God of Pets

Chapter 369 is no longer for sale.

Unlike the Zhang family's alchemy techniques, the old alchemist's pills are characterized by their generous use of ingredients, ensuring they are of high quality and genuine.

The ginseng that Old Dan of Black City used in the beginning was all top-quality ginseng that was over 10,000 years old.

At that time, old ginseng was relatively easy to find in the newly developed secret realm near Black City, so the materials used were really high-quality, all genuine old products.

As the secret realm continued to be developed, various rare and precious materials gradually became scarcer, and the materials used by the Old Pill King also became increasingly inferior over the past hundred years.

From the earliest ginseng that was ten thousand years old, to the ginseng that was a ... hundred years old, to the ginseng that was only a dozen years old, there are now ginseng that can only be used for ten years or so.

In modern times, the vast majority of the Black City Old Dan produced by Old Dan Wang uses cultivated ginseng, and only a very small number of Black City Old Dan that require private customization will use wild mountain ginseng.

The price varies depending on the age of the wild ginseng used and how you order it.

Even with money, you might not be able to get your hands on something like the wild ginseng from Heicheng Laodan, which takes thousands of years to grow.

Chen Guan remembered the story of the old ginseng mountain that Zhu Hongzhi had told him. In the story, the old ginseng mountain was in the secret realm that Duan Shulin had mentioned.

Besides the old ginseng, that secret realm also produces many other rare and precious medicinal herbs that are famous throughout China.

Chen Guan was thinking about whether he should go to that secret realm to try his luck. Maybe he could find a batch of rare and precious materials, and then he wouldn't have to worry about not having any pills to use.

However, Chen Guan eventually abandoned this unrealistic idea.

They've been digging in the secret realm for who knows how many years. They've probably already exhausted all the rare and precious materials they could find. It's simply impossible for them to leave any for him to retrieve.

It's more reliable to buy it yourself with your own money. The key is not to get scammed; you have to buy genuine products.

If Chen Guan wants to eat it, it must be the Black City Old Dan, which is of the quality of a wild ginseng that has been cultivated for ten thousand years; otherwise, it will have almost no effect on him.

Chen Guan originally wanted Duan Shulin to help him order a batch of Ten-Thousand-Year Black City Old Dan, but things were not that simple.

Duan Shulin can order it for him, but he can't deliver it.

The Duan family does not allow Duan Shulin to leave Black City. Currently, Duan Shulin's activities are limited to Black City and the Changbai Mountain Secret Realm.

Previously, we could use the Duan family's channels to send the package directly to Chen Guan via express delivery. That was the Duan family's own channel, so they weren't afraid of losing even the most valuable items, and there wouldn't be any problems.

But now there's no way to do it, because the Duan family won't allow Duan Shulin to associate with Chen Guan anymore, so how could they let him send things to Chen Guan?

“Brother Guan, don’t blame them. They just don’t want me to get involved in the internal struggles of the Heavenly Court Army. It’s not that they’re targeting you. It’s just that the Heavenly Court Army is in a very troublesome situation right now, and you happen to be in the eye of the storm.” Duan Shulin quickly explained, “But that’s all their thinking. I have absolute faith in you. Our dealings are none of anyone else’s business. If you need anything, just come to me.”

"I understand." Chen Guan could understand the Duan family's predicament.

Although the Duan family is doing well, they are not like the top ten families. Naturally, they have to plan for their young people and not let them get involved in any deadly conflicts.

Chen Guan weighed his options in his mind: should he go to Old Dan King in Black City, or go to the Blessed Land of Longhu Mountain again to find Zhang Chunxiang?

The main reason he didn't go to Zhang Chunxiang again was because Fu Tianji was with him.

Others might not recognize Fu Tianji now, but Zhang Chunxiang had spent some time with him, so it was hard to guarantee that she wouldn't recognize him.

If outsiders find out that Fu Tianji is with him, and this gets back to the Heavenly King who has a grudge against Fu Tianji, it will be another troublesome matter.

Chen Guan disliked such trouble, so he tried to avoid it as much as possible.

After thinking for a while, Chen Guan decided to go to Heicheng.

Although the Duan family disliked Chen Guan, they didn't want to offend the Ji family and wouldn't do anything to Chen Guan.

Chen Guan felt that if given the opportunity, he could change the Duan family's opinion of him. Having more friends meant having more options, which was better than having more enemies.

Of course, it would be best to do it if the opportunity arises, but there's no need to force it.

After discussing the matter with Ji Nanhong and handing over the details, Chen Guan set off alone for Black City.

Actually, he didn't have much to hand over. He was a hands-off manager, and An Yiqi usually took care of the vanguard team, so he didn't need to worry about anything.

Ji Nanhong plans to form a new battalion and hand it over to Shi Zhimen to lead, but the personnel need to be selected from the reserve team, and they can only train them slowly in the future.

Because he was traveling with an oddball like Fu Tianji, Chen Guan couldn't use airplanes or other means of transportation and had to go by himself.

During the day, he rode the Night-Shining Lion Horse on his journey, and at night he rode the Ghost Sedan Chair on his journey, hardly stopping at all.

The reason for alternating them is that the ghost sedan chair is too eye-catching and not easy for people to see in broad daylight.

During the day, the ghost sedan chair was stored in Huangni Island, and at night it was taken out for travel. Chen Guan could sleep inside the ghost sedan chair, thus resting and traveling at the same time.

When Chen Guan arrived in Black City, it was already several days later.

"Old Guan, you've finally arrived." Duan Shulin secretly came to pick up Chen Guan. The Duan family had recently relaxed their control over him and didn't know that Chen Guan had come to Black City.

"Is it alright for you to come see me?" Chen Guan asked with a smile.

"It's alright, why do you care about them? They don't know anything about the situation." Duan Shulin wanted to take Chen Guan to eat authentic Heicheng cuisine.

"Let's go buy the pills first." Chen Guan wasn't in the mood for food or drink; he wanted to get his hands on the pills first.

"Don't worry, I've already placed an order with the old alchemist's shopkeeper for 10,000 Black City Old Pills made from ten-thousand-year-old materials. The old alchemist happens to have some in stock, but the price will be 1,000 per pill." Duan Shulin led Chen Guan to the old alchemist's shop.

"Price is not a problem, a thousand it is fine." Chen Guan only wanted to upgrade as soon as possible; money was secondary.

When they arrived at Old Danwang, the shopkeeper personally received them, which showed that the Duan family indeed had a lot of influence in Black City.

In the private VIP room, the shopkeeper poured them tea and said with a smile, "Young Master Duan, are you here to pick up your order today? I've already prepared the goods you ordered."

Duan Shulin pointed at Chen Guan and said, "Manager Wang, this is my friend Chen Guan. He is the real big boss who placed the order. I am just an introducer. You two should get to know each other better in the future. My friend is a big businessman. There will be many opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Manager Wang was all smiles at first, but after hearing Chen Guan's name, his smile gradually faded.

"Are you Chen Guan? Chen Guan of the Heavenly Court Army?" Manager Wang asked, sizing up Chen Guan.

"Yes, have I met you before, Manager Wang?" Chen Guan noticed that Manager Wang's expression was a little off.

"Never seen it before." Manager Wang shook his head, then turned to Duan Shulin and said, "Young Master Duan, I'm sorry, there might be a problem with my batch of goods, I can't sell them."

"Manager Wang, what do you mean by this?" Duan Shulin's face was rather unpleasant.

"I'm sorry." Manager Wang apologized without explaining and prepared to leave.

"Manager Wang, what is Wang Lian to you?" Chen Guan asked, already having figured out the reason.

"The younger generation of the clan," Manager Wang said without turning his head, and then walked out the door.

Chen Guan and Duan Shulin exchanged glances. Duan Shulin said with annoyance, "I never expected that Old Dan Wang was actually a business owned by the Wang family. I've been in Black City for so many years and I never knew Old Dan Wang had such a background. If I had known this, I wouldn't have mentioned your name and would have come to pick up the goods myself."

(End of this chapter)