Chapter 26: Discontinuous Scatter, Appraisal Conference

  "Brother, brother, when are we leaving?" Xu Yu sat on a small stool, her head resting on the round table, her black eyes staring unwaveringly at Xu Yang who was busy.

  "Almost there, almost there." Xǔ Yáng replied while busily adding the medicinal herbs into the cauldron.

  "Qianbao Pavilion is urging very tightly, the hemostatic powder is fine, but the Huayuan powder is almost out of stock." Xuyang opened the lid, and a refreshing fragrance filled the room.

  "Alright, this batch of Yuan San has yielded a full 200 portions. Judging from the appearance and quality, they're not bad." Xǔ Yáng pinched a handful of blue granular medicine, feeling very satisfied.

  Xu Yu happily took out the yellow paper she had cut beforehand, and carefully wrapped up each portion of the fragrant scattered medicine. Today, Xu Yang finally agreed to take her to Qianbao Pavilion, and the little girl was extremely excited, full of energy.

  "These two days have been busy refining medicine, and my Xuan Qi cultivation almost fell behind," Xu Yang sighed with a bitter smile, starting to count the finished products. "One hundred and fifty Stop Bleeding Powder, five hundred Revival Powder, plus this new powder I just made, should be enough to meet the needs of Qian Bao Pavilion for a month."

  Xu Yang's new medicine, called "Duan Xu San", is used for bone setting and can quickly heal fractures. It was also a very famous common medicine in later generations.

  "Ah, finally done!" Xǔ Yu wiped the sweat from her small nose, and the bridge of her nose was instantly stained with a blue mark from the Huí Yuǎn Sàn (a type of powder), "We can set off now!"

  Xu Yang chuckled and took a towel to wipe her nose clean. With a wave of his hand: "Let's go!"

  Qianbao Pavilion is particularly lively today, and the reason is simple: today is the day of the appraisal meeting.

  "Xu Yang, you're here?" Qingyun's eyes lit up when she saw Xu Yang with a package on his back. She knew he had brought the urgently needed medicine over. Many adventurers from the Xuantu layer had come to ask about it in the past two days, and she was at a loss for what to do.

  "This small package is styptic powder," Xǔ Yáng handed the package to her and said, "The big package contains Revival Powder..."

  "What's this?" Seeing Xuyang take out a third small package, Qingyun was taken aback.

  "This thing is called 'Duan Xu San', used to connect broken bones, it has a remarkable effect," Xǔ Yáng briefly introduced the function of Duan Xu San, saying "This medicine, two pieces of Cāng Láng currency for one package. Just follow the old rules, please let Qiān Bǎo Gé test it, if there is no divine effect as I said, then there is no need to sell it."

  Qingyun's eyes narrowed with a smile, and he said: "Master Xu is indeed a genius pharmacist, in just a few days, you have created another new medicine. Please follow me to the Imperial Palace."

  "Alright, Xiaoyu follow me." Xuyang turned his head to instruct, but found that this sentence was unnecessary. For the first time entering Qianbao Pavilion, Xuyu clung to his arm timidly, not letting go for a moment.

  Xu Yang smiled and stopped paying attention to her.

  Every time a new medicine is introduced, Qianbaoge is very cautious. Ordinary salespeople like Qingyun are not qualified and must be brought into the inner cabinet by Li Yurong herself.

  About the woman who always wore a pale green long dress, as elegant as a lotus flower emerging from the water, Xu Yang had always been curious about what supported that seemingly weak and delicate woman to take on the heavy responsibility of being in charge of Lin Yuan City's first trading floor.

  Perhaps her surname is Li, which is the most important reason. Xu Yang thought to himself, and at the same time, he also thought of another name, a man who claimed to have a connection with his father and protected him in the gap between the two major Daoist sects, Li Zhongxuan.

  "Li Zhongxuan, it is said that he is the younger brother of the master of Lin Yuan City. He is usually a dragon that appears in the head but not in the tail, and I don't know what relationship he has with Li Yurong."

  "Mr. Xu, I haven't seen you for several days."

  A soft and elegant greeting startled Xu Yang from his reverie. As he looked up, Li Yurong, dressed in a pale green long gown, was smiling faintly at him.

  Xu Yang keenly noticed that at this time, in the courtyard of the Imperial Palace, there were many men and women dressed in luxurious clothes, gathered in groups of three or five, either admiring flowers or chatting.

  "Today is the day of the appraisal conference, no wonder the cabinet is so lively." Xu Yang nodded and slightly bowed to Li Yurong.

  Qingyun quickly walked forward, whispered a few words in her ear, and immediately a look of surprise appeared on Li Yurong's calm face, and she slowly walked over to Xu Yang.

  In a corner of the courtyard, Xu Qingliu and his son Xu Zhengming were chatting with a smile on their faces to Xu Qinggang beside them, but the latter was always cold-faced and didn't know what to say.

  Xu Qingliu harbored a dark resentment. In the past, the responsibility of purchasing for the family had always been shouldered by him alone. But this time, Master unexpectedly sent Xu Qinglai over, clearly intending to weaken his own power! However, despite his indignation, he still had to be cautious in his response. After all, Xu Qinglai was the master's own son, with a noble status, and in front of Master, even a casual remark could cause Xu Qingliu to lose his position!

  Xu Zhengming was not participating in the appraisal conference for the first time, but he still looked around nervously, and the reason was simple: there were many beautiful women at the appraisal conference.

  "Father, look!" Xu Zhengming suddenly saw a familiar person, his heart shook, and he quickly pulled Xu Qingliu's hand.

  Xu Qingliu was carefully making amends to Xu Qingguang when he felt his son tugging on him. He turned around and saw that Xu Zhengming's finger was pointing at a young boy, about 14 or 15 years old. Although the boy's clothes were clean, they had many patches and stitches, which made him stand out from the people around him.

  "What's wrong?" Xu Qingliu asked with a tone of blame, "Didn't you see me talking to your Uncle Qingfan?"

  "Father, it's Xu Yang!" Xu Zhengming said in a low voice, knowing that Xu Qingfang was by his side.

  Xu Qingliu was slightly startled and looked at Xu Yang carefully with a low voice, saying: "I understand, don't cause trouble."

  Xu Zhengming's voice was small, but it didn't escape Xu Qinggang's ears. The two words "Xu Yang" sounded like a loud bell to him, and he couldn't help but glance in that direction.

  "Xu Gongzi, your new medicine doesn't need testing, Yurong believes in your abilities and character."

  Li Yurong, amidst her busy schedule, walked towards Xu Yang. She was the central figure of the conference, and as she opened her lips, the audience's attention was focused on Xu Yang, whose clothes were tattered and worn out.

  "Who is that?"

  "It must be an important person if Miss Yu Rong is personally welcoming them."

  "It's hard to say, but looking at his shabby clothes, he can't even compare to a scattered disciple."

  The whispers of the people around him did not cause Xu Yang to change color at all. He calmly said, "Thank you."

  "Is Master Xu in a hurry to leave?" As if seeing through Xu Yang's thoughts, Li Yurong smiled warmly and elegantly, "The Treasure Appreciation Conference is one of the grandest events in Lin Yuan City, with countless treasures hidden within. Can Master Xu bear to leave just like that?"

  Xu Yang shook his head and said: "With my family's status, I can't even afford a single treasure. Staying here is just to make up the numbers."

  "That's not necessarily true, Master Xu has the formulas for the two most popular medicines in Lin Yuan City, and now he has developed a third one. No matter which one he takes out, it can be sold at a handsome price."

  "Finally remembered the formula." Xuyang smiled slightly, this ordinary medicine formula, even if he didn't reveal it, sooner or later someone would try to make it, might as well sell the formula and earn a small profit.

  All medicine is ordinary medicine after all; if it were a precious and rare formula, Xu Yang would never easily transfer it.

  In fact, Qian Bao Ge handed over the hemostatic powder to Yao Shi as soon as he got it for the first time, but unfortunately, the process of making a medicine involves many factors such as fire, ratio, and duration. Any slight change in any factor would result in a vastly different outcome. Xu Yang also added some useless but harmless ingredients during production, making the formula even more difficult to decipher.

  "Alright then, I'll stay and witness the grandest antique appraisal conference in Linwan City."