From the time travel, I became extraordinary

Chapter 302 Rejuvenation Hall

Lu Changsheng's residence is in the area near the outskirts of Xujia Town.

Although the house is not very big and the furnishings inside are tattered, with only a wooden bed and some simple tables and chairs, it is definitely no problem to stay there temporarily.

After knowing the location of his home, Jiang Yao, under the guidance of Lu Changsheng, strolled around Xujia Town.

As for Lu Xiong, he had a wife and several children at home. After apologizing to Jiang Yao, he hurried back to his home.

The entire Xujia Town is not very large in scale, and its area is even slightly smaller than that of the village where Jiang Yao’s hometown is in the real world.

The buildings in the town are also in disarray, without any planning at all.

The street, one horizontal and one vertical, that allows two carriages to pass side by side is the core area of ​​Xujia Town.

"Sir, more than half of the people in this town have the surname Xu."

"However, most of these Xu family members are just side branches. The real main branch of the Xu family only has about one or two hundred people."

"The huge mansion at the intersection of two streets in the most central area of ​​the town is where the Xu family is located."

"The so-called main branch of the Xu family is not just the direct line of the Xu family. Those Xu family members who are side branches, if they have outstanding abilities, will also be accepted into the main branch of the Xu family."

"The shops on both sides of the street are basically owned by the Xu family. People like us with other surnames can only set up stalls and do some small businesses that the Xu family doesn't even look at."

……

Walking with Jiang Yao on the streets of the town, Lu Changsheng led the way for him and introduced him from time to time.

Judging from his descriptions, ordinary people from other families in Xujia Town are like leeks, harvested one after another, and have basically no chance of getting ahead.

When Jiang Yao arrived in front of a medicine shop called Huichuntang, he paused.

"Boss, how much do you sell wild medicinal herbs that are over a hundred years old for?" He walked a few steps into the medicine shop, looked around, and asked the man inside who was dressed like a shopkeeper.

"Who are you?" The owner of the drug store, who was flipping through an account book in his hand, looked up with a puzzled look on his face. He looked Jiang Yao up and down.

Perhaps, because Jiang Yao was a stranger, the owner of the drugstore did not directly respond to his question, but asked him a question in return.

"Uncle An, this is a distant relative of mine from Lujiao Village. He is staying in my house for a few days." Lu Changsheng, who followed him into the pharmacy, explained hastily with a smile on his face.

The owner of the drug store is called Xu An. Although he is not from the main branch of the Xu family, he has managed to get to the position of owner of a drug store, which is considered a good position among the side branches of the Xu family.

He nodded thoughtfully, "No wonder I felt this little brother was so unfamiliar."

“Although medicinal materials that are over a hundred years old are not considered true spiritual medicines, their medicinal properties are not much different from ordinary spiritual medicines.”

"This level of medicinal materials is only suitable for warriors to nourish their bodies, and is not suitable for ordinary people."

……

Having said this, Xu An stopped talking. He looked at Jiang Yao up and down with a meaningful look.

However, Jiang Yao had the Breath-Concealing Technique on him, so unless he took the initiative to show his strength, not to mention Xu An, even if a warrior who was one or two realms higher than him stood in front of him, they would not be able to see anything unusual.

"Boss, I'm just an ordinary person."

"What's the price of a hundred-year-old medicinal herb? I'm just asking casually."

"If the medicinal herbs here in your Xujia Town are valuable, I would like to sell them directly to you when I collect good ones in the future!" Jiang Yao shrugged and smiled and responded.

From Lu Xiong and Lu Changsheng, he already knew that there were specialized herbalists in Xujia Town.

Wild medicinal herbs that are over a hundred years old are essential for him to assist in his cultivation. If he spends some jade coins to buy such items directly from Huichun Hall, it would naturally be much more convenient and quicker than going into the mountains to collect herbs himself.

But now it seems that the Xu family has strict control over these things that are beneficial to the practice of martial artists, and it seems difficult for ordinary people to buy them even if they have money.

"We at Huichuntang purchase wild medicinal herbs that are over a hundred years old all year round."

"In terms of price, it starts at at least one jade coin. The higher the year, the more expensive the purchase price."

"If you have these kinds of herbs that you want to sell, just bring them here. We in the Xu family have always been fair in doing business, and we will definitely not let you down in terms of price."

"In addition, our Xu family herb-collecting team is always recruiting people. As long as you join, we will give you a free copy of the spiritual medicine atlas."

"This way, when you go into the mountains to collect herbs, not only will you have companions to look after you, but if you come across a magical herb, you won't miss it just because you don't recognize it."

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After hearing Jiang Yao's words, Xu An's expression became noticeably kinder than before.

With a gentle smile on his face that was as refreshing as spring breeze, he spoke eloquently and actually tried to recruit Jiang Yao.

In his words, being able to join the Xu family's herb-collecting team seemed to be the happiest thing in the world. Not only would he not have to worry about food and clothing, but as long as he could collect good herbs, he could also get a high share of the profits.

"Spiritual Medicine Atlas?" Jiang Yao was slightly stunned when he heard these words. It must be said that this thing was indeed very attractive to him.

"I'll think about whether to join your Xu family's herb-picking team!" After hesitating for a while, Jiang Yao finally spoke and politely declined.

He has always known that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

With the Xu family's style, those outsiders at the lower level are strictly controlled by them. He is just a newcomer. It is impossible for the Xu family to look at him differently.

Joining the herb-collecting team and becoming the Xu family's herb collector would have various restrictions and would probably be accompanied by many dangers. It would definitely not be as good as what the shopkeeper Xu An said.

"For the time being, I still have a lot of medicinal herbs. When I need these kinds of cultivation resources, I can just rob Huichun Hall."

"By then, whether it's the atlas of spiritual medicines or the hundred-year-old medicinal materials, we will naturally have them all."

Inadvertently, this thought appeared in Jiang Yao's mind.

There were many warriors at the Xu family mansion, but he had no idea what realm the strongest among them had reached.

It would be too risky to attack the Xu family, but with Jiang Yao's strength, it shouldn't be a problem to just take over the drugstore.

In his eyes, everyone in this world except himself were just natives, and he had no psychological barriers to taking action against them.

What's more, based on his understanding of Xujia Town, the Xu family, who firmly controlled this place, were not good people.

"Consider it? Of course there is no problem."

"Going into the mountains to collect herbs alone can lead to danger at any time. Every time our Xu family's herb-collecting team goes into the mountains, there are special warriors to protect them."

"I think, little brother, you know what is the most appropriate way to do it."

With a gentle smile on his face all the time, Xu An continued.

Some time ago, in order to pick a magical herb, the Xu family's herb-picking team suffered heavy casualties, and currently they are seriously short of manpower.

Knowing that Jiang Yao was a herbalist, he just took the opportunity to recruit him.

If the matter could be accomplished, his contribution must have been indispensable. If the other party did not agree, Xu An would not suffer any loss.

"Don't worry, shopkeeper. If I think carefully and really plan to join the Xu family's herb-collecting team, I will definitely ask you for help and recommendation."

Jiang Yao responded casually with a somewhat strange look on his face. He laughed and walked straight out of the drugstore.

The entire Xujia Town is only this big.

Under Lu Changsheng's guidance, it didn't take him long to get a general tour.

Any resources related to cultivation are nowhere to be found in the town.

If Jiang Yao had not already seen the woman who could soar into the sky, and had not known from Lu Xiong and Lu Changsheng that the Xu family was a family of martial arts, he would have really doubted whether there were any extraordinary people here.

"Besides your Xujia Town, are there any cities or other towns nearby?" Jiang Yao asked Lu Changsheng casually as he was walking on the street and returning the same way.

"There must be several villages and towns similar to our Xujia Town within this hundred miles."

"I heard from my second uncle that when he was hunting in the mountains, he had conflicts with hunters from villages and towns more than once."

"I heard from the people in the town that some villages and towns have a good relationship with our Xujia Town, but some villages and towns have a feud with us and we have to fight when we meet."

Sighing, Lu Changsheng continued, "I seem to have heard someone say that there is a huge city called Black Rock City two or three hundred miles away from our Xujia Town."

"The main branch of the Xu family has a special caravan traveling back and forth between the town and Black Rock City."

"But ordinary people like us don't have any chance to go to Black Rock City and deal with them."

"Under normal circumstances, we will live in this cage of Xujia Town until we die, and it will be difficult for us to see the real scenery outside."

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The two walked along the street, chatting.

Although Lu Changsheng is not very old in terms of age, his speech and behavior not only show a maturity rarely seen among his peers, but also seem to contain a strong sense of unwillingness to his fate.

Jiang Yao learned a lot of things from him, and his understanding of Xujia Town became much clearer.

Whether he wanted to practice hard to improve his realm or wanted to have a clearer understanding of the various spiritual medicines in this world, it seemed that he could not avoid the Xu family.

"Forget it, I still have some herbs to help me practice, so I'll improve my strength first."

After returning to Lu Changsheng's home, Jiang Yao plunged into cultivation.

(End of this chapter)