Chapter 186 Qinglan City, Three-Year Agreement

Emperor Qian looked at the quotation sheet presented by President Shangguan of the Alchemist Alliance. He glanced at it and couldn't hold back after just one glance.

Nine-turn Recovery Pill: 34 spirit stones per pill.

Blood Coagulation Pill: 22 spirit stones per piece.

One pain-relieving pill costs 22 spirit stones.

Qi and Blood Pill: 112 spirit stones per pill.

Boiling Blood Pill...

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Emperor Qian couldn't bear to look at the prices of the elixirs below, they were too horrible to look at.

Emperor Qian's eyelids twitched wildly and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter. He compared the new quotation with the price he had signed with the Alchemist Alliance a few years ago.

The price of pills from the Alchemist Alliance has been rising every year, and today it is even more outrageous.

It was clear that Daqian was doing a cooperative wholesale business with the Alchemist Alliance, but the wholesale price was almost catching up with the retail price.

The price this year has increased again compared to last year.

Emperor Qian said angrily, "You Alchemist Alliance really know how to do business. The price of elixirs has increased again. President Shangguan, are you sure you didn't get the wrong quotation?"

Shangguan smiled evilly and said, "Your Majesty, that's right, this is the price of the elixir this year."

"But the price here is almost catching up with the retail price of elixirs outside. We in Daqian have been cooperating with your Alchemist Alliance for a long time. Isn't the price a bit too high this time?"

Are wholesale and retail the same thing? Shangguan Huai: "Your Majesty, I can't change the price by myself. This is what the higher-ups mean. There's nothing I can do. The cost of medicinal materials has gone up in recent years. The price of elixirs in the seven continents is rising. This is the general trend."

Although Shangguan Huai is only responsible for the medicine business in Beizhou Daqian, he has the right to modify prices.

There will be no problem as long as the price doesn't increase too much. Anyway, the Alchemist Alliance has been corrupt for a long time. Shangguan Huai has increased the price of each elixir by one or two spirit stones this year. Don't underestimate these one or two spirit stones. With Daqian's base number here, the price of each elixir increased by one or two spirit stones, which is a sky-high price.

Moreover, Shangguan Huai was so greedy that the Daqian royal family could only order elixirs from him. Since the Alchemist Alliance had strict control over the supply in each region, Daqian could not bypass Shangguan Huai to buy elixirs from the Alchemist Alliance of other countries.

This is also the reason why Shangguan Huai is so unscrupulous.

But unfortunately, his plan failed this time. He didn't know that when they went back last night to adjust the price of elixirs supplied to Daqian this year, Emperor Qian had already signed a new long-term contract with Yaoxuan Xiaohuang.

Now let's compare the cost performance of the Alchemist Alliance and the Daluo Sect...

No, this is just a comparison. Is the Alchemist Alliance cost-effective?

Are you worthy enough to compete with Daluo Zong?

I used to like the elixirs of Daluo Sect very much, but now after seeing the quotation list of the Alchemist Alliance this year, I like Daluo Sect even more.

Emperor Qian was confident now, so he spoke differently, and this time he even straightened his back when speaking.

"President Shangguan, the price of your elixirs this year is too high. I think we should re-negotiate this contract. If there is nothing else, I will adjourn the court."

Emperor Qian returned the original quotation sheet, and this time it was Shangguan Huai's turn to be dumbfounded.

Reconsider?

It was not like this when he submitted the quotation to Emperor Qian before. Although the price would increase every few years, Emperor Qian had objections to each price increase, but in the end he still had to bear it.

Over time, President Shangguan got used to it. When others take a step back, I take a step forward, and then I take another step back and then take another step forward.

But this time, Emperor Qian sent the contract back and left the court directly.

President Shangguan narrowed his eyes, not quite understanding Emperor Daqian's intention this time.

When all the ministers had left the court, only President Shangguan and the alchemists who came with him were left in the Daqian Hall.

These alchemists couldn't help but ask: "President, is our increase a bit too much this time? It seems that Emperor Qian is not very satisfied."

"The price increase is really quite steep. Will he refuse to sign?"

Shangguan Huai sneered, "Don't sign? That's not up to him. In the entire North Continent, besides us, who else can supply Daqian with elixirs? If he skips me, Daqian won't be able to buy elixirs. Without elixirs, the cultivators in Daqian won't practice anymore. This matter is not something he, the Emperor of Daqian, can decide."

Shangguan Huai said this through voice transmission. After all, this was still in the Daqian Palace. Although he did not take the Daqian royal family seriously, he did not dare to speak out recklessly.

However, Shangguan Huai was not panicked.

Although Emperor Qian did not sign with him today, he just felt that Emperor Qian was delaying. Most likely, he wanted to force the Alchemist Alliance to lower the price by delaying. He probably felt that the offer was too high and he could not accept it.

This is the most basic method of doing business, testing each other and seeing who can hold on first.

Shangguan Huai said that he was not panicking at all. He felt that Emperor Qian should be more panicked than him now. He said there was no need to rush and he should take his time.

Three months later, the contract had not been signed yet, and the army and officials under Daqian had no elixirs to use. When the pressure from below came up, Emperor Qian naturally knew what anxiety meant.

Just as Shangguan Huai said, Emperor Qian is not the one who has the final say in Daqian. Officials of all ranks and nobles from all sides will put pressure on him.

The Alchemist Alliance is sure to defeat Daqian.

President Shangguan took these alchemists away, ready to fight a protracted war.

Emperor Qian stood upstairs, flipping through the new account book that he had calculated overnight. He watched the backs of the alchemists leaving.

Emperor Qian sneered: "The price of elixirs has been increasing year by year, and it has even worsened this year. Do you really think that we can't survive without your Alchemist Alliance? President Shangguan, times have changed."

A protracted war? Who wants to fight a protracted war with you? Because the contract from the previous few years has not expired yet, there are still three months left. Just endure the last three months of the Alchemist Alliance. After three months, Daqian will directly switch to using the elixir of Daluo Sect. Let's see who will be dumbfounded by then.

Having been ripped off so harshly by the Alchemist Alliance in recent years, everyone in Daqian hates the Alchemist Alliance with a vengeance and wishes to skin these black-hearted alchemists alive.

This time we are cooperating with Daluo Sect. When everyone in Daqian really uses Daluo Sect's elixirs in the future, the Alchemist Alliance will be kicked out.

Emperor Qian is also very optimistic about Sect Master Lu’s Daluo Sect’s instant-kill pill business. It is so cheap and so cost-effective. Once it officially enters the market and gains a foothold, what will the Alchemist Alliance have to do with it?

There was a ferocious look in Emperor Qian's eyes.

When the Daluo Sect's elixirs completely replace those of the Alchemist Alliance, it will be time for the Alchemist Alliance to get out of Daqian.

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Qinglan City, located next to Qinglan Sect, is the closest large city to Qinglan Sect in Daqian.

It was not called this name in the early years, because this big city was given to Qinglan Sect by Emperor Daqian, just like Emperor Qian gave Feilong City to Daluo Sect. It was later renamed by Qinglan Sect.

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The scale of this city is not much different from that of Feilong City, and because of the Qinglan Sect, the management and development level of the city is even more prosperous, advanced and stable than Feilong City.

For example, there is no gangster force in Qinglan City like Liu Yuan’s Qinglong Gang in Feilong City.

After all, the Qinglan Sect is a genuine and well-known seventh-grade sect in Daqian. Feilong City is far away from the emperor, but Qinglan City is directly controlled by the Qinglan Sect. The emperor is right in front of them. Who dares to form cliques and show off under the nose of a seventh-grade sect?

Lu Yuan took Chen Nanxuan and Xiao Huo to check into a restaurant in Qinglan City first, and then Xiao Huang, Yao Xuan, Zhang Feifei and others came from the direction of Daqian Imperial City.

The two groups of master and apprentice met in Qinglan City. The whole Qinglan City has been more lively than usual recently because of the three-year agreement.

Lu Yuan, Chen Nanxuan and Xiao Huo entered Qinglan City in advance and stayed in Qinglan City for a day. They had heard people talking about the three-year agreement many times.

After meeting Xiao Huang Yaoxuan and the others, the master and his disciples had a meal in a restaurant. Although their cultivation had already reached the Qigong state and they did not need to eat or drink, since they were already here, it would be nice to try some worldly food.

This hotel is considered a relatively large hotel in Qinglan City and is very famous. The prices for accommodation and meals here are not cheap, but the Daluo Sect is not short of money now, and Yaoxuan Xiaohuang has signed a contract with the Daqian royal family, so they will have a lot of money in the future, so they don't care about this little money.

Lu Yuan ordered a large table of food as a welcome treat for Yao Xuan, Xiao Huang and the others.

Xiao Huang said, "Junior Brother Xiao, all the way into Qinglan City, people were talking about the three-year agreement. It seems that you are very famous here."

Xiao Huo: "Excuse me, Senior Brother. It's not that I'm famous, it's Shangguan Yanran who's famous. Compared to her, I'm just a nobody."

"Since you two were not suitable for each other back then, why did you get engaged? Also, since the Shangguan family didn't want this marriage, why didn't you cancel the engagement earlier? It would have been more decent to cancel the engagement earlier. Why did you have to wait until both parties were adults before canceling the engagement? Isn't that just disgusting?" Jiang Ming was very curious about this.

Since the Shangguan family was so unhappy with this marriage, why didn't they cancel the engagement earlier? Or simply not get married in the first place.

Xiao Huo drank a glass of wine and said, "This is a long story..."

Then Xiao Huo told the story of the ill-fated relationship between the Xiao family and the Shangguan family.

In fact, Shangguan Yanran's family was just a small family at first, and they came from Heitan City where the Xiao family was located in their early years.

At that time, the ancestor of the Shangguan family was hunted down and killed by the enemy, and was later rescued by the ancestor of the Xiao family near Heitan City. However, the ancestor Shangguan was seriously injured and his cultivation was completely destroyed, and his life was hanging by a thread. The ancestor of their Xiao family was a man of temperament and used many means to save his life.

Later, the two ancestors became brothers. The ancestor of the Shangguan family started his fortune in Heitan City. In the beginning, the Xiao family gave a lot of support. At that time, the Shangguan family still had a conscience. In order to repay the Xiao family's kindness, they took the initiative to agree on this marriage for their grandchildren with the Xiao family.

But a hundred years ago, Shangguan Yanran's father, Shangguan Huai of the Shangguan family, suddenly got an opportunity. His talent was noticed by a Zhongzhou alchemist, who took him as a disciple and brought him to Zhongzhou for training for a hundred years.

After returning, Shangguan Huai had become a fifth-rank alchemist and joined the Alchemist Alliance. After returning, he moved the Shangguan family out of Heitan City and stationed in the imperial capital.

Shangguan Yanran is extremely talented and is said to have obtained an opportunity from Central China. Shangguan Huai used his connections to send her to the Qinglan Sect, and the status of the Shangguan family rose rapidly.

When they first got engaged, the status of the two families was similar, but now they are obviously not on the same level.

And most importantly, the Shangguan family cared about their face and did not cancel the engagement at the beginning. After all, the engagement was made by the ancestor himself. If they cancel the engagement now that the Shangguan family has become rich, they will inevitably be accused of turning their backs on their parents. The Shangguan family also has to save face.

But later, Xiao Huo's spiritual energy was sucked away by Yao Xuan for three years, and he became the famous Feiwu in Heitan City.

The Shangguan family took advantage of this opportunity and directly cancelled the engagement.

I don't want to pretend or act anymore.

After all, it is reasonable to cancel the engagement at this time. You, Xiao Huo, were a genius before, and you were barely worthy of Shangguan Yanran, but now you have become Feiwu, so you can't blame the Shangguan family.

This is how the classic plot of dragons not living with snakes plays out.

After listening to Xiao Huo's story, Jiang Ming looked sympathetic.

"Brother Xiao, you are so pitiful. Although my family is poor, we used to get along well with our relatives and neighbors in the village. We could share adversity and wealth. It can only be said that we are unlucky to meet such ungrateful people like the Shangguan family."

Yao Xuan also said: "Yes, I saw Shangguan Yanran come to cancel the engagement with my own eyes. It was so tragic."

Xiao Huo looked at Yao Xuan at this time.

No, you are so ashamed to say that? If it weren't for you, would I have been rejected? (End of this chapter)