Chapter Thirteen: Freedom Street, Young Master

  Back in the house, seeing the little sister jumping around busily like a small deer, Xu Yang's heart flashed with a warmth.

  He sat in front of the only table, put down the leather bag behind him, and then opened it.

  "What's in this leather pouch is the first chip I, Xu Yang, will use to turn my life around."

  This is the leather pouch that Xu Yang killed Huoyun Daochang's Xuan Shi Hong Xi, and obtained it. On his way back, Xu Yang had already examined it, and found that there were three or four kinds of medicinal herbs inside, among which three were ordinary herbs of no great value.

  The last strain of medicinal herb, with flowers divided into nine leaves and colors in three hues, is a rather special spirit-nourishing herb called "Nine-Petaled Orchid". Its medicinal properties are warm and moderate, capable of regulating the efficacy of other medicines. It is an essential auxiliary herb for refining many spirit-nourishing elixirs.

  "What a pity, this nine-petaled orchid only has three colors and can only be used to refine the Three-Treasures Spirit Pill. If it had grown for a few more years and had four colors, its value would have been much higher." Xǔ Yáng rummaged through the house and found a wooden box, wiped it clean, wrapped the nine-petaled orchid in yellow cloth, and carefully placed it inside the box.

  At first, Hong Xi obtained this medicinal herb, but didn't recognize it and casually threw it into his leather pouch, which ultimately benefited Xu Yang.

  "Now I need to find a safe place to sell this herb." Xǔ Yáng began to recall.

  The largest trading venue in Lin Yuan City is the "Qian Bao Ge" located in the North City, with a profound background and strong strength. It regularly holds the "Appraisal Conference", which is one of the highest-level gatherings in Lin Yuan City.

  But this transaction is not within Xuyang's consideration, he is now weak and doing anything is like walking on thin ice. Without understanding the background of Qianbao Pavilion, he rashly went to seek a deal, and it's possible that he would be swallowed up without even leaving any bones behind.

  "Nancheng indeed has a bustling market, with people from all walks of life, good and bad mixed together." Xuyang's eyes lit up, and he had an idea.

  A night without words.

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  The next morning.

  Lin Yuan City South has always been the territory of the Xu family among the three major families. Although the Xu family is now somewhat declining, it is after all a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years and has a deep foundation. Therefore, on the Xu family's territory, there have been very few cases of unscrupulous cultivators causing trouble.

  Chengnan Freedom Street is a well-known low-level trading market in Lin Yuan City, which has been operated by the Xu family for over a hundred years. Many people come to occupy stalls at dawn, set up their own goods, and look for buyers.

  Although setting up a stall here requires paying "monthly fees" to the Xu family, it can guarantee safety. Once someone dares to rob or snatch, the Xu family will come forward to maintain order.

  Xu Yang wore a bamboo hat and arrived at the famous Freedom Street. At the entrance, he paid the permit fee to the Xu family's servant in charge of management and received his stall number plate.

  "Ten small coins, ninety-seven in total." The servant of the Xu family said lazily, unable to see the face under the bamboo hat. Small coins were a type of low-denomination currency, and one silver wolf coin could be exchanged for a hundred small coins.

  Xu Yang could see the cultivation of this servant, mid-stage Xuantu, which was just average. However, with the powerful Xu family standing behind him, no one would be foolish enough to make a move on him.

  The stalls are naturally good and bad, Xu Yang doesn't go to argue, he doesn't have many things to sell, the valuable ones are just a "Nine-Petaled Orchid", as the saying goes, "the goods are sold to those who know them", so there's no need to worry about the number of customers.

  It was easy to find stall number 97, which was between a teahouse and a chess house, quite secluded. Xuyang wiped the dust off the bluestone slab, gently placed the wooden box on it, sat down with a thud, and closed his eyes in silence.

  Next to Xu Yang, the boss of stall No. 96 was a middle-aged man with a meaty face and a butcher's attire. He looked at Xu Yang in surprise, sneered and said: "Not shouting loudly, not hitting the sign... thinking that he is selling rare treasures? Hmph, another idiot who cultivates his mind!"

  This middle-aged man sells beast meat, the whole stall is bloody and smelly. The middle-aged man also hung a sign above the stall, which reads "Rare Beast Meat, Greatly Nourishing".

  Xu Yang heard the butcher's mockery, but didn't get angry. He opened his eyes and glanced at the butcher's stall, saying calmly: "We're all doing business, no need to mock each other."

  "Hey..." The middle-aged butcher spat a mouthful of saliva, shook his head and said, "I've seen at least 800 people like you who are pretending to be cultivators. Your strength is only that of a mid-stage Qi-refining disciple. You come here to set up a stall, yet you're still so arrogant. Are you even qualified to do business?"

  Xu Yang shook his head, this kind of ignorant commoner, talking too much is useless.

  Middle-aged butcher Li Laohu thought Xu Yang had softened up, feeling pleased in his heart, with a mouthful of saliva, continuing to lecture this "cultivating fool".

  After a long while, Li Laohu's mouth was dry and his tongue was parched, but Xun Yang still looked unchanged, closing his eyes to meditate, and in his heart he couldn't help but feel like punching a cotton ball, which made him feel frustrated.

  "Fresh meat, cheap sale! The giant python mountain range just arrived, fresh and delicious, strong body and healthy... " Li Lao Hu refocused his attention on shouting, with flying saliva.

  Among the people coming and going, there were indeed some who came over.

  "What kind of meat is there?" a young man with a smooth face and clear eyes asked with great interest.

  Xu Yang slightly opened his eyes and glanced at the young man, seeing that he was dressed in luxurious attire with exquisite adornments, exuding an inexplicable air of majesty, which stirred something within him.

  "The strength of this young noble is absolutely no weaker than that of Hong Xi and Lu Zhuo in their later years!" Xu Yang secretly warned, "Looking at his age, he's only 14 or 15... His background must be high, it's very likely that he's a direct descendant of one of the three major families."

  Seeing that there were guests, Li Laohu became spirited and introduced: "This young master has taken a look, this piece is mountain weasel leg meat, eating it can enhance the body's flexibility and coordination; also this piece, five-flower python meat, melts in your mouth, the taste is top-notch! Take another look at this piece, earth dragon neck meat, strong and powerful, eating it can also increase physical strength..."

  "The meat here is quite fresh," the young man said with a slight smile, looking at the dripping blood. "Unfortunately, the quality of the meat is too poor. The guards in my family's mansion eat better than this."

  "Young master, this is just a low-end stall, what good things can you find here?" Behind the young man's back, two guards-like attendants, one of whom said disdainfully, "Moreover, young master shouldn't be deceived by him. These meats have been around for some days and are no longer fresh. The butcher will periodically splash animal blood to pretend it's new."

  The guard stretched out a finger, lightly flicked forward, and a small green snake shot out, piercing the sable in front of him.

  The pierced sable meat had no fresh blood inside and was slightly blackened, apparently not as guaranteed to be fresh as Li Lao Hu said.

  "Master!" Xǔ Yáng's heart skipped a beat, this unassuming guard had revealed such a move, leaving him stunned and with an even deeper understanding of the Golden Age.

  That blue little snake, like lightning, bounced back into the palm of the guard's hand, slightly twisting, as if it were a living thing. But Xu Yang was very clear that this was a spirit snake transformed by Feng Ji's Xuanming power, and had no life.

  Condensing objects into forms, the mysterious teacher's methods.

  Li Lao Hu was startled and hastily bowed: "It's the little people who don't know Mount Tai, deceiving Young Master, begging Young Master for forgiveness!"

  Although the vendors on Freedom Street have been treated fairly by the Xu family, once this deceitful behavior is exposed, the vendor himself will be in the wrong and even if he gets beaten up, the Xu family won't help him.

  Moreover, this young master has two Xuan Shi-level bodyguards by his side, which suggests that he must come from a powerful force no weaker than the Xu family. Even if Li Laohu is in the right, the Xu family will not take his side out of caution.

  "This guy is really hateful," the young master cursed, seeing that Li's words were humble and sincere, and didn't continue to pursue the matter. He shrugged his shoulders, waved his hand and laughed, saying "Let's go!"

  Xu Yang seemed to have figured it out. This young nobleman had come here just for fun and leisure. He closed his eyes, no longer paying attention.

  But little did he know, the young master looked around and discovered booth number 97's Xu Yang. Seeing that Xu Yang was calm unlike other bosses, he couldn't help but feel curious and walked up to him.

  "What is this stall selling?" the young noble asked.

  Xu Yang opened his eyes and glanced at the young man, saying lightly: "Herbs."

  "Medicine grass?" The young master saw Xu Yang take out some ordinary medicine from the wooden box and frowned, "Could it be another swindler? If you say it's medicine grass, why is there no hint of mystical energy in these few strands of grass?"

  The guard who was displaying the Wind Xuan Ling Snake behind him stepped forward and said, "Young Master, this is a low-grade stall. There are no entry-level spiritual medicines for sale here. This vendor only sells ordinary medicines."

  The young master finally came to his senses and smiled slightly: "It was I who wronged you, it turns out that you are not a swindler."

  Seeing the young man about to turn and leave, Xu Yang's heart moved slightly. Since he was willing to admit his mistake, this person wasn't a spoiled rich kid after all. He opened his mouth and said: "The spiritual medicine is indeed available, but you may not be able to recognize it."

  "Is there really a divine medicine?" The young noble turned around, his eyes shining brightly, "Take it out and let me see, one stalk of divine medicine is nothing, what's the big deal?"

  Xu Yang slowly opened the wooden box and turned over the yellow cloth: "That's it."

  "This flower is quite good-looking," the young man said with a careless tone as soon as he saw the "Nine-Petaled Orchid", his eyes flashing with interest, "How much does it cost? I'll buy it and give it to my sister to wear."

  But Xu Yang had been staring at his face, watching the changes in his expression for an instant, and knew that he had already recognized Jiubanlan. He smiled faintly and slowly closed the yellow cloth, putting away the wooden box.

  "Hey, what's wrong with you?" The young man hastily stopped Xu Yang, "I'm buying it, aren't I?"

  Xu Yang calmly said, "Since the young master has recognized this 'Three Colors Nine-Petaled Orchid', he should know its preciousness. It can adjust the medicinal properties and increase the success rate of refining spiritual pills below third-grade by a considerable amount. Please don't haggle over the price, I am very clear about its value."

  The thought of trying to take advantage was exposed, and the young man burst out laughing, not getting angry. In fact, he had been haggling just for fun, not caring about the money. He said with a smile: "Interesting, you know quite a lot. The Nine-Petaled Orchid is a rare spiritual medicine, and I also saw its diagram in an ancient book. How did you recognize it?"

  "Could it be... you're a Dan Master!" The young man looked at Xu Yang as if he wanted to see through his hood and get a clear look at his face.

  Alchemists, Artificers and Talisman Masters are all respected professions.

  Dan Shi can use medicinal herbs to refine spiritual elixirs, assisting Xuan Zhe in breaking through, cultivating skills and healing wounds.

  The equipment master can use the creation of mysterious equipment to fully exert a mysterious person's entire strength.

  The Refiner is the most mysterious profession in the Tianxuan Continent. Many people do not understand the means of the Refiner, but through word of mouth, the Refiner's strength has deeply entered people's hearts. Winning with fewer numbers and winning with weakness against strength is as simple as eating and drinking for a Refiner.

  Xu Yang shook his head and said lightly: "The young master is joking, if I were a Dan Master, how would I end up in this place selling herbs?"