11 Fairy Doctor Part-1 (1/2)
”How much is this Sharp-bladed Leaf worth?” Yang Lei presented a blade of leaf to another store owner. He had already lost count of how many stores he had visited to enforce 'justice'. Xiao Yan would just stand outside to avoid causing any trouble or suspicion in case Yang Lei was caught.
The Sharp-bladed Leaf that Yang Lei was holding at the moment was stolen from the last shop he had visited. That store keeper was quite vicious and overstated all the prices. Hence, Yang Lei and co. once again swooped in to administer 'justice' on the 'corrupt' storekeeper.
”Top-quality, 5 marks. Excellent, I'll pay 500 gold,” the young shop assistant narrowed his eyes slyly as he gave a low price. Obviously, he didn't know the true identity of the youngster standing before him…
”Sir, I don't know what drugs you've been taking, but as a person who makes a living around herbs, you should know the true value of this Sharp-bladed Leaf, right?”
”I-I don't know what you are talking about…” the store assistant began to sweat under Yang Lei's pressure.
”Not many people know, but these two indistinct lines are actually marks. So this is not a 5 mark Sharp-bladed Leaf, it is a 7 mark Sharp-bladed Leaf!” Yang Lei's face became excited as he began to spray saliva everywhere.
He was so lively that he even grabbed the shop assistant by his shoulders and began to shake him. As a 6th stage Martial Novice, he was so strong that nobody in this world under 6-star Dou Zhe stood a chance against him, much less a normal human like this shop assistant.
”A-About that, a-ask my b-boss!” The shop assistant was terrified by the madman before him. He quickly ran to find his boss when Yang Lei released him.
”Is this the 7 mark Sharp-bladed Leaf you spoke about?” A chubby man walked out from the room at the back of the shop. He assessed the herb in Yang Lei's palm with a careful look.
The store keeper examined the herb with a magnifying glass. To his shock, he saw the two indistinct lines his employee had told him about. That wasn't all! There was even a discreet 8th mark!
”Name your price,” he tried to keep a poker face as he hid his greedy expression.
”Eh, I'll take 2000 gold…” Yang Lei gave the store keeper a number. His calm expression made the store boss ecstatic.
'This brat doesn't know that there is an 8th mark!' The store boss secretly rubbed his hands together. He smiled and said, ”Alright, give him 2000 gol-”
”One condition,” Yang Lei interjected. He held up 10 fingers and said, ”I need 10 Yellow Lotus Essences. This condition is mandatory.” This request put the storekeeper in a hard position.
He gritted his teeth and said, ”I can't give you 10 Yellow Lotus Essences. I'll give you 5 for-”
”I'll go somewhere else. I'm sure that other people will be able to recognize the true value of this herb…” Yang Lei threatened indifferently. He knew that the store keeper would definitely not dare to let him leave.
”Fine! Go, give him 10 Yellow Lotus Essences along with 2000 gold,” the store keeper finally gave in to Yang Lei's demands. If Yang Lei really left, someone might notice the 8th mark. This was unacceptable!
”Just give me the 2000 gold. I'll pick out the 10 Yellow Lotus Essences myself…” Yang Lei waved his hands. He directed the shop assistant to take out 10 Yellow Lotuses out of their transparent displays. Because this was a higher-end shop, Yang Lei couldn't steal like he normally would because the herbs were placed in display counters. Of course, he, Yao Lao, and the system came up with a plan…
”…and that one,” a gleam flashed through Yang Lei's eyes. He was excited. One more storekeeper down!
He took his 2000 gold and herbs and walked out the store with the shopkeeper escorting him out personally. Smiling, Yang Lei walked to meet Xiao Yan.
He pulled out the last Yellow Lotus Essence and gently drew his fingernail across the surface of the Yellow Lotus Essence. From the scratch, blood-like red peeked out from the dirty yellow skin around it. He smelled the area where he had scratched the skin off.
”Yao Lao, sure enough, it's a Blood Lotus Essence like you said!”
”Hahaha! When have I been wrong? Hey, wanna draw more marks on those stupid Sharp-Bladed Leaves?” Yao Lao laughed heartily as Yang Lei stored the Blood Lotus Essence in his inventory space.
”Nah, I'm tired of selling bullsh*t to those stupidly greedy store-keepers,” Yang Lei shook his head. He decided to stop for today. He didn't want to get the Blood Lotus Essence, but Yao Lao had said that it was crucial for Xiao Yan's cultivation.
Yang Lei wouldn't ditch his martial brother like that, so he forced himself to talk with the stupid store assistant and the greedy as f*ck store owner. He was about to announce the end of their stealing spree, there was a commotion near him that drew his attention.
”Wow, it's really the Fairy Doctor!”
”So beautiful, tsk tsk, what a slender and narrow waist…”
”Dumba*s, are you wishing for death? The Fairy Doctor has saved more than half of Qingshan Town's mercenaries. If any one of them heard you, you'll be screwed.”
Two men standing near Yang Lei and Xiao Yan were chatting. When one of them uttered some inappropriate words, his friend quickly stopped him from courting death.
”Fairy Doctor?” Yang Lei's interest was piqued. He tilted his head and barely managed to catch a glimpse of a female figure in a white dress through the gaps in the crowd of mercenaries.
When the crowd finally dispersed, Yang Lei finally managed to see the face of the lady whom the crowd was going crazy over. The lady was wearing a pale white dress. She was not beautiful to the point of fanaticism but could be called a rare beauty. Her lightly smiling face emitted a fresh aura that was unique and greatly increased her charm.