Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Immortal Pill Meeting (Part 1)
"On the 16th, the Zhang family is going to hold an elixir fair in order to publicize that the Zhang family has an alchemist and will get a share of the elixir business from now on. I heard that many people from the immortal sects have been invited to enjoy the elixir fair."
"Zhang invited our family under the name of the Immortal Pill Conference. Anyone with eyesight knows that this is a challenge. The loser will leave Pingcheng... Zhang is very arrogant."
"If we don't respond, the people of Pingcheng will laugh at us, which is the least of our worries. If this gets to the ears of cultivators from all over the country, we won't be able to sell our elixirs. For businessmen, if we lose our reputation, we will lose everything. But if we accept this challenge, we will definitely have to compete. If we win, everyone will be happy. If we lose... we won't be able to continue our elixir business."
It seems that he wants to drive away the Qin family, but in fact he wants to directly ruin the Qin family's medicine business, and then naturally take over those medicinal material merchants and the complicated business connections behind them.
Zhang was so confident that he must have invited some powerful people to take charge and make sure he would not lose. He had already finalized the Immortal Pill Meeting in just a few days, so he must have been prepared to deal with them.
Although the Qin family has the support of the Immortal Sect, but...
"It's too late to go to the provincial capital to invite people from the Immortal Sect now." Madam Qin slammed the table, "Zhang Hesheng, that old guy! When the master is not in Pingcheng, he thinks that we are easy to bully!"
"We have the elixir refined by the young master. What kind of elixir competition is this? We may not lose!" The shopkeeper was also very angry.
Although Mrs. Qin was angry, she did not make a decision immediately. She turned to Qin Zhou, who had been silent the whole time, and asked, "Son, what do you think?"
Qin Zhou: "Accept the challenge."
Qin Zhou was able to reach the position of project leader, and his temper was not that kind of person who would get angry. It was actually risky to rush to the Hongmen Banquet without knowing the other party's trump card.
But being a coward is not his style at all.
We should also settle the score with Zhang Heming for spreading the news of his failure in the civil service exam throughout the city, making it a hot topic among the uncles and aunts in Pingcheng.
The competition is about alchemy, and Qin Zhou has some confidence in this aspect.
Qin Zhou's calm tone brought the excitement of the people present back to calm.
"My son...are you sure?" Mrs. Qin asked uncertainly.
"Um."
The word "hmm" made Mrs. Qin feel relieved. Perhaps, the Zhang family would not necessarily lose this Hongmen Banquet.
"Then go." Madam Qin said firmly. After that, she looked at her son hesitantly, "But Qin Zhou, I want to tell you something first."
Qin Zhou looked up and waited for Mrs. Qin to speak.
"There will probably be a lot of people at the elixir party. They are more or less jealous of my son. Just ignore their rude words. You don't need to listen to what unimportant people say, understand?"
Qin Zhou paused, then nodded gently, "I understand." Thinking about it, Qin Zhou added, "Mom, I won't be upset about those things anymore."
Madam nodded with satisfaction. "If you ask me, this Immortal Pill Conference is a party for my son to shine." So what if he doesn't have the talent to cultivate immortality? Her son is an alchemist! He is not a cultivator but an alchemist. This is unprecedented!
"Mom, the origin of the elixir cannot be disclosed to outsiders." Qin Zhou ruthlessly interrupted Qin's mother's imagination.
Mrs. Qin was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "You mean..."
"The Qin family also has a noble person to help them. This noble person is no worse than the Zhang family. That's all."
Upon hearing this, Madam Qin and the shopkeeper looked at each other.
"My son is right." Mrs. Qin nodded.
The shopkeeper also nodded and said, "Madam, rest assured, I will keep my mouth shut. I will also make sure the servants in the medicine shop that day keep their mouths shut."
He and his wife both knew that the young master might have some secrets... A noble person's help, well, who says it's not true?
…
In the afternoon, a servant from the Qin family came to Zhang's house.
"They are here on behalf of our Madam and Young Master. We accepted the invitation sent by the Zhang Mansion. Someone from the Qin Mansion will come during the Immortal Pill Conference."
When these words reached the ears of Zhang's father and son, their reactions were different.
Zhang Heming was surprised, "Do they really dare to accept it? Dad, didn't the people you sent make it clear? The loser must leave Pingcheng."
"The Qin family has no choice." Zhang Hesheng took a sip of the tea at hand and smiled, "If they don't accept it today, the whole Pingcheng will know tomorrow that the Qin family dare not accept the challenge. Why doesn't the Qin family dare to accept it? Because the Qin family's elixir is not as good as ours. If the reputation is ruined, the Qin family will not be able to do business. Not to mention that no one will buy their medicine, even the vendors selling medicinal materials and the immortals above look down on their Qin family. Do you think they dare not accept it?"
"Dad, it turns out that you had already thought all this through when you issued that declaration of war." Zhang Heming couldn't help but admire.
This move left no way out for the Qin family.
"It's a pity that Qin Haishan is not here. If he were here and had joined forces with the immortal sect behind him, I'm afraid I would have to think twice."
"Speaking of which, where did Qin Haishan go?"
"He is still in the provincial capital, looking for help for his son's immortal path. By the time he receives the news and rushes back to Pingcheng, the Immortal Pill Conference will be over." Zhang Hesheng sneered, "Qin Haishan has always been superior to me, but his son is a useless waste."
His son was usually a carefree person, but when it came to his talent in cultivating immortals, he really earned his stripes.
"After the Immortal Pill Conference, you will follow the immortal to the mountains and learn well. Remember, it is useless to be the king of Pingcheng. In this world, ascending to the immortal path is the only way to become a superior person."
Zhang Heming nodded heavily, "Dad, don't worry."
…
As the Zhang family was eagerly awaiting the event, the day of the elixir meeting soon arrived.
Pingcheng is not like the provincial capital, where there are envoys from various immortal sects stationed, and there are talent tests every few years. I heard that the people living in the provincial capital often see cultivators flying in the sky with swords, and they are no longer surprised.
Pingcheng is far from the provincial capital, and usually there are few cultivators. The Zhang family invited many people to this immortal pill meeting. Although there are not many flying swords, there are many cultivators wearing the sect's uniform Taoist robes.
Suddenly, the elixir arrived and Pingcheng became lively.
"Brothers, where are you going?"
"Let's go to the Xiandan Club to see the Immortal Master!"
"Hey, stop stalling. Are you going to leave or not? If you don't, I'll leave first! They say that immortals are extremely good-looking!"
"It's not just the immortals. I heard that today two medicine shops are going to compete with each other and let those immortals be the judges. The loser will have to get out of Pingcheng!"
The venue of the Immortal Pill Association is in the restaurant next to Zhang’s medicine shop.
The restaurant is located next to the bank of Pingcheng's moat, and it has both a good venue and great scenery.
The Qin family's shop was not far away. But today's excitement was destined to be only for the Xiandan meeting.
Zhang Heming was greeting guests in front of the restaurant. He was dressed very respectably and his hair was combed meticulously. He didn't look like a dandy young master at all.
But when he saw the Qin family's carriage appear, a crack appeared on his polite mask.
Qin Zhou, you’re finally here.
I thought you were going to be a coward.
Zhang Heming thought to himself and walked over with a smile on his face.
But the person who got off the carriage was not Qin Zhou.
The curtain was drawn aside, and Chen San stepped down from the carriage. He came to Zhang Heming and handed over the invitation. "Master Zhang, this is a declaration of war from the Zhang family to my master. We accepted it."
"A competition of pills. The loser will have to leave Pingcheng with his whole family and shop." Chen San said in a steady voice.
Zhang Heming almost couldn't hold it in anymore, his voice was already rising, "They only sent you, a servant?! Where's Qin Zhou!"
The Qin family sent a servant to attend the Immortal Pill Conference? !
Isn't this just trampling on the Zhang family's reputation?
There were many people around, and when they heard the word "War Letter", they turned their eyes to this side. Now that they knew that the Qin family had actually sent a servant to keep the appointment, they were all stunned.
Is this going to be a complete fallout?
"Master Zhang, don't panic. I have brought all the necessary pills. It's just that my master is not feeling well and cannot come. Please don't be offended." Chen San gave a fake smile.
This sounds perfunctory.
But it did calm Zhang Heming's jumping nerves.
Could it be that Qin Zhou had really been in that haunted mountain for too long and had something wrong with his brain? If he hadn't been sick, why wouldn't he come?
But sending only one servant was already a sufficient show of power.
Zhang Heming sneered, "Please come in."
Chen San's heart trembled, he had never dealt with such a scene. But remembering the young master's instructions, he took a deep breath and walked in calmly with two guards.
…
A huge stage was built in the middle of the restaurant. Surrounding the second floor of the restaurant were the important guests of Pingcheng. Common people were watching the fun downstairs, while the immortals sat on the third floor, wearing unique silk Taoist robes, looking down at everything from above.
Some people looked up and marveled, because all of these immortals were young people.
"Master Xianjia only looks young, but he might actually be older than all of us combined."
"I see."
Listening to the discussions of the people below, the cultivators remained unmoved and just stared at where Chen San was.
"That was Zhang Hesheng's enemy. He issued a declaration of war in a hurry, but in the end only one servant showed up."
"The Qin family is very arrogant. I admire that a little bit."
"What are you admiring? The Qin family relies on Yaoyue Sect, our enemy. The elixir for the Zhang family was made by Junior Brother Jin Ming. If we lose..."
Before he could finish his words, he was given a cold look by Junior Brother Jin Ming.
The senior brother who was speaking quickly took a step back, "Look at me... You are talking nonsense haha... Junior brother is the most powerful alchemist in our Medicine Valley, there is no possibility of him losing!"
Hearing his words, Jin Ming snorted coldly.
The senior brother was afraid. Among all the cultivators, the one who must not be offended was the alchemist. And this arrogant junior brother happened to be the most talented among the alchemists.
Never mind.
"Jin Ming, today's business is over, you must follow me back to the sect." said the eldest brother among the Taoists with a stern expression.
Jin Ming: “I know.”
"This alchemist from Yaoyue Sect is really something. He could offend anyone else but has to offend junior brother." Someone laughed.
Jin Ming had an excellent talent for alchemy, but his temperament was very erratic. When the alchemist of Yaoyue Sect said he was not convinced, he was determined to fight for victory. Zhang Hesheng happened to come to him and said he wanted to compete with Qin's shop under Yaoyue Sect.
Jin Ming was interested and agreed.
Attacking a mortal medicine shop would not only slap Yaoyue Sect in the face, but also not hurt the apparent harmony.
That's why the eldest brother agreed.
After all, when immortals fight, mortals suffer.
Unfortunately, these people don’t know that today’s opponent is also extraordinary.
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