Misery: There is a pawn shop here

Chapter 51 Knowing Mu Shaoai
A waning moon clung to the mountain, sparse stars shone dimly. A cold wind blew through the trees, rattling the bronze bells on the eaves. Smoke curled from the medicine furnace, weaving a hazy curtain in the moonlight filtering through the window. Suddenly, a soft humming sounded from the bamboo couch, its white curtains half-draped.

"Well……"

Su Huanzhen's eyelashes trembled slightly as he slowly opened his eyes. The sandalwood incense was refreshing, yet tinged with the bitter aroma of medicine. He caught his eye, a string of herbal sachets hanging from the beam, swaying gently in the breeze like falling dew. As he tried to stand, a sharp, bone-wrenching pain shot through his spine and limbs, causing him to clutch the quilt beneath him, the veins visibly showing under his white knuckles.

"The five internal organs are out of place, and the three burners are all damaged. You still want to show off in this situation. Does Mr. Su Xian really think that I, the pharmacist, am too idle to make medicine?" A clear voice came with the fragrance of pine smoke and ink. The white-haired doctor leaned against the carved door frame, and the amber pipe spun out fiery golden light at his fingertips.

Hearing the voice of the person coming, Su Huanzhen felt at ease.

This pre-arranged move was still used, but...ah, innocent people were implicated again, Shao Ai, I'm sorry.

Thinking of Shengzong, Su Huanzhen couldn't help feeling anxious. With Shengzong's wisdom and the power to unite the holy and the evil, the next step must be to find a way to capture all the righteous people in one fell swoop, so as to both take revenge and clear the obstacles for them. And the most suitable person to complete this step is Su Huanzhen's life and death.

Thinking of this, Su Huanzhen felt a sweet and fishy taste surging in his throat, but his body was so severely injured that he couldn't even clench his fist. He lowered his eyes and saw a few spots of scarlet seeping from the bandage on his chest, like a red plum blossom blooming in the snow.

Sensing Su Huanzhen's thoughts, the white-haired doctor raised an eyebrow, walked to the bedside and said, "Don't move, be still. Your injuries are serious, lie down well."

Su Huanzhen's lips trembled slightly when he heard this. He endured the severe pain and managed to utter two words: "Pharmacist, Saint... trace..."

"Sheng Zong?" Mu Shaoai frowned slightly when he heard that. Su Huanzhen had sent him a letter earlier, and he roughly knew the whole story. It was just that it was hard for him to imagine that Sheng Zong could injure Su Huanzhen so seriously and even split Cuihuan Mountain with a single sword.

"Did he also do business with the pawnshop you mentioned?" Mu Shaoai asked.

Su Huanzhen nodded slightly. It was clearly just a slight movement, but because of the serious injuries, his entire body felt a sharp pain.

"Tsk, it seems that pawnshop is truly extraordinary. Did you know that even Cuihuan Mountain was cut in two by Shengzong's sword?" Mu Shaoai sighed, clutching her forehead. "Do you know that the house I, the pharmacist, worked so hard to build was almost destroyed by a landslide? You, you, not only caused trouble, but also had people attacking your home and implicating your neighbors. If I had known that Liuli Fairyland would be here, I would have lived there."

Su Huanzhen remained silent upon hearing this. He was unable to say anything at this moment. Every move he made only brought him excruciating pain.

Mu Shao Ai Ye didn't expect Su Huanzhen to respond. After complaining for a few words, he turned and said, "Now that you, Su Huanzhen, have been beaten half to death, that person's next move will be to target the entire Central Plains righteous path if nothing unexpected happens. Well, just lie down and I'll go and help you. I always feel like I've been implicated by you and others."

Thank you, sorry...

Su Huanzhen thought to himself that falling into the deep valley was a risky move he made when facing Shengzong's threat, only because he knew who was in the mysterious valley on the side of Cuihuan Mountain.

But falling into the mysterious valley of Xianni would certainly give him a chance to get help, but it would also inevitably drag those who lived there into the turmoil of the martial arts world. However, in the unknown situation, he had no other choice.

"Why, are you feeling guilty for involving me, the pharmacist, in the turmoil in the martial arts world?" Mu Shaoai noticed Su Huanzhen's emotions, smiled gently, and her tone was full of carefreeness.

"That man nearly demolished my residence. If I don't collect some compensation, it would seem that I'm too easy to talk to. Stop thinking about it and just lie down and relax."

After saying that, Mu Shaoai walked out of the room. The young man who was squatting in the yard watching over the medicine furnace stood up with a sense of urgency.

"Shao Ai, are you going out?" the young man asked. "I've been asked to help pass on some news." Mu Shao Ai's face wore her usual relaxed smile. "The disabled boy in the room is in your care, Jiu. Just give him the medicine I sent to the pharmacy regularly."

"Yeah." Jiu nodded seriously, "Don't worry, I will take good care of him."

"Don't be so nervous." Mu Shaoai walked up and touched Ajiu's head. "Good people don't pay with their lives, but evil deeds will last for thousands of years. That person is a big evil. Even if we neglect him, he won't die."

"Yeah." Ajiu nodded heavily.

Mu Shaoai looked at Ah Jiu's appearance and finally patted Ah Jiu on the head. If the pawnshop really had such a trick, perhaps...

"Young men love to be romantic without any reason, but old men are idle and carefree; fame and honor are all alone, while the history of a hundred generations lies in a single bottle."

"This world doesn't even let the elderly go."

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[Today's pawn shop points have been deducted. Thank you for your support.]

"Tsk." In a pawnshop, Li Xuanxiao had already gotten used to the slightly annoying prompt tone of the system. Ever since all the system permissions were unlocked and the system required points to survive, Li had experienced the feeling of being a self-employed entrepreneur before crossing over. What was the difference between the so-called pawnshop survival points and rent?

"I didn't expect that Long Qi and Xie Bingwei were so weak." Li Xuanxiao looked at the two distinct forces swirling in his hands.

Since the system was upgraded, the pawned items have been divided into two categories. One category is things that the system will recycle at a high price, such as the truth, goodness, beauty, emotions, and feelings in human nature. The other category is things that Li Xuanxiao is curious about or wants out of selfishness. Dragon Qi and Evil Guards strictly belong to this category. Although the system will also recycle such things, the cost-effectiveness is limited.

Li Xuanxiao had also looked at the exchange prices of items such as magic essence, evil essence, and dragon energy in the system mall. Compared with the recycling prices of the corresponding items given by the system, there was a huge difference.

From this point of view, the deal with Shengzong was a good one. Unfortunately, even Li Xuanxiao hadn't anticipated how limited the benefits of his incomplete Evil Guards and the dragon energy severely damaged by Beichen's mishap would be. While the method of uniting the holy and the evil could unleash extraordinary power, the price of eliminating the side effects in the system mall was ridiculously high.

Simply put, Shopkeeper Li, the middleman between the system and the distinguished customers, encountered a rare situation where the goods were left in his hands.

"I should have known earlier that Shengzong was on the same level as the three religions' top figures. However, even after wielding both Dragon Qi and the Evil Guard, his advantage in a duel was still limited. This means that neither of them alone would bring much improvement. Unfortunately, it's a little too late now. The right thing to do now is to focus on business and exchange the system for a method to combine the two."

There is no doubt about the strength of the union of holy and evil. For Mr. Li, whose combat power is currently limited, if he can make good use of it, it will undoubtedly be a great guarantee for his future career in the martial arts world.

"Hmm?" Li Xuanxiao, who was talking to himself, suddenly paused. A wind chime hanging on the eaves outside the pawnshop rang, as if welcoming the arrival of a distant guest.

You are here, and I will seal the throne with one sword!
(End of this chapter)