Douluo: Wuhun Magic Harp, summoning ancient beasts

Chapter 9 Make a Deal
Time flies, and a year has passed in a flash.

During this year, Long Chen has one week of special training time every month.

After these days of arduous special training, his progress is obvious.

The body becomes stronger and the movements become more agile.

For him, mountaineering is no longer a challenge, but a joy of self-transcendence during the climbing process.

His steps are light and steady, and he can climb even the steep mountain roads with ease.

He could move flexibly among the branches at a speed as fast as a monkey in the forest.

Ye Tianming trained Long Chen’s physical fitness in preparation for the subsequent fight with the soul beast.

Except for the period of training in the Soul Beast Forest, Long Chen spent the rest of his time practicing and researching medicinal herbs.

Whether it was the improvement of soul power or theoretical knowledge of medicine, he had made considerable progress.

During the special training in the Soul Beast Forest, Long Chen picked a lot of rare medicinal herbs.

That day, he came to a clinic called "Guang'antang" on the street.

Guang'antang treats patients and has its own pharmacy.

It is not very big, but it has a good reputation and is the ideal place for Long Chen to study.

Long Chen walked into Guang'antang's pharmacy.

The pharmacy is filled with the unique aroma of medicinal herbs.

Various medicinal materials are neatly placed on rows of wooden medicine cabinets, and several waiters are busy picking and packing the medicines.

Long Chen walked to the counter and said softly:
"Excuse me, is your shopkeeper here?"

One of the guys looked up at Long Chen and saw that he was just a child. He couldn't help showing some contempt on his face, thinking that he was here to cause trouble, so he answered casually:
"What do you want from our shopkeeper?"

After saying that, he lowered his head and continued to sort the herbs in his hand.

Long Chen didn't care about the waiter's attitude. He slowly took out a jade box from his arms and gently opened it. A mysterious orchid herb emitting a faint green light came into view.

The guy caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, looked up suddenly, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

The Youlan Spirit Grass is an extremely rare medicinal herb that usually only grows in places where soul beasts often appear.

Moreover, this is a fresh orchid spiritual herb, which is rarely seen by ordinary people.

"This... is this the Orchid Spiritual Grass?"

The guy's voice was trembling a little, he couldn't believe his eyes.

Long Chen nodded and said calmly:

"Yes, I want to use it to negotiate a deal with the owner of your hotel."

Although Long Chen's voice was light, it revealed a calmness that did not belong to his age.

Seeing this, the clerk's attitude immediately changed. He quickly put down his work and said with a smile on his face:
"Little brother, please wait a moment. I will go and ask the shopkeeper to come."

After saying that, he hurried to the back hall, looking back as he walked, fearing that Long Chen would suddenly change his mind.

After a while, an old man in his sixties wearing a long robe walked out from the back hall.

The old man walked steadily, his eyes revealing a bit of wisdom.

He came in front of Long Chen, bowed and said:
"I am the shopkeeper Wang of Guang'an Hall. I heard that you have the Orchid Spirit Herb. Could you lend it to me?"

"of course can."

Long Chen handed over the jade box readily.

The old man took the jade box, looked at the orchid herb carefully, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Little brother, your Orchid Spiritual Herb is of high quality and is very rare. I wonder what you would like to exchange it for?"

Long Chen already had a plan in mind, and said:
"I would like to use it in exchange for the opportunity to learn about herbs and refine pills in your hall."

"what?"

Shopkeeper Wang frowned, thinking he had heard wrongly.

You know, this is a very rare medicinal herb, but Long Chen’s conditions are so simple.

Shopkeeper Wang looked at Long Chen carefully. In order to keep the orchid spirit grass fresh, it was necessary to use a jade device. The young man in front of him knew this at such a young age, so he was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Little brother, who are you? Did you secretly take this orchid from home? If your parents are soul masters, I can't afford to offend them."

Long Chen shook his head and smiled:

"Manager Wang, don't worry. To be honest, I am a spirit master. I dug this orchid spirit grass in the Sunset Forest."

After hearing this, Shopkeeper Wang became even more confused.

"Since you are a soul master, why waste time learning medicine and refining pills?"

"It's just a personal hobby. I have been studying herbs for more than a year and hope to put what I have learned into practice."

Shopkeeper Wang was slightly stunned, then laughed:

"What an ambitious young man! Although our Guang'an Hall is not big, it is well-known in Tiandou City. If you are willing, come and learn. I will personally teach you the knowledge of herbs and the art of refining pills."

After hearing this, Long Chen was overjoyed.

"Thank you very much, shopkeeper. By the way, I have another rare herb here, please take a look."

As Long Chen spoke, he took out a small iron box from his arms and opened it gently.

This time, lying inside was a herb that was completely fiery red, shaped like a lotus but exuding a faint medicinal fragrance - the fire lotus fruit.

This fire lotus fruit is also an extremely rare medicinal material, and plays an irreplaceable role in refining certain specific elixirs.

Shopkeeper Wang was even more surprised when he saw this. He took the iron box and carefully examined the fire lotus fruit, exclaiming in amazement:

"Fire Lotus Fruit! This is such a pleasant surprise. Little brother, where did you get this?"

Long Chen smiled and explained:
"Found it by chance on a cliff in Sunset Forest."

After hearing this, Shopkeeper Wang secretly admired Long Chen's courage and strength.

"By the way, little brother, what's your name?"

"My name is Long Chen, you can call me Xiao Chen."

"Xiaochen, can you sell me this Fire Lotus Fruit?"

"Of course! I'd like to trade it with you for something."

Shopkeeper Wang looked delighted.

"Xiaochen, what do you want to exchange it for?"

"Exchange for two pieces of whale glue of better quality, at least thousand-year-old grade."

"what?"

Shopkeeper Wang was once again shocked by Long Chen's words.

Sperm glue is an aphrodisiac that is only used among the nobility.

As an old doctor, Manager Wang certainly knows its effect.

It's just hard to understand what a child would want it to do.

"Xiaochen, what do you want whale glue for?"

"Manager Wang, don't worry, I know it's an aphrodisiac, I'm just using it for research with other drugs, nothing else."

Shopkeeper Wang nodded doubtfully.

This rare fire lotus fruit is more than enough to exchange for two pieces of thousand-year-old whale glue.

Add to that the orchid spiritual herb, it’s a huge profit.

"Xiaochen, I have whale glue in my pharmacy, but the quality is not up to your standards. Let me prepare it and you can come back in a couple of days to get it."

"No problem. I'll leave this fire lotus fruit to you for now. If I find any rare herbs in the future, I'll sell them to you at a price lower than the market price."

"Okay. From now on, whatever you want to learn, I will teach you without reservation."

Seeing that Long Chen was so straightforward and eager to learn, Manager Wang was very happy and expressed his willingness to teach him everything he knew.

(End of this chapter)