BXBX NOVEL Chapter 161 - 124: Treatment, Yunxuan_2
“Alright, please wait a moment, Elder Di.” Steward Feng turned and entered the room behind the counter promptly.
Not long after, he reappeared with a Sumi Bag in his hand.
“Alchemist Lu, this is your alchemy share for the next month, a total of fifty sets of materials, with the corresponding pill recipes included.”
Lu Yun nodded his head and put away the Sumi Bag.
Having finished the final procedure with Lu Yun, they left Bright Sun Palace.
Di Qing laughed, “Haha, little guy, if there’s anything you don’t understand, feel free to ask me now.”
After pondering for a moment, Lu Yun tilted his head slightly, “Elder Di, if 1 get fifty sets of materials every month, how many pills do I need to hand in?”
“All of them, any pills you produce in the Alchemy Room must be handed in without exception. You are strictly forbidden to sneak any pills out of the Alchemist Alliance. Violators will be expelled from the alliance or their cultivation abolished, depending on the severity.”
Upon saying this, Di Qing suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned to Lu Yun and said earnestly, “So far, you’re the most talented person I’ve seen in both Martial Arts and Alchemy. Your future is boundless, so don’t be foolish concerning this matter. Otherwise, no one will be able to protect you.”
Seeing the seriousness in Di Qing’s tone and expression, Lu Yun realized he wasn’t joking and immediately dropped any schemes he had in mind.
But at that moment, another idea popped into Lu Yun’s mind.
“What if 1 don’t take the pills out of the Alchemist Alliance and just consume them myself?” Lu Yun blinked at Di Qing with a questioning gaze.
“That?” Di Qing stroked his beard and stayed silent for a while, then said, “If you use them on yourself, that should be fine. But as an Alchemist, you should be aware of the danger of pill toxicity. Don’t sacrifice your foundation for short-term gains.”
“Yes, I understand that. 1 won’t overuse pills to boost my cultivation, but 1 won’t hesitate to use them when necessary.” Lu Yun nodded with a smile, looking quite pleased.
Seeing Lu Yun’s insistence, Di Qing frowned but didn’t say anything more, just giving him a final reminder.
“If your success rate in producing pills is consistently lower than 50% for three consecutive months, you’ll be expelled from the Alchemist Alliance. However, I believe this shouldn’t be a problem for you.”
After parting ways with Di Qing, Lu Yun didn’t head to the Alchemy Room right away but left the Alchemist Alliance and walked along Vermilion Bird Street.
In the end, he stopped in front of a shop on the right side of the street.
“Fly Cloud Pavilion?”
Muttering to himself, Lu Yun looked at a wooden sign hanging outside the shop with four crookedly written characters on it.
“Shop for Transfer.”
Glancing at the desolate storefront, Lu Yun couldn’t help but twitch his lips slightly.
He stepped inside the shop, which was, as expected, devoid of customers.
At the counter, there wasn’t even a sign of the shop owner.
His gaze shifted from the counter to the shelves.
There were a total of three shelves in the shop.
One smaller shelf was located behind the counter, with several scattered jade bottles on it.
On both sides, two larger shelves stood empty and somewhat dusty, seemingly not having been cleaned in a while.
Thump, thump, thump!
Just then, a hurried set of footsteps echoed throughout the shop.
Lu Yun’s eyes fell on the staircase to the right of the counter, where he saw a boy in his early teens rushing down hurriedly.
He was about twelve years old and could barely be considered having a delicate appearance. The most eye-catching feature about him was his slightly larger eyes than normal, full of lively light.
“Hello, what can 1 help you with?” The boy stared at Lu Yu curiously with his lively eyes and asked.
Looking at the boy in front of him, Lu Yun smiled, “Are you the owner of this shop?”
“This shop belonged to my grandfather, but he passed away half a year ago…” The boy choked back tears as he spoke.
Lu Yun fell silent.
The boy also lowered his head as silence enveloped the entire shop.
After a long while.
“I see you’re considering transferring the shop?”
Lu Yun suddenly broke the silence, asking softly.
Upon hearing this, the boy slowly raised his head, his eyes slightly moist and filled with a hint of joy.
“You’re planning to take over the shop?”
“Well, if the price is right, 1 could consider it.”
“Please rest assured, the price is definitely reasonable.” The boy wiped his tears and immediately began introducing, “Our Fly Cloud Pavilion is located on Vermilion Bird Street’s golden section. When my grandfather was still with us, the shop was thriving with customers and our business was booming. If you take over, regardless of what you’ll be doing…”
As the boy began to ramble on without addressing Lu Yun’s main concern, Lu Yun interrupted him.
“You don’t have to say so much, 1 just want to know the transfer price.”
The boy’s face turned slightly red. After some hesitation, he finally stammered, “Thirty…no, twenty-five spirit crystals, what do you think?”
Lu Yun shook his head slightly, “It’s a bit high.”
“Twenty-three spirit crystals.”
“Still too high.”
“Twenty-two.”
Lu Yun still shook his head.
The boy clenched his teeth, “Twenty spirit crystals, 1 can’t go any lower.”
Lu Yun thought for a moment without haggling further.
At this point, the boy anxiously stared at Lu Yun. In the quiet shop, one could faintly hear the pounding of his heart.
“Alright, twenty spirit crystals it is, but 1 have one condition.”
Upon hearing this, the boy’s face lit up with joy, and he quickly said, “What’s your requirement? Just let me know!”