“It’s those disciples of Prime Minister Qin,” the young man explained. “The Academy supports her, and the Emperor is in favor of the Academy, so those disciples decided to post the mission on the black market. However, not many dare to take it.”
“When Huang Quan killed Prime Minister Qin, many people witnessed it. A single strike that defeated an eighth-level spiritual master is enough to deter anyone sane from accepting such a task,” the young man sighed. “It’s probably the last time for that mercenary group to accept a mission.”
“We won’t be able to help them earn money by taking missions for them anymore…” He lamented, “I don’t understand why they’re so stubborn. Why insist on accepting this mission?”
Huang Quan had no response to this.
“Never mind,” the young man said as he looked at Huang Quan. “Miss, what kind of mission do you want to take? It’s quite crowded here. Why not let me handle it for you? You’re here, so no need for me to make the trip. I’ll take twenty coins for my service.”
Huang Quan replied calmly, “I won’t be taking a mission. I’m here to sell medicine.”
“Sell medicine?” the young man asked in surprise. “Miss, it would be better to sell medicine at a pharmacy. Why come here?”
“Pharmacies won’t accept it.” Boneflower elixirs were too rare and precious, and pharmacies wouldn’t risk buying fake ones.
“No, Miss. What kind of medicine are you selling? And how much are you planning to charge?” How exorbitant does the price need to be for pharmacies to refuse it?
“I’m selling Boneflower elixirs, starting at one million,” Huang Quan stated while looking at the young man. “How about you help me sell them? For every elixir you sell, I’ll give you a hundred coins in return. What do you think?”
“One million to start?” The young man was astonished. “Are you serious, Miss?”
“What kind of medicine are you selling that’s so expensive?” he asked.
“Boneflower elixirs,” Huang Quan repeated, but her voice was quite loud, attracting attention from the surrounding crowd. Huang Quan noticed and added, “They can mend broken bones.”
“Broken… broken bones?” The young man was flabbergasted.
“Is it true?” A burly man without a shirt approached Huang Quan and asked. “Do you truly possess medicine that can mend broken bones?”
“Do you know about Boneflowers?” Huang Quan inquired.
The mercenary nodded. “I do.”
“Boneflower elixirs are concocted from Boneflowers,” Huang Quan explained calmly. “There aren’t many elixirs available—just a few. Only the highest bidder will get it.”
If Ye Qin had been there, he would have certainly laughed.
Previously, she mentioned that one elixir cost one million, but now it became a matter of ‘the highest bidder.’
“If your elixir can truly mend broken bones, I’ll buy one,” the burly man declared while gazing at Huang Quan. “But if you’re deceiving us, don’t blame me for letting you die here.”
“Whether I’m deceiving you or not, you’ll find out once you buy and ingest it,” Huang Quan casually responded. “I’m right here, and I won’t run away.”
Seeing that Huang Quan didn’t appear to be lying, the burly man hesitated for a moment and said, “I’ll pay two million for it. Will you sell it to me?”
“I will,” Huang Quan readily retrieved an elixir.
The burly man promptly produced two one-million silver notes and handed them to Huang Quan.
An exchange of goods for money.
After receiving the elixir, the burly man couldn’t wait any longer and ingested it.
He had a broken left hand, bitten by a beast, and it had been that way for several years.
After taking the elixir, the burly man didn’t inspect his wound but rather kept his eyes fixed on Huang Quan, fearing that she might run away.
Huang Quan didn’t flee; instead, she found a place to sit down and waited for the elixir to take effect.
Soon enough, the burly man felt a sharp pain in his already healed wound. Following that, bone began growing through the mended injury.
