Chapter 63 Two Methods

The time to enjoy their meal was too short. Before they could even finish eating, the first wave of attackers arrived.

"You guys eat," Showing off his extraordinary encounter waved his hand dismissively, "They're just some grunts, leave them to me."

He then opened the martial arts assistant app and walked outside.

The Ice Heart Technique, as an internal energy cultivation method, has an attack range of twenty feet. The first group of attackers were all killed before they even got close to the dilapidated house.

Pick up the dozens of gold coins they dropped, show off your adventure, and return to the campfire.

"I told you they couldn't hurt me!"

Wang Xiaoshi gave a thumbs-up and exclaimed, "Amazing!"

He repelled more than a dozen waves of attackers, showcasing his extraordinary adventures without ever showing signs of fatigue.

Seeing this, Bai Choufei did not feel relieved at all; instead, he spoke to her with great concern.

“This can’t go on. More than a dozen groups of people have attacked us in just half a night. The news that you have the Na Yuan Pill hasn’t spread yet. By tomorrow, when everyone in the capital knows that you have this rare medicine, even real experts will come to snatch it.”

"It's alright, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. I'm not afraid."

"This isn't a question of whether you're afraid or not."

Bai Choufei paced around in place, then spoke incisively.

"If you never join a faction, others will eventually feel controlled by you and unite against you, preventing anyone from buying your Na Yuan Pills. What if they do that?"

"But even if I join a faction, they can still threaten others to stop me from buying, right?"

"And there will always be people willing to take the risk; if they can't buy it openly, they can always sell it secretly."

"But wouldn't this greatly reduce your business?"

Bai Choufei had hit the nail on the head, and Xiu Xiu fell silent for a moment after revealing her extraordinary encounter.

Actually, she wasn't in a hurry to sell Na Yuan Dan at this level. She was just afraid that after this level ended, the developers would fix Na Yuan Dan as a bug, and then who would she complain to?

So take advantage of the freebies while you can, otherwise you'll regret it when the update comes out.

"Then what do you suggest? Join another faction? But then we won't be able to sell our stuff to people in other gangs anymore, will we?"

Have you ever considered building your own faction?

"Build it myself?" Show off her adventure and shook her head. She couldn't even stay in the game levels for long, so why would she build a faction?

Want to play?

Seeing her shake her head, Bai Choufei assumed that she didn't like vying for power and profit.

It's good that he doesn't like it, that way he has room to maneuver.

He smiled and suggested, "How about this, the three of us can establish a new force together. We can use this time to our advantage and not even need to worry about recruiting."

"As long as you agree to sell the Na Yuan Dan to members of the guild at a discounted price of 200 gold, and members of the guild have priority in purchasing, there will be plenty of people willing to join the guild."

"We can also use the food and drinks you just brought out as gang benefits, which only core gang members can purchase. We can then set up gang rules. In this way, we won't have to worry about not having trusted confidants, nor will we have to worry about the gang being full of a bunch of slackers who just show up to do nothing."

Upon hearing this, Xiu Chuqi couldn't help but glance at Bai Choufei.

This kid is very ambitious and intelligent.

Using this method, she certainly won't have to worry about finding buyers for her Na Yuan Dan. Although she lowered the price for her followers, the number of buyers has increased, so she'll only make more money, not less.

Moreover, when other gangs saw that their members were buying large quantities of Na Yuan Dan, they were forced to buy it as well, even if they were unwilling.

If we don't buy, they will surpass us, and our leading position will definitely be in jeopardy.

This is indeed a good method.

"Then tell me, how do you set up a gang, and who will be the leader?" Showing off her extraordinary encounter asked.

"Since we are friends, why should we talk about superiors and inferiors among friends?"

Bai Choufei's eyes gleamed with ambition: "How about we rank them by age, but with equal power? I'm the oldest, so I'll take the title of eldest brother. Little Stone will be second, and you'll be the youngest."

"No way!" Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she decisively refused.

How can a player-created faction allow someone else to be its leader?

"I want to be the gang leader!"

Bai Choufei paused, then looked at Xiu Chuqiyu: "The leader has too many things to deal with, won't that interfere with your alchemy?"

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he shook his head: "Didn't you say that the power is the same, only the titles are different?"

"I'll be the leader, and you'll be in charge of handling affairs."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoshi quickly replied, "I can't be the leader of a gang; at most, I can only be responsible for charging into battle."

Although Bai Choufei was dissatisfied with not getting the title of gang leader, he was glad to have actual power, so he nodded.

“Alright, you be the gang leader, I’ll be in charge of managing gang affairs, and Little Stone will be in charge of charging into battle.”

"We are determined to build a force that surpasses the Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion and the Six and a Half Hall."

Creating a guild within the game levels is quite fun; she's never tried this kind of gameplay before.

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he asked with great interest, "Before we establish a guild, shouldn't we choose a name first?"

What's a good name for him/her?

Wang Xiaoshi pondered for a moment: "Since our gang was established based on your Na Yuan Dan, and has absorbed all sorts of different Jianghu people."

"Since the ocean embraces all rivers, why not call it the Hundred Rivers Gang?"

“The name Baichuan is not bad,” Xiu Chuqiyu said hesitantly, “but Baichuan Gang sounds a bit strange.”

Bai Choufei chimed in, "The two largest gangs in the capital right now are Liufenbantang and Jinfengxiyulou. If we're going to create a gang, we should make it the best."

"Why not follow their example and name it Baichuan Pavilion?"

"Baichuan Pavilion?" Showing off her adventures, she pondered the name for a moment and said, "This is a good name; it sounds quite nice."

“I think it’s fine too.” Wang Xiaoshi was also very satisfied with the name: “They have one hall and one building, so we’ll just use ‘pavilion.’ It sounds like we’re in the same class. This name is really good.”

Based on past experience watching TV, the protagonists would worship heaven and earth when they were ready to build a career.

There are no conditions for worshipping heaven and earth here, so show off your adventure to open the toy box and summon the Adventure Tree.

"Now that the name has been decided, let's pray together to the Encounter Tree and wish that our Hundred Rivers Pavilion will be able to defeat the Six and a Half Hall and kick the Golden Wind and Drizzle Tower, becoming the number one gang in the capital."

Under the glow of the campfire, Bai Choufei and Wang Xiaoshi's eyes shone with an astonishing light.

"good!"

"To become the number one gang in the capital!"

Setting goals is easy, but sticking to them is difficult.

The more ambitious you are when you set a goal on impulse yesterday, the more headaches you'll have when you try to implement it today.

Bai Choufei originally thought that with the Na Yuan Pill, they could easily recruit enough people.

Unexpectedly, before they could even announce their recruitment, Youqiao Group, together with Jinfeng Xiyulou and Liufenbantang, issued a warrant for Xiuchu Qiyu.

She strictly forbids anyone in the capital from purchasing Na Yuan Dan from her.

With this order issued, even those martial artists in the capital who coveted the Na Yuan Dan dared not join the Bai Chuan Pavilion, founded by those who had shown off their extraordinary encounters, at this crucial juncture.

Joining at this time is no different from provoking the three forces of Youqiao Group, Liufenbantang, and Jinfengxiyulou.

Before they can even show off their extraordinary encounters and meet their demise, those who have joined Baichuan Pavilion will be humanely destroyed by these three forces.

"Why would Liufenbantang and Jinfeng Xiyulou agree to Youqiao Group's blacklist agreement so easily?"

Bai Choufei was somewhat puzzled.

"Yesterday I saw that they were still trying to befriend you, how come they suddenly turned their backs on you today?"

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he had some vague suspicions in his mind.

"They might not be as rich as I thought."

"What do you mean?" Wang Xiaoshi didn't understand either.

Showing off her adventures, she patiently explained, "I guess they probably think I'm selling for too high a price, so they're using this method to put pressure on me."

"You mean they're doing this to force you to give in and sell the Na Yuan Dan to them at a price they can accept?"

"That's not how it works."

Having experienced a miraculous encounter and personally witnessed the effects of the Na Yuan Dan, Wang Xiaoshi finally understood the key to its success.

"We're not using this method to force you to lower the price; we simply won't allow you to let the Na Yuan Dan fall into the wrong hands."

As he spoke, he looked at Bai Choufei.

“You did not use the Na Yuan Dan yesterday; you only heard about its effects but have not experienced them firsthand, so your understanding of it is not yet clear.”

"I have personally taken it, and it truly increased my internal strength for a whole year."

As Wang Xiaoshi spoke, he looked at Xiu Chuqi with awe and asked, "Do you know what this means?"

Before Xiu could speak about his extraordinary encounter, he continued, "This shows that as long as you are willing, you can create a large number of martial arts masters in a short period of time."

"You don't even need the other person to have amazing talent, as long as they know some martial arts. With enough internal strength, even if they can't become a top master, they can definitely be at least second-rate or above."

Showing off the extraordinary encounter made it clear.

"So the reason they're blacklisting me is because they're worried that the Na Yuan Pills I possess will fall into the wrong hands, creating more competitors for them?"

“Even if they can buy Na Yuan Pills from me, if everyone increases their internal strength, it’s the same as no one increasing their strength. It’s just a waste of resources.”

“Yes,” Wang Xiaoshi nodded, “that’s exactly the point!”

Although they now know the reasons why Jin Feng Xi Yu Lou and Liu Fen Ban Tang suddenly changed their tune, knowing these things cannot improve their current situation.

Bai Choufei was devastated to die before achieving his goal, and his face turned extremely pale.

"So we're just going to surrender like this, all cowardly?"

"You don't want Baichuan Pavilion anymore?"

"Yes, of course we want it!"

He spoke with unwavering conviction about his extraordinary encounter.

However, some preparatory work must be done before creating Baichuan Pavilion.

Seeing her confident demeanor, Wang Xiaoshi and Bai Choufei's eyes lit up at the same time.

"Have you come up with a solution?"

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he nodded: "Of course."

"There are two solutions to this problem. I'll try the first one as soon as it's light."

"Tell us which two methods you are."

Wang Xiaoshi was very curious, and Bai Choufei also turned to look at Xiu Chuqiyu.

While they were still at a loss, Xiuju Qiyu came up with two solutions so quickly?

He was really unconvinced and wanted to hear what the good idea was.

There was no point in hiding it; I simply told them about my extraordinary encounter.

"Firstly, since the other party is abusing their power, why don't we find someone with even more power to suppress them?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Choufei couldn't help but shake his head: "But as far as I know, the person standing behind Liufenbantang is Cai Jing, and Jinfeng Xiyulou has a close relationship with Zhuge Shenhou. It's probably not so easy to find someone in the capital with more power than them."

He sighed and said, "Why don't you tell me about the second method?"

He didn't refute the stories of his extraordinary encounters, but directly explained the second method.

"The second method is to go directly to their door."

"You know we're people of the martial arts world, so naturally we'll prove our skills with our own hands. As long as we go to their doorsteps one by one and beat them into submission, there will be no resistance."

Bai Choufei looked at Xiu Chuqiyu in surprise. Even though he was as confident as he was and believed that he could make a name for himself, he did not dare to imagine that the three of them could resist the three forces of Youqiao Group, Jinfeng Xiyulou and Liufenbantang.

He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. In the end, Bai Choufei could only sigh.

"Or maybe we should think about how to focus our efforts on the first method."

Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she gave him a disgruntled look.

Why do you always boost the morale of others while belittling your own?

"You always insist on me saying this, and then you argue back. How can you back down before you've even started?"

Bai Choufei was speechless after being rebuked.

So what should he say? Should he just listen to her and openly fight the other party?

He had no choice but to shut up.

Seeing that Bai Choufei did not refute again, Xiu continued to speak after revealing his extraordinary encounter.

"It's not impossible for you to use the first method. Although there are many powerful and influential people in the capital, who can be more powerful than the ruler of the country?"

"Even Cai Jing and Zhuge Liang, whom you mentioned, still had to bow down and submit to the emperor."

Wang Xiaoshi exclaimed in surprise, "You're planning to go directly to the Emperor?"

He thought that taking on the three largest gangs in the capital at the same time, and showing off his extraordinary adventure, was already incredibly bold. He never imagined he had underestimated her; she actually dared to plot against the emperor?

"Are you crazy? The Imperial Palace is heavily guarded; not just anyone can sneak in easily."

"Don't worry," Xiuchu waved his hand, "Since I brought it up, I definitely have a way to sneak in. Just wait for my good news."

Without waiting for Wang Xiaoshi and Bai Choufei's response, he immediately activated his great lightness skill and flew away.

"Wait! Don't be impulsive!"

Wang Xiaoshi tried to persuade him to stay, but he couldn't keep up with the great lightness skill. By the time he and Bai Choufei arrived outside the imperial city, there was no trace of Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter.

"She's not really going to force her way into the palace, is she?" Wang Xiaoshi was sweating profusely.

Bai Choufei was equally unsettled, but could only offer words of comfort to Wang Xiaoshi: "Since she spoke with such conviction, it means she has a certain degree of confidence."

"There's no use worrying now. We'd better rest and recharge. If we actually get caught because of our amazing adventure, we'll have to figure out a way to break us out of prison."

Using his superb lightness skill, he flew to the palace, skillfully dodging the red-framed area and blending into the imperial city, arriving unimpeded at the Imperial Study.

However, after showing off his extraordinary encounter, he didn't rush in.

Sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood; before going in, she planned to seek advice from another member of the royal family.

Back home, show off your adventure by finding the Kunyu Xuanjing next to the pool.

He seemed to really enjoy fishing; every time I saw him, he was either fishing or waiting for her to come back.

She had never seen Kunyu Xuanjing anywhere else.

Thinking about this, Xiuchu felt inexplicably guilty. Could it be because the homestead was too boring?

"Hi, I'm back."

She took the initiative to greet Kunyu Xuanjing, and when he turned around with a calm expression, she began to complain to him about the targeting of her by Youqiao Group.

"So I came up with a plan. Since they are using their power to stop me from selling Na Yuan Pills, I will find the most powerful emperor to back me up and suppress them."

Kunyu Xuanjing nodded: "This method is good."

"You think it's good too, right?" Xiu Chuqi looked at Kunyu Xuanjing with sparkling eyes: "I had already thought it through. I would use the Na Yuan Pill to coerce and entice the emperor in this pass to issue an edict ordering no one else in the capital to obstruct it."

"But before meeting the emperor, I always felt that there was still room for improvement in this plan. I thought that since you are also royalty, perhaps you could understand the emperor's thoughts a little."

"Please take a look and see if there's anything missing from this plan."

Kunyu Xuanjing listened patiently to Xiu's plan to reveal his extraordinary encounter, pondered for a moment, and actually offered a suggestion.

"For emperors, martial arts and internal strength are not what they pursue. But there is one thing that they will never let go of, even if they don't care about it themselves."

"What is it?" Show off your adventure and ask curiously.

"money."

"money?"

“Yes, as an emperor, he already possesses the entire country, so in theory he shouldn’t be short of money. But as you said, this emperor lives a life of extravagance and relies on treacherous officials. That clearly shows that he is greedy for enjoyment.”

"But a country's tax revenue is finite. Even if the world you're in this time is different from mine, this emperor is certainly not as rich as you imagine."

"If you are willing to give up some of your profits, the chances of this plan succeeding will likely increase significantly."

After a moment of contemplation, Xiu Chuqi said, "I understand. Thank you for your guidance."

After saying that, he hurriedly returned to the game level.

After patiently waiting for the patrolling guards to pass by at the corner of the Imperial Study, Xiu Chuqi walked to the door and pushed it open.

Who are you?

In addition to Emperor Zhao Ji and several eunuchs and palace maids, there were two other teams of guards in the Imperial Study.

Seeing Xiu Chu suddenly push open the door and enter, the guards who were originally standing on both sides immediately drew their weapons.

"Wait, I meant no harm!"

The guards responsible for protecting the emperor's safety didn't care whether showing off their extraordinary encounters was malicious or not. Their faces turned cold, and they spoke up.

"Unauthorized entry into the Imperial Study without a decree is punishable by death!"

Just as the head of the guards was about to step forward to seize Xiu's extraordinary encounter, the emperor in the imperial study suddenly spoke.

"Wait, let's hear what this young lady has to say."

Emperor Huizong was always quite tolerant of beautiful women. At this moment, with so many guards protecting him, he was willing to give this beautiful young woman a chance to speak.

Xiu was overjoyed to find that he was willing to listen to her purpose. She quickly took out a bottle of Na Yuan Pills from her backpack.

"I have come here today with great prestige because I want to do some business with Your Majesty."

"Do business?" Zhao Ji found it interesting; no one had ever risked their life to break into the palace to do business with him before.

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he nodded: "Yes, it's about doing business."

"I possess a miraculous medicine called the Na Yuan Pill. Taking it can increase one's internal strength for a year without any side effects."

"The Na Yuan Pill?" Zhao Ji looked at Mi Youqiao beside him: "Have you ever heard of it?"

Mi Youqiao's heart skipped a beat, but he still answered truthfully: "I have heard of it. This medicine is causing quite a stir in the capital, and it seems to have miraculous effects."

Zhao Ji immediately became interested.

He wasn't someone who could endure hardship, and in his view, practicing martial arts was truly a thankless and arduous task. However, if he could effortlessly possess decades' worth of internal energy, he wouldn't necessarily be unwilling to give it a try.

Putting everything else aside, the two advantages of being able to withstand the heat and cold and making oneself look younger are enough to tempt him.

He looked at the person who had just shared their adventure with great interest: "Go on."

Only after revealing his extraordinary encounter did he continue speaking.

"I want to cooperate with Your Majesty and sell the Na Yuan Dan in the capital at a price of three hundred gold coins per bottle. For every bottle sold, you will receive one hundred gold coins."

Zhao Ji was somewhat dissatisfied: "I, the emperor, endorse you, and I only get one hundred gold pieces?"

One hundred gold coins isn't enough?

He mentally complained about his strange encounter, but his face remained expressionless as he launched into a series of lies.

"This kind of miraculous medicine that can enhance internal strength is extremely precious. The cost of refining one bottle is about 120 taels of gold. It also consumes a lot of my internal strength. Not to mention that some of the ingredients are already extinct. If the benefits are not enough to make up for the losses, I am not willing to do such a thankless task."

Mi Youqiao, standing to the side, knew that Xiu Chuqi was lying, because the first price she gave Fang Ying was exactly one hundred gold.

But he couldn't expose it.

He could not bear the responsibility of concealing the truth from the emperor, so he could only remain silent.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Huizong of Song was reluctantly persuaded.

However, as an emperor, although he was not very competent, his nature of vying for power and profit was still there, and he tried to use his power to suppress others.

"Since that's the case, why don't you sell me the formula? Perhaps the extinct materials are in the imperial palace's treasury? You can entrust me with the entire sale of the Na Yuan Pill. I'll give you 10% of the profits for every bottle sold, how about that?"

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he said without changing his expression, "This is a secret technique of our sect; how can it be sold to others so casually?"

"How dare you!" Mi Youqiao, who knew Zhao Ji's intentions, shouted, "The Emperor is the Son of Heaven, and all the land under Heaven belongs to the Emperor. How can you refuse?"

She showed off her extraordinary encounter without any panic, because she had already prepared the questions and thought of the answers in advance.

"If Your Majesty insists on having the formula for the Na Yuan Pill, that's fine, but the secret techniques of our sect cannot be measured by gold and silver alone. I am willing to exchange the formula for the Na Yuan Pill with Your Majesty for the unique secret techniques of other martial arts practitioners."

"For example, the Blood River Divine Sword Manual of Divine Marquis Shentong, or the Amazing Strike of Divine Marquis Zhuge, would be quite good. Either one can be used for exchange."

Emperor Huizong's face was not very pleasant. Even though he was not knowledgeable in martial arts, he knew that the unique secrets of these martial arts practitioners were extremely valuable and would never be exchanged casually.

The woman in front of me is indirectly refusing me.

Since he couldn't force Shentong Hou to hand over the Blood River Divine Sword manual, nor could he get Zhuge Zhengwo to produce the amazing spear, he naturally had no face to force Xiu to reveal his extraordinary encounter and hand over the formula for the Na Yuan Pill.

Otherwise, it would be blatant bullying of the weak and fear of the strong, which is extremely unseemly.

Even though he was unhappy, Zhao Ji reluctantly agreed to her conditions because he knew that she had a miraculous encounter and possessed a valuable item like the Na Yuan Dan, and he happened to be short of money to build a new garden.

"In that case, let's do it the way you said before."

"But who do you plan to sell the Nascent Soul Pill to?"