During the next few days, Xiao Yan practically guarded the medicinal cauldron all day long. Although his days were extremely tough, the healing medicine that filled his Storage Ring caused him to feel quite gratified while he rested.
While Xiao Yan was hiding in the cave and refining medicine, the atmosphere between the Xiao clan and the Jia Lie clan in Wu Tan City had become increasingly tense. Two days ago, the Jia Lie clan had seized the opportunity and offered various conditions that were extremely beneficial to the merchants. Immediately, the majority of the merchants who had been observing began to turn to the Jia Lie clan's market.
With regards to the Jia Lie Clan's plan to shake the Xiao Clan's foundation, the higher-ups of the Xiao Clan were furious and began to have killing intent.
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"Damn it, we can't tolerate this anymore. In just five days, our Xiao family has lost at least 50 - 60% of our profits. If this continues, all the markets will close down!”In the meeting hall, the third elder's face was filled with a fierce light as he shouted angrily.
In the hall, the clan members with high statuses were all seated. Their gloomy faces revealed the fury in their hearts.
" Indeed, we can't drag this on any longer…" The Great Elder slowly exhaled and said,""Although Grandmaster Gu Ni of the Primer Auction House has refined over a hundred bottles of healing medicine for our clan, this amount is too little. It's impossible to compare to the enormous amount of medicine that the Jia Lie Clan has. In a short period of time, we can still be in a stalemate with the Jia Lie Clan. However, once the time passes and the healing medicine is sold out, we will return to the awkward situation we were in before.”
Sighing, First Elder smiled bitterly and said,""Although if Gu Ni is willing to lend his full strength, he will definitely be able to exhaust that tier one alchemist from the Jia Lie Clan to death in terms of numbers, he is still a member of the Primer Auction House. They have rarely intervened in the battles between clans.”
Xiao Zhan, who was sitting at the head of the table, nodded his head with a gloomy expression. Although the healing medicine sold by the Jia Lie Clan was of a very low grade, it was sold in large quantities and at a low price. It was the most suitable for those mercenaries who often added blood to their wounds.
" If we can also invite a grade one alchemist, we will be able to contend with them…" Someone in the hall whispered.
Hearing this, Xiao Zhan shook his head helplessly. There were very few alchemists in Wu Tan City, so it was easier said than done to invite those who thought highly of themselves. This time, the Jia Lie Clan had really gotten lucky to get an alchemist to help them.
In the corner of the hall, Xiao Yu, Xiao Ning and the other members of the younger generation were also sitting. Looking at the gloomy faces of their elders, they did not dare to interrupt. The atmosphere was silent and depressing.
"Sis, is that tier one alchemist really that strong? He actually caused our Xiao family to become like this?”Unable to endure the depressing atmosphere, Xiao Ning asked Xiao Yu who was beside him.
Xiao Yu sighed softly when she heard this. She smiled bitterly and said in a low voice,"An alchemist is indeed a unique occupation…A tier one alchemist's strength is at most at the Dou Zhe class. If they were to fight head-on, any of the elders in the clan would be able to easily kill them. However, the frightening thing about alchemists is not that they are able to fight head-on. They are able to refine mysterious medicinal pills that cause people to go crazy. With these medicinal pills, they possess an incomparable ability to gather people. In order to obtain these medicinal pills, many strong people are willing to be the pawns of alchemists.”
"On the Dou Qi continent, many people compare alchemists to poisonous beehives. As long as you poke them, they can immediately find countless thugs. Think about the scene of being beaten up by hundreds of experts. Even if they can't kill you, they will probably exhaust you to death.”
When he recalled the scene of a gang fight, Xiao Ning shivered, then his face was filled with envy.
"Don't even think about it. It's not like you don't know how harsh the conditions to become an alchemist are. That kind of probability is simply smaller than a pie falling from the sky.”Rolling her eyes at Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu poured a bucket of cold water on him.
Feeling a little dispirited from Xiao Yu's words, Xiao Ning curled his lips and said,"I'm afraid that our entire Xiao clan really doesn't have the fortune to produce an alchemist.”
Hearing this, Xiao Yu was just about to nod her head when a black-clothed young man suddenly jumped into her mind. From the appearance of the young man, it seemed to be Xiao Yan…
Shaking her head violently, Xiao Yu muttered in her heart,"Why did you think of that little bastard? Humph, with that fellow's character, if he could become an alchemist, most likely the alchemists in this world would be worthless.”
After cursing Xiao Yan in her heart, Xiao Yu turned her gaze to the corner by the window. There, a green clothed young lady was quietly holding a thick ancient book. Her delicate fingers would occasionally flip open the pages. Her eyes moved, and her calm and elegant appearance attracted the attention of quite a number of her peers nearby.
"Such a good girl, but why does she favor that little bastard so much?”Helplessly shaking her head, Xiao Yu once again maintained her silence.
Sitting quietly by the window, although her mind was immersed in the book, Xun Er could also sense the oppressive atmosphere in the hall. Her shapely eyebrows were slightly knit. No matter what was said, she had stayed in the Xiao Clan for over ten years. Moreover, she would not allow the Xiao Clan to be beaten by the Jia Lie Clan until they could not turn the tables, even if it was because of Xiao Yan.
"Ugh, I hope that those fellows will not go too far…" Xun Er sighed softly in her heart. She once again threw her gaze toward the page. Without Xiao Yan by her side, she did not even want to open her mouth to speak.
Just as they were discussing the strategy in the hall, a family guard hurriedly ran in and reported respectfully,"Patriarch, there's a black-robed man outside. He said that he has some cooperation matters that he wants to discuss with the patriarch.”
Hearing this, Xiao Zhan said weakly,""Invite him."
"Hehe, there's no need to invite me. He heard that the Xiao Family was in trouble.”As soon as Xiao Zhan finished speaking, an old laugh came from outside the door.
As the voice traveled into the hall, a figure covered in a black cloak entered the hall unhurriedly under the watchful eyes of everyone.
Xun Er, who had been immersed in her book, suddenly raised her eyebrows the moment the black-robed person entered. She slowly raised her small face. Her limpid eyes stared intently at the black-robed person who had entered.
Looking at the black-robed man, Xiao Zhan said angrily,""What do you mean?"
The black-robed man waved his hand and said,"This is what I mean."”
In the blink of an eye, the huge conference table was covered with small jade bottles.
Everyone in the hall, other than the green-clothed young lady by the window, was so shocked by the huge number of medicinal pills that they gently inhaled a breath of cool air as they watched the countless number of small jade bottles that had appeared out of thin air.
"Here are 1,283 bottles of healing medicine, named 'Blood Coagulation Potion'. Although I dare not say that they are the best of the best, compared to the Jia Lie Clan's' Rejuvenation Potion', their healing effects are much more obvious.”The black-robed person continued to introduce the place in a nonchalant manner as he looked at the shocked gazes in the hall.
Numerous heated gazes stared intently at the thousands of small jade bottles on the table in the quiet hall. The people present had never seen such a large scale medicinal pill before.
Xiao Yu's pink tongue subconsciously licked her red lips. She was also stunned by the large number of medicinal pills. Her pretty face was filled with shock. A moment later, she finally shook her head in surprise. There were stars flashing in her eyes as she looked at the black-robed person.
The green-clothed young lady sitting by the window tilted her small head slightly and glanced at the small jade bottles piled up on the table. Surprise flashed across her limpid eyes. Her gaze once again swept over the black-robed person by the side. After failing to find anything suspicious, she continued to focus her gaze on the ancient book in her hand.
Xiao Zhan was stunned, and his expression changed."Why are you helping us? Our Xiao family shouldn't have any friendship with you.”
"Your Xiao Yan is very much to my liking.”The black-robed person laughed. The praise in his tone was not concealed at all. This caused the face of a certain young man hiding under the black robe to become extremely embarrassed.
The eyes of everyone in the hall involuntarily revealed envy when they heard the praising tone of the black-robed person. It was not an easy thing to obtain such an evaluation from an alchemist of quite a high rank.
"Everything good has been taken by that guy.”Xiao Ning pursed his lips unwillingly, his tone filled with envy.
Xiao Yu also sighed helplessly. Her jade-like hand supported her cheek as she softly muttered,"Is that guy really that good? Why didn't I notice?"
Xun Er frowned slightly. Her limpid eyes stared intently at the bloated black-robed person. For some unknown reason, she seemed to vaguely feel that the actions and words of the black-robed person in front of her were somewhat discordant…
Xun Er frowned and bitterly pondered. After a long while, she could only helplessly give up on her random thoughts.
Hearing the black-robed man's words, the smile on Xiao Zhan's face grew even wider, and his eyes contained a hint of complacency.
"So, clan leader Xiao, for this reason, if you trust Ni9, why don't we work together?”The black-robed person laughed softly.
Hearing this, Xiao Zhan was stunned at first, but then his face was filled with ecstasy. He had asked that question just now because he wanted to know his purpose…After looking at the three elders excitedly, he nodded without hesitation."Old sir, the Xiao family is more than happy to cooperate with you!”
An alchemist who was at least a tier two alchemist was something that a clan like theirs would not be able to invite. Moreover, Xiao Zhan did not think that his clan would have anything that could move a tier two alchemist. From the way this old mister spoke, it seemed that the cooperation with their Xiao clan was mostly because of Xiao Yan. As the clan leader, how could Xiao Zhan easily give up such an opportunity?
"Old sir, you know the Xiao family's current situation. We need healing medicine to recover our lost popularity.”Xiao Zhan sighed gratefully. He pondered for a moment and hesitantly asked,"How about this, our Xiao family will be in charge of selling these healing medicines. Old sir, you will take 90% of the profits, and the remaining 10%. Hehe, although it is a little shameless, we still need this money to buy some things.”
After saying that, Xiao Zhan looked at the black-robed man in front of him nervously, afraid that his conditions would make him dissatisfied. Now, the Xiao family could only rely on this mysterious alchemist.
"Haha." The black-robed man chuckled and slowly shook his head.
Seeing the black-robed man's actions, Xiao Zhan's expression changed slightly. He was about to open his mouth again to remove the last layer, but the old voice made him freeze on the spot, not knowing what to do.
"Clan leader Xiao is too polite. Although the medicinal pill was refined by me, selling it is not an easy task. How can I take advantage of you like this…Let's be fair. We will split it 50 - 50, ha ha.”
The three Elders and the entire hall, who were originally anxious by the side, immediately widened their mouths in shock when they heard the black-robed person's words. A long while later, they involuntarily rubbed their ears. They were a little doubtful of the authenticity of these words. 50 - 50? This…this old man was really taking care of the Xiao family too much, right? Given the current situation, even if he wanted to take 100% of the profits, no one in the Xiao family would dare to say no.
" There's really a pie in the sky…" Everyone looked at each other and thought to themselves.
Xiao Zhan was stunned for a long time before he slowly came back to his senses. He took a deep breath and smiled bitterly."Old sir, your actions have really made the Xiao family feel somewhat overwhelmed. We are already extremely grateful that you can help the Xiao family at this time. How can we take advantage of you again?”
Casually waving his hand, the black-robed man smiled faintly and said,"This bit of profit is not attractive to me. If it wasn't for the fact that I was afraid that you wouldn't feel at ease, I wouldn't have bothered to take that 50%. If he was really short of money, he could just casually refine a qi-gathering elixir.”
Hearing this, Xiao Zhan's pupils constricted.""Tier, tier four alchemist!"
"You can sell these pills as you wish. I'll come over and take a look when I have time in the future.”The black-robed man stood up and smiled." I still have some other matters to attend to, so I won't be staying here for long. Patriarch Xiao, you don't have to send me off. Just arrange the matters of the clan, hehe."”After saying that, he walked out of the hall under everyone's watchful eyes.
Hearing this, Xiao Zhan was a little confused. Just as he was about to speak, the black-robed man had already floated out of the hall and gradually disappeared from sight.
Looking at the disappearing black-robed man, Xiao Zhan sighed after a long time and said with a bitter smile,"It seems that Yan Er and this old mister have an unusual relationship. Otherwise, he doesn't even know us, so why would he help us?”
The three Elders exchanged glances before sighing and nodding their heads. From the praise that this old mister had shown to Xiao Yan ever since he had entered, it was obvious that he favored Xiao Yan greatly. It was likely that Xiao Yan was the reason why he treated the Xiao clan so well.
Many clan members of the same age as Xiao Yan involuntarily had envious faces when they heard the black-robed person's words before he left.
The green-robed young girl by the window tilted her head slightly. Her gaze passed through the window and looked at the corner. Her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and a trace of doubt flashed across her exquisite small face.
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After leaving the Xiao clan, the black-robed person continued to slowly move forward. After the surrounding human flow had decreased significantly, a young man's low grumbling voice was emitted from the black-robed person,"Teacher, why did you drag me out for no reason? If I'm found out, I can't guarantee that I won't rat you out.”
"Hehe, I'm just saying. If Xiao Zhan hadn't treated you well since you were young, where would I have found such a good disciple? Therefore, it's only right to thank him." The old voice laughed mockingly,""Moreover, if I don't pull some strings, your cautious father would really find it difficult to believe that I'm not after something from his Xiao family.”
Helplessly shaking his head, Xiao Yan looked around and casually asked,"Where are we going now?"
"Go to the auction house and give them the refined qi gathering elixir to avoid owing them a favor. I hate this thing the most…Moreover, the medicinal ingredients for practice have already been burned by you. It's time to buy some other medicinal ingredients.”Yao Lao mused for a moment before smiling.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded his head and asked with some anticipation,"Teacher, the current me can be considered a tier one alchemist, right?”
"Chi, do you think that after refining medicine for a few days, you have become an alchemist? Healing medicine was the simplest type of medicinal pill. There was nothing worth showing off about refining it.”Yao Lao sneered and mercilessly poured cold water on Xiao Yan's head.
Rolling his eyes, Xiao Yan was somewhat depressed."Then what is considered to be a true tier one alchemist?”
"The bottom line of the alchemist world's evaluation of a tier one alchemist is to be able to refine at least one type of pill type medicinal pill, and not that kind of simple paste medicinal liquid.”
"It seems that there is still some distance." Hearing this request, Xiao Yan could only helplessly shake his head. He took a step forward and headed to the auction house in the middle of the city.
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