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"Collect! Collect! Why aren't you collecting?" Elder Feng, like a guardian, snatched all the pill bottles from Ling Mo Xie’s hands and then leisurely asked him, "So, little brother, what price are you planning to sell these pills to us?"
"You are the professionals, so just tell me! What price will you offer? I’ll see if it’s suitable!" Ling Mo Xie rolled his eyes and said nonchalantly. After a moment, he added, "If the price is right, I have more pills to sell you soon!"
Upon hearing this, Elder Feng's eyes lit up as he said, "Are you saying that not only do you have these few bottles of pills, but you also have a stable source that can produce perfect pills consistently?" Ling Mo Xie hesitated at Elder Feng's words. He would inevitably come back to sell pills in the future; since Elder Feng had misunderstood so much, he might as well let him continue to do so.
He was about to nod in agreement when the woman beside him suddenly spoke up, "Young Master Ling Qi, you must have refined these yourself, right?" She looked at Ling Mo Xie with an expression that clearly showed her unwavering belief.
Ling Mo Xie frowned slightly. He wasn't sure how impressive ten-layer pills were and worried that he might stand out too much—after all, a tall tree attracts the wind! However, thinking about the main quest, which required him not only to achieve first place on the Heavenly Ranking but also to make a name for himself in Tianfeng City, he ultimately nodded and said, "Yes! I refined them. What's wrong with that?"
Elder Feng looked at Ling Mo Xie with disbelief after hearing the woman's words. Upon hearing Ling Mo Xie admit it, he exclaimed incredulously, "No way! How old are you? Don’t tell me you're just a young heir from a small city. Even among our Azure Emperor Sect, there are very few disciples who can refine perfect pills at your age!"
"Elder Feng!" The woman shot a reproachful glance at Elder Feng. He realized his words could be interpreted as looking down on Ling Mo Xie's background and fell silent.
Ling Mo Xie felt indifferent to Elder Feng's comments. In his heart, it didn't matter whether one was from a common background or a noble family; one’s future couldn't be determined by their origins. History is filled with tales of commoners who became legends celebrated for millennia!
"Alright, enough of that! We will buy these pills at twenty spirit stones each. How does that sound?" The woman changed the subject and looked at Ling Mo Xie.
Ling Mo Xie calculated that the money he spent on spirit herbs was hardly even a fraction of this amount; alchemy truly was a lucrative business! Satisfied, he nodded and said, "Sure! By the way, no need to give me change in spirit stones; just exchange them for these spirit herbs!" He handed her a note listing the required herbs for the Fury Pill and Spring Breeze Transformation Pill that he had prepared earlier.
While Ling Mo Xie was trading with the woman, in a corner of the hall, two elegantly dressed individuals suddenly spotted Ling Mo Xie's back. The person in the white robe patted his companion on the shoulder and said, "Ling Cheng, look! Isn't that the useless Ling Mo Xie?"
The plump young man in the purple robe next to him was drooling over a pill when he heard this and instinctively turned to look where he was pointing. He saw Ling Mo Xie following the woman to collect spirit herbs and rubbed his eyes before saying, "Old Ghost, it really is Ling Mo Xie! What is he doing here? Did the family head secretly give him spirit stones to buy pills for cultivation? Is that how he managed to defeat Tian Wuxin last time?"
"Let's go! We'll ask him!" The boy known as Old Ghost snapped his Folding Fan shut and led Ling Cheng toward Elder Feng, who remained in place.
"Old man! What was that young man here for? Buying pills?" Old Ghost asked flippantly, showing no respect for Elder Feng. Although the Azure Emperor Pavilion was established by the Azure Emperor Sect, if someone of importance were to be sent here, why would they be assigned to such a place?
Elder Feng glanced at Old Ghost and Ling Cheng, feeling there was nothing he couldn't share, so he stretched lazily and half-closed his eyes as he said, "That person wasn't here to buy pills; he was here to sell them!"
Upon hearing Elder Feng's words, Old Ghost didn't wait for him to continue and quickly pulled Ling Cheng away, heading outside.
"Old Ghost! What are you doing?" Ling Cheng shook off Old Ghost's hand. Old Ghost hurriedly leaned closer to Ling Cheng's ear and said, "Where do you think that Ling Mo Xie got the pills to sell?"
"Where could he have gotten them? If they weren't from home, could he have made them himself?" Ling Cheng replied nonchalantly.
"Hmph! From home? How long has Ling Mo Xie been back? It's not even the end of the month yet! Where would he get the pills? Even if they were from home, how many does his family send each month? Does he have any left to sell?" Old Ghost said, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
"You mean..." Ling Cheng's eyes lit up at Old Ghost's reminder. "Right! He must have embezzled them from home. We don't need to worry about how he did it; as long as we report this to a few elders, hehe!" Old Ghost said mischievously.
"By the way! The Third Young Master has always had a good relationship with me. Let's tell him first so he can inform the elders; his word carries much more weight than ours!" Ling Cheng suggested wisely for once.
"Haha! You're right! Let's go!" Old Ghost laughed heartily, patting Ling Cheng on the shoulder before striding toward the direction of Ling Mansion. Ling Cheng also chuckled slyly and hurriedly followed.
Ling Mo Xie followed the woman to collect the spiritual medicine. Along the way, they chatted a bit, and no wonder Ling Mo Xie found her familiar! She was none other than the lotus-like woman from last time at the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion—Shangguan Ying'er! The Spiritual Medicine Pavilion turned out to be a subsidiary of the Azure Emperor Pavilion, and she happened to be there inspecting it that day.
After agreeing to return in two days to sell pills, Ling Mo Xie stored the spiritual medicine Shangguan Ying'er handed him into his backpack and walked toward Ling Mansion with a light heart, humming a tune.
However, upon entering Ling Mansion, he sensed something was off; the atmosphere felt quite oppressive. Furrowing his brows in confusion, he saw a pair of guards approaching him with cold smirks on their faces. They casually bowed and spoke in a tone that lacked respect, "Seventh Young Master! We kindly ask you to accompany us to the main hall."
Ling Mo Xie frowned. It was the main hall again. Last time, those elders had seized his weaknesses to try to drive him out, and now he was summoned once more. It seemed there was nothing good in store for him!
"Hmph!" Ling Mo Xie scoffed coldly in his heart, a frosty expression appearing on his face. Did they really despise him so much in the Ling family? Did they see him as a thorn in their side? He was eager to see what tricks they would pull this time!
Without waiting for the guards to urge him further, Ling Mo Xie strode confidently toward the main hall, leaving the guards behind exchanging glances. They couldn't understand why this Seventh Young Master seemed so reckless, willingly heading into criticism! They had initially planned to capture him if he refused to go to the main hall, but given the current situation, they could only hastily follow Ling Mo Xie.
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