Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Bet

  Medicine market.

  With that determination, Zhang Yi didn't linger in the store area for long. After returning to the stall area, he took out 200 yuan from his pocket and handed it to Mao Xinxin, saying: "This 200 yuan is my payment to you. From now on, you don't have to follow me, I'll just wander around by myself."

  "This..."

  Mao Xinxin looked at the 200 yuan in front of her, but didn't immediately take it. Instead, she asked with a hint of surprise: "Do you want to pick up bargains in this medicinal material market?"

  "What is bargain hunting?"

  Zhang Yi looked puzzled.

  Mao Xinxin said: "The meaning of picking up leaks is to dig out treasures. On these ordinary stalls, find the stall owners who have not identified the precious medicinal materials, buy them at a low price, and sell them at a high price."

  Zhang Yi smiled and said, "That's right, I want to try my luck in this medicinal material market. As you saw earlier, I need to buy that golden tail vine, but I don't have much money, so I need to try my luck. If I can find some precious medicinal materials and sell them at a high price, then I can afford the golden tail vine. If I'm not lucky enough to find any precious medicinal materials, then I'll just leave disappointed."

  Mao Xinxin's eyes rolled around, and he stretched out his hand to take the 200 yuan. He chuckled and said: "Brother, I understand. I'll accept this 200 yuan, and for the two days you're in this medicinal materials market, I'll accompany you all the way. Consider this 200 yuan as my salary."

  Zhang Yi said: "This is not good, right?"

  Mao Xinxin smiled and said, "Nothing's wrong, although these few days are the three-yearly Medicine Materials Conference, but relying on my livelihood, I probably won't make much money in two days. So, for these two days, I'll just follow you around, if you're willing, we can have a meal together."

  Mao Xinxin's heart was racing like a calculator, knowing that Zhang Yi wanted to take advantage of the situation. After all, no one can make a fortune without taking risks. Since Zhang Yi asked for two days' time from the owner of Baiweidang, trying to find treasures in this medicinal material market, it means he has some skills.

  What a coincidence!

  Zhang Yi was just like the white-robed goddess from a while back, possessing formidable means, and could really earn enough money to buy Golden Tail Orchids in two days. If so, he should be able to get even more benefits.

  And!

  There are not a few "eyes" in this medicinal material market. If someone can follow a powerful figure, make a fortune in the medicinal material market, and make a lot of money, then the identity of this "eye" will be greatly enhanced, and there will be capital to boast about with colleagues in the future.

  Zhang Yi smiled and said: "In that case, I'll have to trouble you."

  Zhang Yi kept stopping in front of one stall after another among the crowd, his eyes constantly moving over various medicinal materials.

  Bai Wei Tang

  The old shopkeeper looked at the cold and elegant woman in front of him, a hint of bitter smile on his lips, shook his head and said: "Boss Gu, you're too late. Although the Golden Tail Orchid is still in my store, however..."

  The old man's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and his beautiful eyes fell on the old man. He said in surprise: "Boss, we are also old acquaintances, just speak directly."

  The old shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said, "Before you came, a young man came here and wanted to buy the Golden Tail Orchid. However, he didn't have enough money. Then he took out a rare medicinal herb and offered to sell it to me with one condition: give him two days' time. If within those two days, he could gather 5 million 880 thousand, I would have to sell the Golden Tail Orchid to him. But if he couldn't gather that amount of money within two days, then I could sell the Golden Tail Orchid to other customers."

  Gu Xinyue said: "In that case, I'll come again in two days."

  As she spoke, she turned and was about to leave.

  The old shopkeeper hesitated for a moment before calling out: "Wait a minute."

  Gu Xinyue turned around, with a hint of confusion, and asked: "Is there something else?"

  The old shopkeeper said, "I have a situation, just my speculation, I think that young man will make some interesting moves. He asked me before if the store accepts precious medicinal materials, I think he might go to pick up the leftovers."

  Pick up a bargain?

  Gu Xinyue's expression changed slightly, and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.

  She is engaged in the business of medicinal materials and is familiar with various situations in the medicinal material market. However, to pick up leaks, it is necessary to have a very deep understanding of medicinal materials and be able to accurately judge the price of medicinal materials.

  Really?!

  That young man is awesome?

  She had developed some interest in the young man who arrived a step earlier than her.

  "Shopkeeper, what does that young man look like? How can I find him?" Gu Xin Yue asked.

  The old shopkeeper smiled slightly and said, "A very handsome young man, about twenty years old. If you want to find him, I have a way to find the other party."

  "What's the solution?"

  The old shopkeeper smiled and said, "That young man should be a newcomer to this medicinal material market. He must have found someone familiar with the place to show him around. That person I'm very familiar with, his name is Mao Xinxin, a sharp-mouthed and quick-witted little fellow. If you want to find that young man, just ask any of these 'eyes' to help you find Mao Xinxin, and they'll be able to locate the young man named Zhang Yi."

  Gu Xinyue nodded thoughtfully and said: "Thank you for telling me, shopkeeper. I won't stay long."

  The shopkeeper watched Gu Xinyue leave, a hint of amusement on his aged face as he muttered to himself: "This girl is proud and arrogant, hearing that young man wants to take advantage, she must be curious and also feel uneasy. If she really finds that young man, maybe there will be a good show."

  Stall area.

  Zhang Yi stood in front of a stall, his eyes filled with helplessness.

  He has searched through sixteen stalls, but hasn't found any precious medicinal herbs, and to this day, he still has nothing in his hands.

  "We have to think of a way! If we continue searching like this, even if we don't eat, drink or sleep for two whole days, it's still not certain that we can finish searching the entire booth area."

  With a thoughtful glint in his eyes, Zhang Yi turned and walked away to one side.

  Suddenly.

  His footsteps came to an abrupt halt, and his eyes gradually lit up.

  "I used to be able to feel the spiritual energy hidden in antiques, and those precious medicinal materials should also have spiritual energy. After all, every single precious medicinal material is a collection of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, nurtured and born in special geographical environments."

  "If I cultivate according to the 'Rejuvenation Technique' and circulate the vital energy fluid inside my body, can I sense the precious medicinal materials nearby?"

  The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed. Zhang Yi suddenly controlled the vital energy liquid in his dantian, pouring it into his meridians in an endless stream, and began to frantically circulate according to the cultivation route of "Hui Chun Jue".

  In the medicinal market, the fragrance of medicine floating in the air contained a thread of spiritual energy released by the medicine. As Zhang Yi operated the Primordial Liquid, these threads seemed to have received some kind of summons, and they peeled off from the air one by one, surging towards Zhang Yi's body.

  "On the left side, there is a place with relatively obvious spiritual energy fluctuations."

  Through intuition, Zhang Yi suddenly felt a thrill and turned his head to look at a stall about 7 or 8 meters away on the left, taking steps to walk over.

  "Are you Zhang Yi?"

  A clear and cold voice came from behind Zhang Yi.

  Zhang Yi turned around, his eyes looking back, and suddenly found the woman who was speaking, it was the cold and elegant woman who had participated in the simple auction and bought the fire dragon ginseng for 2 million yuan.

  "I am Zhang Yi, who are you?"

  Gu Xinyue nodded at the young man beside her and said, "The money has already been given to you, you can leave now."

  That young man was somewhat reluctant, after all, he could be the "eyes" for such an iceberg beauty, he thought it was a blessing that had been cultivated for eight lifetimes. In fact, even if this iceberg beauty didn't give him a penny, he would still agree with joy.

  However.

  Since the other party had issued an order to drive him away, he didn't dare to stay any longer. He glanced at Zhang Yi and Mao Xinxin beside him, then turned around and left.

  "I am Gu Xinyue, I just went to Bai WeiTang to buy Jintai Teng, the shopkeeper said that Jintai Teng has been booked by you, and also said that you intend to pick up bargains in this medicinal material market, I don't know if it's true?" Gu Xinyue asked calmly while sizing up Zhang Yi.

  Zhang Yi secretly resented the old shopkeeper of Baicao Hall for being talkative, but his face remained calm as he said, "That's what I meant. Do you have any business?"

  Gu Xinyue's eyes narrowed slightly, a glint of light flashing in her pupils as she calmly said, "I'd like to buy that Golden Tail Orchid. Can you bear to part with it?"

  Zhang Yi shook his head and said, "If within two days, I don't gather 58.88 million or obtain medicinal materials worth 58.88 million, then the Golden Tail Teng will be yours. But within these two days, I won't let it go to anyone."

  "You..."

  Gu Xinyue's face became even more indifferent.

  She didn't expect that the young man in front of her would be so stubborn. In the past, no matter what she asked for, those men would easily agree, even if she knew that they were infatuated with her beauty.

  The young man in front of him, facing his own beauty, was not moved at all, and instead, his face turned even colder. Was it that he had a strong willpower or was his charm insufficient?

  A sense of discontent had been brewing in her heart.

  Zhang Yi said faintly: "If you have nothing else to do, then I won't keep you company. Goodbye!"

  Her ancient heart, like the moon, had two wisps of smoke-like eyebrows that tightly furrowed together. Under the trend of her irritated emotions, she stepped forward to block Zhang Yi's path and said in an icy tone: "Since you plan on picking up scraps in this medicinal market, do you dare compete with me?"

  Zhang Yi said in a cold voice: "Not interested."

  "You..."

  The anger in Gu Xinyue's heart grew thicker. He hadn't even said anything yet, but he was directly rejected like this. Wasn't that too unreasonable?

  "I think you're not daring, if you're still a man, then let's have a competition. Let's see who can make the most net profit in this medicinal material market after picking up the leftovers. If I win, you'll give me that Golden Tail Teng. If I lose, two days later, whatever amount of money you've made from picking up leftovers is still short of buying the Golden Tail Teng, I'll make up for it. Will you do it?"