Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 8 Cooperation
"It happened!"

Zi Yi's delicate body trembled before she reacted and said in a stammer,
"I'm sorry, I've been so busy lately... I was so focused on refining the elixir that I... forgot about it. What should I do?"

Xu Boyang hadn't expected that she hadn't set a price. He hesitated and said, "This is going to be difficult..."

Ziyi Zin took a few steps and asked:
"I went back and carefully calculated the price of that last batch of bone-growing pills. I didn't actually lose money, but I could only say that I didn't make much money. How about we go in and take a look around and get a rough idea of ​​the price?"

"That's totally unnecessary. There's no need to waste a single spirit stone. Why don't you go in and take a look for yourself? I know what's going on here."

Xu Boyang made a plan in an instant, and his words were watertight, so how could he go in with her?

"Okay, then you wait here for me, I'll go in and take a look." Zi Yi nodded.

After Zi Yi left, Xu Boyang roughly classified the pills in his hand and took a look. There were four kinds in total, three bottles each of Healing Spirit Pill and Detoxification Pill, four bottles of Soul Nourishing Pill, and eight bottles of Rejuvenation Pill.

If he remembered correctly, these kinds of pills were not cheap and should be considered relatively expensive in the ghost market of Dongke Town.

The cheapest Rejuvenation Pill and Qi Gathering Pill are about the same price, around four or five pills, the Spirit Healing Pill is roughly seven or eight pills, and the Detoxification Pill should be around nine pills. The most expensive seems to be the Soul Nourishing Pill, and a bottle requires at least fifteen pills.

Xu Boyang did not bring any elixirs from the Wang family this time. It was not that he did not want to bring any, but the supply of elixirs from the Ding family to the Wang family was extremely unstable, sometimes more, sometimes less, and the time was not fixed. Sometimes there was only once every six months, and sometimes there was once a month. Therefore, the number of times Xu Boyang came to the Ghost Market in recent years was not fixed.

Of course, Xu Boyang came here this time not only for Zi Yi, but also for many other things.

This time when he came from Fengqing Town, he not only brought Hu Xiaode with him, but also called Tan Wenli. The horse team carried some ordinary goods. They planned to come to Dongke Town to take a look, find a house, and open a business here.

This was something he had been planning for a long time.

Since I plan to take the Dongke route for a long time, it is necessary to establish a point here to trade goods. It is not only convenient for escorting, but most importantly, it is close to the ghost market, which makes it convenient for me to trade elixirs.

Zi Yi's line is currently the only way to get elixirs besides the Wang family, so it naturally cannot be given up easily.

In addition, Dongke Town is currently full of refugees, and there are a lot of cheap laborers. Among these people, there are many martial artists with martial arts skills. Instead of letting them wander around outside and kill people and set fires, it is better to recruit them and let them work as martial artists in a trading company.

Since it is not convenient to make a big splash in Fengqing Town, it would be better to come to Dongke Town to form a team of martial artists so as not to be discovered by the Song family.

As for Tan Wenli, he is a supervisor himself. If Xu Boyang does not take him, the Wang family will definitely not agree. However, this man has superb swordsmanship and good skills, making him a good candidate for the escort leader.

His Tan family had been coveting the Xu family's caravan for a long time. They were obviously very satisfied to be able to successfully enter the caravan this time. Along the way, Tan Wenli held a long sword in his hand and never let it go for a moment, which showed that he was conscientious and attentive.

Xu Boyang had no objection to this. He was not interested in this. If the store in Dongke Town opened smoothly, he would be happy to let Tan Wenli take over the ordinary escort affairs and he would just control the source.

Besides, there is Hu Xiaode, a close friend, watching over them. The Tan family is just getting started and won't be able to cause any trouble for a while.

Of course, the Ding family's medicine business through the Wang family is another matter. Xu Boyang would never let him get involved.

Since the two-year agreement was made, Wang Mingru has been cooperating utmost in the past six months. Not only did he allow the Xu family to open a freight yard in Lingxiu Pu, but he also handed over his own horse farm business in the neighboring village of Qingshanao to the Xu family. This shows that he is very sincere.

Currently, Xu Shaoliang was watching over the horse farm due to a leg injury. He had spent his entire military career, had seen countless horses, and was quite experienced in horse appraisal. The caravan was now completely handed over to Xu Boyang, who no longer had any involvement.

The old man's meaning was obvious, which was to let Xu Boyang go ahead and do it.

However, the biggest problem facing Xu Boyang right now wasn't Fengqing Town, but the Fei family in Dongke Town. To put it bluntly, Dongke Town was still the domain of the Fei family. Although his family had secluded themselves in Loufu Mountain, their mortal relatives still maintained the family business.

If Xu Boyang wanted to establish a foothold in Dongke Town, it would be almost impossible for him to do so without dealing with the Fei family.

Wang Mingru had intended to ask the Ding family for a letter of recommendation, but a month had passed with no sign of them. With the date of his appointment with Ziyi approaching, Xu Boyang lost his patience and decided to come and figure it out himself.

While he was thinking, he suddenly heard the wind blowing beside his ears. He turned around and saw Zi Yi walking back angrily with his fists clenched and his arms straight.

Xu Boyang smiled silently behind the mask. He had already guessed the situation.

Except for the Rejuvenation Pill, the other three of these four kinds of elixirs are not common in the ghost market. Although the ghost market in Dongke Town is well-known in the nearby villages and towns, it is ultimately a ghost market for the Nascent Soul stage.

Apart from the three kinds of elixirs that assist in cultivation, namely the Soul-Nourishing Pill, the Qi-Gathering Pill, and the Essence-Nourishing Pill, there are only some rejuvenation pills, hemostatic pills, and even the bone-growing pill is rare, not to mention other kinds of elixirs.

Xu Boyang has been here for so long, how could he not know?

This is also one of the reasons why he was unwilling to follow Zi Yi into the ghost market.

Although he didn't know the specific effects and uses of these pills, just from the names, he could guess that the pills in Zi Yi's hand were not the same type as the Qi Gathering Pills.

"Ghost Face, apart from the four Rejuvenation Pills for sale, I've looked around twice and no one's selling the others. What...what should I do?"

As expected, Zi Yi started complaining with frustration in her tone.

"This... this is indeed a bit troublesome."

Xu Boyang pretended to be silent for a moment before he said,

"Miss Zi Yi, although I have a rough idea of ​​the price, this is our first collaboration, so we can't break the rules. Why don't you take this batch of pills back?"

"Since we are sincerely cooperating, there is a long way to go. There is no need to rush now. I will wait for you here in three months when you have decided on the price."

"No, no, my home is not nearby, and I can't make a trip in vain. So, I'll buy four Rejuvenation Pills, and you can give me a price for the other pills. I want to hear it." Zi Yi's tone was obviously a little anxious.

"Hmm...Is that so...that's fine!"

Xu Boyang held his forehead with his hand, thought for a moment, then looked up and said,
"The price of the Rejuvenation Pill is as you requested. As for the Spirit Healing Pill, it's seven, the Poison Removal Pill is nine, and the Soul Nourishing Pill is twelve. Do you think that's feasible?"

"Seven, nine, twelve..."

Zi Yi counted them silently and felt that except for the Soul-Enriching Pill, which was a little cheaper, the others seemed to have good prices. She actually had a rough idea in her mind, but she was not in a position to say it out loud, for fear of being blackmailed by the ghost-faced boy.

"This girl is not stupid, she is quite scheming."

Seeing that she was slow to respond, Xu Boyang smiled secretly in his heart. He was not in a hurry and stood silently with his hands behind his back to see what she was going to do.

In fact, the reason why Xu Boyang arrived late was that he had already gone in early and checked the prices in the ghost market tonight before coming out to meet Zi Yi.

He knew that Zi Yi had secretly raised the price of the Rejuvenation Pill by one spirit stone.

But he didn't say anything.

After all, this is the first time they are working together, so even if the other party has some tricks up his sleeve, he has to be sincere. If he exposes it directly, then they will go their separate ways, and there will probably be no second chance after tonight.

However, Xu Boyang would not eat them. These pills were all on the Ding family's pill list. The Ding family offered a purchase price of four Rejuvenation Pills, eight Spirit Healing Pills, ten Poison Removal Pills, and fifteen Spirit Condensation Pills.

Even if Xu Boyang couldn't sell it, he could just wait for the Ding family to get the pills next time and exchange them directly.

No matter how you calculate it, it won't fall into your hands, and you will be sure to win.

Now, let's see how skilled this purple-clothed man with a prominent background is and how much space he can give himself.

Zi Yi naturally knew that the Rejuvenation Pill was a bargain, and this time there were eight bottles in total, which meant that he sold at least eight more than he did. Seeing Xu Boyang agree readily, he felt a little more favorable towards him.

Although she knew that Xu Boyang would definitely make a profit from it, otherwise why would he be working in vain, but from a business perspective, this was also a reasonable thing to do.

"This guy is pretty good. We can have a long-term partnership. How about giving him an extra Soul-Enriching Pill? Is that the deal?"

Zi Yi pondered secretly, and from time to time secretly glanced at the young man in black in front of him, unable to make up his mind for a while.

The two of them had their own ulterior motives and looked at each other in silence. They were both afraid of offending the other and never being able to cooperate again.

After a long moment, Xu Boyang coughed and said, "Miss, how about I add another Soul-Enriching Pill? As for the others, the prices have really hit rock bottom, so I won't dwell on them. Do you think this is feasible?"

"We really are in sync!"

Zi Yi was secretly delighted. She was about to speak, but unexpectedly Xu Boyang spoke first. That was just right, so she said:

"Well, Ghost Face, this is our first collaboration, so I'll trust you this time."

"Okay! So that makes a total of one hundred and thirty-six spirit stones. See you again in three months!" Xu Boyang laughed loudly and bowed with his fists clasped.

"Okay! Ghost Face, I'll wait for your good news!"

Zi Yi was in a good mood, giggling and clasping her hands together in a proper manner.

On the way back to the inn, Xu Boyang silently calculated again, and it was exactly right. He had probably obtained about fourteen spirit stones, which was not a small amount, so much so that he was secretly surprised.

I didn't expect that I would have just embarked on the path of immortality. By chance, the business I handled earned me over a hundred spirit stones. If it was half a year ago, it would have been unimaginable. I just don't know if the Ding family can come up with so many pills to exchange. If not, I'm afraid I'll have to go to the ghost market to exchange them.

The more Xu Boyang thought about it, the more comfortable he felt. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked up at the bright moon in the night sky.

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Three months later, at the entrance of the ghost market.

Xu Boyang looked down at the ten sky-blue bottles and two crimson-purple bottles in his bag, feeling a bit amused and helpless.

In the blink of an eye, another three months passed. Xu Boyang not only sold all the pills he had bought last time, but also earned three more spirit stones.

Zi Yi was naturally very happy.

With the successful completion of the first transaction, the second transaction naturally began.

It’s a pity that what she brought this time were ten Soul-Enriching Pills and two Soul-Awakening Pills.

This Soul-Nourishing Pill is extremely expensive and seldom circulates in the Ghost Market. Each pill costs around fifteen spirit stones, and the demand is very low, making it difficult to sell.

Last time, Xu Boyang racked his brains and exchanged three pills from the Wang family, and sold one pill at the ghost market before he was able to digest them all.

But now ten of them have arrived at once. What should I do?
This Soul-Nourishing Pill is fine, at least it can be digested more or less, it just makes the body move slower, but what the hell is this Soul-Awakening Pill?

Xu Boyang had never even heard of this kind of elixir, let alone seen it.

And the price given by Zi Yi was actually twenty spirit stones.

When Xu Boyang first heard it, he thought it was another elixir for the Foundation Establishment Period, but when he asked, he was told it was not.

Xu Boyang smacked his lips and didn't dare to ask more questions. He could only take it to the ghost market to try it out.

After all, he made a profit of fifteen spirit stones in the last transaction, which made him feel really good.

No matter how difficult it is, you have to try.

My own practice depends entirely on her.

After the last transaction, Xu Boyang secretly exchanged the spirit stones he earned for three bottles of spirit-nourishing pills. The cost was not high, as he only used six pills. However, he was hesitant to take them, for fear that he would go astray and become possessed as Zhao Lingguan said.

When should I take it? How should I take it? How much should I take at a time? How should I circulate the Qi in the body? Is it toxic?
Xu Boyang didn't know any of this, so how could he dare to take the risk?

"In the blink of an eye, the two-year agreement is only a year and a half away. Waiting for the next transaction, I have to ask Zi Yi for the efficacy and method of taking this elixir, regardless of whether it is risky or not. At least I don't have to go to the Fate Palace to spend spirit stones."

Xu Boyang's cultivation did not stagnate. He had now successfully reached the second level of Condensation, and he had more than twenty spirit stones on him. Although he was much richer than before, he still felt that it was not enough. It did not feel worthwhile to spend the price of half a bottle of Yangling Pill to ask a question.

Besides, Zhao Lingguan told me that I don’t need to go up to the sixth level of Ningyuan, so I should be more ambitious, otherwise I will just be laughed at by him.

Save as much as you can. If you need a bottle of the Nourishing Spirit Pill a day, the cost of taking the pill and practicing will be no small amount.

Another thing that gave him a headache was the Fei family. The last time he came to Dongke Town, he found a house. The price was not high, so Xu Boyang simply bought it as a temporary resting place.

But trouble arose afterwards. The caravan could rest and they could go to the market to collect goods by themselves, but if they wanted to open the door for business, sorry, they had to go to the Fei Family Chamber of Commerce first.

This Chamber of Commerce is the hub for the Fei family's small branch to control the entire Dongke Town. No matter what business you are in, from big business like repairing houses to small business like weaving and selling shoes, as long as you are in Dongke's territory, you must first join the Chamber of Commerce.

After joining the association, you have to pay the membership tax on a monthly basis and give the permission letter to operate the business. However, since the turmoil in the north, the Fei family's small branch has been summoned back to Loufu Mountain, and the town is full of idle people who don't care about anything.

This matter is really difficult to handle. Do I have to go to Loufu Mountain?

To put it bluntly, by ensuring the supply of materials for the people of Dongke Town, isn't the company also helping them clean up their mess?
But will those on Mount Loufu care about these little things?
Xu Boyang was a little overwhelmed.

He thought silently and waited silently. After a while, the lights in the abandoned mine gradually lit up. He packed up his backpack, put on the fanged ghost mask, and walked in.

Xu Boyang took the ghost mask back again. Since the sponsor liked the ghost mask, he would just treat it as a ghost mask.

It's just a mask, it doesn't matter.

(End of this chapter)