Chapter 43. Not Knowing How to Care for People
Yue Zhao noticed Yun Jin seemed to be suppressing a laugh, which puzzled him slightly, but he didn’t dwell on it.
After all, his Junior Sister wasn’t quite normal to begin with, and he had been forced to get used to it.
“Pavilion Master Chen, it’s settled then. I’ll return in seven days. I hope you can keep an eye out for the herbs on the list,” Yue Zhao said.
Chen Longrong agreed, “Rest assured, these herbs are rare but not impossible to find. I’ll have people search for them, and I’ll contact Mr. Ren as soon as there’s news.”
“Many thanks,” Yue Zhao cupped his hands.
It seemed Senior Brother had a good chat with Pavilion Master Chen. Yun Jin’s eyes darted about as she tugged on Yue Zhao’s sleeve, “Senior Brother, I like researching plant cultivation. Could you buy me some seeds?”
Yue Zhao was taken aback, “Cultivation? That’s no simple matter! Little Junior Sister, do you really have the energy for this?”
Yun Jin immediately raised an eyebrow.
Yue Zhao’s heart skipped a beat.
Not good, he had misspoken.
He wanted to cover Yun Jin’s mouth right then, but it was too late.
Yun Jin said arrogantly, “Energy? What energy does this require? Any medicinal herbs that need looking after aren’t good herbs. I, the genius, declare that even if they’re grass, they must learn to take care of themselves!”
Yue Zhao wore an expression of utter despair.
So, when talking to Yun Jin, one should never use any interrogative sentences.
Otherwise, her answers would surely make you question life itself.
Chen Longrong was also stunned. After a long moment, he coughed lightly, “Since your esteemed Junior Sister has this interest, it’s good to research. How about this, I’ll give you some seeds directly. If you can cultivate them, I’m willing to buy them back.”
In the cultivation world, the older the medicinal herbs, the more valuable they were.
These seeds weren’t worth much, so Chen Longrong generously gave her several dozen types.
Yun Jin accepted them, “Pavilion Master, I won’t let you lose out. I’ll return one of each seed and grown herb to you.”
Chen Longrong waved his hand, just smiling.
He had acquired these at an extremely low price. To grow them into herbs required specialized cultivators and dedicated herb gardens, with considerable cost and time for nurturing.
If they were fully grown herbs, he might have been reluctant to give them away so freely.
But mere seeds… it didn’t matter.
As for Yun Jin’s promise to return grown herbs to him later, Chen Longrong took it as a joke.
She might be an alchemy prodigy.
But cultivating medicinal herbs… that was an equally complex discipline. Could this young girl really be proficient in everything at her age?
He just treated it as giving a child something to play with.
Chen Longrong waved cheerfully as he saw the two off.
Tianxing Sect.
When Yue Zhao and Yun Jin returned, it was already late.
Lin Ya and the others had been waiting for them.
Seeing the two, Lin Ya was a bit worried, “Why were you gone so long?”
If they had been any later, he would have gone to search for them himself.
Yue Zhao’s expression was complex as he said slowly, “It’s hard to explain in a few words.”
“Then explain slowly,” Si Wanning said nonchalantly.
Yue Zhao took a deep breath, “I’m afraid if I tell you, you won’t be able to handle it.”
At this, even Lin Ya laughed.
“What haven’t I, your master, experienced?” Lin Ya waved his hand dismissively. “Go ahead and speak. I want to see what I can’t handle.”
Si Wanning leisurely picked up a cup of tea, wearing an expression ready to hear a story.
Only Yu Songnian maintained his cold expression of indifference to all things.
Yue Zhao looked at everyone sympathetically and said slowly, “Yun Jin, she…”
“Did she cause trouble?”
“Did she show off to the wrong person?”
“Did she run around everywhere?”
Yue Zhao continued, “She passed the assessment and became a first-grade alchemist.”
Everyone: “???”
Lin Ya immediately dug at his ears. His hearing must be faulty; how else could he be having auditory hallucinations?
Si Wanning somehow managed to spray the tea she had just swallowed out of her nose.
Yu Songnian was the calmest, maintaining his cool guy face.
Yue Zhao looked at Yu Songnian with some admiration. Third Junior Brother’s state of mind had truly reached the pinnacle.
He continued, “Little Junior Sister, take out that token of yours.”
Yun Jin chuckled and arrogantly produced a token, slamming it down hard.
The table shook three times from the impact.
Lin Ya instinctively examined it, then continued to stare blankly.
Eh?
It really was a first-grade alchemist token.
How strange.
How could such a thing exist here?
“Not only that, Little Junior Sister also refined perfect quality pills,” Yue Zhao continued.
The room remained silent.
“I’ve already exchanged one bottle of first-grade Jade Spirit Pills for ten high-grade spirit stones,” Yue Zhao said, placing ten high-grade spirit stones on the table. “Little Junior Sister, these are yours. Keep them safe.”
Yun Jin happily picked them up and looked at them for a moment, then handed them directly to Yue Zhao, “Senior Brother, you keep the money for transactions with the Hundred Herbs Pavilion. It’ll serve as capital for future deals. You can invest it in other things too, just remember to give me a share of the profits.”
Yue Zhao was surprised, “You’re leaving all the operations to me?”
Yun Jin said matter-of-factly, “For a world-class genius like me, wasting time on such things would be a huge loss for the entire cultivation world! It’s better if Senior Brother handles it.”
Yue Zhao listened with gritted teeth, but strangely, he also felt touched.
Regardless.
If Yun Jin could continue refining pills, their upcoming cooperation with the Hundred Herbs Pavilion would surely involve substantial transactions. Yun Jin directly entrusting him with full responsibility showed great trust.
He looked deeply at Yun Jin and said, “Alright, I’ll manage these spirit stones for you for now. When the business grows larger in the future…”
Yue Zhao paused without continuing, but it contained deep ambition!
Before his transmigration, he had been a business prodigy, becoming a multi-millionaire at a young age. After suddenly transmigrating, he had lived cautiously for years, finally accumulating a small fortune.
But his small fortune couldn’t accomplish much.
If he truly had a large sum of startup capital… buying half the cultivation world wouldn’t be out of the question.
As Yue Zhao was thinking excitedly.
Si Wanning weakly said, “Senior Brother, you don’t need to act so convincingly. These high-grade spirit stones seem real.”
Yue Zhao directly put the spirit stones into his storage bag, looking disdainful, “So, do you have anything worth us deceiving you for?”
“This token… indeed cannot be faked,” Lin Ya said in a daze.
He suddenly looked at Yun Jin.
She had truly become a first-grade alchemist!
“Master! I’m now a first-grade alchemist. Just wait, I’ll refine a Heaven Mending Pill for you in the future,” Yun Jin said confidently.
Heaven Mending Pill…
Lin Ya was stunned, feeling touched for a moment.
This child.
She had worked so hard to become an alchemist, just to refine a Heaven Mending Pill for him?
Lin Ya suddenly felt very affectionate, “Alchemy is quite taxing on the mind. Little Jin, I still suggest you focus on cultivating the Blue Lotus Sword Technique. Right now, nothing is more important than improving your strength. If you put all your energy into alchemy, how will you have any left for sword practice?”
Yue Zhao: “…Master, Little Junior Sister’s alchemy… doesn’t really take much energy.”
“What nonsense are you talking about!” Lin Ya was a bit angry.
How could Yue Zhao not know how to care for people? How could alchemy not be exhausting?
Half an hour later.
Looking at the self-operating furnace and Yun Jin eating melon seeds while drinking tea, Lin Ya fell into deep thought.
(End of Chapter)