"Haha, Young Master Du, that spiel is nothing new. Countless merchants have used it before." Shao Jiacai laughed heartily.
Looking at the burly man before him, Du Shu felt a flicker of wariness. This man seemed like a brazen tough, but there was finesse beneath his rough exterior. In just a few words, he had made one point clear: no matter how you explain it, I still doubt your pills' efficacy.
"Then how does Head Shopkeeper Shao think we should establish whether our pills are genuine?" Du Shu asked in return.
"Let me take a look. I'll know once I've examined them," Shao Jiacai said casually.
Tang Yan gave an almost imperceptible nod. Du Shu said generously, "Since Shopkeeper Shao wishes to bear witness for Reach the Summit, I couldn't be more grateful. As time is limited, why don't you choose a few pills at random?"
"Very well. Let me see the Mad Spirit Pill, the Enhanced Blood-Coagulating Pill, and the Spirit Transformation Pill." Shao Jiacai thought for a moment, then spoke loudly.
"The Spirit Transformation Pill is too precious to bring out. Why don't you examine the Blood-Coagulating Pill and the Mad Spirit Pill instead?" Du Shu reasonably declined to have the Spirit Transformation Pill tested, then took out the Enhanced Blood-Coagulating Pill and the Mad Spirit Pill.
One glimpse could reveal the whole. Two pills would be enough!
Shao Jiacai accepted the pills and smiled. "Then I'll take a good look on behalf of our brothers in Southern Wilderness City!"
When he pulled the stopper from the Blood-Coagulating Pill's bottle, Shao Jiacai's brow rose. The pill was perfectly round, its sheen uniform, with none of its medicinal potency leaking out. Only its protective outer layer gave off a faint pill fragrance. Clearly, it had been refined just a