Chapter 1216

Pure Yang Zhenren, who called himself 'this poor priest', stroked his half-foot-long beard, looking like a master.

"Medicine and Dao are not separate. I dare not say my medical skills are very high, but I know a thing or two about basic observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking. I have been refining pills for many years, and I can tell at a glance if someone takes pills. Your complexion shows you haven't taken pills, and your blood and Qi are full."

"What should it look like if one takes pills?" Chen Guanlou asked curiously.

"I can't explain it to you specifically; this kind of thing can only be understood and not expressed in words. On the surface, there seems to be no difference, but in reality, it's not the case."

Seeing Pure Yang old priest starting to be mysterious, Chen Guanlou smiled, "Never mind the difference, give me a few Five Elements Pills, and I'll pay you for them."

"You don't need them, why buy them."

"None of your business why. Just say whether you're selling or not." Chen Guanlou had the posture of 'if you don't sell, I'll rob you', acting like a total bandit.

Pure Yang Zhenren blew his beard and stared, "I knew it, you are money-grubbing and want to be a middleman to make a profit."

"Nonsense! I never act as a middleman; you can despise me, but you cannot slander my reputation. I only earn the money I should earn; what middleman, am I that idle? You don't look, as a Heavenly Prison Warden, I have hundreds of taels of silver coming in every minute, I don't covet your middleman profit."

Chen Guanlou firmly denied it; he absolutely cannot bear the reputation of a middleman. It's too ugly!

He guards the small treasury of the Heavenly Prison and has endless money to earn, so there's no need to covet money from the outside. If it weren't for promising Wang Hai and counting on the other party's help, he wouldn't even bother to make this trip.

"Anyway, it's not for you to take, that's right, isn't it."

"You're a pill seller, yet you care about who takes the pills. Isn't that a bit too much?"

Pure Yang Zhenren smiled contemptuously, picked up his teacup, and drank tea slowly, "Little Friend Chen, the Five Elements Pills of Yuquan Palace are in short supply on the market. Once one comes out, people will go crazy grabbing it on the spot. Tell me, can I care this much, can I ask who takes the pills."

Fine!

Seller's market, that's huge!

Chen Guanlou laughed and hurriedly said: "You're right, of course you can ask. But tell me first, do you have any in stock?"

Pure Yang Zhenren smiled, "Guess!"

Chen Guanlou wanted to knock the old priest unconscious.

He silently rolled his eyes, "Just say whether you're selling or not. Don't always keep me hanging. I admit you're right, I don't take pills, I'm helping someone. A friend of mine..."

"Everyone who comes to buy pills says, I have a friend..." Pure Yang Zhenren's ultimate kill!

Hearing this, Chen Guanlou was left speechless for a moment.

After a while, he found his voice again, "I'm different from them, I really have a friend who is showing signs of going into demonic deviation and urgently needs Five Elements Pills to resolve it. If you have stock, sell me two. I'll owe you this favor!

Next time you have a place where you need help, just say it. When you go to the palace to serve, if you are bored, you can come to the Heavenly Prison to find me anytime. My life is very regular, don't worry about not finding me."

"Don't curse me! I don't need to go to the palace recently! His Majesty believes in feng shui, but he doesn't trust my feng shui cultivation, he trusts that bunch from the Imperial Observatory more."

"Compared to you, who is stronger, that bunch from the Imperial Observatory?"

"There are experts in every field, the Imperial Observatory still has masters. But I'm not bad either, it's just that my calculations are a bit slower, but the accuracy is not inferior to the Imperial Observatory." Pure Yang Zhenren was very smug.

Chen Guanlou gave a thumbs up, an all-rounder!

Refining pills, feng shui, medical skills, he knows everything and is proficient in everything! Only his martial arts cultivation is average, with limited talent. This is already amazing enough!

He was full of admiration.

It was obvious that his attitude pleased Pure Yang Zhenren.

It is not easy to gain the admiration of the little thief surnamed Chen.

Once in a good mood, Pure Yang Zhenren became very easy to talk to, "The medicinal herbs needed for the Five Elements Pills are rare, and coupled with the needs of the palace, I haven't had time to refine Five Elements Pills this year."

Chen Guanlou heard this, oh no! Wang Hai is finished!

"However..."

There was a turning point, and Chen Guanlou became happy again.

"I refined a batch of Five Elements Pills at the end of last year, and I kept a few for emergencies. For the sake of our friendship, I'll let you have one, no more."

"Old priest, be generous, two!"

"Don't be greedy!" Pure Yang Zhenren became unhappy again, his mood is like a woman's face, sunny one moment and cloudy the next.

Chen Guanlou argued convincingly, "One is not safe, two can ensure nothing goes wrong. I won't hide it from you, the person asking for medicine this time has some connection with the palace.

Next time you encounter difficulties in the palace, come find me, and I'll help you smooth things over. We can't wait until the last minute to do things, don't you think?

This relationship needs to be maintained in daily life. When others ask for help, since you've promised, you must do it well. Doing it halfway, is that appropriate? The relationship isn't maintained well, and you offend people.

Next time you and I encounter difficulties and need people in the palace to exert effort, we won't even be able to find someone to pass the message, and it will be too late to regret it then.

Furthermore, with your status, besides the Emperor, you are definitely not welcome in the palace. Have those eunuchs ever made things difficult for you? Don't you hope to have a helper in the palace?

The bald donkey next door has already become a royal advisor, aren't you afraid that the bald donkey will put in a bad word before the Emperor and trip up your Yuquan Palace."

Chen Guanlou's words were sincere and truly for the other party's sake.

Pure Yang Zhenren clearly listened. Recalling his encounters in the palace over the past few years, those eunuchs are truly difficult to deal with, being close leads to disrespect, and being distant leads to resentment. Especially his status, naturally excluded. Those eunuchs were afraid that he would be too favored and snatch their right to speak, so they guarded against him strictly, even watching him when he went to the latrine.

This is truly outrageous, a proper insult!

"Does your friend really have a connection with the palace?" He was still a bit indecisive.

"When have I ever lied to you." Chen Guanlou was righteous, "Look at this face of mine, does it look like a liar's?"

Pure Yang Zhenren looked carefully and nodded, yes! It looks like a playboy who specializes in deceiving women's hearts.

Chen Guanlou was quite hit, "I am so sincere, such a credible person, yet you say I am a liar. Old priest, you are too much! Just tell me, have I ever lied to you? Every time you had difficulties, I helped you..."

"Alright, alright, I know you have integrity. I'll give you two, is that enough."

Chen Guanlou changed his face in a second, smiling like a flower, "Old priest, I knew you were righteous! From beginning to end, I firmly believed that there was affection and righteousness between us, and you would never let me down. I really didn't misjudge you!"

Pure Yang Zhenren suddenly regretted it a little.

Forget it, forget it! Since he promised, he can't go back on his word.

He called his apprentice to take two Five Elements Pills and put them in a small porcelain bottle.

"Five thousand taels, thank you!"

What?

Two broken pills actually cost five thousand taels!

Robbery!?

Calling yourself 'this poor priest' all day long, do you have any shame?