490 Is that Real Or Fake Chinese Knotweed? (1/2)

Chen Xiaobei arrived at their meeting place before Yap Liangchen, and so decided to start reading on two recipes of special pills while waiting for him.

It was then that he found out that most of the ingredients could not be found on Earth, but his scholar heart allowed him to modify them and come up with two recipes.

With those two manuals, he could use concoct those special pills with mundane Chinese medicinal ingredients – although they would not be as effective as described by the original manuals.

Still, Chen Xiaobei's target market were ordinary human beings. It was not necessary for them to acquire the effect of true Spiritual Pills!

Yap Liangchen led Chen Xiaobei to the traditional Chinese market in Dragon City after they met. The area had much more choices and varieties of products compared to every other town in China, and Traditional Chinese medicine was no exception. In short, all sorts of rare ingredients and even oddities could be found in Dragon City.

Nevertheless, only experts could determine the authenticity of some of the rare medicinal ingredients since there were a lot of unethical traders in Dragon City. Most of the time, victims could only consider themselves unlucky if they bought the fake one – they could expect no recompense.

”Bro Bei… Are you interested in all these weirdness?” Yap Liangchen asked, eyebrows raised.

”Nope, almost all of them are fake crap!”

Chen Xiaobei shrugged. With the help of Compendium of Materia Medica, Golden Gaze Fiery Eyes, and the Eight Diagram Qi Observing Skill, he could examine the authenticity of those items with his naked eyes.

”Bro Bei, you're a genius! Nine out of ten people take huge loses when they come here to look for treasure.”

”Huh. So it's possible for that ten percent to find real stuff here?”

”It is! Only the luckiest would get the real stuff. There was a student from a Chinese medical school who spent a thousand Yuan to buy a real Ganoderma, and then then sold it to the Chinese herbal shop for 800,000 Yuan. That lucky bastard!”

”Well, I guess you need to be really lucky to acquire the authentic ingredient from this market. Not that I would miss out… Still, I have some stuff I want right now. Let's look for those first!”

”Understood. Wu Family Chinese Herbal Shop has the most complete store of Chinese medicine, and they are of premium quality as well. Follow me!”

Soon, the pair arrived at a traditional Chinese building with an old sandalwood signboard hanging over the entrance. The words 'Wu Family Chinese Herbal Shop' was carved upon it, giving the premise a grand sense of antiquity.

”Bro Bei, this is it!” Yap Liangchen spread his arms and gestured for Chen Xiaobei to enter first. He could smell the aroma of traditional herbs once he stepped inside, and the first thing he saw was a wide assortment medicine being displayed on shelves as far as the eyes could see.

A salesperson quickly approached them to offer his assistance.

”How can I help?” He asked. ”Well, if it Isn't Master Yap? To what do we owe the pleasure?”

”Please call for Niu the mixologist to meet us right now.” Yap Liangchen said, his tone offering no space for argument. While his family was far away from the pinnacle Dagon City, they were still quite the reputable clan – middle and lower-class citizens would never take them lightly.

”Niu is mixing some medicine. Please wait for a moment,” the salesperson said politely, and went off.