Trading for Three Life Returning Pills

"Mr. Qian Ye, may I make a deal with you?" Jia Xingtian suddenly stepped forward, his face full of flattery. ♠🐳 👻👤 His eyes kept glancing at the pill in his hand, showing how much he cherished it.

It's clear he wants to possess this pill; as for how he intends to do so, we'll find out soon enough.

Jia Xingtian smiled, seemingly hesitant, his expression somewhat tense, sweat already beading on his forehead. He wiped it away before finally managing a smile to mask his nervousness, "It's like this, we're not alchemists, and the Jia Ma Empire doesn't have any Seventh-Tier Apothecary, nor do they sell these Life Returning Pill. So we're planning to buy these three Life Returning Pill, is that alright?"

"Of course we will definitely meet your conditions. As the guardian of the Jia Ma Empire and the eldest princess as witnesses, you absolutely don't need to worry about our financial resources." Fearing that Qian Ye might not agree, Jia Xingtian added.

Qian Ye: "..."

It's not impossible, but there are conditions.

It's impossible to give it away for free.

For no reason at all, and I'm not a saint, I don't have the energy to do good deeds everywhere.

"That's possible, but I wonder what Old Jia will use for the transaction?" Qian Ye asked. His expression was calm, preventing the other party from seeing any other emotion on his face and making it impossible for them to make any other judgment.

Upon hearing his willingness to trade, Jia Xingtian, Yao Ye, and Yao Yue exchanged glances and beamed with joy. Jia Xingtian immediately said, "Of course you won't be disappointed. For example, you can stay in the palace; one pill can be exchanged for a courtyard. I can also secure you a position in the empire, such as the Imperial Advisor."

"Secondly, gold coins; other items, medicines, etc., are all acceptable, except for some impossible things."

Qian Ye thought about it and decided it wasn't impossible. After all, this was the imperial palace, and rank wasn't important. What mattered was being able to buy a house within the palace grounds.

"Alright, then let's trade one pill for a house, a position like Imperial Advisor, and then some gold coins."

Very good!

The three were overjoyed, as these three points were not difficult for an empire.

As for the position of Imperial Preceptor, it's even less significant. The position is merely nominal, a title without any real power. Giving it to him wouldn't pose any threat to the empire. At most, we could just assign him a few palace maids.

Immediately, the three huddled together, whispering amongst themselves. Then, Yao Ye stepped forward and said to him, "Mr. Qian Ye, how about this? Three pills, three deals. First, for each pill, I'll arrange a separate residence for you in the palace and give you three stunningly beautiful palace maids."

"For the second pill, I'll give you the position of Imperial Preceptor. With this position, you can freely enter and leave the palace. Except for some restricted areas, you can basically move freely within the palace. 💢♣ 🐺👍"

The truth is not what she said on the surface; she had her own selfish motives. After all, Qian Ye is Seventh-Tier Apothecary, which means something like adding wings to a tiger for an empire.

Therefore, giving him the position of Imperial Advisor was also to win his heart and make him wholeheartedly serve the Jia Ma Empire.

Although I may not be able to control him, it doesn't matter. I plan to take it slowly, give him more benefits and advantages, and one day I will be able to handle him. Once he is bound to the empire, things will be easier to deal with in the future.

Rather than saying she valued Qian Ye as a person, it would be more accurate to say she valued Qian Ye's status Seventh-Tier Apothecary and the exceptional quality of his pills.

In this Dou Qi Continent where the strong reign supreme, there is no love without reason, nor is there a free lunch. Only strength can protect you and earn you the respect of others.

What would you like for the third pill? For example, gold coins, rare medicinal herbs, or other items are all available for you to choose from.

Qian Ye pondered. Although this world belonged to the world of Dou Qi Masters, it only had one currency, universally accepted worldwide: gold coins. He could trade with them using this currency. "Hmm, gold coins, how about 999,999 gold coins for one Life Returning Pill?"

"Isn't this... a bit too expensive?" Jia Xingtian said, his face somewhat grim. Just one gold coin short of a million gold coins.

Yao Ye 'm not short of money, but I don't have unlimited gold coins, so I should still save where I can.

But they couldn't not buy them; each person needed one of the three Life Returning Pill, and if they were short one, none of the three people would get any.

Nobody wants to be missing one, or to disappoint someone.

Therefore, the three of them had made up their minds that as long as the terms of the deal did not exceed their budget, everything would be negotiable.

Qian Ye didn't answer immediately, but how could he not understand Jia Xingtian's meaning? He just smiled. But Jia Xingtian was very worried, very worried that if Qian Ye got angry and refused to agree, he would leave and all his efforts would be in vain.

"Alright then! You two can buy two pills. I won't force you; it's a free transaction, and you don't need to force yourselves." Qian Ye said, taking back the pill from Yao Yue's hand.

Woo, woo, woo~

Yao Ye saw that Qian Ye had taken back the pills from her hand, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

She immediately squatted down, wiping away her tears with a pitiful expression, and finally rolled around on the ground, just like a child throwing a tantrum.

Qian Ye: "..."

Yao Ye: "..."

Jia Xingtian and Yao Ye exchanged glances, then went to the side to discuss it. After a while, the two returned, satisfied. Then Yao Ye spoke again, "Nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine gold coins, deal?"

"Deal." Qian Ye tossed the pill to Yao Yue, who immediately stopped crying, caught it, got up from the ground, and stroked it lovingly, grinning foolishly at it, completely lost in her own world.

Although she was already Fourth-Tier Alchemist, she was only a low-level fourth-grade alchemist. Even so, her success rate in refining fourth-grade pills was not high. She would fail eight or ten times before succeeding once, and the quality of the pills was not high.

The seventh-grade pill, the Life Returning Pill, in his hand was several levels below even his teacher Fa Ma. He had never even seen a seventh-grade pill before, let alone refined one. Naturally, he wouldn't look down on it, but rather regarded it as a precious treasure.

"Mm." Yao Ye nodded, somewhat satisfied with Qian Ye's efficient handling, then looked at Jia Xingtian: "Great-Grandpa, could you please help me with this?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Jia Xingtian said, then smiled at Qian Ye before turning and leaving.

Although he is the guardian of the Jia Ma Empire, second only to the emperor, he should not fawn over an Wu Ming nobody like him.

But Qian Ye is Seventh-Tier Apothecary. Although Wu Ming, his status as an alchemist forces Chiba to lower himself and curry favor with him.

Things are valued for their rarity, partly because there are so few alchemists, and partly because the Jia Ma Empire has never had a Seventh-Tier Apothecary to date. Naturally, a unique individual like Qian Ye is someone that even the Jia Ma Empire's royal family has to treat with special care.

Even the emperor had to curry favor with him, let alone the three of them.