The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 25

Chapter 25: Ridiculous Fate

South Street, which was next to North Street, was a famous street for magic herbs. It was just like North Street, the only difference being that South Street specialized in selling magic herbs. All types of magic herbs, as long as they were level six and below , were available here. Most importantly, there were shops selling magic herb seeds on South Street.

The availability of magic herb seeds was similar to that for magic herbs, level six and below. But the amount of magic herb seeds was less than that of magic herbs, especially for high level ones. That was because the higher the level, the harder it was to grow from seeds. Furthermore , the time it took to mature was also much longer. Therefore, very few mages would buy magic herb seeds to grow. Most of them would buy seeds that were level three and below. Even so, the number of people who bought seeds was still very few.

You XiaoMo wanted to buy quite a lot of magic herb seeds. The shop with the most complete selection would probably be one of the bigger magic herb shops. But he didn’t immediately go in. He asked around everywhere to roughly determine the prices for magic herb seeds before settling on the biggest magic herb shop, Orchid Pavilion.

The Orchid Pavilion ’s shopfront was bigger than the wooden furnishings shop , because magic herbs and magic herb seeds were displayed separately. The were fewer customers buying magic herb seeds. Since seeds didn’t take up much space, the magic herb seeds only took up one shopfront. A few scattered customers were inside making their choices.

When You XiaoMo walked in, an attendant immediately greeted him. After explaining what he was there for, the attendant led him right away to where the level one to level three magic herb seeds were.

“Distinguished guest, you have come to the right place. Our Orchid Pavilion has the most complete selection of magic herb seeds in He Ping town. May I ask how much you would like to buy?” the attendant turned around and asked politely.

You XiaoMo glanced over the seeds on the shelves, saying, “I would like to buy all the level two seeds. How many types of level two seeds do you have? How much are they?”

The attendant replied, “We have eighty types of level two magic herb seeds. Each type is sold in small packets. We have four choices of packets, which include one hundred seeds, two hundred seeds, five hundred seeds, or one thousand seeds. Every five hundred seeds cost one gold piece.”

You XiaoMo calculated carefully for a moment. If he were to buy the five hundred seed packet, eighty types would be eighty gold pieces. That would leave him with three hundred and thirty four gold pieces. He could probably buy some level three seeds.

“Then, what about level three seeds?” You XiaoMo asked further.

The attendant did not show any signs of impatience, and continued to explain clearly. “We have sixty four types of level three seeds. Each type is sold in the same quantities as level two seeds. Every five hundred seeds cost s four gold pieces.”

You XiaoMo couldn’t help feeling a twitch in his eyelid. This was too costly. Three gold pieces more than level two seeds and it was only one level higher. It was unexpectedly so expensive. If he were to buy them all, he would have to spend two hundred and fifty six gold pieces in one go.

Seeing the change in his expression, the attendant could roughly guess what was going on in his head. He said temptingly, “Distinguished guest, if you want to buy level two and level three seeds, we can give you one set of level one seeds for free.”

You XiaoMo couldn’t help feeling stunned. He suddenly felt as if he had gone back to the modern age. The familiar promotional tactics, although it was not buy one get one free. Although the value of a set of level one seeds was only ten gold pieces.

In the end, You XiaoMo swallowed the pain and bought them, spending three hundred and thirty six gold pieces. Orchid Pavilion threw in a free set of level one seeds which was a hundred seeds. Although not a lot, it was better than nothing. Besides, he also wanted to try planting level one magic herbs in his dimension. Although he could reduce the risk of low grade magic pills to ten percent, they were after all still low grade magic pills. The effect was not as good as mid or top grade magic pills.

Leaving Orchid Pavilion, You XiaoMo looked up at the sky. In a blink of an eye, he felt that time was really flying by , because before he knew it, the sun was about to set. Since they would only meet up the next morning, he could only fend for himself tonight. Luckily , he still had over seventy pieces of gold in his magic bag , so he wouldn’t have to sleep on the streets tonight. Just now, while he was buying the magic herbs, he also asked about the location of the rest houses.

The West Street’s primary business were rest houses . Usually, those who came to He Ping town to purchase necessities, such as the disciples from the Tian Xin Sect, would descend to West Street if they had to spend the night. But which rest house would depend on one’s individual preference. It could just be bad luck , but after going through a few mid-level rest houses, he was told by the managers that there were no vacant rooms. At first, he was very surprised. Usually, mid-level rest houses should have available rooms. Later he learned that this was the first of the month, the time when the magic pill and magic herb shops on North Street and South Street replenished their stocks. So , this time period was always the busiest time for He Ping town.

Left with no choice, You XiaoMo headed for the biggest rest house, the Najia rest house . This Najia rest house was especially recommended by the attendant at the Orchid Pavilion , because it was operated by the same owner as the Orchid Pavilion. Due to it being a little expensive, it was not You XiaoMo’s first choice.

Since it was now dinner time, the seating area was seventy to eighty percent occupied. The waiters were eagerly attending to the customers. Steaming hot dishes fill ed the whole rest house with fragrant aromas. The manager was standing behind the counter , flicking the abacus with a serious and calculating expression.

Seeing him enter, the wrinkled old face of the manager lit up with a smile, “Distinguished guest, would you like a room , or are you here for dinner?”

“I would like to spend the night.” You XiaoMo replied.

The manager checked his books and said, “Distinguished guest, we only have two high-class rooms left. A high-class room is five gold pieces, would that do?”

Stunned, You XiaoMo blurted out, “Couldn’t you charge me a little less?”

Hearing these words, laughter broke out behind him. Those sitting close by must have overheard what he said. Most probably it was their first time hearing someone bargaining with a rest house manager, so they found it very funny.

The manager answered awkwardly, “Distinguished guest, this is the price for our rooms, we can’t charge any cheaper.”

You XiaoMo was also a little embarrassed because he had only said that unconsciously. But the reason why he didn’t bargain when buying the magic herb seeds was because the attendant had thrown in a free set of level one seeds. Shouldn’t he able to get a free meal from the manager here? You XiaoMo toughened his scalp and handed over the five gold pieces.

An attendant showed him to his room. Before he left, You XiaoMo requested to have dinner brought to his room. The attendant did not leave him waiting. Before the time it took to brew a cup of tea, h e brought over the dishes. They smelled, looked, and tasted great. In fact, it was much better than what he had been eating in Capital Peak. He later found out the the cost of the meal was included in the five pieces of gold. Because the price was high, the service was also much better than that given downstairs. The attendants also seemed to be at his beck and call, comparable to the service found in modern five star hotels. So, the five star service that he didn’t have the chance to enjoy in the modern era, he now enjoyed in Long Xiang Continent.

After eating and drinking his fill, You XiaoMo started to sort through today’s purchases. He transferred the wooden furnishings and seeds into the tear drop, then locked the room door before entering the dimension.

Under the blue skies, he had cleared a piece of land that was about thirty square meters. Furthermore, he had already made the necessary preparations, reconditioning the soil. He only needed to scatter the seeds before sprinkling some water. That should do it.

But he didn’t immediately start scattering the seeds. Instead, he placed the wooden furnishings in a suitable spot before putting the seeds in the various compartments. In order to make it easier, he meticulously pasted a label on each compartment showing the type of seeds in each compartment.

Once he was done with everything, it was already a little past nine. Leaving the dimension, You XiaoMo rubbed his stomach. The dinner from before had already been used up, so he simply got up and left the room, planning to look for food.

Just when he took a few steps out of his room, the door of the neighboring room opened suddenly. Someone dressed in a white robe stepped out. The robe looked simple but if one looked carefully , it was clear that the robe was actually exquisite and luxurious. Simply on a whole different level when compared to the extremely plain green robe on his own body. When he looked up and saw the other person’s face, You XiaoMo immediately made a 囧 face.

Why the hell? Why the hell must he run into Lin Xiao here? What made him most vexed was that Lin Xiao was walking towards him. You XiaoMo couldn’t help feeling conflicted. Should he greet him? Although they had not formally met, they had already come across each other multiple times, so it was possible that Lin Xiao recognized him.

Seeing that he was almost in front of him, You XiaoMo’s body reflexively reacted faster than his chaotic mind. As if he was running into a headmaster, he straightened his chest and called out, “Greetings to Da Shixiong!”, just lacking the word headmaster which he luckily did not blurt out.

Saying this, he immediately made another 囧 face, because the other party looked at him in surprise, with no sign of recognition. You XiaoMo suddenly had the impulse to give himself a tight slap. That was what one got for shooting one’s mouth off. After this incident, Lin Xiao was sure to remember him.

After recovering from his surprise, ‘Lin Xiao’ could only put on a gentle and refined smile, saying while looking at him, “So you’re my Shidi. Why are you not together with Mo Gu-shishu?”

Hearing these words, the look of horror on You XiaoMo’s face could be compared to that of someone seeing a ghost. This person was not actually Lin Xiao, right?

t/n: 囧 = commonly use as an emoticon in China, Taiwan or Hong Kong. Because it resembles a person with an open mouth, it is used to convey distress, helplessness, disappointment, reluctancy, shock, dislike, defeat, embarrassment, and the likes. The character also means window, but nobody use it anymore.