65: cooperate

Tan Yuan took the Medicinal Pill and examined it carefully.

“Perfect! A nearly perfect third-grade rejuvenation pill! If I were to refine it, it wouldn’t be possible to achieve such quality. Lu Xingchen, you are a Genius.”

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly: “It’s just luck.”

He didn’t mention the matter of the Medicine Cauldron.

Making Tan Yuan uncomfortable would not benefit him in any way.

Sun Jie’s gaze towards Lu Xingchen was also filled with immense shock.

Great Master Tan Yuan was already over fifty years old, but what about Lu Xingchen?

He wasn’t even 20 yet.

If such an Alchemy Genius didn’t die young, his future achievements might even surpass the entire Qinming Kingdom.

If Sun Jie had previously intended to disgust Tianhui Kingdom, now he genuinely wanted to cooperate with Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen, this potential stock, was worth him treating seriously.

Sun Jie smiled at Lu Xingchen.

“May I ask, Master Lu, how would you like to cooperate with our Starlight Auction House?”

Lu Xingchen said softly: “I will provide you with one hundred third-grade rejuvenation pills each month, and I ask you to collect one hundred Yellow Rank Advanced Archery Skill Spiritual Artifacts and one hundred Yellow Rank Advanced defensive Spiritual Artifacts for me. Can Senior Sun Jie agree to this?”

“Ah, this…”

Sun Jie hesitated a little.

As expected, Lu Xingchen was indeed forming an army, and it was a special archer unit.

One third-grade rejuvenation pill for two Yellow Rank Advanced Spiritual Artifacts, the auction house would still profit from this.

However, even if they were just Yellow Rank, they were still Spiritual Artifacts!

One hundred pieces a month, not to mention the new capital city didn’t have them, even the royal city couldn’t collect that many.

Moreover, such a large outflow of Spiritual Artifacts was a major issue affecting national defense security.

Without the monarch’s approval, he, an auction house chairman, wouldn’t dare to agree.

Sun Jie hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice: “This matter is too significant, I must report it to the monarch. Master Lu, can you give me one day?”

Lu Xingchen nodded lightly: “Yes, I will wait for you for one day.”

He had anticipated this situation long ago, so there was nothing to be surprised about.

It certainly wouldn’t be easy for the Qinming Kingdom to produce so many Spiritual Artifacts at once.

He had already shown his strength; the rest depended on the decision of the Qinming Kingdom’s monarch.

Sun Jie said in a deep voice: “Xiao Li, escort Master Lu to rest. I’m going to see the monarch immediately!”

“Understood, Chairman!”

Sun Jie left in a hurry, while Lu Xingchen and Lin Jing, led by Xiao Li, settled into a small courtyard next to the auction house.

Although the courtyard was simple, it already showed Sun Jie’s thoughtfulness.

Buying a courtyard in the city center of the new capital did not cost less than a top-tier hotel.

Sun Jie considered that Lu Xingchen needed a quiet environment for Cultivating and Alchemy, so he specifically arranged this courtyard for him.

After Xiao Li showed the two around the courtyard, she respectfully said: “Master Lu, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave. If you need anything, you can come to the auction house to find me anytime.”

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly: “I need something now.”

Hearing this, Xiao Li was slightly stunned, then a blush appeared on her face.

“Master Lu, isn’t this inappropriate? It’s still daytime. But if you really need it, I can do it.”

“Ah, this…”

Lu Xingchen was speechless by her.

Lin Jing also looked at Lu Xingchen with a strange expression.

“I really do need you, to help me find some wooden feathered arrows without arrowheads. Can you do that?”

Hearing this, Xiao Li’s entire face turned crimson.

She immediately realized that she had been too eager.

This was truly embarrassing!

“Okay, I’ll go find them right away!”

Xiao Li nodded heavily, then hurried out of the courtyard.

Lin Jing chuckled: “Lu Xingchen, you’re not even taking something given for free. You’re a bit worse than a beast, aren’t you?”

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice: “Senior Sister Lin Jing, don’t make fun of me. I already have a Dao Companion, I can’t just accept anything.”

Lin Jing smiled: “Is it that young girl who shares my surname? She’s indeed very good.”

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, not saying much more.

Just after confirming their relationship, Lin Wanqing left, making Lu Xingchen feel a little sad.

Seeing that Lu Xingchen was unwilling to speak, Lin Jing felt a little awkward and brought up another topic.

“What do you need headless feathered arrows for?”

Lu Xingchen then perked up: “These past few days, Miss Yun Li has been teaching me Archery Skill, and I have benefited greatly. But I haven’t had any masters of the same level to practice with me, so I want to ask Senior Sister Lin Jing to help me practice Linked Arrow.”

Hearing this, Lin Jing raised an eyebrow slightly.

“You want to shoot me?”

Lu Xingchen immediately bowed in apology, and said with a wry smile: “Senior Sister Lin Jing, can you not be so concise when you speak?”

“I won’t use battle Qi, I’ll purely use Physical Body strength to shoot arrows, and you can use battle Qi for defense. I want to see if I can suppress you with Linked Arrow.”

“Alright, since there’s nothing else to do, let me see your Linked Arrow!”

A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Li delivered the headless feathered arrows, and the two immediately began practicing in the courtyard.

Although he couldn’t use battle Qi, Lu Xingchen’s Physical Body strength was by no means weak.

He shot one arrow per second, a speed that was astounding.

Lin Jing couldn’t completely ignore his Physical Body strength and had to activate battle Qi for defense.

But even so, she was completely suppressed by Lu Xingchen. Despite constantly shifting and dodging, she couldn’t avoid Lu Xingchen’s feathered arrows.

Under Lu Xingchen’s suppressive fire, she could only retreat continuously, getting further and further away from Lu Xingchen.

Half a day passed like this.

It wasn’t until the sun set that Lu Xingchen put away his sunset glow bow and smiled: “Senior Sister Lin Jing, how are my Linked Arrow?”

Lin Jing looked at Lu Xingchen with shock and apprehension.

“Too fast! Not only fast, but also very powerful. If you used battle Qi, within ten arrows, you would surely take my life. And those ten arrows, for you, would only be ten seconds.”

“Lu Xingchen, you are truly terrifying! The current me is no match for you at all.”

Lu Xingchen chuckled: “It’s just luck.”

But he also felt a little smug.

The current him was most likely invincible among those of the same rank, except when facing people with deep backgrounds like Yun Li.

Even if he faced Li Ning again, he might not be without the power to fight.

But he had only learned from Yun Li for a few days.

If he learned all of her Archery Skill, wouldn’t he be able to kill indiscriminately?

The revival of Dayan Kingdom was just around the corner!

For a time, Lu Xingchen felt even more grateful to Yun Li.

Early the next morning, as Lu Xingchen was refining Medicinal Pills in the courtyard, Xiao Li knocked on the courtyard gate.

“Master Lu, the Chairman requests your presence!”

“That fast?”

Lu Xingchen quickly put away the green stone cauldron and went to the auction house with Lin Jing.

On the way, Xiao Li walked quickly, keeping her eyes straight ahead, still regretting her impolite words.

A quarter of an hour later, the three arrived at the private room, where Sun Jie was already waiting.

Lu Xingchen chuckled: “How is it, Chairman Sun? Did the monarch allow us to cooperate?”