After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 581 Feng's Pharmacy

In the latter part of Dingyuan Avenue, among the rows of shops, there is a relatively old-fashioned shop.

The architectural style is identical to the surrounding luxury shops, a three-story building with upturned eaves.

The exterior walls are made of warm, lustrous jade stone, carved with exquisite patterns of lingzhi mushrooms, immortal herbs, and auspicious clouds.

Copper wind chimes hang from the eaves, their clear and melodious sounds carried on the gentle breeze unique to Danding City, creating a very elegant atmosphere.

However, its high-hanging plaque is not as ornate and gold-plated as those of other shops, but is carved from a single piece of black jade with the powerful and vigorous words "Feng's Pharmacy".

The font is simple and elegant, exuding the composure of a time-honored brand.

Unless you get up close for a closer look, it's almost completely lost in the surrounding flashy signs and dazzling billboards.

The gate was wide open, and on either side of the entrance were two carefully pruned and vibrant "Seven Star Spirit Grasses," their leaves shimmering with a faint starlight under the light.

The ground floor features a huge crystal shop window facing the street. The window is spotless, with soft lighting, exuding a low-key yet luxurious feel.

The items displayed inside were not the dazzling finished pills like those in Wan Dan Ge, but rare medicinal materials of excellent quality.

The "Mysterious Frost Leaf" with leaves like ice crystals, the "Millennial Earthworm Essence" with its gnarled roots exuding the aura of earth, and the "Crimson Blood Earthworm" slowly wriggling in a specially made glass bottle...

Each item was marked with an astonishing price, making poor people lose all desire to enter.

Although there weren't many guests coming and going, they were all well-dressed and had reserved expressions.

"Are you all so bold?" Shen Xu looked at the pavilion in front of him, somewhat surprised.

In Jiuqu City, the location of Fengyu Pavilion is very hidden.

"Fengyulou is not a demonic force, so it is naturally qualified to open a shop on Dingyuan Avenue. It is no different from other shops, except that we sell information."

Even the Pill Alliance and Ningchuan Sect would tacitly approve of our existence.

"Right."

Shen Xu nodded in agreement. He had been prejudiced, assuming that intelligence gathering always had to be done in the shadows.

The fact that the Wind and Rain Pavilion has the position of Mingge indicates that they live a very upright and honorable life.

"Yes, I like it."

Passing through the gate inlaid with bronze herbal patterns, a scent mixed with the fragrance of herbs and the aroma of aged wood wafts over you. There is no noise, only a deliberately created tranquility and solemnity.

Several ornate screens cleverly separated the space in the hall, blocking the view from the outside world.

Inside the screen were elegantly arranged tables and chairs.

Each table is adorned with a small pot of "calming flowers," emitting a soothing fragrance.

A waiter dressed in an elegant blue robe, with a calm face but exceptionally clear eyes, moved silently among the guests, serving them fine tea.

The guests either chatted in hushed tones or sat quietly by themselves, flipping through booklets that looked like illustrated guides to medicinal herbs.

Along the wall are rows of display cases embedded in the wall, each with its own independent enclosure and soft lighting.

The medicinal herbs displayed inside were even rarer and more precious than those in the shop window; almost every one of them could drain Shen Xu's wallet.

A middle-aged shopkeeper with a refined demeanor and a friendly gaze immediately came to greet Shen Xu and Chi Xiaorou as they entered.

"The medicinal herbs in our shop are all of the highest quality from Ningzhou. May I ask which kind of herb you two are interested in?"

"Does your esteemed establishment possess any top-quality 'Dragon Scale Roots'? They must be three thousand years old, and those older than three thousand years would be even better," Chi Xiaorou said.

The middle-aged man's eyes narrowed slightly. "Sir, you are joking. Thousand-year-old dragon scale roots are extremely precious, let alone those over three thousand years old. How could our humble shop be so fortunate as to have seen them?"

You two would be better off finding somewhere else.

"I had heard from my elders that Feng's Pharmacy had a full range of medicinal herbs, but now it seems that it is nothing more than a name without substance!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately said, "To be honest, we do have some Dragon Scale Root from this year, but the quality is really not good, and the medicinal effect is greatly reduced, so we dare not offer it to you, sir."

"Would you two like to inspect the quality of the medicinal herbs before making a decision?"

"Very well, please lead the way, shopkeeper."

Shen Xu was completely bewildered by the coded messages between Chi Xiaorou and the shopkeeper.

He felt that his decision to entrust everything to Chi Xiaorou was absolutely correct; otherwise, he might not have even been able to meet the person in charge of this Wind and Rain Pavilion.

The shopkeeper led them through a separate passage to the deepest part of this floor.

A closed door appeared before them.

"The three-thousand-year-old dragon scale root that you two requested is inside. Please excuse me for leaving." The middle-aged man bowed and then left the two.

Following behind Chi Xiaorou, watching her gently knock on the door, Shen Xu felt like he was just an accessory to her.

"Please come in!" a gentle voice called out from inside the room.

"Uncle Qian, it's been a long time," Chi Xiaorou said with a sweet smile.

"Xiao Rou, I was just wondering why you hadn't come yet, but my wish has come true."

The last time I saw you, you weren't even as tall as my thigh. I never imagined you'd grow into such a beautiful young woman in just a few years.

Qian Zengming saw Chi Xiaorou hurriedly walk out from in front of the desk and come to her side, his eyes full of affection.

"To be honest, I didn't expect you to come to Dan Ding City on your first overseas assignment. It's just a pity that I'm leaving too, otherwise we might have been able to work together for a while!"

"Xiao Rou also thinks it's a pity..."

Shen Xu wasn't interested in their small talk, so he turned his attention to the interior furnishings of the room.

The room is large and has a well-lit carved wooden window that overlooks a carefully maintained small courtyard with a few elegant asparagus ferns and simple flowers and plants.

The furnishings are very sophisticated, numerous yet not cluttered, but rather in harmony with the atmosphere of the room.

But what caught Shen Xu's eye the most was the wall-to-wall bookshelf, filled with a dazzling array of books that made him unable to look away.

A huge, curved rosewood desk stood in the center of the room by the window, piled high with books and documents.

Behind it is a meticulously framed ancient map of Ningzhou, with simple and elegant lines and clear markings of mountains and rivers.

Opposite the desk are two rosewood armchairs and a matching small tea table.

"Uncle Qian, let me introduce you. This is Wu Hen, the person sent by headquarters to replace you." Chi Xiaorou steered the conversation towards Shen Xu.

"Junior Wu Hen greets Senior Qian," Shen Xu said, bowing. Although he already knew that the person in front of him didn't like him much, he still had to show basic courtesy.

"Young friend Wu, there's no need for such formalities. Indeed, heroes emerge from among the young."

When I was your age, I was still striving to become a full member of the organization, starting as an intelligence operative in a small town...

"And yet, at such a young age, you're already going to succeed me as the Ming Pavilion Master of Dan Ding City, having accomplished in just a few days what took me over a hundred years. It's hard not to feel envious!"

"I am deeply grateful to the organization for its support, which has enabled me to make such an important contribution to the organization. I am truly humbled and honored."

Moreover, having witnessed the complexities of Dan Ding City along the way, I know how difficult it would be to carry out work in such a city.

However, during your tenure, you not only maintained a "good" cooperative relationship between the Fengyu Pavilion of Danding City and the Dan Alliance, but also developed the Fengyu Pavilion into what it is today.

I truly admire you, but I have no confidence that I can take your place.

As a junior, I only hope to observe and learn carefully during this time before you leave, and to do my best to accomplish everything.

"I will live up to the organization's expectations of me, and I will not let you down after all your years of hard work in Dan Ding City," Shen Xu said earnestly.

Upon hearing Shen Xu's words, the two people in the room were both stunned.

Qian Zengming originally thought that the person who was parachuted in to take his place would be an extremely arrogant genius, and he was prepared to make him suffer.

But I never expected him to be so tactful. As expected, the organization wouldn't just send someone to the Dan Alliance so casually.

Chi Xiaorou stared blankly at Wu Hen in front of her, as if she were seeing him for the first time.