The Emperor of the Three Realms

chapter 8

It could be said, the carved dragon medallion had quite a great influence. Whether it was the third hallmaster of the Hall of Healing, or the elders, none of them dared to underestimate the dragon medal holder.    

It was not that they did not dare to insult such a character; more than that they did not want to.    

Jiang Zheng was quickly invited in. Aside from the third hall master, there was also a male and female elder, who fully displayed the depth of the Hall's sincerity.    

This was not the first time Jiang Zheng had come to the Hall of Healing. The highest ranked person he had ever seen before was an administrator, and it was only a glance. He had not even started a conversation.    

But, today, a headmaster and two old men stood in front of him and treated him as an honored guest.    

Isn't this a drastic change of fate?    

Jiang Zheng felt very good in his heart, but did not let that cross his head. He firmly told himself to calm down and avoid fear. He knew that these people did not give him face, but rather a medal.    

Since he already held the medal, what should he fear?    

Someone had to give it to him, Jiang Zheng was something else alright. The three principals were still unable to read it after three rounds of tea. He chuckled and said, “This noble master carries a medal given by the king himself. Master must be an unusual person. May we know a little of your destination here today?”    

Given by the king himself? Jiang Zheng nearly threw the teacup out of his hand in fear.    

When Jiang Chen gave him this medal, he simply said that it would be useful, but gave no hint that the medal was given by the king himself. He finally understood why the Hall of Healing was being so courteous.    

“To be honest, it's not a big thing. I've come to get some medicinal ingredients, and discuss a little business with your Hall.”    

Buying medicinal ingredients was a small thing in the eyes of the principal and elders, something they would not ask further. They were more interested in that 'business place.    

“Can we know what business this is?” The principal asked without commitment. He would not rush to agree to anything before gaining a full understanding of this stranger's background.    

“I have a pill recipe here, a recipe that has been missing since ancient times.” Jiang Zheng did not care about the small talk and directly continued the conversation. “I will not sell this recipe, just split the profit. 50/50: You are in charge of the medicinal ingredients, I am the one holding the ownership only.”    

Holding ownership and asking for a 50/50 split, this demands a lot.    

Even if it was an exclusive pill recipe, the Hall of Healing had never seen it before. This guy is demanding too much. The 50/50 split, this is just a robbery!    

“Heh, Hall has seen our part in the pill recipe trade before. We always buy the previous owner, and have no precedent to split the profits. And not to mention the fact that we bear the cost. This 50/50 section.. really.... Just look: Can I see the recipe first?”    

The third Hallmaster did not stop the negotiations, but clearly he was not too enthusiastic. Regarding the recipe, he did so out of a sense of professional manners.    

“You can see it is fine, I'm just worried you won't be able to understand it. Whatever it is, you can see it. After all, I have a purification method, and I have left behind some of the most important ingredients. Feel free to pass it, but never think of stealing it.”    

Jiang Zheng generously threw down his list and spoke in an indifferent and careless manner. He's as calm as a mountain. It was obvious that he was already fully comfortable with the current situation and interacted with the authority figure of the Hall with ease.    

The third hallmaster took out his recipe, took a quick glance and slightly furrowed his brows. How could this be a pill recipe that had been missing for so long?    

A piece of plain paper, plain handwriting.His first impression is that this is a fraud.    

If you want to forge an ancient pill recipe, at least find a yellowed sheet of paper and write it down with beautiful calligraphy.    

What the fuck?    

This forgery is really lacking effort. Did he intend to use the dragon medal to deceive the Hall of Healing?    

The two elders also looked at the recipe with strange expressions on their faces. Their gazes met, and the two could read “fraud” in each other's eyes.    

The third principal took back the recipe and examined it again. His eyebrows wrinkled, “Pil Heavenly Karma. I have never heard of this pill.”    

“It was a pill recipe from ancient times. Isn't it normal that you've never heard of it? If so, is the recipe still a long-lost recipe?” Jiang Zheng calmly moistened his lips with a mouthful of tea.    

He placed the tea cup and closed it onto the table with one smooth motion. “You have seen the recipe now but cannot recognize its true value. There will be others who can. I know your thoughts. You think these papers and handwriting look too ordinary, and they're fake. Ah, whatever. One cannot talk to summer insects about ice. If you understand, you don't need any explanation. Otherwise, it would make no difference if I spoke until my face turned blue. I won't bother you anymore. Good bye."    

Although Jiang Zheng spoke in a free and relaxed manner, his heart was pounding. This is his last scheme: play hard to get it. Pretending to be a deep character, pretending not to care.    

If they don't like it, then he's completely out of ideas.    

“Ai. I hope that the Peasant God Temple or the Pill King Garden knows the value of where it is located. Let's hope there aren't many pill amateurs and not a single master is worthy of his title in this great capital.”    

Jiang Zheng showed a decreased interest as he carelessly stood up and prepared to leave.    

The third principal felt Jiang Zheng was a bit mysterious because the latter was quite elusive and free and easy to explain. If their guest left just like that, it meant the Healing Hall did not insult anything. Logically, they should be quite happy with this incident.    

But for some reason, the third hall master felt that if they let this guest go like this, the Hall would lose something.    

His curiosity peaked, the third principal exclaimed, “Master, please wait a moment! My second Lord Hallmaster and Hallmaster will be back in just a few days. Although I do not know these pills, maybe they. ”    

“Ah, forget it, forget it. Chance and luck do not wait for anyone. I came to the Hall of Healing by chance today. I've got no patience to wait a few days for you. Who would have thought that in the great Hall of Healing there would not be a single person who could recognize the value of this recipe. Too bad, what a pity.”    

The third hall master and the two elders said nothing in response and would happily send their guests along the way, as a cold snort pierced through the passageway. Hoarse voice pierced the air, “Resep what? Such empty pride, bring it before me.”    

Jiang Zheng hesitated and was about to speak when the third principal smiled, “It was elder Shun. Elder Shun was a stranger, but an expert in the Hall and a heavyweight in the pill medicine world. Even the master of my hall master must pay homage to Elder Shun.    

“Can a resident expert make a decision?” Jiang Zheng stuck his nose into the air.    

“If the one doing the assessment is elder Shun, the Hall will trust the elder Shun.”'s judgment    

A resident expert can have such influence and influence? What kind of resident expert is this? Jiang Zheng thought it was very strange, but this was not what he actually cared about.    

The pill recipe was handed over to another room, where a white-haired old man, who had witnessed the passage of time, took over the paper. He glanced at her, and at first thought the same as the third principal. But he then furrowed his brows and thought hard.    

The frown on his forehead deepened after a while, and he muttered to himself, “Can such a pill recipe exist on this earth? Can I take the path of the dao of alchemy for two hundred years, yet still remain stupid?”    

Elder Shun suddenly stood up and opened the door to enter the garden behind the room. There was a girl dressed in pale green silk in the middle of the garden, standing in the middle of a patch of jade green bamboo. He was feeding some birds as the morning mist shone on his snow-white skin, making it as soft as fat.    

“Huanger.” Elder Shun called.    

The girl turned around and displayed the same stunning beauty that enchanted her with the silvery moon, the white of the snow, the most beautiful scenery. A few faint traces of sadness could be found on her brows, adding a hint of sadness to her alluring beauty.    

To find such beauty on earth, it was a match even for the fairies in heaven.    

“Ya, Elder Shun?”    

Elder Shun smiled, “I just received a pill recipe but I cannot explain it. Huang'er, will you keep an eye on him?”    

The girl smiled lightly. The smile smooths his eyebrows and removes the gloom, making him alive.    

“If even elder Shun can't get out, then Huang'er couldn't possibly do better. Let me see it.”    

When he handled the recipe, Huang'er did not comment on the paper or his handwriting, but subconsciously sighed softly, “Pil Heavenly Karma? This is an ancient recipe.”    

His expression grew even more shocked as he read further. Finally, he read again the recipe from top to bottom, “I've seen this pill recipe in a precious, but incomplete, classic book. However the ingredients listed are exactly the same as those listed here. The list in the classic book is not as complete as the one here.”    

Surprised elder Shun's turn, “So this means the Heavenly Karma pill recipe is real?”    

“Real or not, Huang'er has never seen the full recipe before. But following this line of thought, it is most likely that this recipe is genuine. Elder Shun, where did this pill recipe come from?”    

Elder Shun's face suddenly became lively as an animated light shone from his eyes. But he seemed to be thinking of something pathetic, and the light slowly faded again.    

“Ai, even though this Heavenly Karma Pill is genuine, it is simply the gold standard for physical injuries. There is no point in fighting your illness, Huang'er.”    

Elder Shun's excitement subsided after he spoke.    

However, Huang'er was the one who smiled and said, “Elder Shun, the things written on the stars cannot be forced. Leave it to destiny.”    

The pill recipe reached the head of the hall and the third elder, along with the impartial sentence of elder Shun, “The recipe was most likely real, and if it was already produced, it would be, then all the healing pills of your Eastern Kingdom, and even the neighboring countries of the sixteen kingdoms, are trash when compared to that kingdom. Demand would decrease as the Heavenly Karma Pill would take over the market. You decide what to do next!”    

It seemed obvious that even though elder Shun was just a regular expert, his status was extremely high and even the Hall of Healing loved him.    

The third hallmaster was amazed. He did not anticipate that, after elder Shun's judgment, a fake pill that could not be expressed with those words would most likely become real.    

That was good, but elder Shun's words were too frightening. This Heavenly Karma Pill would cause all other similar products to be pulled off the shelf? It's too scary to contemplate.    

It's corrupting the market! Cornering the market means high profits and a very high return on investment. Even just thinking about it was enough to make someone shudder.    

Instead, Jiang Zheng was able to calm his heart when he heard Elder Shun's judgment. Truly a savior; truly an expert! He was truly a family, someone who realized the true value of everything!    

Jiang Zheng was very afraid that elder Shun would conclude with “waste” as his assessment. If that was the case, then he, Jiang Zheng, would be expelled from the Hall in a dusty state.    

But now, armed with elder Shun's judgment and observing the reaction of the third principal, Jiang Zheng knew that the young duke had won this bet. He really got help from the gods!    

He had already gained certainty and an ace, therefore Jiang Zheng's attitude became even more superior. He smiled faintly, “Given that the Hall of Healing is unwilling to reveal anything, then I will not waste my time any further. Good bye."    

“Master, please wait!” The third Hallmaster became a little stressed.    

He was unable to not do so, if this Heavenly Karma Pill ended up in the hands of the competition, then it would be a very bad development. In the future, the Eastern Kingdom market will not only be dominated by this pill, nor will the markets of its 16 neighboring countries.    

Really scary thought.