Find That Pervert

Lei Kongming is currently in his courtyard. After walking out of Jade River Mountain, he was surprised to find that there was no one checking for Azure Dew Flowers. He didn't waste time and directly returned to his courtyard.

"Maybe those Purple Cloud Palace disciples were delayed by something and were unable to pass information to the higher-ups in time."

But now Lei Kongming is facing a greater problem because he can't sell Azure Dew Flowers openly. With the strength of the Purple Cloud Palace, they can easily track him if he sells them at reputable shops in the city, and smaller shops will probably not be able to offer a good price.

If he takes it to the black market, although he will achieve a certain degree of anonymity, he will receive a very low price. Additionally, for the slight damage to the Azure Dew Flowers, the price he will receive will be even lower—probably only 40% of the market value. He will also have to worry about whether they will sell him out to the Purple Cloud Palace.

As for selling it within the family, it is even more impossible because the story of the "naked man with a bag covering his head" will soon spread. The elders of the family will become suspicious of him having special hobbies if he sells the Azure Dew Flower at this time.

"The longer I wait, the more the efficiency of Azure Dew Flower will dissipate due to damage. The best way I can think of is to refine it into pills and then sell them."

Last year, he tried refining pills, but due to the Black Dragon Immortal Arts, all of them failed. In short, as soon as he tried to use his Qi to purify the herbs, a black light would be pulled along with the Qi, directly destroying the herbs.

After some hesitation, Lei Kongming exits his courtyard and moves towards the alchemy pavilion to visit the fifth elder.

"Uncle Chen, today I was able to buy some Azure Dew Flowers at a very low price, but they are somewhat damaged. Can you help me refine them into pills?"

Hearing about the "damaged Azure Dew Flower," Lei Chen was surprised because he had just heard the news about a naked man snatching the Azure Dew Flowers, which the disciples of the Purple Cloud Palace wanted right under their noses.

"Xiao Ming, where did you buy the Azure Dew Flowers from?"

"It was when I was coming back from Jade River Mountain. A person approached me to sell Azure Dew Flowers at a really cheap price. At first, I thought that I had met a blind robber, but the Azure Dew Flowers were authentic, so I just bought them."

"What does that person look like?"

"I don't know, Uncle Chen. He was fully covered in black clothing."

Hearing this, Lei Chen cast a suspicious glance at Lei Kongming but didn't ask any further. Instead, he invited him inside the alchemy room to discuss his request.

Lei Kongming chose to approach Lei Chen for pill refining because Lei Chen is an experienced alchemist in the Lei family. Over the years, Lei Chen has made numerous pills and treated many patients, and importantly, he keeps patient and client information confidential without sharing it with others.

"Although Uncle Chen might have some doubts, he will probably not gossip about it."

"Xiao Ming, what type of pill do you want me to refine? Also, today I'm free, so you don't have to pay the premium for urgent refinement, but you will still be charged according to normal rates."

Lei Chen's question pulls Lei Kongming out of his thoughts, but he quickly becomes embarrassed.

"Uh… Uncle Chen, currently I don't have any spirit stones with me. Can you please charge it from my next month's allowance?"

"...Xiao Ming, why are you always so broke and wanting to buy everything on credit?"

"Haha...ha."

At this point, Lei Kongming only gives an awkward laugh and doesn't say anything further. Lei Chen also doesn't ask any more questions, silently accepting Lei Kongming's payment method.

"Thankfully, Uncle Chen didn't ask about how I bought the Azure Dew Flowers."

After entering the room, Lei Kongming directly handed all the Azure Dew Flowers to Lei Chen.

"Xiao Ming, you haven't told me yet which pill you want to refine," asked Lei Chen while inspecting the flowers.

"Uncle Chen, you can refine anything that utilizes the flower to the fullest potential and uses the least expensive auxiliary materials."

Selling pills refined by Lei Chen to outsiders is actually against clan rules, but most of the time family elders will turn a blind eye to it as long as the pills are not extremely scarce or it is not done on a large scale.

"Sure, let me check the inventory for the auxiliary materials. You can collect your pills tomorrow evening."

After exchanging some polite words, Lei Kongming left.

...….

Near Jade River Mountain, there is a big mansion. Within the main hall of the mansion, an old man with his hands behind his back was standing. Most disciples call him Elder Hei, and he is responsible for all the matters that happen at Jade River Mountain.

The three Qi-refining cultivators who were with Senior Brother Yang were standing beside him. In front of them was Senior Brother Yang, who was lying on the bed with his hands and feet tied to it.

The expression of the three Qi-refining cultivators was weird at this time because Senior Brother Yang was staring at Elder Hei, or rather, staring at Elder Hei with....desire that was quite unsettling. His eyes were red as if he wanted to tear off all of Elder Hei's clothes and ruthlessly ravage him.

"Elder Hei, I beg you to please check the condition of Senior Brother Yang. It happened after he fell into the porcupine quills trap that he started acting crazy."

"I have already given him a mind-calming pill. He will be able to regain his sanity after some time. However, this is only a first-grade pill and it will only treat the symptom, not the cause. It is best if he takes the second-grade Jade Frost Pill to heal completely."

"Yes, Elder. Senior Brother Yang has already ordered the Jade Frost Pill, and it will be delivered next month."

"Since the Jade Frost Pill won't arrive until next month, it's best if he takes a mind-calming pill every week to prevent accidents like today from happening again."

After that, Elder Hei quickly left, probably because he felt uncomfortable due to Senior Brother Yang's eyes.

As Elder Hei exited the main hall, he noticed a deacon standing by the door.

"What happened?"

"Elder Hei, I have already instructed everyone to check all the people exiting Jade River Mountain for Azure Dew Flowers. However, it might be difficult to catch him because we received the information very late, and there is a high probability that the pervert has already escaped."

"What about the porcupine quills trap?"

"Elder Hei, those are very common materials, which makes it very difficult to track."

"Forget it, don't waste any more manpower on it. Instead, you should find that pervert as soon as possible."