speak when the door was pushed open. A young man walked in.

"Young master, why have you come..."

The moment the young man entered, Elder Yuan and Yun Xi were both startled. Then they immediately rose to their feet and bowed to him.

If Lin Baichuan had been here, he would have recognized at a glance that this young man was none other than Lu Changkong.

Lu Changkong's expression was gloomy. The moment he entered, he wasted no words and said bluntly, "I heard the shop acquired a Mysterious Sun Fruit yesterday. I happen to need it, Elder Yuan... go fetch the Mysterious Sun Fruit for me!"

"The Mysterious Sun Fruit... this..." Elder Yuan froze, visibly hesitant.

"What? Is there a problem?" Lu Changkong raised his brows and looked at Elder Yuan. "Don't tell me that, as the young master, I can't even take a medicinal herb from my own shop?"

"Young Master, you misunderstand. It's just that someone bought the Mysterious Sun Fruit moments ago and has already paid for it."

Elder Yuan gave a bitter smile. "If I give the Mysterious Sun Fruit to you, Young Master, I'm afraid I won't be able to answer to the customer."

"Answer for what? Just tell him the item has already been sold and refund his money."

Lu Changkong's face turned cold. He narrowed his eyes at Elder Yuan and said icily, "Yuan Ningdong, I call you Elder Yuan out of respect. But don't forget your place. I didn't come here today to discuss this with you. I came to inform you."