Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter-Chapter 275 - 121: Harvest and Return, The Delayed Curtain Falls (Extended - )

Chapter 275: Chapter 121: Harvest and Return, The Delayed Curtain Falls (Extended Chapter)

He wore a thoughtful expression, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Brother Mu, to be honest, my future breakthroughs are difficult to sustain, I just want to..."

He took a deep breath, tilted his head slightly, revealing a look of yearning: "ride the fastest horses, drink the strongest wines, love the most beautiful people..."

Mu Hua said, "We have all of those at the Divine Wood Hall."

Li Yuan looked at him and said, "But it’s not as free as between the mountains and rivers..."

Then, he got up and cupped his hands in salute, saying, "Brother Mu, everyone has their own ambitions, mine lie between the mountains and rivers. Maybe we will meet again somewhere else in the future."

Mu Hua knew the steadfast nature of a Sixth Grade Martial Artist; once decided, it was not easily changed, so he said, "If Brother Jin changes his mind in the future, you can come to the Divine Wood Hall to find me, just report your name and mention mine."

The two exchanged formal salutes again.

Li Yuan suddenly said, "Brother Mu, I want to buy some Sixth Grade Demon Beast Meat, but the meat is too heavy and inconvenient to carry. Is there another way?"

Mu Hua met his gaze, aware that Li Yuan understood their faction had elixirs, so he didn’t conceal it and smiled, "Blood Spirit Pills are indeed convenient to carry, but they are much more expensive. Do you really want them, Brother Jin?"

"How much more expensive?"

"Thirty pounds of Sixth Grade Demon Beast Meat costs twenty taels of Blood Gold.

But three Sixth Grade Blood Spirit Pills, with energy equivalent to thirty pounds of Sixth Grade Demon Beast Meat, are priced at forty taels of Blood Gold externally."

Li Yuan fell silent.

This wasn’t just expensive; it was robbery.

Mu Hua chuckled, "However, if Brother Jin becomes a contributor to our Divine Wood Hall, the price for contributors is much cheaper; three Sixth Grade Blood Spirit Pills for just thirty taels of Blood Gold."

Li Yuan: ...

Forget it, it seems elixirs are luxurious goods that are in short supply; he better eat meat instead.

But after thinking about it, he asked again, "Then what about the Grain Avoidance Pill and Youthful Appearance Pill, how much do they cost?"

Mu Hua smiled and said, "A single Grain Avoidance Pill can allow an ordinary martial artist to avoid eating, drinking, or excreting for half a month, for just 1 tael of Blood Gold."

Li Yuan was still speechless.

tael of Blood Gold, which equates to 10 taels of gold, 100 taels of silver, and it’s in high demand yet unavailable for trading.

taels of silver, yet it only provides half a month without eating, drinking, or excreting...

Truly a luxury item.

Mu Hua continued, "As for the Youthful Appearance Pill, it must be taken yearly to restore an ordinary martial artist’s looks to their youthful self, but one needs to take it annually to maintain the effect.

The cost is... 5 taels of Blood Gold per pill."

Li Yuan conceded again.

This Youthful Appearance Pill is useless for martial artists above Sixth Grade, yet it’s still sold for 5 taels of Blood Gold per pill...

However, he gritted his teeth and thought of buying some for the landlady to try.

As for the Grain Avoidance Pill, he thought of buying it for Tang Nian.

Tang Nian, being so focused on puppets, would find the Grain Avoidance Pill suitable.

So he said, "I want to buy 20 Grain Avoidance Pills and 20 Youthful Appearance Pills, please, Mu..."

Before his words were finished, Mu Hua raised his hand to interrupt, then apologized, "Brother Jin, it’s not that I don’t want to help, but the Grain Avoidance Pill and Youthful Appearance Pill, these elixirs with peculiar functions, are sold only internally by our Divine Wood Hall, and in limited quantities.

Why not join us?"

Li Yuan: ...

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Holy Fire Palace was also trying to recruit Mr. and Mrs. Han Feng.

All major forces were short of people.

This time, both Li Yuan and Mr. and Mrs. Han Feng performed well; they could easily become contributors.

Unlike Li Yuan, this couple had originally come from outside seeking opportunities; upon hearing Holy Fire Palace’s recruitment, they negotiated over the price and agreed.

...

That day, Li Yuan spent 300 taels of Blood Gold to purchase 450 pounds of Sixth Grade Demon Beast Meat, and without delay, he carried a large bag and quickly left Anyang County.

Then he sprinted all the way, ensuring that at least the people of two counties saw him, before detouring into a secluded little forest, pulling a line with his fingers, swiftly traversing, and arriving beside the maid Xiaozhu.

As for the other line, he tied it to Yan Mu.

Upon returning to Baihua Manor, Li Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, skillfully emerged as Shadow Blood, and washed off his Yin Makeup.

Outside the archway, Xiaozhu was giving a "class" to some newly arrived maids in the inner courtyard.

After all, there were quite a few secrets in Baihua Manor. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

He didn’t disturb Xiaozhu but turned around to enter the inner residence, delivering the Sixth Grade Demon Beast Meat to the cellar, then called for Xiaolan and Xiaomei.

The two women were overjoyed to see Li Yuan suddenly appear.

They busied themselves, one heating water for Li Yuan to bathe and change his clothes, the other preparing delicious dishes—not that they needed to cook themselves, as the front yard had a wine workshop and naturally chefs too...

Li Yuan had not returned home for over half a month, so he wandered around.

Outside Tang Nian’s courtyard, a sign read "Do Not Enter."

...

Inside, Xiaozhao was playing a game of house with crows, muttering to herself, and upon listening closely, Li Yuan could faintly hear phrases like, "Daddy crow and mommy crow took the little crows to go shopping, the little crows made many good friends, and they had lots of fun today," in the narrative.

And the crow’s number was already "48-49," impressive for a regular person, but in Li Yuan’s eyes, it was still child’s play.

He figured he had mostly understood the pattern.

His daughter gains one more crow each month, and the number also climbs a little each month.

This growth rate wasn’t high...

He tenderly walked to Xiaozhao’s side, played with her at the crow house for a while, then walked away.

...

Over there, Xiao Ping’an was playing with Xiaojie, holding a wooden blade, waving it energetically, full of spirit. Upon seeing Li Yuan, Xiaojie stopped to greet him, while Xiao Ping’an ran over, shouting, "Dad, did you bring me anything delicious or fun?"