Before the Annual Clan Assessment, he had confidence that he could break through to a higher realm.
After a night’s rest, the next day Jaden had full energy and power.
He thought. “I need to buy some Vitality Pills and Refining Powder in the Martial Market because I only have half of it left.”
After having breakfast with his father and Mera, Jaden left for the Martial Market alone.
He walked into a store named the “Golden Pill Pavilion” in the Pill Market.
Located at the crossroads, this store ranked in the top three of all the stores in the Pill Market. The warriors who were passing by there would walk into this store. Some bought the correct Pills and others sold precious medicinal materials that they had just picked.
A moment or so later, an old man with a black mole on his lips came close to Jaden and asked, “Would you like to buy some Vitality Pills, sir?”
With a little shock, Jaden turned to the old man and deeply glanced at him.
The old man must have had excellent Martial Arts skills because he could silently get so close to Jaden. But for his voice, it might have been hard for Jaden to find him.
“The old man must be a master of Martial Arts!”
The old man smiled and said, “I’m Han Shen, the shopkeeper of this store.”
“You are the shopkeeper? Hello, my name is Jaden.” Jaden nodded and continued, “I would like to buy 50 Vitality Pills and 30 Refining Powder. Is there enough stock in your Golden Pill Pavilion?”
Han Shen was shocked and thought. “What a big order. Only a great family would buy so much practicing resources at once. It is rare to see just one warrior buy so many Pills.”
Both Vitality Pills and Refining Powder were expensive, thus ordinary warriors could not afford them.
The shopkeeper said, “If you were to go to other stores, you might not get so many Pills. But our Golden Pill Pavilion happens to have enough Vitality Pills and Refining Powder to meet your needs.”
Han Shen took out an abacus to calculate how much Jaden should pay and then he said, “50 Vitality Pills and 30 Refining Powder cost 80,000 silver coins.” “But because you are buying so much at once, I will sell it to you at a discount. You just need to pay 72,000 silver coins.”
Jaden said, “You’re so straightforward that I’ll buy the Pills in your store from now on.”
Jaden did not have enough money with him to pay such a large sum at the moment, so he went to the Martial Market Bank to withdraw 200,000 silver coins. He uses the 10,000 gold coins he has after he sells all the valuable materials from the Demon Beasts to the shop.
After spending 72,000 silver coins, now he had a total of 135,000 silver coins with the silver coins that he had left.
After completing this big deal, a huge grin came over Han Shen’s face, and he asked, “Mr. Jaden, would you like to buy anything else?”
Jaden replied. “I’m certain that there’s nothing that I want to buy.”
Han Shen asked, “Do you want to buy a handy weapon?”
Jaden thought that the shopkeeper was formidable and said, “You have a very keen judgment.”
Han Shen smiled and said, “As a shopkeeper for several decades, I have seen thousands of warriors, but the warriors who don’t have weapons are few. We have a branch in the Weapon Market, let me ask a fellow to show you the way.”
After a while, Han Shen found a fat boy, about 15 or 16, and said, “Han Zou, show Mr. Jaden the way to the Weapon Market and tell the hostess to give a discount to our distinguished guest.”
Han Zou vigorously shook his head with his eyes open wide and said, “No! No! I don’t want to visit that hostess who can seduce a man’s soul. I will be going to my death if I see her.”
Han Shen got angry and scolded him. “You aren’t a man, you’re just a little boy, what are you scared of? If you don’t go, you won’t get any Vitality Pill this month.”
Han Zou got nervous and repeatedly said, “Don’t do that, don’t do that, I will go, I will go.”
Han Zou walked over to Jaden and respectfully said, “Please follow me, Mr. Jaden.”
Jaden nodded his head and followed Han Zou toward the Weapon Market.
Jaden thought that the shopkeeper of Golden Pill Pavilion was a little weird and looked like an extraordinary person. Of course, he did not worry that the old man would hurt him. After all, there were army guards and strict management in the Martial Market. No one dared to cause trouble.
Han Zou whispered, “Mr. Jaden, will you really buy weapons in the hostess’s store? The hostess can seduce a man’s soul. Mr. Jaden, are you a man?”
“Eh… You can say that,” Jaden said.
With great difficulty, Han Zou said, “Then you are in trouble.”
Han Zou looked white and fat, with protruding ears and plaited hair. His eyes were as small as soybeans.
Jaden felt curious and asked, “You said that the hostess can seduce man’s soul, so is she pretty?”
Han Zou nodded and said, “The Hostess is a great beauty, she’s very sexy and charming. Only one look from her can make a man’s heart beat faster. What’s more, you will blush at your first sight of her.”
“Really?” Jaden said while acting surprised.
Han Zou continued, “Yes.”
Han Zou whispered, “The hostess is very beautiful. She must be the reincarnation of a soul bringer and fox. Once a man sees her, it’s hard for him to live for even three days. Luckily, we are just boys, so she can’t seduce our souls.”
Jaden nodded and said, “I hope so.”
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There was also a Golden Pill Pavilion in the Weapon Market, which was the most magnificent landmark there.
Han Zou took out a palm-sized token from his pocket, showed it to the Golden Pill Pavilion’s guard, and then led Jaden into the courtyard.
Inside the courtyard, a maid walked into a pavilion that was covered in a white curtain and bowed. She said, “Madam, a customer introduced by Han Shen, hopes that you can see him in person.”
A woman in a red, phoenix-embroidered gown was sitting in the center of the pavilion. Her hair was combed high with three golden hairpins. Her bright eyes, red lips, smooth skin, and plump breasts could be vaguely seen through the light veils.
She was about 23 or 25, with hints of attraction leaking out of every part of her body.
She was the hostess of Golden Pill Pavilion Tara Silverfox. Yes, the same Tara who is the owner of Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
Tara rolled her eyes and smiled. She said, “A customer introduced by Han Shen? I bet he’s another presbyter from some kind of suzerain, or another host from a who-knows-what family. Forget it! I’m rather tired today.”
The maid shook her head and said, “No. He’s only a young man, about 16 or 17.”
“Oh?”
Tara was a little surprised, and she said, “Han Shen has always been a reliable person. Why did he do such a stupid thing as introduce such a boy here!”
The maid said, “Han Shen never does stupid things. The boy must be an extraordinary person.”
Tara nodded and laughed. She said, “Interesting! All of a sudden I’m not tired anymore. Let’s go and take a look at that boy! Haha!”
Jaden sat in the VIP room and waited patiently, holding a colored glaze teacup. He looked very calm.
Han Zou sat on a chair casually and swallowed the tea, he even drank the tea leaves. He kept praising the tea while drinking it.
A moment later, they heard footsteps.
Then, Tara and two maids walked inside.
Han Zou, put down his cup immediately and jumped up from his chair, just like a rat upon seeing a cat. He saluted Tara with the utmost respect and said in a low voice, “It’s a great honor to see you, hostess.”
Tara directly passed by Han Zou and stared at Jaden. The young man sat there with a calmness that did not belong to a person of his age. She was surprised to see Jaden again.
Meanwhile, Jaden also looked at Tara. He was somewhat astonished by her beauty as well. What a pretty and coquettish woman! If she tried to lure men, nine out of 10 might surrender. He was also very shocked to see her here, he would never have guessed that not only hmshe was the owner of Heavenly Treasure Pavilion but also of Golden Pill Pavilion.
Fortunately, Jaden had a strong Spiritual Power, which helped him to resist the lure to a large extent. He said directly, “It's good to see you again, Sister Tara. I’m here to buy a weapon. Please take me to your warehouse.”
Han Zou was surprised to here him call the hostess, Sister Tara.
Tara walked over to Jaden one step at a time. Her breasts shook with each step she took. The scene was too sexy to look at.
She smiled prettily and said, “Young master Jaden, you need to tell me what kind of weapon that you desire, so I can prepare it for you, right?”
“A sword! It’d better be an Armament!” Jaden smelled a dimly discernible fragrance, so light and so attractive. It was Tara’s body scent.
The fragrance was very tempting and fantasy-arousing. It was, however, not vulgar at all.
“What an attractive siren!”