"Wow! That's a huge difference! The cost varies depending on the level! If you're looking for an ordinary person, you only need to pay me 100,000 Emperor's Fortune!"
"If you're looking for royalty or nobility, it'll be more expensive, one million! If it's a martial arts expert, the manpower and resources required will be even greater, so it'll be the most expensive, ten million!"
Nalan Yan eloquently.
Xie Feng frowned. "Why is it so expensive to hire an ordinary person?"
Nalan Yan covered her mouth and chuckled, "Of course, it's because we're afraid ordinary people will treat us like cheap retrieval machines! Who are we? The strongest intelligence force in the Fifth Universe! It would be so beneath us if we were just looking for random nobody every day! Our prices are so high precisely to raise the bar and filter out ordinary people. But today, there were still a few clueless individuals who wanted me to find pots and pans. How boring!"
Xie Feng silently calculated his money: over 20 million Emperor's Fortune Tokens. If Jin Yue was a martial arts practitioner, he could only find the tokens twice!
What if I can't find it in one or two tries...
Xie Feng said, "What if you can't find it?"
Nalan Yan rolled her eyes, pointed to the door, and said in a clear, crisp voice, "We, Divine Secrets Pavilion, will always come back if we're looking for someone! If we can't find them, you can go and smash my golden signboard outside!"
Xie Feng reluctantly believed him.
Nalan Yan fumbled for a pen and half a sheet of paper on the counter, then bent over and lowered his head to prepare to take notes.
Seeing her looking like a golden lion king, Xie Feng couldn't help but grin.
"Tell me, is the person you're looking for male or female? What's their name? What do they do? When did they go missing?"
"Woman, Jin Yue, Brocade King of Returning Moon City, disappeared approximately three years ago."
Xie Feng told him everything in detail.
Upon hearing the name and its origin, Nalan Yan's pretty face changed.
She suddenly pushed the paper and pen forward, shaking her head frantically. "Sorry, go to another house!"
Xie Feng asked doubtfully, "What's the reason?"
Nalan Yan crossed his arms and sneered, "This person is extraordinary. Finding him will be difficult. You should leave; I can't handle it!"
"You just said that if someone can't be found, you'll ruin your reputation?" Xie Feng smiled.
"Do whatever you want! I can't find anyone anyway!" Nalan Yan said with a nonchalant attitude, as if to say, "Do whatever you want."
"Why?"
"For no reason!"
"If you think the money is too little, I'll add more!"
"Even with more money, it won't work!"
As Nalan Yan was speaking, she suddenly became angry, turned around and left, leaving Xie Feng standing there dumbfounded.
"What kind of service is this...?"
Xie Feng was speechless, but looking around, there was no one else in charge. If she stopped receiving customers, it was equivalent to the Divine Secrets Pavilion closing down.
Left with no other option, Xie Feng had to leave.
As he reached the front door, his arm was suddenly grabbed.
"Young man, wait a minute."
Xie Feng looked up and saw that the old man who had been lying in the sun by the door had stood up from his recliner and appeared in front of him.
Xie Feng asked, "Old man, is there something you need?"
The old man leaned closer to him, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, "The person you're talking about... Nalan Yan won't let us find him, not because he can't, but because he's afraid of causing trouble!"
Xie Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked, "Old man, do you know Jin Yue?"
The old man chuckled, "Who doesn't know the Brocade King in Returning Moon City! He's a very powerful figure! Do you know why that hot-tempered girl won't be found? Because it was Ink Mysteries City who issued the bounty for Jin Yue!"
"Is the Divine Secrets Pavilion afraid of Ink Mysteries City?"
"It's not so much that I'm afraid of Ink Mysteries City, but more accurately, I'm afraid of the powerful backer behind him!"
" Ink Mysteries City's backer? And what kind of power is it?"
Give me a thousand Emperor's Fortune, and I'll tell you!
The old man stretched out his hand and held it out in the air.
Xie Feng: "..."
Damn it, this old man is a conman and a swindler!
He'd rather ask someone else!
After remaining silent, Xie Feng walked out of the Divine Secrets Pavilion.
"Young man! How about five hundred Emperor's Fortune? Three hundred! Two hundred! Two hundred is the absolute minimum! This is absolutely a shocking secret! Young man!..."
The old man's voice faded into the distance...
Xie Feng didn't even turn his head.
"Young man! Here's what I can do for you, I can help you with something else!"
Suddenly, the old man's loud voice rang in Xie Feng's ears again. He turned his head and saw that the old man had caught up with him again.
Xie Feng said coldly, "Don't follow me. I don't trust you anymore."
The old man rubbed his hands together and said with a fawning smile, "I was just joking with you, young man. I can tell you have an extraordinary aura; you must be a promising young talent!"
Whether someone is talented or not is none of your business.
"Oh, young man, you've got quite the temper. Fine, I admit I was wrong, I shouldn't have played you for a fool. But seriously, while others may fear Ink Mysteries City, I'm not. I can help you find the person you're looking for!"
The old man said with absolute certainty.
Xie Feng then glanced at him, asking with some suspicion, "Who are you?"
The old man said, "He's the gatekeeper of the Divine Secrets Pavilion."
Xie Feng asked, "How are you going to find it?"
The old man said, "Don't worry, I definitely have a way. The condition for me to help you is that you have to help me first!"
How can I help?
"My wife has contracted a strange illness, and I've heard she needs the Nine-Turn Spirit-Annihilating Pill. Could you help me find a powerful Alchemist?"
"With the Divine Secrets Pavilion's prestigious reputation, you can easily find Alchemist if you make a use of it."
" Alchemist are easy to find, but powerful Alchemist are very rare! I was originally a woodcutter in the mountains. After my wife fell ill, we tried all sorts of medicine, but she just couldn't get better and has been in a coma ever since. Later, I heard about the Nine-Turn Spirit-Annihilating Pill, but I had no connections or resources. After thinking it over, I figured that the people who frequented the Divine Secrets Pavilion every day were either extremely wealthy or of high status, and perhaps some of them knew a great Alchemist. So, I took on the role of gatekeeper."
The old man spoke with True Intention.
Xie Feng asked, "What constitutes strength?"
" Origin Level!"
"I am Origin Level Alchemist. Let's go."
"What?!"
The old man stared wide-eyed in disbelief, his eyes welling with tears of emotion. Hard work really pays off!
Xie Feng urged, "It had better be true!"
The old man pulled him forward, saying, "Don't worry, don't worry, my wife really is sick! Why are you so short-tempered, young man? Getting angry is bad for your health! Would I lie to you? At most, I just want to swindle some money from you!"
Xie Feng: "..."
The old man's home was in a very remote place, almost in the middle of nowhere. The house was simple and surrounded by a fence.
The old man gave her a heads-up. "Young man, please be extra careful. My wife has been bedridden for half a year and is very weak. You could give her some mild elixirs first..."
Xie Feng waved his hand dismissively. "Don't worry, besides Dao of Alchemy, I'm also very skilled in Medical Dao. Let me check on her condition first before administering any medicine!"
The old man opened the fence gate and led him into the yard. Xie Feng took two quick steps and pushed open the door without hesitation.
A chilling, dark aura swept over me.
Xie Feng wrinkled his nose. The air was filled with a strong, unpleasant odor. Xie Feng was familiar with this smell; he could usually detect it in people who were about to die.
That heavy, lifeless atmosphere!