Chapter 156
It was indeed different when the Heaven Rank was upgraded to a higher Star. When Lin Qinghen saw her again now, he felt that the master he had been with day and night seemed to have become a different person. She had gotten rid of her lazy and somewhat decadent look and became more restrained and her whole spirit and energy had changed.
This should be what she looked like before she went into seclusion. She had the brilliance of a favored daughter of heaven, and she could attract everyone's attention whenever she appeared.
—Seeing her coming down, Yuan Jiang and Shen Rujie were silent for a while. Yuan Rongrong, who was following behind, poked her head out to see if there was anyone else coming out.
But no, her spirit beast shrank in size and lay in her arms, also very quiet and unresponsive.
Not her.
She had seen the man twice and was sure that it was neither Chen Banyu nor Yu Yinyin, but a very young man.
The grey robe he wore last time could conceal his figure, so nothing could be seen, but he was not covered so tightly when they first met. Moreover, she remembered very clearly that the corner of his clothes exposed from his sleeves had the pattern of the Lin family's servants on it, which was why they had been looking for him in the Lin family for so long.
Later, we couldn't find it, and we could only guess that it was a servant of the Lin family who stole the things and sold them. In fact, he was just an insignificant person.
But what happened a few days ago could not be explained. There was a heavenly master beside that person, and after discovering me, he became distracted and disappeared. It was intentional and he was definitely not a servant of the Lin family.
But Yuan Jiang's perspective was different from the little girl's. For those of them who knew Yu Yinyin and Chen Banyu, the sight of the two of them standing together was enough for him to make a biased judgment and immediately pin the pill on them. It could even be said that the evidence was conclusive.
No wonder there were bees and crystal butterflies in the Lin family’s plantation. He knew it was related to Yu Yinyin!
"Since we all know each other, I don't need to beat around the bush," Yuan Jiang said, "Yao Zun, Yinyin, I have something important to discuss with you. Please excuse me for a moment."
He didn't expect that Yu Yinyin was so easy to talk to, so he didn't stop her. He swung his long pipe, raised his chin, and said, "For the elixir, right? Sure, come up then."
Wu Wei, the young master of the Wu family, also wanted to go up with them. Although he was not an alchemist, he knew that this pharmacy was not that simple. Moreover, his own relative had just been careless and bumped into the guests, so he had to go up and build some relationship with him to ease the situation.
Yu Yinyin specifically called out his name: "You, yes, you, the kid from the Wu family, go settle accounts with my accountant. You smashed things in my store, and you still want to run away?"
Wu Wei was just about to say, "I can pay you now, as long as you give me a number without any ambiguity," but the accountant with a goatee stepped forward and pushed him in another direction.
The accountant's spiritual power was much higher than his. He looked skinny, but he was really strong. Wu Wei couldn't get away at all. In the end, he could only shout at the people around him: "Hurry back. My father is out, but he will be back at noon. If you see him, call him over! Tell him there is something important!"
Yuanjiang—Pedestrians followed him upstairs, and the shops below also returned to order, but the customers coming in were obviously much more cautious and well-behaved.
-In the beginning, the store had to maintain order because there were so many people, but now I just know to queue up honestly. Each person is limited to the amount of hemostatic powder they can buy, and I don't dare to argue with the shop assistants. I just do whatever they say and wait obediently.
The reason for separating the two groups was, of course, arranged by Lin Qinghen.
The next words must not be heard by the Wu family.
The room on the second floor had obviously just been cleaned up, and it seemed that they had just arrived here not long ago. Yuan Jiang and Shen Rujie looked at each other and sat down together.
Everyone knew each other, so there was no need to waste time. Yuan Jiang calmed himself down and made sure there was no one else around, then asked, "Yinyin, was it you who was involved in that incident at the Lin family over a year ago? And your store..."
"You mean the red round wheat thing? That does have something to do with me."
She sat opposite him, did not deny it, and continued talking.
"It was an accident that the Lin family and you found out about that. And the bottle of elixir given to Master Chu Feng was naturally given by me. They used my things as a favor to teach the Lin family a lesson," Yu Yinyin did not lie. Everything she said was true. "Unfortunately, when I first left, Diemeng was almost gone, and it took some time to clean up. But fortunately, I have prepared and opened a shop here. I think the business is good and enough to support myself. I also met Banyu before. He was unlucky and had nowhere to go, so I recruited him here to be the shopkeeper. He seemed to be very happy. What's the matter? I'm just doing a small business. It won't bother you, right?"
"Yinyin, stop joking," Chen Rujie said, "You know very well how important this elixir is."
Although Shen Rujie was not present at the scene at the time, he heard everything he should have heard. He was determined to get the elixir, and now that it was delivered to him, of course he would not let it go.
This man is the uncle of the current head of the Shen family by blood relationship. He is a heavenly grade seven-star alchemist with excellent bloodline talent. His words can represent the Shen family, so naturally they carry weight.
He looked at Yu Yinyin's face, paused for a moment, and then continued, his tone quite serious: "Yinyin, I know you don't trust other people, especially the Lin family. They are mean-spirited and cunning. It's right to teach them a lesson, but you still don't trust us? You know very well what these hemostatic powders mean. It is definitely the best choice for you to cooperate with Fuxintang and our Shen family and sell the best red round wheat to us."
But Yu Yinyin glanced at him and said, "Why should I sell it? It would be nice for me to open my own medicine store."
Chen Banyu echoed: "That's right, what else do we need? You, the Shen family and Fuxintang, are so powerful, yet you still bully us two humble people?"
"Medicine Master, don't be impulsive. Think about it carefully. This elixir is a serious matter. It cannot be concealed. It will be spread sooner or later. Bai Lu Zongheng has little influence in Xizhou. They don't know yet, but they will definitely get the news after a long time," Yuan Jiang said. "You also know their methods. They may not be so friendly. You two don't have the ability to protect this thing. As long as they take away a raw material, your medicine business will be in trouble. It's better to cooperate with us now."
Yu Yinyin sneered: "Are you threatening me?"
"I'm just telling the truth." Yuan Jiang said, "Yinyin, we are old friends, and we can negotiate terms. If you and Yao Zun are willing to come, then you can ask for anything. As long as Fuxintang can do it, I will get it for you no matter what."
Yu Yinyin: “Really?”
Shen Rujie followed up with a sentence: "Of course it is true."
Then they saw Yu Yinyin showing a smile and said, "Very good, then I want the position of the eighth family."
Yuan Jiang: ...
Shen Rujie: …
Yuan Jiang was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Who are you asking for this for? If you are on good terms with any noble family, let me know, and the Shen family and I will definitely help you with all we have, we..."
"There is no other family except Diemeng." Yu Yinyin waved her hand. "I finally got out, so I plan to fight for myself and make a big one."
They didn't understand for a moment, and Yuan Rongrong, who was following them, couldn't help but wonder: "Ah? But you, you only have a few people, and this medicine store, you can't even pass the initial screening of the aristocratic families."
"But I heard that as long as the Three Mountains and the noble family jointly recommend, you don't have to worry about those rules and can directly enter the finals," Chen Banyu followed up with another sentence, he seemed to have the same idea, "Noble family is just a title. As long as you have the ability, it doesn't matter if there are a few people in my pharmacy. It's not like we don't have the ability to compete. Besides, who said we only have so many people? We have found a lot of powerful thugs in other places, even if they are still on the way and haven't come yet, there are also heaven-level ones among them! Adding up, there are about a hundred or eighty people, which is not small."
The little girl Yuan Rongrong was also speechless because of his inexplicable self-confidence.
A hundred or eighty people? To compete for the eighth seat, the family must have at least 10,000 or even 100,000 followers to have this ability!
Chen Rujie couldn't help but say: "Yinyin, you are a little ridiculous now, you can't be as naive as before..."
"I want this," Yu Yinyin refused to give in. "If you can't do it, then forget about anything else. If you can do it, I'll give you the red round wheat for free."
It’s not that Yuan Jiang is stingy, it’s just that this is too ridiculous.
There is only one quota for the joint recommendation of the Three Mountains and the Aristocratic Family, so it must be carefully selected. Even if the Shen family agrees, there is still the Miaofa Hall within the Fuxin Miaofa. They are on good terms with the Zhong family, a family of weapon refiners among the Seventh Aristocratic Family, and are also screening good talents among the Aristocratic Family.
In other words, they also have to fight for this position among themselves, and the final decision will be made by the mountain master Leng Qiuyue. It is not something he can decide casually.
"Then you go and talk to Leng Qiuyue. Send a message now, or I can talk to her," Yu Yinyin didn't want to listen to his explanation. "It's not like she doesn't know me. We are old friends. She knows my temper. Once it's settled, there's no room for negotiation."
"Yinyin, think about it carefully, don't be like this..."
How could Red Round Wheat exchange for this position?
"Alright, I'm annoyed when I see you two being so fussy. You're so useless if you can't make decisions at your age," Yu Yinyin frowned, as if there was no point in continuing the conversation. She raised her hand and asked them to leave. "That's my only condition. Think it over before you come back. If you don't agree, then there's no need to talk. Diemeng's medicine store is not so fragile that it will fall down if someone touches it. If you have the guts, come and rob it. Let's see what you can rob. The worst that can happen is that I'll burn it down and you won't get anything."
This is considered a breakdown of the negotiations.
Yuan Jiang had no choice. If it were someone else, he probably wouldn't be so kind and would have to use any means necessary. But the people in front of him were Yao Zun and Yu Yinyin.
These two were also very valuable. Although he had threatened them before, he knew in his heart that even if Bai Lu Zongheng really came, he would have to be polite when he saw these two.
After all, compared with the hemostatic powder in front of him, these two people might be even more valuable and could also bring in huge and continuous benefits.
After returning empty-handed today, Yuan Jiang had been planning to go back and have a thorough discussion with the Shen family, and also to find out exactly what happened to Yu Yinyin.
But Diemeng didn't give him any extra chance to catch his breath.
The next day after they came out of there, Diemeng Pharmacy started selling new pills besides the hemostatic powder, which were two different types of soul pills.
That was a new elixir that he had never seen before, and its improvement was even greater than that of the red round wheat.
Yuan Jiang and Shen Rujie looked at the pill together. They were speechless for a long time after reading it. Then they looked up, glanced at each other, and shook their heads.
What I mean is, they didn't see how it was done.
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