Chapter 2766 — It Cannot Be Traded!
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"Hmm..." Wei Zhao nodded, and did not haggle any further. The Supreme Elder had spoken truly: though it looked as if Snow Valley had come out ahead, trading back a Heaven-rank divine weapon suited to their own attributes, when all was said and done it was Wei Zhao who had gained the better of it. Heaven-rank divine weapon for Heaven-rank divine weapon, plus a spirit herb besides—by any reckoning, Wei Zhao had walked away with a spirit herb for free.
Feng Xiaoxiao was only a pretext; Wei Zhao did not dare press Snow Valley too hard, and he was already well satisfied with how matters stood. So he nodded and said, "The orchid-mustard jade-bell grass—you have some here, don't you?"
"We do!" The Supreme Elder nodded. "Since I have given you my word, I can trade it to you. But I should tell you this: the orchid-mustard jade-bell grass may not be worth as much as a Heaven-rank divine weapon, but it is a treasure nonetheless. However grave the wound, so long as a breath of life remains, it can be used to sustain that life."
"Oh?" Wei Zhao had not expected the orchid-mustard jade-bell grass to possess such wondrous effects. Old Man Wei had only said that Wang Xinyan needed this spirit herb, and had never told him what it did. Hearing it now, Wei Zhao suddenly thought: if Han Jingyi had possessed such a thing back then, she could have taken one after being wounded, and her condition would never have grown so dire. It truly was a fine thing!
Especially when he himself was away from home—if enemies came calling, having such a spirit herb laid by in the house would buy precious time...
"How long can it sustain a life?" Wei Zhao asked.
"You come seeking the orchid-mustard jade-bell grass, yet you do not know its effects?" The Supreme Elder found this odd, but she answered nonetheless. "It varies with the grade and the severity of the wound—anywhere from a few days to a few months."
"I see..." Wei Zhao nodded. This no longer had much to do with him, though. Once he took the herb home, it would in the end be given to Wang Xinyan to take; even if it could sustain life, it would be of no further use to him.
"Shall we make the exchange now? One stalk of orchid-mustard jade-bell grass and a water-attribute Heaven-rank divine weapon, in return for your mist-attribute Heaven-rank divine weapon?" the Supreme Elder asked.
Wei Zhao was just about to open his mouth and agree when a lion's roar rang out from the door of the reception hall: "It cannot be traded!"
Right on its heels a middle-aged woman burst into the reception hall, planted herself squarely in front of Wei Zhao, and cried aloud, "It cannot be traded! Absolutely it cannot be traded!"
"You... are...?" Wei Zhao stared at the middle-aged woman who had rushed in, utterly baffled. Who on earth was this? How had she come to be here?
The newcomer was, of course, Tang's mother. The Supreme Elder stared at her in astonishment too, thinking: who told her? I received him in person today, without going through any of the valley's elders—there could be no spy of Tang's mother among them, nor could anyone have tipped her off!
Of course, no one had tipped Tang's mother off. She had spoken with Gu Mengyao on the phone earlier and learned that Wei Zhao might reach Snow Valley within a few days, so every day she drifted in and out of Snow Valley's reception hall from time to time, to see whether Wei Zhao had arrived.
Sure enough, Tang's mother had come drifting by again today, and happened to hear the Supreme Elder about to exchange goods with Wei Zhao. So, giving no thought to anything else, she let out a mighty roar and put a stop to their transaction.