Chapter 154 - A Three Tier Spiritual Treasure (2/2)

“I…I’d like to pawn something.” The elderly man fumbled and retrieved a little sack from his clothes. He took out a porcelain vase that was covered in mud.

The staff of the shop looked annoyed. “What have you got to pawn?”

“Two medicinal pills, my son says these are Chi Deposition Pills.”

Ye Chen looked at the old man, his eyes were focusing on the porcelain vase. His Astral Body showed two Chi Deposition Pills in the vase though they were nothing to him. The vase though, despite being covered in mud was good stuff. The vase was impeccably crafted – the texture seemed refined and it looked like it was made from jade yet was uncertain. It was an inch tall. Ye Chen’s Astral Body had detected a soothing presence from the vase and the pills that were placed in it were a little warm too. He could tell there was a Spirit Artifact in the vase, pulsing with intense energy. The vase was probably a Tier One to Tier Three Spiritual Treasure!

The staff looked into the vase. Sure, it was two Chi Deposition Pills. He was indifferent. “Two low-grade Chi Deposition Pills, fifty silvers for them!”

“My son said one Chi-amassing Pill could fetch the price of fifty solvers but these Chi Deposition Pills are worth hundreds of Chi-amassing Pills, each of them worth two million silvers at least!” The elderly man was unhappy with the price that the staff had offered that he was trembling with anger.

The staff did not expect a ragged lowlife like him to recognize the value of his goods. He looked at Hao Xu for a brief moment before responding inconsiderately again, “Three hundred silvers, take it or leave it!”

Ye Chen saw the gesture that Hao Xu had made. Hao Xu was the one who gave his men the idea. The store was a rip-off. Three hundred silvers for two Chi Deposition Pills? It was not surprising that the Hao Clan had prospered! Ye Chen finally knew the underhanded tactics that pawnshops ran!

“Save it, I ain’t selling it!” The elderly man was so mad that his beard fluttered. He took the vase back.

“Think carefully, old man. I offered you three hundred silvers. If you don’t sell them this time, the next time you come back here, it’ll only be worth one or two hundred silvers. If the Hao Pharmacy won’t take it, neither would the rest of the pharmacies!” The staff stared furiously at the old man.

The old man was shocked at the staff’s true colors. He kept repeating the staff’s words to himself. The old man was a little doubtful but three hundred silvers were enough for him to pay off a large sum of debt. His son would not let him sell the two Chi Deposition Pills, claiming they were a family treasure meant for his grandson. Now, however, his son was badly beaten up and captured by unknown people who had requested fifty silvers for ransom. He thought of selling the Chi Deposition Pills but the Hao Pharmacy had offered him a pathetic price. Rumor had it that the Hao Pharmacy was an influential bunch. If they gave the word to the other pharmacies not to take in his pills, they most likely would not do so.

Seeing how worried and indecisive the old man was, Ye Chen walked over to him. The others may fear Hao Xu but not Ye Chen!

“Old man, how about selling that to me? Just name me your price,” Ye Chen offered. “The vase in your hands is a treasure and it’s worth far more than three hundred silvers.” Ye Chen had no reason to cheat an old man.

“Are you working at the Hao Pharmacy too?” The old man looked at Ye Chen, feeling doubtful.

“No, I’m a passer-by but I’m willing to buy your pills.” Ye Chen smiled.

Hao Xu’s expression grew dark at Ye Chen’s words. How dare the boy disrupt his business in his pharmacy? Did he have a death wish?