Just as Wei Chen was preparing to sneak away to escape, Lin Yueru, standing nearby, stuck out her leg and tripped him.
"You?" Wei Chen, who had fallen face-first, was about to curse when he looked up and saw the second disciple of Qiao Yun, the renowned ice beauty of the Misty Sect's outer sect.
He immediately shut his mouth.
"What, you want to run after losing the bet? Wei Chen, you brat, don't tell me you don't have that many spirit stones!" Zhang Ergou lunged forward, blocking Wei Chen as he got up.
Despite the numerous disciples from Xiayang Peak and Qiuyang Peak behind him, Wei Chen felt a little guilty.
He genuinely didn't have enough spirit stones on him.
Although Lu Yan and Yu Heng had nodded in tacit approval earlier, Wei Chen had never expected these prodigy disciples to help him.
In an instant, seeing Zhang Ergou closing in on him, Wei Chen's face turned pale.
"Hmph! Is this the style of your Xiayang Peak? Lu Yan, your junior brother is quite incompetent, wouldn't you say?" Wang Teng taunted Lu Yan directly.
Missing such a good opportunity to show support for his seemingly well-intentioned junior brother would make it difficult to improve their relationship in the future.
"What, you want to run? Don't you even put me, Lin Yichen, in your eyes?" A faint voice, yet it shook the scene like a thunderclap.
Looking at Lin Yichen's unfriendly gaze, Wei Chen trembled with fear, on the verge of tears.
"Useless!" Lu Yan snorted coldly and directly tossed a storage ring to Zhang Ergou, settling Wei Chen's debt.
Then, the disciples from Xiayang Peak and Qiuyang Peak slunk away.
Zhang Ergou took the storage ring, roughly counting it. It contained about a hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, which put his mind at ease. He then moved aside, no longer blocking Wei Chen.
Paying no further attention to Wei Chen and the others, Zhang Ergou had more important matters to attend to.
His main purpose for being here was to sell elixirs. Now that Lin Yichen had verified the efficacy of his elixirs, it was the perfect time to make a fortune.
If it weren't for the fact that all these prodigy disciples were gathered around Zhang Ergou, looking at the fervent gazes of those on the periphery, Zhang Ergou would have worried they might swarm him and snatch everything.
"Zhang Ergou, stop dawdling and hurry up! Let us see how you're selling these elixirs," Xiao Qingyu said directly.
His demeanor indicated that he was also interested in the efficacy of the elixirs in Zhang Ergou's hands.
Elixirs praised by Lin Yichen were bound to pique the interest of these prodigies.
"Qi Condensation Pills are priced at three thousand five hundred low-grade spirit stones each, and Qi Replenishment Pills are four thousand five hundred low-grade spirit stones each," Zhang Ergou stated the prices directly. With Lin Yichen's verification, he wasn't worried about not being able to sell them.
Therefore, the prices were only slightly lower than those offered by Wu Dafei at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.
"Are there any discounts?" a disciple asked.
"Of course, the more you buy, the better the price. For ten or more pills, each pill will be five hundred low-grade spirit stones cheaper," Zhang Ergou said generously.
"Give me twenty of those Qi Replenishment Pills you just mentioned first," Lin Yichen said, fixing his gaze on Zhang Ergou.
With that, he directly handed Zhang Ergou a storage ring.
"Right away!" Zhang Ergou took out four jade bottles and handed them to Lin Yichen, "Senior Brother Lin, please check if everything is correct."
As he was handing them over, Zhang Ergou subtly added an extra Qi Replenishment Pill into one of the jade bottles. After examining them, Lin Yichen gave Zhang Ergou a meaningful look.
"Thank you!" Lin Yichen said faintly, collected the jade bottles, and left.
Subsequently, Wang Teng, Xiao Qingyu, and others also made their purchases, each buying twenty Qi Replenishment Pills. Of course, Zhang Ergou also secretly added an extra pill to each of their orders.
After these prodigies finished buying, Zhang Ergou had very few Qi Replenishment Pills left, just enough for his own use.
He then directly announced, "The Qi Replenishment Pills are sold out. We only have Qi Condensation Pills left, which are slightly less effective. Anyone who wants them should come and buy quickly." Su Dan Novel Network
"Otherwise, you'll truly miss out."
In an instant, the ordinary disciples swarmed forward, and soon Zhang Ergou's Qi Condensation Pills were also snapped up.
...
Zhang Ergou beamed as he looked at the storage ring in his hand. In less than an hour, hundreds of pills had been exchanged for nearly a million low-grade spirit stones, plus the hundred thousand from Lu Yan.
He was a solid millionaire.
Seeing Zhang Ergou grinning uncontrollably, Lin Yueru said irritably, "Hurry up and wipe your drool, it's about to drip on the floor."
After speaking, she rolled her eyes at Zhang Ergou.
"Hehe, I'm just happy!" Zhang Ergou wiped his mouth with his hand.
"Zhang Ergou, how about that? Didn't I tell you? You had a treasure trove but didn't use it. In such a short time, you've made enough for three puppets."
The chubby Xiong Bao said with a chuckle, his small eyes twinkling.
"Heh, thanks to you. Here's yours." Zhang Ergou directly handed Xiong Bao one or two jade bottles, each containing five or six Qi Replenishment Pills and Qi Condensation Pills.
Then, Zhang Ergou took out identical jade bottles and handed them to Zi Lin. Zi Lin happily accepted them.
She was very fond of elixirs and naturally wouldn't refuse.
"Senior Sister, this is for you, please take it." Zhang Ergou handed another jade bottle to Lin Yueru, who had been waiting beside him. Lin Yueru had not left with the other prodigy disciples.
"Who wants it!" Lin Yueru refused Zhang Ergou's good intentions, leaving him feeling awkward.
"Master gave me a lot of elixirs, I can't even finish them myself. Why would I need yours? Keep it for yourself," Lin Yueru said, giving Zhang Ergou another look before turning away, her graceful back receding.
...
When the crowd dispersed, the three of them headed straight for the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.
The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was bustling with activity. Disciples who hadn't managed to buy elixirs from Zhang Ergou could only purchase them here.
This included the disciples from Qiuyang Peak and Xiayang Peak.
As Zhang Ergou and the other two stepped into the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Wu Dafei, with his sharp eyes, spotted them. Wu Dafei nodded imperceptibly at the trio.
With many disciples coming and going, and the crowd being mixed, Wu Dafei was worried these youngsters might steal his treasures, so he extended his divine sense, permeating every corner of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.
Thus, he had no time to greet them.
The trio pretended to browse for a while, picking and choosing. When the crowd thinned, they slowly approached Wu Dafei.
"Elder, I heard you sell puppets?"
Wu Dafei's eyes narrowed as he scrutinized Zhang Ergou.
"What, you brat, you want one?" Seeing that no one was paying attention, Wu Dafei said in a deep voice.
"I think those things are quite mysterious, so I wanted to buy one to take a look," Zhang Ergou casually made up a reason.
"A Profound-grade puppet costs three hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones. Do you have the money?" Wu Dafei didn't care what he intended to do with it, as long as he could make money.
"Give me three, count it!" Zhang Ergou didn't bargain and directly handed Wu Dafei a storage ring containing nine hundred thousand spirit stones.
"You brat, you didn't go robbing someone again, did you?" Wu Dafei said, taking the ring with a look of surprise.