Chapter Sixteen: Farewell to Dugu Binglan, Three Watches of Soliciting for Collection

  "We're here, Wu Zhi Shi. This young master wants to buy medicinal materials for refining Dan medicine, so please take care of him." The big man who led the way handed over Lu Shaoyou to a fifty-year-old old man and then retreated.

  "This young master, do you need to buy some medicinal herbs?" The old man in charge of the Wu family's affairs, dressed in a long gown, with a hint of sharpness in his eyes, looked at Lu Shaoyou and asked.

  "They're all here, give me two copies." Lu Shaoyou said, originally wanted to buy one copy, but now with 50 gold coins, enough to buy two copies, this extra one, Lu Shaoyou also had some other ideas in mind.

  "Alright, young master, please wait a moment, I'll go and prepare the medicine for you." The old man who was in charge of the five elements said, looking at Lu Shao with some surprise. This young man who bought the elixir's medicinal materials might be a spiritual being, so he became even more polite.

  "Good." Lu Shaoyou lightly responded with a single word, then leaned against a counter, sizing up the entire Tianbao Gate.

  "Master, what are you buying these medicinal herbs for? Where did you get the gold coins from? I heard that these herbs are very expensive." Lu Xiaobai whispered nervously to Lu Shaoyou.

  "What are you worried about, it doesn't cost you any money." Lu Shaoyou said, his eyes fixed on one side, and two familiar figures appeared, none other than the Dugu Binglan miss and the maid called Cuiyu who were seen in the backyard of the Lu family yesterday.

  "They've seen the young lady." The two women walked slowly over, and all the staff inside Tianbao Gate bowed respectfully. Then, both of them looked at Lu Shaoyou with their eyes fixed on him.

  Looking at Dugu Miss again, Lu Shao's heart also took a glance. This Dugu Miss is quite good-looking, and her expression is very clever and spirited. After nodding slightly to indicate his intention, he moved his gaze away, but his eyes lingered on the maid named Cuiyu for a few more glances.

  The two goddesses seemed to be somewhat unexpected, and immediately the two women lowered their heads and whispered something in a low voice.

  "Mr. Lu, I didn't expect you to come to Tianbao Gate too." A moment later, it was Dugu Ice Orchid who walked up to Lu Shaoyou's side, a faint scent of orchids wafting over, and the people in Tianbao Gate looked at Lu Shaoyou and Miss Dugu with some surprise.

  At this time, Lu Xiaobai behind Lu Shaoyou saw Miss Dugu walking in and suddenly stood tense and trembling behind Lu Shaoyou. Listening to Miss Dugu's words, she was actually familiar with the young master. What's going on? He didn't know at all. In his heart, he secretly thought that it was no wonder that he was asked to see Miss Dugu yesterday, but the young master wasn't interested in seeing her. It turned out they were already acquaintances.

  "I've met Miss Dugu, I just happened to need to buy some medicinal materials for refining Dan medicine, so I came here. I didn't expect to see Miss Dugu again, it's an honor." Lu Shaoyou said lightly.

  "This is strange, Master Lu, why didn't you go to your own store to get the medicine?" Miss Dugu smiled slightly and said this, adding a few more points of beauty between her smiles.

  "Am I supposed to buy medicinal herbs? Miss Dugu won't even sell them to me, huh?" Lu Shaoyou smiled faintly without revealing his emotions.

  "It's nothing, you're welcome." Miss Dugu immediately smiled and said again: "Young Master Lu buying materials for refining elixirs, are you a spiritual being?"

  "This..."

  "Master, your medicine is ready." Just then, Wu Zhi brought over two packages the size of a palm and handed them to Lu Shao's hands.

  "It's been a while, Miss." Wu Zhi Shi immediately saw Dugu Binglan and bowed, saying.

  "Let's settle the account." Lu Shaoyou handed over the object in his hand to Lu Xiaobai.

  "Young master, it's a total of 38 gold coins," said Wu Zhi Shi.

  "Wu Ze Shi, give Mr. Lu a 20% discount, from now on, Mr. Lu will be our esteemed guest, we must treat him well." said Dugu Binglan quietly.

  "It's a young lady." Wu Zhi said respectfully and then turned to Lu Shao Yu, "So Lu Shao Yu is the young lady's friend, in that case, thirty gold coins will do."

  "Thank you, Miss Dugu." Lu Shaoyou slightly nodded and smiled at Dugu Binglan, then took out thirty gold coins from the fragrant pouch and handed them to Wu Zhizhi, saving eight pieces of gold. It was just what he needed, as Lu Shaoyou was short on money at the time, so he naturally wouldn't be polite.

  "Mr. Lu, this is the VIP card of Tianbao Gate, please take it. In the future, if you need anything, with this VIP card, Tianbao Gate will definitely prioritize and offer a lower price. Some information that Tianbao Gate knows can also be shared with you. If Mr. Lu has any elixirs or other items to sell, Tianbao Gate will also offer the highest price." Dugu Bingxue handed over a white jade card with the words "Tianbao Gate" on it to Lu Shao's hand.

  "Thanks again." Lu Shaoyou didn't stand on ceremony and took the jade slip. He wasn't one to look a gift horse in the mouth, but he did wonder why Dugu Binglan was being so friendly to him. Although he had some suspicions, he didn't pay much attention to it.

  There's an old saying that goes, "No news is good news, either a thief or a scoundrel." Since there's nothing on me worth stealing for this Miss Dugu, then it can only be the latter. As for Lu Shao, he didn't mind at all and instead revealed a sly smile as he thought of this.

  "I'll take my leave first." Lu Shaoyou slightly nodded and walked out, passing by the maid named Cuiyu, also nodding slightly in courtesy before leaving.

  "Sir, where did you get that gold coin? And how do you know Miss Dugu?" Lu Xiaobai asked as he followed Lu Shaoyou out of the Tianbao Gate.

  "Why are you asking so many questions? Go back quickly and don't tell anyone that I bought medicinal herbs." Lu Shaoyou said.

  "Miss, who is this person? He doesn't seem to be anything special, are you overestimating him?" Tian Bao Gate's Wu Zhixi said with a few glints of sharpness in his eyes as he walked alongside Dugu Binglan.

  "This person is not simple, send someone to investigate this person's detailed background, and take good care of him in the future." After Du Guo Bing Lan finished speaking, that maid called Cui Yu left Tian Bao Gate.

  They walked through the streets, Lu Shaoyou and Lu Xiaobai returned home together, quietly entering through the back door of the Lu family. Having been out for a whole morning, no one knew about it. After all, a low-ranking servant and a useless young master, in the Lu family, there was no one who would bother to pay attention to these two people.

  "This kid really has some skills." The old servant at the back door looked at the two packages in Lu Xiao Bai's hands, his expression slightly dark.

  In the afternoon, Lu Shaoyou and Lu Xiaobai appeared at the Lu family's house for a moment, then each returned to their own places. In this cold winter, there wasn't much to do anyway.

  Night fell, Lu Shao had already made early preparations and immediately arrived at the secret room in the thatched cottage. Old servant Nan Shu was also already inside the secret room.

  "Uncle Nan, I've bought all the medicinal herbs you wanted." Lu Shao Yu smiled with satisfaction upon seeing Uncle Nan.

  "What did you buy two portions for?" Nan Shu, the old servant, asked Lu Shaoyou as he opened the medicine.

  "I'm afraid you might fail, so I bought an extra one. If it's successful, we can also refine another pill." Lu Shaoyou said, this elixir should be much more expensive than the medicinal materials, and when the time comes, he can sell it himself and make a profit.

  "With me around, if you fail to refine even a single pellet of medicine, then go crash into the wall instead." Old servant Nan Shu gazed at Lu Shaoyou and said: "Your Opening Mountain Palm has been practiced for several days now, show it off, let me see how it's going."

  "Yes." Lu Shaoyou put away his smile, and he himself had been cultivating for a few days. He thought that he also had some small achievements. At this moment, he slightly adjusted his breath, circulated the incantation, and changed his hands into a somewhat mysterious handprint. Then, in the center of his palms, there was a vague air wave rippling.

  "Hmph..."

  A light sound, Lu Shaoyou's palm chopped onto the stone wall inside the secret room, and instantly the stone wall trembled, a piece of dust fell.

  Lu Shao's eyes widened in surprise as he saw his own palm, never expecting it to possess such power. If this were a cow, he reckoned he could send it flying with just one slap.