CHAPTER 153: CHAPTER 153: ASTONISHING TRANSFORMATION

Xin Lin’s voice was childish, yet every word was pronounced clearly, sounding like a fledgling bird, scolding while still looking as if she was completely justified.

Behind her, the shop assistant’s face turned red and white, unable to hide his embarrassment.

Jiang Qing burst into hearty laughter upon hearing this.

"What a saying, ’a dog bites men, out of the mouths of babes come gems,’ Xin, you name your price."

But then Xin Lin thought for a moment and held up a finger.

"One thousand taels per bottle?"

Jiang Qing, however, shook his head.

"Too expensive. Although your Bone Marrow Cleansing Powder is of a good grade and crafted by Grand Doctor Chu, it is after all an aged product and I fear its effectiveness must be discounted significantly. Five hundred taels, not a tael more. I’ll take three bottles for 1,500 taels."

In business talks, Jiang Qing appeared amiable, but when it came to making deals, he was unequivocal.

Xin Lin silently cursed him as a profiteer.

When she was in Pingan Refining Hall, she clearly saw that the Bone Marrow Cleansing Powder sold for 500 taels a bottle.

In a big place like Purple Cloud City where the cost of living doubled for eating, drinking, and all needs, was her medicine still at the old price?

Xin Lin rolled her eyes.

Little did she know that the Alchemy Hall was a nationwide franchise, adhering to a uniform pricing policy that was never changed unless absolutely necessary.

Without further words, Xin Lin walked out of the Alchemy Hall.

"Shopkeeper, Chu Yuan offered five thousand taels for a bottle of top-grade Bone Marrow Cleansing Powder. We wouldn’t lose out on this deal."

The apprentice couldn’t stand it and showed a face full of pity.

Although the Bone Marrow Cleansing Powder itself was not expensive, the imminent Zixiao Palace Exam made many major families want their younger members to rank in the top ten and join Qingtian Academy.

At this time, the value of a bottle of Upper-class Bone Marrow Cleansing Powder can be imagined. The shopkeeper was always astute, so why was he blind to this opportunity now?

Jiang Qing just smiled and remained silent.

Before long, Xin Lin came back, this time with a scrawny stray dog in her arms.

"Xin, what is this?"

Jiang Qing was astonished.

He had expected that Xin Lin, being at her wits’ end, would not leave so easily.

But this act?

Xin Lin said nothing, opened a porcelain bottle, and fed all the Bone Marrow Cleansing Powder inside to the dog.

"Stop! That’s Upper Stage Bone Marrow Cleansing Powder."

The apprentice was in agony, that was Bone Marrow Cleansing Powder worth 500 taels a bottle!

The dog, clearly starved, licked the powder up in no time.

In just moments, the originally weak dog that struggled to stand began to wobble to its feet.

Its limbs and body underwent astonishing transformations; bones inside it crackled like popping beans, muscles inflated like being pumped with air, and its spine arched high.

Even its nearly all-shed fur regrew at a visibly rapid pace, becoming glossy and sleek.

The dog’s size quickly grew, from less than half of Xin Lin’s height to as tall as Xin Lin, resembling a strong, robust calf.

Howl—

The dog, too, noticed the incredible changes in itself and excitedly barked out loud. That sound, to human ears, was like a wolf’s howl; this was no ordinary dog but clearly a mastiff!

"This... this..."

The apprentice nearly bit his tongue, speechless.

A look of increasing interest dawned in Jiang Qing’s eyes, his mouth curved slightly as he looked at Xin Lin with a changed perspective.

"1,500 taels, per bottle."

Xin Lin shook the two bottles of Bone Marrow Cleansing Powder in her hand.