Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

“I wish no one in the world were sick…”

"Why worry about the dust on the medicine shelf!"

"Good!" Elder Baimei shouted, "What a great way to put Yao Shengchen on the He Xi shelf!"

Poems that are easy to remember will be passed down through the ages.

These two sentences are from the Spring Festival couplets of Chinese medicine shops during the Qing Dynasty. Later, they became the signboard phrases and have been used for hundreds of years.

There is no Qing Dynasty in this world, so naturally there is no such couplet.

The female secretary walked forward and touched the carvings of the characters, feeling deeply moved. Her unintentional words had resulted in such a beautiful couplet!

These two lines of words are tailor-made for Xuanhusi!

More people must see it!

"Tear down the wall and the inscription along with it! Take it back to the Xuanhu Division!" She immediately ordered, "Don't damage the inscription at all!"

"Secretary Hu, this isn't appropriate. This is what Mr. Bai left for our Alchemist Association..."

"How can you, a bunch of alchemists, bear any resemblance to this couplet?"

The inevitable dispute began on the stage.

There was a bit of anger between the Xuanhu Division and the Danshi Association.

However, the three thousand alchemists below have begun to gradually leave in order.

“This may be the most exciting award selection I have seen this year.”

"This year? In this lifetime!"

"A Danshi should be like Mr. Bai!"

"I've posted this couplet on my WeChat Moments. Come give it a like and help me spread the word about Mr. Bai!"

"Haha, I'm still faster. I took a picture and sent it to my sister so she can envy me!"

"What did your sister reply?"

"She said I was slow and she'd already used it three times... What does that mean?"

"You don't have to understand."

……

On the roadside, Bai Yu stopped a bus and opened his mobile phone to confirm the location.

"Master, go to Ruyi Pavilion."

Chapter 465 Ruyi Pavilion

Ruyi Restaurant is located in a relatively secluded place in Beijing and is also an old private restaurant with a history of over a hundred years.

It is difficult to make a reservation without a certain status.

When Bai Yu arrived, it was still a little early.

He stood by the roadside waiting, busy all afternoon, but seemed to have accomplished nothing. He had to go to the Danshi Association again to get his certificate and other things.

Feeling a little thirsty at the moment, he went to the roadside to buy a bowl of soy milk. There was no place to rest around the alley, so he just squatted aside casually, not caring about his image at all.

Douzhi in the capital is quite famous. Bai Yu had already heard of its power when he first arrived. The power of Douzhi-type drinks was mentioned in a certain six-character game. If you drink it in one gulp, you will easily see the old man.

As soon as he took a sip, tears started streaming down his face.

He never cried when fighting with Huang Qixia, but a mouthful of soy milk broke his defense.

"How is it?" asked the old man selling soy milk nearby with a smile.

After Bai Yu swallowed it, he said with a certain amount of emotion, "I feel like what I'm drinking is life. The sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty are all in this one sip."

The old man rolled his eyes: "I'm asking you how it tastes?"

"It smells like Laoshan White Snake Water diluted with sewage."

"That's right." The old man smacked his lips. "It's the original flavor. Do you want some fried dough sticks? No fried food, just soy milk. I'm afraid you'll have diarrhea later."

Bai Yu frowned and continued to fight with Douzhi.

Soon a car pulled up to the side of the road. It was obviously a private car. The driver was a clone-like man in a black suit with a serious expression on his face.

"Just send us here." Mu Yaoxi said, "Come pick us up after our dinner."

"Yes." The driver, who was obviously from the military, responded and the car drove away.

The two girls who opened the car door and walked out were both extremely beautiful.

Bai Yu also shifted his gaze from the slop-smelling soy milk to the two beautiful girls. The results of their hard work for an afternoon were now before his eyes.

People rely on clothes.

Mu Yaoxi changed into a new set of clothes. She usually dressed very simply, but today's outerwear highlighted her decorum and elegance. She wore a dark cheongsam with the hem hanging down to her ankles. She also added a pair of high heels. Her hair was styled into side curls at the beauty salon and then tied up like a French bread, with the remaining half hanging down on her left shoulder. A bright pendant hung on her exposed ear, and she wore a precious emerald necklace around her neck. She looked like a Shanghai socialite going to a high society banquet.

Su Ruoli, standing on the right, was wearing a similar yet completely different outfit. It was also a cheongsam, but the dress was in warm colors. In addition to the close-fitting cheongsam, she also wore a fox fur coat on the outside. The base color was white, with blue embellishments. A blue dragon pattern was flowing on the cheongsam, and the dragon head was clinging to her left shoulder. She had no pendants or necklaces, but only a valuable pure gold jade hairpin on her bund up hair, with a navy blue gem on it that looked very expensive.

The two women with innate heroic bloodlines were already top-notch beauties even without makeup, and they were even more stunning after putting on makeup. Bai Yu subconsciously took a big sip of soy milk and swallowed it, not even noticing how it tasted.

It's delicious.

The old man was stunned and sighed: "This pretty girl must have an extraordinary background."

There were also several tourists nearby, among whom a young couple had a conflict. The girl stepped on the stunned boy's foot and crushed it three times before the latter realized the pain and hurriedly comforted his jealous girlfriend.

They stood on the side of the road, seemingly waiting for someone. Bai Yu coughed and waved.

Under the stunned gazes of the surrounding tourists, the two girls actually came over here.

"When did you arrive?"

"Just now." Bai Yu said casually, "Less than ten minutes. You guys are pretty fast."

Mu Yaoxi said: "It's too rushed... But how do we look?"

Bai Yu gestured with his hands to form a photo frame: "Not bad."

“The evaluation was too perfunctory.”

"Well... to be honest, it's not very good."

"Why!"

"Your style doesn't match," Bai Yu commented. "You're dressed too flamboyantly, like you're going to a banquet fully armed, afraid that the other party will use the slam of a cup as a signal to summon three hundred swordsmen and axemen to chop you into a pulp, while you charge out of the enemy camp with your Fang Tian Hua Ji in your left hand and your Ba Wang Spear in your right."

In his heart, he actually wanted to say, "Excuse me, General, why are you acting so shy?" You are dressed so beautifully. We are going to a banquet, not to meet their parents.

Mu Yaoxi stamped her feet: "You saw through me. It's a pity that my other set of clothes was sent for laundry, so I was forced to choose this one."

Then she grabbed Su Ruoli and pushed her forward: "Look at her, isn't she prettier?"

Su Ruoli seemed a little shy and didn't dare to look at Bai Yu. She turned sideways and opened the fan in her hand to cover her face.

Bai Yu supported his knees and stood up: "Let's go, go in and take a seat first, I don't want to sit at the entrance of the serving table."

Mu Yaoxi opened her handbag, took out a hundred yuan, put it on the table and said, "No need to change."

At this time, the old man was still in a daze, thinking that this was the secret of his ability. He was indeed a ruthless person who only drank soy milk and didn't eat fried dough sticks.

Bai Yu turned his head and said, "I still need change. Why are you acting like a boss when you only want a bowl of soy milk for 100 yuan?"

The old man had no choice but to bow his head to give the change, having lost a business opportunity with no profit. He watched the three people walk away with a resentful look in his eyes.

At this time, the girl in the couple lectured her lover: "Look at how thrifty the other person is!"

The boy argued unconvincedly, "Didn't I bring you to eat at a roadside stall? It saves money."

The girl became even angrier and was about to leave with her bag. She was still angry that her boyfriend was staring at another girl. She herself was very patient and didn't look at that handsome boy. Your patience is even worse than mine!

The boy had no choice but to pay the bill and chase after him.

The old man sighed and said, "What a gap, what a gap..."

When the man pays, he has already lost more than 10%.

……

Ruyi Restaurant, a member of the private cuisine.

When Bai Yu arrived here, he realized that it was on a different scale.

This is a private restaurant in the alley. The standard is higher than the one Mu Yaoxi took them to, because this Ruyi Restaurant was opened in the former royal palace.

The people guarding the door here are all extraordinary people, and at a glance, the people responsible for serving the dishes inside are all first-level extraordinary people, all young girls.

There are no domesticated slaves in the modern world. These must be young students from different institutions who come here to work and study.

Even so, the fact that they can invite girls from top universities to work here, and that they do unskilled jobs like serving food, is enough to prove the heritage of this place.

Mu Yaoxi said, "I've been here before... I heard it's owned by a Martial Saint."

"Which Martial Saint?"

"Huo Qiushui, have you heard of it?"

"One of the Four Saints of the Divine Martial Division? Is this the property of the Martial Saint Pavilion?" Bai Yu raised an eyebrow. "Ren Nanbei actually booked the dinner here?"

"This is just one of the businesses, and it's also a place to eat. There's nothing wrong with coming here." Mu Yaoxi shook her head: "Don't think too much. Even if we completely fall out, this place will still be open for business... And the private restaurant I took you to last time was owned by my master Hua Jianlei, and they didn't charge any money."

"The capital city is indeed a society based on personal relationships."

"Who says it's not true? Without resource support and background, it's hard to get anywhere with just talent." Mu Yaoxi said, "It's like the old saying goes - you can fight, but what good is that? To get ahead, you need influence."

Bai Yu looked at the young woman walking past him. She was wearing an employee uniform and serving dishes. She gave the customers a dull, business-like smile. Her cultivation had reached the peak of the first level, but she was wasting her precious time doing this low-value job here to earn points from the Shenwu Division to exchange for what she needed for her cultivation.

Perhaps this is the norm for extraordinary people. Even if they have certain talents, it does not mean that they can stand out. The resource output of the entire Daxia is limited. It is a pyramid-shaped structure. If you want to take a step up, you have to squeeze out others. Once you become a dropout, it is almost impossible to catch up with the first echelon.

Bai Yu stepped over the threshold and entered the inner hall.

After the three people left, the faint sense of oppression that shrouded the front hall dissipated.

The two waitresses and the receptionist breathed a sigh of relief and patted their chests. "Ah, I was so nervous! These three young-looking people are so scary! They're definitely not ordinary people."

The receptionist opened the list and took a look: "Of course they are not ordinary people. They are going to the Dragon and Phoenix Hall at the back. And do you know who has made the reservation?"

"Who is it?" asked the short-haired girl.

"Ren Nanbei!"

"Is that Jiaoyang? Then who is the big shot coming to today's banquet?" The short-haired girl widened her eyes and immediately shook her head: "No, no, let someone else serve the dishes later. I'm afraid my legs will become weak and my hands will tremble! Lili, save me!"

The long-haired girl, known as Lili, maintained a cool expression and said, "No, because I'm afraid too."

"You're so pretty, even if you make a mistake, the guests will forgive you."

"The two guests just now looked better." said the girl with long hair.

"Oh, I really envy these people. They are talented and born into a good family. Unlike us, we have to work hard to earn points to buy pills." The short-haired girl curled her lips and began to complain.

Li Li put her hand on her forehead and said, "Why are you doing this again? You complain like this every day."

“I’m so envious!”

The receptionist smiled and said, "I can tell you some good news now."

"What good news?"

"I have a good friend who's in the Alchemist Association. She witnessed a major event today," the receptionist said, opening her phone. "During the Alchemist Association's annual awards ceremony, a young alchemist from Penglai College successfully refined the 'Ascension Pill,' filling a gap in the two-hundred-year-old formula."

The two looked a little bewildered: "Ascension Pill, what is that?"

"A fourth-grade... oh no, it's a fifth-grade elixir now. After taking it, you can break through the bottleneck. It is said that it can also improve your spirit and body, and prolong your life."

The short-haired girl's eyes flickered. "That's a truly powerful elixir, but it's a pity it's only of the fifth rank. But that doesn't matter to us. We can't afford it anyway. The market price is estimated to be tens of millions per piece, and there's no demand for it. I can't afford it even if I sell my house."

The receptionist shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true."

Li Li asked in confusion: "What do you mean? Is the price very cheap?"

"At least it won't be as expensive as you think, because this alchemist has made the formula of the Ascension Pill public and promised never to apply for a patent. You should know what this means, right?"

"What?!" The short-haired girl's eyes widened. "It's public? No patent application? This Ascension Pill must be amazing, right? It's a fifty-year patent..."

The long-haired girl was also stunned: "Without a patent, anyone can research it. Once it's open source, it means the market will spontaneously involute, forming a stable low price that the market can accept."

"And as time goes by, the price will get lower and lower as the new pill formula is successfully improved." The receptionist reached out and poked the short-haired girl on the head. "Tell me, isn't this good news?"