Chapter Twenty-Four She Was Called White Spirit

  Su Ming was very nervous. The aura of the big man in front of him, in Su Ming's view, far exceeded Lei Chen, and should have a cultivation base of around 5 or 6 layers of the Congealing Blood Realm.

  For Su Ming, such a person was simply irresistible. Once the other party had any intentions, Su Ming would find it difficult to avoid this disaster, but he wanted a large amount of Luoyun leaves, so he must have possessed many stone coins.

  So he had to take a risk once, and after that jungle chase with Yu Chi, he felt that some of his thoughts were different. The knowledge described in the beast skin books he saw at Grandpa's place over the years was deeply etched in his mind.

  He vaguely felt that if he couldn't suppress his opponent in terms of cultivation, then he could only make his opponent suspect and not move by other means, so as not to act rashly.

  So before he came, he chose to hide his appearance and bring a wild beast, just to have a deterrent effect at the right time.

  It seems that the effect is still good now, but Su Ming's tension has not relaxed at all.

  In fact, the tension inside the animal hide was not only Su Ming, but also the big man's inner heart was even more tense than Su Ming. He would occasionally look towards the place where the wild beast died before, and when he saw those scattered bones, his heart would thump faster with fear, not excitement, but horror.

  Even to him, the man wrapped in animal hides before his eyes was filled with an inexplicable mystery that he couldn't see through. This mysterious feeling, combined with the shocking scene earlier, put much more pressure on the big man than Su Ming's current tension.

  "This man's actions are seasoned, his words are calm and collected, and his moves are ruthless. He must be one of the hidden evil masters from the nearby mountains... However, judging from what he just said, he seems to still have a sense of reason... But this strange medicine is unlikely to have much effect." Just as the big man was thinking anxiously, footsteps were heard outside the tent, and then the tent flap was lifted and another big man walked in.

  The big Han's face was wooden and silent, after entering the leather tent he didn't say a word, but stood aside, waiting for the one-eyed Han's orders.

  At the moment when Da Han stepped in, Su Ming casually swept a glance over him. The other party's blood was not thick, and like himself, they were both at the second layer of Blood Condensation.

  "Eat it, and this one too!" The one-eyed man didn't hesitate, took out the medicinal stone in his hand, and handed it to a herb, letting the big man eat it together.

  The big Han's expression remained unchanged, he took it over and immediately put it in his mouth to chew for a few moments, then sat cross-legged on one side, circulating the blood inside, but soon his expression changed, looking very surprised, not long after, he opened his eyes, staring blankly at the one-eyed Han.

  "There's no effect... it just feels like I've swallowed a bit more of this spiritual grass than usual... about one layer's worth, or so."

  That one-eyed Hanzi heard this, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart rate accelerated uncontrollably. He knew what this added layer meant: if it were ordinary herbs, the manifestation might not be so obvious, but if it were medicine used in the Blood Coagulation Realm at level eight or nine and above, then its value would be almost immeasurable.

  "An ordinary herb, even if it's worth ten stones, this thing is at most worth one stone. But if it's a hundred-stone or even thousand-stone herb, then the increase in value...". The one-eyed man became more and more agitated as he thought about it, but he wasn't quite sure if it would be effective for high-grade herbs.

  "Unfortunately, I don't have many stone coins on me now..." After a brief moment of hesitation, he suppressed the excitement in his heart and sent the big man away. He stood respectfully in front of Su Ming, forcing a smile onto his face.

  "Senior, this medicine is indeed mysterious. In that case, I'll offer 30 stones in exchange for one, how about it?" The one-eyed big Han didn't dare to offend Su Ming either, as he saw Su Ming as a fierce and formidable person who could produce such extraordinary herbs.

  "Thirty dan?" The price made Su Ming's heart thump with excitement, but his voice suddenly turned cold.

  "This... senior, thirty stones is already the limit, and it's not even clear if this thing is effective on high-ranking herbs." The one-eyed man hastily spoke up, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Su Ming.

  "This item can add an extra layer of effect no matter what medicine you take, if I didn't need to exchange it for a barbaric device, I wouldn't sell it."

  The one-eyed man struggled for a while, then gritted his teeth and nodded: "How much, senior?"

  "Add up the one you wasted before and this last one!" Su Ming said, taking out a small bottle from his bosom, inside which was a single Clear Dust Pellet.

  When this man heard these words, his eyes were dazed in front of him, and his heart ached for a moment. At the time of hesitation, he saw Su Ming stand up and put that small bottle into his arms, raised the left hand that turned the small beast into bloody fog, and even showed a stern gaze from the wrapped skin coat. Suddenly remembered the medicine he used in the previous experiment, he hurriedly opened his mouth.

  "Senior, senior, this... 50 stones!! This is really my limit!!"

  Su Ming was unwilling to stay here for too long. His eyes flashed, and he spoke decisively: "Alright, adding the one from before, that's a total of 100 dan!"

  The one-eyed man hesitated for a moment, then immediately took out a leather bag from his bosom and handed it to Su Ming with respect. Inside were two white stone coins.

  The stone coins are valued according to their color: gray is secondary, black is ten, white is fifty, and if there is purple, it is one hundred.

  "Give me black stone coins!" Su Ming suddenly spoke up after taking a glance.

  That one-eyed man was stunned, but he didn't ask more questions and instead took out ten black stone coins to hand back to Su Ming.

  He took the stone coins and put them in his bag, then threw the small bottle to the other party, picked up the woven basket on the ground, and without looking at the one-eyed man again, he turned around and pushed open the animal hide door and walked out. Leaving the animal hide door, Su Ming did not make any sudden movements, but instead wandered around the department for a few rounds. At this moment, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, with torches everywhere, but the number of people in the department had not decreased by much. However, all the business people who appeared at this time were mostly dressed like Su Ming.

  After wandering around for a while, Su Ming made sure no one was paying attention to him and quickly bought over sixty stalks of Luo Yun leaves at several places he had already chosen during the day. He then changed his clothes in a secluded corner and hastily left. At the place where he agreed to meet Lei Chen, he saw Lei Chen waiting for him with a hint of anger, but Su Ming just walked past him without saying a word.

  Lei Chen was stunned, and followed silently in the same manner. The two of them, one in front of the other, quickly disappeared into the dark forest. They rushed all the way, and Su Ming even changed direction multiple times without resting at all, until the sky was bright on the second day. He finally stopped, his face pale, still frightened.

  Lei Chen gasped, though he didn't understand, but he wouldn't ask more questions, especially when Su Ming flicked his hand and five stone coins flew towards Lei Chen. After catching them, he immediately grinned foolishly and got excited.

  The two of them took a brief rest, and then Su Ming set off again, racing with Lei Chen towards the direction of the tribe. This time, he didn't stop at all, but instead accelerated to his top speed, his figure flashing by in an instant, even faster than before. Although he was not as strong as Lei Chen in terms of cultivation, when it came to speed, even Lei Chen had to admit defeat.

  "This time the harvest is quite large... Originally, I planned to buy five strands of Luoyun leaves first if the medicine stones couldn't be sold, but I didn't expect it to go so smoothly." Su Ming walked forward with a contemplative expression.

  "That one-eyed man should be scared off by me, but I shouldn't let my guard down. I need to get back to the tribe as soon as possible." Su Ming was cautious all along, even though he had already left that village far behind. He kept changing direction from time to time and used his experience in the forest to erase any traces of himself.

  When the sun was high in the distance, and it was still some time before noon, Su Ming and Lei Chen saw their tribe from afar. It wasn't until they arrived here that Su Ming finally felt at ease, a smile appearing on his face.

  "We're finally home, Su Ming. You still haven't told me how you knew yesterday that Bai Ling was from the Wulon tribe?" Lei Chen panted heavily and took advantage of Su Ming's slower pace to ask the question he had been holding back for a long time.

  "Baili?" Su Ming's eyes conjured up the image of that tall and stunningly beautiful woman, especially the scene where she scrunched up her nose, her eyes sparkling with a wild beauty.

  "I didn't know she was from the Wulon tribe." Su Ming's mouth curled up into a smile, that woman called Bailin, was the most beautiful person he had seen since childhood.

  "It's impossible. If you didn't know, how could you say it in one word?" Lei Chen had thought about this question for a long time, but still couldn't find an answer. Now seeing Su Ming not wanting to say anything, he couldn't help but get anxious.

  Su Ming glanced at Lei Chen and burst out laughing.

  "Lei Chen, you wouldn't have fallen for her, would you?"

  "Nonsense!" Lei Chen shook his head vigorously and muttered to himself.

  "She's too thin, I don't like it, I prefer a bit plumper..." Lei Chen scratched his head, he had always liked the more robust women of their tribe since he was young, and still did so now.

  Su Ming smiled and ran with Lei Chen, making jokes along the way. The carefree smile and friendship spread gradually in the cold winter, carried by the wind.

  "Those three people following behind Baili, they have the Wulon totem on their bodies. Only the Wulon tribe likes to draw Wulons on their bodies." Su Ming said with a smile as they approached the tribe.

  Lei Chen heard this and immediately let out a bitter laugh, he didn't think it would be so simple.

  All the way back to the tribe, Su Ming and Lei Chen returned to their own hut, where Su Ming took out the Luo Yun leaves they had bought from the department store, his eyes filled with anticipation.

  "Shanling San, I don't know what effect it will have this time after refining... Grandfather told me not to go out recently... I'll hurry up and come back quickly, shouldn't delay for too long." Su Ming made up his mind with a thoughtful expression.

  At this moment, in a distant village far away from the Wushan tribe, something earth-shattering is happening!

  The root of this matter is that round medicine!

  That one-eyed Han man, after Su Ming left, hesitated for a long time in the leather tent, and no longer saw any customers coming to trade, but instead gritted his teeth fiercely, holding the small bottle containing medicine, hastily arrived at the purple giant leather tent where the owner of this department was.