Maidservant

At this moment, the waiter returned, accompanied by a thin, gloomy-faced middle-aged alchemist dressed in black and white.

"Sir, I've already asked. Of the medicinal herbs you requested, we currently have three in stock: Tíhú Xiāng, Shé Hán Cǎo, and Dragon Blood Worm," the waiter said.

Yi Yun was overjoyed. He hadn't expected to be able to buy all the medicinal herbs at once. Finding just three herbs was already a pleasant surprise.

"How many spirit jades are needed for these three medicinal herbs?" Yi Yun asked.

The waiter smiled slightly and said, "My esteemed guest, the medicinal herbs from our Refining Heaven Pavilion are rarely sold to the public, and those that are sold are relatively more expensive."

"How much exactly?"

Yi Yun said calmly that he had already prepared to pay more spirit jades when he came to the Wu Ling Clan to buy medicine. The other party's words were just a warning to him.

"You seem to have just arrived in Martial City. You don't have any other Wu Ling Clan shop markings on you. Martial artists like you can cooperate with our Refining Heaven Pavilion. Our Wu Ling Clan welcomes talents from all over the world. You can sign a contract with us and become a retainer of our Refining Heaven Pavilion. Then you can buy medicinal herbs at a preferential price. Moreover, becoming a retainer doesn't mean you have to leave your original sect." At this moment, the alchemist said with a smile.

He reached out and a contract appeared out of thin air in front of Yi Yun.

Yi Yun glanced at it, and his expression immediately turned cold.

This contract contains numerous restrictions.

He had originally thought that the Wu Ling Clan might be very harsh on outsiders, but he never expected it to be like this, that they would directly recruit him and make him serve the Wu Ling Clan.

They mostly saw that Yi Yun, despite being Mortal Clan, possessed considerable strength, and thus considered recruiting him into their ranks.

This alchemist was a member of the Wu Ling Clan. Although he was polite to Yi Yun, he was actually quite arrogant.

The waiter just now said that it's rarely sold to outsiders, but actually, it should be said that it's rarely sold to the Mortal Clan.

"I have no interest in becoming your retainer. You're in business, there's no reason to refuse customers who come to you. I'm just here to buy medicine." Yi Yun directly rejected the contract.

"Actually, I was only thinking of you, otherwise you might not be able to afford it." The alchemist frowned when he was directly rejected. He had been quite amiable, but he didn't expect Yi Yun to be so ungrateful.

A Mortal Clan, actively recruited by the Refining Heaven Pavilion, actually said he had no interest...

He didn't know what kind of pill Yi Yun was going to refine with the medicinal herbs he bought, but one of them, the Nine Fragrance Worm, could be used to refine a pill for breaking through realms. It was because of this that the alchemist was interested in recruiting Yi Yun.

Dao Palace First Layer, about to break through, which is quite an impressive level of cultivation. It's a pity he's not very bright; he doesn't realize that without the support of the Wu Ling Clan, it's difficult to survive in Martial City.

When a Mortal Clan comes to Wucheng, they will usually choose to become a contracted retainer of the Wu Ling Clan.

"If you want to buy them directly, that's fine too. Two God King Immortal Jade Tablets, and these three medicinal herbs are yours," the alchemist said with a snort and amusement.

Yi Yun's face immediately darkened.

They actually asked for the God King Immortal Jade directly; why don't they just steal it?

These things are worth at most forty to fifty million Mid-grade Spirit Jades, which is less than half a God King Immortal Jade!

Moreover, Yi Yun had Soul Searching Li Yunfeng's soul, and he knew that if the Wu Ling Clan came to buy these medicinal herbs, the price would be even lower.

Just because he was Mortal Clan, this Wu Ling Clan alchemist made such an outrageous demand. This alchemist didn't actually believe that Yi Yun could produce two God King Immortal Jade Tablets. He only said that because he was dissatisfied with Yi Yun's refusal. He estimated that Yi Yun would still turn around and sign a contract with them.

Yi Yun's gaze was deep. If this weren't the Wu Ling Palace, he would have liked to just steal those medicinal herbs.

It's impossible to use two God King Immortal Jade to buy it, but it's also absolutely impossible for Yi Yun to sign a contract with them and become their retainer.

Just then, a quarrel broke out, interrupting what Yi Yun was doing.

"I already said it's only worth five points!" the low-level alchemist shouted angrily from the corner.

Before him, a small, thin girl anxiously said, "How can there be so little? Alchemist Wang, please take another look. This Fire Money Grass is three hundred years old. I went through great lengths to snatch it from the mouth of my companion Fire Money Beast, and I almost lost my life in the process..."

As she spoke, tears welled up in the girl's eyes.

"Hehe, it's true that your Fire Money Grass is three hundred years old, but you didn't properly lock in the Spiritual Qi inside when you picked it, and then slowly and completely harvested it, so its roots were damaged and a lot of its vital energy was lost. Afterwards, you didn't take good care of it either, and it has almost become a useless herb." The Alchemist Wang said slowly.

"But..." The petite girl lowered her head, fidgeting with her fingers. With her cultivation level, it was already difficult enough for her to pick Fire Money Grass, so how could she possibly do this?

Yi Yun also glanced at the Fire Money Grass. It was indeed damaged, but it wasn't good enough to be considered a useless plant. He Soul Searching Li Yunfeng's soul and roughly knew what these points meant.

Five points are equivalent to only five hundred spirit jades, which is far less than the value of this Fire Money Grass.

"But what? Humph! By this calculation, the medicinal herbs you handed in today are not enough at all. As punishment, I'll deduct two points from your score! Don't forget, you're still a contracted maid of the Wu Ling Clan. Now you're not qualified to serve anyone. It's already a blessing that we didn't send you to do those dirty jobs and let you come to our Refining Heaven Pavilion to be responsible for handing in enough medicinal herbs every day!" Alchemist Wang said impatiently.

"Huh?" The petite girl suddenly raised her head, her big eyes wide open. "Alchemist Wang, how could you do this... You even deducted two points from my score, how am I supposed to live now...?"

As she spoke, tears began to fall in a steady stream.

At that moment, Yi Yun, who was watching this side, had a flash in his eyes.

The petite girl looked somewhat familiar, but Yi Yun didn't feel like he had seen her before. After thinking carefully, Yi Yun found a blurry yet similar face in Li Yunfeng's memory.

"She is... Xiao Qing, the personal Maidservant of Wang Mu's wife."

When Yi Yun searched Li Yunfeng's Soul Searching, he focused on the internal situation of the Wu Ling Clan and the matter concerning Wang Mu and his wife. He then discerned the identity of this petite girl.

How did Xiao Qing, Wang Mu's wife's personal Maidservant, end up here? And how did she become a herb-gathering maid at the Refining Heaven Pavilion?