In the quiet grand hall, wave after wave of scorching gazes stared fixedly at the thousands of small jade bottles on the table. This large-scale elixir was something that almost no one present had ever laid eyes on before.

  Pink tongue subconsciously licked the red lips, Xiao Yu was also shocked by so many elixirs, her face was full of shock, after a moment, she finally shook her head in amazement, looking at the black-robed man's eyes, with stars flashing.

  The girl in the green dress sitting by the window slightly tilted her small head, glanced at the small jade bottles piled on the table, and a hint of surprise flashed across her autumn water-like eyes. Her gaze swept over the black-robed person beside her again, and after not finding any suspicious points, she continued to focus her attention on the ancient book in her hand.

  Looking at the silent great hall where the dan medicine on the table had shocked all the ravens and sparrows into silence, the black-robed man lightly coughed, waking up Xiao Zhan who was beside him.

  "Uh..." His face slightly flushed, Xiao Zhan awkwardly smiled and looked into the eyes of the black-robed person, with an increasing sense of reverence. Being able to casually produce over a thousand bottles of healing medicine was not something that an ordinary alchemist could accomplish.

  "Mr. Lao, you also know the current situation of the Xiao family. We need healing medicine to regain the lost morale, and your actions are undoubtedly a timely help for us. Xiao Zhan let out a grateful sigh, hesitated slightly, and tentatively asked: "How about this? The Xiao family will be responsible for selling these healing medicines. The amount earned will be divided with you taking 90% and we'll take the remaining 10%. Although it's a bit shameless, after all, we still need some money to deal with some things. What do you think, Mr. Lao?"

  After finishing, Xiao Zhan looked at the black-robed man in front of him with some trepidation, fearing that his conditions would make him dissatisfied. The current Xiao family can only rely on this mysterious alchemist now.

  "Heh heh." The man in black chuckled and slowly shook his head.

  Seeing the black-robed man's actions, Xiao Zhan's face changed slightly, and he was about to speak again to remove the last layer, but that old voice made him stunned on the spot.

  "Xiao Zu Chang is too polite, although the elixir was refined by me, but selling it isn't an easy task either. How can we take advantage of you like this... Let's be fair, 50-50, haha."

  As the black-robed man spoke, the three elders who were originally anxious on the side and the people in the hall suddenly opened their mouths in shock. After a while, they involuntarily touched their own ears, all somewhat doubting the truth of this statement. Fifty-fifty? This...this old gentleman is really too considerate of the Xiao family, right? In this situation now, even if he wants to take 100% of the profit, I estimate that no one in the Xiao family would dare say no.

  "It's really raining meat pies from the sky..." Everyone thought of this phrase at the same time.

  After being stunned for a long time, Xiao Zhan slowly came back to his senses, took a deep breath and sighed: "Old sir, you're making the Xiao family feel honored and surprised. We're already grateful that you can help us at this time, how can we take advantage of your kindness again?"

  He carelessly waved his hand, and the black-robed man faintly smiled: "This bit of profit doesn't have much allure to me. If I wasn't afraid you'd be uneasy at heart, I wouldn't even bother collecting that 50%."

  Hearing this, Xiao Zhan could only smile wryly and nod his head.

  "These medicinal pellets, you can sell them as you like. Later when I have time, I will come to take a look." The black-robed man stood up and smiled: "I still have some other things to attend to, so I won't stay here for long. Tribe leader Xiao doesn't need to see me off, just handle the tribe's affairs, haha." After speaking, he walked straight out of the great hall under everyone's gaze.

  As he reached the door, the black-robed man's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he smiled: "Before leaving, I'll say one more thing. Xiao Yan is indeed very good. Hehe, thank you, old man."

  Listening to this sentence, Xiao Zhan was somewhat at a loss, just wanting to open his mouth, but the black-robed man had already floated out of the hall and gradually disappeared from view.

  Looking at the disappearing black-robed man, Xiao Zhan sighed softly after a long while and smiled bitterly: "It seems that Yan Er and this old gentleman have an unusual relationship. Otherwise, since they don't know us, why would they help us so much?"

  The three elders exchanged a glance, also sighing and nodding in unison. From the way they had been praising Xiao Yan since the old man entered, it was clear that they were extremely fond of him. The way they treated the Xiao family with such kindness was likely due to their connection with Xiao Yan.

  In the hall, after hearing Hei Pao's words, many of Xiao Yan's peers couldn't help but feel envious.

  The girl in green by the window, slightly tilted her small head, gazing through the gap, looking at that corner, her delicate eyebrows furrowed, a hint of puzzlement flashed across her exquisite face.

  ……

  After leaving the Xiao family, the black-robed man continued to move forward slowly. When there were fewer people around, a low complaining voice came from within the black robes: "Teacher, why did you drag me out for no reason? If we're discovered, I won't guarantee that I won't turn you in."

  "Heh heh, just speaking from the heart. If it weren't for Xiao Zhan being good to you since childhood, where would I find such a great disciple? So thanking him is only right." The old voice chuckled and said with a hint of teasing: "Besides, if we didn't have some kind of relationship, your cautious father would really have a hard time believing that I'm not after something from the Xiao family."

  Helplessly shaking his head, Xiao Yan looked around and casually asked: "Where are we going now?"

  "Go to the auction house, give them the refined Gathering Qi Powder, so as not to owe anyone a favor. I hate this thing... and besides, the medicinal materials for practicing have been burned by you, it's time to purchase some other materials." Medicine Old slightly hesitated, then smiled.

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded his head and asked with a somewhat expectant smile: "Master, can I now be considered a first-rate alchemist?"

  "Hmph, you think that after refining medicine for a few days, you've become a master of refining medicine? Healing medicine is the simplest kind among all elixirs. Refining something like that is nothing to brag about." The old man sneered and splashed cold water on Xiao Yan's head without mercy.

  He rolled his eyes and Xiao Yan felt a bit depressed: "Then how can one be considered a true first-class alchemist?"

  "In the Alchemy world, the minimum requirement to be considered a First-Rate Alchemist is to be able to refine at least one type of Dan medicine, rather than just some simple mixture of medicinal liquid."

  "It seems there's still some distance to go." Hearing this request, Xiao Yan could only helplessly shake his head and step forward, heading towards the auction house in the city center.

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