by Feng Yise
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Nanfeng Zhirou felt that she became a burden in a flash.
Aunty clearly made her come and protect him. But up till now, why did Nanfeng Zhirou feel that it was always Ye Yuan protecting her?
Moreover, Ye Yuan's current strength was already not beneath her. He did not even require her protection anymore.
This world changed too quickly . . .
Just as Nanfeng Zhirou was cursing inwardly, a hubbub of voices was heard.
"Excellent medicinal pills! Top quality medicinal pills! Drunken Star Manor's products are definitely the cream of the crop! Tier 2 Qi Returning Pill, Tier 2 Heart Protecting Pill, Tier 2 healing medicine, Tier 2 Detoxification Pill. All sorts of medicinal pills are available!" a martial artists wearing gray shouted at the top of his voice.
This shout immediately drew the attention of many martial artists.
The majority of these martial artists were demonic beast hunters who had already been roaming within the Endless Forest for a very long time. All the necessary medicines on their bodies were pretty much all gone.
For a medicinal pill merchant to suddenly appear at this time, it naturally stirred up quite a commotion.
When Ye Yuan heard that someone was selling medicinal pills, he also could not help but look over. Many people were already surrounding him.
At this time, perhaps a medicinal pill could save lives.
However, Ye Yuan's nose lightly moved and already sniffed out that those medicinal pills were fake goods. While the outer appearance was virtually the same as some medicinal pills from the Drunken Star Manor, the medicinal effects were most likely not even 50% of them.
Ye Yuan just gave a faint smile and no longer bothered with the things happening over there. What he needed now was to remain low-key, not to be in the limelight.
Nanfeng Zhirou seemed to have seen that something was wrong and could not resist asking, "What are you smiling for? Does that person have a problem?"
"There's no issue with the person, the problem lies with the medicinal pills. But eating them won't kill people anyway, so let him be," Ye Yuan said indifferently.
"No way! How did you see it?" Nanfeng Zhirou was at the very least an alchemist, but she could not see any issue at all.
"The medicinal pill's ingredients don't have any problem. It's just that when refining, Mist Yuan Water was added in. The portion originally capable of refining one medicinal pill was refined into four/five pills by him. The medicinal effects would naturally be much worse," Ye Yuan explained.
"You saw that at a glance?" Nanfeng Zhirou asked in shock.
Chapter 163 - Not Buying!
"Not saw it, but smelled it," Ye Yuan pointed to his nose and said.
"But the Mist Yuan Water is odorless. How did you smell it?" Nanfeng Zhirou asked in amazement.
"The Mist Yuan Water is odorless, but when mixed into medicinal pills, it would give off a faint sort of special fragrance," Ye Yuan said.
"But you're so far away from there! Do you have a dog's nose?" Nanfeng Zhirou was flabbergasted.
Ye Yuan rolled his eyes and was similarly speechless. Couldn't you make a better comparison?
"This is an ability that has been repeatedly tempered out. Heh heh," Ye Yuan said with a smile.
Ye Yuan's sensitivity towards medicinal pills was etched deeply into the divine soul after repeated tempering.
Virtually every type of medicinal herb; he was able to s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.ely detect it.
Rather than say it was the smell, it should be that it was his divine soul's instinctive reaction.
After the incident last time, Nanfeng Zhirou no longer doubted Ye Yuan.
This fellow, as long as it was something which involved medicinal pills or herbal ingredients, his predictions and judgment were virtually 100% accurate. He had never made any errors!
He said that these medicinal pills had problems, so these medicinal pills must have issues!
Nonetheless, Nanfeng Zhirou followed Ye Yuan and was not worried that the medicinal pills had problems. Who knew how many medicinal pills this fellow refined for this trip; it was like they were never-ending.
Nanfeng Zhirou knew that Ye Yuan clearly only prepared for a day. Where did so many medicinal pills come from?
Nanfeng Zhirou felt that she was becoming more and more interested in Ye Yuan.
The more she could not understand Ye Yuan, the more she wanted to understand him. What sort of feeling was this . . .?
Ye Yuan and Nanfeng Zhirou were chatting over here, but that medicinal pill merchant's business was abnormally good. He had his hands full.
"This Brother, aren't you going to buy some pills? In a crisis, these medicinal pills can save lives! My medicinal pills are all Drunken Star Manor products. The medicinal effects are definitely exceptional!"
After that medicinal pill merchant busied himself for some time, he started to promote his medicinal pills to a cold-faced demonic beast hunter.
Ye Yuan had long noticed that demonic beast hunter. When others were swarming to buy medicinal pills, he never moved. Not only did he not move, none of the four people in his small group moved.
"Not buying!" the cold-faced man just lightly said these two words.
"Brother, these medicinal pills of mine are top-quality medicinal pills! You're also aware of the Drunken Star Manor's pills. They are matchless in the State of Qin . . ." the medicinal pill seller kept on praising the good points of the Drunken Star Manor's medicinal pills repeatedly.
Hearing that medicinal pill seller praising the Drunken Star Manor so fervently, Ye Yuan also felt somewhat displeased.
However, he also understood that he was doing business. Bragging a little was a necessity. But now was not the time to get angry, so he held it back.
After that demonic beast hunter calmly listened to that medicinal pill seller's touting, he said two more words lightly, "Not buying!"
"I say, Brother, why?" The medicinal pill seller was somewhat dispirited.
That demonic beast hunter gave him a look and said, "I only buy Fragrant Medicine Pavilion's medicinal pills and nothing else!"
When Ye Yuan heard that, he promptly felt more soothed. There were still clear-minded people in this world!
Once he said this, the medicinal pill seller became unhappy. "Brother, not that I'm reproaching you, but the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion is close to shutting down. What are you clinging onto that tree for? From the way I see it, before one month, the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion will definitely shut down. Could it be that you, Brother, aren't going to eat medicinal pills in the future?"
The icy-faced man gave the medicinal pill seller a cold glance and said, "The Fragrant Medicine Pavilion definitely won't shut down! Pavilion Lord Ye is currently in closed-seclusion. After he exits seclusion, he'll definitely have means to turn the tide! Humph!"
"Dream on! Who doesn't know that the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion already doesn't have the strength to save the situation? How many days has it been? The Fragrant Medicine Pavilion remained silent this whole time, while the Drunken Star Manor already relied on the Essence Gathering Pill to completely dominate the State of Qin's medicinal pill market. In future, it will be the Drunken Star Manor having a monopoly! Furthermore, Manor Lord Wan has always been suppressing Ye Hang in terms of cultivation realm. What is the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion relying on to turn around?"
The cold-faced man gave a cold laugh. "So what? The Drunken Star Manor appears to be dignified and honorable, but everyone is clear in their hearts how many filthy things they did secretly! Pavilion Lord Ye has a benevolent heart and mind. He treats us demonic beast hunters like brothers! I believe that Heaven has eyes. The Fragrant Medicine Pavilion will surely tide over this crisis!"
After the man said all this, regretful expressions involuntarily showed up on the faces of those who originally bought the medicinal pills.
Many of them had received the grave of the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion, but their support towards the Fr
agrant Medicine Pavilion at this time was inferior to this small team.
"Humph! Truly thickheaded! Alright, don't buy now. In the future, even if you beg to buy from me, I also won't sell to you!" Finishing, the medicinal pill seller flicked his sleeves and left.
The cold-faced man could not be bothered with him and sat back down.
The medicinal pill seller was not too affected by it and continued to tout his medicinal pills. It was just that after that man caused such a commotion, his business immediately fell drastically.
The cold-faced man stared at the back view of the medicinal pill seller and let out a cold snort.
Right then, a voice from god knows where secretly transmitted directly into his ears.
The cold-faced man heard that, and his expression instantly changed. After musing for some time, he suddenly stood up.
"Everybody, don't buy his medicinal pills! These medicinal pills are all fake! This fellow is a cheat!" the cold-faced man shouted loudly.
Hearing the cold-faced man's shout, all those who bought the medicinal pills tensed up. What followed was using unkind eyes to stare at the medicinal pill seller.
The medicinal pill seller was also greatly alarmed. He was somewhat guilty, but in front of so many people, he had to remain strong.
"Don't slander me! It's fine if you didn't purchase, but you're even ruining my business here. Do you really take me to be easy to bully? These medicinal pills have the unique marking of the Drunken Star Manor. They are absolutely genuine goods. You dare to besmirch the name of Drunken Star Manor?" the medicinal pill seller said furiously.
The cold-faced man smiled coldly and said, "Snort! It's true that these medicinal pills are from the Drunken Star Manor, but are the medicinal pills refined by the Drunken Star Manor truly without problems?"
"What problem is there, say it! If you don't give a proper justification, then this grudge of ours is set! After returning to the capital, I'll pass these words to the Drunken Star Manor!" the medicinal pill seller threatened.
These past one month, the Drunken Star Manor had become incomparably domineering.
The Fragrant Medicine Pavilion gradually fell, and they virtually became a monopoly. The people who came out from the Drunken Star Manor basically all had their noses pointed to the skies.
Since this medicinal pill seller was selling the Drunken Star Manor's pills, he definitely had significant ties with the Drunken Star Manor.
The cold-faced man remained unperturbed and said with a smile, "I'm afraid that the medicinal effects of these pills aren't even half of the finished products! What intentions are you harboring to use these medicinal pills to hoodwink everyone?"
When he said this, everyone's faces changed again.
While medicinal effects being insufficient is not a big issue, at the crucial time, it could kill.
For example, a Tier 2 Qi Returning Pill; if the medicinal effects were lacking and could only recover a very small part of essence energy, wouldn't that be waiting for death?
Hearing the cold-faced man said this, the medicinal pill seller did not get nervous. Instead, he smiled gleefully and said, "You say that my medicinal pill's effects are lacking, won't we know after letting everyone try it?"
Chapter 164 - Try Testing a Few Moves
Seeing the medicinal pill seller so full of confidence, the cold-faced man's heart started to falter.
Could it be that he really fell for someone else's trap?
That person said that he also received great kindness from Pavilion Lord Ye, which was why he wanted to expose this scammer. Could it be that he was simply screwing with him?
While he was talking, the medicinal pill seller already walked in front of a martial artist he sold pills to earlier and sincerely invited him to test the medicinal pill. He even promised that as long as he was willing to test it, he would gift another five Tier 2 Qi Returning Pills!
That martial artist was initially somewhat reluctant, but after thinking that at most it would be insufficient medicinal effects and should not have too big an effect on him, he nodded his head and agreed.
The medicinal pill seller cupped his fists and said to everybody, "Everyone also saw that. This brother over here refused to buy my medicinal pills. That's also fine. But now, he came out to defame my character. This one cannot turn a deaf ear to this. In order to prove my innocence, I invited this brother here to help test the medicinal pills. There shouldn't be a problem, right?"
After the medicinal pill seller finished talking, there was someone who called out to the martial artist preparing to test. "Lin Feng, you aren't bought over by that guy, right?"
"Bought over your granny! I, Lin Feng, have worked among demonic beast hunters for so many years. Who isn't aware of my character? If you don't feel assured, then come and test yourself!" Lin Feng directly told him off.
"Hahaha . . . We can trust you. Quickly test it and tell us how you feel after trying it!"
"Don't worry, with so many people watching, could I scam everyone?"
Finishing, Lin Feng no longer dilly-dallied. He directly retrieved a Tier 2 Qi Returning Pill just bought from the medicinal pill seller and swallowed it.
Having consumed the medicinal pill, Lin Feng meditated on the spot and started to refine the medicinal strength.
Everybody was watching each and every one of Lin Feng's actions, especially the cold-faced man and his small team. Even though their expression remained cool and collected, their heart started drumming long ago.
The cold-faced man was currently somewhat regretting his impulsiveness earlier. But for the sake of Benefactor Ye Hang, even losing face once was also worth it!
Back then, the cold-faced man was heavily injured and dying and also penniless. The Drunken Star Manor straightaway barred him outside the door, but Ye Hang treated him for free.
This grace, even if he were smashed to pieces, it would be difficult to repay.
Hence, he only hesitated slightly when he heard that mysterious transmission just now before standing up right away.
Making a mistake would at most be losing face once. At the most, he won't take part in this treasure seizing operation. But if it were really true, then it would be a heavy blow to Drunken Star Manor's reputation, and also an opportunity for the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion to come back from the dead!
He was willing to gamble!
"Ye Yuan, why does that cold-faced man also know that the medicinal pills are fake? Could his standards actually be around your level?" Nanfeng Zhirou could not help feeling astonished when she saw this situation as she transmitted her voice to ask.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "I told him."
"I knew that it was your doing! But why would he listen to you, a stranger?"
"I was just testing him, didn't think that he really stood up. Hum . . . I can let father take him in to be a retainer or something after going back. It's also time for our Ye Family to nurture our own forces. And today, just take it as the first step to eradicating the Drunken Star Manor," Ye Yuan said nonchalantly.
"You . . . You . . ." Nanfeng Zhirou heard Ye Yuan say all that, but her expression turned even uglier.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Don't you worry. My father and I have no interest in secular authority. Why we are doing this is just so that the Ye Family would have a relatively safe environment. If your Imperial Father can't set his mind at ease, in future, I can make Father relocate from the State of Qin."
"No no no, no need! I . . . I'll do my best to prevent this sort of thing from happening."
Ye Yuan just smiled and did not say anything else.
He knew that Nanfeng Yi was very fearful of the Su Family and Wan Family, which was why they secretly propped up his father, Ye Hang.
But the Wan Family had to be extinguished. As for the Su Family . . . at least Su Yubai and Su Yulin, these two people, he did not plan on letting off.
That was to say, the Ye Family would be a monopoly in the future. Would Nanfeng Yi still be at ease?
While talking, Lin Feng already finished refining. He opened his eyes, and everyone stared at him.
Lin Feng stood up and slowly opened his mouth to say, "There's no issue with the medicinal pill. My essence energy which originally only had 50% or so left has already recovered to 80% now."
Once Lin Feng finished speaking, the medicinal pill seller looked at the cold-faced man with a pleased face. "Brother, just what intentions do you have for slandering me so? Unless you are Ye Family's minion and saw that things cannot continue for you all, that's why you used this sort of underhanded tricks to besmirch the Drunken Star Manor?"
The medicinal pill seller no longer hid his support and directly opened fire.
The cold-faced man was infuriated after hearing his words. This medicinal pill seller had sinister motives and wanted to make a false countercharge to thoroughly ruin Fragrant Medicine Pavilion's reputation. How could he tolerate?
Just as the cold-faced man was about to make a move, he heard that mysterious voice again.
"No rush. You let that Lin Feng try using essence energy."
Hearing this voice again, the cold-faced man's heart settled down a bit. Maybe this fellow was not screwing him?
"Lin Feng, try testing a few moves and see if there's any change in essence energy!" the cold-faced man suddenly shouted.
When the medicinal pill seller heard this, the originally pleased look instantly faded, and he could not help flying into a great rage. "This fellow! Truly rude! You and I have no grudge. I just said a few sentences about the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion. Just why do you keep repeatedly setting yourself against me? Could I have really hit the mark? You're Fragrant Medicine Pavilion's lackey?"
The cold-faced man ignored him and just said to Lin Feng, "Lin Feng, try testing a few moves. If there's really no issue, our team's gains this time will all belong to you!"