Chapter Sixteen: The Young Marquis of Jun, Again Encounters Lí Wàng

  "Hey... doing business by pushing money out? What kind of logic is that?" Xǔ Zhèng Fēi slapped the counter, "Call your boss out, I want to see how he explains himself. Does he recognize the Lin Yuan Xǔ family crest?" As he spoke, Xǔ Zhèng Fēi shook his left chest where the family emblem was located.

  The young woman selling goods frowned, she was just a small vendor, facing the mighty Lin Yuanshi, her heart naturally trembled: "Young Master Xu, look..."

  Xu Yang said calmly: "This kind of annoying fly, what's the point of making a fuss? Remember that every word and action of yours represents the reputation of Qianbao Pavilion."

  The shopkeeper finally made up her mind and said, "Sorry, this Red Atractylodes was first spotted by Young Master Xu Yang, so it's only natural that we sell it to him. If you need the Red Atractylodes, I can have another one brought out from storage."

  Xu Zhengfei was furious, he grabbed Xu Yang's collar and shouted: "Well done you useless thing, not seen for three months, your guts have grown a lot, dare to fight with me over things, and even call me a fly?"

  Xu Yang said coldly: "Sorry, I was wrong."

  Xu Zhengfei also didn't dare make a move here, and snorted: "It's good that you know your mistake." He let go of Xu Yang.

  "You're not even as good as a fly. To call you a fly is an insult to the fly." Xǔ Yáng said slowly.

  The woman in the luxurious attire couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter, but unexpectedly this young master Xuyang, who looked like a dull melon, was able to drive people crazy with his sharp tongue when he opened his mouth to mock others.

  "You!" Xu Zhengfei burst into rage, "Good-for-nothing, get out of Qianbao Pavilion, I'll make you pay a heavy price!"

  "And you, what are you smiling at? Let me tell you, I've decided on this Red Agate root today! Hurry up and wrap it for me, don't mention anything about storage, I'm not patient enough to wait!" Xǔ Zhèng Fēi shouted at the saleswoman.

  A crowd had already gathered around, watching the scene unfold. Seeing the trouble caused by the young master of the Xu family, not a single person was willing to step forward and get involved in the trouble.

  "Qingyun, what's going on?" A soft and elegant female voice came over, like a gentle breeze in a secluded valley, "I'm receiving noble guests, why is it so noisy outside?"

  With this sound, the smallest door inside creaked open and a man and woman slowly walked out.

  "Yu Rong jie..." A saleswoman named Qingyun hastily came forward and said, "This young master of the Xu family has been persistent and won't give up. I really have no way to deal with him."

  After Qingyun finished telling the story, a woman named Yurong frowned slightly and stepped forward, saying: "Mr. Xu, you're making such a fuss, aren't you ruining the reputation of the Linwan Xu family?"

  When the woman approached, the onlookers' eyes lit up. The saleswoman named Qingyun was already considered to be of exceptional beauty, but standing next to this "Jade Beauty", she seemed as insignificant as a firefly compared to the full moon.

  The woman wore a lake-green long dress, without makeup, but couldn't hide her natural beauty. A pair of fullness on her chest accompanied her as she walked, swaying like waves, making it hard for people to look away. And yet, she had a kind of elegant demeanor that made people feel that looking at her breasts for an extra second was an insult to her.

  Xu Zhengfei was intimidated by the woman's demeanor, and his arrogance decreased somewhat. However, in front of Xu Yang, whom he had always looked down on, he refused to back down: "Young Master is fighting for this very attitude, this Chi You root, I must have it no matter what. When buying things, of course, the highest bidder wins, I'm not unreasonable. As long as this good-for-nothing Xu Yang can offer a higher price, I'll slap my butt and leave immediately."

  Yu Rong furrowed her brow, and before she could speak, the young man beside her burst out laughing: "Xu Yang? What a coincidence, we meet again! But this time you're not wearing your conical hat."

  Xu Yang had already recognized the young man, but hadn't taken the initiative to talk to him. Seeing that the young man was taking the initiative to strike up a conversation, he cupped his hands in greeting and said, "I've met you before, Young Master Li Wang."

  Yu Rong let out a sigh and looked at Li Wang: "Young Master, do you know this Mr. Xu Yang?"

  This young man was Li Wang, who had met Xu Yang once before. He laughed and said, "We've only met once, we're not very familiar."

  Look at the dawn!

  The crowd gasped in shock, this is Li Wang, who can be called the number one young master of Lin Yuan City! The reason is simple, he is the legitimate grandson of the current Lord of Lin Yuan, Li Zhouping, and has the nickname "Little Lord Hou".

  "It turned out to be Young Master Hou, and Zhengfei was polite. When Zhengfei first heard that Li Wang and Xu Yang knew each other, he was shocked, but after hearing Li Wang say they weren't familiar, he calmed down again. 'At the time of Young Master's capping ceremony, my family had also presented a humble gift to congratulate him, it's just that Zhengfei is unlucky and hasn't seen Young Master before, so I apologize for the disrespect.'"

  Li Wang smiled slightly: "The master of Qianbao Pavilion is named Li Yurong, she's my friend."

  "Both of them have the surname Li, what's their relationship? Is it really as rumored that Qianbao Pavilion has a background with the City Master's Manor?" Xǔ Zhèngfēi thought to himself, but his hands didn't slow down, hastily making a bow to apologize.

  Li Yurong said: "Since that's the case, then this Red Atractylodes root..."

  She hadn't finished speaking when Xu Zhengfei said, "One code returns to one code. This Chi You Gen is a matter between me and this waste, Xu Yang. Qian Bao Ge doesn't need to worry about it. I will make this waste give up." He heard from Li Wang that he wasn't familiar with Xu Yang, so his heart calmed down. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to swallow this breath after all.

  One is a waste almost expelled from the family without recognition, and the other is a legitimate son of the Xu family. I believe this young marquis knows how to make his choice.

  "Trash, even if you persist and get the Chiyou Root, I guarantee you won't be able to take ten steps out of Qianbao Pavilion." Xu Zhengfei threatened, leaning in close.

  On the other side, tall and imposing Xu Zhengye also walked over, his face cold and stern, their intentions clear without needing to be said.

  Li Wang's expression turned cold on one side: "Xu Zhengfei, do you think I don't have enough face?"

  Xu Zhengfei was taken aback and sensed that Li Wang's tone was off, so he hastily turned around and said: "Young Master Hou..."

  "Spare the nonsense, you have ten breaths to leave the Qianbao Pavilion." Li Wang looked at him with disgust, to be honest, Xu Zhengfei was not even a worthy pawn in his eyes.

  "This," Xǔ Zhèngfēi was stunned, "didn't Young Master Hou say that he and Xǔ Yáng only met once and weren't familiar with each other?"

  "This matter has nothing to do with Xu Yang, and your actions have already damaged the reputation of Qianbao Pavilion," said Li Wang coldly. "You don't know when to advance or retreat, I advised you kindly but you refused to listen, instead choosing to speak rudely."

  In the courtyard, four Xuan Shi came forward together, holding down Xu Zhengfei who was still in a daze. They released their Xuan power to seal off his ability to move and then threw him out of the gate like a dead dog.

  Xu Zhengfei rolled on the ground for several rounds before the Xuanli of those few Xuan Masters gradually dissipated. He regained his mobility, got up and shot a resentful glance at Xu Yang in the great hall.

  "I swear, Xu Yang, you're dead for sure!"

  He didn't dare to take revenge on Li Wang, so he put all his anger on Xu Yang.

  Li Wang kept looking at Xu Yang's expression. Faced with this threat, Xu Yang's face didn't change in the slightest, and he couldn't help but nod slightly.

  "So I'll take this Red Aconitum root," Xǔ Yáng said calmly, "and help me get a ceramic cauldron and some ordinary medicine." As he spoke, he pulled out a list of medicines.

  Li Wang's eyes lit up and he hastily said: "Xu Yang, you're buying a cauldron and medicinal materials, are you going to refine elixirs?"

  Towards this young noble, Xu Yang had some good feelings and nodded: "Not bad, I plan to refine some low-grade medicine and then sell it at a stall on Freedom Street."

  "Haha, you still say you're not a Dan Master!" Li Wang laughed loudly, "I don't know what grade of Dan Master you are?" His eyes shone with hopeful light.

  "Xiao Houye smiled," Xun Yang said calmly and quietly, "I only bought some ordinary medicine."

  Those who can only use ordinary medicine to refine elixirs are indeed not considered true alchemists, at most they can be considered apprentices or ordinary pharmacists.

  Li Wang looked at Xu Yang deeply, and he vaguely felt that this Xu Yang was definitely not an ordinary person.

  "The quality of this ceramic tripod is too poor, I'll send you a real medicinal tripod," said Li Wang with a smile. "You're really to my taste. Yurong sister, bring that bronze tripod from warehouse No. 6."

  Li Yu Rong looked at Li Wang with some surprise, but didn't question him and immediately ordered two of the mystics to go fetch.

  "No reward without labor," said Xǔ Yáng, "Young Master, what virtue or ability does Xǔ Yáng have to dare accept your gift?"

  Li Wang smiled slightly: "Wait until the medicine cauldron is delivered, and you can refuse then."

  The speed of the mystic was extremely fast. In less than a stick of incense, a dark bronze cauldron had already been transported over.

  This bronze tripod is essentially made of bronze, but after years of alchemy, the heat from the flames has attacked it from inside and out, causing the tripod to be charred black. The bronze tripod stands at a height of six feet, with an internal diameter of four feet, and weighs around 20-30 kilograms.

  "Open the cauldron lid." Li Wang gave the order.

  A faint fragrance of sandalwood wafted from the cauldron, making one feel carefree and delighted.

  "Dan Yun!" exclaimed the connoisseur, Dan Yun is a unique thing that belongs to a medicine cauldron with a long refining time, containing a lot of residual medicinal power. Compared to new cauldrons, old cauldrons with Dan Yun can play a buffering role in medicinal power, like this old cauldron, which has at least thirty or fifty years of refining time, and can improve the success rate of refining medicine slightly.

  Xu Yang's words of refusal were stuck in his throat; such a cauldron was something that no alchemist could refuse.

  "How?" Li Wang smiled slightly.

  Xu Yang bowed and said, "Thank you, young master, for your generous gift. I don't know what Xu Yang needs to pay in return." He knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and this young master was not a philanthropist. This one cauldron of medicine was worth more than ten Winged Tiger coins. If he didn't have an ulterior motive, why would Li Wang be so generous?

  "It's too obvious," said Li Wang with a smile, "I hope that in the future, when you refine your elixirs, you will give priority to Qianbao Pavilion. Don't worry, Qianbao Pavilion will buy your elixirs at a fair price."

  Xu Yang's stone in his heart fell to the ground, nodding in agreement.

  The people around whispered, Xu Yang picked up a big bargain, not only did he get a precious medicine cauldron for free, but also the elixir he refined later would have no problem selling.

  Li Yurong said softly, "Old Six, help Xiangyang young master to transport the medicine cauldron back." She thought carefully, Xiangyang was only a mid-term cultivator of the Mystic Sect, he definitely couldn't move this 20-30 jin heavy medicine cauldron. Moreover, Xu Zhengfei had a grudge in his heart, maybe he would intercept Xiangyang halfway.

  A robust and burly Taoist priest bowed his body to accept the order, stretched out his hand to support the bottom of the medicine cauldron, and easily lifted it onto his shoulder.

  "Since that's the case, thank you." Xǔ Yáng bowed and picked up the danmu box containing the Red Qiu root and other ordinary medicine, following the xuan shi named "Old Six" out of the gate. He wasn't unable to move the tripod, nor was he afraid of troublemakers like Xǔ Zhèng Fēi and others; it's just that a mid-term xuantu disciple moving a 20-30 jin medicine tripod by himself was somewhat astonishing, so he didn't refuse.

  Li Wang burst out laughing and turned around to walk back into the inner court.

  Behind him, Li Yurong followed with a gentle pace and asked softly: "For such a mysterious person, why do you put so much thought into it. Do you think he can help you in any way?"

  Li Wang shook his head and said, "Don't you think he's very unusual?"

  Recalling the always calm and composed Xuyang, with an expression that didn't have a single ripple, Li Yurong nodded in agreement. That young man with tattered clothes seemed to possess a kind of forever calm and collected demeanor, this kind of demeanor appearing on a strong cultivator was still normal, but appearing on a weak cultivator could only be said to be unusual.