Chapter 28 Breakthrough
"In addition to this wild boar, there are also some wild rabbits, pheasants and other small wild animals. Oh, and some purple Ganoderma lucidum. Shopkeeper Zhu, please give me a price." Qin Ziling said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Qin, please wait a moment." Shopkeeper Zhu nodded quickly, then called the clerk to weigh the wild boar and other items, and asked the pharmacist who specialized in purchasing medicinal materials to come and take a look at the purple Ganoderma lucidum.
Then, Shopkeeper Zhu fiddled with the abacus for a while before saying to Qin Ziling, "Mr. Qin, although this wild boar is a big one, its meat is not valuable, so I'll give you ten taels of silver for the total. Is that okay with you?"
"Okay, I really trust Manager Zhu." Qin Ziling nodded decisively.
"I don't deserve it! I don't deserve it!" Shopkeeper Zhu hurriedly bowed, his face beaming. He felt that doing business with someone like Qin Ziling was both refreshing and comfortable.
"By the way, Shopkeeper Zhu, do you have any particularly nutritious wild animals, like the cloud-patterned white tiger meat I bought from you the day before yesterday. If you do, I would like to buy some." Qin Ziling said.
Although Yixue Pills are very effective in replenishing blood and qi, and do not take up space in the stomach, all medicines have drug resistance. Qin Ziling has been taking two Yixue Pills a day recently, and has gradually felt that the effectiveness of the Yixue Pills has declined significantly.
The day before yesterday, I happened to see a white tiger with cloud patterns in "Yeshan Suju". Knowing that tiger bones and tiger meat are extremely good for strengthening qi and blood, I bought some to try. The effect was surprisingly good, which led to the question today.
"I don't have any particularly nutritious wild animals at the moment. As for the cloud-patterned white tiger, although it is not as good as the exotic beasts, it is also a first-rate ferocious wild beast. It lives deep in the mountains and is very difficult to hunt. I can only purchase one or two in a year, and the goods will be sent to the inner city for processing as soon as they arrive. The same goes for other particularly nutritious wild animals. I cannot sell them directly here. It happened to be bumped into by Mr. Qin that day, and that tiger leg happened to be the one that was seriously injured, so I decided to cut it off and sold it to Mr. Qin." Shopkeeper Zhu said.
"I see." Qin Ziling couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he heard that.
"But since it's Mr. Qin who needs it, I will mention it to the boss. I think the boss should agree to reserve some nutritious wild animals just for you. I just don't know what price range Mr. Qin can afford?" When Shopkeeper Zhu saw a hint of disappointment on Qin Ziling's face, he remembered what Xiao Qing had said before and hurriedly said.
"Then I'll have to trouble Manager Zhu to talk to Miss Xiao Qing about it. As for the price, let's say it's within thirty taels." Qin Ziling said with a bow.
He now hunts every other day and can sell for about four or five taels each time, which means he can earn sixty or seventy taels a month. If he comes across suitable nourishing wild animals, it is not difficult to save up thirty taels of silver, but if it is more, it will probably affect his daily expenses for purchasing medicinal herbs and pills.
"No problem, I'll tell the boss." Shopkeeper Zhu said with a smile.
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After taking the ten taels of silver from the sale, Qin Ziling did not return to the martial arts hall but went to Yiyuantang first.
"Sir, you are here. How many Yixue Pills would you like this time?" When the clerk at Yiyuantang saw Qin Ziling coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a flattering manner.
These days, Qin Ziling has been buying a few blood-enhancing pills every other day, and the store clerks have already remembered him.
"Do you have any Yuan-replenishing Pills?" Qin Ziling asked instead of answering.
"Sir, you have come at the right time today. Our alchemist has just secretly prepared a batch of Bu Yuan Dan. However, the price of Bu Yuan Dan is ten taels per pill." Before the clerk could answer, the shopkeeper came forward to take over the conversation.
Although Yiyuantang's business is good, customers like Qin Ziling are rare.
Especially for the Bu Yuan Dan, one pill costs ten taels, which is almost several months' income for an ordinary family. The number of families in the entire outer city that can afford it is very limited. It can be said that the customers who buy Bu Yuan Dan are very fixed.
Qin Ziling has been buying Yixue Pills every few days these days, and today he wanted to buy Buyuan Dan. For Yiyuantang, he is definitely a customer that needs to be focused on and developed.
"Then bring one to me." Qin Ziling said.
"Okay, sir." The shopkeeper responded, and then went to the medicine storage room behind the pharmacy to get a Yuan-boosting Pill.
This Buyuan Pill was packed in an antique wooden box, which looked very high-end.
"Please look, sir. This Bu Yuan Dan uses ninety-nine eighty-one kinds of precious medicinal materials. It is refined using the secret refining method of our Yiyuan Hall and takes seventy-seven forty-nine days to become a pill. It is a top-grade pill that truly replenishes blood, qi and vitality." The shopkeeper opened the wooden box, which was covered with brocade. On the brocade was a pill the size of a longan. Through the translucent surface, one could faintly see a blood-colored mist lingering inside, emitting a faint fragrance. At first glance, it did not look like an ordinary pill.
"Good pill! I'll buy one today to try out the effect. If it's good, I'll come back to buy it next time." Qin Ziling has now cultivated his soul to the level of driving objects and has a keen insight into objects. Even though he doesn't understand pills, just based on this keen insight, he can immediately feel that this pill contains surging and pure blood and vigorous vitality, which is far beyond the reach of the Blood-Yining Pill.
After paying the money, Qin Ziling took the pills and walked out of Yiyuan Hall accompanied by the shopkeeper himself.
After leaving Yiyuantang, Qin Ziling first returned to Liu Xiaoqiang's remote and dilapidated old house in Xianhefang, removed his makeup, and then took the Buyuan Pill.
After taking the Buyuan Pill, Qin Ziling didn't feel anything at first, but soon he felt his stomach getting warmer and warmer, and streams of blood gushed out, making his whole body feel swollen and congested.
As soon as he exerted force with his palms, his energy and blood rushed towards his palms like the water of a mighty river. His palms suddenly turned red, and blue veins popped out, looking very hideous.
"You really get what you pay for! Maybe today I can break through to the membrane realm!" Qin Ziling took a deep breath, trying to stabilize the blood and energy in his body, then left the old house and quickly headed towards the martial arts gym.
When he arrived at the martial arts gym, Qin Ziling quickly plunged into frantic training.
"How pitiful! What's the point of such self-abuse? Practicing martial arts requires not only hard work, but more importantly, physical fitness, natural talent, and money! He has no physical fitness, no natural talent, and no money, and yet he wants to break through at the last minute through this kind of self-abuse training. It's really a fool's dream, a fantasy!" Nangong Yue showed a sarcastic look on his face and shook his head repeatedly when he saw Qin Ziling starting another day of crazy training.
The other inner court disciples also shook their heads upon hearing this, including Luo Yuke, who had a nice figure and looked well-fed.
Originally, she thought that the two of them had some friendship in the past, and she also wanted to persuade Qin Ziling privately to not be so stupid. Liu Xiaoqiang's affairs were not something he could control, and practicing martial arts was not his way out . She, Luo Yuke, was not someone he could covet. It would be better for him to be realistic and leave the martial arts gym early and find a job to support his family.
But these days, Qin Ziling seemed like a different person. In her eyes, he was no longer hardworking and motivated, nor was he loyal and righteous. Instead, he had no self-awareness and was stupid!
Secretly, she was even glad that her mind was as clear as a mirror at that time and she was not fooled by his handsome appearance and attentive attitude.
Thinking in her mind, Luo Yuke subconsciously looked towards Nangong Yue.
In the past, she thought that Nangong Yue was too practical and mean, that he didn't have the good looks like Qin Ziling, and that he was also rather philandering, often hanging out in places of entertainment with several young masters. So she always kept a certain distance from Nangong Yue's courtesy, neither refusing nor accepting it. She just treated them as fellow disciples first.
Now seeing Qin Ziling like this, I feel that Nangong is becoming more and more outstanding.
"It would be nice if Nangong Yue could stop being so fickle!" Luo Yuke thought to herself.
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The reddened palms kept hitting the fine iron sand bag that was mixed with special medicinal materials back and forth.
The palms continued to expand, and then shrank due to the continuous and heavy slaps.
Under the attack of internal and external forces, the medicinal power of qi, blood, and medicine is constantly forced into the membrane and is repeatedly tempered.
The membrane becomes more and more tough and dense, and the qi and blood in the palms become more pure and thick due to constant tempering.
It was almost noon, when Qin Ziling slapped the fine iron sandbag hard again, suddenly a very subtle feeling was transmitted from his palm to his brain.
It is a subtle feeling of breaking through a critical point and things starting to change. It can only be understood but is difficult to describe.
