I am the Snake Taoist

Beneath Medicine Valley are many medicinal herb shops; the saying that all the world's herbs come from Medicine Valley is not without reason.

Many cultivators, injured, travel great distances to the area under Medicine Valley's jurisdiction for treatment, which has led to the extreme development of related industries under Medicine Valley's rule.

Even the God of Wealth Commerce Guild is different here than elsewhere.

Qin Qiu walked in Xi City, the largest city under the jurisdiction of Medicine Valley, adjacent to the Black River.

Beyond the Black River to the north is the City of Sins.

Qin Qiu arrived at an inn with the sign of the God of Wealth Commerce Guild hanging on its door.

This is the special characteristic of Medicine Valley; the God of Wealth Commerce Guild would deliberately open several more inns here, as visiting cultivators seeking medicine in Medicine Valley would often stay for months.

They always needed a place to stay, so the countless vacant courtyards and inns in Xi City became a source of income.

Cultivators or forces with some wealth would choose to rent a small courtyard, while those with shallow pockets could only squeeze together with several others in cheap inns.

Qin Qiu naturally didn't need to squeeze with others; as a VIP of the God of Wealth Commerce Guild, he had the right to enjoy a room alone.

Just as Qin Qiu was about to go inside to check in, a sallow and emaciated cultivator used his supernatural power to snatch the storage treasure from Qin Qiu's waist.

Qin Qiu stood there watching, without resisting.

This treasure was given to him by Li Shancai in Guanshan City, but after obtaining the treasure from the old Valley Master, he no longer used it.

Hanging it on his waist was just to conceal his abilities, to make people ignore the ring on his hand.

However, the scent on this person gave Qin Qiu a familiar feeling; it smelled cool and refreshing, and after careful consideration, there was a hint of... dizziness?

Qin Qiu kept thinking in his mind, where had he encountered this scent before...

He really couldn't remember...

Qin Qiu followed the cultivator in front of him with doubt, that cultivator was only at the mid-stage of the Three Fiends Life Realm.

For some reason, he was so weak that he couldn't even display the strength of the Three Fiends Life Realm; that speed was at most at the Two Fiends Life Realm.

Qin Qiu followed unhurriedly, full of questions.

In the dark alley, the sallow and emaciated man panted heavily, a flush of abnormal redness flashing across his face.

"Now I can go to the pharmacy to buy medicine, finally I can take medicine... hehehe."

Qin Qiu squatted on the eaves, looking at the man below without speaking; he said he was buying medicine, but Qin Qiu didn't feel that the man had any injuries.

Instead, he was abnormally weak, with an unusual fragrance all over his body.

The man walked towards the depths of the alley.

In the depths of the alley, there was a window with a lantern hanging, the dim light illuminating the somewhat eerie alley.

The wooden strips on the window divided the light into several blocks, further reducing the only light source shining in the alley.

The man's expression changed; just buying this treasure would cost more than five Fiend Crystals, not to mention Qin Qiu's items inside.

"Manager, this treasure alone is worth more than five Fiend Crystals, can you add a little more for me..."

"I can't add any more. Being able to snatch it, what kind of highly cultivated cultivator could this owner be?"

"It's hard to say whether the things inside are worth even one Fiend Crystal. I still have to find someone to open the treasure, doesn't that cost money?"

"How can I lose money doing business?"

The manager scolded the man, and Qin Qiu could see the spittle flying in the shadows from his tirade.

After speaking, he became amiable again: "Five Fiend Crystals is not a small amount, it's enough for you to buy five doses of medicine."

"Do you want it? If you don't want it, I won't take it."

Hearing the manager say he wouldn't take it, the man quickly nodded and said: "Yes, yes, yes, Manager, I want it!"

Hearing the man's words, the manager seemed very happy, and the hand holding the treasure unconsciously raised a feminine gesture.

"Here's yours, take it."

After speaking, he threw five Fiend Crystals to the man.

Then he slowly closed the window, and as the light gradually decreased, the alley returned to darkness, and snakes, insects, rats, and ants began to travel in the shadows.

The man held the five Fiend Crystals as if he had obtained a treasure, and walked out of the alley, completely unaware of the pair of scarlet snake eyes exposed in the shadows at the corner.

Qin Qiu watched the man walk past, hesitated, but did not act.

Instead, he looked at the closed window, his eyes thoughtful.

Silently, the shadow under Qin Qiu's feet turned into a huge snake head, swallowing Qin Qiu in one bite.

The black snake shadow swam into the gap under the window.

The inside of the window and the outside were completely different worlds; outside the alley was dark and muddy, with snakes, insects, rats, and ants traveling in the dark.

Inside the window, the orange light was warm and comfortable, and a large dining table was filled with fish and meat.

A fat figure sat beside it feasting, completely unaware of the appearance of this small black snake.

"I, Wang Laizi, am really stupid, I can always be squeezed to the lowest price, it would be great if there were more stupid people like this."

The small snake on the windowsill opened its mouth, and Qin Qiu's hand stretched out from it, taking away the treasure placed next to the fat man's seat.

All this happened only during this sentence, and the black snake had already left.

Qin Qiu reappeared at the entrance of a pharmacy.

The man entered with five Fiend Crystals, and a shop assistant hurried to greet him.

He supported the man with a smile on his face, and the man no longer had the cautiousness he had before, at this moment he was like a superior person.

Qin Qiu stood in the shadows at the door, his eyes slightly thoughtful, could this familiar scent be from the pharmacy?

Then it probably came from Medicine Valley, and the only thing he could feel familiar with was the medicinal herbs inside Medicine Valley.

Qin Qiu took out a black robe he bought casually on the roadside, put it on, and walked towards the pharmacy.

The shop assistant looked Qin Qiu up and down, looking at him with suspicion: "I wonder if this sir has a reservation?"

Medicinal herbs are not always available, so generally important figures will book the herbs they want in advance.

"No."

Qin Qiu replied in a deliberately hoarse voice.

"Take me to look around."

"Please come inside, sir."

Seeing Qin Qiu take out a Fiend Crystal and put it in his hand, the shop assistant's attitude immediately changed one hundred and eighty degrees.

Qin Qiu followed the shop assistant, almost visiting the entire pharmacy, but still didn't see the man who robbed his treasure.

"Is there anything special in this pharmacy?"

Qin Qiu asked the shop assistant in a hoarse voice, and the smile on the shop assistant's face immediately disappeared.

"So, sir, you are that kind of person."

Then he looked Qin Qiu up and down again: "Please come with me, sir."