Chapter 220

Yellow Dragon Pill!

What a grand gesture.

Liang Qu had seen the Yellow Dragon Pill in the Great Merit exchange book and knew it was a top-grade precious elixir that required three Great Merits to exchange.

Its effect was simple and brutal: it could cleanse the marrow and cut the meridians for young people whose bodies hadn't fully set, molding a semi-martial bone that surpassed ordinary bones!

A long time ago, Dazhuang, whom he had sparred with in the martial arts hall, was born with strong bones, surpassing ordinary bones but still below martial bones—that was a typical semi-martial bone.

Martial bones were extremely difficult to mold after birth, but semi-martial bones were not hard to obtain for those with real strength.

The logic was simple.

If there wasn't an innate gap, people who grew up eating meat, eggs, and milk would naturally be taller, stronger, and even better-looking than those who grew up eating chaff and vegetables.

Ordinary people mostly ate coarse grains and often chewed hard objects, which often led to the muscles of the jaw and cheeks becoming larger, frequently turning into wide faces or pancake faces.

Without meat to supplement nutrition and often exposed to the sun, their skin lacked collagen, becoming yellow and dark.

Coupled with a hard life and constant heavy labor, their bones would slowly develop laterally. Not to mention hidden injuries and disabilities, their posture couldn't possibly be good.

The Liang Qu of the past was like that: thin, small, and dark.

Fortunately, he was young at the time, highly malleable, and had the Ze Ling's transformation. His rapid development supplemented his nutrition, which was why he became so good-looking.

And this was enough to prove that the nutrients ingested from external objects would affect a person's basic talent.

So, taking strong medicine would naturally result in a fierce physique.

For example, the Pingyang County Magistrate, Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi, had swallowed a Dragon Python Great Elixir in his youth, which had the same effect as the Yellow Dragon Pill, only the action was more fierce.

Of course, external objects weren't omnipotent; everything has its limits.

How fierce is the medicinal power of an elixir that can change a person's natural endowment?

If one is too young or the cultivation realm is insufficient, one cannot withstand the medicinal power, and there is a risk of death.

If one is too old, the body is basically set, and the improvement effect is extremely low.

Balancing the trade-offs, a semi-martial bone is usually the limit that external intervention can achieve.

Wei Shao's meaning was very clear.

Xu Xu Yuelong gave you the benefit of two Great Merits; I'll give you three, and even without reporting it, I'll give it to you immediately!

Admittedly, Liang Qu was born with martial bones, and the Yellow Dragon Pill wouldn't improve his talent much, but the medicinal power was solid and could be used to advance his martial cultivation!

A good thing.

Liang Qu agreed immediately.

"Alright. Give me the Yellow Dragon Pill now, and I'll come work for you immediately."

Wei Shao was stunned: "Is Brother Liang joking?"

Liang Qu retorted: "Wasn't it you who made the joke first?"

Wei Shao laughed loudly.

"That's true."

Neither of them had lost their minds.

Who recruits people in public?

If you're a person, you have to pick a side.

As Yang Yang Dongxiong's apprentice, Liang Qu was destined to be in Xu Xu Yuelong's faction. Even if he had a rebellious bone in the back of his head and insisted on jumping to Wei Lin's side, he wouldn't get any trust at all.

Wei Shao understood the logic. He came over to say these words just like seeing an interesting dog on the side of the road, unable to resist pulling a sausage from his bosom to tease it, making "tsk-tsk-tsk" sounds.

Whether he gave the sausage or not was another matter; as long as the dog reacted, he felt great.

"It's truly a pity. Brother Liang is young and renowned; I personally would very much like to work with you."

Liang Qu couldn't help but clench his fists.

"Liang Qu, is something wrong?"

The voices of Ran Ran Zhongshi and the others came from behind.

"It seems Brother Liang's friends have arrived!"

Seeing Ran Ran Zhongshi and the others notice him, eyeing him covetously from the side, Wei Shao didn't linger.

"Farewell."

Ran Ran Zhongshi watched Wei Shao disappear and walked up: "I saw you being blocked just after we separated. Did Wei Shao give you a hard time?"

"He didn't give me a hard time; he just came to recruit me."

Xiang Fang Su laughed: "Is his brain broken, coming to recruit you?"

"It's precisely because it's not broken that I'm annoyed."

Liang Qu knew he was being looked down upon.

The other party didn't take him seriously at all, which was why they came to tease him.

"Many thanks to Brother Ran and Brother Xiang for the help."

"Small matter. Go find your Senior Brothers quickly; I reckon quite a few people have come from Wei Lin's side as well."

"Mm."

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Thanking Ran Ran Zhongshi and the others, Liang Qu walked quickly to join his Senior Brothers and strolled around the second floor.

During this time, he was quite tempted by several items, but unfortunately, he didn't have much money on him and couldn't bear to spend it.

The second floor already had a dazzling array of good things, let alone the auction itself.

It was said that for the nearly two-hour auction, the Tianbo Chamber of Commerce had prepared over a hundred auction items in total.

Finally, the group met up with Yang Yang Dongxiong at the entrance to the third floor, just happening to run into Xu Xu Yuelong and his team of subordinates.

It was truly a gathering of talent, bringing together all the powerful figures of Pingyang County.

They exchanged greetings.

The manager, Zhu Zhu Bingcan, greeted everyone with a smile and led them up to the third floor.

The interior of the third floor of Tianbo Tower was divided into two levels. The first level separated everyone with curtains, and each curtain was a seat.

The second level had independent private rooms set up around the walls, which not only had better privacy but also a clearer view from top to bottom, with a male attendant standing by at the entrance at all times.

The private rooms for Xu Xu Yuelong's and Yang Yang Dongxiong's groups were placed next to each other upon request.

The ebony floor was as bright as a mirror from being scrubbed so many times, the giant long table was filled with melons and fruits, and curling white smoke sprayed from the turtle-and-crane incense burner.

Xu Xu Zishuai lay on the Arhat bed, picked up a plate of lychees, and peeled them to eat.

Lu Gang picked up the booklet to flip through the auction items.

Liang Qu pushed open the window. Except for the stage at the very front and the long walkway in the middle, the rest of the auction hall was relatively dark.

He leaned on the railing and heard Zhu Zhu Bingcan's joyful and flattering voice.

"Magistrate Magistrate Jian, your presence in your busy schedule truly makes Tianbo Tower shine."

"Manager Zhu is too polite."

"Magistrate Magistrate Jian, please take your seat."

"Lord Wei..."

Liang Qu looked in the direction of the sound but only saw a back in red clothes walking into a private room; he didn't see it with his own eyes.

Having been here so long, he hadn't even seen what his true superior looked like, which was also a bit absurd.

Yu Dun walked to Liang Qu's side.

"Today is the Tianbo Chamber of Commerce's first auction in Pingyang County. Unless they are rivals, everyone will give some face to avoid competition, which can also be considered an invisible benefit.

So if you take a fancy to something, don't worry; try calling out a bid. It's not certain you won't be able to win it."

"Many thanks, Cao Shixiong Yu."

Liang Qu had a number in his heart. Xiang Fang Su had spent eighty-four gold on a piece of jade with no value, giving him a deeper understanding of wealth.

He only hated that his financial resources were insufficient.

At 7:30 AM, people arrived one after another.

The attendants put glass covers on the candle lamps in the corridor one by one, and finally, only the auction stage at the very front remained lit.

The atmosphere involuntarily became solemn.

The one hosting the auction was still Zhu Zhu Bingcan, who had come to deliver the invitation earlier. The goatee on his chin tilted slightly, making him look radiant and very spirited.

"Everyone..."

A round of polite opening remarks.

"I won't say much more. Hold your number plates well and don't miss every item you fancy.

Today's first auction item is the Fortune Green Birch Tree from Lanzhou!

Legend has it... this tree possesses powerful healing properties and can bring good luck to the planter. Starting bid, three hundred taels!"

The story was well-spun. Liang Qu listened with great interest, and immediately saw people start raising their plates one after another. The bidding was very restrained, much like what Yu Dun had said.

"One thousand four hundred taels, sold!"

"Red Gold Sacred Slice, guidance of qi and blood is almost unobstructed, and the power of engraved patterns is doubled. Starting bid, six hundred taels!"

"Two thousand eight hundred taels, sold!"

Liang Qu looked at Cao Shixiong Lu in surprise, not expecting his Cao Shixiong to be so wealthy, casually pulling out nearly three thousand taels.

"Jade Liquid Jing Pill, a masterpiece by Master Lai. Starting bid, seven hundred taels!"

"Two thousand six hundred taels, sold!"

The price of the entire auction's items was clearly arranged from low to high, and the entire trend of prices was getting higher and higher.

From the first item, there wasn't a single transaction price lower than one thousand taels, and from the fifth item onwards, they were heading toward three thousand and above, making Liang Qu's forehead ache.

There were over a hundred items in total. Following the current trend, wouldn't the tenth item exceed five thousand, and the thirtieth exceed ten thousand?

The further it went, the less it had to do with him.

He'd just watch the excitement.

"The next item to be auctioned is the corpse of a strange beast captured from the middle reaches of the Jianghuai River: the Golden-Eyed Beast!"

Zhu Zhu Bingcan lifted the curtain.

As the strange beast, with a lion's head and a body of crimson, made its appearance, Liang Qu met those pupils flashing with golden light, and a trace of longing suddenly surged from the depths of his body and mind.

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