CHAPTER 212: CHAPTER 82: THE INVERSE SCALE, TOUCH IT AND DIE

Dragons have reverse scales, touch them and you die.

From the situation just now, it seems the reverse scale of the good-tempered Tenth Young Master is this Thirteenth Young Master, who knows both medical and poison techniques.

Even when beating a dog, one must look at its owner, let alone someone whom Tenth Young Master insists on protecting. Third Brother He, becoming even warier, after a whispered conversation, returned.

"Thirteenth Young Master wishes to find more advanced Martial Arts, the only choice is to enter the Earth-level Auction. However, Tenth Young Master is also aware of the spending rules at the Earth-level Auction. After discussing with my second brother, we’ve agreed to make an exception; with just ten Fifth-grade Elixir Pills, Thirteenth Young Master can gain entry to the Earth-level Auction." It was rare for the second brother to concede; otherwise, Third Brother He truly wouldn’t know how to answer to Tenth Young Master.

According to the universal rules of the Treasure Cave, the Yellow-level Auction of the first underground level requires a fortune of a million, and buyers can use silver to make purchases.

As for the second level, the Xuan-level Auction House, entry requires a fortune of ten million, and purchases must be made with gold.

But starting from the third level’s Earth-level Auction, one needs a fortune of a hundred million.

Because transactions at the Earth-level Auction can no longer be measured with money.

In the Earth-level Auction, buyers need to purchase products with Fifth-grade Elixir Pills.

Without more than ten Fifth-grade Elixir Pills, don’t even think about entering the Earth-level Auction.

More than ten Fifth-grade Elixir Pills?

Ye Lingyue frowned; Fifth-grade Elxiers were not common in Daxia. In fact, before she apprenticed under Master Long Yu, she had dreamt of obtaining a Fifth-grade Elixir Pill to cure her mother’s illness.

According to the openly stated price at the Alchemist Tower, even the lowest grade Fifth-grade Elixir Pills were priced at around eight or nine hundred Gold Taels.

"I don’t have any Fifth-grade Elixir Pills on me. May I ask, in the Treasure Cave, how much is the cheapest Fifth-grade Elixir Pills?" Ye Lingyue asked again.

"One thousand Gold Taels."

Most of the clients in the Treasure Cave are not alchemists, and when they make purchases at the Earth-level Auction for convenience, they often buy Fifth-grade Elixir Pills from the Treasure Cave.

Moreover, the elixirs in the Treasure Cave are generally about ten to twenty percent more expensive than those outside.

This means that just for an entrance fee to the Earth-level Auction of the Treasure Cave, it would cost ten thousand Gold Taels.

Ye Lingyue was not certain that once inside the Earth-level Auction, she could afford the elixirs and Martial Arts available there.

Ten thousand taels are by no means a small amount.

Ye Lingyue is now running the Ghost Sect and the money she spends is like pouring water; she cannot afford to waste money recklessly.

"Thirteen, I can buy you ten Fifth-grade Elixir Pills," Feng Xun offered.

"No need, even if I paid the Elixir Pills, I wouldn’t have spare Elixir Pills or money to buy anything else." Ye Lingyue pondered for a moment and had to give up the decision to enter the Earth-level Auction.

Next time, she must be fully prepared before making a surprise attack.

As for taking her money, the Treasure Cave can only hope for luck.

Ye Lingyue laughed to herself inwardly.

Third Brother He was even more puzzled; he had thought that Ye Lingyue and Tenth Young Master were "that kind of relationship," yet now, why does it sound like Thirteenth Young Master is unwilling to use Tenth Young Master’s money?

You should know that Beiqing Feng Mansion is wealthy enough to rival a nation; not to mention the entrance fee for ten Fifth-grade Elixir Pills, even Seventh-grade Elixirs could be afforded by Tenth Young Master without a frown.

Although she can’t enter the Earth-level Auction this time, Ye Lingyue became even more interested in the Treasure Cave.

Before leaving, she couldn’t help but inquire curiously about the situation one level lower than the Earth-level Auction, the Heavenly Level Auction.

"Hehe, Thirteenth Young Master, the Heavenly Level Auction isn’t open every day; you can usually enter it once a month. To enter the Heavenly Level Auction, you must at least be a master of the Reincarnation Realm, and the admission fee is a Reincarnation Elixir." Third Brother He patiently explained.

A Reincarnation Elixir, it turned out to be a Seventh Grade Reincarnation Elixir.

Ye Lingyue remembered that nobody in the entire Xia Capital Alchemist Tower could refine Reincarnation Elixir. This Reincarnation Elixir, it was said, is the elixir for breaking through to the Reincarnation Realm. In the whole Daxia, only Chairman Xiahou could refine it.

The value of such an Elixir Pill had already become immeasurable by money.

Even the Hong Meng Notebook didn’t have a direct record of the method to refine this kind of Reincarnation Elixir.

It was a symbol of status and strength. With some shock, Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun returned once more to that dilapidated gambling house aboveground.

Seeing Ye Lingyue’s thoughtful expression, Feng Xun directly escorted her back to the Lan Residence.

As soon as she entered the Lan Residence, Lan Yingwu came out in a casual manner.

"Prince Feng, Ling Yue indeed went to find you. The lass was right; if Ling Yue isn’t at the Lan Residence or Drunk Immortal Inn, eight or nine times out of ten, she’s at the Feng Residence. If not there, then she’s on the way to Feng Residence. Feng Residence is almost becoming her second home."

Lan Yingwu’s unrestrained words caused Ye Lingyue’s face to turn red.

Her adoptive father seemed to always like making jokes about her and Feng Xun.

Ye Lingyue glanced at Feng Xun and saw his phoenix eyes raised high, his gaze seemingly making brief contact with her own.

The moment their eyes met, Ye Lingyue retracted her gaze as if she were a cat that had its tail stepped on.

"Father, if you keep talking nonsense, watch out—I’ll withhold my newly brewed Agarwood Wine." Ye Lingyue deliberately put on a stern face.

Lan Yingwu immediately became serious and dared not joke anymore.

"Good daughter, forgive your adoptive father this time. I was actually looking for you; Chief Chou from the court has given the order for you to report to the Imperial Hospital tomorrow." Lan Yingwu said, taking out a paper from his sleeve.

It turned out that when he returned from court today, he just happened to meet a court Imperial Physician, who said that Ye Lingyue’s Appointment Letter had already been issued.

Unlike the title of a Third-grade Princess, now that Ye Lingyue had become a Court Alchemist, she was officially on the state payroll, taking up an official post.

However, a Court Alchemist was a fifth-grade official; only the Chief Alchemist, who was in charge of the Court Alchemists, held the rank of a third-grade official.

Ye Lingyue took the Appointment Letter and glanced over it, noticing a red seal stamped on the signature area, with the character ’Chou’ written on it.

"The Chief of the Imperial Hospital is also an Eight Rank Alchemist, who leads all the court Alchemists and Imperial Physicians. Be wary of him; he once had a feud with Master Long Yu in his early years. Nangong Qinglin is his disciple." Lan Yingwu reminded Ye Lingyue.

Actually, Lan Yingwu would have been happier if Ye Lingyue had simply been a nominal Third-grade Princess.

The court was not such a good place.

This Chief Chou had once competed with Master Long Yu for the position of the Chief Court Alchemist, and if Master Long Yu hadn’t declined the position, today’s Chief of the Court Alchemists would have been someone else.

However, Chief Chou did not see it that way; he was vigilant against Master Long Yu day and night, fearing that one day the latter would suddenly change his mind and seize the position of Chief.

Chief Chou disliked Master Long Yu, which extended to Ye Lingyue, Master Long Yu’s disciple, whom he also very much loathed, not to mention that Ye Lingyue had also taught Nangong Qinglin a lesson.

"Meet force with force, and water with earth; father, rest assured," Ye Lingyue put away the Appointment Letter, smiling. She was actually quite looking forward to what kind of tricks Nangong Qinglin as her master could play.

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