“Dream on! Who doesn’t know that the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion already doesn’t have the strength to save the situation? How many days has it been? The Fragrant Medicine Pavilion remained silent this whole time, while the Drunken Star Manor already relied on the Essence Gathering Pill to completely dominate the State of Qin’s medicinal pill market. In future, it will be the Drunken Star Manor having a monopoly! Furthermore, Manor Lord Wan has always been suppressing Ye Hang in terms of cultivation realm. What is the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion relying on to turn around?”
The cold-faced man gave a cold laugh. “So what? The Drunken Star Manor appears to be dignified and honorable, but everyone is clear in their hearts how many filthy things they did secretly! Pavilion Lord Ye has a benevolent heart and mind. He treats us demonic beast hunters like brothers! I believe that Heaven has eyes. The Fragrant Medicine Pavilion will surely tide over this crisis!”
After the man said all this, regretful expressions involuntarily showed up on the faces of those who originally bought the medicinal pills.
Many of them had received the grave of the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion, but their support towards the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion at this time was inferior to this small team.
“Humph! Truly thickheaded! Alright, don’t buy now. In the future, even if you beg to buy from me, I also won’t sell to you!” Finishing, the medicinal pill seller flicked his sleeves and left.
The cold-faced man could not be bothered with him and sat back down.
The medicinal pill seller was not too affected by it and continued to tout his medicinal pills. It was just that after that man caused such a commotion, his business immediately fell drastically.
The cold-faced man stared at the back view of the medicinal pill seller and let out a cold snort.
Right then, a voice from god knows where secretly transmitted directly into his ears.
The cold-faced man heard that, and his expression instantly changed. After musing for some time, he suddenly stood up.
“Everybody, don’t buy his medicinal pills! These medicinal pills are all fake! This fellow is a cheat!” the cold-faced man shouted loudly.
Hearing the cold-faced man’s shout, all those who bought the medicinal pills tensed up. What followed was using unkind eyes to stare at the medicinal pill seller.
The medicinal pill seller was also greatly alarmed. He was somewhat guilty, but in front of so many people, he had to remain strong.
“Don’t slander me! It’s fine if you didn’t purchase, but you’re even ruining my business here. Do you really take me to be easy to bully? These medicinal pills have the unique marking of the Drunken Star Manor. They are absolutely genuine goods. You dare to besmirch the name of Drunken Star Manor?” the medicinal pill seller said furiously.
The cold-faced man smiled coldly and said, “Snort! It’s true that these medicinal pills are from the Drunken Star Manor, but are the medicinal pills refined by the Drunken Star Manor truly without problems?”
“What problem is there, say it! If you don’t give a proper justification, then this grudge of ours is set! After returning to the capital, I’ll pass these words to the Drunken Star Manor!” the medicinal pill seller threatened.
These past one month, the Drunken Star Manor had become incomparably domineering.
The Fragrant Medicine Pavilion gradually fell, and they virtually became a monopoly. The people who came out from the Drunken Star Manor basically all had their noses pointed to the skies.
Since this medicinal pill seller was selling the Drunken Star Manor’s pills, he definitely had significant ties with the Drunken Star Manor.
The cold-faced man remained unperturbed and said with a smile, “I’m afraid that the medicinal effects of these pills aren’t even half of the finished products! What intentions are you harboring to use these medicinal pills to hoodwink everyone?”
When he said this, everyone’s faces changed again.
While medicinal effects being insufficient is not a big issue, at the crucial time, it could kill.
For example, a Tier 2 Qi Returning Pill; if the medicinal effects were lacking and could only recover a very small part of essence energy, wouldn’t that be waiting for death?
Hearing the cold-faced man said this, the medicinal pill seller did not get nervous. Instead, he smiled gleefully and said, “You say that my medicinal pill’s effects are lacking, won’t we know after letting everyone try it?”
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Chapter 164: Try Testing a Few Moves
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Seeing the medicinal pill seller so full of confidence, the cold-faced man’s heart started to falter.
Could it be that he really fell for someone else’s trap?
That person said that he also received great kindness from Pavilion Lord Ye, which was why he wanted to expose this scammer. Could it be that he was simply screwing with him?
While he was talking, the medicinal pill seller already walked in front of a martial artist he sold pills to earlier and sincerely invited him to test the medicinal pill. He even promised that as long as he was willing to test it, he would gift another five Tier 2 Qi Returning Pills!
That martial artist was initially somewhat reluctant, but after thinking that at most it would be insufficient medicinal effects and should not have too big an effect on him, he nodded his head and agreed.
The medicinal pill seller cupped his fists and said to everybody, “Everyone also saw that. This brother over here refused to buy my medicinal pills. That’s also fine. But now, he came out to defame my character. This one cannot turn a deaf ear to this. In order to prove my innocence, I invited this brother here to help test the medicinal pills. There shouldn’t be a problem, right?”
After the medicinal pill seller finished talking, there was someone who called out to the martial artist preparing to test. “Lin Feng, you aren’t bought over by that guy, right?”
“Bought over your granny! I, Lin Feng, have worked among demonic beast hunters for so many years. Who isn’t aware of my character? If you don’t feel assured, then come and test yourself!” Lin Feng directly told him off.
“Hahaha . . . We can trust you. Quickly test it and tell us how you feel after trying it!”
“Don’t worry, with so many people watching, could I scam everyone?”
Finishing, Lin Feng no longer dilly-dallied. He directly retrieved a Tier 2 Qi Returning Pill just bought from the medicinal pill seller and swallowed it.
Having consumed the medicinal pill, Lin Feng meditated on the spot and started to refine the medicinal strength.
Everybody was watching each and every one of Lin Feng’s actions, especially the cold-faced man and his small team. Even though their expression remained cool and collected, their heart started drumming long ago.
The cold-faced man was currently somewhat regretting his impulsiveness earlier. But for the sake of Benefactor Ye Hang, even losing face once was also worth it!
Back then, the cold-faced man was heavily injured and dying and also penniless. The Drunken Star Manor straightaway barred him outside the door, but Ye Hang treated him for free.
This grace, even if he were smashed to pieces, it would be difficult to repay.
Hence, he only hesitated slightly when he heard that mysterious transmission just now before standing up right away.
Making a mistake would at most be losing face once. At the most, he won’t take part in this treasure seizing operation. But if it were really true, then it would be a heavy blow to Drunken Star Manor’s reputation, and also an opportunity for the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion to come back from the dead!
He was willing to gamble!
“Ye Yuan, why does that cold-faced man also know that the medicinal pills are fake? Could his standards actually be around your level?” Nanfeng Zhirou could not help feeling astonished when she saw this situation as she transmitted her voice to ask.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, “I told him.”
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“I knew that it was your doing! But why would he listen to you, a stranger?”
“I was just testing him, didn’t think that he really stood up. Hum . . . I can let father take him in to be a retainer or something after going back. It’s also time for our Ye Family to nurture our own forces. And today, just take it as the first step to eradicating the Drunken Star Manor,” Ye Yuan said nonchalantly.
“You . . . You . . .” Nanfeng Zhirou heard Ye Yuan say all that, but her expression turned even uglier.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, “Don’t you worry. My father and I have no interest in secular authority. Why we are doing this is just so that the Ye Family would have a relatively safe environment. If your Imperial Father can’t set his mind at ease, in future, I can make Father relocate from the State of Qin.”
“No no no, no need! I . . . I’ll do my best to prevent this sort of thing from happening.”
Ye Yuan just smiled and did not say anything else.
He knew that Nanfeng Yi was very fearful of the Su Family and Wan Family, which was why they secretly propped up his father, Ye Hang.
But the Wan Family had to be extinguished. As for the Su Family . . . at least Su Yubai and Su Yulin, these two people, he did not plan on letting off.
That was to say, the Ye Family would be a monopoly in the future. Would Nanfeng Yi still be at ease?
Nanfeng Zhirou was ultimately still a little girl. Unless she broke through to the Crystal Formation Realm, her words would forever lack any weight.
While talking, Lin Feng already finished refining. He opened his eyes, and everyone stared at him.
Lin Feng stood up and slowly opened his mouth to say, “There’s no issue with the medicinal pill. My essence energy which originally only had 50% or so left has already recovered to 80% now.”
Once Lin Feng finished speaking, the medicinal pill seller looked at the cold-faced man with a pleased face. “Brother, just what intentions do you have for slandering me so? Unless you are Ye Family’s minion and saw that things cannot continue for you all, that’s why you used this sort of underhanded tricks to besmirch the Drunken Star Manor?”
The medicinal pill seller no longer hid his support and directly opened fire.
The cold-faced man was infuriated after hearing his words. This medicinal pill seller had sinister motives and wanted to make a false countercharge to thoroughly ruin Fragrant Medicine Pavilion’s reputation. How could he tolerate?
Just as the cold-faced man was about to make a move, he heard that mysterious voice again.
“No rush. You let that Lin Feng try using essence energy.”
Hearing this voice again, the cold-faced man’s heart settled down a bit. Maybe this fellow was not screwing him?
“Lin Feng, try testing a few moves and see if there’s any change in essence energy!” the cold-faced man suddenly shouted.
When the medicinal pill seller heard this, the originally pleased look instantly faded, and he could not help flying into a great rage. “This fellow! Truly rude! You and I have no grudge. I just said a few sentences about the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion. Just why do you keep repeatedly setting yourself against me? Could I have really hit the mark? You’re Fragrant Medicine Pavilion’s lackey?”
The cold-faced man ignored him and just said to Lin Feng, “Lin Feng, try testing a few moves. If there’s really no issue, our team’s gains this time will all belong to you!”
The cold-faced man really risked it all and directly took out all the gains from the operation this time as the bargaining chip.
The medicinal pill seller’s expression changed when he heard this and was just about to stop it when he heard Lin Feng chuckle and say, “Shi Kaiyong, you said it! Alright, I’ll test out a few moves!”
Finishing and without waiting for the medicinal pill seller to stop him, he directly unleashed several palm knives.
Who knew that after a few palm knives were struck out, Lin Feng’s face greatly changed!
“This . . . This medicinal pill really does have problems! My essence energy expenditure is actually three to four times faster than normal!” Lin Feng cried out.
These words were just like throwing down a bomb. All the martial artists’ gaze locked onto the medicinal pill seller.
“Mali . . . Malicious slanders! My . . . My medicinal pills don’t have any issues! It . . . It must be that you guys colluded together!” The medicinal pill seller remained stubborn and refused to admit it.
“Screw your uncle! I, Lin Feng, have worked in this occupation for so long, no one has ever said that about me, your father! You sold fake medicine to me, your father, and even said that your father is slandering you?! Brothers, go and waste him!” Lin Feng unwittingly flew into a great rage and was about to call his team to waste that medicinal pill seller.
The medicinal pill seller was greatly alarmed and instinctively wanted to run. But the surroundings were encircled by demonic beast hunters, where to flee to?
“Wait!” Lin Feng’s team was about to take action when Shi Kaiyong stopped it.
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“What? Shi Kaiyong, you aren’t trying to protect him this time, right?” Lin Feng asked in a harsh tone.
Emotions were running high at the moment. Lin Feng himself was also the person who was swindled. His tone naturally would not be good.
However, Shi Kaiyong did not mind. He just said icily, “Lin Feng, leave it to me! I have ways of making him yield everything. At that time, it wouldn’t be too late to deal with him.”
As he spoke, Shi Kaiyong looked over to the medicinal pill seller. That ice-cold gaze made the medicinal pill seller unwittingly shudder.
When Shi Kaiyong said so, Lin Feng was no longer so insistent. He dusted his hands and said, “Fine, up to you.”
Shi Kaiyong looked at the medicinal pill seller and asked coldly, “Are you going to submit, or do you want me to take action?”
The medicinal pill seller gritted his teeth and advanced instead of retreating as he attacked Shi Kaiyong.
But before he even touched Shi Kaiyong, a person shot out from the sides to attack his flank.
The medicinal pill seller was greatly shocked and hurriedly evaded. But another person cut off his path of retreat.
Boom!
The medicinal pill seller took a blow to his back and staggered as he charged over towards Shi Kaiyong.
What greeted him was a solid punch, right in the abdomen. The medicinal pill seller was in so much pain that his mouth went wide open.
Right then, a tiny thing which shot out from who knew where flashed past and accurately landed inside his mouth.
“Gulp!” The medicinal pill seller involuntarily swallowed on his own and immediately felt that things were not good.
“Urgh . . . Hurrk . . .”
The medicinal pill seller desperately tried to vomit out the thing he swallowed, but that thing melted once it entered his mouth. Just a short while and it vanished with trace.
Immediately after, he felt his divine soul tremble, and then, he became unaware of anything.
When Shi Kaiyong saw this scene, he also felt slightly afraid. Just now, he wanted to find who threw that object but did not manage to do so. That mysterious person was clearly an expert.
“You can ask now. Ask him anything, and he will answer.”
At this time, that voice appeared inside Shi Kaiyong’s mind once again.
Shi Kaiyong was stunned. Only now did he know why that mysterious person wanted him to pry that medicinal pill seller’s mouth open.
Could that be a medicinal pill which was thrown in just now? What kind of medicinal pill could actually have such an effect?
Shi Kaiyong collected his emotions and opened his mouth, and asked the medicinal pill seller, “Just who in the world are you? Why did you come here to peddle medicinal pills?”
The medicinal pill seller answered woodenly, “I’m called Huang Song, a retain
er . . . of the Wan Family. The owner sent me to the Endless Forest to sell medicinal pills to you all. At the same time . . . plan to defame the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion to make them unable to rise again.”
Shi Kaiyong instantly felt his blood boil when he heard that. This Drunken Star Manor will really stop at nothing!
They already occupied such a huge advantage, yet they had to drive the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion to their wits ends!
“Did Wan Donghai make you sell these fake medicinal pills?” Shi Kaiyong gnashed his teeth as he held his patience and asked.
“No, it’s the Second Boss, Wang Dongyang. He . . . He said that those demonic beast hunters are all . . . all miserable wretches, unworthy of using such fine medicinal pills. Hence, he refined these medicinal pills anew, lessened the medicinal strength, and even added some stuff to make you all temporarily unable to feel the decline in medicinal effect. But as long as essence energy is utilized, it will be exposed.”
Pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, it directly turned the whole matter upside down.
“I’m going to f*ck him, that Wang Dongyang! He’s the miserable wretch! His whole family is all miserable wretches!”
“F*ck your mom! Your father won’t ever go to the Drunken Star Manor to buy medicinal pills anymore!”
“Mother . . .! Indeed, none of those brothers are good things! Who supported the Drunken Star Manor? Isn’t it us, these demonic beast hunters? To actually scold us miserable wretches?! And even sell fake medicine?!”
. . . . . .
Briefly, public sentiments were raging!
With this, the Drunken Star Manor’s reputation among demonic beast hunters is already utterly rotten.
Next, Shi Kaiyong asked a few more inner-circle questions, but Huang Song did not know much. Even so, some behind the scenes were still dug out by Shi Kaiyong; such as killing demonic beast hunters to rob them and etc. All these touched the bottom-line of the demonic beast hunters even more.
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