Lin Xiaodong arrived at Baibao Hall, Lin Ming had been waiting for him, "Ming brother, what are you buying? You wont sell the remaining three Mingwen symbols, will you?"

  Lin Ming smiled and said, "Good luck, theyre all sold out."

  "Seriously?" Lin Xiaodong exclaimed, "Which familys scapegoat is this? Its too easy to cheat them!" He said with some concern, "Ming Ge, selling so many, what if they come looking for us in the future, we brothers might not be able to handle it..."

  Lin Ming said with a bad temper: "So you think that all the inscriptions I drew are deceiving people?"

  "I didnt say that, were not intentionally deceiving people, Im just thinking, what if it doesnt work out later? One hundred and two gold coins for one piece, if we spend all the money today, we wont be able to afford it later."

  Lin Ming smiled and shook his head, "Dont worry, there will definitely be no problem. Lets go shopping."

  Lin Ming said, raising his foot and walking into the Treasure Pavilion. Lin Xiaodong was taken aback at a glance. He had thought that they would just meet here and then go to some small places in the market to buy things. He didnt expect Lin Ming to head straight for the Treasure Pavilion, where the goods sold were worth hundreds or thousands of gold coins, making it one of the largest and most luxurious shops in Tianyun City.

  "Brother! My dear brother, youre not going to buy anything here, are you?"

  "Ah, its here." Lin Ming had already walked into the store while speaking. The shopkeeper immediately saw Lin Ming and, having a bit of an eye for recognizing people, quickly remembered that Lin Ming was the young man who came to sell the Mingwen symbol a few days ago.

  The shopkeeper suddenly became impatient and said to Lin Ming: "Why have you come again? Ive told you before, we wont accept your Mysterious Symbol."

  Lin Ming naturally remembered the shopkeeper of this Baibao Hall. When he first entered the private shop, the attitude of the shopkeepers was not good. These shopkeepers were actually not the owners of the shops. The behind-the-scenes bosses of large shops were all wealthy and noble figures who rarely appeared in the shops. They would hire some shopkeepers and employees to take charge of the business in the shops. Of course, their salaries were tied to sales performance. So these shopkeepers were naturally flattering towards rich young masters who could bring them performance bonuses, but they were indifferent to Lin Ming.

  "My seal character has been sold, Im here today to buy things."

  Sold out? The shopkeepers eyes subtly revealed a faint disdain. In his experience, those inscribed symbols were worth little money. After deducting the cost of goods, there would be at most a few dozen taels of gold in profit. This country bumpkin had never seen the world and thought that a few dozen taels of gold was a fortune, truly laughable.

  Its laughable, of course, but the shopkeeper didnt drive them away. After all, Baibao Hall didnt have a clear rule that those without money werent allowed to enter.

  Lin Ming looked on, the dazzling array of goods on the shelves of Baibao Pavilion was indeed stunning, just like the hundred-year-old blood ginseng that Lin Xiaodong had bought last time, which could only be considered mid-to-low-end here.

  In addition, there are all sorts of rare and precious medicines, materials, master-level talismans, and even treasures worth several thousand taels of gold.

  Lin Ming said casually: "Xiao Dong, dont you want to buy anything?"

  Lin Xiaodong smiled wryly: "Ming Ge, what are you singing? Although its free to look around here, havent you seen the way the shopkeeper outside is looking at us? Hes staring at us like were country bumpkins, making me feel really uncomfortable."

  Lin Mingdao said: "Hes just a petty person, no need to bother with him. If you dont pick one out, Ill help you pick one out. Otherwise, why not buy a soft armor?"

  Lin Xiaodong shook his head like a rattle drum, "Ming Ge, dont tease me, if we order something at Baibao Hall and dont pay, well get beaten up. When the time comes, you can run fast, but Im afraid my fat body wont be able to keep up."

  Lin Ming was speechless, "When have I ever wronged you?"

  "Alright, which time wasnt it you who deceived me? With someone as honest as me, one deception is enough."

  Lin Ming smiled and slightly opened his clothes, revealing a part of the gold ticket in his bosom, saying: "Here, isnt this money?"

  Lin Xiaodong saw the golden ticket, and for a moment he didnt react. He was stunned for a while, staring at the big red seal on the golden ticket, his mind went completely blank, and his small eyes were also thoroughly dull.

  "Union Trade, one thousand and two taels of red gold."

  Its actually a gold ticket worth 1,000 taels! And looking at the size of those gold tickets in the back, they also seem to be 1,000 taels each. With so many stacked up like that, there are probably tens of thousands of taels here!

  Tens of thousands of taels of gold, what concept is this?

  Lin Xiaodong felt that his brain was not enough, "Ming Ge, did you go rob? No way, with your skills, even if you robbed, you wouldnt be able to get so much money......"

  Hearing Lin Xiaodongs muttering, Lin Mings mind was filled with black lines. He said helplessly, "I told you it was the money earned from selling the Mingwen symbol, but you dont believe me."

  "Runes? You mean those three toilet paper-like runes? How much did you sell them for... how much per sheet?"

  "Three thousand taels of gold for one piece."

  "Three... three thousand taels!?" Lin Xiaodongs facial fat started to tremble, but despite the shock, he lowered his voice, afraid of being overheard. "Youre selling one for three thousand taels? Are you saying that after cultivating the Script Technique for a month, each script symbol you draw can be sold for three thousand taels!!"

  Lin Ming nodded, Lin Xiaodong was his good brother, he originally didnt think to hide it, and also couldnt hide it. He wanted to send money back through Lin Xiaodong, and also repay Lin Xiaodongs kindness, and in the future he might come into contact with Qin Xuan and Mu Yi, high-ranking officials of Tianyun City, and it was impossible to keep hiding from Lin Xiaodong.

  "Youre insulting my intelligence!" Lin Xiaodong exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Practicing the art of inscription for a month and you cant even draw a decent symbol? Even if you were growing a cabbage, it would take several months to harvest! You cant deceive a three-year-old like that!"

  Lin Ming shrugged his shoulders, "The truth is right in front of you and you dont believe it, I also have no way."

  "Older brother, Ming-ge, stop teasing me and tell me whats going on already."

  "Alright, Ill tell you, but you have to swear not to say it out loud."

  "I swear!" Lin Xiaodong promised immediately.

  "Hmm... its like this, actually I had a master... when I was 12 years old, my master appeared and said that I have exceptional talent and extraordinary bones, and he thought I should take on the task of maintaining world peace, so he insisted on making me his disciple. As a result, I started learning the art of seal script with him..."

  "Yuck!" Lin Xiaodong felt like he had swallowed a fly. "Ming Ge, can we talk about something serious for once?"

  Lin Mingdao said: "Im not cheating you, I really have a master."

  "Give me a break! With a master like yours, youve managed to turn out like this. Youve studied the art of inscription for n years and still ask me what it is?"

  "My master only taught me skills, but didnt give me money. As for the art of inscription, Ive been learning it all along, but I didnt know what use it had until you told me that I could make a living from it..."

  "Awesome!" Lin Xiaodong felt that this world was too crazy, it was like picking up a stray cat and raising her for a few years, only to have her turn into a human and tell you shes a princess of the imperial family who had been cursed with magic.

  "Alright, lets go shopping." Lin Ming pulled on the careless Lin Xiaodong and continued to pick out soft armor.

  Lin Xiaodong had no great ambitions and didnt particularly like martial arts, he just hoped to preserve the name of the direct line in his generation. Lin Ming thought about choosing a soft armor for Lin Xiaodong to protect his life.

  "What material is this soft armor made of?" Lin Ming asked, and the shopkeeper looked at Lin Ming impatiently and said: "The introduction to high-end store items are all on the price tags behind the display rack, just take a look yourself."

  Between words, it was naturally ridiculing Lin Ming for never having entered a high-end store.

  This shopkeeper has been doing business for many years and has a knack for identifying people. In the past, he had also encountered some wealthy people wearing street vendor clothes entering his store, but when he was unsure of the situation, he always welcomed them with a smile. However, Lin Ming in front of him not only wore ordinary clothes, but also peddled several sheets of unknown origin paper charms everywhere just a few days ago. This kind of person is naturally impossible to be anyone important, so the shopkeeper is naturally impatient.

  Lin Ming moved to the back of the soft armor and indeed saw a text description. This soft armor was made from over 10,000 six-foot-long Tian Chi hemp fibers, mixed with thousands of golden wood silkworm silk threads, and went through more than 20 complex craftsmanship processes. The price tag was 390 taels of gold.

  This fine soft armor is not a treasure, generally has a good effect in battles below the fourth level of exercise, exceeding the fourth level of exercise, it is easy to be cut open by one knife, Lin Ming himself does not need it, can buy one for Lin Xiaodong.

  As he continued to look down, Lin Ming saw something that interested him - Yu Jin Lu Tai Wan and Ju Yuan Dan.

  Before this, Lin Ming had never eaten dan medicine because this dan medicine was too expensive.

  Dan medicine is made from medicinal herbs and medicinal materials taken from fierce beasts, with an effect that is many times better than using only medicinal herbs. Moreover, because it can be matched according to the prescription, it often achieves effects that medicinal herbs or fierce beast medicinal materials cannot reach. However, alchemists who refine dan medicine into pills are also a profession that burns money, and their numbers may not be much more than those of inscription masters, so dan medicine is not something ordinary people can afford.

  This Yu Jin Lu Tai Wan is extremely precious, made with the main medicine of hundred-year-old Yu Jin Lus fetal deer, assisted by various herbal medicines. The Yu Jin Lu itself is rare and mostly found in deep mountains and forests, and it is also very difficult to get pregnant. It can be imagined how difficult it is to obtain the fetal deer of Yu Jin Lu.

  Yu Jin Lu Tai Wan, being a deer fetus preparation, contains rich Qi and blood. Since it is not contaminated with worldly impurities, it can eliminate bodily waste, promote the fusion of true yuan and body, and increase the users **strength**.

  This dan medicine is the size of a soybean and one pill is worth two hundred taels of gold.

  Juyuan Dan is also refined from various precious medicinal materials, and the main Juyuan fruit is as valuable as 100-year-old Lingzhi. The main effect of Juyuan Dan is to gather true yuan and accelerate the cultivation speed of warriors.

  The price of this Dan medicine is also two hundred taels of gold per grain, even if its a young master from a wealthy family, he can only use it sparingly.

  Lin Ming didnt continue looking; he had basically found all the things he wanted to buy.

  He said to the shopkeeper, "Wrap up this golden silkworm soft armor for me. Also, I want six pieces of Yu Jin Lu Tai Wan, ten pieces of Ju Yuan Dan, and one set of each material on this list."

  Lin Ming said, taking out a list that had been prepared long ago, which listed various materials, all of which were needed for the Mingwen technique. He had roughly looked at it earlier and basically bought everything he needed from the Baibao Pavilion.