Immortal Cultivation: Starting from a Pharmacy Apprentice

Chapter 225: Chapter 225: A Big Order

"So Liu Yaozi ran into trouble in that same place?"

Everyone in the shop was surprised.

If that was true, then there was much more to the story.

Bai Mo nodded.

"The dense forest by the West Mountain Stream. That’s what he said."

"Also, according to him, the place is full of medicinal herbs, all rare ones."

With that, Bai Mo explained everything about Liu Yaozi’s situation.

Lanshan’s eyes narrowed.

"So many of my brothers were badly injured, yet he was ambushed alone and survived. He must have incredible luck."

These days, whenever Liu Yaozi enters the mountains, he gets targeted. It’s clear he’s offended some intelligent creature.

Normally, when a Demon Hunting Team encounters a situation like this, they stay far away and absolutely refuse to get involved.

They only venture back after someone else has gone through and confirmed it’s safe.

"Guess Liu Yaozi is in luck. We’ll have to make a move, which means we’ll be doing him a favor!"

Lanshan cracked his knuckles with a sigh of resignation.

"When this is over, he’ll owe my brothers a meal."

Bai Mo was a little surprised.

Seeing his expression, Lanshan explained,

"We know that area of West Mountain well, and we’ve found plenty of good things further in. If we detour, we’ll have to risk tangling with a few other nasty Demon Beasts."

"It’s not worth it."

Qin Wen, standing nearby, nodded and added in a low voice,

"That’s right. West Mountain is familiar territory, after all. If we prepare properly, there’s no reason we can’t deal with it."

Bai Mo let out a breath of relief.

"In that case, I wish you swift success, Brother Lanshan!"

"There are still a lot of herbs there. If you can bring them back, they should be worth a good number of Spirit Stones."

"Hmph!" Lanshan scoffed.

"A couple of my brothers are expert herb gatherers. Their eyes are as bright as lanterns!"

"They didn’t see a single herb there. Liu Yaozi must have picked the place clean."

Saying this, Lanshan strode away.

"I need to be careful about this. I’m going to find Liu Yaozi and get the full story!"

He rushed out and nearly collided with another cultivator. Luckily, he noticed in time, sidestepped, and they passed each other.

The slender cultivator, who’d been startled by him, was about to get angry, but when he turned and saw the other man’s burly frame, he felt a pang of fear.

But when he saw Lanshan give a slight bow of apology before leaving, the cultivator managed to calm himself down.

’Hmph. At least he has some manners,’ he thought.

He stepped into the shop, suddenly remembering what his young master had instructed him before he left.

"’Immortal Arrival City is full of cultivators who hunt demon beasts in the mountains. They’re a rough bunch—vicious characters who live and die by the blade!’"

The serious expression on his young master’s face as he gave the warning was still fresh in his mind.

The slender cultivator shivered, breaking out in a cold sweat.

’Careless, so careless!’

’I can’t be so reckless when I’m out and about.’

Bai Mo watched the somewhat dazed cultivator, finding him a bit odd.

But unexpectedly, after scanning the shop, the slender cultivator suddenly scurried over to Bai Mo.

"Are you Alchemist Bai!?"

"I am the young master’s servant! I’ve come to deliver a letter for a pill purchase!"

With that, he pulled a letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands, his demeanor extremely deferential.

Bai Mo paused for a couple of breaths before taking the letter.

"Who is your young master?"

"He is your fellow apprentice! Immortal An should have mentioned him to you!"

’So he’s a friend of An Caiwei from the sect,’ Bai Mo thought.

Bai Mo opened the letter. The few short lines inside made his eyelid twitch.

"What does your young master want with so many pills?"

"Nearly two hundred of them... that’s no small number!"

The slender cultivator kept his head lowered and said,

"The young master said it’s fine. They can wait. As long as they’re delivered before this time next year."

After speaking, he gave his sleeve a shake, and a wooden box dropped out, which he caught with quick reflexes.

"This is the deposit."

The slender cultivator opened the box. Inside were two layers of Spirit Stones, which Bai Mo estimated to be about two hundred.

"Oh." Bai Mo nodded and looked at Wei An.

"In that case, there’s no problem."

"Wei An, take the Spirit Stones."

After Wei An cheerfully took the Spirit Stones away, Bai Mo turned back to the cultivator before him, intending to invite him to sit.

"I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare! I am but a servant; I can stand."

Bai Mo felt a bit helpless. He shook his head and asked,

"Senior Sister An never said you needed this many pills before. Why the sudden change?"

"Well..." The slender cultivator hesitated for a moment before replying,

"The young master has been out and about, befriending several notable individuals. He invited them to enter the Jade Plate Secret Realm with him, so he changed the order."

"I see."

Bai Mo understood now. The young master must be like An Caiwei, looking for cultivators to scout out the Jade Plate Secret Realm.

So Bai Mo asked another question,

"Where is your young master now?"

"He’s in Shuangji Town, a hundred li away. The scenery there is lovely, and it’s a place of culture and talent. With such beautiful surroundings, the young master wants to tour the sights arm-in-arm with those notable figures."

"He’ll probably be staying there for a while."

Bai Mo nodded.

"Alright. If I have the time, I’ll be sure to pay him a visit."

After seeing the cultivator off, Bai Mo turned to Qin Wen.

"Since when did Shuangji Town have ’notable figures’?"

Bai Mo had heard of the place. The locals were famous for their osmanthus cakes.

During the right season, on festive days, cultivators from the city would always make a special trip there to buy some.

In the past, Bai Mo had even asked his neighbors to bring some back for him.

Qin Wen shook his head.

"There aren’t many cultivators there, and not many who venture into Celestial Barrier Mountain. There are just a few well-read people with good memories."

"But those few are all talk. We don’t think much of them."

’If those were the kind of people he was with, then the young master buying the pills must have pretty poor judgment.’

"But the Spirit Stones are real," Bai Mo said.

"Prepare some good Demon Beast meat for me. I’m going to visit my fellow apprentice tomorrow, and I need to get some more medicinal herbs ready."

The Fire Tongues I asked Hou Mingsheng to get last time were only enough to refine thirty or forty Water and Fire Life-saving Pills at most.

Now that it was a large order for two hundred, he naturally had to prepare again.

...

「The next day.」

As soon as the sky brightened, Bai Mo left home carrying a piece of cured Demon Beast meat.

He had just arrived at the beast market when Brother Liu from yesterday spotted him.

Brother Liu was carrying a wooden bucket filled with chopped fodder.

"Junior Brother Bai, what brings you here again?"

Bai Mo held up the piece of cured meat, a nice cut with both fat and lean parts, and said,

"I’m looking for Brother Hou. I have a favor to ask. Is he in?"

"He is. He has to keep an eye on the incoming and outgoing goods at all times, so he doesn’t dare leave."

A moment later, Bai Mo found Hou Mingsheng writing a document.

"Brother Hou, I’m back."

Hou Mingsheng looked up, saw it was Bai Mo, and then glanced at the gift in his hand.

"Ah, Junior Brother Bai. Why did you bring a gift?"

After the two exchanged some pleasantries, Bai Mo stated his purpose for coming.

"The Fire Tongues from before were great, but I’ve just taken a big job. I’m afraid I’ll need five times that amount!"

"Can you help me, Brother Hou?"

Hou Mingsheng was taken aback.

"Who needs that many pills?"

"Sigh, it’s in preparation for the Jade Plate Secret Realm."

Hearing that, Hou Mingsheng was no longer surprised.

"That’s certainly not a difficult matter."

"It’s just..."

Hou Mingsheng fell silent for a moment, as if he found it hard to speak, but he finally said,

"Junior Brother, do you have room for one more person at your place?"

"I have a nephew... he’s as honest as they come and a hard worker, but unfortunately his aptitude isn’t good enough, so he couldn’t get into a sect..."

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