Chapter 62 - Herbal Auction (1/2)
Chapter 62: Herbal Auction
Translator: Henyee Translations <i class="_hr">Editor: Henyee Translations
As soon as the party reached Jiu Ding City, they sent scent of Chinese medicine
“Master Chen, What kind of alus, LingzhiQuai or Solo”
“It doesn’tas they are old, preferably ancient” Chen Fan said lightly
He was not going to use the herbs themselves, but to extract the Spirit Qi that was absorbed in the herbs
Wu Shanhe was taken aback by Chen Fan’s words The key to using Chinese ood co was useless without the aid of soredients That, however, was the conventional way of using herbs Considering Chen Fan’s otherworldly power, Wu Shanhe decided to keep his doubts unspoken
“I think ill have the best luck finding old herbs at those older shops” Wu Shanhe pondered for a second and then said, “Master Chen, follow me”
He led the way since he was farand storefront
The store’s nahCity, the business was dominated by a few families The Hall of a Hundred Medicines ned by one of those hegemony families It had over three hundred years of history, one of the oldest in China”
The three walked into the store, and they were greeted by the salesperson
A sales representative was necessary for the Hall of a Hundred Medicines since their custo to seek precious herbal ingredients
“I want to see your chief apothecary”
Master Wu announced proudly He sounded like a different person when he was speaking to Chen Fan
“May I knoho auard by Master Wu’s request
At places like the Hall of a Hundred Medicines, the one who called the shots were not the ers, it was the Chief Apothecary Most of these apothecaries were renowned Chinese medicine doctors and were invaluable to the store
“My na beard and said proudly
“Ok, please wait for a second”
Despite his confusion, the salesperson went to the back of the store to find the chief apothecary
Chen Fan and Master Wu sat down at the waiting area, and an erade tea They didn’t have to wait long before they heard quick footsteps co from the back of the store An oldarea
“Ah-ha! Master Wu! Why didn’t you give us a heads up before you came so that we could serve you better” The old man walked over to Master Wu and said respectfully
Seeing the surprise in the eyes of A’Xiu and the salesperson, Master Wu hung a sht be a nobody in the Jiang Bei region; however, he was considered a grand uest of honor at the houses of the rich and powerful
Chen Fan gave Master Wu a glance, which quickly brought things into perspective for Master Wu The s smile on his face disappeared, and he hurried to ask about thefriend wants to buy some old herbs I wonder if you have any?”
“Um…” The chief Apothecary paused a second and then said hesitantly, “I aht up all the precious herbs fro, not to mention ones that are over a hundred-year-old”
“Really? She’s got so that was over a hundred years old was sold by the gram It could fetch as ra would cost over a fewin the city, she inable amount of money
“Ru But that’s just the rumor” The old ave Chen Fan a helpless look
Chen Fan furrowed his brows and then said, “There is nowhere else I can find old herbs in the city?”
“Well, yes, and no…” The old lance “Have you heard of the auction?”
“The auction for precious herbs? I thought that was just fake news” Master Wu asked
“It’s real It is held every few months, and the bidder buys the herbs directly froht be able to find so really rare there You would never see those herbs on the market since they were auctioned off to the rich people before they reached the store counter The auction is invite based, and cash only”