The Alchemist Yi Fei

When the assessor understood that Xueming was an alchemist, the special guest lounge was immediately opened for use. Now Xueming who made a slip of the tongue chose to go with the flow because this was a disguise anyway. Plus, he wanted to put his medicine up for auction just this time only and did not think about joining another auction in the future.

To confirm Xueming's information one more time. The merchant association sent in two 18-to-19-year-old women, both of whom had a pretty, good-looking face and wore a dress showing off the voluptuous flesh.

In fact, Xueming did not mind watching beautiful women. However, at this time, Xueming was disguising himself as a fake alchemist and still in a phase of great excitement. Realistically speaking, disguising and impersonating another person were new things for Xueming. In addition, at this time he had to become an alchemist, which was beyond the scope of what Xueming had originally planned. As a result, at this moment, Xueming's mind was filled with restlessness. When the two women came out, Xueming simply bowed down and stared at his own knees. All the watchmen there reaffirmed their original information that Xueming did not care about women and should be a true fanatic of the science of making medicine.

After Xueming's information was reported up, the elders of the merchant association paid more attention because the person who could make the Elemental Medicine was extremely difficult to find. Although the users were fewer than those of the general medicine for Qi cultivation, the Elemental Medicine made a much bigger profit. When it was reported that Xueming was not interested in women, the merchants then called the same assessors to leave their duties from the front to take care of Xueming instead.

Perhaps because Xueming was familiar with the man who had initially evaluated his pill when the same assessor came out to offer hospitality, the atmosphere in the room was therefore much more relaxed than it should have been. This made the watchmen confident that Xueming must definitely be a medicine-brewing fanatic.

"This ... this medicine." The middle-aged man used a small needle to dip into the test liquid, before poking a little deeper into the pill that Xueming brought. He became amazed when realizing that this pill was not a normal Fire Elemental Medicine, but it was ... the Emerald Fire Medicine—an intermediate human-level Fire Elemental Medicine. Even among the high-level alchemists that the merchant association had connections with, no one was able to brew this kind of medicine. Although he secretly sighed in regret that the Medicine’s purity was a little too low. This pill had a little more than six-tenths of purity, which was considered as below the standard of general medicine pills that required seven-tenths of the medicinal substance.

"This Emerald Fire Medicine has the purity of the medicinal substance slightly below the threshold. If you want to put it out in the auction, I'm afraid that ...” The assessor's words made Xueming's face turn pale. "But because it is a rare medicine, Therefore, I need to consult with other experts first. Master, please forgive me and wait for a moment.”

"Oh oh oh ... okay." Xueming’s heart trembled because he had high expectations of this pill. If it could not be up for auction, he would have to find a job in the Purple Jade City to restore his dying financial situation.

After a few moments, the same assessor returned with another man in a luxurious dress. He later introduced himself as ... Zhang Long. He was one of the elders of the merchant association. Then, Xueming had to introduce himself by using a fake name which was... Yi Fei ... The Alchemist Yi Fei.

“Master Yi, as your Emerald Fire Medicine has a few problems as Xiao Wu reported, we would not be able to take your medicine to join the auction. It is the rules of the auction that every item has to be inspected and the quality must be up to standard.” Xueming listened with disappointment but still maintained his etiquette by nodding. "Would it be okay if our merchant association would like to buy this Emerald Fire Pill by ourselves? I will assess a proper price for you myself, Master Yi.”

“By yourself?” Xueming repeated. “Sure sure, you can do that.” Learning that this pill could be sold, Xueming immediately agreed.

"But because the medicine is below the standard of general trade, the merchant association needed to sell it in the black market or keep it by ourselves. Therefore, the price we offer might not satisfy you, Master Yi...” He paused.

"It's fine, you can bid the price." Xueming hurriedly replied. Because now he wanted to get the money and walk away as quickly as possible.

"Would you mind if I bid this Emerald Fire Medicine at 10,000 gold coins?" Zhang Long said, gulping down his saliva. Because even though he was an elder of the merchant association, his great work of attracting an alchemist who could cook an intermediate human-level medicine was already a big achievement. But for the medicine with elemental energy at the intermediate human level, this would be a much bigger success, comparable to an alchemist with an advanced human level medicine or an elementary earth level.

Xueming remained silent, his eyes staring at the pill. At this moment, his mind was completely drifting away by the thought of 10,000 gold coins, almost losing consciousness. He now wished to jump around, dance, and somersault for four or five times because this amount of money was something that Xueming had never dared to dream about.

On Zhang Long’s side, seeing Xueming's solemn, vacant expression with no response made his mind so restless. If he let this high-level alchemist walk away, he would be condemned by the members of the merchant association for three generations. But if the bid were too much, he would have to pay out of his own pocket alone. Eventually, the power of persuasion was necessary. "If Master Yi is still not satisfied, I will gladly increase it to 12,000 gold coins." A smile appeared on Zhang Long's face because he believed that the previous figure would be too low for Xueming.

"12,000 gold coins," Xueming mumbled while reaching out to pick up the pill, aiming to put it in the corked bottle and give it to Zhang Long with joy.

But the other party misunderstood, thinking that Xueming was going to put the medicine back into the bottle and walk away. He hurriedly broke out, "I’ll give 15.000 gold coins" while snatching the medicine bottle from Xueming's hand. “Or if Master Yi Fei is not satisfied, please tell me your desired figure... I, Zhang Long, am willing to afford your price."

Xueming looked up at Zhang Long with a strange smile before responding with embarrassment. "I am completely satisfied."

Zhang Long raised his arm to wipe away the sweat that oozed from his forehead before standing up to invite Xueming to watch the auction in the special guest lounge of the merchant association. He also informed Xueming that in a moment, there would be a staff member to deliver the money to Xueming directly in the auction room. May Xueming have fun with the Black Wood Tower auction that would begin in the next hour.

After Xueming sat in the reception room that the merchant association had arranged for him exclusively, soon the auction started. But at this moment, Xueming was not even interested in the auction because he became inattentive, only thinking about the 15,000 gold coins that he would receive soon.

Of course, after the news about the Alchemist Yi Fei was reported, the top elders of the merchant association were summoned to an urgent meeting to find a way to recruit the Alchemist Yi Fei to the Association. And even if they could not hold him back, they still needed to build a good relationship with him.

But then, suddenly, one of the elders said that they were all rushing into this matter. They believed in hollow words like an innocent child. It was not yet proven whether the Alchemist Yi Fei was real or fake. If he were a fake, spending 15,000 gold coins would be a shameful thing.

Pulling each other’s legs existed in every organization. There was always someone jealous when seeing another person attains prominence. This was also the case in the merchant association. If the story of the Alchemist Yi Fei were true, those who came forward to confirm his identity and recruit him from the start, like Zhang Long, would be considered to have created a great favor to the Association. It may also affect the consideration for promotion within the merchant association in the future.

"How will you prove it, Elder Mo?" Zhang Long, directly involved, spoke in a harsh voice with an upset expression. But because what Elder Mo said carried some weight, he did not say any objection.

"Hmmm, asking him to brew medicine now to prove it would be disrespectful.” Another elder said before turning to the president of the merchant association, Fei Yi Yin, who had just returned from presiding over the opening ceremony of the Black Wood Tower auction a moment ago.

“All of what Elder Mo said was quite crucial, but to prove something while keeping our manners is even more essential.” When Fei Yi Yin's voice ended, one of the employees of the Association suddenly leaped into the meeting room.

"An urgent report, Sir. Your watchman came to inform that... he knows what the Alchemist Yi Fei is fond of."

Fei Yi Yin quickly stood up as he heard. “Very good… Say it now.”