After observing it for a long time, Su Yu still couldn't find anything special about the golden sand. Apart from its strange color and hard texture, there was nothing special about it.
Su Yu used all kinds of methods, including instilling Vital Energy into it, soaking it in water, and burning it, but the golden sand didn't change at all.
"Is it really just ordinary sand? Am I overthinking it? " Su Yu couldn't help but doubt himself. However, the sand was hidden so deeply that it was quite unusual.
After fixing his eyes on it for a long time, Su Yu stared at the fine grains of sand. Suddenly, he noticed something strange. It seemed as if every grain of sand was different!
Su Yu's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he started observing the shape of the golden sand.
The sand was very fine, so it could avoid being seen by everyone. Even with Su Yu's eyesight, it took him a lot of effort to recognize the shape of the golden sand.
It was only after an hour that Su Yu finally managed to identify the specific appearance of the sand.
To be precise, it wasn't a certain shape. It was a type of language!
The golden sand was actually carved into small, weak characters that were as small as dust!
Judging from the handwriting, these characters belonged to the Mu language, so Su Yu wasn't unfamiliar with them.
What was strange was that the 200 characters were very rare, and Su Yu could only recognize less than 10 percent of them!
He had thought that his foundation in the Mu language was pretty good, so even the Deputy General Manager favored him and entrusted him with important tasks. He didn't expect that he could only recognize less than 10 percent of the 200 Mu words in his hands!
Su Yu couldn't help but feel ashamed. His foundation was still not good enough!
It seemed like he would have to continue studying the treasure of words left by Yun Yazi. If he wanted to solve the secret of the golden sand, he would have to learn all of these words!
Just as he was about to calm down and study these Wood Clan's characters, Ying Luan ran over excitedly and shouted at the entrance, "Shopkeeper, Shopkeeper, someone is here to see you!"
"Who?" Su Yu asked.
Ying Luan replied excitedly, "It's an elixir vendor from Tianya City!"
Su Yu lost interest when he found out that it was an elixir vendor, so he said calmly, "Didn't I say that if an elixir vendor sends elixirs, you can just accept them?"
While Su Yu was in the Shizhen Bookyard, three or four elixir vendors came to deliver elixirs. Ying Luan and the others accepted them according to Su Yu's instructions.
Ying Luan was so excited that she stuttered, "N-no, it's the fifth-ranked Huang Family Elixir!"
Su Yu replied calmly, "Regardless of his ranking, ask him to leave the elixir and his name behind. I still have matters to attend to, so I can't meet any guests."
Ying Luan's jaw nearly dropped when she heard that!
It was fine if he didn't want to meet some small elixir vendors, but the Huang Family Elixir was famous in Tianya City. How could the shopkeeper neglect them?
Originally, the Tonglin Elixir Store had been sanctioned by Shopkeeper Fei, and none of the elixir vendors dared to sell elixirs to them. But now, someone had come to them, yet Su Yu was still so cold and indifferent. This really confused Ying Luan.
"But, Shopkeeper Su, the one who came is the Huang's Elixir Store, which is ranked fifth in the inner city. Their elixirs are of high quality, and they have a good reputation. Their reputation is even better than the Bright Moon Householder's. All previous shopkeepers wanted to establish a relationship with them, but were all rejected. So, why didn't you seize this opportunity?" Even Ying Luan was anxious for Su Yu.
Su Yu thought to himself. He wasn't the one who should seize this opportunity, but the elixir vendors. They all wanted to use their relationship with Su Yu to get into the Elixir Alliance's good books, so that they could take over the Bright Moon Householder's position.
"Just follow my instructions. No matter who comes, just leave the elixir and his name behind. I have no time to entertain you," Su Yu said in a solemn tone.
Ying Luan could discern Su Yu's displeasure, so she stuck out her tongue at him. She then turned around anxiously and prepared to go back to report on her mission.
Unexpectedly, at that moment, a hearty laugh reverberated in the back hall. "You don't even want to meet me?"
Su Yu raised his brows. The voice sounded familiar, and as he tried to recall it, a person's figure appeared in his mind. He was slightly surprised. "Is it him?"
Su Yu's gaze shifted as he stood up to open the door and walk out of the elixir store. He immediately noticed a blue-robed middle-aged man in the crowd. He was a guard of the Red Blood Palace's headquarters in Tianya City. He was a middle-aged man with the surname Jue, and he had a powerful cultivation of a Level One Divine Master.
This person had always given Su Yu the impression that he was overly enthusiastic, so his sudden visit made Su Yu wary.
"So, it's Senior Jue." Su Yu cupped his hands at him and wore a faint smile on his face.
The middle-aged man with the surname Jue sized up the Tonglin Elixir Store and looked at the elixir vendors in the vicinity. He couldn't help but chuckle as he said, "I knew you weren't an ordinary person the first time I saw you, and in just a few days, you've become a celebrity in the Inner City. Now, everyone knows that you saved the three granddaughters of the Elixir Alliance's Alliance Master Zhou and formed a relationship with this great man."
Su Yu smiled modestly. "I just did it in passing. How could I dare to form a relationship with Alliance Master Zhou?"
"Hehe, aren't you going to invite me in?" The middle-aged man with the surname Jue smiled.
Su Yu furrowed his brows slightly. He didn't want to get too close to him, but he couldn't refuse him in public. So, he could only say, "Senior, you must be joking. Please, come in."
Then, Su Yu said to Ying Luan and Qing Liu, "If it's not an important person, don't come and inform me."
Ying Luan nodded obediently. After they entered, she blushed and said to a white-robed old man in the crowd, "I'm sorry, Elder Huang. I couldn't let our shopkeeper meet you."
The old man with the surname Huang was the founder of the Huang's Elixir Store, as well as its current leader.
His face was somewhat awkward, as he was a well-known figure in the Inner City. Many Almighty Divine Masters would seek his help in obtaining elixirs that were kept confidential by the Elixir Alliance.
However, in front of a small elixir store, he had been refused entry.
In fact, Su Yu had even instructed his employees not to disturb him unless he was an important person.
In Su Yu's eyes, people like him were not important at all.
How could Elder Huang not be embarrassed? However, he was, after all, a businessman, and he had endured all kinds of humiliation, let alone this kind of contempt that wasn't even worth mentioning.
"Hehe, little girl, this has nothing to do with you. Since Shopkeeper Su has spoken, then we'll do as he says. Here are 5,000 different kinds of low-grade spiritual elixirs, 500 middle-grade spiritual elixirs, and 50 top-grade spiritual elixirs! I heard that Shopkeeper Su has run into some trouble, but I'm unable to help. So, I'll give these to Shopkeeper Su as a gift. "
Ying Luan and Qing Liu sucked in a breath of cold air. Even the onlookers were shocked.
"Low-grade spiritual elixirs are worth around 10 crystals, middle-grade spiritual elixirs are worth at least 100 crystals, and top-grade spiritual elixirs are worth around 1,000 crystals! The value of these elixirs alone was no less than one hundred and fifty thousand crystals! For the Tonglin Elixir Store, this is almost half a year's worth of sales! "
"How extravagant! It seems like Elder Huang has spent a lot of money. I heard that his elixir store isn't having a good time now, as it's being suppressed greatly. "
"That's true. Although his Huang's Elixir Store is ranked highly, its relationship with the Elixir Alliance isn't as strong as the top four stores. More and more of the Elixir Alliance's alchemists he knows are turning to the top four elixir vendors. If this goes on, in just a few decades, Huang's Elixir Store will be reduced to a small vendor!"
In this line of work, the big fish preyed on the small fish, while the small fish preyed on the shrimps.
The strong became stronger, while the weak became weaker. In the end, only one of them would be left standing.
This was why Huang's Elixir Store had spared no effort to gain Su Yu's favor. He didn't ask Su Yu to appoint him as the Bright Moon Householder's successor, as long as he could put in a few good words for him in front of the Alliance Master Zhou, it would be worth 150,000 crystals!
"I'll take my leave." Elder Huang put down the elixir, then turned around and left with the help of his family members.
In this uninhabited place, the Huang Family members who came with them had ugly expressions on their faces. There was more or less anger on their faces.
"This surnamed Su is looking down on people too much! Our Huang family came to him in such a way, yet he refused to let us in! "a middle-aged woman said angrily.
"That's right, grandpa! He's too hateful! He said in front of us that we shouldn't disturb people who aren't important to us! He's going too far! Our Huang family is a respectable family, so how can we continue living in the city in the future? "A young girl clenched her teeth. It was obvious that she was also infuriated.
The last one was a middle-aged man, who said in a deep voice, "Father, are you sure that you can gain Shopkeeper Su's favor? Our Huang family's days were already difficult, and now, we have to go against Shopkeeper Fei's pressure and sell elixirs to Shopkeeper Su. If we lose the Heavenly Fragrance Elixir Store's business in the end, and we lose our relationship with the Alliance Master Zhou, our Huang family will be in an even more difficult situation! "
When he heard their complaints, Elder Huang revealed a calm smile. "Since we're already here, we should just take things as they come. Instead of waiting for our doom and dying in silence, why don't we take a gamble? Maybe we'll have a chance to turn things around!"
"But grandpa, isn't a gift of 150,000 elixirs a little too much? In my opinion, an elixir store of his level would be able to give us 10,000 or 20,000 elixirs! "The young girl was still unwilling to accept this.
Elder Huang chuckled. "Fine, since we've already made our decision, it's useless to regret it. Let's see whether this person can bring us a chance to turn things around."
Apart from him, the rest of the Huang family members wore an unnatural expression. They didn't have a good impression of Su Yu.
Even if they won Su Yu's favor, even if he put in a good word for them in front of the Alliance Master Zhou, how much could they change the Huang family's predicament? Would the Alliance Master Zhou hand over all of Bright Moon Householder's channels to the Huang family just because of Su Yu's words?
At most, he would instruct the Elixir Alliance to take care of the Huang family a little.
In their eyes, paying such a price was really not worth it.
Meanwhile, Su Yu was in the house, talking to the middle-aged man surnamed Jue, who had suddenly come to visit.
"Hehe, even an elixir store like the Huang family has a favor to ask of you. It seems like you're in an extraordinary position now," the middle-aged man surnamed Jue said with a smile.
Su Yu was somewhat helpless. "I prefer to keep a low profile. It's not a good thing to be in the limelight."
The middle-aged man surnamed Jue's eyes flickered with a shrewd light, but he still wore a smile on his face. "It's good that you understand. The Huang family isn't having a good time now, and many influences in the Elixir Alliance are preparing to get rid of them in exchange for their trusted aides. As an elixir store owner, it's best that you don't get too close to them, lest the Elixir Alliance resent you and affect your business."
Is that so? Su Yu nodded inwardly.
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