Chapter 52: The Female of the Lin Family in Ansen City

Su Li's eyes glowed, she sniffed the fresh scent of lettuce and said, "Fine! This can replace the main ingredient of the calming medicine, but we buy sand grass for fifty Beast Coins; your price is way too high, isn't it?"

Lin Manzhi looked at the eager expression, thought of modern tactics, and said, "This lettuce is hard to grow; five hundred Beast Coins per head is already low. If Su Li doesn't want it, we'll leave."

Su Li startled, quickly reached out to hold back, "Wait—"

She gritted her teeth and said, "I can give you that price, but you must not sell this lettuce at other pharmacies; from now on any lettuce you have, sell it to us."

Want exclusive distribution rights?

Lin Manzhi smiled faintly, began to fabricate a "master": "I can't promise that; I'm only doing business for my family's master. If other companions find a higher price, I can't stop my master from deciding."

Su Li's gaze was complicated; she said that such a tasty medicinal plant couldn't have been produced by the female in front of her, so there must be someone behind her.

Lin Manzhi looked embarrassed, unable to decide, and the price was fixed at five hundred Beast Coins, unwilling to lower. Su Li, too lazy to talk with a female lacking pheromones, frowned and said, "How many lettuce heads do you have here? I'll take them all. In the future, if your master has lettuce medicinal plants for you to sell, bring them to me, understand?"

"Understood, there are two thousand in total; the one in your hand is for testing and doesn't count, so I count 1,999 for you."

The deal was concluded, pricier than Lin Manzhi's original two hundred Beast Coin valuation; she felt happy inside, spinning in circles, while outwardly remaining cordial.

The total was paid in Beast Coins; Su Li used gold coins, each gold coin equal to ten thousand Beast Coins, and Lin Manzhi received a small bag of gold coins.

Lin Manzhi took the money, nodded, turned and handed it to the Mo Lie beside her.

Mo Lie reached out and took it; beneath his coarse headscarf, his icy blue pupils swirled, showing his mood was also quite good.

Hua Zheng beside him felt shocked; today he had been hit with so many shocks that his eyes had gone a bit glassy.

He found the Young Master today; it's not a dream, is it?

He didn't expect the female in front to be selling medicinal plants, nor that a single plant was worth five hundred Beast Coins, more expensive than the massive beast meat that male beasts go to great lengths to hunt in teams.

Almost a million Beast Coins! Can you earn that so easily??

And what does the female's "master" mean?? So many things made Hua Zheng curious, silently watching the spotted female walking ahead.

She really is different from all the females he has met—

Before leaving, Lin Manzhi bought three Spirit Core repair agents from Su Li, then said farewell.

He didn't expect that in Kuangsha City, the spirit repair medicine cost fifty thousand per dose, requiring two hundred fifty thousand per dose.

The newly received money was sent back, 750,000 Beast Coins, and Su Li's attitude toward Lin Manzhi improved a bit, since the material cost of the spirit repair medicine is only a few thousand.

Because of obtaining this special medicinal plant lettuce, Su Li personally escorted Lin Manzhi out of the room, immediately ordering someone to carry the lettuce to her courtyard.

Having earned the first big sum, Lin Manzhi felt good, tied the leather bag containing three small boxes to her belt, and covertly, very cautiously slipped the spirit repair medicine silently into that empty slot in the warehouse.

After storing them, she walked out with Mo Lie and Hua Zheng, recalling that the warehouse still had over a hundred Sand-tail Grass Stalks; after digging for dozens of days, she was curious about the function of this herb.

She pulled one out from the space, took it from under her cloak, placed it before Su Li, and shyly said, "By the way, I happened to dig this up on the road, didn't know it was a medicinal plant; will you buy it?"

Su Li glanced at the Sand-tail Grass Stalk in Lin Manzhi's hand, uninterested, looked away and said, "This kind of medicinal plant increases a female's pregnancy chance during estrus; Luo Lai Caravan just delivered a large batch, eighty Beast Coins per stalk. If you sell it, I'll give you that price."

Wow… truly worthy of a shrewd caravan, this turned the profit threefold!

Lin Manzhi smiled, "I only have one here; I'll dig more on the way back, and next time we come, we'll give you all together."

Su Li gave a perfunctory nod.

She watched the three figures disappear behind the sheer curtains, her smile fading, and waved to the male beast guard kneeling under the column's veil.

Su Li ordered, "Li Yi, you take people and quietly follow her, see which part of Kuangsha City she now lives in, and find out who the 'master' behind her is."

The bronze‑colored sturdy guard bowed respectfully, "Yes."

On the other side.

Walking toward the column leading to the main hall, Lin Manzhi looked up at the draped archway, and her gaze unintentionally lingered.

From the archway stepped a somewhat familiar pretty girl, white linen wrapped around her, a golden belt at her waist outlining her graceful figure, with red agate ornaments on her wrists and neck.

Her gaze rose to the girl's face: black long hair, heavy black eyeliner lifting the outer corners, brown eyes, the black eyes appeared slightly round.

It was Lin Ling, the poisonous older sister she saw in Ansen City?

Two tall, flattering male beasts followed Lin Ling; she didn't even notice the three gray figures ahead, walking forward with noble bearing.

They brushed past.

Lin Manzhi turned her head, thoughtfully watching Lin Ling's silhouette.

How is she here?

According to the original book… wait, the plot was already altered wildly by her arrival, meaning she now lacks any prophetic advantage.

Mo Lie's deep blue eyes narrowed slightly, a cold glint flashing as he scanned Lin Ling's back.

Under his gaze, the two male beasts beside Lin Ling seemed to sense danger and instantly turned their heads cautiously.

They saw nothing; even the chill that ran down their spines earlier was gone, perhaps a brief over‑sensitivity from their nerves.

The two turned back, continuing to focus on the female Lin Ling.

The two walked in opposite directions, their figures quickly vanishing from each other's sight.

Lin Manzhi, distracted by the sudden encounter with Lin Ling, was a bit absent‑minded.

Mo Lie walked quietly beside her, his deep blue eyes revealing nothing as usual.

Hua Zheng, walking beside, recalling the sharp expression his master flashed earlier, after exiting Wu Hall into the bustling street, lowered his voice and asked:

"Was there anything wrong with that woman just now? Should we investigate her?"