Chapter 216 - 215: What Noble Lineage Could Fetch Such a Price

Immortal Jade Tavern, second floor.

This entire floor was reserved by Shen Lingsheng.

Seeing Shen Han arrive, he recalled his father’s words, to treat Shen Han better and speak gently.

Yet, no matter how much he controlled himself, Shen Lingsheng found it hard to hide his dislike for Shen Han.

This rebellious son before him increasingly refused to listen to him.

Outwardly, he appeared very courteous, but his actions almost never aligned with his wishes.

If that were all, it would be tolerable, but the key issue was that Shen Han refused his words and kept progressing by leaps and bounds...

When at the Shen Mansion, he always said Shen Han lacked talent and potential.

He could not find anything pleasing in him.

Yet reality told him that he, Shen Lingsheng, lacked vision.

Someone who could be crowned with the title of a prodigy, how could he disdain him so?

The two sat across from each other in the second floor’s private room, Shen Han as usual, though very disdainful of Shen Lingsheng, remained courteous.

Facing each other, Shen Lingsheng hesitated for a moment but still exchanged some pleasantries.

Yet Shen Han merely nodded occasionally, not taking it seriously.

Seeing the pleasantries were useless, Shen Lingsheng dropped the act.

In his words, he finally brought up the matter of the sell contract.

His request was simple: the Yun Family had to exchange the military’s consumption of Middle Grade Pills for five years for the sell contract.

As soon as Shen Lingsheng finished speaking, a slight smile appeared on Shen Han’s face.

"Father has long led troops, surely you know the consumption of Middle Grade Pills over five years, don’t you?"

"A maid’s sell contract exchanged for twenty Middle Grade Pills is already an exorbitant price."

"The five years’ consumption of Middle Grade Pills, what on earth could be worth such a high price?"

These words indeed left a hint of hesitation on Shen Lingsheng’s face.

But after a moment, he recalled Shen Ye’s previous analysis.

"This maid Cailing has always been by Yun Shuang’s and your side since childhood."

"I imagine your relationship is very close. Is this sentiment not worth these Pills?"

Hearing this, Shen Han had already slightly risen.

"Father thinks, what sentiment could be worth so many Pills?"

"Considering old ties, over a hundred Middle Grade Pills is already the limit."

"Trying to exchange this sell contract for so many Middle Grade Pills, even with my sell contract, the Yun Family surely wouldn’t agree."

With that, Shen Han directly performed a farewell salute, unwilling to continue the conversation with Shen Lingsheng.

For Shen Han, of course, this sentiment was worth that much, even more.

However, he wasn’t a fool to let the Shen Family easily profit so much.

Pretending to be powerless and disinterested.

Preventing Shen Lingsheng from seeing through his thoughts was his top priority.

Shen Han did not deliberately slow his pace, he walked normally like that.

He even quickened his pace slightly after getting further away.

This behavior indeed aroused suspicion in Shen Lingsheng’s heart.

In fact, Shen Lingsheng never placed much value on this sell contract.

The five years’ consumption of Pills...

Forget five years, even if he could exchange it for five months, he’d be satisfied.

Seeing Shen Han walk a bit further away, Shen Lingsheng immediately leaped to block him at the tavern’s entrance.

"You and that maid Cailing used to be so close, won’t you help her out?"

"It’s not difficult for you, just have a few words with the Yun Family."

"Yun Shuang has always adored you, haven’t the Yun Family also treated you well?"

Hearing this, Shen Han still shook his head with some helplessness.

"Father speaks lightly, but so many Middle Grade Pills is a significant affair concerning the entire Yun Family."

"I, Shen Han, am just a junior, even in Great Wei, I have made a bit of a name for myself."

"But I’m still just a junior, do I have such great influence in the Yun Family?"

To outsiders, this speech indeed seemed reasonable.

After all, nobody knew Shen Han, it was he who helped the Yun Family improve their medicine-refining technique.

"Even if I want to help Cailing redeem this sell contract, I am unable to do so."

Hearing this, Shen Lingsheng’s eyes suddenly turned sharp.

"Without retrieving the sell contract, the maid Cailing will always be a person of our Shen Family."

"Though she hides in the Yun Mansion, as long as seen by someone from the Shen Family, killing her offhandedly, no one would dare say we’re guilty."

Failing the gentle approach, he resorted to threats.

But Shen Han merely nodded.

"I’ve explained very clearly, it’s not that I don’t want to help Cailing."

"Rather, your request, Father, is beyond my ability to fulfill. The matter of the sell contract should be dropped."

Seeing Shen Han was about to go, Shen Lingsheng again blocked his way.

"You’re intentionally testing me, aren’t you?"

"Trying to make me lower the request, right."

"You could propose any condition to Su Jinyu, yet you only want this sell contract."

"That alone shows how important this sell contract is to you."

A smile appeared on his face, and a breeze seemed to hint to Shen Lingsheng he had guessed right.

But hearing this, Shen Han only appeared more helpless.

"Father truly thinks with such an opportunity, I’d only ask for a sell contract?"

"That’s because earlier, Shi Yuezhu from Xiaoyao Peak gave me some extra benefits."

"Sought my leniency with Su Jinyu, not to demand too harsh conditions."

"That’s why I went for this sell contract, I just didn’t expect it to be treated like a treasure."

Finishing these words, Shen Han even showed a hint of impatience, looking at Shen Lingsheng.

Stepping away a few steps, Shen Lingsheng finally relented.

"Then, what do you think this sell contract could exchange for in Middle Grade Pills?"

"If it’s only a hundred or two, then there’s no point in talking."

Shen Han paused, pondering for a moment.

"I can speak kindly on your behalf to Patriarch Yun, but directly exchanging it for Middle Grade Pills is probably unlikely."

"I think, at Yun Family’s usual selling price, buying some might be possible."

The usual selling price is essentially sixty percent of what other medicine-refining forces charge.

Shen Lingsheng could still accept this.

"Since the Shen Family had sent out notices to ban the purchase of Yun Family’s Pills, the Yun Family was quite repulsed by the Shen Family."

"I could speak on behalf of the Shen Family, but at most, it might only be able to get one or two months’ worth."

This did not quite align with his expectations.

But he thought, if not exchanged this way, what use was the sell contract to him?

"At least five months, you could go negotiate with the Yun Family, if feasible, then proceed."

Hearing this, Shen Han told Shen Lingsheng to go directly to Anyang City, to negotiate with the Yun Family.

He could only speak well on behalf of the Yun Family; ultimately, the decision was theirs.

Shen Lingsheng couldn’t help but glare at Shen Han.

Hearing these, it seemed the Yun Family didn’t regard him much highly.

Just a simple transaction of Pills, and all he could do was gently persuade...

Without saying much, Shen Lingsheng took the sell contract and headed to Anyang City.

A sell contract that could exchange for several months of Middle Grade Pills was quite worthwhile after all.

At least to him, it was somewhat valuable.