Chapter 20

Shopkeeper Meng looked at him and saw that his expression was a bit nervous besides anticipation. He couldn’t help but become cautious. He carefully opened the package and squinted to look inside.

It was as big as a bowl mouth, dark red in color, looking like a mushroom or a ganoderma. Its shape was really not bad, and it had quite the style of a natural treasure.

“Cough… cough cough…” Shopkeeper Meng couldn’t help but cough a few times.

Yang Kai looked at him nervously and asked softly, “What is this thing？”

Shopkeeper Meng looked at him with a strange expression, didn’t answer, but instead asked, “Where did you… find it？”

“In a cave. There was also a first-level demonic beast guarding it. As a result, I killed it and picked this out.”

Shopkeeper Meng’s heart skipped a beat. “You encountered a beast？ Didn’t I tell you not to go deep？”

“I didn’t go deep. I don’t know how it was on the periphery of Black Wind Mountain.” Yang Kai felt a bit wronged.

Shopkeeper Meng sighed. He thought that this kid ended up like this probably because he fought with that beast. With his strength to deal with a beast, even if it was only a first-level one, it was definitely not that easy.

Poor thing. At such a young age, he worked so hard in Black Wind Mountain for three days and only earned a mere sixteen points of contribution. Then he fought a first-level beast and narrowly escaped death. If he knew what this thing was, this thing… No, no, this is too hurtful.

Forget it. It’s rare for this old man to do a good deed. Consider it accumulating virtue.

Seeing that Shopkeeper Meng had a solemn expression and still didn’t answer, Yang Kai couldn’t help but feel a little anxious. Just as he was about to ask again, Shopkeeper Meng took a sip of tea, smacked his lips, and squeezed out a smile and said, “You’re lucky!”

Hearing this answer, Yang Kai’s raised heart suddenly let go. He was really worried that this thing was worthless, then it would be a big joke.

Youdaoplaceholder0 Meng, what exactly is this? How many contributions is it worth? Yang Kai rubbed his hands together, extremely expectant.

“Well… this thing, it’s called Blood Ganoderma！ It’s a rare medicinal herb, it’s of the ordinary…” Before Shopkeeper Meng could finish speaking, seeing the disappointment on Yang Kai’s face, he quickly changed his words： “No no no, it’s of the lower grade of the Earth Rank, um, it’s the lower grade of the Earth Rank！ That’s right！”

The tone was so firm that Shopkeeper Meng almost believed it himself.

“The lower grade of the Earth Rank？” Yang Kai was pleasantly surprised. “Shopkeeper Meng, you didn’t make a mistake, did you？”

Shopkeeper Meng put on a stern face： “Nonsense, in my life, I have seen countless women… cough cough, countless medicinal herbs, and have developed a pair of piercing eyes. How could I make a mistake？”

“Then how much contribution can it be exchanged for？” Yang Kai was only interested in this.

“Let’s count it as twenty points.”

“So little.” Yang Kai was a little disappointed. Originally, he thought that since this thing could be ranked as the lower grade, it should be at least dozens of points of contribution.

“It’s not little, kid.” Shopkeeper Meng thought that this was given for free and couldn’t give you too much. However, verbally, he found a reason and said： “Although the Blood Ganoderma you found is indeed of the lower grade of the Earth Rank, but the size is small and the age is not high, so it’s only worth twenty points.”

“Oh.” Yang Kai didn’t refute and said readily： “Then twenty points it is.”

Shopkeeper Meng nodded and recorded it in the ledger again.

This time when entering the mountain, apart from the Three-Leaf Residual Soul Flower and the Absolute Death Dry Wood Herb that he needed himself, he had a total harvest of thirty-six points of contribution. Adding the ones he had saved before, he already had forty-eight points of contribution. Yang Kai suddenly felt that he was a bit rich and powerful.

Although going into the mountains to gather herbs to exchange for contribution points is possible, it also delays cultivation time quite a bit, and it also depends on luck. It feels a bit like putting the cart before the horse. Although excited, Yang Kai still decided that in the future, unless it is a last resort, he should not do this anymore.

The purpose of accumulating contributions is to cultivate. Yang Kai can still distinguish the primary and secondary relationships between the two and has not been carried away by this harvest.

He now has quite a few Three-leaf Soul-remaining Flowers. He picked thirty or forty plants at once in that cave at the end. However, the number of Absolute-land Withered-wood Grasses is very small, only five or six plants. If he really wants to use them for cultivation, I’m afraid it’s a bit insufficient. He still has to exchange some from the Contribution Hall. It’s better to be prepared.

With a decision made, Yang Kai said, “Shopkeeper Meng, give me ten Absolute-land Withered-wood Grasses.”

Old Meng looked at him. Although he wasfeel uncertain why he wanted this, he didn’t ask too much. He just looked at him leisurely and said, “Ten ordinary-grade lower-rank herbs, ten contribution points. Are you sure you need them？”

Yang Kai frowned and said suspiciously, “That’s not right. Didn’t you just say that two herbs are exchanged for one contribution point？”

“The purchase price is the purchase price, and the selling price is the selling price. They are not the same.” Shopkeeper Meng smiled very brightly, and a strong smell of a unscrupulous businessman.

Yang Kai was angry and pointed at Old Meng’s nose and said, “You are completely buying low and selling high. It’s too shameful. Did you feed your conscience to the dog?

Old Meng waved his hand and said, “This isn’t me buying low and selling high. This is the price set by the sect. It has nothing to do with me. All the goods in the Contribution Hall are clearly marked with prices, and there is no cheating of children or the elderly. I’m just in charge of watching the place. Otherwise, how do you think the sect can support you three thousand disciples？”

Yang Kai was stunned. Thinking about it, it was true. Even in business, they paid attention to making money. For such a large Lingxiao Pavilion, without some means, how could the three thousand disciples survive? Although this did have the suspicion of making a price difference, no one was forcing you to buy or sell.

“Then do you still want the Extreme Earth Deadwood Grass？” Seeing Yang Kai’s face full of pain, Shopkeeper Meng’s mood suddenly improved.

“Yes.” Yang Kai gritted his teeth. Sooner or later, it would be used. Since he didn’t want to go into the mountains to pick herbs, he could only buy them here.

Shopkeeper Meng turned around and went to the back hall. Not long after, he brought ten stalks of Extreme Earth Deadwood Grass. Yang Kai counted them, and Shopkeeper Meng recorded the account.

“Hmph！” Suffering a dull loss, Yang Kai was a bit unhappy and left with the herbs in a huff.

“Come often when you have time.” Shopkeeper Meng warmly greeted from behind.

Come often to let you rip me off. Yang Kai finally knew how the nickname of Dream Skinner came about.

Taking three steps at a time, Yang Kai rushed out in a hurry. When he reached the door, a figure flashed in from the outside and almost collided with Yang Kai head-on.

Both of their reactions were quite swift. Yang Kai suddenly stopped in his tracks, and the other person also halted. Instead, a refreshing and pleasant fragrance blew towards him.

Looking up, Yang Kai saw a pair of eyes as bright as the moon staring at him, but he couldn’t see the face clearly because this person was actually wearing a veil.

This was a woman. Although he couldn’t see her true features, judging from the color of her skin, she should be quite young, probably his senior sister.

Yang Kai nodded at her, expressing a bit of apology, and then stepped aside half a body, meaning to let her in first.

Who knew that after being stunned for a moment, the other person’s ears suddenly turned red, and the gaze looking at him became evasive.

Seeing this appearance, Yang Kai thought in his heart that this senior sister was quite shy. He quickly averted his gaze to avoid being rude to her.

Xia Ning gown was extremely embarrassed.

She simply didn’t expect to meet Yang Kai at the entrance of the Contribution Hall. As soon as she saw this person’s face, Xia Ning shang thought of her own…

And also thought of his…

In an instant, Xia Ning’s face turned red and her ears felt hot. She rushed into the room in a hurry and didn’t dare to raise her head at all.

Yang Kai found it a bit funny. There were not many women as timid as this. There were also many female disciples in Ling Xiao Pavilion, but martial artists were generally more open-minded. How could they be like her? Just being looked at by him once made her blush. No wonder she was wearing a veil.

This senior sister is rather cute. But why do I feel that the fragrance on her is somewhat familiar, as if I have smelled it somewhere before？

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