Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 724 - 724 238 Long Queue Extra 2 updates for Little

Chapter 724: Chapter 238: Long Queue [Extra 2 updates for ‘Little Doctor’ as Alliance Leader] Chapter 724: Chapter 238: Long Queue [Extra 2 updates for ‘Little Doctor’ as Alliance Leader] “What? Such a thing happened…HaHaHaHaHa…” Dong Tiesong also started laughing.

It wasn’t that he wanted to laugh but it was genuinely funny, bizarre things done by bizarre people making bizarre choices all gathered together–how could he not laugh?

How could he hold back his laughter?

Beigong Wang:…

…

That night, there were no stars, no moon; the snow continued to fall heavily.

That night, Yuezhou City was bustling like an early New Year celebration. Even though there were no firecrackers, the noise was no less, on the contrary, it was even more.

Everywhere, there was laughter, drinking, various battles, assassinations, protection….

The reason why everyone felt like it was New Year was common: everyone felt that they had lived a year within a day.

All this because, registration was to start the next day.

Many people who felt they had average cultivations or short lifespans decided not to waste time and stayed away from the festivities and butt-kissing.

Registration in the morning just meant lining up early or late, what was there to fear about waiting a few more days?

The first few days wouldn’t reach the Heavenly Level anyway.

But there were many more who were eager and wished they could recover by the next day. Having hope was one thing, but being able to recover quickly was another!

This led to an especially large crowd gathering for heavy drinking that night.

There was this unfortunate guy named Du Bo.

He was the second in his family, so he had another name, Du Xiaoer.

But he was more popularly known as Little Bitter Gourd, because he had a naturally bitter-looking face—so what else but Little Bitter Gourd?

Little Bitter Gourd’s cultivation was not bad and had reached the seventh level of the Heavenly Stage, but due to a severe injury to his origin, he had been enduring for a long time, unwilling to give up his cultivation, a man with great perseverance.

This time, he spent a lot of money to buy a ticket to witness this hopeful night. After coming out, he only felt refreshed, the future finally had hope.

Naturally, he would call his friends and drink to express his emotions.

But that night of drinking ruined everything.

For many years, he had not dared to drink heavily because of a severe injury. But today, everyone was in high spirits and naturally, they wanted to let loose.

Little Bitter Gourd was no exception, keeping his cup up till it was dry. He felt that this night was the most pleasurable, happiest and comfortable one in his life.

He lost track of how many jars he had drunk.

Little Bitter Gourd got up, howled to the sky, and laughed wildly, saying: “Tomorrow… tomorrow… I will be fine tomorrow! Hahaha… It feels so good! So good!”

He laughed extraordinarily happily, very relaxed, nonchalantly picked up another jar of wine and started drinking madly.

Laughing wildly, howling, then sighing, “This damn life.”

Then he sat down, dropping his head.

A group of buddies were still drinking at the table, cheering and drinking.

Most of them were old wine lovers who hadn’t drunk wine in many years because of their injuries. Today, with hope on the horizon and dawn of recovery in sight, how could they not thoroughly enjoy this rare occasion?

After a while, they didn’t notice that Little Bitter Gourd hadn’t moved, nobody noticed something strange, until someone next to him pushed him and said, “Drink, what are you doing? Weren’t you just in high spirits?”

But this push was not good, Little Bitter Gourd fell to the ground, lying down, facing the sky, arms and legs spread.

His face still wore a content smile, but he had already ceased breathing, his energy dispersed and his soul departed—he was already dead!

The friends at the table were heartbroken, unable to hold back their tears: “Bitter Gourd… Second Brother… How could you? You had endured so many years, you were finally seeing the light of day, how could one meal… ”

“You knew that there was hope if you registered, but how could you…”

The crowd was heartbroken.

The most tragic thing in life is falling just before the dawn.

But Little Bitter Gourd, against all odds, had precisely experienced that.

“Brother Bitter Gourd…”

His sworn brother, similar to him with a severe injury to the origin, could understand Little Bitter Gourd’s feelings. He couldn’t hold back his sorrow, crying: “Now, the whole Yuezhou is full of hopeful people, just one step… just one step closer Bitter Gourd…”

That night, there were more tragedies like that of Little Bitter Gourd—there was more than just one example!

Three people, all with smiling faces, due to overexcessive happiness and while still drinking, died!

These people, who had clenched their teeth and survived through the most difficult days, upon seeing and securing hope…

—fell one by one.

Indeed, life does not follow anyone’s will!

The next day, the crowd was talking about it.

“We must learn a lesson from this!”

“Don’t be like Little Bitter Gourd, who found this miraculous doctor, pinned his hope, and was about to queue up – but couldn’t wait for the doctor… ”

“People, the most important thing is not to give up. Once you relax, all kinds of problems will start to find you!”

“What’s the point of saying that, better stop drinking right away.”

“Yes, I’m planning to quit drinking.”

“Old Wei, we must quit drinking.”

“Hmm, indeed, I can’t drink anymore. Tomorrow I will give my 500-year-old cellar to Brother Feng. His body is strong, and he’ll be fine after drinking it.”

“I will do the same, and give all mine to Old Feng.”

“The same goes for me.”

“I might as well give him my tea leaves too…”

One couldn’t help but sigh.

Old Feng was truly popular. Everyone wanted to share their good fortune with him.

…

Time marched relentlessly forward, never stuttering for anyone’s misfortune.

The next day arrived all too soon.

As the saying goes: The sun always rises the next day.

But in Yuezhou at the moment, it was more like: The heavy snow continued to fall as usual.

However, things were dramatically different from ordinary days.

A long line had already formed in front of the Benevolent Grocery Store early in the morning.

Though the line was long, the crowd remained disciplined and orderly, with nobody causing a commotion.

They even queued at a distance from the grocery store’s entrance, leaving enough room for the store to open and conduct business.

With a click, the Benevolent Grocery Store opened.

Xu the Third opened the door and came into view. Looking at the crowd, he jumped, exclaiming, “Holy moly! So many people!”

“Brother Xu, has the medicine arrived today?”

Someone approached and asked cautiously, as if Xu the Third were made of paper, afraid a too loud voice might blow him away.

“It’s here!”

Xu the Third succinctly responded, his voice barely louder than the asker’s.

But with just this one sentence, he managed to stir up the entire street.

“Hooray!!”

Immediately, two girls in white, wearing the unique insignia of Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace, carried over a table and set it down at the entrance.

One of them sat down, holding a brush and ink, with a stack of papers in front of her.

The other one held the Heavenly Judgment in her hand, emitting a yellow light, obviously ready to identify the identities of the buyers at any moment.

Xu the Third cleared his throat and announced loudly, “Ladies and Gentlemen, the divine doctor asked me to apologize to you all. After all, this medicine was made by tailoring a portion of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures gifted by our predecessors. Furthermore, the making of this medicine takes time, so each batch won’t be very large.”

“It’s absolutely impossible to give each and every person a pill!”

About this, everyone had already made expectations, and so, nobody was too disappointed.

“This time, as it’s the first batch, the divine doctor has sent over eighty-one pills. The doctor originally wanted to send a hundred, but resources were scarce. Please understand.”

Xu the Third announced loudly.

The crowd gazed at each other in astonishment.

Eighty-one pills?

Although it sounded like a lot, considering each person would need one pill, it seemed like a drop in the bucket compared to the snaking lines of people waiting. There were almost ten thousand people waiting.

But upon thinking about it more, they understood. They were only able to have these because the divine doctor had taken the resources given by their predecessors. If they were not satisfied, did they still have a conscience?

After all, fundamentally, those resources didn’t belong to the divine doctor!

“So, first of all, the issue of pricing, the divine doctor’s set price is ten top-grade spirit crystals for each pill. This won’t change!”

Xu the Third emphasized, “I have neither the qualification nor the courage to defy the doctor’s instructions and arbitrarily increase the price. Ten top-grade spirit crystals means exactly ten. However, each person will still need to contribute at least two additional Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.”

“These medicines, if useful to the divine doctor, will be sent to him for the continued refinement of elixirs. If they are not useful, they will be left in the shop for sale, as a little profit for acting on behalf of the divine doctor. Does everyone accept this?”

“No problem!”

A wave of shouts erupted. Those standing in the back of the line were hoping for a higher price.

Top-grade spirit crystals were rare, but any Earth Level cultivator could muster ten of them. If the price were solely based on this, when could they possibly get their turn? But with additional conditions, they naturally would have more hope of purchasing the medicine earlier.

“Also, anyone who is buying medicine must disclose their identity. Only after verification by Heavenly Judgment and confirmation that their name isn’t listed, can they purchase. If they are listed, then I’m sorry, but I can’t serve you.”

Xu the Third stressed.

Everyone had expected this, so no one reacted much.

“The price of elixir is ten top-grade spirit crystals, and we do not accept any other form of trade.”

“Each person is only allowed one pill.”

Having announced the final rule, Xu the Third promptly moved aside: “I won’t waste any more of your time.”

“Boss Xu is straightforward!”

The first person stepped forward, declared their identity, background, and personal health conditions clearly and honestly. Then, he took out his spirit crystals and his most precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and handed them over.

The other girl in white responsible for verifying the purity of the spirit crystal and the quality of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, recorded all of them in a ledger.

Afterwards, the girl in white with the brush and ink wrote down the first name.