Chapter 19

After laughing a few times in a nervous manner, Qi Feng suddenly pulled himself together, his expression turning serious as he bowed deeply to Su Meizi. The stark contrast in his actions startled Su Meizi, who had been sitting, and she stood up.

"Eh, what are you doing?" Su Meizi was worried that Qi Feng might have gone crazy.

Qi Feng said solemnly, "I must express my gratitude for the teachings and the skills you've imparted."

Su Meizi couldn't help but laugh, "Is it really that serious?"

Qi Feng, unusually serious, but not for long, replied, "It is! Let's not talk about other things. If you need anything, just say the word!"

Su Meizi still found it amusing, "Okay, no problem."

"Hey, don't take it lightly," Qi Feng saw that Su Meizi wasn't taking it seriously, "If you have any problems you can't solve, you can really come to me. I do have some special 'abilities.'"

Only then did Su Meizi recall Qi Feng's strange behavior earlier, his talk of achieving great mastery and his family's background in traditional Chinese medicine. It all seemed plausible! "Alright, I get it! You're some kind of extraordinary person, okay?"

Qi Feng made an OK gesture, "Let's settle it that way. Of course, we need to keep a low profile. And, by the way, I won't be coming to the yoga club next time. I'll quit the club."

Su Meizi disagreed, "Hey, what do you mean? You just talked about the gratitude for the skills, and now you're backing out? You're a part of our yoga club, and you're not allowed to quit. You have to be available whenever we call."

"Ah?" Qi Feng was taken aback; he had nothing left to learn at the yoga club.

Su Meizi flicked her ponytail, "What? Is it too much to ask you to help the girls in the club? I know you're highly skilled, so you don't need to come every day for classes."

Qi Feng thought for a moment and nodded, "Alright!"

Su Meizi suddenly remembered, "If you're not coming to the yoga club, Yan will still want to practice with you!"

Qi Feng chuckled, "I won't be in the club anymore, so how can he force me to practice with him? Besides, didn't you say I was bullying him? To be honest, now that I've achieved great mastery, he might not be a match for me."

Su Meizi thought about it and agreed, "Don't let him hear that, or Yan won't let you off the hook."

Qi Feng, thinking of Yan's personality, broke out in a cold sweat. He definitely couldn't let Yan hear that. "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." He turned and pushed the door open, walking out.

"Hey, aren't you going to tell Yan yourself?" Su Meizi chased after him, but by the time she pushed the door open, the corridor was already empty, and there was no sign of anyone.

"Running so fast? Did you really achieve great mastery?" Su Meizi wondered.

... Was it because Qi Feng ran fast?

... It was because his special abilities had kicked in.

When Qi Feng pushed the door, his vision suddenly brightened, revealing an ancient street!

Looking around, Qi Feng realized this wasn't the Yue Lai Inn. Several cobblestone paths intersected, and the buildings around him were all ancient, with flags and signs, like a commercial district, but there was no one on the street.

This wasn't his first time traveling through, and although he was in a new and unfamiliar environment, Qi Feng was much calmer. What made him happy was that he could move around more freely here than at the Yue Lai Inn.

Looking closely at the buildings around him, Qi Feng's gaze fell on a sign, "Suzhou City Blacksmith Shop?" He thought for a moment and pushed the door open.

As soon as he entered, he heard the sound of hammering. Turning his head, he saw two burly men hammering a red-hot piece of metal. Qi Feng was quite surprised; the noise was so loud, but he hadn't heard anything outside the door! There must be something to it.

In front of him was a counter, and the shop owner, seeing a customer, smiled and greeted him, "What would you like, young sir? Our blacksmith shop is the best in Suzhou City."

"It seems to be another martial arts game," Qi Feng thought to himself, and asked the owner, "What do you have?"

The owner handed him a catalog with pictures and descriptions, and it was well-drawn!

Qi Feng looked through it carefully: "Vine armor, 400 coins. Chainmail, 1230 coins. Longsword, 1500 coins. Yue Nu Sword, 1000 coins..."

"Uh, coins?" Qi Feng thought for a moment, "Boss, do you use copper coins here?"

The owner's face twitched, possibly thinking he was dealing with a lunatic, but he still answered, "Yes! Copper coins!"

Copper coins? Great! They were much cheaper than silver! Qi Feng remembered that in ancient times, one tael of silver was worth about a thousand copper coins, but he wasn't sure if that was accurate.

"Boss, how much would these cost in silver?"

The owner stared at Qi Feng for a moment with a strange expression and then shouted, "Get out! Get out! Buy with silver? You must be crazy! Get out and don't waste my time!"

Qi Feng was chased out of the blacksmith shop.

"Great! Wei Xiaobao accepts silver but not gold! Here, they accept copper coins but not silver! Next time, will there be a new map that only accepts iron pieces?" Qi Feng complained. Copper coins were cheap, but buying things here would probably require several thousand, and although he had the strength to carry them, it would be a hassle.

Chased out of the blacksmith shop, he decided to browse other stores. Fortunately, there were many more shops here!

Qi Feng looked at the next one: "Suzhou City Apothecary! This is good, let's go in and check it out!"

Stepping inside, he was greeted by the smell of traditional Chinese medicine, which was not overwhelming but rather pleasant.

The owner of this shop also handed him a catalog, similar to the blacksmith's, but with medicines listed. Qi Feng flipped through the pages, and the first few items were quite ordinary: "Realgar, 50 coins. Hemostatic grass, 50 coins. Trauma medicine, 280 coins..."

Qi Feng couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. The items in this game shop were too ordinary. The blacksmith shop was the same; the items felt like they could be found in the real world. Could a longsword or chainmail be stronger than modern metallurgy? And the hemostatic grass and trauma medicine probably weren't as effective as modern medical products?

"Quality matches the price, I guess. Things bought with silver are indeed better than those bought with copper coins. Sigh, it seems there's nothing valuable here." Qi Feng's excitement about the new map quickly faded.

Just as Qi Feng was about to leave, he flipped to the last page of the catalog.

He glanced at it casually, preparing to close it and return it, but suddenly his eyes widened, and he was speechless for a moment, even forgetting to breathe: "R-R-Resurrection Incense?!"

No explanation was needed; the name alone told him what it was for! This was a resurrection potion!

Damn, such an overpowered item suddenly appearing after ordinary medicines like trauma medicine and realgar caught Qi Feng off guard. His heart almost couldn't handle it. When he saw the price, he almost fainted.

"Five... five hundred and fifty coins!!" What kind of game is this?! Two bottles of trauma medicine could buy a resurrection potion, and there was even a ten-coin change! Is there any balance in this game?

Qi Feng wasn't sure, though. While game shops shouldn't lie, he decided to ask the owner for clarification.

"Boss, this Resurrection Incense... can it really bring someone back to life?"

The owner was very friendly and enthusiastic, "Our shop is the best in Suzhou City. We are honest and fair to all. The effects of our medicines are guaranteed!"

Qi Feng, seeing the owner's confidence, couldn't help but ask, "If I dig up a corpse from a graveyard and use this incense, can it come back to life?"

The owner laughed, "Sir, you're joking. This Resurrection Incense can only bring someone back to life. If their soul has been taken by the Grim Reaper, it's powerless. Even if someone dies of illness, using this incense can only bring them back for a short time. If the illness isn't cured, they will die again. Buried bodies have been dead for a long time, and their souls have long dispersed, possibly reincarnated. They can't come back to life."

Oh, so that's how it works, Qi Feng understood. It was for emergency use, only effective for those who had just died. If the cause of death wasn't resolved, they would die again. But regardless, it was still an incredibly powerful item! And the price was reasonable! Just over five hundred copper coins! A great deal! Qi Feng decided that once he got copper coins, he would buy this first! At least ten of them!

Returning the catalog to the owner, Qi Feng had to ask, "Boss, what kind of copper coins do you use?"

The owner was taken aback, "What kind of copper coins?" Not understanding Qi Feng's question, the owner still grabbed a few copper coins from the counter.

Qi Feng leaned in to look, "Oh, I've heard of these. Kaiyuan Tongbao." Qi Feng, a science student, didn't know which dynasty these copper coins were from, but it didn't matter. He had heard of them, so they must be common and easy to get!

With no money on him, Qi Feng drooled over the resurrection potion for a while before reluctantly leaving the shop. He looked at the other shops nearby, reading their names: "Yangzhou, General Store. Jingcheng, Weapon Shop. Dali, Poison Shop! Wow! Such a brutal shop!"

Qi Feng stood at the door of the Dali Poison Shop for a while but didn't dare to go in, "I'll check out the others first."

Continuing his exploration, he saw a shop with a sign that read, "Jingcheng, Black Shop?!" "Is it really okay to write that so openly?" Qi Feng was speechless. He then noticed a much more luxurious shop nearby and walked over out of curiosity.

A red gate with a golden plaque in the center read: "Yi! Hong! Yuan!"

Qi Feng quickly covered his nose, afraid of a nosebleed. What kind of game is this? Did I end up in a restricted game?