Chapter 425 - Setting Up A Stall And Poaching In The Corner (1)
"Old man, now that you know the origin of this flower, do you still want to exchange it with me?" Leng Ruoxue asked with a light smile.
"Yes, I won"t change my mind. Although the blood weeping flower is precious, I"m afraid I won"t be able to concoct the pill even if I devote my entire life to it. However, can you let me take a look if you concoct the blood weeping pill one day in the future?" the little old man asked expectantly. Since this woman in front of him knew the blood weeping flower, she might also concoct the blood weeping pill in the future.
"Okay." Leng Ruoxue nodded in agreement. She had a good impression of this little old man. She was just testing his character by asking him whether he would go back on his word.
"Then I wish you success in advance," the little old man said happily, his face full of relief.
"Old man, these are the herbs you want. Please check them." While Leng Ruoxue was speaking to the little old man, Zheng En had already taken out the herbs the old man wanted from the ring and handed them to him.
"Little friend, these herbs…" The little old man was very surprised after taking the herbs and looking at them because the quality of these herbs was really too good, better than he had imagined. Moreover, all the herbs were actually fresh. This was really unbelievable.
"What? Aren"t you satisfied?" Leng Ruoxue teased. She was especially happy to obtain the blood weeping flower.
"Ah, no, I"m satisfied! I"m satisfied. I"m just a little surprised. The quality of these herbs is too good. They will definitely make all the alchemists crazy," the little old man quickly said. He knew that this little friend in front of him was just joking with him, but he still explained very seriously, afraid that she would misunderstand. The main reason was that he was too satisfied with the exchange this time. He didn"t expect to exchange for all the herbs he needed so easily. He originally thought that it would be good if he could exchange for half of them. After all, almost all the herbs he wanted were things that couldn"t be bought with money.
"It"s good that you"re satisfied," Leng Ruoxue said with a light smile.
"Then, little friend… why don"t you go to Blue Cloud City to exchange with others? The quality of these herbs will definitely make all the alchemists crazy," the little old man said with a face full of doubt.
Since they were already in Blue Cloud City, why didn"t they enter the city? Even if they weren"t qualified to partic.i.p.ate in the official exchange, they could still set up a stall at the entrance of the venue to exchange with others! After all, many alchemists did so, so he couldn"t understand it at all!
"Alas! It"s a long story! The young master of the Lan family originally sent us an invitation, but the fifth young lady of the Lan family refused to let us enter the city no matter what. She is the most favored little princess of the Lan family, and we are only ordinary people. How could we dare to disobey the little princess! You know, even the young master of the Lan family has to do things according to Lan Ning"er"s mood! Not to mention us! Therefore, we could only set up a stall outside the city to exchange for some herbs we need," Leng Ruoxue said with tears in her eyes. She was so pitiful! She was just short of tears.
"Uh! But I heard that the fifth young lady of the Lan family is educated and polite. She"s a very well-mannered young lady from a prestigious family, and she"s very filial. There"s no one in the Lan family who doesn"t like her," the little old man said doubtfully.
"Old man, haven"t you heard that rumors stop at the wise? You have to see for yourself! What I just told you is my personal experience! Lan Ning"er is quite beautiful, but her personality? It"s really not flattering! In addition, she doesn"t know manners or respect at all. My companions are already so old, but she still calls them ugly. Give us your honest opinion. I admit that we are a little ugly, but who are we getting in the way with our ugliness? Don"t you think so?" Leng Ruoxue began to ramble on as if she had met a bosom buddy…
The more the little old man heard, the more his brows furrowed. As for Zheng En, who had been standing by the side, his forehead was full of black lines, and his heart was full of cold sweat. Uh! No matter who you offend, don"t offend my young lady. Otherwise, you won"t even know how you died!
"Is what you said true?" the little old man asked doubtfully after listening for a while.
"It"s absolutely true, even more so than pearls!" Leng Ruoxue promised. Then she deliberately paused and continued, "Old man, I won"t hide it from you! I heard that the fifth young lady of the Lan family is a very talented alchemist. Moreover, it"s said that the master of the Alchemist a.s.sociation Headquarters"s president intends to take her in as his disciple personally. Alas! That poor old man! I"m praying for him, hoping that his tolerance is strong enough not to be angered to death by Lan Ning"er."
"Uh! Would that old man be so miserable if he accepted Lan Ning"er as his disciple?" The little old man"s mouth twitched. Isn"t this girl exaggerating a little too much?
"Old man, if you don"t believe me, you can verify it yourself! With your current attire, Lan Ning"er will definitely treat you as a beggar," Leng Ruoxue said confidently.
"Surely not, right?" The little old man looked down at the clothes on his body. Although they were not very luxurious, they were very clean. She shouldn"t treat him as a beggar!
"Why don"t we make a bet?" Leng Ruoxue said with a light smile. She was really addicted to gambling.
The little old man was interested and asked excitedly, "Bet on what?"
"Old man, if you win, I will provide you with whatever herbs you need for free as long as I have them. If you lose, you have to take him in as your disciple! How about this bet?" Leng Ruoxue said with a smile, her expression very sincere and full of confidence!
"I…" The little old man was about to say something when he felt someone tugging at the corner of his s.h.i.+rt. He lowered his head. It was the little fox.
"Uh! Little fox, what"s the matter?" the little old man asked curiously.
"Old man, don"t bet with my master. You will lose for sure." Charm"s fluffy little face was full of sympathy.
"Uh! Why?" The little old man was a little puzzled and couldn"t help thinking, Does even this little beast not think highly of my chances? However, he might also be afraid that his master will lose!
"That Lan Ning"er is so naughty, old man. Lan Ning"er thinks I"m cute and beautiful, but she actually wants to kill me and make me into a scarf.. Boohoo… I"m so scared! Charm doesn"t want to be made into a scarf!" Charm"s beautiful purple eyes were full of tears as he spoke pitifully. His scared little appearance was enough to make anyone pity him!