12dz Chapter 515 Price
Chapter 515 Price
Inside the banquet hall of the Prince of Qing's residence.
King Qing sat in the main seat, with wine and various delicious dishes laid out on the small table in front of him.
Two beautiful maids were warming wine and serving King Qing.
In front of the Green King were two rows of small tables, each laden with delicacies unimaginable to ordinary people. Beside each table sat a beautiful maidservant, ready to serve any arriving guest.
"Your Highness, Master Qingsong has arrived."
At this moment, a servant from the Prince's mansion led Li Qingsong into the banquet hall, bowed to the Prince, and arranged for Daoist Qingsong to sit down before leaving the banquet hall with a bow.
"Master Li, it's been a long time. I hope you've been well."
Qingchao addressed Li Qingsong.
"I've met the prince."
Li Qingsong bowed to the Prince of Qing. His Qingsong Temple was not far from the capital. He had met the Prince of Qing many years ago. Although he did not like the Prince of Qing, he still had to show him the proper etiquette.
"Ah."
Seeing that Li Qingsong was unwilling to reminisce, the Prince of Qing said nothing more, picked up the wine warmed by the maid and took a sip.
Li Qingsong glanced at the food in front of him and the beautiful maid who was about to warm his wine, then waved his hand and said, "No need! This old Taoist prefers to do it himself."
Taoist priests in Kyushu do not have any taboo against abstaining from sex, but Li Qingsong does not like women, and he dislikes being served by others, so he stopped the maid from pouring him wine.
Following Li Qingsong, Jiang Canghai and his group from the White Lotus Sect, Zhu Tufu, Qianli'er, and many fifth and sixth-rank martial artists arrived one after another and took their seats.
Soon, the empty banquet hall became lively.
As the Azure King gazed at the impressive mid-level martial artists in the hall, a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.
With so many mid-grade martial artists, including established mid-grade peak martial artists like Li Qingsong, Zhu Tufu, and Qianli'er, if he could bring all of them under his command...
The throne of the Nine Provinces, the supreme imperial throne, may no longer be a distant dream.
"Your Majesty."
At this moment, Jiang Canghai, who was enjoying the service of beautiful maids, spoke up: "We have come at the invitation of the prince. I wonder if the prince would allow us to see the python blood grass and python bone grass?"
Unlike Li Qingsong, a Taoist who strictly restrains his desires, Jiang Canghai, who came from the White Lotus Sect, indulges his desires. To put it bluntly, he joined the White Lotus Sect, a rebellious sect, just to succeed in the rebellion and become a superior person.
Therefore, Jiang Canghai accepted all the maids' services and happily enjoyed them.
The three White Lotus Sect members who accompanied him were even worse, already embracing the maid and groping her.
Although the maids were somewhat dissatisfied, they dared not resist due to the Qing King's authority and could only submit to his wishes.
The Azure King glanced at Jiang Canghai and recognized him as a peak fourth-rank martial artist who had visited the Azure King's Mansion a few days ago. He then smiled and said, "Of course, someone come here."
As soon as the King of Qing finished speaking, a servant from the King of Qing's residence entered carrying a jade box and handed it to the King of Qing.
Qingwang opened the jade box and took out a plant that looked like a weed.
This plant looks very similar to a weed, but its leaves are a translucent, blood-red color, giving it an extremely eerie feel.
"This is the Python Blood Grass?"
Excitement and greed flashed in the eyes of a sixth-rank martial artist.
The Azure King then spoke up, saying, "You are all mid-level martial artists, so you must all know something about Python Blood Grass. I wonder if the one in my hand is Python Blood Grass?"
After speaking, the Azure King leisurely observed the expressions of the crowd below. The answer to this question had already been given by the reactions of the people below the stage.
The moment he took out the python blood grass, everyone below gasped for breath, their eyes flashing with either excitement or greed.
For mid-level martial artists, especially those like Zhu Tu Fu and Li Qingsong who have been stuck at the peak of the fourth rank for a long time, the Python Blood Grass has a fatal attraction.
After all... no martial artist can resist the temptation of advancing to the third rank, and the python blood grass is the best medicinal material to help a fourth-rank martial artist break through to the third rank!
"The Python Blood Grass resembles a wild grass, but unlike wild grass, it grows by absorbing the blood of giant pythons. Its leaves are red, crystal clear like blood jade, and it has powerful medicinal properties. It can help a peak fourth-grade martial artist cultivate true qi and break into the third-grade realm."
Jiang Canghai stared intently at the python blood grass in Qing Wang's hand, his gaze as if he were a thirsty man who had been imprisoned for 20 years seeing a naked beauty.
He had been stuck at the peak of the fourth rank for more than five years, during which time he tried countless ways to break through to the third rank, but with little success.
He even risked crossing the Great Wall in an attempt to find traces of python blood grass and python bone grass on the grasslands beyond, but alas...
Barbarians may be cruel, but they are not mindless.
The barbarians also knew that Python Blood Grass and Python Bone Grass were very important to the warriors of the Xia Kingdom. Therefore, the barbarians strictly controlled the areas where Python Blood Grass and Python Bone Grass grew. Not to mention Xia people like Jiang Canghai, even ordinary barbarians could not enter that area.
Only the high-ranking members of the barbarians were allowed to enter that area to harvest python blood grass and python bone grass for trade with the Xia people.
Under these circumstances, Jiang Canghai's trip to the grasslands was naturally fruitless.
Therefore, Jiang Canghai has been searching for information about Python Blood Grass and Python Bone Grass for years, hoping to find one of these two medicinal herbs to help him break through to the third grade.
Now, the python blood grass that he had sought for five whole years was right before his eyes. How could Jiang Canghai not be excited?
That is to say, the person holding the Python Blood Grass at this moment was Prince Qing of the Xia Kingdom; otherwise, Jiang Canghai would have already tried to snatch it.
In fact, it wasn't just Jiang Canghai who had this thought; the group of mid-level martial artists in the room also stared greedily at the crystal-clear Python Blood Grass, their bodies itching with desire, wishing they could snatch it away immediately.
"Your Majesty."
Zhu the Butcher stared at the Python Blood Grass, his breathing slightly rapid: "I wonder what we should do to obtain the Python Blood Grass?"
The fish is hooked.
The Azure King Xia Yuanying smiled and slowly put the Python Blood Grass back into the jade box. He then said, "If you all want to obtain Python Blood Grass and Python Bone Grass, it is quite simple."
Simple?
The crowd did not believe this, for how precious were python blood grass and python bone grass?
The King of Qing has attracted them to Qingzhou City with such precious medicinal herbs; it's clear he wouldn't simply hand them over.
"Your Highness, please speak plainly."
The impatient Butcher Zhu asked, "What price must we pay to obtain the Python Blood Grass?"