Fang Yuan Do's

CHAPTER 44 - Monkey Wine, Not Generating Opportunities From Liquor Worm

On the second day of the afternoon during the lunch break, Fang Yuan went to the shopping district outside the village again.

Since many of them had to work during the day, there were not many villagers in the tent area.

Fang Yuan walked to the area where the seller who sold the Intimate Grass last night, according to his memory.

He reached just to see the empty wagon, still in place. An ostrich was dragging the wagon.

He stood in a haughty place, his size as big as an ostrich while looking like a chicken, the creature's back bulging into a curved angle.

A pair of wide wings gathered on his sides, the feathers were extremely bright in seven colors.

The head of the chicken was towering, its large roost was red like a crown of agate, sparkling with a gems luster in the sunlight.

"It looks like I'm still late, Intimate Grass is already sold out. Too bad, if I can buy some Intimate Grass catties, I can save quite a lot of primeval stones."

Fang Yuan's footsteps came to a halt as he walked away and continued to venture deeper into the area.

"Come, taste the delicious wine from all the different villages. There are more than 100 types of wine here, such as Lantern Grass Wine, Nine Tune Wine with strong remaining flavor, light and elegant Ancient Dragon Well, sweet sour Flower Rock Tune, and, The tantalizing Hundred Spring Old Cellar, the rich and fragrant Intoxication of Three Autumns..."

In front of the blue round bucket in front of the tent, a shop assistant was peddling excitedly.

A light flashed across Fang Yuan's gaze as he immediately became interested. With a turn, he entered the shop.

The decorations in the shop are very unique.

At the very inside of the tent, there was a long table. A Gu Master was placed there, with dozens of crystal ladybugs the size of a woven basket behind him, clinging to the fabric wall of the tent.

On the floor there is no carpet, but rocks and soil that is not covered. In between the soil, there was a brightly colored mushroom growing.

This mushroom has a wide variety of colors, looks round and a little funny. Some are as big as a table, some are short as a bench.

They are often shared where a large table mushroom is surrounded by several shorter stool mushrooms.

"This is the Innocent Mushroom, deliberately planted by a Gu Master. It had the ability to absorb dust and particles in the air to purify it, and it was a kind of Gu grass."

Fang Yuan was able to recognize the origin of the mushroom as soon as he saw it.

He chose one of the short mushrooms and sat down. The mushroom surface immediately sunk slightly, making Fang Yuan feel like he was sitting on a sofa like the one on Earth.

"Young master, this is a wine catalog, do you want to see it?" A shop assistant walked over.

Fang Yuan glanced at the catalogue and realized that the wine here was more expensive than the green bamboo wine.

"I'll drink a cup of monkey wine." Fang Yuan put down his catalogue.

"A cup of monkey wine!" The shop assistant turned around and shouted.

At the counter, the 1st rank Gu Master heard and immediately bowed to pick up the bamboo cup.

Next he picked up the cup and turned around, facing the tentage.

On the walls of the blue tent were dozens of crystal ladybugs, heads facing down and tails facing up, quietly sticking to the wall as if it was just a tent decoration.

This crystal ladybug was also a Gu type. His stomach was empty, as it was often used by Gu Master to carry precious liquids.

Their bodies were transparent, as if they were made of crystal. From the outside, one can see that inside the ladybug, different types of wine can be found.

Gu Master quickly found the crystal ladybug that contained monkey wine among them.

She placed the bamboo cup in the ladybug funnel, and gently stroked the outer skeleton of the ladybug with her other hand.

A small amount of primeval essence entered the crystal ladybug's body, and after that opened its mouth and a burst of wine flowed into the bamboo cup.

Wine splattered inside the cup until it was full.

Gu Master placed a bamboo cup filled with monkey wine on the table.

The shop assistant who had been waiting for a while quickly raised the cup carefully and walked a few steps to deliver it to Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan only took a slight sip, monkey wine was indeed a fruit drink, sweet and refreshing and gentle on the palate.

He stopped drinking, but with a thought, Fang Yuan called out to Liquor Worm.

The white and fat Liquor Worm turned into a flash of white light and warped an arc in the air. With a 'clap', it landed on the bamboo cup.

Wine splattered everywhere, splashing onto the mushroom table.

The Liquor Worm happily lashed out at the bamboo cup, and the monkey wine could be seen diminishing with the naked eye.

In a few breaths, the cup had dried up, without a single drop remaining.

"That's Liquor Worm Gu!" Gu Master at the counter shouted, his eyes twinkling.

He was a 1st rank Gu Master with D class talent, only able to follow the merchant caravan and work in this shop.

The goal is to look around while finding the opportunity.

Liquor Worm can purify the primeval essence and increase it to the entire small realm.

To a rank 1 Gu Master, it could be said to be an extremely valuable Gu. Wasn't this the opportunity he was looking for with great difficulty?

"This young master, do you have any plans to sell this Liquor Worm?" He excitedly approached, a look of sincerity in his eyes.

Fang Yuan shook his head, rejecting him with a stern attitude, getting up to leave after that.

His motive this time was to uncover his Liquor Worm, he had never thought of selling it.

"Young master, young master, please wait. I'm really sincere about this, maybe we can sit down and discuss."

Gu Master reluctantly followed Fang Yuan to the entrance of the tentage, but Fang Yuan did not show him any response.

In the end he could only stand in place, his expression deeply regretful as he watched Fang Yuan's back view turn a corner and disappear in the middle of the horizon.

......

Unwittingly, the sun gradually sets as the crescent moon replaces it.

At night, the moonlight shines brightly but is eclipsed by the many street lamps in the merchants' shops.

The merchant's shop tonight is full of business. Fang Yuan was squeezed left and right as he walked in, overhearing all sorts of conversations by accident.

"I saw Golden Bell Gu yesterday, huh, what a pity it cost too much."

"After bargaining with the shopkeeper for a long time, nothing is cheaper. I'm gonna go and see her tonight."

"Did you hear? Last night, a young man opened the Mudskin Toad and made a profit of 500 primeval stones!"

......

Fang Yuan listened attentively, feeling a disappointment in his heart as he had heard nothing about the Liquor Worm.

"Liquor Worm was only a rank 1 Gu but it meant a lot to a rank 1 Gu Master, however it was useless for a rank 2 or rank 3 Gu Master because they were unable to purify their primeval essence any further with it."

"Therefore it is normal that no one pays attention to this."

"But taking the initiative to uncover the matter of the Liquor Worm cannot rush for a period of time."

"If I go overboard, it'll probably get the cat out of the bag." As Fang Yuan walked over, he pondered inwardly.

At this point, there was a crowd in front of him.

Next, Fang Yuan heard someone shout, "Hurry up and look, there are dishonest merchants here who sell fake Gu to our clan members!"

Anger stirred among the crowd.

"Oh? There's such a thing that happens."

"Go and look quickly, which shop dares to deceive our clan!"

Fang Yuan followed the crowd and moved towards the commotion as well.

What he saw was a group of people surrounding the mouth of a large red tent, a large crowd swarming around him.

Some were curious watching while others stared coldly, but most of the people were enveloped in anger.

Outside the tent stood 2 people.

One of them was the 2nd rank young Gu Master, whose clothes indicated that he was clearly from the Gu Yue clan.

The other person had a familiar face, it was the owner of the gambling den, Jia Jin Sheng.

The young Gu Master held the black Gu in his hand, lifted him up and shouted to the crowd, "My clan members, this person in front of me sold fake Gu yesterday."

"He lied to me that it was Black Boar Gu, and sold it to me for 250 primeval stones."

"To think that when I got home to reflect, I realized that it was not Black Boar Gu but just a stinky fat worm!"

Jia Jin Sheng laughed coldly, "Don't get me wrong. Since when did I tell you that it was Black Boar Gu? What evidence do you have?"

As the young Gu Master saw Jia Jin Sheng's denial, he became enraged and grabbed Jia Jin Sheng's wrist.

"You crafty merchant, you dare to deny it!"

"You actually dare to lie to me in the territory of the Gu Yue clan in Qing Mao Mountain itself, are you trying to seek death?!"

"Take me off!"

Jia Jin Sheng was also furious as he flicked his wrist, slapping the young Gu Master's hand.

"If you want to find trouble and extort money, you have to find a better target."

"I'm not afraid of you! My brother is Jia Fu, Gu Master rank 4, what can you do to me?"

"You!"

The young Gu Master stared wide-eyed, but did not dare to take action. The name of a rank 4 Gu Master was enough to intimidate him.

"Well!"

Jia Jin Sheng spat on the ground, raised his head and looked at young Master Gu, laughing with disdain, "You're the one who wants to take advantage of cheap Gu."

"Don't you use your brain to think, why would Black Boar Gu who can increase Gu Master's strength, become a rare Gu, be sold cheaper than Liquor Worm Gu?,"

"Normally sold for 600 primeval stones. Do you think that you can buy 1 with just 250 primeval stones? Dream on!"

"Buckoo..."

The young Gu Master gritted his teeth, his face flushed red as he trembled in anger, his chest burning with the fury of contempt.

There was chatter among the people as they fidgeted, discussing angrily.

But no one dared to step up, because the status of Jia Fu, the 4th ranked Gu Master was like a giant hill in front of them, stabilizing the crowd.

"This kid is too ruthless, really a cunning merchant!"

"No wonder he dared to be so arrogant in Qing Mao Mountain, he was actually Jia Fu's younger brother."

"I heard that they are only stepbrothers, but even with that rank 1 cultivation, he can use this relationship to act uncontrollably in the caravan."

"What's really going on here?" At this moment, a loud voice spoke.

"Jia Fu is here!"

"The leader is here to settle the dispute, everyone back off."

The discussion came to a halt as everyone separated and formed a narrow path between them.

A middle-aged Gu Master who had a short muscular body coupled with a giant stomach, entered.

He was wearing a long-sleeved yellow robe, the leader of the merchant caravan, Jia Fu.

"Mr Jia Fu, greetings me."

The young Gu Master was furious but did not dare to say anything. He forced himself to hold back his anger and saluted Jia Fu.

Jia Jin Sheng froze on the spot, not expecting his brother to come, his face suddenly pale as anger flashed in his eyes.

This strange expression was captured by Fang Yuan observing from afar as he pondered the situation.