"Fifty jin of Earth Marrow Root, thirty jin of Silver Thread Leaf—Luofeng City can sell all of that in a year, and the price will be several times higher than if you kept it yourselves."
"Take this back and show it to Elder Chen."
Su Yao took the sheet of paper, lowered her head and read it through, then looked up at Lin Taichu.
"How are you planning to set the prices?"
"Qi-Replenishing Grass and Blood-Coagulating Flower follow the market price. Earth Marrow Root and Silver Thread Leaf get tripled. Even tripled, they'll still be cheaper than what they sell for on the Northern Region market. Over there, people occasionally bring out these two medicinal herbs to sell, and the price is at least five times higher."
"Tripled?"
"Tripling it will be enough to cover your sect's Spirit Stone expenses for a year. Those two medicinal herbs of yours don't produce even a hundred jin a year. Bring them to Luofeng City to sell, and they'll be gone in three days. Spirit Stones are settled on the spot, no credit. Qingyang Sect doesn't have to bear any risk at all—just supply the goods."
Su Yao asked no more. She folded the sheet of paper and tucked it into her sleeve.
"I'll go back and speak with Elder Chen again."
"No need. Just show him this paper. He knows how much these medicinal herbs can sell for in Luofeng City. He'll do the math himself, and once he's done, he'll agree."
Su Yao glanced at him, nodded, stood up, and left.
This time she was gone for four hours. When she returned, the sky was almost dark. As she walked into the front hall, there was a smile on her face.
Lin Taichu was looking over the patrol records handed in