Chapter 2126: Wu Fangqing

"Special envoy..." The old man following behind her, his eyes reddened.

In all these years following her, the grievances suffered due to her damaged appearance were all witnessed. He thought she would never recover in her lifetime, but unexpectedly, a single pill from her fixed it.

Even the Divine King experts of the Ghost Soul Imperial City might not be able to do it.

The surrounding crowd also trembled incessantly.

Within Night Nether City, many did not know of this special envoy's existence, but as wealthy merchants and top-tier figures, even if they had never seen this beautiful Ye Qiuyan, they had heard of her.

A strong expert from the Ghost Soul Imperial City, demoted due to injury, had come here. There was a knife scar on her face, and she almost always appeared with a veil...

Having taken just one pill, not only was the knife scar gone, but she also looked younger by who knows how many years...

This could no longer be called divine efficacy, but a miracle!

"How about it? If you don't believe me, you can try. Same words: if it's ineffective, no charge!" Qi Linger smiled sweetly.

Able to single-handedly control a huge black market, she was already well-versed in such business operations. At this moment, the entire situation was completely under her control.

"I'll give it a try!" The one who had questioned the most earlier, Madam Chen, stepped forward.

She came from a pill aristocratic family, and her husband, Chen Yixiong, was the most powerful alchemist in Night Nether City.

Stepping out of the crowd, Ye Qiuyan saw her clearly: an old woman around fifty, though well-maintained, already showing signs of aging that could not be stopped.

Taking the pill and swallowing it, Madam Chen closed her eyes, seemingly wanting to feel the medicinal power and understand the pill's composition. Before she sensed anything, she heard heated discussions erupt around her.

She quickly opened her eyes and saw in the mirror before her a middle-aged woman who looked only about thirty.

"This is... me?"

Her body trembled, Madam Chen shook uncontrollably.

In the mirror was her appearance from over a decade ago. After taking one pill, her skin became taut, and her looks returned to how they were... Was this really the pill's effect?

She circulated her true energy once to see if it was an illusion that would revert after some time. Soon, she finished testing—her body had genuinely changed!

Moreover, this pill not only made her skin smoother and made her look much younger, but more importantly, it completely cleansed the internal injuries and pill toxins left from previous medications. Although her cultivation level hadn't increased, her strength had grown considerably!

"This... it's not just a beauty pill; it even helps so much with cultivation..."

Madam Chen was beside herself with excitement.

As a member of a pill aristocratic family, she knew the effects of medicines. Being able to beautify was already heaven-defying; helping with cultivation as well... these two benefits alone made a thousand divine coins an absolute steal!

"Madam Chen, how is it?"

Seeing her expression, Qi Linger smiled again.

"This... the effect looks good, but I still need to feel if there are any side effects. Generally, powerful pills also have strong side effects..." Suppressing her excitement, Madam Chen put on a calm face.

"That's right..."

The crowd nodded.

Nothing in heaven and earth can be perfect. Since it has such miraculous effects, could it have some unacceptable flaw?

Qi Linger frowned.

The woman before her had clearly confirmed the effect from her expression just now; why didn't she want to admit it?

"Madam Chen, what side effects are there?"

Someone in the crowd called out.

"Well, I'm not too sure either; I need to study it carefully!" Pausing, Madam Chen said, "How about this: you should have only 18 pills left now, right? At a thousand each, why not sell them all to me? I'll take them back to study with my husband to see how severe the side effects are. If we can improve them, that would be best..."

"Improve?" Qi Linger suddenly understood.

She thought the woman genuinely found something wrong, but after all this fuss, she had realized the pill's effect was heaven-defying and wanted to monopolize it.

"You want to buy them all? That won't do; I want to try too!" Madam Liu on the side sensed something off, displeased, and stepped forward.

"I want to buy too!"

"Give me one!"

"I'll take this one..."

"Don't fight me; I'll pay 1,100 divine coins!"

"I'll pay 1,200!"

...

Being gods, none were foolish. In an instant, everyone started arguing.

With only 18 pills total, if they didn't act fast, who knew when the next batch would come.

Amid the scramble, the 18 beauty pills were quickly sold out, each selling for as high as 1,500 divine coins—more than expected.

Seeing such a tiny pill fetch such a sky-high price, the old woman looked at Qi Linger before her with deep admiration.

Truly worthy of being the young lady; her methods were brilliant.

Without quantity limits and a public demonstration of efficacy, relying solely on word of mouth, not only would they not sell, but even at 500 coins each, no one would inquire.

But now, in less than an hour, the price had more than tripled, and crucially, the reputation was established. If there were more pills, demand would surely outstrip supply.

This was business acumen; no one else could match it.

Before, the black market was obscure with limited sales, but it was only after the young lady came that it improved.

Not only the old woman admired her, but Ye Qiuyan on the side was also full of curiosity.

She had thought it was just a bluffing gimmick, but unexpectedly, it had such real effects.

Where did Qi Linger get such powerful miraculous pills?

She had begged countless people in the imperial city without finding anything similar, yet the other party had found it. Seeing it with her own eyes, she could hardly believe it.

"Go investigate the origin of this pill! A medicine with such effects, even Qi Meng, the Sealed Divine King, might not be able to refine it!" Ye Qiuyan turned and ordered.

"Yes!" The old man behind her nodded in acknowledgment and disappeared into the crowd.

As a special envoy, she knew the city's major and minor news and naturally had her own channels.

...

City Lord's Mansion.

A middle-aged man in armor was staring at a box in his hand, his brows tightly furrowed.

City Lord Wu Fangqing!

The father of the girl Zhang Xuan had encountered earlier, Wu Xiaoxiao.

"Does it really have such great effects as you say?" Wu Fangqing looked up at a middle-aged man before him.

"Yes! I saw it with my own eyes!" The middle-aged man clasped his fists.

Although the pill had been bid up to a sky-high price and was limited in quantity, as the most powerful entity in Night Nether City, the City Lord's Mansion could easily obtain one.

"Have Xiaoxiao come here!" Wu Fangqing seemed still unconvinced and ordered.

"Father, you called for me?"

Before long, Wu Xiaoxiao arrived: "I was just cultivating, not slacking off..."

"It's not about your cultivation. Take this pill!" Wu Fangqing said.

"A pill?" Wu Xiaoxiao didn't know why her father had urgently summoned her just to have her take an ordinary Divine Essence Pill. After a pause, she still took it and swallowed it.

As soon as she swallowed, she saw her father's usually calm face show intense surprise, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Father, what's wrong?"

Her father, as city lord, was always serious. Seeing him like this, Wu Xiaoxiao grew nervous, afraid she had done something wrong.

"Young lady, look for yourself!"

Wu Fangqing didn't answer; the middle-aged man from earlier came over and handed her a mirror.

Wu Xiaoxiao glanced at it doubtfully, then her delicate body trembled violently, full of disbelief: "Is this me?"

In the mirror, the freckles and blemishes on her skin had vanished. Although her appearance hadn't changed drastically, she looked several times more beautiful than before!

It was as if a beauty filter had been applied; not only her looks but even her temperament seemed to have undergone a great change.

Taking one pill, such a big change...

"Father, the pill you gave me just now..." She couldn't help but look over.

"Nothing!" Wu Fangqing stood up, paced with his hands behind his back, then looked over again: "Tell me again about that person named Zhang Xuan you mentioned earlier!"

"Zhang Xuan?" Wu Xiaoxiao glanced at him doubtfully but still nodded and recounted the previous events in detail.

"I see. You may leave!"

After she finished, Wu Fangqing waved his hand.

As city lord, he naturally knew about the black market affairs, and there were even his people planted there!

Thus, he had some information about this Zhang Xuan selling beauty pills.

Coupled with the earlier purchase of slots, each time hitting the mark without exception—as city lord, it was hard not to notice!

"City Lord, the value of this pill is immeasurable!"

Seeing the young lady leave, the middle-aged man's eyes flickered.

Others might not know the value and market of this pill, but he understood at a glance.

It definitely had boundless potential.

Wu Fangqing nodded: "If we can take it for our own use, Night Nether City will see tremendous development, and I might even break through to a higher level... But as you just heard, this Zhang Xuan should have an extremely powerful teacher, very likely a master teacher. This pill might have been refined by him."

He had called his daughter over, firstly to test the pill, and secondly to inquire about this Zhang Xuan's background.

This fellow had saved his daughter and captured the bandit 'One Inch of Ash.' As city lord, if he couldn't find out his background, he might as well quit.

"Mo Yun is only a mid-grade god, lacking insight to see through the other's depth. Perhaps this Yang Xuan isn't that formidable. If not... I'll go investigate!" The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes.

"Be careful. Also, negotiate with him whether he's willing to sell the formula. If not... think of other ways. Of course, don't let him know I'm the buyer!" Wu Fangqing instructed.

"Yes!" The middle-aged man nodded, then vanished from the spot.

The city lord sets the rules but stands above them; naturally, he was no goody-two-shoes.

Even he couldn't help but be tempted by such a powerful pill.

Of course, the premise was to handle it according to the rules. If that failed, then other methods would have to be used.

"Able to unblock cultivation obstacles and beautify... guessing the slots with perfect accuracy... a lower-grade god capturing a top-grade 'One Inch of Ash'... This Zhang Xuan is not simple!"

With his hands behind his back, Wu Fangqing smiled slightly and clenched his fist.

"But so what if he's not simple? In my Night Nether City, if you're a dragon, you coil; if you're a tiger, you crouch... No one can break that rule! Not even... a master teacher!"