The old man took the sheet of paper excitedly. He wasn't sure why the man across from him was willing to give him the list of items he was using to create the heavenly medicines, but he didn't care. If he found the formula from the herbs on the list, he would be more than happy.
But as soon as he took a look at the items, he realized why the man did it. There were at least 20 different poisons on the list. And these poisons were all potent. If he were to work with them and failed, he would die.
Of course, Yontu was not a fool. There were extra items that had nothing to do with two medicines, there were also some items he didn't add to the list. It was almost impossible for an alchemist to find out the true formula.
"I will come back in a week to take the items," Yontu said as he prepared to leave. "I recommend you to stick to our agreement as I would like to work with you, but if you don't, let me warn you—"
He turned back an intimidating aura surrounding his body. To others, there was nothing but a golden wind blowing all around Yontu. It was fluttering his hair and clothes. But the Jiang duo from the aura alone almost make them feel their knees buckle.
"—You can't afford it."
It sounded ludicrous but it had to be understood that the Golden Wind was originating from the Supreme Mastery of the universe. Although Ezio couldn't use even a million of its real prowess, the aura itself was intimidating. Mixed with mysterious man Yontu, who was expected to be an expert who could topple the kingdom with a hand, it was super effective.
With it, the mysterious man left the shop. The grandfather and daughter duo fell onto the ground, sweating profusely. The grandfather could still breathe, but Jiang Yong was about to suffocate.
"Yong'er! Breath! Breath!" The old man rushed to his granddaughter and circulated his Qi into her body to ease her condition. Only after five minutes, the woman could breathe on her own. Her face was purple and her eyes were opened to the limit.
"What was that?" She asked in terror.
"That was a hidden expert, Yong'er." The old man said with a crooked smile. "A hidden expert who wants to save us."
"How can that be?" The woman asked in disbelief. "When I checked him with my Spiritual Perception, I saw him using a masking technique. If he was an expert, how can I see through him?"
"Tell me this, then, Yong'er. Have you seen his cultivation when you checked him?" The old man questioned. As if she just realized, the woman's pupils shrank to the limit.
"He didn't have any cultivation. As if he was a normal person." She said in bewilderment.
"Then how can he use a Masking Technique that relies heavily on Force?" The old man asked again. "When I checked him, I too saw the masking technique but I couldn't see his cultivation at all. Only then did I realize he was much, much stronger than me. And such a person does not need to hide from people like us."
"Then, are we really saved?" The woman asked with tears in her eyes.
"Seems like it, little girl. It seems like it."
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While the old man Yontu was patting his back because of his excellent performance, there was a crisis going on in the palace.
"Are you sure?" The Prince Consort, Xiao Chen asked in dread.
"I am certain, master." A man shrouded in dark clothes was kneeling in front of him. "That spike of power is above me. Not a layer or two either. Probably a whole realm."
"Someone from Kingdom-Tier power?" Xiao Chen asked with a troubled expression.
"I am not sure, master." The man answered.
"Where did it come from? Have you located it?" Prince Consort asked as he bit his fingernails. If a powerhouse of that level was in the Kingdom, his plans would be ruined. He couldn't take any chances.
"I am not sure about the exact location, master, but it was around the west district. I sent my men. They should return soon." His bodyguard answered. As if waiting for him to say this, two men walked in.
"Master." Both of them kneeled as they called.
"What did you find?" Xiao Chen asked in irritation.
"There is a high probability that the spike of power originated from Setting Sun Alchemy Shop." One of them answered.
"Why that place?" Prince kicked the wall as he asked. "I worked so hard to destroy their business. I even gave the formula of two medicines to that stupid alchemy shop, so they would be out of business. Why! Why?"
"We checked when we first arrived, master." The Bodyguard said, "They don't have the backing of a powerhouse."
"Then who is this person?" Xiao Chen asked in anger. "Tell me, who is it?"
"Might be a passerby, a customer." The bodyguard calmly said, "Calm down, master. No need to panic before seeing the full picture."
"You are right, Li Wei." Prince calmed down as he thought. 'I worked so hard. I am so close to getting what is rightfully mine. Then I will go back and make them all pay. But until then, I should stick to the plan."
Unaware of the chaos he caused, Yontu walked back to the familiar forge after he stopped using the masking technique. Aodhfionn gave him the technique when he talked to him about the banquet and asked him to use it when it was necessary. After Alcy improved the formula, Ezio decided to create the old man Yontu persona to sell his products. Now that he reached small succes in Masking Tecnique, Even Crystallization Realm experts couldn't see his true face even if they feel there is something amiss.
As for the intimidating, golden aura. It was the Seventh Wind of Golden Roc. Ezio would always use minute amounts and hide its aura with Shrouded by Mystery. But this time, he unleashed the full thing, causing old man Jiang to fall onto his knees. He didn't know it would alert the palace but even if he knew, he wouldn't care.