Chapter 72: Trading Pills

"Oh? An old acquaintance! Who is this?"

"He says his name is Han Geng!"

"Han Geng!"

Chu Feng raised an eyebrow; how did this guy have time to come find him?

"Who is Han Geng?"

Several Colonels leaned over to ask.

"He is a good friend I met when I was in Yizhou."

Chu Feng offered an explanation, then turned his head to look at the messenger, "Take me to see him!"

"Yes, General!"

Chu Feng immediately followed the soldier toward the camp gate.

Before long.

A young man dressed in black appeared within Chu Feng's line of sight.

Besides him.

There was also a young man wearing a Daoist robe by his side.

The Daoist-robed youth looked to be about twenty-two or twenty-three years old.

His aura was composed and obscure, showing nothing on the surface.

Although he appeared calm, he contained the power of surging waves.

"Could this person be from some Daoist sect?"

Chu Feng thought to himself.

He had never come into contact with people from the Daoist path, nor was he clear on the specific cultivation realms of the Daoist path.

In any case, the strength of this Dao Sect youth was definitely not weaker than Han Geng's.

"Brother Chu!"

"Long time no see, Brother Han!"

"Indeed! It has been two full months since we parted in Yizhou."

Han Geng continued, "I had intended to come meet you at the start of the year, but I was tied up with official business and truly could not get away."

"Haha, you are too polite; it is all for the sake of peace in the region!"

Chu Feng laughed heartily and turned to look at the Daoist-robed youth, "Brother Han, who is this brother?"

"Oh, let me introduce him to you."

Han Geng continued, "This is a good friend of mine from the Dao Sect whom I met three years ago; his name is Meng Gu, and he comes from the Heaven Sect of the Dao Sect."

"Oh? The Heaven Sect!"

Chu Feng raised an eyebrow, "Could it be the Heaven Sect, the number one Dao Sect under heaven!"

Han Geng: "Hehe, exactly!"

Meng Gu performed a Daoist salute toward Chu Feng: "This humble Daoist, Meng Gu, greets General Chu."

Chu Feng returned the salute: "Daoist Master Meng, welcome to this small county as a guest."

"I have long heard of General Chu's great reputation; you twice penetrated deep into the Xiongnu heartland, fought and killed countless Xiongnu powerhouses, and with two thousand cavalrymen, you routed a force of thirty thousand Turkic troops, saving Anwu County from fire and water. This humble Daoist admires you!"

"Daoist Master, you are too kind!"

Chu Feng said modestly, then continued, "This is not a place for conversation; two brothers, please come to my humble abode for a seat."

"Please!"

"Please!"

The reception hall.

The attendant served tea and then left the scene.

"Brother Han, is there any progress on that fox demon?"

"Sigh, don't mention it!"

Han Geng sighed and took a sip of tea, "Ever since that great battle with the fox demon in Yizhou, she has disappeared. Two powerhouses at the Grandmaster Consummation could not keep her!"

"Oh? It seems this fox demon is quite capable to have escaped from the hands of two Grandmaster powerhouses."

"Indeed! It is mainly because the Holy Moon Pearl, the supreme treasure of the fox clan in her hands, is too powerful. When she activated it once back then, it severely wounded Lord Chen Huailin of my Demon Slayer Division."

Mentioning this matter made Han Geng feel flustered.

The strike Ziran unleashed nearly cost Chen Huailin his life.

If not for Chen Huailin having a solid foundation and wearing defensive inner armor, he likely would have perished.

"Brother Chu, how is the situation on your end?"

"It is also not optimistic."

Chu Feng spoke the truth, "After the start of spring, the Turkic people will certainly invade Anwu County again. Most of the soldiers in my hands are ordinary people and simply cannot form combat effectiveness in a short period of time."

"That is true; if there were Pills..."

Han Geng glanced at Meng Gu beside him, "I imagine the soldiers under your command would surely be able to form combat effectiveness in a short time."

"I know that, of course!"

Chu Feng spread his hands, "But unfortunately, we don't have any on hand!"

"Hehe, to tell you the truth, I came here this time to solve this urgent need for Brother Chu!"

"Oh?" Chu Feng was suddenly startled.

"Brother Meng, it is your turn now!"

Chu Feng immediately turned his head to look at Meng Gu.

Meng Gu smiled slightly and said, "Brother Chu, Life-Day and Spirit-Beauty are your creations, right?"

"That's right!"

Chu Feng nodded, "Could it be that Brother Meng has also tasted these two types of wine?"

"Haha, naturally!"

Meng Gu explained, "Some time ago, while I was traveling in the Capital, I happened to run into a group of merchants selling this wine."

"I was quite lucky and managed to snatch two jars; after drinking them, I could never forget that taste."

He recalled the taste of the two fine wines.

Meng Gu's face was filled with longing.

"This wine is only found in heaven; it is rare to hear of it in the human world!"

"I spent some effort to find out that this wine came from Anwu County, so I immediately set off to buy some. It just so happened that Brother Han was also coming to Anwu County to visit an old friend, so the two of us came together."

"Oh, if you wanted wine, you should have said so earlier!"

Chu Feng slapped his thigh hard, "Someone, bring Life-Day and Spirit-Beauty over to entertain our guests."

Before long.

Several jars of Life-Day and Spirit-Beauty were placed in the reception hall.

"It's rare for you two to visit today; today I will drink to my heart's content with you both!"

"In that case, many thanks!"

"No need for formalities, we are all brothers!"

Chu Feng immediately opened a jar of Life-Day for Han Geng and Meng Gu.

These two had appeared at the perfect time, just in time to solve the trouble he was currently facing.

"Mmm, good wine! It truly lives up to its reputation as the Life-Day and Spirit-Beauty famous in the Capital!"

Han Geng gave a thumbs up.

Then he took a large gulp.

Fiery, spicy, stimulating, refreshing!

This was the first time he had drunk such satisfying fine wine.

"Oh my, my treasure, I've finally found you!"

Meng Gu hugged the wine jar in his arms, pressing his face against it and rubbing it repeatedly.

The attraction the wine held for him was undoubtedly like that of a lecher seeing a beautiful woman.

After some heavy drinking, Meng Gu said, "Brother Chu, I want to make a deal with you."

"Oh? What kind of deal?"

"How are you selling this wine? I want it all, whether it's money or Pills, you name the price!"

For an Alchemist of the Dao Sect.

The things they lacked the least were money and Pills.

By selling just a few Pills, they could earn vast amounts of silver.

And the thing that most tempted their appetites was undoubtedly fine wine.

"I've long heard that the Alchemists of the Dao Sect are all filthy rich; today I must really fleece them."

Chu Feng calculated in his heart how to maximize his profits.

Finally, he gave a result, "Brother Meng, since we are brothers, I won't overcharge you: three hundred taels per jar for Life-Day, and two hundred taels per jar for Spirit-Beauty."

"Fine, deal!"

"Huh?"

Damn!

I asked for too little!

Chu Feng did not expect the other party to agree so quickly, without even haggling over the price.

He had truly underestimated the financial power of the Dao Sect.

At this moment, Han Geng quietly poked Chu Feng and gave him a helpless look.

Chu Feng only twitched the corner of his mouth.

At least he hadn't lost anything.

"Brother Chu, how much wine do you have here?"

"Let's go, let's head to the winery together."

"No problem!"

Soon.

The three of them arrived at the winery.

According to the data compiled by the winery.

There were currently three thousand jars of Life-Day.

There were five thousand jars of Spirit-Beauty.

Excluding the two thousand jars of Life-Day and three thousand jars of Spirit-Beauty that needed to be supplied.

He could sell one thousand jars of Life-Day and two thousand jars of Spirit-Beauty to Meng Gu.

That totaled seven hundred thousand taels of silver.

"Brother Meng, it's all been tallied for you; you can settle the payment with Pills!"

"No problem."

"Brother Chu, the sale of Pills in our Heaven Sect is priced according to their grade."

"First Grade Pill, ten taels of silver."

"Second Grade Pill, fifty taels of silver."

"Third Grade Pill, two hundred taels of silver."

"Four-Grade Pill, one thousand taels of silver."

"In total, I will pay Brother Chu fifteen thousand First Grade Pills, three thousand Second Grade Pills, one thousand Third Grade Pills, and two hundred Four-Grade Pills."

Damn, Alchemists really are a bunch of filthy rich bastards!

Hehe!

Anyway, I'm not losing out.

Chu Feng muttered to himself, then immediately made the decision. "No problem, deal!"

"Straightforward!"

Meng Gu immediately took out the Emerald Gourd he carried with him.

He gave it a light shake.

Only a clatter was heard.

The entire reception hall was instantly covered in Pills.

"Great, with these Pills, I can rapidly increase the combat strength of my troops; annihilating the Turkic Wuji Tribe will be just around the corner."

"Brother Chu, you must not underestimate the Turkic people!" Meng Gu suddenly offered a reminder.

"Oh? Why is that?"

"Do you know how General Cheng of Anwu Prefecture died?"

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