132: The disappeared old man

Aunt Yang, who was working, heard a familiar voice and quickly turned around to look.

She saw Lu Hao greeting her.

"Oh! Young man, it is you. I thought you had gone somewhere else. How come you are back in our little village?"

Lu Hao smiled and replied:

"I built a few houses on the edge of the village, so I might be staying here for a while."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Yang beamed and said:

"That is great! My eldest and second eldest have been asking me where Lu Xiaolong went. Oh, right, where did that child, Xiaolong, go?"

"Haha, Xiaolong went out to play for a couple of days. He should be back in a while. When they return, I will bring him over to play."

"Good, good, Aunt Yang welcomes you."

"Alright, Aunt Yang, you carry on with your work. I will go walk around a bit more."

"Alright, alright."

After saying this, Lu Hao continued walking forward. As he walked, he suddenly heard Aunt Yang exclaim in surprise!

"Ah!! I actually found another Spirit Stone. My luck has been really good lately!!"

...

Lu Hao slowly returned to the place where he had previously bought the eighteen fragrance. Lu Hao felt a sense of admiration for this old man.

Someone who could take an ordinary thing and perfect it to the extreme was not ordinary themselves.

He had left in a hurry last time; originally, Lu Hao had wanted to have a few drinks with him and chat about life.

Now that he had taken on an apprentice, he just needed to patiently wait for the moment she reached her Bottleneck.

Then, Lu Hao would take the first step in his Alchemy cultivation!

Of course, Lu Hao still hoped to bind his apprentice to the System as soon as possible.

However, when Lu Hao stood in front of the shop again, the entire shop was empty, and there was no sign of anyone.

Lu Hao thought it might be too early and that the old man might still be resting, so he walked into the shop and waited silently.

During this time, he took out his wine gourd and began to savor it alone.

The more Lu Hao drank this wine, the more he liked it. With every drink, every sip, he could taste a different flavor.

He suddenly felt an inexplicable anticipation for the upcoming nineteen fragrance. He really wondered what kind of flavor that would be.

Lu Hao waited for half a day, and people kept passing by in front of him.

Some completely ignored Lu Hao, some glanced at him briefly, and some stopped to exchange a few words with him.

From these people, Lu Hao learned that the old man who sold wine here had left seven days ago.

He had never appeared again.

Lu Hao furrowed his brows. Seven days ago? Wasn't that the day he bought the wine?

Could it be that he left because he bought too much wine? That should not be right, should it?

Could this matter have something to do with me? The old man had been selling wine here for over thirty years; why would he suddenly leave after I bought the wine?

Lu Hao could not understand it no matter how much he thought about it, but he felt intuitively that this matter was likely not that simple.

It was very likely related to his arrival!

However, Lu Hao did not dwell on this. With his strength, he should not need to fear the Cultivators of this Danling State.

What he was worried about was that he might not be able to buy this kind of wine in the future...

Thinking of this, Lu Hao took one last big gulp, then put the wine gourd away.

He had to drink it sparingly; otherwise, it would be gone, and he still had to take some back for his Master to drink.

His Master had spent his whole life in the Qingxuan Sect and surely had never tasted such exquisite wine!

However, out of curiosity, Lu Hao still went to the old man's residence, and after discovering that there was indeed no one there, he finally gave up.

Shi Yi's day was also not easy at all.

Ever since Yin Xinghai left, she had been rushing non-stop to the city.

She first went to buy a Pill Furnace.

After inquiring about the situation, Shi Yi arrived at the largest shop selling Pill Furnaces in Guangdong City.

As soon as she walked in, a staff member immediately came over and asked with a smile:

"Hello, customer. May I ask what you would like to buy?"

When Shi Yi heard this voice, she was momentarily dazed.

Just yesterday, she was a staff member just like them, exhausting her efforts to serve customers for that one-thousandth commission.

But today, she had become a top-tier billionaire holding twenty Top-Grade Spirit Stones!

Although these Spirit Stones were not her own, but Lu Hao's, it still caused quite a shock to her heart.

It was all because of Lu Hao that she could possess these things...

Unconsciously, Shi Yi's gratitude toward Lu Hao deepened.

In her heart, Lu Hao had now become her master.

Regaining her senses, she immediately responded to the staff member with a smile:

"Hello, I would like to purchase a Pill Furnace. Could you please introduce some to me? Thank you!"

Shi Yi was very polite to the staff member in front of her. She had once been one of them and knew very well what they needed most.

It was respect.

The staff member heard Shi Yi's polite words, and the smile on her face deepened a little. She immediately said:

"Alright, customer, please follow me!"

After saying this, she saw the puppet following behind Shi Yi, so she asked in confusion:

"Customer, is he coming in too?"

"It is fine, he is my bodyguard. My master said he is very powerful!"

"Alright, Mr. Bodyguard, please come in as well."

The staff member began to introduce the Pill Furnaces to Shi Yi, and Shi Yi was not idle at all, frantically recording everything in her mind.

If Lu Hao had come here, he surely would have said one thing:

"Boss, how many Pill Furnaces do you have here? I want them all! Pack them up!"

But Shi Yi did not think so.

Although she knew her master was very wealthy and might not care about this money, since she was out to purchase supplies for her master, she had to try her best to save some Spirit Stones for him!

This matter had nothing to do with how much money her master had; it was her responsibility!

Therefore, Shi Yi clearly noted down every attribute of each Pill Furnace, such as its grade, material, auxiliary pill formation rate, and price.

And while the staff member was introducing them to her, she was constantly evaluating what the maximum discount for the product was.

So, just understanding all the Pill Furnaces in the entire shop took an hour and a half.

And that was without them saying a single word of nonsense!

The attitude of the staff member beside her had become much worse than before; now she was just barely maintaining the last bit of politeness.

Finally, Shi Yi had fully understood all 1,232 types of Pill Furnaces.

Especially the discounts between them.

She spoke up:

"Hello, listen carefully now. I want to buy..."

As soon as Shi Yi opened her mouth, she began to speak incessantly.

The staff member did not care at first, but as Shi Yi's words continued to come out, her eyes became increasingly shocked.

No way, this weak-looking young girl is buying so many Pill Furnaces?

Does she have that much money?