C27. The Sixth-Rank herb

The receptionist at the front desk was baffled seeing the Golden Dragon Jade Medallion again. It didn't even pass a week when he suffered for offending a man who was wearing plain clothes like Kai Chen. But he also carried the same medallion with him because of that elder Hu punished the associate harshly.

'Why are every poor-looking people carrying the Golden Dragon Jade Medallion? Is it that simple to carry the Medallion nowadays? Wasn't the Medallion supposed to be rare?' The associate couldn't collect his thoughts together and didn't want to get punished again. He had already learned his lesson.

But the people gathered there didn't even notice the Golden Dragon Jade Medallion. Some of the people there recognize Kai Chen. Not because he was famous or anything but because he was supposed to be killed by Zha Nan during the Prism Phoenix Academy's entrance exam.

It became controversial news in the capital city for some time as it was rare for children weren't supposed to die during the entrance exam.

Zha Nan was the heir of one of the powerhouses in the Azure kingdom. People always find reasons to get close to Zha Nan. Some of them testify that killing Kai Chen was an accident and Zha Nan got away with minimum punishment.

People were confused about how Kai Chen was still alive and kicking. 'He is Kai Chen, right? Didn't he die by master Zha Nan's hand? What is he doing in the capital city?'

Some who didn't recognize him deemed him for looking poor. Throwing dagger at him and belittling him for entering the esteemed Medicine Palace. 'This brat doesn't know how high the sky is?'

As for the person in question, Kai Chen, he paid no heed to these silly glances and was even less inclined to engage with these people. They were all nothing but mere ants in his eyes.

He had important matters to deal with at the Medicine Palace.

There were no more days left to idle around, he had to enter the Chain Ho mansion and start the Chain Xudan's treatment.

He'd have to make some preparations beforehand no matter what. It wouldn't be a very seemly thing to walk in empty-handed, and he'd be hard pressed to explain himself.

Kai Chen had already sketched out a rough plan for dealing with the Chain Xudan's problem, and he had come today to set some things in motion.

The attitude of the associates at the Medicine Palace had obviously been rectified after the events of yesterday.

It was apparent that some internal restructuring had happened.

Kai Chen placed a list on the counter. "Hello, I'd like the ingredients on this list."

The associate took the list and nodded, but frowned slightly when he reached the last ingredient on the list. "A sixth rank Hostas herb? Sir… are you sure you want this ingredient?"

"Just prepare the ingredients according to the list." Kai Chen said with a smile but the aura around was heavy.

"But this ingredient…" The associate hesitated.

"What? Is it too high level? You don't have it here? Sigh! Then swap it out for a Blue Misty Grass."

It was as if the associate had been hit with a bolt of lightning that burned his insides and skin. He barely managed to squeeze out a smiling face. "Sir, the Blue Misty grass has Yin energy in it and is extremely lethal for cultivators. The Hall doesn't carry it.

And As for the sixth rank Hostas herb is extremely rare, it takes almost a decade to fully grow and is very hard to find. It is one of our treasured sixth-rank ingredients. The Hall currently has only one in stock and it's extremely precious, the sales price…"

"What, think I can't afford it?" Kai Chen arched an eyebrow.

The associate gave a low chuckle and thought, at least you can read between my words. I truly am worried that you can't afford it. But the beating that he had suffered a few days ago taught him well to not judge a book by its cover.

"The thing is, this item is extremely precious and even the elders are unable to take it out with the permission of grandmaster I director yang. One of them has to give their permission before we can make a deal." He patiently explained while subconsciously retracting his head. He didn't want to get slapped again by some random kid who also has this Golden dragon jade medallion?

"So much trouble for a mere sixth rank Hostas herb? Where are your elders? Tell them to come out, I don't have time to waste." Kai Chen truly didn't wish to spend too much time in the Medicine Palace.

There was nothing the associate could do but send word inside. Kai Chen was twiddling his thumbs when a great commotion came from outside the door, and a small crowd of people entered the Medicine Palace.

The guy in the center of the crowd seemed the leader of the group, he looked about sixteen or seventeen the same age as Zha Nan and was richly dressed in silks and furs. He walked in proudly and closed the distance to the counter in three steps.

He slammed his hand onto the counter and exclaimed arrogantly, "Tell elder Kao to come out. I want a sixth-rank Hostas herb and Qi refining pills and I'm in a hurry. Come on come on, none of you will be able to bear the consequences if you delay my business."

The Kao Meng was the elder of the Medicine Palace. He was known as the fifth elder of the Medicine Palace. The fifth elder was infamous for favoring the rich people too much.

He sometimes gave booked herbs to the other people who offers more money. Although it was beneficial for the Medicine Palace, it was discourtesy and against their rules. He had also been warned by the director a few times but didn't learn his lesson.