Chapter 26 - Chapter 26: Chapter 26 The Man in Black (1/2)

Chapter 26: Chapter 26 The Man in Black

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Lin Jing, upon awakening, initially felt a hint of sleepiness, but that sensation had now vanished after this matter.

After washing up, Lin Jing left the house.

In this period, he had concocted quite a few elixir medicines, and now it was time to sell them.

Arriving at Yuebaolou, Elder Yu was not present, instead, a slightly portly middle-aged man stood behind the counter.

Lin Jing couldn’t help but inwardly sigh with disappointment.

He had intended to ask Elder Yu some questions, but now he had no choice but to let it go.

Approaching the counter, Lin Jing handed over all the lower-grade elixir medicines he had previously selected to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man tapped away rapidly on an abacus, eventually quoting a purchase price of 60 Spirit Stones.

After selling the elixir medicines, Lin Jing bought materials for 100 Energy Gathering Pills. Due to severe demonic beast chaos, both elixir medicine prices and material costs had risen.

In addition to the Spirit Stones earned from selling the elixirs, Lin Jing had to pay an extra 60 Spirit Stones to purchase the materials needed to concoct these 100 Energy Gathering Pills.

Afterward, Lin Jing left Yuebaolou directly.

Once he had finished concocting these 100 Energy Gathering Pills, he should be able to reach the mid-stage of Qi Refinement.

Next, Lin Jing didn’t return home but instead started wandering around Fang Market.

He did so until the sky had completely darkened.

It was only after disguising himself that Lin Jing headed towards the business that had sold Pure Elixir Medicine before.

His skills in disguise were not proficient, and during the day, it was easy for someone to see through him.

Therefore, Lin Jing had chosen to sell elixir medicine at night.

Upon arriving at the business, the shopkeeper and a man in black, the two of them were engaged in conversation.

The man in black frowned at the shopkeeper, complaining,

“Shopkeeper, isn’t the price of this single elixir medicine a bit too expensive?

It’s more than half as much again as usual.”

The shopkeeper, with a placating smile, began,

“Esteemed guest, you are surely aware of the current situation.”

“With the fierce unrest of demonic beasts, there is a scarcity of elixir medicine, and the current price is very fair.”

“Fair?” exclaimed the man in black.

“Even on the black market, the price is nearly the same as it is now, right?” The shopkeeper gave the man in black a meaningful glance and then said,

“Guest, it seems you haven’t been to the black market for quite some time! Nowadays, not just elixir medicine but nearly everything has nearly doubled in price there.”

The man in black looked astonished and then nodded in agreement. “Yes, I’ve been rather busy and haven’t been there for a long time.”

After saying this, he wisely stopped talking to avoid giving himself away.

In truth, he had never been to the black market, because to enter, one not only needs a Token but also someone to lead the way. Without a guide, it’s impossible to find the entrance to the black market.

He had simply come across a Black Market Token by chance and often showed it off for bragging rights.

After all, gaining entry to the black market was not something ordinary people could manage.

But the shopkeeper was different; it was clear he was a person who frequented the black market.

At that moment, Lin Jing walked in.

The shopkeeper immediately recognized Lin Jing as the person who had sold him Pure Elixir Medicine the other day.

“Esteemed guest, welcome,” greeted the shopkeeper with a beaming smile, coming forward and leaving the man in black standing where he was.

“Do you have any elixir medicine to sell today, guest?”

“Hmm,” Lin Jing nodded.

He then took out a bunch of small porcelain bottles filled with elixir medicine from his Storage Bag.

“Shopkeeper, could you give me an estimate of how much these are worth?”

“Certainly, please wait a moment,” replied the shopkeeper, as he opened the bottles, examining each one in turn.

This time, Lin Jing did not take out all of the elixir medicines he had concocted.