Chapter 142: Avoiding the Storm's Edge, Gathering Winds and Clouds

  Liu old man followed behind, panting slightly, and said: "Madam, I didn't expect that the Lin father and daughter still had this trick up their sleeves! Their ancestors indeed had a sixth-grade alchemist who died over a hundred years ago! Who would have thought that the dead ghost still had elixirs in the world?"

  Mrs. Kang suddenly stopped, stared at Old Man Liu with a stern expression: "Do you really think that their family's Dan medicine is an heirloom? If it were an heirloom, they would have taken it out to deal with the emergency long ago! Why would they wait until today?"

  "What does that woman mean... Are these elixirs consigned by someone else?" Old Liu glared, shaking his head like a rattle drum, "How is it possible! If there's a great alchemist who can refine 99% pure Reverted Mystical Elixir, where would they deign to look at this small shop? They'd definitely come to our Penglai Pavilion!"

  Mrs. Kang said faintly: "If I'm not mistaken, this [Fuxuandan] is the one that was sold by that blue-shirted young master who was rejected by you."

  " Him? How is that possible! He's just a fifteen or sixteen year old boy, how could he possibly refine such a top-grade spiritual elixir!" Old Man Liu jumped up three feet high.

  "You can't judge a person by appearance, and you can't measure the sea with a ladle! Moreover, even if it wasn't refined by him, who knows if he got it from some alchemy master's hands and resold it? Originally, he chose our Penglai Pavilion!" Madam Kang grew angrier as she spoke.

  "How did you determine it was he who pawned it?" Liu asked in puzzlement.

  "Look, after the sale ended, all the onlookers have dispersed, but who has walked into Huichuntang?" asked Mrs. Kang.

  Liu Lao Tou turned around and happened to see a blue-clad figure floating in.

  "Master is truly amazing!" Ah-Chou's face was still flushed with excitement, the red ribbon tied around his forehead fluttering as he spoke, "Today's transaction meeting was all thanks to Master's clever plan, and of course, even more importantly, Master's Exquisite Revival Elixir."

  Lin Yuanhao said: "A bottle of Revival Dan, sold for thirty pieces of medium-grade Xuan stone, totaling nearly a thousand Winged Tiger coins! Unheard of, unseen!"

  Xu Yang said, "Today is just a small test of the cow knife, and unexpectedly, a Xuanzong and a fourth-grade Dan master appeared, competing to raise prices, which led to this unexpected joy. Three days later, all the major families in Donglai City will come when they hear the news, and the scene will be even more intense!"

  "Gongzi is right, but in these three days, it's inevitable that someone will come to Chuntang to coerce and bully, trying to force the sale of the Reverted Elixir," Lin Yuanhang's eyes flashed with a hint of worry. "As for me, I'm now a half-disabled person, without even the strength to tie up a chicken. Ah-Chou is cultivating the Dao, but his realm is too low, and he's only at the initial stage of being a Xuan Shi. What can be done about this?"

  Xu Yangqi said: "This is the Donglai Wang City, I have met the Jinwuwei General, he is a fair and just person. Is there anyone who dares to come to the door and rob him?"

  Lin Yuanhao said, "You don't know this, young master, but the city of Donglai has gathered nearly a third of the major families in the entire country of Donglai. Those families with powerful marquises and dukes sitting in them don't care about the Golden Guard at all. Looking around the entire city of Donglai, the only ones who can make those powerful marquises and dukes wary are the Xuanwang elders of the royal family of Donglai. However, this elder is always in seclusion, and currently the king of Donglai is also at the Xuanjun boundary, unable to suppress those arrogant marquises and dukes."

  Xu Yang sank into thought, and after a long while said: "The strategy against the enemy is nothing more than defense, borrowing power, yielding, and hiding. Currently, the enemy is extremely powerful, so defense is impossible. Borrowing power can only rely on the Golden Armor Guard, but they are also powerless against an expert like Xuanyuan. As for yielding, it would mean obediently offering up the best quality Reverted Spirit Pellet in exchange for peace. None of these options are viable."

  Lin Yuanhang reacted quickly and said: "Young Master wants me to temporarily retreat?"

  "That's right," said Xuyang, "This is the only way. Take advantage of the fact that the big families haven't reacted yet and leave with your valuables. After three days, come back to hold an auction. At that time, all the big families will gather together, and they will be evenly matched. Moreover, since all the big families in Donglai City are gathered together, even if some families want to rob us, they will have to consider their reputation."

  Chengnan, Liu family.

  "Reporting to young master, the top-grade [Reverted Mystical Elixir] with a purity of 99%, has been bought by Yang Kaitai, the imperial elixir master!"

  "You useless thing, why didn't you bring it back for me!" The one sitting behind the desk was none other than Liu Mingzhuan, the young master of the Liu family. He slammed his hand on the desk and shouted angrily, "Those people like Shang Jianfeng, Yan Yiming from the west city, Jin Su, Li Guanxi from the east city, are all about the same level as me! If I had obtained the top-grade Reverted Profound Dan, I would have a huge advantage in recovering my Xuanli and could definitely defeat them! Now there's only five days left until the Sea Cloud Pavilion selection, look at the stupid thing you've done!"

  That guard trembled and knelt down to plead: "Young master, I only have a few dozen Winged Tiger coins on me, I'm no match for that Yang Kai Tai!"

  "Hmph!" Liu Ming knew he was telling the truth, but he couldn't stop his anger.

  The guard whispered: "Young master, three days later, the Chun Tang will hold another auction, this time with two bottles of top-grade Reverted Mystical Elixir! Also, during the auction, I seemed to have seen Xu Yang, who had angered you last time!"

  "What!" Liu Ming suddenly jumped up and shouted loudly, "Hurry up and prepare the carriage, I'm going to Huichuntang in the north of the city!"

  "Does the young master want to capture and kill Xu Yang?" the guard asked.

  Liu Ming's mood improved a lot, and he laughed: "You're credited with providing useful information! This time I not only want to take the seat on Xu Yang's hidden dragon list, but also go to Hui Chun Hall to walk a circle in advance!"

  "Master, this is where the Hui Chun Tang store is located!"

  A luxurious carriage came to a stop with a creak, and one of the burly guards jumped down from the driver's seat and strode towards the gate of Hui Chun Tang.

  "Huh? Why is it so quiet with no one around?" the majestic guardian said strangely, and immediately raised his fist to knock on the door.

  After a while, he had no choice but to turn back and say: "Young master, the owner of that Spring Hall is not at home for some reason."

  A cold voice rang out from within the carriage: "Get rid of it!"

  The majestic guardian responded loudly and punched out, smashing a large hole in the wooden gate of Hui Chun Tang!

  The curtains of the luxurious carriage fluttered open and a tall, slender youth jumped out, saying coldly: "What's going on? No one is responding?"

  The majestic guard lowered his head and said: "Report to the young master, it is indeed so."

  "It seems that the owner of the shop was quick to take advantage of the situation and has already escaped, so we won't be able to get the Extreme Reversion Dan this time," said the young man in purple robes, lost in thought. "In that case, let's move on to the second goal of this trip! Find out where Xu Yang is hiding, I want his ranking on the Hidden Dragon List!"

  A loud, long laugh echoed from another street corner, and a horse carriage turned out. The laughter stopped, and a young man in green clothes jumped out of it, saying: "Li Guanxi, the chance to challenge Xu Yang has not yet come to you! I am Yan Yiming, and I will surely take his head!"

  The sound of horseshoes echoed, and several horse-drawn carriages stopped by. From each luxurious carriage emerged a robust young man, like a young dragon or tiger cub, who opened their mouths to ask in unison: "Where is Xu Yang?"

  PS: The third update is here!