Little Official, Li Wang
"Hey… who would refuse more money when doing business?" Xu Zhengfei tapped on the counter and asked. "Get me your boss. I want to know what he is going to say. Do you not recognize Lin Yuan's Xu family?" Xu Zhengfei said, showing off the emblem on his left chest.
The woman frowned. She felt uneasy facing the powerful Lin Yuan's Xu family. "Mr. Xu Yang..."
Xu Yang said lightly, "You don't need to be bothered by such annoying flies. Your words and deeds represent the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion's reputation."
The woman then made up her mind and said, "I'm sorry. Mr. Xu Yang was the first to show interest in this Red Dragon Root. I have to sell it to him. Sir, I can take another one from the warehouse if you need it."
Xu Zhengfei was furious. He grabbed Xu Yang by the collar of his clothes and shouted, "You sure have the guts, you trash. You have become bolder in the three months that I haven't seen you. How dare you snatch things from me and say I am a fly?"
Xu Yang said coldly, "My apologies, I did not put it in the right way."
Xu Zhengfei, who did not dare to create problems here, hummed. "It's good that you admit it." Then, he let go of Xu Yang.
"What I mean was, you are not even comparable to a fly. Saying that you are a fly is an insult to it." Xu Yang said slowly.
The woman could not help laughing. She did not think that Xu Yang, who seemed so quiet, could make somebody so mad.
"You!" Xu Zhengfei was angry. "Trash, when we leave this place, let's see if you will still have that guts of yours!"
"You too, what are you laughing about? I'm getting this Red Dragon Root today. Wrap it up for me quickly. Don't give me nonsense about the warehouse. I don't have such patience to wait!" Xu Zhengfei growled at the female salesperson.
A lot of people were watching on the sidelines. Seeing that they were the members of the Xu family, no one was willing to step forward and give themselves trouble.
"What's the matter, Qing Yun?" An elegant female voice sounded. "I'm entertaining important guests. Why is it so noisy outside?"
Afterwards, the inner pavilion door opened with a squeak and a man and a woman slowly walked out.
"Sis Yu Rong..." The woman named Qing Yun quickly stepped forward. "This Mr. Xu has been very insistent. I can't do anything about it."
After listening to Qing Yun's explanation, the woman named Yu Rong frowned and stepped forward. "Mr. Xu, don't you think that you might ruin Lin Yuan's Xu family's reputation by quarreling here?"
As the woman approached them, she attracted everyone's attention. The saleswoman named Qing Yun was pretty, but she was hardly noticeable when standing beside the 'Sis Yu Rong'.
The woman was wearing a long lake green dress. She had no makeup on but her natural beauty exuded itself vibrantly. Her well-endowed breasts shook as she moved forward, making it hard for people to look away. However, she had a dignified temperament which made people feel that looking at her breasts was blasphemy.
Xu Zhengfei was attracted by this woman's appearance, and his anger dissipated considerably. However, he refused to let go of Xu Yang, who had always been underestimated by him. "I'm fighting for the reputation of the family. I must buy this Red Dragon Root. Of course, I'm not that unreasonable. I will leave immediately if this useless Xu Yang is able to bid a higher price."
Yu Rong frowned. She did not manage to say another word as the young man next to her laughed. "Xu Yang? What a coincidence, we meet again but this time you are not wearing a bamboo hat."
Xu Yang recognized the teenager but he did not take the initiative to talk to him. Seeing that this teenager had taken the initiative to acknowledge him, he saluted and said, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Li Wang."
Yu Rong exhaled and looked at Li Wang. "Young master, do you know this Mr. Xu Yang?"
This teenager was Li Wang who had seen Xu Yang once. He laughed and said, "I have seen him once before but we do not know each other well."
Li Wang!
The audience was shocked. Li Wang was known as the number one young master of Lin Yuan City as he was the grandson of Lord Lin Yuan, Li Zhou Ping. Li Wang was also known as the 'little official'.
"I didn't know that you are Little Official. It's nice to meet you," Xu Zhengfei was shocked when he found out that Li Wang and Xu Yang knew each other. However, after listening to Li Wang saying that the two were not close, he regained his composure, "The Xu family presented a gift to congratulate you on your coming-of-age ceremony. It was not my luck to meet you back then. I'm sorry for being rude."
Li Wang smiled slightly and said, "This manager in the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion is named Li Yurong. She is my friend."
'Both of them have the same surname. What is their relationship? Is it true that there are rumors that the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion has the government backing it?' Xu Yang thought to himself, as he bowed and apologized quickly.
Li Yurong said, "Since this is the case, then this Red Dragon Root..."
Before she could finish talking, Xu Zhengfei said, "The Red Dragon Root is a matter between me and Xu Yang. You don't need to worry about it. I will let him choose to give up." After ensuring that Li Wang was not close to Xu Yang, he was composed and decided not to let it go.
He believed that Little Official would know how to choose between trash who was almost disowned from the family and another direct descendant of the Xu family.
"Hey trash, even if you insist on buying the Red Dragon Root, I guarantee that you won't be able to walk out of the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion alive." Xu Zhengfei threatened as he inched closer to Xu Yang.
On the other side, the tall Xu Zhengzha also came over with his cold and frightening facial expression. It was obvious what they were about to do.
Li Wang's expression turned cold as he said, "Xu Zhengfei, do you think that my prestige is not enough?"
Xu Zhengfei was surprised. Realizing that there was something off about Li Wang's tone, he quickly turned around and said, "Little Official..."
"Stop talking nonsense. I'll give you ten breaths to get out of the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion." Li Wang glanced at him in disgust. To be honest, Xu Zhengfei was not even a useful chip in his eyes.
"This," Xu Zhengfei was stunned. "Didn't you say that you barely know Xu Yang as you have only met him once?"
"This matter has no relation to Xu Yang. Your actions have damaged the reputation of the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion," Li Wang said coldly. "You chose not to listen to my kind advice, but instead it seems that you prefer that I use unkind ones."
Four Mystical Warriors in four corners came forward to grab hold of Xu Zhengfei, who was still confused. They blocked his ability to move with Mystical Power, and threw him out of the gate.
Xu Zhengfei rolled on the ground several times before the Mystical Power of the Mystical Warriors gradually disappeared. After recovering his ability to move, he got up and looked at Xu Yang in the hall resentfully.
"I promise you, Xu Yang, you're dead!"
He did not dare to touch Li Wang, so he put all his anger on Xu Yang.
Li Wang kept looking at Xu Yang's expression. Xu Yang's expression did not change at all facing this threat. Li Wang could not help but nod his head slightly.
"So, I will take this Red Dragon Root," Xu Yang said calmly, "Please help me get a clay
Li Wang's eyes lit up and said quickly, "Xu Yang, are you going to produce elixirs by buying a clay ding and medicinal herbs?"
Xu Yang had a good impression of the little official. He nodded his head and said, "Yes, I am going to produce some low-grade elixirs and sell them at the stall on Liberty Street."
"Ha, you said that you are not an alchemist!" Li Wang laughed. "Which tier of alchemist are you?" His eyes flashed with hope.
"You really are funny, Little Official." Xu Yang said calmly, "What I am buying are just ordinary herbs."
One who only used ordinary herbs to produce alchemy was not a real alchemist. They were at most apprentices or ordinary pharmacists.
Li Wang looked at Xu Yang with much contemplation, and he could feel that Xu Yang was certainly not an ordinary person.
"The quality of a clay ding is pretty bad. I can give you a real medicine ding." Li Wang smiled. "I'm interested in you. Sis Yu Rong, please bring me the bronze ding from Warehouse 6."
Li Yurong looked at Li Wang in surprise but immediately ordered two Mystical Warriors to fetch it without any questions asked.
"I reap what I sow." Xu Yang then said, "Little Official, I have no reason to accept your gift."
Li Wang smiled slightly. "It's not too late to reject it after the medicine ding has been fetched."
The Mystical Warriors were very fast and a black bronze ding was soon transported over.
The ding was originally made of bronze but it had been blackened by internal and external burns of fire as it had been used for years. The bronze ding was six feet tall and had an inner diameter of four feet. It should weigh twenty to thirty juns.
"Open the cover of the ding." Li Wang ordered.
A faint aroma of elixir wafted out from the ding. It was a pleasant scent.
"Elixir Charm!" Someone exclaimed. An Elixir Charm was a peculiar thing that only existed after a medicine ding had been used for a long time. It contained a lot of residual medicine powers. Compared with a new ding, an old ding with an Elixir Charm could play a role in buffering the medicine. This ding had been producing elixirs for at least thirty to fifty years. It could help to increase the success rate of producing medicine.
Xu Yang could no longer refuse. There were no alchemists who would reject such a fabulous ding.
"What do you think?" Li Wang smiled.
Xu Yang bowed and said, "Thank you for your precious gift, Little Official. What should Xu Yang do for you?"
He knew that he would not get something for nothing in return. This Little Official was not the God of Wealth. He would not even be able to buy such a medicine ding with ten Winged-Tiger Coins. If he did not want something in return, how could Li Wang give it so generously?
"Please don't regard me as an outsider." Li Wang chuckled. "I hope that you can give priority to the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion when you have produced any elixirs in the future. Please rest assured as the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion will pay you a fair price."
Xu Yang could finally relax, and he nodded in agreement.
The crowd around them was muttering under their breaths, as Xu Yang had gotten extremely lucky. He not only obtained a precious medicine ding but also would not need to worry about selling his elixirs in the future.
Li Yurong said softly, "Lao Liu, carry the medicine ding for Mr. Xu Yang." She was thoughtful. Xu Yang, with the cultivation of an Intermediate-Tier Mystical Learner, certainly could not move this medicine ding of twenty or thirty juns. Furthermore, Xu Zhengfei, who had resentment in his heart might stop Xu Yang halfway.
A strong Mystical Warrior bowed and accepted the order. He lifted the medicine ding easily and carried it on his shoulder.
"Thank you so much." Xu Yang bowed and retrieved the sandalwood box containing the Red Dragon Root and other ordinary medicine. Then, he followed the Mystical Warrior, Lao Liu, out of the gate. He was able to move this ding, and he was not afraid of Xu Zhengfei's people troubling him. It was just too shocking for a rookie in the Intermediate tier of a Mystical Learner to carry a medicine ding of twenty or thirty juns. Thus, he did not reject the offer.
Li Wang laughed and returned to the inner pavilion.
Li Yurong slowly followed, and asked softly, "Why do you pay so much attention to a mere Mystical Learner? Do you really think that he can help you in some way?"
Li Wang shook his head and said, "Don't you think that he is unusual?"
Li Yurong nodded and agreed when recalling Xu Yang who had been calm with no change of expression on his face. The teenager in shabby clothes seemed to have a temperament that was always calm and somber. It was normal for this temperament to appear on a Mystical Grandmaster but it was unusual for it to appear on a Mystical Learner.