Chapter 212: Materials for the Sword

　　Upon hearing that Lu Mingshu was searching for resources, the inn’s clerk suggested a place to her enthusiastically. “Miss, you can try the Pure White Grace Pavilion. In Beiming, they are the one that has everything you need. They have a shop in Green Hills Bank as well; the largest shop over there.”

　　Lu Mingshu thanked him and went over to the Pure White Grace Pavilion.

　　“Welcome, Miss!” A clerk immediately came to greet her as she walked in. “What does Miss need? I’m not boasting, but our shop has everything that other shops have and everything that other shops don’t!”

　　That’s considered “not boasting”?

　　“Do you have Fairy Gravel and Mystic Yellow Stones here?” she asked.

　　The clerk ushered her to a seat. “The two items that Miss mentioned are treasures. Have a seat first, I’ll check it out for you.”

　　Lu Mingshu nodded.

　　After a few moments, the shopkeeper came up to her. “Miss, you asked for Fairy Gravel and Yellow Mystic Stones, right?”

　　“Yes.”

　　The shopkeeper smiled apologetically. “I’m so sorry, both items are rare and precious. We don’t have any stock in our branch since it’s too small. If there’s no rush, I could help you ask for it from the main branch?”

　　Lu Mingshu shook her head. “I’m just a passerby. If I have to wait, then I’ll just go down there myself. Where is the main branch of the Pure White Grace Pavilion?”

　　“It’s in Black Crane State….” The shopkeeper gave her a thorough and detailed location.

　　“Thanks a lot.” A thought came to her mind. “Oh yeah, do you have anything that can help withstand the strong winds on the Ming River?”

　　“Yes.” The shopkeeper called the clerk over.

　　When paying the bill, Lu Mingshu felt inside her coin purse…

　　Apart from the sword, she didn’t have much money left. All she had were goods.

　　“Shopkeeper, do you accept goods?”

　　He smiled. “Of course, but we only accept rare items. We don’t take common items.”

　　Lu Mingshu took out a small box. The box was no bigger than her palms, and it was made out of jade.

　　The shopkeeper turned serious. Anything that needed to be placed in a jade box was a rare item that had to be preserved. Some materials would lose their effects otherwise.

　　Just as expected, when she opened the box, a pleasant smell filled his nose. The shopkeeper looked closer to realize it contained two pills.

　　“This medicine…” the shopkeeper leaned forward to smell them, expression changing.

　　“What do you think?”

　　The shopkeeper plastered a smile on his face. “Miss, please be patient and allow me to try the effects of the medicine.” He took the jade box that the clerk passed him, cautiously scraping a bit of the powder and dissolving it in his bowl.

　　After he drank it, his chest immediately felt warm. It was just powder, yet it was so effective already.

　　What he was unaware of was that Lu Mingshu exchanged for these two pills from the Heavenly Wheel. No matter how serious the injury, one would recover once they took one of these pills. They were precious even in other worlds, so the price would increase ten times if put into her world. If she wasn’t lacking money, she wouldn’t want to sell them.

　　“Great!” The shopkeeper praised. “Miss, based on the effects, one pill would cost ten mystic crystals. When we make an exchange, we only pay 80% of the selling price; so, two for sixteen mystic crystals, how’s that?”

　　Lu Mingshu nodded. “Deduct it from my bill.”

　　Sixteen mystic crystals would be enough for her whole trip if she didn’t spend much.

　　The shopkeeper closed the box and handed it to the clerk, who was asked to take the mystic crystals out too.

　　Not long after, the clerk came out, passed the mystic crystals to the shopkeeper, and whispered something to him.

　　The shopkeeper’s face changed.

　　“Okay, I got it,” he started after the clerk left for a moment. “Miss, I have some information that you might be interested in.”

　　“What information?”

　　“You’re looking for Yellow Mystic Stones, right?”

　　“Yes.”

　　“A place may have them.”

　　“Oh?”

　　“Do you know the eye of the Ming River?”

　　Lu Mingshu nodded.

　　The eye of the Ming River. It was a special place on the Ming River, and it was located at the end of the Ming River. Strong winds and billowing waves as if it was the deep sea. In the turbulence, a very deep spiral was formed – the eye of the Ming River.

　　It was unknown what this spiral was like or where it led. Its force was greater than one could imagine; even a Spirit Realm disciple would get sucked into it if they got too close.

　　“A few days ago, near the eye of Ming River, the land broke open, and a small hill was formed. It’s said that it’s an extremely rare Yellow Mystic Stone mine.”

　　“Yellow Mystic Stone is extremely precious. Nobody has gone there yet?” Lu Mingshu looked at him in confusion.

　　He smiled. “Of course someone went, or how would I have this information? It’s just that Yellow Mystic Stone isn’t easy to mine. It’s good enough if you could get one or two before the whole mine lands in the hands of an aristocratic family or some powerful character. Who dares to compete with the Ye Family in White Heron State? Right now, they’re busy with their spring hunt, but when it ends, they will send people over to mine.”

　　“By then, the Yellow Mystic Stones would all be theirs, right?”

　　The shopkeeper nodded. “Yes. Since the Ye Family isn’t short on money, they would obviously keep the precious stones for their own use.”

　　Lu Mingshu pondered for a moment. “What do I need to pay for this information?”

　　The shopkeeper caressed his beard and smiled, “In the Green Hills Bank branch, we do not have enough hands, and we dare not fight with the Ye Family. If Miss successfully gets the Yellow Mystic Stones, can you spare us one?”

　　Lu Mingshu nodded. “Sure. I can promise that I will give 2% of the stones if I get them successfully.”

　　“Many thanks.” The shopkeeper took a map and told her all about the eye of the Ming River.

　　As she was leaving, Lu Mingshu saw a person in a turquoise shirt passing by. She then asked, “You have Ye Family members here?”

　　The shopkeeper nodded helplessly. “In Green Hills Bank, our Pure White Grace Pavilion is one of the best shops. Since their spring hunt is held here, their resources are all supplied by us.”

　　No wonder.

　　Lu Mingshu went to inform Captain Ding after she left the Pure White Grace Pavilion.

　　“Miss, you’re travelling to the eye of Ming River?” Captain Ding asked, jaws dropping.

　　Lu Mingshu nodded.

　　Captain Ding looked at her in worry. “The eye of the Ming River is extremely dangerous. Even a Spirit Realm disciple may not make it back. Miss should never go there!”

　　“Be at ease, I am going to a place some distance away from the eye of the Ming River itself. I’m not going into the whirlpool.”

　　If it was such a dangerous place, she wouldn’t have made up her mind so fast. Based on the map, the distance from the whirlpool was acceptable for Harmonization Realm disciples.

　　“This…” Unable to convince her, Captain Ding agreed. “Okay, Miss will have to wait a day. After we settle our stocks in the morning, we will send Miss over.”

　　Lu Mingshu nodded. If Captain Ding really rejected her, it would be tough for her too. It would be hard to get another boat all of a sudden, and others might not be willing to send her there either.

　　“You can wait for me for three days. If I don’t return after three days, you can leave as you wish.”

　　“We have already collected your fees, so we won’t break our promise. Miss can take your time, we will wait,” Captain Ding replied.

　　Lu Mingshu smiled. The Jianghu people on the Ming River really took their promises seriously.

　　After one night, Captain Ding woke up early the next morning to prep his boat. They could set off as soon Lu Mingshu came over.