“Kid, I don’t even want to waste the energy scolding you,” Old Lei wasn’t as good-humored as Wun Fan. He was a little annoyed when he said, “If I gave you cotton, needle and thread that only cost three copper coins in total, how much would you be able to sell them for? And if you sew those things into a robe, how much would you be able to sell it for?”
Wun Fan wasn’t actually an idiot. He was very smart and understood what Old Lei meant.
Without an alchemist to turn the herbs into pills, even the best herbs in the world would be useless. The herbs by themselves might only be worth a hundred silver coins, but once they were synthesized into pills, they could easily sell for twenty or thirty gold coins. The amount of profit earned through this process was unimaginable for the average person.
That was why merchants would still be able to make a killing even if they were to provide all the raw ingredients and take a small share of the sales. Of course, Old Lei also understood that Wun Fan was not stupid. Wun Fan was like a lantern made out of thin paper; it was easy to get through to him, but he still needed someone to light that first spark.
“Moreover, alchemists exhaust their mental energy and soul energy when they concoct pills. Any slight mishap might result in injuries. When creating high-Grade pills, there is even a chance of causing heavenly tribulation. An alchemist would have to prepare for that possibility. If things go wrong, they might even lose their lives. So tell me, is a sixty-percent share outrageous?”
“Ah…you are right, Old Lei. I guess I’m still green behind the ears,” Wun Fan laughed awkwardly as he replied. He still felt like he was staring through mist when it came to all things relating to martial training, alchemy, and the politics of this world. He understood very little. He still had a lot to learn.
Chan Chi Yuet’s brows were scrunched together into a heavy expression when she explained her life’s story. Wun Fan couldn’t help but become interested in her background. That said, interest was interest and money was money. You couldn’t eat interest for a meal. Even blood brothers would keep clear accounts of their own money. It was only natural that he would have to properly lay down the rule for the profit-sharing.
This was especially the case after he had heard what Old Lei’s usual rates were. He couldn’t sell Old Lei short.
Wun Fan stopped teasing Chan Chi Yuet when she saw how emotional she seemed to be about this whole affair. With a serious expression on his face, he told her about the plan that he had discussed carefully with Old Lei, “Little girl, why don’t I tell you what I want? One month, six Grade Six pills. Thousand Relics Auctions must prepare the recipe and at least three portions of herbs for each pill. I will come for the ingredients on the first of every month and give you the goods ten days later. We will take forty-five percent of the sales, always in cash. However, Thousand Relics Auctions will provide us with any other materials we want and we will not pay for them!”
“These are my terms. If you accept, then we have a deal; if not, then we are done. Don’t bring up something as unreasonable as a twenty-five percent share again,” Wun Fan was also hedging on the fact that Chan Chi Yuet had no other alchemists to turn to. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have begged him to work with her so humbly. She was the head of the Hundred Treasures Hall, after all. She had her own dignity to uphold.
Wun Fan used what Old Lei had told him as a baseline reference to present his terms to Chan Chi Yuet. What he didn’t expect was for Chan Chi Yuet’s frown to vanish without a trace. She stood up and reached out her jade-white hand, smiling sweetly as she said, “Pleasure doing business with you.”
Wun Fan was stunned to see this. For a moment, he couldn’t respond at all.
Shit, did I lose out on this deal? I feel like I’ve been scammed, Wun Fan scolded himself for being stupid. Seeing how happy Chan Chi Yuet was with this deal, it was obvious that his offer was well within her expectations.
Yet another talent whose acting career has been waylaid in favor of being a merchant.
Wun Fan grabbed Chan Chi Yuet’s hand, but he was secretly cursing in his own mind. Indeed, there were no merchants who were not sly. She looked like so pitiful just one moment earlier! This woman was not simple at all. Wun Fan reminded himself to be more cautious. He would have to be much more careful when he made any more dealings with this woman in the future. Otherwise, he might still be counting coins for even after she had already sold him out.
The two of them shook on the deal. Who would have known that the most shocking auction of Green Sea Town came about under such circumstances.
“This is the first time I have made such close contact with Young Master Wun. I truly have no idea how people ever dared to claim that Young Master Wun is useless,” Chan Chi Yuet laughed. She was very satisfied with Wun Fan’s performance. He was not like an eleven-year-old boy at all. To the contrary, he seemed like a veteran at negotiations and communication.
“Well, this young master would prefer if we had closer contact, ideally with negative distance between us, heheh,” Wun Fan said lecherously, hinting at something indecent.
“Negative distance?” Chan Chi Yuet didn’t understand. She handed over the wooden box to Wun Fan and brought him back to the Hundred Treasures Hall’ main hall.
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Wun Fan, Chan Chi Yuet and Siu Ji walked back to the hall, only to find Wun Siu Lan and Wun Tung with worry all over their faces. It seemed like every second of waiting for him was torture.
It was natural why Wun Siu Lan would feel this way. She was always worried about Wun Fan’s wellbeing. She didn’t even mind that much if someone offended her, but if someone offended Wun Fan, she would be the first one to jump out and challenge the culprit. Wun Tung, on the other hand, was more of a mystery to Wun Fan. He had only just been acquainted with Wun Tung and their first interaction had a little bit of hostility to it. Why did he care so much about him all of a sudden?
Of course, Wun Fan didn’t know that him helping solve one of Wun Tung’s biggest questions had changed his impression in the eye of the older man. Wun Fan wasn’t just a bastard in his eyes any more. In fact, Wun Tung even thought Wun Fan looked a little handsome when he looked carefully at his face.
Wun Tung wanted nothing more but to ask Wun Fan more questions regarding business planning.
“Are you alright, Fan?” Wun Siu Lan was very worried. She looked Wun Fan up and down for anything wrong with him. The warmth of her words melted Wun Fan’s heart in an instance. She didn’t even care about the wooden box in Wun Fan’s hands. The only thing in her eyes was Wun Fan alone.
“Of course I’m fine,” Wun Fan rubbed Wun Siu Lan’s head lightly without thinking. The ease of his actions and the natural chemistry between the two of them actually made Chan Chi Yuet a little uncomfortable. She was a smart and intelligent woman who was thoughtful and observant. She looked Wun Siu Lan over and came up with an idea.
Heh, this was going to be fun.
Chan Chi Yuet spoke up in a gentle voice, “Don’t worry, little Siu Lan, I had a very pleasurable conversation with Young Master Fan and we both enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. I cannot think him enough for giving me such an extraordinary experience today.”
She spoke to Siu Lan intimately, as if she was her sister. However, the whole thing seemed a little off to Wun Fan’s ears.
“Young Master Fan, I will be waiting for you. Let’s have another…talk the next time you come back,” Chan Chi Yuet suddenly blushed shyly like a doe. She didn’t dare look directly into Wun Fan’s eyes and her fingers twirled around her silk dress while she spoke. Wun Siu Lan looked on dumbfoundedly.
Chan Chi Yuet then bent down beside Wun Fan’s ear in front of Wun Siu Lan and whispered, “Congratulations, you’re gonna have a lot of explaining to do tonight.”
She then graciously stepped back, but winked cutely as she said, “Remember to keep our secret. I’m going to be angry if I find out you broke your promise.”
“Motherfucker! This girl…” Wun Fan shouted loudly and stared at Chan Chi Yuet angrily. He felt a headache coming on. He could already clearly feel Wun Siu Lan’s murderous gaze shooting at him from his right. The soft meat in between his ribs twitched out of nowhere. He had a feeling he would die a glorious death tonight.
To think he had been teased by an eighteen-year-old girl and had managed to incite the envy of a certain girl.
“Wun Fan, if you don’t give me a good explanation today, you can expect to die by midnight, or my surname is not Wun,” Wun Siu Lan narrowed her eyes, leaned by Wun Fan’s ear and whispered. Her tone was surprisingly calm.
However, women tend to be at their most calm when they are actually at their least calm.
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It was almost six o’clock now. Wun Fan and Wun Siu Lan returned to the Wun Clan with both hands empty. All the things they bought had been stored in Wun Siu Lan’s storage ring. It was a leisurely walk home.
Wun Fan endured the pain coming from his waist as he rubbed it back and forth. Even punching the old oak trees and giant boulders didn’t hurt as much as being pinched like this.
“Siu Lan.”
“Mm?”
“How big is your storage ring?”
“It’s actually just about five cubic meters in size.”
“Then why did you make me carry things for you on the second day of New Year’s?”
“Because I wanted to. Why? You have an opinion on that?”
“Nope. Just asking.”
“Hmph.”
As for why Chan Chi Yuet would just give him the herbs like that? Wun Fan lied and said she was doing him a favour, so that they might look out for each other in the future. However, Wun Siu Lan didn’t pry into what Wun Fan wanted those herbs for. She knew that she couldn’t push too far and pry into all of Wun Fan’s secrets, or she would risk being disliked by him.
If men want to tell you something, they will force you to listen to them even if you don’t want to know.
The guards bowed at the two of them when they walked past the gates. However, when they entered the gates, they realized something was a little strange. It was already the fifth day of the New Year’s already. Why were there still so many disciples and older members stationed in the mansion? The even stranger thing was how many Enforcer’s Hall disciples there were near the arena. They stood in formation and kept everyone away from them.
Wun Fan saw the third elder standing by with a solemn expression on his face. He wasn’t a busybody, but even he couldn’t help but be curious about the situation. He wanted to walk over and ask.
“Fan, I think a Martial Mortal is about to awaken their martial soul,” Wun Siu Lan was faster to react. She tugged on Wun Fan’s clothes and motioned for him to go over and watch with her. Wun Siu Lan had the experience of awakening her martial soul, after all. She was more than familiar with this occasion.
“Awaken their martial soul?” Wun Fan nodded. He was familiar with this concept as well. He had finally cast off the shackles of sixth-level Martial Disciple. He was no longer the cripple of the Wun Clan. It was only a matter of time until he himself reached Martial Mortal realm.320Please respect copyright.PENANA2pAzwC0jn5