Chapter 257: Can't Stomach It

The woman entertaining Jiang Cheng was now so frightened she didn't even dare to breathe.

Even if the one before me is not a Grandmaster, a Senior Original Force Warrior, here such a person is as rare as a hair on a wind‑blown unicorn.

"Heaven, Heaven Martial, there is, there is, but this matter must be reported to the manager."

She finally managed to control her emotions and asked cautiously, "Sir, could you first go to the private room and sit for a while? I will go inform the manager and then bring him to you."

"Sure, lead the way."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

After turning around, he felt the uncomfortable sensation behind him vanish instantly.

"If only I were truly a Grandmaster?"

He chuckled inwardly while thinking to himself.

After entering the private room, within two minutes, footsteps sounded outside.

A woman in her thirties, led by the staff earlier, hurried over.

Upon seeing Jiang Cheng, the woman nodded at the staff, then walked in and closed the door.

"I am the manager of this shop, He Juan. May I ask how to address this gentleman?"

It was evident she was a bit nervous.

"Just call me Mr. Chen."

Jiang Cheng said it offhand.

"So you are Mr. Chen. Hello, Mr. Chen, I heard you came here to purchase Secret Medicine that assists Heaven Martial cultivation?"

"Exactly."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

"You should have it here, right?"

"We have, we have."

He Juan nodded repeatedly, then showed a troubled expression, "However, White Pine Village is remote, the Exotic Beasts around are relatively weak, so generally there are no Senior Original Force Warriors here; therefore the shop only stocks two varieties of Secret Medicine, and the quantity is limited."

"How few are we talking?"

"About five or six bottles of each."

He Juan's tone was a bit uneasy.

Jiang Cheng thought that, by this count, there were about eleven or twelve bottles, which seemed quite a lot, enough to raise the Shadowless Blade Technique to the Entry level.

"Please give an introduction."

"Alright."

He Juan paused, then said, "Generally, Secret Medicine that assists Heaven Martial cultivation costs between 30,000 and 100,000 per bottle. Our two kinds are: a 30,000 gold orchid ointment, applied to the limbs and torso, single‑use, lasting about a day."

As she spoke, she glanced at Jiang Cheng.

He remained unmoved.

"The other is a 50,000 snow lotus ointment, twice as effective as the previous gold orchid ointment; many Senior Original Force Warriors use this one, and it also lasts a day."

"Besides these two, there are better ones; the best is a 100,000 jade ring ointment, the strongest effect, but we don't have it here. If you want to buy it, you must go to Wu Family Fortress, and even then it's not something money alone can obtain."

He Juan said cautiously.

"So it comes down to connections."

Jiang Cheng finally spoke.

"Yes."

He Juan nodded and continued, "If the customer wants the previous two types, I can have someone deliver them immediately."

"Send them over."

Jiang Cheng said without hesitation.

He came here specifically for the Secret Medicine.

Since it's available here, it's perfect.

As for a slightly weaker effect, that's acceptable; after all, they said to get a better Secret Medicine you must go to Wu Family Fortress, which also requires connections.

Whether there are connections or not, let's not discuss it now. Jiang Cheng suspected that he might not return safely.

"Alright, please wait a moment, I will go right away."

He Juan smiled.

Selling Secret Medicine of the Heaven Martial grade earns money much faster than selling those for Human Weapon or Earth Martial.

One bottle at 30,000, five bottles make 150,000; the 50,000 kind, six bottles, total 300,000.

If this person in front wants them all, that's 450,000!

How long must we sell low‑grade Secret Medicine to make that much money?

Of course, we also have to warn that person—if they cause trouble, it wouldn't be good.

In a moment, He Juan came in with the two people.

Each of the two held a wooden box.

"Sir, this is the authenticity certificate, certified by our Wu Family Fortress; any counterfeit will be compensated tenfold, please rest assured."

He Juan produced two certificates.

Jiang Cheng scanned them roughly, then looked at the two wooden boxes on the table and said, "May I open the Secret Medicine inside and take a look?"

"You may, but not for too long, otherwise the potency will dissipate, which would be bad," He Juan said after a hesitation.

Jiang Cheng nodded and first opened the left wooden box, which contained the 30,000‑per‑bottle type, five bottles inside.

Jiang Cheng randomly selected a bottle, popped the cork, and a strong medicinal scent flooded his nose, though it was somewhat pungent.

It was more than ten times stronger than the gold‑blood ointment.

He plugged the wooden stopper, checked the remaining four bottles, confirmed there was no problem, then checked the inside of the second wooden box.

50,000 per bottle, the medicinal aroma is richer; compared to the previous secret medicine, it's much milder.

After checking everything one by one and confirming there was no problem, Jiang Cheng nodded, "I'll take all the secret medicine here; find me a package, take the box out—it's too conspicuous."

He Juan was delighted, but dared not be too happy.

After all, Jiang Cheng hasn't paid yet.

"Sir, we do payment and delivery together here, so..."

Jiang Cheng didn't waste words, directly opened his phone and transferred the money.

After receiving the notification that 450,000 had arrived, He Juan's eyes instantly smiled into a slit; she quickly had someone bring over an exquisite men's handbag.

In front of Jiang Cheng, she carefully placed all eleven bottles of secret medicine inside.

"Sir, do you need anything else? Like talismans?"

He Juan smiled and said, "In our shop we also have a few third-grade talismans, for example a third-grade elementary Golden Bell talisman and a third-grade elementary Fire Snake talisman; they're quite good and the prices are fair—for instance, the Fire Snake talisman costs only 500,000 to buy, while the Golden Bell talisman is a bit more expensive, over one million." He Juan's eyes were full of hope.

These talismans have been sitting around for a long time, but selling just one would bring a huge profit.

Jiang Cheng was initially quite tempted.

Spending a bit of money to buy some powerful talismans isn't out of the question.

After all, when you're out and about, having an extra trump card means extra security.

But upon hearing the later price, his heart instantly turned cold halfway.

That expensive? A single third-grade elementary Golden Bell talisman can at most block the strongest punch of a Level 7 Original Force Warrior, which is about 10 tons; even if struck by an Eight-level Force Warrior, it can still offset half the force—but it actually sells for over one million! Of course, one could say it's worth the price, after all, life is priceless.

Given his current money, he really can't afford it.

After finally saving over two million, spending nearly five hundred thousand on secret medicine, buying a Golden Bell talisman would leave him with nothing.

When will he be able to gather enough money to buy medicinal pills?

"I already have talismans."

Jiang Cheng said lightly.

"Do you sell second-grade Calming Pills here?"

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(End of chapter)