196: Chapter 196 Luo Ningshuang's Favorability Rises Again

Inside a private room at the restaurant.

Hearing that Luo Ningshuang was going to Lingzhou to exchange for Cultivation resources.

Chen Hu asked, "What are you planning to exchange for?"

Luo Ningshuang said, "I want to exchange for some Jade Marrow Pills used in the Marrow Refining Realm and some exotic beast meat."

"Then don't go; I'll exchange them for you!"

Chen Hu said with a smile.

"You have Jade Marrow Pills on hand?" Luo Ningshuang looked at Chen Hu curiously.

It was not strange for Chen Hu to be able to get hold of exotic beast meat; after all, no matter how rare exotic beasts were, there were always some that slipped through the net.

For example, hadn't an exotic beast run into the Prefecture City not long ago?

But if Chen Hu could get hold of Medicinal Pills for the Marrow Refining Realm, then his identity was not simple.

After Great Yong Kingdom was founded, in order to weaken the influence of Jianghu Sects.

They made two preparations.

The first was to establish the Zhenwu Division, specifically to suppress Jianghu Sects.

Over so many years, countless Jianghu Sects had been wiped out.

Secondly, it was to prohibit the spread of high-level Medicinal Pills.

Generally speaking, any Medicinal Pill that reached the Bone Refining Realm was not allowed to circulate on the market.

There were two benefits to doing this.

First, to weaken the number of martial arts experts in Jianghu.

Second, to entice those Martial Artists who wanted to become stronger to serve the Imperial Court.

Of course, the Imperial Court could not confiscate all the Pill Formulas, and many Sects still possessed Pill Formulas for high-level Medicinal Pills.

However, the Imperial Court had also warned them: it was fine for you to consume these Medicinal Pills yourselves, but if you dared to sell them, your Sect would be wiped out directly.

At first, many Sects were unconvinced.

They didn't take the Imperial Court's warning seriously at all, and then, they were wiped out by the Zhenwu Division.

Of course, the Imperial Court did not take things to the extreme.

If the production of Medicinal Pills within a Sect was in surplus, they could also sell them to the Imperial Court.

Therefore, over the years, Medicinal Pills above the Tendon Refining Realm almost never appeared on the market.

To obtain Medicinal Pills above the Tendon Refining Realm, one either had to join the Imperial Court or join a Sect.

As for why the circulation of Spirit Medicine was not prohibited.

The reason was very simple: Spirit Medicine was relatively rare, and the price was extremely expensive, so there was no universality.

Even if it circulated, it could not affect the general trend.

Unlike Medicinal Pills, which could be mass-produced.

"I do have some!"

Chen Hu directly took out a bottle of Jade Marrow Pills and placed it on the table; he had obtained quite a few from the Wu Family, and even more from the Weiwu Marquis Mansion.

"If you sell it to me, won't you need it?"

Luo Ningshuang asked.

"I naturally still have more. By the way, how many bottles do you want to buy!" Chen Hu asked.

"A few bottles? Do you really think I'm a rich snob like you!" Luo Ningshuang said crossly, "Just give me two bottles. Do you have any exotic beast meat? Sell me some of that too!"

"Yes, what rank do you want?"

Chen Hu asked.

"Fourth rank will do." Luo Ningshuang thought for a moment and said.

"Here you go!"

Chen Hu took out 10 jin of fourth-rank exotic beast meat and placed it on the table.

"That's too much, I can't afford it!"

Luo Ningshuang looked at Chen Hu speechlessly.

"It's fine, consider the extra as being on credit; once you wipe out a few more bandit strongholds, you'll be able to pay it off!" Chen Hu said nonchalantly.

After a slight hesitation, Luo Ningshuang agreed, "Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony. However, I will write you an IOU: two bottles of Medicinal Pills for twenty thousand taels, 10 jin of fourth-rank exotic beast meat for five hundred thousand taels. I'll give you fifty thousand taels first, and I owe you four hundred and seventy thousand taels!"

"There's no need to write an IOU!" Chen Hu waved his hand, "I trust your character. If your character wasn't good, you wouldn't be this poor."

"Chen Hu, are you mocking me?" Hearing Chen Hu say she was poor, Luo Ningshuang's face darkened involuntarily.

"Absolutely not, I am affirming your character!"

Chen Hu quickly said with a serious expression.

"Who affirms someone like that!" Luo Ningshuang was very speechless.

After the meal, Chen Hu personally escorted Luo Ningshuang to the outside of the Zhenwu Division before turning to leave.

Watching Chen Hu's receding figure, Luo Ningshuang turned and walked toward the backyard of the Zhenwu Division office, a faint, imperceptible smile flashing across the corners of her mouth.

On the way back.

Chen Hu felt a look of surprise.

He didn't expect Luo Ningshuang's favorability to be so high.

It had already reached 93 points when they met this time, and after eating this meal, it soared to 95 points.

"Are girls in this ancient world really this easy to woo?"

Chen Hu thought to himself.

The next moment.

Chen Hu flashed into an alley and directly used the Earth Escape Divine Ability to head toward the Hu Family's warehouse area.

The Hu Family stored a large amount of grain here, so naturally, they would send people to guard it.

There were four just at the Tendon Refining Realm.

However, with their level of Cultivation, they were unable to discover Chen Hu.

Chen Hu successively escaped into four empty warehouses, filled them with grain, and then left quietly.

He still did not return home.

Instead, he headed to another place.

The other place was the one Hu Feilong had told him about.

Soon, Chen Hu arrived at this place and stored 1 million shi of grain here.

After informing Hu Feilong via the sound transmission gu.

He directly used the Earth Escape Divine Ability to return to the vicinity of his home.

"Brother Hu, you're back!"

"Hmm!"

Facing the greeting servants, Chen Hu nodded.

He strode toward the backyard.

Dating a beautiful Division Chief, naturally, he couldn't bring along the third wheel, General Zhao Zilong.

Therefore, he had sent General Zhao Zilong home first.

Just as he stepped into the backyard.

Chen Hu heard a burst of laughter.

Immediately, his mood became much better.

After chatting with the women for a few moments.

Chen Hu arrived at the secret chamber.

Granny Long immediately stood up to salute.

Chen Hu waved his hand, signaling her not to stand on ceremony.

Then his gaze fell on Xia Zhong and Lady Feng.

Upon seeing Chen Hu, a look of intense resentment appeared in the eyes of these two people.

"Do you want to live?" Chen Hu looked at the two of them playfully, "If you want to live, write down your Cultivation Technique and Martial Skill!"

"In your dreams!"

Xia Zhong sneered, "Even if I die, I won't let you get your wish!"

"That's right, if you have the guts, just kill us. We won't reveal a single word to you!" Lady Feng also said; her Cultivation had been crippled, she had already fallen into despair and had completely lost the desire to live.

"Master, why not hand the two of them over to this servant? This servant has a way to make them confess everything!" Granny Long, who was to the side, suddenly spoke up.

"You have such a skill?" Chen Hu looked at Granny Long and said somewhat surprised.

Actually, it was relatively simple for him to obtain their Cultivation Technique and Martial Skill.

He could do it through a copy card or by using Soul Searching Technique.

However, a copy card could only be used once a day.

As for the Soul Searching Technique, it was relatively cruel; after being forcibly used, the other party would become an idiot.

"Alright, I'll hand them over to you. If you can force out all their Cultivation Technique and Martial Skill, you can live outside in the future. If you force out more useful information, it's not impossible for your lost arm to be restored!"

"That's wonderful, Master. However, Master, this servant needs some tools!"

"Alright, I'll send someone down later; just tell her whatever tools you need!"

After leaving the secret chamber, Chen Hu called Tan Yue to his side and asked her to go to Granny Long; whatever Granny Long needed, she was to prepare it for her.

"Brother Hu, would you like to listen to music or enjoy a dance today?"

Ruyi asked, leaning in.

"Does it cost money?" Chen Hu said with a chuckle.

"It is our honor to be able to perform for you, so naturally, it is free of charge!" Ruyi said with a serious expression.

"If it's not charged, I won't watch it!"

Chen Hu shook his head seriously.

"Pfft!"

Hearing this, Ruyi was amused and laughed, "Brother Hu, you are really humorous."

"Right? I think so too!"

Chen Hu said with a chuckle.