25 Her Name is Bai Ling (1/2)
Su Ming was nervous. The Qi within the man standing before him felt stronger than Lei Chen’s. He was probably around the fifth or sixth level of the Blood Solidification Realm.
Su Ming could not hope to win against such a person. If the man decided to attack him, Su Ming would have had a hard time dodging it. However, he needed a large number Cloud Gauze Grass, which would require a lot of stone coins.
Due to this, he had to take a risk. Besides, after he killed Yu Chi in the forest, he felt that his mindset had changed somewhat. The knowledge he obtained by reading the beast skin scrolls he got from the elder were now deeply ingrained in his mind.
Somewhere in his mind, he thought that if he could not overpower the other party with his Qi, he could at least make his opponent hesitate. Then, his opponent would not act rashly.
That was why he chose to disguise himself before going into the tent at first. Secondly, he brought the wild beast with him. All of it was to create shock at the right time.
It seemed that his actions produced pretty good results but Su Ming was still nervous. He did not dare let his guard down.
In truth, Su Ming was not the only nervous one in the tent. The man was possibly even more nervous than Su Ming. He would occasionally glance at the spot where the creature died. When he saw the pile of dust, his heart would race; not out of excitement, but out of fear.
In the man’s sight, the person before him, covered entirely in hides gave off an enigmatic air. It put a lot of pressure on the man especially with the shocking scene that happened just moments ago. The anxiety and nervousness he felt towards Su Ming was far stronger than what Su Ming felt towards him.
This man is very experienced. He speaks calmly but he is a ruthless man. He must be a Fallen Berserker who went into hiding in one of the mountains… but from his mannerisms, he seems to be someone reasonable… But I don’t think this weird medicine will be very strong.
As the man was drowning in his own fears, there were footsteps outside the tent. Then, the flaps of the tent were lifted and a man walked in.
The man’s face was blank. When he walked into the tent, he did not say a word. He stood by the side waiting for the one-eyed man’s orders.
When the other man came in, Su Ming only cast him a glance. The presence of his Qi was not thick. He was the same as Su Ming. They were both practitioners at the second level of the Blood Solidification Realm.
”Eat this and this as well!” The one-eyed man did not hesitate and handed the pill along with an herb to the other man who just came in.
The other man took the pill and the herb, his face still blank and swallowed it after a few bites.Then he sat down with his legs-crossed, circulating the Qi in his body. Very soon, his whole demeanor changed as if he was surprised. He opened his eyes before long and looked at the one-eyed man with uncertainty.
”There aren’t really any major effects… I just felt the effects of the Prime Spirit Grass increase… maybe about one fold.”
When the one-eyed man heard his words, he immediately narrowed his eyes as his heart hammered against his chest. He knew what the increase of effects for any herbal medicine by one fold would bring. If it was just a normal herb, the effects would not be obvious. However, if it was the sort of herb taken by Berserkers above the eighth level of the Blood Solidification Realm, the value of the pill would practically be immeasurable.
‘For a normal herb worth 10 stone coins, this item would only be worth one stone coin. But if it were an herb that was worth 100 or 1,000 stone coins, the increased effect…’
The one-eyed man grew more excited as he thought of the possibilities but he could not be sure that the item would have the same effect for higher-leveled herbs.
‘It’s a pity I don’t have a lot of stone coins on my person…’
He quelled his excitement and sent the other man away. Then he stood respectfully before Su Ming and forced a smile.
”Sir, this medicine of yours is really mysterious. I’ll give you 30 stone coins in exchange for one, how does that sound?” The one-eyed man did not dare offend Su Ming. To him, Su Ming was a Fallen Berserker. If he could produce such a powerful medicine, he was definitely not a common Berserker Practitioner.
”Thirty coins?” The price offered made Su Ming’s heart pound in excitement but he spoke with a colder voice instead.
”This… Sir, 30 coins is my final offer. I can’t even be sure whether this medicine works the same for higher-leveled herbs.” The one-eyed man immediately explained himself but before he could finish, Su Ming cut him off.
”If you consume this medicine, no matter what herb you take, the effects will increase by one-fold. If I didn’t want to buy a Berserker Vessel, I wouldn’t even sell this.”
The one-eyed man struggled internally for a while before he gritted his teeth and nodded at Su Ming.
”How many do you have?”
”Besides the one you just ate, there’s still one more!” As Su Ming spoke, he produced a small bottle from his chest. There was only one Scattering Dust pill in the bottle.
When the man heard this, he felt his heart twisting in pain at the loss of the first pill. As he hesitated, he saw Su Ming standing up and putting away the bottle. Then Su Ming lifted his hand which turned the small creature into red mist earlier. He was also glaring at him from behind the layers of hides that covered his face. The man immediately remembered that he wasted a pill as an experiment and quickly spoke up.
”Sir, sir! This… 50 coins! This is really all I can give you!”
Su Ming did not want to linger around for too long so, he spoke flatly, ”Fine. Along with the pill you used just now, that’ll be 100 stone coins!”
The one-eyed man only hesitated for a short while before producing a beast skin pouch from his chest. He handed it to Su Ming respectfully. There were two white stone coins inside.