Nine Yang Alchemy Emperor
Chapter 249: Price Hike on the Spot

Chapter 249: Chapter 249: Price Hike on the Spot

"Chu Feng, thank you!"

Zi Yan said this with a hint of shyness. In her mind, no one would be kind to her without a reason. She really thought Chu Feng was interested in her and wanted to pursue her.

"Thank me for what? You’ve already recovered, so hurry up and run to the front of the squad!" Chu Feng chuckled, helping her had been a trivial matter, and he had never thought of asking for anything in return.

Squeak, squeak~!

The calls of the Bloodsucking Demon Bats came from behind once more, and they were even clearer than before. This indicated that they had drawn very close.

Flap, flap!

One could see black Demon Bats, the size of washbasins, flying out from the bushes. There were at least four or five of them, and so many Demon Bats were enough to paralyze the squad members on the scene with fear.

Zi Yan’s face turned pale and, clutching the sharp sword in her hand, she said to Chu Feng, "If I run to the front of the squad, you’d end up covering the rear alone. It might be better if I stay with you to fend off the Demon Bats."

She did have some sense of righteousness.

However, Chu Feng didn’t appreciate this sentiment and instead accelerated rapidly, overtaking her, the injured Han Dong, and the others, chasing after the leading duo of Liu Qiang and He Ruoshui.

It was at this moment that Zi Yan realized. Chu Feng had intentionally stayed at the back to look after her.

She felt even more moved.

Without hesitation, she also broke into a smile and suddenly increased her speed, darting towards the front and leaving Han Dong and Lin Yuan behind her.

"Damn, I don’t want to be their shield!" Lin Yuan’s strength was already at the bottom of the squad, and now Bat Poison was spreading to his entire left side.

This caused his running speed to become even slower.

Although Han Dong’s strength was formidable, the Bat Poison had attacked his heart, turning his face black, and naturally, his speed was also greatly reduced.

Just a short while before, these two were still ridiculing Chu Feng, saying his Detoxification Pill was useless and the like.

Now, they discovered that Zi Yan, who had been the most seriously injured, had fully recovered after taking Chu Feng’s Detoxification Pill. Instead, the two of them were suffering from the effects of Bat Poison.

Even fools could understand that the Detoxification Pill they took was probably ineffective.

"Captain, save us!" Han Dong cried out to Liu Qiang for help.

Liu Qiang, who was running at the front, actually stopped and returned to help Han Dong.

"All squad members, heed my command! If everyone only cares about running away, in the end, we will all be wiped out. If we confront these Demon Bats together, there is still a glimmer of hope," Liu Qiang declared with a grave and righteous tone.

Chu Feng merely sneered. When he and Zi Yan had been left at the very end of the team, Liu Qiang didn’t show such an overwhelming sense of righteousness.

Chu Feng guessed correctly that there must be a close and secret relationship between Liu Qiang and Han Dong.

"Chu Feng, I didn’t expect that even though you lack sword meridians, your strength seems no less than theirs. Your Detoxification Elixir appears to be very effective, particularly against Bat Poison, which it can counteract," Liu Qiang observed shrewdly, although he had remained silent and was running at the front of the squad all along.

However, he had been keenly observing everything happening within the squad.

Yet the moment he spoke, he demanded that Chu Feng distribute the Detoxification Elixirs for free to people like Han Dong and even wanted an extra one for himself as the captain. Such a demand was truly impudent.

It was as if he regarded Chu Feng as his own private servant.

"Heh heh, I have a limited quantity of this Detoxification Pill. Moreover, it’s extremely expensive," Chu Feng retorted.

"Curing Bat Poison is a piece of cake. But if you want it, whether it’s you, Captain Liu, or Han Dong and the others, you will need to pay with silver," Chu Feng said.

Chu Feng was not someone easily played, and no one should even think about expecting him to freely hand out his elixirs to these self-serving and selfish people.

"Chu Feng, what is the meaning of this? Are you not going to listen even to my orders as the team leader?"

"We’re all members of the same team, linked branches of the same tree, grasshoppers on the same boat. Only by working together can we make it to the Sword Tomb and seize the Treasure Sword. You’re now squabbling over such a small profit, your vision is way too narrow."

Liu Qiang directly took on the mantle of the captain to lecture Chu Feng.

He wanted to use righteousness to coerce Chu Feng into submission.

"Since the captain’s vision is so far-reaching, let’s do this: my sword is nothing special, so how about we trade? What do you say?" Chu Feng’s Heavy Sword was just an ordinary Mysterious Iron Sword.

But Liu Qiang’s Treasure Sword was obviously two grades higher.

It was very likely made from millennium-old Mysterious Iron, even mixed with other precious materials.

It was not only better at converting Sword Qi, but also in terms of its sharpness and durability, in every aspect it was far stronger than Chu Feng’s Heavy Sword.

"Hmph, don’t play games with me. If you don’t want to, forget it! How much per pill? I’ll buy two from you!" the color of Liu Qiang’s face darkened as he coldly huffed.

For a Sword Cultivator, the sword is as important as their life; he naturally wouldn’t agree to trade his valued Treasure Sword for Chu Feng’s ordinary Heavy Sword.

He also recognized that Chu Feng was not so easily bluffed.

"Not expensive. For others, it would be at least twelve thousand silver taels per pill. For Captain Liu, ten thousand silver taels is enough," Chu Feng said with a smile.

"What... You’re charging ten thousand silver taels for one Detoxification Pill? Are you trying to rob me?" Liu Qiang was furious, his finger trembling as he pointed at Chu Feng.

"Heh, if you find it too expensive, no one is forcing you to buy. To speak frankly, if it weren’t for the fact that we’re members of the same team, I wouldn’t sell them even if I were offered the money!"

Chu Feng coldly laughed, indifferent as to whether you would buy or not.

The five Demon Bats had already pounced nearby, with Han Dong and Lin Yuan directly in their path.

The two men were so scared that their faces turned white.

To fend off one was already extremely difficult. With five, wasn’t it just asking for their lives?

Liu Qiang’s face turned a shade of green with anger, but right now the Bat Demon was before them.

Han Dong was extremely important to him; he could not afford any loss.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Give me two! About the silver taels, I’ll give them to you after we return to the Sect!" He was actually considering running a tab.

Chu Feng remained unmoved, unapologetically saying, "No credit!" Frankly speaking, it was still a question whether these people could make it back to the Sect alive.

The idea of trying to get something for nothing, to con Chu Feng out of two Detoxification Pills, was out of the question.

"I’ll pay!"

Time was of the essence, and Liu Qiang dared not delay any longer. Gritting his teeth, he pulled out two thousand gold tickets and threw them to Chu Feng.

Yet his complexion had become exceedingly ugly.

This team member, Chu Feng, wasn’t giving him any face at all. This made him very annoyed and resentful.

Chu Feng happily pocketed the money, elated in his heart. He even sensed a new business opportunity.

Selling Elixirs within the Sect couldn’t fetch much of a price. In the Demon Suppression Mountain Range, selling life-saving Elixirs, he could act like a true profiteer, marking up prices as he sat.

Like the Detoxification Pill he sold, its cost was merely less than ten silver taels, yet he managed to sell it for the sky-high price of ten thousand silver taels.

It was an incredible profit.

"It seems, in this Treasure Sword hunt at the Sword Tomb, I could make a fortune." Chu Feng could already see gold covering the ground.

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