"It seems like nothing happened. Anyway, I heard that the Yongjiang City's Zhou Clan is calm on the surface, but I don't know what's going on inside," Qian Jiayi said.
"Oh, I understand." Linlong nodded.
"It is said that because of this matter, the people of the Imperial City even suggested that His Majesty send someone to ask to see what exactly happened to the Zhou Family, and whether the matter of them obtaining the Tranquil Pill's pill formula was true," Qian Jiayi continued.
Qian Jiayi's words did not surprise Linlong. After all, the Spirit Calming Pill could increase the strength of the entire Icepeak Country, and the people of the Icepeak Country's imperial city would definitely want to see the Spirit Calming Pill sold in large quantities.
After the morning, Linlong immediately called for Elder Hu, Elder Liang, and the others.
Thinking that Linlong was asking about the mask, they immediately said, "Young Master, we are useless, we have not found any clues."
Linlong said, "I'm not asking about the mask, I want you to go around and find out what happened to the Zhou Clan in Yongjiang City, and why they haven't refined the Spirit Calming Pill after so long."
"I also know about this, but why is Young Master concerned about this matter? Is the Zhou Clan related to you?" Elder Liang asked.
"The Zhou Clan's Zhou Han is my subordinate, and I was the one who gave him the Spirit Calming Pill," Linlong said calmly.
Hearing Linlong's words, the few people present immediately opened their mouths in shock.
Elder Liang asked, "Young Master, according to what you said, you were the mysterious alchemist of the Spirit Calming Pill Medicine Store?"
"That's right, I was the one who refined the Spirit Calming Pill." Linlong nodded.
"Young Master, you're too amazing, how did you do it?" In an instant, the few people immediately exclaimed.
They never dreamed that the person they were submitting to was the mysterious alchemist.
At this moment, even if they had to submit to Linlong forever, they would not feel any regret.
After all, where else could they find such an alchemist, such a genius in the field of ice talismans?
"You don't need to know that," Linlong said calmly.
Elder Liang said, "Young Master, I'm not sure about what happened to the Zhou Family in Yongjiang City. I only know that the Zhou Family announced that they were going to refine the Tranquil Pill, but they didn't manage to refine a single one. Because of this, the price of the Tranquil Pill skyrocketed, and there was no market for it!"
"If that's the case, then you should go and make some inquiries. Also, send someone to Heyuan City …"
Before Lin Long could finish, Elder Hu interrupted, "Young Master, what are you doing in Heyuan City? Did something happen to the Vice Principal of Mask Academy?"
"No, I just want you to find someone from the Zhou Clan in Heyuan City. He is my subordinate, but he followed me to Heyuan City. I want to ask him about the Zhou Clan in Yongjiang City," said Linlong.
In his opinion, Zhou Ling must have kept in touch with the Zhou family during this period of time. As long as he found Zhou Ling, he should know what happened to the Zhou family.
As for Zhou Han, if anything happened, Zhou Ling would definitely be the first to contact him.
"Then I will personally go over. I can't help much here anyway." Feng Tian immediately said.
"Alright, then go over … That person's name is Zhou Ling …" Linlong immediately told Feng Tian where Zhou Ling lived.
He believed that without his orders, Zhou Ling would definitely be waiting for him there unless something happened.
Feng Tian immediately left the place.
As for the others, they immediately dispersed.
Soon, they returned one after another. However, the answer they gave Linlong was that they did not know what happened to the Zhou Clan in Yongjiang City.
It seems that the Zhou Clan is secretly digesting this matter. Linlong thought to himself.
Two days later, Feng Tian brought back a person. This person was none other than Zhou Ling.
Seeing Linlong, Zhou Ling immediately said happily, "Greetings, Young Master."
To be honest, after not seeing Linlong for such a long time, he thought that something had happened to Linlong.
Linlong asked directly, "Zhou Ling, what happened to the Zhou Clan during this period of time? Why haven't they refined a single Spirit Calming Pill?"
Zhou Ling immediately said, "Young Master Zhou Han contacted me about this matter. He said that the Spirit Calming Pill's formula was stolen from him!"
"It can't be, it was actually stolen!" Hearing this, Feng Tian, Elder Hu, and the others looked at each other in dismay.
Linlong frowned and said, "What happened after that?"
"When I found out about this matter, I immediately wanted to contact you, Young Master. However, I had no way of contacting you, so I could only wait outside."
"As for Young Master Zhou Han, he contacted me at first, but I soon lost contact with him. I wondered if something had happened, so I would rather be scolded by Young Master than leave He Yuan City for Yongjiang City. After arriving at Yongjiang City, I first met a good friend of the Zhou Clan. When this friend saw me, he immediately told me to leave the Zhou Clan. He said that something had happened to the Zhou Clan, and if I was discovered by the Zhou Clan, I would be immediately arrested."
"At that time, I asked him what had happened. He said that our Zhou Clan's Supreme Elder had come out of seclusion. After coming out, he used the stolen Spirit Calming Pill's formula as an excuse to take the position of Patriarch. He even locked the Patriarch and Young Master Zhou Han in the dungeon, saying that they had caused the Zhou Clan to miss the opportunity to rise."
"At that time, I said that if that was the case, then I had to step forward bravely, because I could ask Young Master for the Spirit Calming Pill's formula again. However, that friend told me that he felt that the Supreme Elder was just using it as an excuse. The real reason was that the Supreme Elder wanted to seize power. "
"I thought that the Supreme Elder had a grandson, and that he probably wanted that grandson to become the next Patriarch of the Zhou Clan. Therefore, I believed his friend and chose to hide."
"What happened afterward proved that the Zhou Clan had secretly sent people to capture me. Fortunately, I was vigilant, or I would not have been able to see Young Master now."
Zhou Ling said such a long sentence.
"In that case, it was the Zhou Clan's Supreme Elder's doing!" Linlong said coldly.
"Based on what Zhou Ling said, I think it's very likely that the grand elder was the one who stole the pill formula," Elder Liang said.
"Yes, that's possible." Linlong nodded.
He then looked at Zhou Ling and asked, "How strong is the Supreme Elder?"
"The Supreme Elder has already mastered Level 5 Ice Talisman," Zhou Ling said.
Hearing this, Feng Tian immediately said, "Young Master, let me deal with him!"
Linlong immediately shook his head. "You alone won't be enough."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. We'll talk about it when there are other matters."
If Elder Hu, Elder Liang, and the others followed him, they would definitely be able to settle this matter. However, the problem was that after they left, he wouldn't be able to complete the task that he had entrusted to him. Therefore, he could only put this matter aside for now.
Although Zhou Ling was anxious, he naturally listened to Linlong and didn't say anything else.
Two days later, there were some clues about the mask. Elder Liang heard from the Imperial City's black market that there would be an auction in a few days. At that time, there would be a mask for sale. Moreover, this mask was suitable for Linlong's current use.
After hearing such news, Linlong naturally paid attention to this matter. He immediately asked Elder Liang to seriously investigate the matter.
Half a day later, Elder Liang returned.
"Elder Liang, how was it?" Linlong couldn't help but ask when he saw him.
"Young Master, I have already asked the elder of the auction house. He confirmed that there will be a mask for sale in a few days, and it is suitable for Young Master's current use," Elder Liang said respectfully.
"Oh, then will it be difficult for us to bid for it?" Linlong asked.
"It will be difficult. Many people will fight for the mask. If you don't have enough money, you won't even have the slightest chance of obtaining the mask," Elder Liang said.
"Money? You don't have to worry about that." Linlong calmly smiled.
He had obtained the money from selling the Spirit Calming Pill previously. In addition to the money he had accumulated during this period of time, even if the amount of Deep Freeze Coins on him wasn't enough to rival a nation, it wouldn't be difficult for him to obtain a mask.
"If it isn't enough, I can get some from the Yang Family," Elder Liang said.
Linlong had already discussed with him. Once this matter was settled, he would use his status as an elder of the Yang Family to take down the Yang Family.
After all, he had already obtained the token representing the Yang Family's Patriarch. Moreover, no one in the Yang Family knew that the Yang Family's Patriarch and the others had died.
Thus, he was afraid that Linlong wouldn't have enough money. Naturally, he thought of the Yang Family's assets.
"There is no need for that." Linlong directly shook his head.
Time passed quickly. Soon, it was the day of the auction. On this day, Linlong brought Elder Liang and the others to a village outside the Imperial City. This was the location of the auction.
The location of the black market wasn't fixed. It would change every time.
At night, the auction began. There were at least a few hundred people in the building that Linlong and the others were in. All of them wore masks.
As for Linlong, he was a bit special. He was still wearing a large conical bamboo hat.
Of course, just like before, he still asked Elder Liang to reserve a private room. Although it was expensive, he didn't care about it with his wealth.
Night fell, and the auction began. Under everyone's gaze, the auctioneer started the auction.
Linlong's face couldn't help but twitch when he saw what the auctioneer took out. He thought that it was the Spirit Calming Pill that he had refined.
"These are the Spirit Calming Pills sold by the Spirit Calming Pill Medicine Shop. There are a total of 50 pills. The starting price is 500,000!" the auctioneer shouted.
The starting price of 50 pills was 500,000. This kind of price made Linlong, the person who refined the pill, dumbfounded.
If he had sold it at this price, the Deep Frost Coins he had earned now would probably crush him to death.
On the contrary, Elder Liang and the others were used to it.
Elder Liang even said, "Young Master, this starting price is completely in line with the market value."
"Alright." Linlong was a little speechless.
If he didn't view money as dirt, he would definitely refine the Spirit Calming Pill overnight.
The starting price was high, but in the end, it only reached 700,000. After all, this kind of pill couldn't make people stronger after consuming it.
As time passed, a few more items were auctioned. Linlong didn't care about these items, so he didn't plan to bid.
After bidding for ten items, it was finally the mask's turn.
When the mask appeared, everyone's eyes immediately widened.
"This is the Golden Silk Mask made by Master Qin Shuyi …" The auctioneer said as he took out the mask from a dark green box and showed it to everyone.
After showing it for a while, he put it down and said, "The starting price of this mask is 10 million Deep Frost Coins!"
10 million Deep Frost Coins! This kind of price made everyone suck in a breath of cold air.
Even though they were shocked, after the auctioneer's voice fell, someone immediately shouted, "I bid 11 million Deep Frost Coins!"
Before this person's voice fell, another person shouted, "I bid 12 million!"
Bids rose one after another, and soon, the price reached 20 million.
After 20 million, there were fewer people bidding, but there were still two or three people who insisted on bidding. When the price reached 25 million, there were only two people bidding.
What the crowd didn't expect was that these two people kept bidding until the price reached 30 million. Only then did the other person stop bidding.
This person stopped bidding and there was no response for a long time. The auctioneer immediately said, "30 million going once …"
"30 million going twice …"
At this point, he couldn't help but say, "If no one else bids, then this mask will go to the gentleman in the private room on the third floor!"
At this moment, Linlong, who had been silent all this time, spoke, "31 million!"
"32 million!" The person above him said without hesitation.
It was obvious that this person was determined to get this mask.
Linlong only heard the voice of a middle-aged man. He didn't know the other party, but that didn't stop him from bidding.
He immediately raised the price again, "33 million!"
"34 million!" The other party still didn't hesitate.
Linlong immediately added.
The other party only stopped when Linlong called out 37 million.
After this pause, there was no more sound for a long time.
"Looks like the person above doesn't have enough Deep Frost Coins!" Such a situation couldn't help but cause a discussion among the crowd.
"That's right. If he continues to shout, I'll think that he's the one who made the Deep Frost Coins," someone said in his mind.
"37 million going once …"
"37 million going twice …"
At this point, the auctioneer paused again and then said, "If the gentleman on the third floor still doesn't bid, this mask will go to the gentleman on the second floor!"
"38 million!" Before he finished speaking, the voice of the person above rang out again.
However, after saying that, he continued, "The friend downstairs, can you give me some face and stop bidding?"
Although this clearly violated the auction house's bidding rules, the auctioneer didn't say anything. After all, the other party had already shouted this price. If he said anything else, it wouldn't be nice.
"Someone Guan? The person upstairs is the Hall of Runes' Master Guan! "Hearing that person's voice, many people below the stage exclaimed.
"That's right, I'm the Hall of Runes' Master Guan!" The person on the third floor said with a smile.
"So it's Master Guan. No wonder he's so rich!" In an instant, everyone couldn't help but nod.
After knowing who the other party was, they understood why he was so rich.
Hall of Runes' Master Guan!
Hearing the other party's name, Linlong couldn't help but frown.
After staying outside the imperial city for so many days, he already knew what kind of place the Hall of Runes was.
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