After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 71 Hidden in the Slums

Not only the appraisal team, but also countless members of the Medicine Association have been frantically crowding into the Puppet Man's live stream since news broke that a level 10 elixir, suspected to be from a divine medicine master, was found to be present.

In the Nightfall livestream room, Nightfall's good mood, which had been floating on clouds, was instantly shattered!

He stared blankly at the box of medicine in his opponent's live stream. He clearly heard every word, yet each word left him stunned and bewildered!
The pharmacist appraisal team in the Nightfall livestream room had long since abandoned their usual arrogance, and almost absentmindedly finished appraising the auction items before routinely announcing the results to Nightfall:

"After our appraisal, this is indeed a product of the eighth-level alchemist Sachi, with a total value of four hundred million."

After saying this in a simple sentence, the appraisers, disregarding that they were in the Nightshade live stream room, swarmed past Nightshade and crowded in front of the screen, staring at the few pills in the Puppet Man's live stream room with fanaticism, their mouths practically watering!
"I'm so lucky to have ever seen a level 10 pill from a divine pharmacist!"

"Look at that adorable shape, look at those dreamlike golden apricot blossoms... I can't even imagine! What kind of benefits could a legendary level ten pill bring to the body..."

[Hahaha! Even the pharmacist appraisal team in the Nightfall livestream can't sit still! The allure of a level 10 elixir is just too great!]

[Level 10! There really are Level 10 Divine Alchemists in the world! I always thought it was just a legend!]

The pharmacist profession is fraught with peril; it's said that even Master Sachi took eight years to advance from level seven to level eight. A preliminary estimate suggests that the legendary level ten divine pharmacist is already over a hundred years old?

……

Puppet Man Livestream Room.

The appraisal team examined each pill with almost reverence and fervor!
The host, unusually, didn't try to liven up the atmosphere. Instead, he and everyone else stared intently at the level 10 pills, afraid of missing a single detail.

Jiang Shu waited for a while, then gradually became impatient: "Have you finished appraising these apricot blossom dumplings?"

Apricot Blossom Dumplings? With such an extraordinary quality, doesn't it even deserve a proper name?

The appraiser wiped his sweat: "This is the first time we've seen a spiritual herb of this grade, so we dare not speak presumptuously. But the aroma, color, and pattern are exactly the same as the legendary level ten spiritual herb... Excuse me, puppet streamer, do you know that divine herbalist?"

Everyone held their breath, waiting for Jiang Shu's answer.

Jiang Shu paused for a moment: "I don't recognize it. Would you believe me if I said I picked it up on the street?"

【I don't believe you! You're so mean, you puppet streamer, waaaaah! Are you looking for a wife?】

Diamonds and luxury watches are relatively common, but a level ten spiritual herb is truly one of a kind! I wonder what kind of good fortune this puppet has accumulated over countless lifetimes, to have encountered so many wonderful things!

……

Magic City.

A dilapidated old rental room in a slum area, costing 3000 yuan a month.

The young woman quietly ground the medicine powder. In front of her, a mobile phone was placed on the medicine jar, showing a live broadcast of a puppet.

She seemed to be watching very intently and with great interest.

A tall man walked past her from behind, his tone indifferent: "Xia Ruo, how many times have I told you, you're not cut out to be a pharmacist. Instead of wasting your time messing around, you should become an apprentice at the Pharmacist Association, gain experience for three to five years, and you might even have a chance to get a Level 1 Pharmacist certificate."

The woman paused for a moment.

The man glanced at the live stream again: "Watch less live stream, spend more time with our daughter. I'm going to work overtime." The woman looked at the sky outside: "Going out so late?"

"Do you think I want this? In a place like Shanghai, with your lack of ambition, if I don't take on some part-time jobs at night, I won't even be able to put food on the table tomorrow." The man suppressed the disgust in his eyes, glanced at his watch, and hurriedly left.

The woman watched his departing figure.

A lingering scent of men's cologne, from Dior's new Addict line, remained in the direction he left. The man's long black coat was also a recent Armani release, adorned with an exquisite brooch.

They've spent a year's salary on their clothes, really... is it just a part-time job?

The woman took a deep breath, suppressing the wild thoughts that were running through her mind.

Then, I picked up my phone, opened WeChat, and sent a message:
Xia: Mr. Jiang, since you like my pills, I'll send you a few more boxes tomorrow.

……

Jiang Shu didn't have time to check her phone right now. Now that the test results were in, she asked the question she cared about most:
"So, if I only use four, can I defeat the Nightfall?"

The appraiser was both amused and exasperated: "Host, if you said that outside, you'd get beaten up by the Medicine Association! The higher the grade of a spiritual herb, the more its price increases exponentially, let alone this, which is a one-of-a-kind, grade ten spiritual herb! Produced by the world's only divine medicine master! One of these is worth fifty grade eight spiritual herbs from our Medicine Association's president, Sachi!"

Jiang Shu was momentarily stunned!
Then his breathing calmed down, all his irritability disappeared, and he hummed with satisfaction: "So I can keep nine for myself, and just take one to participate in the PK and I'm guaranteed to win?"

"That's natural!"

The host finally couldn't help but speak up: "Puppet host, besides being shocked, I'm also extremely curious about what kind of medicine this level ten elixir you have. I think many viewers are also very curious, after all, this is the only batch of level ten elixir in the hundreds of years since the development of the alchemist industry! Don't laugh at me, I still find it hard to believe, like I'm dreaming..."

The host was incredulous, and I still couldn't believe it!

I just want to know, will eating this make me ascend to heaven?

[Master Sachi's medicine costs 80 million per pill. The puppet's medicine is worth fifty of Sachi's pills, which is... ugh, this world is full of malice towards a poor wretch like me!]

……

Jiang Shu happily took back the three pills before answering the host's question:
"They're just some health-preserving pills, nothing to brag about as some kind of miracle cure. They're just a little better than ordinary medicine."

"Health preservation... to what extent can it go?" The host swallowed hard.

Jiang Shu thought for a moment: "You know, the young master of FY? — That guy who's only twenty-two and has already been on the verge of death countless times..."

"Stop, stop! You don't need to say anything more!" The host stammered, startled. "That person is the bread and butter of our entertainment industry, of course I know him!"

Jiang Shu nodded: "Take him as an example..."

"Ahem! Can we use someone else as an example?" The host was a little flustered. He was really afraid that this reckless, puppet-like anchor might accidentally offend that FY prince, and then he, as the fuse, would be the first to suffer!
Jiang Shu reflexively glanced towards the sofa, only to meet Feng Li's misty, almond-shaped eyes...

Gentle, yet alluring.

(End of this chapter)