Chapter 59: Being Followed

“In terms of value, ambergris iron is better than others. Unfortunately, there isn’t too much ambergris iron ore. Even if it is completely refined, it will probably be the size of a bullet. It can’t even be used to make a dagger for a woman’s self-defense.” The woman in red felt that it was a pity.

It could not even make a dagger?

Ye Lingyue’s heart sank a little.

“Although it can’t be used to make weapons, just adding a little ambergris iron to a weapon will greatly improve its strength. It could even make any weapon level up to a Yellow grade weapon,” the vice president of the Alchemist Association added.

There were five grades among weapons: Heaven, Earth, Black, Yellow and Normal. Only alchemists with five cauldrons emblems or more could refine weapons of Yellow grade, and the probability of failure for refining it was very high.

But as long as they added ambergris iron, the probability of making Yellow grade weapons was much higher.

“So, the value of this ambergris iron is about 20 to 30 thousand taels.” Both the woman in red and the vice president estimated the price of the ore.

They called the manager over at once.

It shocked the manager to learn that the ambergris iron was a rare ore in the world.

“Manager, can you introduce me to the owner of this ambergris iron? I want to buy this iron ore for a high price.” The woman in red did not buy the hundred-year aloes and was thinking of which other items she should choose as a birthday gift. Seeing the ambergris iron, she wanted to buy it on the spot.

“Manager, we will pay a high price for it as well.” Seeing the rare ambergris iron on the market, the vice president of the Alchemist Association could not hold it in anymore.

He lost the bid for the Agkistrodon Acutus eggs earlier and felt regretful, but he did not expect that he would see an ambergris iron. If the president knew about it, he would be overjoyed.

Both of them surrounded the manager and asked him who the owner of the ambergris iron was.

“Both of you are regulars of Extraordinary House and you should know the rules of the House. I’m very sorry, I can only convey your intention to purchase it, but I can’t guarantee the identity of the other party and whether or not they want to sell it.” The manager shook his head and declined politely.

They had never guessed that the actual owner of the ambergris iron was right in front of them.

Ye Lingyue stuck out her tongue in her heart as she listened to their conversation.

After the treasure gathering conference, Ye Lingyue paid the handling fee and bought the Agkistrodon Acutus eggs from Extraordinary House.

“Master, are you the one who refined the ambergris iron ore and the one who made the Blue-Patterned Dark Yin Pills?”

The one receiving Ye Lingyue was a different person. It was the shopkeeper who presided over the conference earlier.

When he saw that Ye Lingyue had the Blue-Patterned Dark Yin Pills and owned the ambergris iron, he believed that she was a high-level alchemist, but then she did not look like it because of her age.

“It was my master who refined the Blue-Patterned Dark Yin Pills and ambergris iron. He is a reclusive master.” Ye Lingyue had already thought of an explanation.

“I see. Please discuss with your master whether you can sell Blue-Patterned Dark Yin Pills and other pills to Extraordinary House. We will purchase them at a price no lower than the auction price and we will split the proceeds at a ratio of 20:80 per pill sold. You will get 80% and we will get 20%.” For many years, the Alchemist Association in Glass City had been monopolizing the sales of Blue-Patterned Dark Yin Pills and other pills.

The Extraordinary House had always wanted to take part in pill trading, but they had no pills to sell.

But with Ye Lingyue’s ‘Master’, they had the backing to fight against the Alchemist Association.

Ye Lingyue thought about it. She needed a place where she could sell her Dark Yin Pills, and Extraordinary House was undoubtedly the most suitable place.

“Manager, I’d like to agree to it, but my master only refines pills a few times a month. I can only give you the Dark Yin Pills once every month, 50 pills at a time.” Glass City was not where the Ye family was based, and Ye Lingyue could only visit Glass City a few times a month. 50 pills a month was enough for her to earn tens of thousands of taels every month.

“Besides, I need help from Extraordinary House to find a way to refine ambergris iron.” After acquiring the ore, she had tried to refine it with Qian cauldron several times, but she failed. It seemed like refining ambergris iron was different from ordinary pills or ores, and they needed special methods.

“Please give us three days. By then we will inform you of its specific refining method.” The manager was efficient and immediately agreed to all the requirements Ye Lingyue asked for.

When Ye Lingyue walked out of the Extraordinary House, she saw the woman in red who sat at the same table with her earlier. She looked rather unhappy.

The woman in red had an unlucky streak. She lost the bid to ambergris iron and even the hundred-year aloes, and she still had her father’s birthday gift to worry about.

Ye Lingyue walked over to her with quick steps.

“Sister, are you still worried about the birthday gift?”

“Yes, I’ve been thinking about it for more than half a month. Glass City is so big, but I can’t even find an appropriate gift.” The woman in red smiled when she saw that it was Ye Lingyue.

How could Glass City be one of the top ten famous cities? Compared with the Capital, it was just a place in the middle of nowhere.

“I don’t know if Sister’s father is a good drinker. I have some Hundred Years Monkey Wine at my house. If you don’t mind, I can give some to you.” Ye Lingyue and the woman in red felt like old friends the moment they met. With her help, Ye Lingyue learned about the origin of ambergris iron.

She still had the last three jars of monkey wine with her. Since her mother had the Dark Yin Pills, it wouldn’t be much of a loss if she gave the woman a jar.

“Hundred Year’s Monkey Wine? Do you have it?” The woman in red became ecstatic.

Her father was from the military and was good at drinking. After the military reassigned him to Glass City, he had kept complaining that Glass City’s wine was like horse urine and was tasteless.

It was just that it was difficult to find such a wine. Did the little girl have that kind of wine in her home?

The woman in red wanted to go pick up the wine with Ye Lingyue, but she had to return home as soon as possible to tell her father about the hundred-year aloes having blood on them so the perpetrator could not get away.

“If you are free, you can send someone to pick it up at the Ye manor in Cuihu Alley and tell them my name, Ye Lingyue,” Ye Lingyue said in understanding since she saw the woman’s dilemma.

“Thank you very much, Sister. I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Lan Cai’er. I’m twenty years old this year. You can call me Sister Lan. I’ll meet up with you when I’m not so busy.” After parting with Lan Cai’er, Ye Lingyue was ready to return to Ye manor.

As she walked, she saw the fat merchant she saw in Extraordinary House earlier with a sly-looking man. It seemed that they were following her.

Ye Lingyue calmly walked ahead. After a few distances, she suddenly quickened her pace and turned into an alley.

“Keep up with her.” When the fat man and the sly-looking man saw that Ye Lingyue had disappeared, they followed her closely.