Chapter 33

“Third Prince! Why would I entertain him? If anything, I was chasing him away . Is there anything you need from us, your highness?”

Shopkeeper Sun quickly came bootlicking up to the prince . He watched the little beggar entered the Ruyi Trade House and thought nothing of it . Nevertheless, he still assigned someone to guard the entrance . Should the little beggar return, they would flog him to death .

“I’m here to ask if there’s a Beautifying Pill in the upcoming auction . If you have one, reserve it for me…”

Feng Tianlan raised an eyebrow and wasted no more time in the store . She walked toward the Ruyi Trade House, diagonally opposite the Tianhai Trade House . The Ruyi Trade House was not in the same league as the Tianhai Trade House, so the items that they auctioned were limited . As a result, they had few customers, and their business seemed miserable when compared to the Tianhai Trade House .

Who would’ve thought that the Ruyi Trade House was once the largest trade house in South Winds Nation merely a few years ago? Somehow, Tianhai had managed to edge them out . Since then, the two houses had been fierce competitors . As a century-old trade house, the Ruyi Trade House had a reputation of absolute integrity . That was why she’d chosen to sell her pills there .

Meanwhile, at the Ruyi Trade House…

Feng Tianlan covered her whole body with a massive cloak and her face with a rabbit mask . She looked incredibly eccentric, like a mischievous child overly absorbed in her play .

“Is there anything that you need?” Shopkeeper Zhou flashed a standard, polite smile .

“I’m here to sell some Pill Medicines . ” Feng Tianlan kept her voice pressed down on purpose . It was a gender-neutral voice so that people couldn’t easily distinguish if she was male or female .

With all sorts of businesses under its belt, the Ruyi Trade House bought and sold just about everything under the sun . They mainly dealt with returning customers, which pulled them back from the verge of closing down .

“I see . What Pill Medicines do you intend on selling?” Shopkeeper Zhou asked courteously . Seeing how petite the person standing in front of him was, he quickly shrugged him off . He must be a young kid pulling a prank . How could he have any Pill Medicines?

Feng Tianlan fished out a small parcel from beneath the cloak and laid it on the counter . “Please, take a look . How much would these sell for?”

The parcel was patched together with rags, which further confirmed Shopkeeper Zhou’s notion that this was all a prank . However, he still adhered to the rules of the trade house . Politely and carefully, he began to unwrap the small parcel, as if afraid to damage the items within . Feng Tianlan watched how Shopkeeper Zhou handled her parcel with approval . His attitude was much, much better than the shopkeeper at the Tianhai Trade House . So long as the price he offered was reasonable, she did not mind working with him again in the future .

At first, the shopkeeper only opened the parcel in an attempt to mock the beggar . However, as he unwrapped it, layer by layer, whiff after whiff of medicinal fragrance wafted out . He had been a shopkeeper for many years and sold a fair share of Pill Medicines over his career . Therefore, he could roughly tell the quality of a pill just by its medicinal fragrance . With hands trembling uncontrollably from excitement, he took off the last layer…

With the last layer of cloth removed, Shopkeeper Zhou finally saw the plump, pearl-like Pill Medicines inside the parcel . His mouth opened and closed agitatedly, unable to form any coherent words . After a long while, he finally found his voice and stammered, “Spi…spirit Boosting Pill!”

Oh heavens! They were Spirit Boosting Pills .

Engulfed by overwhelming excitement, Shopkeeper Zhou picked up a corner of his sleeve and dried his palms, then tried to reach for the Spirit Boosting Pill . However, he quickly caught himself mid-stretch, afraid that he might contaminate the pills . He repeated the cycle of reaching out, retracting his hand, wiping his palms again, and reaching out again only to give up for the umpteenth time . He tried a dozen more times, but, in the end, he couldn’t bring himself to touch the pills .

“Please wait for a moment . Allow me to invite our Alchemist to appraise the pills’ grade,” Shopkeeper Zhou said . He rubbed his hands together as his gaze lingered on the pills . Before he walked out, though, he quickly turned back to Feng Tianlan, worried that she might leave . “Please wait, you must! We will buy the pills . We will give you the best price that we can offer . ”

With this many Spirit Boosting Pills at stake, they needed to buy them all for sure, even if it meant breaking the bank .

Feng Tianlan nodded lightly, “Alright . ”