C24 Transactions between enemies(part i)
In such a large drawing room, there were people sitting on both sides of him. They were the most prestigious figures in the entire Fourteenth Prince city. Of course, not only was he the most reputable person in the entire Fourteenth Prince's city, he was also the most reputable person in the entire country.
On the left side, the one who was close to Fourteenth Prince was none other than the Sima Clan's Sima Qiong, followed by the Li family's Li He. On the right side, the one who was close to Fourteenth Prince was the Feng family's Feng Xiaoxiao, and her seat was indeed empty. Of course, this empty seat would not be empty for long.
In the living room, the conversation between the Fourteenth Prince and the three Noble Clans in Fourteenth Prince's city continued. The conversation revolved around the final item of the auction, the San Cai Yi Xin Ye s, the day before yesterday. There was only one bottle of the San Cai Yi Xin Ye, and that was after Feng family Patriarch Feng Xiaoxiao obtained it at a high price of ten million, the other two clans began to discuss amongst themselves, hoping to be able to purchase the San Cai Yi Xin Ye at the same high price or even higher.
Reinforcing Heart Liquid, a medicinal bathing fluid that prevents people from going berserk. Just ordinary Reinforcing Heart Liquid had excellent effects, let alone San Cai Yi Xin Ye of the same rank. The medicinal properties of the medicine weren't as simple as multiplier.
"Fourteenth Prince," Li He stood up, cupping his hands and saying extremely respectfully, "I heard that this pharmacologist who is refining San Cai Yi Xin Ye is currently visiting your esteemed lord's estate, I don't know …"
Before Li He had even finished speaking, a trace of light flashed across the beautiful eyes of the Fourteenth Prince, and this trace of light was clearly seen by the other two. In fact, at some point, the three of them thought that this light was purposely flashing for the three of them to see.
"What? Could it be that Grand Elder Li still wants to poach me?" He picked up the teacup and took a sip of the Imperial Palace Longyun tea, then spoke with a tone that was neither too salty nor too much of a joke. Once he said those words, Li He's heart dropped.
Dig into the wall?
If this was a crime, then it was a huge one. He, Li He, could even dig for the fences of the ten big clans or other imperial relatives but only the Fourteenth Prince did not dare to. Even if he was given a hundred or a thousand guts, he would still not dare to do so.
To dare dig the feet of the Fourteenth Prince, he must be courting death! As for the other two, when the Patriarch of Feng family, Feng Xiaoxiao, and the Sima Clan's Sima Qiong saw that Li He had been humiliated, they felt extremely happy in their hearts, and even Feng Xiaoxiao, who had been so angry that she felt like she was stuck in a trap for the past two days, felt extremely refreshed.
"This subject doesn't dare, this subject doesn't dare, this subject doesn't dare!"
Three ministers didn't dare to do so in a row, and all three knelt down at the same time, with only one knee remaining.
"You don't dare? I think there is nothing for you, Great Elder Li, to not dare! " With regards to Li He, she had long since hated him, if not for the fact that she took a fancy to Li Yu, who was not only the head of the Li family but also the current head of the Department, and had great achievements in the management of the officials, she would have killed Li He a long time ago.
Moreover, even if it was Li He, Li Yu would not say half a word. Because, according to what he knew, even though Li Yu had given all of his power to Li He, the truth was, he had clearly seen Li He taking advantage of his power in the Fourteenth Prince City.
If not for the fact that Li He kept his old home in an orderly fashion and did not go overboard in his pursuit of personal gains, Li Yu would have already made his move even before she, the Emperor, took action.
"Get up," he said, giving her a slap, and another candy, "You, Li He, have also done quite a bit for my Fourteenth Prince and this Fourteenth Prince City. Even disregarding everything else, just tell me that ever since I took over Fourteenth Prince City, the contributions have not been small."
This slap and one piece of candy was something that the Fourteenth Prince usually did. He knew how to use people, and even more so, he wanted to use people.
"Of course, the two of you are the same. Without the Feng family, I'm afraid His Majesty still won't be able to feel at ease in terms of finances. If it weren't for the Sima Clan guarding the borders of our country all year round, how could His Majesty have peacefully governed the imperial court and established such an unparalleled rule?"
To Li He, the Fourteenth Prince actually didn't feel that much disgust towards the Feng family and Sima Clan. Maybe, if Li family could replace Li He, maybe he would be able to live quite comfortably in his hometown.
"And today," The Fourteenth Prince continued, "I know the purpose of the three of you coming here," he shifted his gaze slightly, and at the end, it landed on Feng Xiaoxiao, "What makes me curious is that, Clan Leader Feng, the Aristocratic Clan has already auctioned off the San Cai Yi Xin Ye, could it be that they want a bottle of it?"
Aucted?
On the surface, Feng Xiaoxiao looked like she was laughing, but deep inside her heart, she was frowning. It is true that our Feng family's auction has arrived, but isn't this auction for the sake of your royal family? Use our Feng family's money to buy things for your royal family.
Even though the Feng family has been the financial manager of the Imperial Family since the founding of the Kingdom. However, the royal family used the money earned by the Feng family to buy things for them. Today, it has become a custom.
This time, it was precisely that nephew of hers who wanted to do this, and not her Fourteenth Prince. She knew that if this went on, sooner or later, there would be a rift between the royal family and the Feng family. So …
"Don't you think there are too many good things!" Feng Xiaoxiao was still smiling merrily, without a trace of unhappiness.
"Alright," The Fourteenth Prince nodded his head, "In the Feng family, who has been in charge of our royal family's finances for many years, and has never embezzled anything, if that pharmacologist agrees, I will pay to buy this bottle for him," with that, he continued, "I heard that his sister Feng Lele has always had a disease. Although he is in the Shu Sect now, this disease hasn't been completely cured?"
"Oh?" Hearing this, Feng Xiaoxiao was startled, "Fourteenth Prince has a way to cure it?" Everyone from the top ten rich families knew a thing or two about this disease. It was extremely difficult to cure this disease completely, unless one used a special kind of medicinal bathing fluid. Otherwise, it was impossible to completely cure it with just pills.
"I wonder what method does Your Highness have?" This question garnered a great deal of interest for Li He and Sima Xian.
"I heard that there is a type of medicinal bathing fluid, called Pan Shi San, and it also needs to reach the second tier, which is to say, Xiao Yi Pan Shi San!" As soon as the Fourteenth Prince finished speaking, everyone present was taken aback.
The Pan Shi San, as its name implied, was like a boulder.
They had all heard of Pan Shi San. Pan Shi San s were also the most dangerous type of medicinal bathing fluid s. If they were to be bathed in the slightest mistake, their bodies would never be able to recover!
"This... This Pan Shi San subject has heard of it, and thought of it, but it's dangerous … " Who didn't know the meaning behind Feng Xiaoxiao's words? Furthermore, it was a Xiao Yi Pan Shi San, so the age of the medicinal ingredients would naturally be higher. To refine a medicinal bathing fluid with a matching grade, the older the medicinal herb, the higher the success rate.
In truth, the age of these medicinal ingredients was not important. What was important was the danger of this Pan Shi San. If there was even the slightest mistake in the refinement process, the consequences would be unimaginable if a bubble was injected after the final refinement process was completed.
"You can rest assured, the person refined for you is no other than this San Cai Yi Xin Ye!" Of course, as the saying goes, Cao Cao Cao Cao Cao came, "Here, everyone, he is already here!"
As they spoke, the three of them looked in the direction of the 14th Prince's gaze. At least, they did not startle the other three when they did not look at him. In their hearts, they could tell that the 14th Prince was trying to trick them.
The one who was refining the San Cai Yi Xin Ye was actually such a young boy. Looking at him, she was not even twenty years old, and was at most fourteen, fifteen, or sixteen years old. How could a youth around the age of 45 or 46 be able to refine a medicinal bathing fluid of the same level? Isn't this too unbelievable, or is it too child's play?
This was not just inconceivable, it was also not something to be trifled with.
Changmen Niepo could vaguely see the disbelief that was leaking out of their eyes, but he didn't care about any of that. All he needed to do now was to do his own thing. Along the way, the maid who was leading the way had already talked to Changmen Niepo.
It seemed that the Fourteenth Prince wanted to use his "signboard" to have a good play. That's fine too, she, the Fourteenth Prince, was playing with her, Changmen Niepo was playing with himself. Both sides benefited each other, and neither side interfered.
Amidst their astonishment and disbelief, the three young men felt that the young man before them looked familiar. Especially Feng Xiaoxiao, after being shocked for a moment, most of them looked familiar, to the point that he almost wanted to immediately rush up and beat this damned brat up.
And because of this brat, she had no choice but to spend two or three million more than she initially set up to buy the San Cai Yi Xin Ye.
The other two also saw, that the young man who was slowly walking towards them, was the same young man who raised the price with Feng family Clan Leader Feng Xiaoxiao at the auction house a few days ago. Only, he absolutely did not expect that the courageous youth who had spread throughout the entire Fourteenth Prince City would actually be a pharmacologist, and one that was so outstanding at that.
A pharmacologist that was able to refine San Cai Yi Xin Ye, that meant she was a genius pharmacologist! Everyone present knew this. Be it the alchemist or the pharmacologist, they all had their own ranks. Especially the pharmacologist, its grade was not that easy to obtain.
Those who were able to refine two stages of medicinal bathing fluid were second stage pharmacologist, and those who had three stages of medicinal bathing fluid were third stage pharmacologist, and so on. Since the creation of the written Primordial Sacred Ancients, the grade of this Six continents was extremely rare. The peak level of this Six continents was only the current Four Great pharmacologist s, with the Holy Medicinal Herbs controlling their spirits. I heard that this Medicine Controlling Spirit is the boss of the Yao Family from the Legend rank.
And this kid in front of me, and this youth in front of me, isn't he too... Too monstrous?
Monster? Only Changmen Niepo himself knew whether it was a true monster or a fake one. Refining a third grade medicinal bathing fluid was entirely luck. In the beginning, even Changmen Niepo did not dare to be sure. The more he did, the better it would be.
All of them were true second stage pharmacologist s. However, even if it was a two-tier pharmacologist, he would still be considered a monstrous genius, to be able to achieve such a feat at his age. Of course, that was in the eyes of ordinary people.
After all, Changmen Niepo had the long cardiac meridian of the medicinal bathing fluid and the tattered ancient book that helped Changmen Niepo.
He knew better than anyone that if he did not have the aid of that tattered ancient book, it would be a dream for him to refine a medicinal bathing fluid of the same rank. Changmen Niepo was aware of the principle that the natural law couldn't be broken. Therefore, Changmen Niepo had already made up his mind. Unless it was absolutely necessary in the future, he would not need the assistance of the ancient books to reach the two volumes.
Otherwise, Changmen Niepo would not have told Fourteenth Prince that he would refine two sets of Meditation and Nether Dew within three years.
Entering the hall, Changmen Niepo clasped his hands respectfully: "This humble one, Changmen Niepo, pays his respects to the Fourteenth Prince, Master Li, Master Sima, Master Feng!"
When he said the last three words "Master Feng", Changmen Niepo clearly heard the crisp sound of bones being clenched. However, when he clenched his fist, Feng Xiaoxiao was still surprised.
"Long door? It can't be such a coincidence! "
Although the voice did not make any expression on Changmen Niepo's face, he still felt helpless in his heart. It seemed like this beautiful chief wanted nothing more than to draw his sword and send his to see the King of Hell, to have a nice chat with him.