Chapter 16

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Chapter 16: A Huge Fortune

A woman dressed in tight-fitting clothes spoke up, with a sword at her waist and her hair tied in a ponytail, giving her a somewhat heroic appearance.

Yi Qianmo glanced at her; from the side, she was also a beauty.

However, the woman did not look at him. Instead, she crouched down and reached for the spiritual herb that Yi Qianmo wanted.

But her speed was clearly not as fast as Yi Qianmo’s. Just before she could grab it, Yi Qianmo had already caught the spiritual herb in his hand.

The woman, realizing she had missed, turned back with a hint of anger in her expression and coldly said, "Are you deaf? I said I want that herb!"

"Everything should follow the order of arrival. I spotted that herb first and spoke up first as well."

Yi Qianmo replied, "If you want it, you need to ask me if I agree."

Beside him, Yi Lingyu tugged at her brother’s sleeve, signaling him to notice the guards behind the woman, all dressed in black with swords at their waists, all currently gripping their sword hilts.

From their breath, they all seemed to be skilled, but Yi Qianmo did not care.

"What a joke!"

The woman gave him a cold glance and said, "You haven’t paid, so it’s not yours."

Yi Qianmo ignored her and directly asked the herbalist, "How much do you sell this medicine for?"

When the woman heard this, she quickly spoke up, "Whatever he offers, I will pay double."

The herbalist looked troubled; he didn’t expect to face such a situation right after arriving. Both sides looked fierce, and he, an old man, felt he couldn’t offend either.

Yi Qianmo noticed the worry in his eyes and said, "I will offer one thousand gold!"

"One thousand gold!"

The old man was so scared that he trembled all over; he had never seen even one gold coin, let alone one thousand.

As soon as these words were spoken, people in the Medicine Market were drawn over. A thousand gold to buy a medicinal herb—who’s the young master from that family?

"Isn’t that the young lady from the Yi family? Lei Yuhu came to ask for her hand as a concubine but didn’t expect his brother to chop him down, along with his father, who also fell in the Yi family."

"She is the young lady of the Yi family. Does that mean the boy beside her could very well be… the son-in-law of the Yu family!"

"He actually dares to come out alone. Isn’t he afraid of the two innate members of the Lei family seeking revenge?"

"He has the Yu family standing behind him. His wife is Yu Youwei, someone who has entered the immortal gate. Who would dare to touch him?"

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the Medicine Market changed when Yi Qianmo’s identity was revealed. The crowd gathered, whispering among themselves, but their eyes were filled with awe.

After all, this is someone who, at a later stage, killed an innate being. The Great Yi Sword Technique of the Yi family is now making waves throughout Green Cloud City.

The woman beside him frowned slightly at this price, and the surrounding discussions added to her interest in Yi Qianmo.

"Are you the alchemical furnace of Yu Youwei?"

The woman looked him up and down and said, "It seems the rumors are very wrong. The Yu family said you became useless, but you have understood the sword technique and even killed an innate expert."

The crowd was also curious. The news from the Yu family said Yi Qianmo became useless, but now it was clear that this was obviously fake news from the Yu family. Some even believed that the Yi family would rise, while the Huang family and Lei family would be suppressed by the Yu family.

"Are you here to buy medicine or to gather information?"

Yi Qianmo frowned and said, "Did you not just say double? If you can offer two thousand gold, I will give you this herb right now. If you can’t afford it, then I won’t be polite."

"Who said I can’t afford it?"

The woman coldly said to the old man, "Sir, I didn’t bring that much money with me. If you trust me, I can give you a written promise, and you can just…"

Before he could finish, Yi Qianmo interrupted, "Sir, I also didn’t bring that much money, but you can come with me to the Yi family’s treasury to collect that one thousand gold right now."

The old man was originally in a difficult position, but after hearing the discussions around him and Yi Qianmo’s guarantee, he made a decision and said, "Miss, I apologize, but I am just a herbalist, and this herb was first asked for by Young Master Yi, so…"

The woman’s face changed, and she shot Yi Qianmo a fierce glare before turning to leave.

"Wait a moment."

Yi Qianmo suddenly shouted.

The woman stopped in her tracks, turned to glance at him, and said, "What do you want?"

Yi Qianmo held the medicinal herb and walked up to her, saying, "You wanted this, right? I’m giving it to you."

"Hmm!"

The woman looked at him in surprise, then at the spiritual herb, and asked, "Why?"

"I didn’t want to before, but now I do."

Yi Qianmo said calmly, "What if you don’t want it?"

The woman grabbed the spiritual herb with her hand and sneered, "I’ll pay you two thousand gold for it."

"No need."

Yi Qianmo pulled his sister and turned to say, "If I say I’ll take you, then I will."

Saying this, he looked at the old man and said, "Sir, come with me to my home and receive that thousand gold."

Watching their fading figures, the woman stroked her chin and began to ponder.

At that moment, a guard beside her said, "Miss, does he know our identity?"

"Impossible, we are just passing by; he can’t know where we come from," the woman said.

The woman said.

"Why is that? One thousand gold is a huge income for families in Green Cloud City. Can they just give it away so easily?"

The guard said strangely.

"Personality!"

The woman said, "This boy practices the way of the sword and has his own personality, but… he should also know that we are not easy to deal with, and not wanting to back down is why he bought it and then gave it away."

On the way back, Yi Lingyu couldn’t help but ask, "Brother, why did you buy it and then give it to her? Aren’t you supposed to be refining medicine?"

"That woman is hard to deal with."

Yi Qianmo said, "Did you see the several guards behind her?"

Yi Lingyu nodded.

"Three of them are innate, and the other two are also acquired."

Yi Qianmo said.

"Three innate!!!" Yi Lingyu swallowed hard and said, "When did Green Cloud City have so many innate ones? Could it be… she is not…?"

"Smart."

Yi Qianmo said, "She does not belong to Green Cloud City, and her own skills are much higher than those of her guards!"

"Ah!"

Yi Lingyu’s eyes widened, "So you mean she is a fairy!"

"Not exactly, but this woman has a deep background, and we have no need to offend her," Yi Qianmo said.

"But you have already offended her."

Yi Lingyu was a bit speechless, suddenly staring at him and saying, "Brother, you wouldn’t be attracted to her beauty and did that on purpose, would you?"

"You ask for it."

Yi Qianmo raised his hand to give her a playful hit but ended up holding back.

Yi Lingyu stuck out her tongue and said, "That sister really is good-looking; she and sister-in-law both have their own strengths."

"I told you, don’t call that mean woman sister-in-law."

Yi Qianmo’s face suddenly turned cold.