In Ji County, on a long and narrow street, there was a huge crowd.
The peddlers 'cries and bargains mixed together, creating an endless din.
This was one of the four busiest streets in Ji County, and it belonged to the Chen family.
Due to the huge flow of people on this street, many forces rented shops from the Chen family to sell all kinds of things.
Just the taxes and rent that the Chen family collected from this street every year was a considerable amount of income.
Some who could not afford to rent a shop would choose to set up stalls on the streets.
Of course, this was not free. They had to pay a considerable fee to the Chen family.
At the same time, on the streets…
A young man of eleven or twelve years old stopped in front of a small stall.
The owner of the stall was a thin and short old man. When he saw that there seemed to be business coming to his door, he hurriedly greeted him warmly,"Little brother, look at what you want to buy. The price is definitely affordable!”
The young man squatted down. There were many scattered items on the small stall.
There were some broken jade pendants, strange stones, medicinal herbs, and some strange artifacts embroidered on them.
The youth's gaze was fixed on an ordinary herb.
"Boss, how much is this herb?" he asked, pointing at the herb.”
The boss looked in the direction the young man was pointing at. When he saw the herb he was pointing at, he was immediately disappointed.
This was a lalang grass root. It was not a high-grade herb, but it could stop bleeding. However, its medicinal effect was very low.
It might have a good effect on ordinary people, but it was not very effective for cultivators.
Therefore, the price of this White Grass Root was extremely low.
However, even the smallest mosquito was still meat.
The boss still replied,"Little brother, this is White Grass Root. It's very cheap. It's only sold for three copper coins!"”
Joy flashed in the young man's eyes.
He took out three copper coins from his pocket and threw them to the boss."Then I want this White Grass Root."
The boss took the copper coin and picked up the cogongrass from the stall, ready to give it to the young man.
The young man was about to take it.
A hand suddenly appeared and grabbed the boss's hand.
A haughty voice rang out,""You want to buy a Heart Cleansing Grass with just three copper coins? That's too whimsical. Boss, I'll take this for thirty spirit stones!”
When the youth heard this, his expression instantly became incomparably ugly.
He stood up and glared at the person who spoke.
"Do you know what 'first come, first served' means? I've already spent money to buy this thing, so it's mine!"”
Then, he snatched the Heart Cleansing Grass from the stunned owner.
The person who spoke was a young master dressed in a luxurious robe. He looked to be around 14 or 15 years old.
Behind him was an old servant and two guards.
It was obvious that this young master Hua's identity was not simple.
"Yours?"
The young man in the luxurious robe snorted in disdain.
He ignored the young man and looked at the carpet owner.
"Boss, you probably don't know what this Heart Cleansing Grass is, right?”
The boss nodded.
He was only a low-level Houtian third stage cultivator. He did not have much knowledge and only knew some of the most common herbs.
How would he know what the Heart Cleansing Grass was?
However, from the fact that this young man in a luxurious robe had offered 30 spirit stones to buy this so-called Heart Cleansing Grass, it could be seen that this Heart Cleansing Grass was not an ordinary item.
The young man in the luxurious robe was not surprised. He pointed at the Heart Cleansing Grass in the young man's hand.
He slowly said,"Heart Cleansing Grass is a Grade-2 spiritual medicine. It has the effect of calming the mind. If this thing is dried, lit, and placed in a secret room, the fragrance it emits can increase the chances of a cultivator breaking through to a certain realm. This is because if a cultivator fails to break through, there is a high chance that their state of mind is unstable. Boss, do you understand now?”
When the owner heard this, he looked at the Heart Cleansing Grass in the youth's hand. He had not expected that the herb that he had thought was just an ordinary Imperata Grass would actually be a Grade-2 spirit herb!
The difference between the two was huge.
At this moment, he was extremely regretful. He was really blind.
He wished he could poke his eyes blind. Why did this pair of moves not work at the critical moment?
He actually sold a Grade-2 spirit herb for three copper coins. He really suffered a huge loss.
He looked at the regretful stall owner.
"Since you already know how precious this Heart Cleansing Grass is, you won't sell it for three copper coins, will you?" The man in the luxurious robe chuckled."I'll still say the same thing. I'll take it for thirty spirit stones. What do you think, Boss?"”
The boss hesitated.
What did 30 spirit stones mean to him? It was enough for him to spend the rest of his life without doing anything.
However, he had already sold the Heart Cleansing Grass to that youth. If he were to change his mind and sell it to this young master in a luxurious robe now, wouldn't that be too unethical?
However, he did not hesitate for long.
As the old saying goes, people die for wealth, and birds die for food.
Besides, this youth was the one who was being dishonest.
He must have recognized the Heart Cleansing Grass, but he didn't tell him. Instead, he wanted to buy it for three copper coins…
He gritted his teeth and said to the youth in embroidered robes,""Since young master is willing to buy this Heart Cleansing Grass for thirty spirit stones, then I have nothing to be unsatisfied with. Young master, take it.”
The young man in the luxurious robe smiled and gave an old servant a look.
The old servant immediately opened the bag behind him.
He took out thirty spirit stones and handed them to the stall owner.
The stall owner stared at the bag and the pile of spirit stones inside. He couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
There were probably a few hundred spirit stones inside.
"Boss?"
Looking at the stunned boss, the old servant called out unhappily.
The stall owner smiled awkwardly.
After regaining his senses, he stretched out his hands to receive the spirit stone and carefully put it away.
He took out the three copper coins and returned them to the furious youth.
"Brother, I won't sell this Heart Cleansing Grass to you. I'll sell it to that young master. You can take back these three copper coins!"”
The young man clenched his fists so tightly that his veins were popping out.
"Boss, how can you do business like this?" he said angrily. If everyone was like you, wouldn't the business be in chaos?”
He had indeed recognized this Heart Cleansing Grass a long time ago. This was because some time ago, in the clan's school, the lecturer had taught them how to identify some spiritual herbs.
The Heart Cleansing Grass was the most important, and the lecturer repeated it several times.
This was because the Heart Cleansing Grass was extremely similar to the common medicinal herb, Imperata Grass, and it was very easy to confuse them.
The youth remembered it, but he didn't expect it to come in handy today. He recognized the Heart Cleansing Grass at a glance.
Thinking of his father who was about to break through, the youth was pleasantly surprised.
If he could buy this Heart Cleansing Grass for three copper coins, then his father's breakthrough to Houtian eighth stage was basically set in stone!
When the time came, his father would definitely praise him and treat him in a different light.
However, he did not expect that someone would appear out of nowhere.
Hearing the young man's reprimand, the boss was a little embarrassed and angry. He was so indignant that he wanted to refute.
The young man in the luxurious robe waved his hand.
He raised his head proudly and looked at the young man before saying disdainfully,""Little brother, I bought this Heart Cleansing Grass. It's mine now. Hurry up and hand it over!”
The young man gritted his teeth so hard that they were about to be crushed. He did not show any weakness as he looked at the young man in the luxurious robe.
"Impossible?" she said stubbornly.”
The young man in the luxurious robe said coldly,""Don't you dare do this the hard way!”
"You were the one who was unreasonable first!" the young man said coldly.”
The young man in the luxurious robe was getting impatient.
With a wave of his hand, the two guards behind him rushed out and held the youth down.
The young man wanted to break free, but he was only at Houtian second stage. How could he break free from the hands of two guards at Houtian fifth stage?
When the young man in the luxurious robe saw that the youth was restrained, he looked at the youth with contempt.
Then, she walked up to the young man.
He pried open the hand that was tightly holding the Clear Heart Grass one finger at a time and took the Clear Heart Grass from the young man's hand.
He muttered,"You overestimate yourself!"”
After saying that, he was about to turn around and leave.
The youth, who was already extremely furious, spat a mouthful of phlegm on the face of the young master in the luxurious robe.
The young man in the luxurious robe suddenly changed his expression, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.
"You're courting death!"
He kicked the young man's abdomen hard. The young man screamed in pain.
However, the young man in the luxurious robe would not let the matter rest. He angrily punched and kicked the young man!
He beat the young man until he was on his last breath.
The old servant beside him quickly dissuaded him,"Young Master, stop after venting your anger. After all, this is someone else's territory. It's not good to be too ostentatious!”
After venting his anger, the young man in the luxurious robe nodded. He took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the filth on his body.
Then, she threw the handkerchief on the face of the youth whose life and death were unknown.
"You're really lucky. If this was Huaiyang County, I'd exterminate your entire family!"”
He turned his head and said to the old servant beside him,"Let's go back to the inn to rest. How unlucky!”
The group slowly left.
Seeing this, the stall owner, who was afraid of causing trouble, hurriedly packed his things and left the market.
In any case, with these 30 spirit stones, even if he did not do anything, it was enough for him to squander for the rest of his life.
Not long after, a group of patrolling Chen warriors passed by. The leader looked at the youth lying on the ground.
He frowned. That young man seemed familiar.
He walked closer to take a look. Wasn't that Chen Yongjiang's steward's son?
His eyes were burning with rage. Who was so daring to beat up his Chen family to such a state?
This was a provocation to their Chen family.
He quickly picked up the teenager who was lying on the ground and shouted,""Quick, go to the clinic!"
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