Chapter 1141

After the muscular man apologized, he continued to kneel on the ground. He did not get up, as if he still had something to say.

The corner of Zi Chen's mouth twitched, and he was a little depressed. He thought to himself, 'Don't say such nonsense again, or I don't mind throwing you out.'

"Godly Doctor, although you don't have the strength to truss a chicken, you have a kind heart. If I was in any other pharmacy, I would have been chased out long ago if I didn't pay any fees. Furthermore, with my previous injuries, it would have been difficult for me to survive. Godly Doctor, you have a good character, high medical skills, dignified conduct, and a kind heart. Please accept my bow again."

The muscular man's words were not coherent, but Zi Chen still listened to him. Of course, it would have been better if he didn't say that he didn't have the strength to truss a chicken.

Finally, after kowtowing eight or ten times, the muscular man began to talk about business.

"Godly Doctor, I'm here to return the consultation fee."

Zi Chen nodded and said: "Alright, just give me five primeval stones."

Primeval stones were the currency of the entire Tianwu Continent. Even in this undeveloped town, where there weren't many cultivators, it was still the main currency.

"What, five?" The muscular man's eyes widened. The four people behind him also had a look of disbelief.

Zi Chen explained: "This is the cost price. If you continue to bargain, I will have to pay."

Zi Chen was speaking the truth. The previous powder cost five primeval stones. However, there was a main ingredient, a thousand-year-old medicinal ingredient. Zi Chen did not include this ingredient in the cost. If he did, then the cost of that half a bottle of powder was already too high to be calculated. At the very least, the muscular man could not afford it.

However, the muscular man's previous injuries were already close to death. In the entire town, other than Zi Chen, no one could heal him.

"No, Godly Doctor, you misunderstood. What I meant was, it's only five primeval stones. I thought you would at least ask for a few hundred." The muscular man hurriedly explained, his expression was incomparably awkward.

Hearing this, Zi Chen finally understood why the muscular man knelt down. He was afraid that the consultation fee would be too high and could not afford it. Although the muscular man was the leader of the hunting team and owned a general store, he did not have much savings.

Zi Chen smiled and said: "Five is enough, but you have to do me a favor."

"What favor?" The muscular man asked.

"Didn't you say that I don't even have the strength to truss up a chicken? I'm going up the mountain to pick some herbs. I'll have to trouble you guys to lead the way and protect me at the same time." After Zi Chen finished speaking, they realized that Zi Chen had a basket of herbs on his back.

"Godly doctor, that won't do. Recently, a ferocious beast has appeared on Tile Mountain. It is said to be very strong and many cultivators have died. You must not go up the mountain," the muscular man immediately said.

"If I don't go up the mountain.

The burly man gritted his teeth and hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Godly Doctor must not go up the mountain. How about this, what herbs do you need? We will go and pick them for you."

"That's right. Let's go harvest it. If the Miracle Doctor dies in there, it will be a loss to the entire Tile Town."

The other four people also concurred.

Zi Chen shook his head and said: "I need special herbs. You guys don't know anything about it. You won't understand even if I tell you. Just take me there."

Seeing that they were still hesitating, Zi Chen said: "At most, I don't want the five primeval stones. Just take it as payment."

The muscular man heard this and immediately said: "Godly Doctor, who do you think we are? We don't want you to go because we're afraid that you'll be in danger. Forget it, since you insist on going, we'll risk our lives to go with you. We'll ensure your safety. Here, this is the consultation fee."

"You should have agreed earlier." Zi Chen put away the primeval stones and carried the basket. He hugged Su Mengyao and said goodbye.

"Xiaolin, you stay here. If anything happens, just say my name." Wang Mengshan looked at Su Mengyao and said.

Wang Xiaolin nodded and said: "Dad, don't worry. I'll definitely protect Sister Yao."

The group left the pharmacy. But before leaving the town, Zi Chen went to buy a lot of things. When he came back, the basket was already full.

Seeing that most of the things in the basket were food, the five of them looked at Zi Chen strangely. Wang Mengshan asked: "Godly Doctor, are you going to pick herbs or on vacation? Why did you bring so much food?"

"I'm going to stay in the mountain for a few days. I can't starve."

Zi Chen smiled and said: "Oh right, don't call me Godly Doctor. My name is Zi Chen. Just call me by my name. It's awkward to call me Godly Doctor all the time."

Wang Mengshan didn't argue and said directly: "Brother Zi Chen, you're only going to stay in the mountain for a few days, but the things you brought are enough to last you half a year. Plus, there's food on the mountain. Aren't you tired?"

Zi Chen smiled and said: "I'll just treat it as training."

After leaving the town, the group of six prepared to go to Tile Mountain. Tile Mountain was the name of the mountain closest to the town. It wasn't just a mountain, but a mountain range.

After walking for more than ten miles, Zi Chen saw more than ten people waiting there. They had long knives in their hands and longbows on their backs. They were obviously hunters preparing to go up the mountain.

"They're from our hunting team."

As they approached, Wang Mengshan introduced them to each other. When they heard that Zi Chen was the Godly Doctor, everyone's eyes were filled with surprise. Their original intention was to go up the mountain to hunt beasts, but at this moment, they changed their minds and focused on protecting Zi Chen.

Zi Chen smiled and didn't refuse.

Although these hunters were ordinary people and didn't have True Qi, they were very strong.

"Have you heard? Our town has a new mayor. I heard he's in the True Energy Realm."

"What? True Energy Realm? So strong?"

"That's right. In this town, the mayor is the real powerhouse."

On the way up the mountain, the group of hunters chatted with nothing to do.

There were cultivators in the town, and these hunters often worked with cultivators, so they knew some cultivation levels.

Now that they were talking about the mayor, their faces were filled with admiration.

After walking for more than ten miles, they reached the foot of the mountain and began to rest. Tile Mountain was a huge mountain range, but the town wasn't bustling. This was because there was a city a hundred miles away.

Outside the city was the real Tile Mountain Range, and all the powerful cultivators were there.

When they rested, Wang Mengshan saw Zi Chen take out the wine and food from the bamboo basket and distribute it to everyone. Wang Mengshan suddenly understood and his face was filled with gratitude.

Along the way, these people talked about things that happened in the town.

When they were halfway up the mountain, they were stopped by some cultivators.

"What are you doing?" Wang Mengshan stared at the two cultivators in front of him.

The two of them were only in the third stage of True Qi and could barely be considered cultivators. However, Wang Mengshan had more than ten people in his group, so they weren't afraid of them.

"Ferocious beasts are rampaging on the mountain. We were ordered to kill them," a young man said arrogantly.

"Kill them if you want. Why are you stopping us? We're here to pick herbs," Wang Mengshan said.

"Killing ferocious beasts is also helping the people. So, from now on, everyone who enters the mountain has to pay five vitality stones," the young man said.

"What?"

Wang Mengshan's eyes widened. The other hunters also stared at the two cultivators as if they were idiots.

"Are you crazy? You're asking us for vitality stones? We're from Tile Mountain, and we've been hunting for generations. We've never met a rule that says we have to pay five vitality stones to enter the mountain."

The young man snorted. "That was in the past. Now that ferocious beasts have appeared on Tile Mountain, the mayor sent my master to kill them. At the same time, he's also collecting fees from you hunters. Don't worry, you don't have to pay every time you go up the mountain. You only have to pay once a year."

Seeing that Wang Mengshan and the others were about to protest, the young man said coldly, "This isn't our idea. It's my master's idea. Let me tell you, my master is one step away from the Connate Realm."

Wang Mengshan and the others' expressions changed. They could ignore the two men in front of them, but they couldn't ignore the person who was about to reach the Connate Realm.

They looked at Zi Chen, waiting for him to make a decision. Zi Chen finally understood why no one had come to his place to sell their medicinal herbs these past few days. It turned out that there was such a thing.

"We'll pay vitality stones. Can you register?" Zi Chen asked.

"Of course. I have paper here. Just write your names," the young man looked at Zi Chen's strange appearance and asked, "You're not a hunter. What do you do?"

Zi Chen smiled. "I own a medicine shop in town. Because I'm missing a few herbs, I came up the mountain to pick them myself."

"You're the owner of that medicine shop?" The young man looked at Zi Chen with a touch of surprise.

"Of course. He's a genius doctor. If you're accidentally killed by a fierce beast, go to the medicine shop and find a genius doctor. I guarantee your life." Wang Mengshan said proudly.

"Very good, very good. I've heard of the name of the medicine shop. Seeing it today, it's really extraordinary. How about this, the hunters will pay five vitality stones each. As for you, just fifty is enough."

"What? Fifty? You're crazy." Wang Mengshan stared at him. Zi Chen's expression was relatively calm.

After coldly glancing at Wang Mengshan, the young man looked at Zi Chen and jokingly said, "If you don't want to pay, then forget it. When this matter is over, we'll go to the medicine shop to pay you a visit."

Zi Chen said, "Of course you can pay vitality stones. But if you die, who can guarantee that next time someone won't ask for vitality stones from me?"

"Die."

The young man jokingly said, "Don't worry. Even if you die, we won't. Or rather, we'll live longer than you and live more comfortably than you."

Zi Chen sneered, "That's not necessarily true."

Just as Zi Chen's voice fell, a shrill scream came from afar. Then, a loud shout sounded.

"Run quickly, the fierce beast is coming."

"The fierce beast killed Sir. Run quickly."

"Help."

Among the screams, there were also shrill screams and the roars of fierce beasts.

The two young men's faces changed. Their faces were full of fear. They didn't care about these people and prepared to run.