A lucky cat fell from the sky.

Chapter 77 Precious Medicine

He had made a mistake, but if he discovered it after getting home, Lu Dongyang would just have to accept it.

But this mistake was exposed on the spot, and Lu Dongyang lost face.

He threw the ginseng on the stall and said, "I don't want it anymore, give me my money back."

The old woman silently took the ginseng back, took out a small yellow croaker and threw it in front of the stall: "Here you go, you can leave now."

Lu Dongyang was almost dumbfounded.

Is this even possible?

"I gave you twenty, and you only gave me one back? Is that what you call a refund?"

“Young man, didn’t you notice? I could have refused to return any gold bars to you, but you gave me a ginseng root, so I returned a gold bar to you. This means that the gold bar was used to buy the ginseng root in your hand.”

"This is a fair trade, and there is no deception of the young or old."

"Screw your honesty and integrity, give me back those nineteen gold bars!"

As Lu Dongyang spoke, he rolled up his sleeves, striking a pose as if he were about to kick the Beihai Nursing Home.

The old woman didn't even lift her eyelids: "If you really make a move here, the managers of the medicine market will come and grab you and throw you out."

"You'll be trapped in an illusion array around the medicine fair until it ends, at which point you won't be teleported out. The best-case scenario is that you go insane and manage to escape with your life."

The old woman spoke very calmly.

But Lu Dongyang felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

That's right, this is a medicine market. Fighting and causing trouble here is like lighting a lantern in a toilet—you're asking for death.

He looked at Wu Cheng. Originally, Wu Cheng and the others weren't coming over, so he figured he would have just bought it anyway.

But Guo Sidi revealed the truth in just one sentence.

This put him in an awkward position on the spot.

Therefore, he felt that Wu Cheng also bore some responsibility for this.

In any case, all the responsibilities of those related to Wu Cheng will fall on Wu Cheng's shoulders.

That's what Young Master Lu was thinking.

This is also done.

He looked at Wu Cheng, and Wu Cheng looked at him back. After a few glances, Wu Cheng spoke up: "I say, Young Master Lu, you're actually not bad. At least you managed to buy something with nineteen gold bars."

"What did you say I bought?" Lu Dongyang exclaimed.

"You learned a lesson," Wu Cheng said.

The old woman smiled and nodded, "That's right, you've learned a lesson. These nineteen gold bars look expensive, but they're actually not. I sell them for twenty small yellow croakers and one ginseng, which is the cheapest thing in this medicine market."

Lu Dongyang wanted to say something more, but Lu Dongxuan kicked him, and he stood aside dejectedly, not daring to speak.

At this moment, the medicine-seeking rat sniffed again and squeaked twice.

It was still that same ginseng.

Guo Sidi was now in an awkward position. He realized that the ginseng was fake, and that Lu Dongyang had given up on it.

But now this medicine-hunting rat claims that the ginseng is a precious medicine. If Guo Si Di buys it back now, he'll be contradicting himself.

Wu Cheng, on the other hand, was quick-witted.

He stepped forward and said to the old woman, "Old woman, I'm willing to buy your ginseng for three gold bars. I wonder if you'd be willing to sell it?"

“Young man, don’t think I don’t know. You brought your medicine-hunting rats with you. They came to my stall, so obviously the rats have found some precious medicine. Isn’t that right?”

Wu Cheng gave an awkward smile: "Alright, since you've figured it out, I might as well be frank. We've discovered that this ginseng is a precious medicine. I wonder if you, ma'am, would be willing to part with it?"

As he spoke, his gaze drifted to a purple Ganoderma lucidum in the corner.

The old woman was a seasoned veteran of the martial arts world. Seeing Wu Cheng's demeanor, she guessed that what Wu Cheng really wanted to buy was that purple fungus.

But he insisted that this ginseng was a precious medicine.

This is a common trick for bargain hunters: first, they pick up something that's nothing special, buy it at a high price, and then get the stall owner to add some extra cost, while the real treasure is hidden in the extra cost.

The old woman chuckled and said, "I can buy it for you, but you can't ask me for any extras."

Wu Cheng was taken aback: "That won't do, look at how expensive this thing is..."

"Alright then, I'll sell you this ginseng and two small yellow croakers," the old woman said.

Wu Cheng hesitated, his gaze still fixed on the purple fungus. This made the old woman even more certain that Wu Cheng had taken a liking to the purple fungus. This purple fungus must be a precious medicine, so she would never sell it.

After looking at it for a while, Wu Cheng sighed and bought the ginseng.

Holding the ginseng, he turned to Lu Dongyang and said, "Young Master Lu, do you see this? This is the value of knowledge. You bought it for twenty small yellow croakers, but I bought it for two."

Lu Dongyang was so angry that his mouth twisted into a crook.

Wu Cheng handed the ginseng to Guo Sidi, then turned to the old woman and asked, "Is this a Ganoderma lucidum? It's quite beautiful. Why don't you sell it to me cheaply?"

The old woman quickly put the purple fungus away: "I just put this here to display my wares, I won't sell it for any amount of money."

Wu Cheng was a little anxious: "This thing isn't worth much. I just bought it to put at home as a decoration."

"Do you think I believe that?" the old woman said. "Stop talking. If you don't want to buy anything, just leave now."

"Ten small yellow croakers..."

"Not for sale."

"One hundred small yellow croakers..."

"Not for sale."

"Two hundred small yellow croakers..." Wu Cheng's eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth.

"Get out of here! I said I'm not selling, and I'm not selling. You think you can buy my precious medicine with just two hundred small yellow croakers? Dream on."

Wu Cheng's expression was conflicted: "Three hundred small yellow croakers, that's the most I can offer. I believe no one in this medicine market can offer a higher price than me."

The old woman thought that three hundred small yellow croakers were within her budget, so she nodded and said, "Alright, I'll reluctantly part with them."

Wu Cheng turned to look at Guo Sidi: "How many small yellow croakers did you bring?"

Guo Si's enemies were shrewd and experienced. Seeing Wu Cheng putting on such a show, they knew that he had set a trap for Lu Dongyang.

He smiled wryly and said, "I only brought a hundred. Why don't we go and borrow some?"

“Alright, let’s make a quick decision.” Wu Cheng said to the old woman, “We’re going to borrow money and we’ll be back soon. You must keep this precious medicine for me. If you sell it to someone else, I’ll report you to the medicine market management.”

The old woman neither agreed nor disagreed, but urged, "Hurry up."

As soon as Wu Cheng left, Lu Dongyang stepped forward.

He watched from the side the whole time, knowing that this purple ganoderma was a precious medicine. Even the cheapest precious medicine would cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions, so this was an astronomical bargain.

Wu Cheng didn't bring enough money, which was just the right opportunity for me.

He discussed it with Lu Dongxuan, who usually only knew how to practice martial arts but didn't know anything about medicine.

Moreover, she didn't understand social etiquette very well. Seeing how much Wu Cheng wanted it just now, she guessed it must be something extraordinary. She also heard that it was a precious medicine, and she knew the price of precious medicines, so she agreed to Lu Dongyang's decision.

They decided to steal Wu Cheng away while he was away.