"Tsk tsk tsk, old man, look at you, the good Emperor Wenzong, but you hang around with a sword all day long."

"How about you hang a flute or a scroll? At the very least, you can hold a whisk and you'll look like an immortal."

"Why do you have to hang a sword every day?"

"nondescript."

Minglou rolled his eyes at him and said angrily:

"What do you know?"

"This old man has never forgotten his roots!"

"Our ancestors, Confucius, were able to stabilize the country through literature and to establish the country through military force. This is the true Confucianism!"

"With you, you only learn half of everything. Even if there were ten of you, I wouldn't be able to beat you!"

"Tsk!" Qin Yuan said sarcastically with disdain:

"Then why don't you come out and take care of the affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty, conquer the Xiongnu, Tubo, and Goryeo, and expand the territory?"

"Ignorance!" Ming Lou said disdainfully, "The world is so vast, what good is it if I rely on myself alone?"

"I will find all the talents in the Great Zhou and teach them strictly. There is no need to worry about the unrest in the world!"

"(ˉ▽￣～)Tsk~~" Qin Yuan said, "It's obviously not possible!"

"Why don't you accept it? If you don't accept it, go out and practice with me!"

"What are you practicing for? I hurt you, and now you're trying to cheat me out of my medical bills!"

"Young man, don't be so confident. I gave in to you last time, but this time I'll let you see if you've improved!"

“…”

Watching the two of them talking and laughing, bickering and making fun of each other as if they were close friends regardless of age.

Murong Yanran just felt that her existence was somewhat redundant...

…

The appearance of Tianxian Salt immediately attracted the attention of all the dignitaries in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This is a big business!

Who wouldn’t want to have this cash cow in their hands?

The Xie family, one of the nine aristocratic families, had a lackey named Yirenlu.

Seeing this great achievement, he immediately came to the salt shop.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

The knock on the door immediately alarmed Qin Yuan and others who were talking in the back hall.

Li Dejian opened the door.

"Hello, young general!"

Yirenlu forced a smile and greeted Li Dejian warmly.

"Do we know each other?"

Li Dejian said coldly.

Yi Renlu was speechless and scratched his head awkwardly: "Young General, don't you want me to come in and sit down?"

"You are not worthy yet." Li Dejian said lightly.

Straight bastard!

Yirenlu's smile suddenly froze.

But there was no way, he couldn't bear to give up this great achievement, and immediately put on a fake smile:

"Young General, don't be so formal."

"I'm here to discuss a huge deal with you."

"What business?" Li Dejian knew very well that they were here for the Tianxian Salt.

"How about you sell me the secret recipe for making salt for a hundred thousand strings of cash?"

"Only 100,000? My shop still needs this little money from you?"

Ren Lu was overjoyed, feeling that what Li Dejian said must be a good thing.

"Young General, let's be frank. How much would you be willing to sell it for?"

"No, no, go away." Li Dejian was impatient.

Yiren Lu immediately became unhappy. He said, "I only came to your house because your recipe is good and I wanted to give you some face."

His face turned pale, he looked at Li Dejian with gnashing teeth and shouted:

"Okay, do you know who I am?"

"I am from the Xie family of Chenjun. Your father, Pharmacist Li, is only a sixth-rank general. How can he afford to offend me?"

"Don't let the time pass by when you don't make any money and get yourself into trouble!"

"I'm giving you face, so I'm discussing this with you in a nice way."

"Now, you have to sell it whether you want to or not!"

"Can you two, father and son, afford to offend the Xie family of Chenjun?"

As the number one lackey of the Xie family, when has Yirenlu ever suffered such injustice?

If soft tactics don't work, I'll force him to use hard tactics.

Well, let this father and son see what the Xie family of Chenjun can do.

By then, it wouldn't be as simple as peeing your pants in fear. Even if the Li family father and son knelt down and begged for mercy, and even handed over the formula, the Xie family would definitely not let them off...

Yirenlu's eyes were filled with mockery.

In Jingzhou City, he, Yirenlu is also a well-known figure.

Relying on the support of the Xie family of Chenjun, he has been tyrannical and bullying the people in the village. How could he have suffered such humiliation?

"Today, I'm going to put this on the line. I want your salt-making formula!"

"Hand it over quickly if you know what's good for you. Otherwise, even the gods themselves can't save you!"