Chapter 1983 Well-deserved reputation

After Ye Bufan finished speaking, everyone present gasped.

Bleeding from all seven orifices and exploding to death—that was truly terrifying!

Cold sweat seeped from Zhang Laifu’s forehead. He was very clear about the refining of this Medicinal Pill; it was indeed done by an Alchemist who had just advanced to the third rank, exactly as the other party had said.

The reason he let that person refine the Breakthrough Pill was because the cost was half that of a seasoned Alchemist.

He was an amateur in Alchemy and originally thought that at most, the Medicinal Pill would just be less effective, and there wouldn't be any major trouble. Of course, he never thought that a poisonous Medicinal Pill would be refined.

Regretting it now was useless. He took a deep breath, calming his tense mind.

At the same time, a hint of doubt arose in his heart. Although the other party spoke eloquently, Alchemists were extremely rare on the Kunlun Continent.

Alchemists capable of reaching above the third level were at least forty or fifty years old, and many even had long eyebrows and beards.

But this Young man in front of him looked only about twenty years old. How could he know so much?

Suddenly, his heart stirred. The other party must have come to inspect this Medicinal Pill early on and done some homework.

He was talking a good game on the surface, but in reality, he knew nothing. He was just trying to bluff him.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sneer. A young boy trying to play tricks in front of him was like showing off one's axe before Lu Ban.

“Young man, are you trying to make everyone laugh? Every single Medicinal Pill sold by our Jubao Pavilion is genuine. It's impossible for us to sell fake Medicinal Pills, nor is it possible for us to sell poisonous Medicinal Pills.

Can you gain attention by spouting such nonsense? Do you think anyone will believe you?!”

After Zhang Laifu finished speaking, the onlookers once again engaged in a flurry of discussions, and they all felt that what this Young man said was too incredible.

“That’s simple, just test it.” Ye Bufan said with a smile, “Manager Zhang, your Jubao Pavilion, you don’t even have a Grass Ferret Beast, do you?”

This was a very low-level Yao Beast, not even a first-level one. In appearance, it resembled an Earth rabbit, but its body was smaller.

Grass Ferret Beasts originated from the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, at the very bottom of the food chain. They were docile and not aggressive, but they were extremely sensitive to Medicinal Pills. Many places captured them to be used as Yao Beasts for testing Medicinal Pills.

Back in Tianlang City, he had seen a few in Su Dingfang’s medical clinic.

“Of course, we have that.”

Zhang Laifu frowned. The other party was clearly bluffing, trying to extort him, so why did he actively propose to test the Medicinal Pill? Was he not afraid of his trick being exposed?

No matter what, the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. With so many people watching, he had to remain firm to the end, otherwise, Jubao Pavilion’s golden reputation would be ruined.

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He waved his hand, and soon a guard behind him walked over, carrying an iron cage containing four Grass Ferret Beasts.

Ye Bufan held the jade box: “Manager Zhang, I haven’t touched this Medicinal Pill from beginning to end. You find someone to test it, so you don’t say I tampered with it later.”

Only then did everyone notice that he had not touched the Medicinal Pill at all. Could it be that this Young man was truly confident, that this was indeed a poisonous Medicinal Pill?

Zhang Laifu snorted coldly. He personally took the Medicinal Pill.

He pinched it with two fingers, rubbed off a tiny bit of Medicinal Powder, and fed it to the Grass Ferret Beast.

The Grass Ferret Beast was very small and not as powerful as a Cultivator; just a tiny bit was enough for testing the Medicinal Pill.

This way, it could achieve the effect of testing the Medicinal Pill without causing too much damage to the original Medicinal Pill.

Generally speaking, for large merchant associations like Jubao Pavilion, every Medicinal Pill that came in had to be tested with a Grass Ferret Beast. This was a standard procedure, and it was always done this way during Luo Yudie’s time.

However, when it came to Du Bin and Zhang Laifu, he felt that this procedure was too cumbersome and cost too much money, so he simply omitted it.

At this moment, the people nearby held their breath, intently watching the Grass Ferret Beast, waiting for the Medicinal Pill’s result.

One breath, two breaths, about ten breaths passed, and the Grass Ferret Beast was still quietly lying there.

“What’s going on? There seems to be no movement? I think that kid is just talking nonsense. What does a Young man of about twenty years old know about Dao of Alchemy…?”

“Exactly, he spoke so convincingly, I really thought he was an Alchemist…”

“This is just nonsense. How could Jubao Pavilion sell poisonous Medicinal Pills? It’s completely impossible…”

Seeing the current result, many people again sided with Jubao Pavilion.

Zhang Laifu let out a long sigh of relief, his hanging heart finally settling back into his stomach. Finally, he said with a cold sneer, “Young man, where is the poison you mentioned? Why don’t I see it?”

“Don’t rush, the time hasn’t come yet.”

Ye Bufan remained unperturbed, without a hint of panic.

“The amount you just fed was too little, so it took a little longer.”

After speaking, he extended three fingers and began to count, “Three…two…one…”

As he uttered the last word, the Grass Ferret Beast, which had been perfectly still, suddenly rolled and twitched violently, appearing to be in immense pain.

In just one or two breaths, it then fell to the ground, bleeding from all seven orifices, and died.

“My goodness…”

Everyone gasped, this Medicinal Pill was truly poisonous.

Before, many people had suspected Ye Bufan was just talking nonsense.

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But with the facts laid bare, everyone shut their mouths.

After a brief silence, the crowd instantly erupted, beginning to discuss again.

“Damn it, this is too much of a scam. It’s so poisonous, isn’t it trying to kill people…?”

“This is truly terrifying. I am a Golden Core Great Perfection, and I originally wanted to buy a Breakthrough Pill to enter Nascent Soul. Luckily, I didn’t buy it, otherwise, I wouldn’t even know how I died…”

“Jubao Pavilion actually sells fake Medicinal Pills? What about the promised millennium-old golden reputation? What about the promised trustworthiness? Isn’t this a scam?”

Zhang Laifu’s face was extremely grim. He never expected that his Medicinal Pill could really poison people to death, and that what the other party said was entirely accurate.

At this moment, he was filled with regret. If only he hadn't been greedy for a moment's convenience and skipped the Medicinal Pill testing procedure.

But regretting it now was useless. The most important thing was how to solve the current trouble?

Ye Bufan looked at him playfully and said, “How is it, Manager Zhang? Do you have anything more to say now? Or perhaps you’d like to personally take this Medicinal Pill and test it?”

“No need?”

The Grass Ferret Beast’s corpse was right there. Zhang Laifu hadn’t lived long enough, how could he possibly take such a Medicinal Pill?

He took a deep breath and said, bracing himself, “I admit, there is a problem with this Medicinal Pill from our Jubao Pavilion.”

There was no way around it; under the watchful eyes of the crowd, denying it was impossible.

Ye Bufan looked at him with a slight smile: “In that case, pay up. I just spent thirty million gold coins. According to the 'one fake, one hundred times compensation' rule, that’s three billion.”

Zhang Laifu’s expression was so gloomy it seemed as if water might drip from it. He had originally thought he earned five hundred million gold coins, but in the blink of an eye, he had to pay out so much.

But there was nothing he could do. He could only throw out another Storage Ring, tossing out three billion gold coins at once, making his heart bleed with pain.

The onlookers were in an uproar. In such a short time, this Young man had actually taken over four billion gold coins from Jubao Pavilion. This speed and amount were truly astonishing.

Ye Bufan smiled as he accepted the ring, briefly checked the amount of gold coins, confirmed it was correct, and then gave a thumbs-up.

“Manager Zhang, Jubao Pavilion truly lives up to its millennium-old golden reputation. The 'one fake, one hundred times compensation' is well-deserved. When I have some free time, I’ll send you a banner of commendation.”

Zhang Laifu almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. Was there ever such an insulting person? This was simply going too far!

Yet, the other party spoke so grandly that he couldn't even express half a bit of his anger.

Just as everyone thought this Young man would know when to quit, his gaze fell on a verdant green bamboo nearby, “I’ll take this.”

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