"Lin Hao, this is where you are wrong. Lin Wu and Lin Xin are willing to sell, and this pawnshop is willing to buy; it has nothing to do with you... Blocking someone's path to wealth like this is not what a gentleman would do." Lin Yan'er looked at Lin Hao, her expression indifferent.
The relationship between the pawnshop's Qiu'er and Lin Yan'er was still quite good. Seeing Lin Hao blocking someone's path to wealth, Lin Yan'er naturally had to stand up for Qiu'er.
"Lin Xin, Lin Wu, you two are also elite disciples of the outer gate of the Lin family. Why would you listen to an ordinary outer gate disciple today?" Then, Lin Yan'er asked Lin Wu and Lin Xin in return.
Lin Wu turned around, his expression somewhat strange. He stared at Lin Yan'er: "The Ghost-faced Red Lion and the White-bearded Rampaging Ape both belong to Brother Lin Hao... If he says to sell, they will be sold; if he says not to sell, they will not be sold. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Both ferocious beasts belong to Lin Hao?
These few disciples exchanged glances, seemingly somewhat disbelieving.
"Both belong to Lin Hao?" Lin Yan'er didn't believe it at all, sneering.
"Indeed, the White-bearded Rampaging Ape was saved because of Lin Hao. As for the Ghost-faced Red Lion, it indeed belongs to Lin Hao alone... To be honest, we don't have the right to trade it without his permission." Lin Xin also spoke up at this moment.
Seeing that even Lin Xin had admitted it, Lin Yan'er and the woman in white changed their expressions slightly.
"How could they possibly belong to Lin Hao... We just killed one ferocious beast, why should he get two, and the Ghost-faced Red Lion is an elite ferocious beast of the common rank!" Several Lin family disciples found it hard to accept.
Lin Wu and Lin Xin didn't care about that; they just wanted their share of the money.
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"Hehe... Young brother, it was a misunderstanding... Tell me, at what price would you be willing to sell..." The middle-aged shopkeeper, upon learning that the owner was Lin Hao, hurried over.
"Eleven thousand, not a single tael less." Lin Hao replied.
"Eleven thousand?!" The woman in white opened her eyes wide, wanting to say something but ultimately remained silent.
"Young brother, this price is really too high, it's not worth it." The middle-aged manager shook his head repeatedly.
Lin Hao nodded: "If it's not worth it, then forget it. I believe there will be someone willing to trade."
Since he dared to quote this price, it was certainly not baseless. The Red-eyed Black Bear that Lin Yan'er and others hunted was clearly inferior to the White-bearded Rampaging Ape. The fangs and claws of the former were not as good as the latter, and the materials that could be used were also inferior.
Since the 'Red-eyed Black Bear' could be priced at thirty-five thousand taels, the White-bearded Rampaging Ape should be at least forty-five thousand taels of silver.
As for the Ghost-faced Red Lion, the price should be even higher. According to Lin Hao's understanding, it should be worth at least sixty-five thousand taels of silver, totaling exactly eleven thousand taels.
This was Lin Hao's bottom line. If the price was lower, he had no need to trade here.
Seeing Lin Hao about to leave, the middle-aged shopkeeper became anxious: "Young brother, ten thousand taels, how about it!"
"Eleven thousand." Lin Hao didn't even turn his head.
"Fine! Eleven thousand it is!" Seeing that Lin Hao was completely unwilling to negotiate, the middle-aged shopkeeper quickly agreed.
If the Ghost-faced Red Lion and the White-bearded Rampaging Ape were in their hands, they could sell for at least seventeen to eighteen thousand taels.
"These wild beast materials of mine also need ten thousand taels, making it a total of twelve thousand taels." Lin Hao stopped, turning around to say.
"Fine... Young brother, you are truly skilled, I will give you twelve thousand!" The middle-aged shopkeeper was somewhat helpless, knowing that Lin Hao was not an easy person to deal with, and just wanted to complete the transaction quickly.
Lin Wu and Lin Xin were speechless. They originally wanted to sell for nine thousand taels, but Lin Hao had raised it to eleven thousand!
"Hehe, Lin Hao, your luck in the Tianrang Mountains is quite good. You managed to find treasure just by wandering around for a few days." Lin Yan'er smiled coldly, not believing that the two ferocious beasts were killed by Lin Hao. She suspected that the two beasts had fought to the death, and Lin Hao had simply picked up the spoils.
After laughing, Lin Yan'er led her group away.
Lin Bai gave Lin Hao a helpless smile and followed Lin Yan'er.
Receiving the silver, Lin Hao checked it over. Seeing the seals of various money shops, he felt reassured.
"This is forty-five thousand taels of silver, count it." Lin Hao took out a stack of silver bills and handed them to Lin Wu and Lin Xin.
"Haha, Brother Hao, you are truly capable, thank you!" Lin Wu took the silver bills, his face full of joy.
Originally, they thought they would return empty-handed from the Tianrang Mountains, but unexpectedly, the White-bearded Rampaging Ape gave them fifty percent, and the Ghost-faced Red Lion gave them thirty percent. Lin Hao was indeed a trustworthy person.
Even if Lin Hao refused to acknowledge it, Lin Wu and Lin Xin had no choice. After all, the items were in Lin Hao's hands, and they ended up with a considerable amount of silver bills, which was indeed unexpected.
This trip to the Tianrang Mountains, Lin Hao made a net profit of seventy-five thousand taels of silver, which was an excellent result for him.
Leaving the pawnshop, Lin Hao parted ways with Lin Xin and the others, heading quickly to the Alchemy Pavilion.
Inside the Alchemy Pavilion, the fat manager, upon seeing Lin Hao, hurriedly greeted him with a smile. Even Miss Bai Qiu had a high opinion of this person, so the fat manager did not want to be rude.
"Haha, Brother Lin Hao, you have arrived. I will send someone to fetch Miss." The fat manager laughed.
"No need, I am here to redeem the medium-grade spirit stones." Lin Hao waved his hand, taking out fifteen thousand taels of silver and placing them on the counter.
"Brother Lin, Miss said you don't need to repay the silver bills, and the medium-grade spirit stones are yours." The fat manager walked out from behind the counter, taking out the medium-grade spirit stones and handing them to Lin Hao.
"I don't like owing favors. I will repay the debt and clear the account. Thank Miss Bai Qiu for me." Lin Hao put the medium-grade spirit stones in his pocket and did not take back the fifteen thousand taels of silver.
The fat manager did not say much. Miss had given instructions, so it was fine to let Lin Hao do as he pleased.
Now, Lin Hao had exactly sixty thousand taels of silver left, enough to buy some elixirs for body refinement. In the second Earth Gate, using finished elixirs in the third level of the Spirit Body Realm was sufficient, and there was no need to refine them himself.
The prices of the rare herbs and treasures in the Alchemy Pavilion were not cheap. If it were ordinary elixirs, Lin Hao would not even bother, as they would provide minimal benefit and not be very effective.
However, the better ones cost tens of thousands of taels of silver each, making Lin Hao frown. Spending this much money was painful.
"Master Lin, what do you need?" The assistant manager, seeing Lin Hao's gaze on the elixirs, quickly asked.
He knew that Lin Hao was a disciple of a noble family and had a considerable need for elixirs, especially the auxiliary elixirs required in the second Earth Gate, which were numerous.
The disciples of the four major noble families in Liuyun City went out to train every month. After selling the ferocious beasts they hunted, they would use half of the money to buy elixirs from various alchemy shops. Lin Hao was no exception.
Lin Hao's gaze shifted from the elixirs to the fat manager: "A powder that can quickly refine the body."
"Quickly refine...?" The assistant manager was somewhat surprised, not expecting Lin Hao to have such a need. Even half of the body-refining elixirs were quite harmful to the body, and after taking them, the body needed to gradually digest them.
However, the powder was different. It only required a basin of hot water to open the pores of the body, and the powder would be quickly absorbed through the expanded pores, causing significant damage to the body!
The fat manager did not want to speak more, but out of respect for Miss, he could not help but remind Lin Hao: "Master Lin, although the powder is more effective for body refinement than elixirs, the side effects are too great... If used in large quantities, it might harm the foundation of martial arts."
"No problem, use the strongest refining powder." Lin Hao said.
The fat manager was helpless, not knowing what Lin Hao was thinking, but could only comply.
"This is 'Five Bone Poison Refining Powder,' enough for three days. How does Master Lin find it?" The fat manager took out a packet of powder and introduced it.
"Fine." Lin Hao nodded, "How much?"
"Ten thousand taels of silver, Master Lin, take it and use it." The fat manager did not intend to take the money.
Lin Hao took out ten thousand taels of silver and placed it on the counter. He did not believe in receiving favors without reciprocating and did not have the habit of accepting small favors.
Taking the 'Five Bone Poison Refining Powder,' Lin Hao turned and left the Alchemy Pavilion. He first went to a courtyard in the city that the Great Elder had arranged for Yurao.
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"Brother, why did you come?" Yurao was sitting in the courtyard when she heard a knock on the door. Opening the gate, she found it was Lin Hao.
"These past few days have been busy, so I haven't come to see you. Take this silver for now." Lin Hao smiled slightly, handing Yurao twenty thousand silver bills.
Yurao took the silver bills and was immediately surprised: "Where did you get so much silver..."
Twenty thousand silver bills, if placed in a branch, would be a considerable sum. Branch disciples received only two or three taels of silver as monthly salary.
"These past two days, I had a good harvest in the Tianrang Mountains." Lin Hao explained.
"Brother, keep the silver... I want to go back to Canglang County..." Yurao's expression was somewhat melancholy.
Canglang County was outside the Hundred Refinement Mountains, a thousand miles away from Liuyun City, and was the location of the branch where Lin Hao's father was from. Yurao and Lin Hao had grown up in Canglang County.
Lin Hao pondered for a moment. He had not been back to Canglang County for a long time. Since Yurao wanted to go back, he would take her there when he had some free time, leaving her with his father, which would give him peace of mind.
"Fine, I will take you back to Canglang County in a few days. Take these twenty thousand silver bills to buy some elixirs; don't waste your good talent." Lin Hao pinched Yurao's white jade-like cheek and smiled gently.
"I still like array formations; I have never had a feeling for martial arts." Yurao stuck out her tongue.
Lin Hao was helpless. The path of array formations was even harder than martial arts, but since Yurao liked it, he would not stop her. Let her do as she pleased.
Yurao's life in Liuyun City was quite good with the care of the Lin family. Now, with this additional sum of silver, it would be enough for her to use.
After giving Yurao a few more instructions, Lin Hao left the courtyard and returned to the Lin family.
Lin family Bamboo Garden.
Lin Hao found a tall wooden tub, poured the 'Five Bone Poison Refining Powder' into it, and added a large amount of hot water.
Then, he entered the tub, quickly absorbing the effects of the 'Five Bone Poison Refining Powder.'
This body-refining powder was very potent, and Lin Hao felt as if every part of his body was being pricked by needles. Even he, a martial artist, might not be able to endure it if it were someone else.
After several hours, Lin Hao had completely absorbed the 'Five Bone Poison Refining Powder.'
Stepping out of the tub, the water was pitch black, like ink, mixed with substances invisible to the naked eye, including the waste fluids from Lin Hao's body and the toxins left by the 'Five Bone Poison Refining Powder.'
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