Chapter 1783 - 1779 Ban on Sale
In another shop, a graceful woman welcomed Shen Luo.
Upon hearing that Shen Luo wanted the Water-Fire Elixir, the woman showed the same expression as the previous middle-aged shopkeeper and informed Shen Luo that the Water-Fire Elixir was already sold out.
Though puzzled, Shen Luo did not ask further and turned to leave the store.
However, when he inquired at thirteen subsequent shops, the results were all the same: the "Water-Fire Elixir" was sold out and not a single one could be bought.
Arriving at the sixteenth shop, Shen Luo saw an old man approaching and directly asked:
"Shopkeeper, your store wouldn’t happen to be out of Water-Fire Elixir as well?"
The slumped figure of the old man paused slightly, then he smiled and said, "Our Bao Zhai Hall still has some stock, but it cannot be sold to the customer."
Upon hearing this, Shen Luo’s brows slightly raised.
"What does the shopkeeper mean by this? Clearly there is stock, yet you refuse to sell. How is that any way to run a business?" Shen Luo asked.
"It looks like the customer has come from afar and is not yet aware? Recently, the Southern Sea Dragon Palace suddenly sent envoys to the Great Ravine and purchased all the Water-Fire Elixir from the Ten Islands here, ordering that none may be sold to outsiders in the near future." The old man hesitated briefly and said to Shen Luo.
Upon hearing this, Shen Luo frowned tightly. It was one thing for them to buy up the Water-Fire Elixir, but forbidding shops to privately sell to others was too overbearing, wasn’t it?