Chapter 90: Selling Fake Medicine

  Deep in the night, Fujiang District's Zhao family was brightly lit. The luxurious and grand hall of the building was shrouded in smoke, with an unusually heavy atmosphere.

  On the imported leather sofa, Zhao Xinmin, the master of the Zhao family, held a cigarette between his fingers, and the swirling smoke could not cover up his gloomy face. His youngest son, Zhao Xi, had been brought back home, but Sun Baocheng, who was the first to start the fight, was detained.

  "Chang Rong, don't worry about Bao Cheng's matter for now. Let's first investigate the situation clearly and then think of a way to rescue Bao Cheng. Even if that Zhang kid has a deep background, he can't keep an eye on Bao Cheng forever."

  Zhao Xinmin glanced at Sun Changrong sitting opposite him with a worried expression and said lightly.

  Sun Changrong spent the whole afternoon asking his grandfather to inform his grandmother, and walked through many relationships, but ended up hitting a wall everywhere. Even with a lot of money in hand, others were unwilling to accept it.

  Now listening to Zhao Xinmin's words, he could only reluctantly nod in agreement.

  Suddenly.

  Zhao Tao raised his head and said in a cold voice: "Dad, I really can't swallow this."

  Zhao Xinmin said in a cold voice: "You can't swallow it, but you have to swallow it. Do you have a good way to vent?"

  Zhao Tao said resolutely:

  "I went to the black market to find a hitman at a high price, to secretly kill Zhang Yi. This kind of shady transaction on the black market, I believe you also know, even if the other party fails and gets caught by Zhang Yi, they won't betray their client. Firstly, the hitmen don't know anything about the client; secondly, even if they do know, they're very clear that once they betray the client, they'll be hunted down by the hidden forces of the entire black market."

  Chao Xin Min thought for a moment and then nodded: "How much money is needed?"

  Zhao Tao thought about it and said directly, "If we hire an ordinary assassin, it's probably difficult to kill Zhang Yi. After all, his personal strength is very strong. In order to be absolutely safe, I have decided to hire a pre-heavenly boundary assassin. The price will probably be 3 million or 5 million."

  Zhao Xinmin said in a cold voice: "I'll give you 10 million, but I need two masters at the Pre-Heavenly Realm level. However, this matter needs to be delayed for a few days, and it's best to take action after a week."

  "Dad, I understand. We just had a conflict with Zhang Yi, if he dies in the next two days, his backers will probably suspect that we did it. If we delay for a week, even if they suspect us, we can still defend ourselves."

  Zhao Tao said thoughtfully.

  Sun Changrong's face was full of resentment and venom, but he suddenly raised his head and said in a cold voice: "I'll pay for this."

  The morning sunlight shines all over the ground, and the cool breeze gently strokes, making people feel refreshed.

  Jingnan City Medicinal Materials Market.

  Zhang Yi hastily got out of the taxi and saw Gu Xin Yue standing at the entrance of the medicinal materials market.

  Today's Gu Xinyue, wearing a casual outfit, although it was mixed and matched, her perfect figure made any clothes shine on her.

  "Gu... Gu Xin Yue, you called me out so early in the morning, what's going on?"

  She pushed her hair back with a hint of charm and said: "Let you come over to help, and there's something else I want to ask you."

  "What's up?"

  Guxin Yue said: "I still remember, when we were in Zhouzhu City, you snatched a Golden Tail Orchid from me. Don't deny it! Do you still have that Golden Tail Orchid? I need it urgently and no matter how much money it costs, I'm willing to buy it back."

  "Hey, hey, that's not what you said. How did the Golden Tail Orchid get snatched from your hands? It was clearly me who pre-ordered it and paid for it." Zhang Yi said with a bad tone.

  "Is that Golden Tail Orchid still available? Sell it to me!"

  Zhang Yi shook his head and said, "When I first arrived in Zhou City, I was looking for the Golden Tail Tendril to use it to save people. But several months ago, that Golden Tail Tendril had already been used up."

  Gu Xinyue felt a little disappointed and sighed: "I urgently need Jintai Teng now, if I can't find Jintai Teng within a week, it will be troublesome."

  Zhang Yi asked curiously: "What do you need Golden Tailed Wisteria for? To cure illnesses and save lives?"

  "Alright then! The Golden Tail Teng is an extremely rare and precious medicinal material. Being able to encounter it last time was already a stroke of luck, and the probability of finding it again within seven days is too low."

  "Must find it?"

  Zhang Yi asked.

  "Right! Otherwise I'm afraid I'd be in trouble."

  Zhang Yi sighed: "Then let's go to this medicine market to find out! If we can't find it, think of other ways."

  Gu Xinyue pulled out a few slips of paper and said, "This is the list of medicinal materials I need to buy and their quantities. If you don't have anything important to do today, can you help me find them? The seven-day time limit is too tight, and I still need to find several other rare medicinal materials."

  Zhang Yi's gaze swept over the list of medicinal materials, and after two or three minutes, a stunned expression appeared on his handsome face. As he walked towards the medicine market, he looked at Gu Xin Yue with a dazed expression and asked: "Why do you want to buy so many medicinal materials? There are many precious medicinal materials among them, if all of them are bought, the cost will be an astronomical figure."

  "Useful and urgent."

  She turned her head and looked at Zhang Yi, saying helplessly: "I have already asked many friends who are in the business of operating medicinal materials to help with the procurement of these medicinal materials. It can be completed within seven days, which is not a big problem. Now the most important thing is to find those few precious medicinal materials on the last page."

  "Alright, let's get to work. You're buying lunch today."

  Zhang Yi nodded and walked inside.

  Gu Xinyue's mouth corners rose, a few points of smile floating on her absolutely beautiful face.

  According to the last five medicines on that list, the two of them rushed directly to the shopping district. After a whole day's time, they had run through all the medicine shops in the entire shopping district.

  Five kinds of medicinal herbs, two people found three kinds, each one cost Gu Xin Yue a considerable price.

  "This is the last one! I've lost hope for Golden Tailed Wisteria, and if I still can't find this last batch of Mingdian Flower, I'm afraid I'll have to go to other cities' medicinal material markets to look."

  Standing shoulder-to-shoulder at the entrance of "Lao Zihao Baiyao Hall", Gu Xinyue smiled wryly and said.

  Zhang Yi smiled and said, "I remember a saying: 'When the mountains are heavy and the water is repeated, there is no road; when the willows are dark and the flowers are bright, there is another village.' Who knows, maybe in this last pharmacy, we'll not only find the Lingzhi flower but also the Jintwei vine!"

  "You're quite good at comforting people."

  Gu Xinyue's smile froze, and she walked alongside Zhang Yi into the entrance of the old shop, Baiyao Hall.

  "Two yuan, what medicine do you need?"

  There were no other customers in the store, only a clerk who was cleaning up. When he saw Zhang Yi and Gu Xin Yue arrive, the shopkeeper behind the counter came out with a bright smile on his face.

  "Boss, do you have Golden Tail Vine and Dark Thunder Flower here?"

  Gu Xinyue opened her mouth and asked.

  The shopkeeper looked at the two of them for a few moments before smiling and saying:

  "We don't have Golden Tendrils in our store, but we do have a single stem of Netherbloom... however, this herb is extremely rare and valuable, so the price won't be cheap. You..."

  Gu Xinyue's eyes lit up and he immediately said: "Boss, take it out and let us appraise it. If it's a genuine Ming Dynasty electric flower, we can discuss the price."

  "Alright!"

  The shopkeeper's eyes flashed with a hint of amusement as he turned and walked towards the inner shelves.

  A moment later.

  The shopkeeper held a black medicinal herb and returned to the two people, smiling and saying: "This is the Nether Flower, you identify it!"

  As he spoke, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he secretly sneered to himself: What do these two young people know about the Nether Flower? At most, they might have seen pictures of it in medical books. Even if he were to use this Black Bitter Flower that he had cultivated in stillness to replace it, deceiving them with a fake one, they wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

  Gu Xinyue carefully accepted the black flower and examined it several times before nodding and saying, "That's right, this is the Nether Flower. How much does it cost, boss?"

  The shopkeeper seemed to have expected that Gu Xinyue wouldn't be able to see through it, and sneered coldly in his heart. He then smiled warmly and said: "This Nether Flower is a precious medicinal material, and it's priceless on the market. You two came here to buy the Nether Flower, you must be in urgent need of it. I won't give you a fake price either, 8 million, and I'll sell it to you."

  "Zhang Yi..."

  Gu Xinyue turned her head and looked at Zhang Yi.

  She thought that the shopkeeper's quotation was not expensive, after all, the electric flower was indeed precious, and if someone needed it urgently, even if it cost tens of millions, there would be people competing to buy it.

  Zhang Yi's eyebrows were furrowed, his eyes fixed on the black flower as he muttered to himself. Upon hearing Gu Xin Yue's call, he opened his mouth and said: "Give it to me, I'll take a closer look."

  The shopkeeper smiled and said, "No need to look anymore. Our store is an old brand name, absolutely trustworthy, I wouldn't dare ruin our store's reputation for just one medicinal herb. Eight million, if you're willing to buy it, we can make the deal now. If you're not willing to buy it, I believe it won't take a few days before this Nether Flower will be sold."

  Zhang Yi ignored the shopkeeper, took the black flower and examined it carefully for half a minute before handing it back to the shopkeeper. He said indifferently: "Doing business should be based on integrity. Your shop's sign says 'old brand', and reputation is even more precious. But now you use trimmed black flowers instead of ghost electric flowers, selling them at high prices to cheat people, isn't that very immoral? If we publicize this matter, I'm afraid your shop's reputation will be ruined."

  "You..."

  The shopkeeper's face showed a look of shock and he stared at Zhang Yi in disbelief, his lips moving several times but not making another sound.

  If Zhang Yi just said it was fake, he might still argue that Zhang Yi was talking nonsense.

  But!

  This young man was actually able to say the name of Hei Ku Hua, which made him suddenly clear in his heart that no matter how he tried to argue, it would be useless.

  "We need your explanation for this matter, unless you can bring the real product of Mingdian flower. Medicinal materials are things that cure diseases and save people's lives. You sold fake goods, which is a taboo in the medical field. If it gets out, I'm afraid not only will your business be ruined, but when it gets to the police, you'll have an even harder time dealing with it. Moreover, if you've cheated others before, I believe someone will come looking for you to settle accounts!"

  Zhang Yi looked at the old shopkeeper with a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression and said indifferently.

  "I..."

  The old shopkeeper opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Zhang Yi:

  "And there's something you might not be aware of. We can come here to buy this expensive and precious medicine, Lingdian Hua, if we didn't have a background, would you believe it? Who among ordinary people could take out 8 million or tens of millions to buy precious medicine? So, if you don't satisfy us... hehe..."