Xia Hong shook his head slightly. It wasn't that he regretted it; where there is gain, there must be loss. Back when he decided in Evergreen Valley to fabricate a grand background and powerful backing for himself, he had already anticipated all this. After all, no matter how important intelligence gathering was, it could not compare to his own personal safety.
Although he couldn't ask directly, he could still infer some things about Cai Qiu from side details—such as the prices of Dan Medicine—using a glimpse to see the whole picture.
"Washing Marrow Pill, I bought a total of 10 pills, unit price 250,000 taels; Bone Burning Pill, only 1 pill, unit price 490,000 taels; Top-grade Bone Shedding Pill, 20 pills, unit price 200,000 taels. Just from the prices of these three types of Dan Medicine, one can infer that Cai Qiu's price level is, with high probability, on roughly the same level as Great Xia, not too far apart. Now that is interesting..."
