The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 668 - 378 Minor Issue (Captain Ou and He Shi Bi - Added More 3)_2

Hmm, something’s not right!

Her gaze shifted back, scanning the summer withered herb before walking over to pinch and squeeze it with her fingernails, then moving closer to smell it. Anyone could see she had doubts about this herb.

Xi Yan, who had originally been leaning against the door frame watching her inventory the goods listlessly, now stood up straight, his voice booming, "What’s the problem now?"

She frowned, "Well, there’s a small issue. We wanted the two-hundred-year-old summer withered herb."

"Yes, and then?"

"This is also a two-hundred-year-old herb, but its name, it’s called burning grass!" She lifted the herb in her hand, which now everyone could see resembled burnt wheat straw, completely black except for its dark brown spikes speckled with faint sparks, "Summer withered herb used in medicine can save people, but burning grass, as its name implies, is likely to burn someone from the inside out."

Xi Yan’s thick eyebrows furrowed: "Really?! Holding his heavy weight made the room tremble once again. This man looked fierce, as if he wanted to eat her, but in reality, he just came closer to examine the item in her hand.

"These two things look very similar, their appearance is essentially the same, but the burning grass has pale yellow dots on the roots, whereas summer withered herb does not." Upon hearing this, everyone looked intently and indeed saw tiny yellow dots on the herb’s roots, but the whole thing was so black that such inconspicuous marks could easily be overlooked at first glance.

This young girl’s vision is truly exceptional.

"Burning grass hasn’t seeded yet, only false spikes, while summer withered herb flowers bloom and wilt in the summer, with a very short flowering period, so at this time, it’s already bearing real spikes." She broke off a spike of burning grass to show everyone, and indeed, it was empty inside.

Though Xi Yan was not skilled in alchemy, seeing her speak so confidently, where was there room for doubt, he immediately commanded sternly: "Go, find out."

Behind him, a rhino demon immediately left the room and soon brought back a man in a tall hat and wide robe. At first glance, this person looked very much like a human cultivator, even with a very clear and handsome face, but as Hidden Stream would never accept humans into their sect, this man was definitely a demon.

"It’s a crane demon." Changtian whispered to her. She suddenly realized, no wonder he looked like an immortal.

"Sir Xi Yan, the pharmacy inventory only has summer withered herb, not burning grass," the crane demon respectfully said to the rhino demon leader, apparently the person managing the pharmacy.

"Is that so? Then explain to me, how did this batch intended for trade come to include burning grass?" Xi Yan hummed coldly, pointing at the ground. A mistake in goods would damage Hidden Stream’s reputation and his own dignity.

The crane demon also grabbed a handful of herbs and looked closely, growing more shocked as he did: "This... indeed is burning grass, how could this be!"

"Could it be that yesterday’s earth tremors caused your men to pick the wrong herb?"

The crane demon shook his head repeatedly: "Impossible. The summer withered herb was harvested and sun-dried half a month ago, this batch was directly allocated from the pharmacy." He pondered for a while, then his eyes lit up, "I remember now, last night the garden planted with Dragon Elephant Fruit also suffered an earth crack, this is the prize for the Martial Arts Competition! I rushed over to oversee it, perhaps someone had come in during this time..."

He didn’t get to finish his sentence, when Fu Yunzhang, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly said: "Brother Xi Yan, we don’t need to know the reasons behind it, just make sure to provide us with the items listed on this order." Being a shrewd man, he saw the crane demon was about to delve into Hidden Stream’s internal affairs, while the rhino demon was naïvely just listening, so he had to interrupt.

The less you meddle in other people’s affairs, especially with a mysterious and secretive sect like Hidden Stream, he wanted no involvement besides business. At this moment, no one noticed Ning Xiaoxian’s expression suddenly froze.

Xi Yan gave him a glance, then tilted his head towards his subordinates, and the crane demon quickly took out the summer withered herb from his storage bag. Ning Xiaoxian took it and checked it, nodding satisfactorily: this time there was no mistake.

The rest of the goods were checked and accounted for in less than thirty seconds, all matching the items listed without any other mistakes.

This transaction is now settled, and seeing the sun about to rise, Hidden Stream didn’t plan to keep the Immortal Bandits for breakfast. Xi Yan sent two subordinates, ready to escort them down the mountain. Ning Xiaoxian suddenly asked: "You have a Martial Arts Competition here, when is it being held?" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"A month from now." Xi Yan shrugged, it was not a secret anyway, everyone in Hidden Stream knew this, "Little girl, why do you ask?"

She immediately revealed a bright smile tinged with a hint of shyness: "The scenery here is so pristine, truly a heavenly paradise. Big guy, I and two other companions would like to join Hidden Stream!" saying so, she pointed at Tu Jin and the white bird on her shoulder.

Clatter, clatter, eyeballs dropped all over the place. Whether it was the Immortal Bandits or people from Hidden Stream, they all stared at her with their mouths agape.

Fu Yunzhang suddenly felt a splitting headache, throbbing at his temples. This grandmother had already driven him half mad by not coming out sooner, and now what kind of trouble was this?

Xi Yan was the first to react, but though he was straightforward, seeing the expressions of the Immortal Bandits he knew it was a spontaneous decision, he frowned and said: "Joining Hidden Stream is a serious matter, not to be treated lightly!"

"It’s not a joke!" Ning Xiaoxian’s smile faded, and she became very serious, "I have not joined any Immortal Sect, I am free. Hidden Stream, so powerful and detached from worldly desires, is just the ascetic place I have been searching for. I have heard that Hidden Stream prudently selects skilled demons and is willing to accept demons from anywhere, so please, Mr. Xi Yan, allow this favor."

Xi Yan responded discontentedly: "If you had this intention, why did you not speak of it when you entered the mountain yesterday?" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)