There are many herbal medicine shops in the Dragon Clan!
Ruyi Herbal Medicine Shop is definitely among the top five!
Not only is this shop large!
But also fully stocked!
Most importantly, the prices are low!
Of course!
Ruyi Herbal Medicine Shop has a total of thirty-six branches in the Dragon Clan!
Ruyi Herbal Medicine Main Store!
As soon as he entered, Ao Ding roared, "Qu Dalin, get out here, you brat!"
Qu Dalin!
The shopkeeper of Ruyi Herbal Medicine Shop!
Ao Ding had personally transacted with Qu Dalin for the two hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs before!
"Yo, Young Master Ao, what wind blew you here?" Qu Dalin, though over sixty, was spirited. Dressed in a black brocade robe, he approached with a fawning smile!
Bang!
Ao Ding kicked him flying and roared, "Old scoundrel, you dare sell me fake medicine? Are you tired of living?"
The sudden scene shocked the customers in the herbal medicine shop!
They all looked nervous and confused!
Ruyi Herbal Medicine Shop selling fake medicine?
Qu Dalin spat blood from the kick. He endured the pain, got up, and said in terror, "Young Master Ao, please don't say such things, don't say such things! The reputation of our Ruyi Herbal Medicine Shop is known to all. We would never sell fake medicine!"
Ao Ding angrily asked, "Are you implying I'm deliberately picking on you?"
Qu Dalin quickly said, "No, no, no, I didn't mean that. I meant, could there be some misunderstanding here?"
Ao Ding snorted heavily, "Let me ask you, if a cultivator at the peak of the Mahayana stage consumed a hundred-thousand-year-old ginseng, wouldn't they break through their bottleneck and become a Earth Immortal realm expert?"
Qu Dalin immediately replied, "Of course they would!"
Ao Ding asked again, "Then what about a hundred-thousand-year-old lingzhi?"
Qu Dalin said, "Young Master Ao, hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs are rare. At critical moments, they can even help Heavenly Immortal realm experts break through bottlenecks. So, helping a Mahayana stage cultivator break through their bottleneck is quite normal!"
Ao Ding: "Then tell me, my brother consumed that hundred-thousand-year-old ginseng and lingzhi, but did not break through his bottleneck. What do you say is going on?"
"No, no, no... that's impossible!" Qu Dalin subconsciously swallowed, "It's impossible for a cultivator to consume two hundred-thousand-year-old herbs at the same time and not break through!"
Ao Ding said coldly, "Mei Niang's Roasted Meats, you can sense the aura of Shopkeeper Chen Nan, see if he consumed those two hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and see if he is still at the peak of the Mahayana stage!"
"It's fine, you can use your spiritual sense to scan his aura!"
"If anything goes wrong, I'll bear the consequences for you!"
There is a rule in the Dragon Clan that prohibits using spiritual sense to spy on others!
But Ao Ding was well-connected!
With his guarantee, Qu Dalin didn't say anything. His soul power spread out, found Mei Niang's Roasted Meats shop!
Locked onto Chen Nan!
Confirmed that he had residual traces of hundred-thousand-year-old ginseng and lingzhi on him!
Also confirmed that he was currently at the peak of the Mahayana stage!
"Do you still dare to say you didn't sell fake medicine?" Ao Ding's eyes were cold, like a venomous snake, staring intently at Qu Dalin!
Qu Dalin was covered in cold sweat!
Although he had authenticated the two hundred-thousand-year-old medicinal herbs before transacting with Ao Ding!
At this moment, he had nothing to say!
Because the fact that a Mahayana stage mortal consumed two hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs without breaking through had already proven the authenticity of those two herbs!
Without further thought, Qu Dalin said, "Young Master Ao, it's a misunderstanding, this is truly a misunderstanding!"
"Those two spiritual herbs are definitely not fake, it's just that their efficacy might have been slightly lost!"
"Well, how about we compensate you with two hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, would that be acceptable?"
Two hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs were not cheap!
But he was unwilling to escalate the matter!
He could only try to resolve it this way!
Unexpectedly, Ao Ding was not satisfied. He glared and said, "Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar? Have you forgotten the consequences of selling fake medicine?"
Qu Dalin's face turned ashen, "Young Master Ao, those two herbs are not fake, only some efficacy was lost. Well, how about I additionally compensate you with another hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herb?"
There is a rule in the Dragon Clan!
If you buy fake goods!
You can ask the merchant for a refund and triple compensation!
In other words!
The herbs Ao Ding had bought for four hundred thousand low-grade immortal stones, not only would they have to return the principal, but also compensate an additional one million two hundred thousand low-grade immortal stones!
Ao Ding said, "Don't try to pull the wool over my eyes. I won't ask for triple compensation, and you don't need to compensate me with an extra herb!"
"Two more, you compensate me with two additional herbs, and this matter will be settled!"
"If you're not satisfied, I'm not afraid of escalating this matter!"
"But if it does escalate, aren't you afraid of angering the person behind you?"
Qu Dalin was covered in cold sweat!
He was not from the Dragon Clan, but from the Human Clan!
He entered the Dragon Clan a thousand years ago, and due to his skillful management, he managed to open thirty-six branches in the Dragon Clan!
Of course!
The reason he could achieve this scale was naturally due to the help of the noble person behind him!
If that noble person knew about today's incident...
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, "Since that's the case, I'll give you, Young Master Ao, some face!" He said, turning to fetch four hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs!
"Shopkeeper Qu, earn less ill-gotten gains in the future!" Ao Ding, having gained the upper hand, left a remark and took Mei Niang away from the shop!
"Mei Niang, take these four herbs!" Ao Ding waved his hand, giving the four spiritual herbs to Mei Niang. "Two for you, and two for Chen Nan. This time, he must break through no matter what!"
Mei Niang was touched. She stood on her tiptoes and kissed him!
This kiss almost melted Ao Ding!
He suddenly felt that no matter what he did, as long as he could win Mei Niang's heart, it was worth it!
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After returning home that night!
Mei Niang gave two spiritual herbs to Chen Nan and kept two for herself!
She said to Chen Nan with a hint of jealousy, "I'm so envious you have a mount like me. I almost sold my skin for you, and you, without doing anything, got two hundred-thousand-year-old herbs!"
Chen Nan laughed, "If you didn't have this alluring figure, wouldn't you have been liked by Ao Ding?"
Mei Niang said softly, "When you sleep, it's best not to be too deep. I'm afraid one day I won't be able to control myself and will devour you!"
Chen Nan's lips twitched, "Do you believe I'll cut off your tail right now?"
Mei Niang immediately backed down!
She sat cross-legged and consumed a hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herb!
The spiritual herb couldn't improve Chen Nan's realm!
But it was different for Mei Niang!
It allowed her to leap from the first level of Golden Immortal to the third level of Golden Immortal!
Chen Nan also consumed two spiritual herbs!
Perhaps it was because he had consumed a five-hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herb before!
He actually felt that the hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herb tasted okay!
Not particularly strong!
However, it could still increase his strength!
"Before, in the Bird Clan, I had the strength of an early-stage Golden Immortal!"
"And now, after consuming so many spiritual herbs!"
"My current strength should have reached the middle stage of Golden Immortal, right?"
The next day!
Normal business!
The shop was doing well!
As Chen Nan was busy, Ao Ding walked in with a smile!
He was here to redeem Mei Niang today, to save her from Chen Nan's suffering!
But!
Seeing her sitting leisurely behind the counter!
Ao Ding almost spat out a mouthful of blood!
What the hell?
Still haven't broken through?