Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow. "I follow the Way of Following the Heart. Since it is about doing as I please, I do not care about others' reactions. Besides, she said I just needed to exceed her price. So, I exceeded it slightly. Ten thousand top-grade stones are only one hundred thousand high-grade stones. It is not a lot."
Well, talking about money with rich people is like talking about drinking one extra cup with a heavy drinker. They simply do not care.
Soon, the staff arrived. Zhu Yanyi tossed out ten bags. "One thousand top-grade stones per bag. You can count them." She then placed one stone on top, indicating this was the lead stone.
The staff member smiled and said, "Honored guest, your discount will be settled after the auction ends." Gold-list guests could get a fifty percent discount, but only after confirming they had the ability to pay the full amount. So, they checked Zhu Yanyi’s full payment first, then returned the discounted amount.
After speaking, the staff member collected the spirit stones and handed the pharmacopoeia and receipt to Zhu Yanyi.
Zhu Yanyi did not care about the discount. She took the pharmacopoeia, opened it, and flipped through it slightly. She confirmed this was indeed the Azure Sovereign Pharmacopoeia.
That was right. Zhu Yanyi had inherited the legacy of the Azure Sovereign Qingdi, so the Azure Sovereign Pharmacopoeia was naturally part of it. She remembered the contents very clearly. The upper volume contained various pill recipes, prescriptions, and herb introductions. The lower volume introduced various medical arts, including flower medicine, shamanic medicine, and poison medicine.
Although the upper and lower volumes seemed complete, Zhu Yanyi always felt something was missing. Now she knew: the middle volume was missing. This middle volume described the diagnostic methods for some strange and rare diseases collected by the Azure Sovereign Qingdi.
The three volumes seemed independent but were actually connected. It showed how many large and small diseases the Medical God, Azure Sovereign Qingdi, had encountered while traveling through the Heaven, Earth, and Human realms.
"What is wrong?" Jian Feiyan saw Zhu Yanyi pondering after flipping through the pharmacopoeia and asked with concern, "Is the pharmacopoeia fake?"
"No, the pharmacopoeia is real." Zhu Yanyi smiled and said, "I am just sighing. As a true healer, the best place to learn is not in an academy, but by experiencing the world in various places."
"Do not tell me you plan to go out for experience. The Dean will not agree to let you go if you have been in the academy for less than five years," Jian Feiyan said directly.
Zhu Yanyi smiled. "I do not plan to go now. There is much to learn in the academy. When I have learned enough, I will naturally go out for experience. By then, even if the Dean disagrees, it will be too late."
She put away the pharmacopoeia and said, "After returning, I will make a copy and hand it over to the academy for processing."
"You want to give this Azure Sovereign Pharmacopoeia to the academy?" Jian Feiyan looked at Zhu Yanyi in disbelief.
Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "It is only the middle volume, not the complete upper, middle, and lower volumes. Besides, most of this pharmacopoeia describes the diagnostic processes for various difficult and complicated diseases. Letting everyone see it just adds more experience."
As for the other things from the Azure Sovereign Qingdi, she had not given anything away except the Nine Needles of Yanluo.
Of course, it was not that Zhu Yanyi refused to give them. She had her own thoughts. For the three volumes of the Azure Sovereign Qingdi, she planned to copy the lower volume, which introduced various doctors, to become an elite book for her own school. Only students truly belonging to the Aoyan Traditional Chinese Medicine Academy would have the right to read it.
For the middle volume, which covered various difficult and complicated diseases, she would make a copy for the Sage Academy. As for the last volume, it depended on fate. If there was no place for it, she would see who had a connection with her. She would teach all her disciples.
Some things, if given too freely, would not be cherished by others. So, Zhu Yanyi separated them this way to make more people cherish this rare treasure.
Jian Feiyan naturally did not know Zhu Yanyi’s true thoughts. However, thinking that she could see this pharmacopoeia in the academy in the future made her happy. She fully supported Zhu Yanyi’s decision.
Everyone had little interest in the subsequent competitions. Even the final competition for a pet egg was not as lively as the Azure Sovereign Pharmacopoeia.
After the auction ended, Wuxie appeared with her people, of course, to return the discounted fees to Zhu Yanyi.
"Immortal Fairy, thank you for your participation this time. Here are the fees returned after the discount." Wuxie had someone place a bag in front of Zhu Yanyi. It was obviously a storage bag, but Zhu Yanyi glanced at it and felt something was strange.
Zhu Yanyi did not say anything and only said, "Thank you for your trouble, Wuxie."
"Immortal Fairy actually remembers Wuxie," Wuxie said with a smile.
"Wuxie’s appearance and temperament are very rare. Even if I wanted to forget, I could not," Zhu Yanyi answered with a smile.
Wuxie laughed. "It seems Wuxie should thank himself for having such a good appearance."
"Although appearance is good, temperament is important. Wuxie’s temperament is unique. Even without this good appearance, she would still be remembered," Zhu Yanyi said slowly. "But having this good appearance adds a few points to Wuxie."
"Regardless, I must thank Immortal Fairy for the praise," Wuxie said with a grin.
Zhu Yanyi put away the bags. She did not bother to count them. It was unnecessary. With such a large Paipai Hall, she did not think anyone would deceive her. However, she placed these returned spirit stones directly into her storage ring on her hand. She did not know why, but this time, the items did not go directly into her space. Perhaps seeing this storage bag gave her an uncomfortable feeling.
After Wuxie finished giving Zhu Yanyi the spirit stones, Zhu Yanyi and the students of the Sage Academy left the Paipai Hall with Xiao Yun.
Now, Xiao Yun’s problem needed to be solved, so they had to return to the academy first.
However, after walking only a short distance, several masked people appeared.
Zhu Yanyi looked at the masked people and said slowly, "The robbers have arrived." She seemed to have predicted that the people in front of her were here to rob.
Jian Feiyan’s eyes lit up. She shook her hand. "I have been looking for someone to fight recently."
"Me too, me too," Mi Xiao said seriously. "I have not beaten anyone recently. My hands are itching."
"Did you not beat that ball last time?" Shi Chengchen said.
"That ball was not beaten by me. Number Fifteen stopped me, so I did not get to beat him thoroughly. Now there are people. Senior Brother, let me go," Mi Xiao said, addressing Yi Yunfei with the last sentence.
Yi Yunfei nodded and said in a calm voice, "Students of the Sage Academy do not cause trouble, nor do we fear it. Since someone has come to ask for a beating, we will naturally fulfill their wish. Number Two and Number Nine, you go. Number Fifteen, take care of Xiao Yun."