Chapter 27: Overbearing CEO
The top of Yilong Mountain was brightly lit, and the warriors looked at Li Wudao in shock. They didn't expect him to be so decisive and kill Xinghai directly.
Huang Tao narrowed his eyes, crossed his arms and stared coldly.
Relying on his powerful Tianyuan martial body, Li Wudao remained unscathed in the face of Xinghai's fierce attack, shocking Luo Yuan and his wife.
"This kid is getting stronger and stronger!" Master Lan looked at Li Wudao with fear in his eyes.
He had sensed the aura of the Youlan Sutra from Li Wudao, and the leakage of his skills was a serious matter. Li Wudao could not be left behind at any cost. Although he had already reported this to the family, if he could personally eliminate Li Wudao, it would be very beneficial to his power within the family.
"Seventh Young Master, do you remember that monster?" A subordinate beside Master Lan offered a suggestion, which made Master Lan's eyes flash with a sharp light.
Looking at Li Wudao standing with his hands behind his back, Master Lan sneered and wanted to secretly hire someone to kill Li Wudao!
"Xinghai has been killed, let's go!" The two Qi realm masters who followed Xinghai stared at Li Wudao, then turned around and left calmly.
This surprised Li Wudao a little. He originally thought that these two people would come to kill him regardless of everything, but he didn't expect them to be so indifferent to Xinghai's death.
"This is the rule of the Xingyue Sect. Every disciple of the sect can pay a certain price to ask the sect's guardian elders for help." Luo Yuan, who was knowledgeable, explained to Ge Ren, "The role of the sect's guardian elders is to prevent others from bullying the weak and suppressing them with their advanced cultivation."
Li Wudao's cultivation was lower than Xinghai's, and Xinghai's skills were inferior to his. After Li Wudao killed him, the sect's guardian elders naturally ignored him. Only when Li Wudao's realm surpassed Xinghai's would the sect's guardian elders take action.
After learning the reasons behind the various conflicts, Li Wudao couldn't help but become curious about the Xingyue Sect. This mechanism of protecting the elders was clearly intended to encourage disciples to fight fairly and cultivate the strongest fighting force.
Simply put, the Xingyue Sect is a sect where geniuses run rampant!
"No, Xinghai has used a lot of martial arts, but it seems..."
"The Xingyue Sect is famous for its martial arts, but the disciples don't know as many martial arts as Shopkeeper Ge!"
"This is a complete crushing defeat!"
Suddenly, a warrior on Yilong Mountain reacted and instantly caused a huge uproar.
The martial arts that Li Wudao displayed were actually more than Xinghai!
Hearing the shocked exclamations of the crowd, Li Wudao smiled and really wanted to say to them proudly: I have countless martial arts!
"How about this, the two of you will take turns guarding the rat statue, and the rotation will last for a week. What do you think?" Li Wudao calmed down and said to Luo Yuan and his wife after thinking.
All the twelve zodiac stone statues have owners, but the matter is not absolutely settled. After all, as long as one has enough strength, anyone can come and snatch them, just like the sea of stars.
Therefore, Li Wudao had to arrange for someone to be on duty to prevent it from being robbed.
"It's all at Brother Li's disposal!" Luo Yuan and his wife said with a bow.
Li Wudao nodded and asked Qi Meng to look at the stone statue carefully to see if there was anything unusual.
The black rat statue stood over ten feet tall, with a person standing next to it only reaching half that height. The entire stone statue was naturally formed, lifelike and majestic, with every hair clearly outlined.
Qi Meng looked around the rat statue with confusion in her eyes, and finally shook her head at Li Wudao.
After staying on Yilong Mountain for one night, Wen Qing stayed on the mountain to stand guard. Li Wudao took Qi Meng and Luo Yuan to greet the rising morning glow and walked towards Yilong Town amid the long-standing mountain cries of Yilong Mountain.
"Gan Guoren, how should Brother Luo be settled?" Qi Meng followed Li Wudao. The jingling of bronze bells sounded pleasantly along the way.
The morning glow was imprinted on Qi Meng's delicate facial features, and Li Wudao took in all the childish hairs on her face.
This girl had been so unruly at first, but Li Wudao knew that was her protective shield. Old Man Ling had become a drunken invalid, and the young Qi Meng only made her seem more aggressive. Now, under Li Wudao's protection, Qi Meng had gradually softened.
"Miss Qi, I, Luo Yuan, am a rough man. Any place to lie down will do." Luo Yuan, with a beard, said boldly and sincerely.
"Who said there's no place to stay? We're here now!" The three of them talked as they walked along the side street of Yilong Town. Li Wudao pointed with his finger and said confidently.
Qi Meng's beautiful eyes were full of longing. She looked in the direction Li Wudao pointed, and her eyes flashed with brilliance.
It was a shop with a plaque hanging on the door with the words "Tong's Herbal Medicine Store" written in a flamboyant style.
Shopkeeper Tong has repeatedly targeted Li Wudao, which has already aroused Li Wudao's anger. Now he wants to take action and drive Shopkeeper Tong out of Yilong Town.
The morning glow had just risen, waking up the small old town of Yilong. There were not many pedestrians on the side streets, only one or two breakfast vendors shouting.
The Qige Herbal Medicine Shop was inactive, and Li Wudao was not planning to open for business. He took the two of them to sit at the breakfast stall, waiting for Tong's Herbal Medicine Shop to open.
“Crack!”
Li Wudao waited for a while, and the wooden door of Tong's Herbal Medicine Store was slowly pushed open, making a sound.
"Let's go and buy him!" Li Wudao had a confident smile on his face. The Tong's herbal medicine store was also a two-story building, which was just right for Luo Yuan and his wife to live in.
At this moment, he was full of energy and confidence, his eyes were full of aggressiveness, like a domineering president.
"Boss... Boss, Li Wudao is here to open the door!" The waiter panicked when he saw Li Wudao coming towards him and called out loudly for Boss Tong.
Seeing the clerk's miserable appearance, Li Wudao almost laughed out loud, and felt more confident in acquiring Tong's herbal medicine store.
Tong's Herbal Medicine Store had no customers at all due to the competition from Qige Herbal Medicine Shop, so the shop assistants had no confidence when facing Li Wudao, as if they were facing the devil.
"Li Wudao? What are you doing here?" Shopkeeper Tong rushed upstairs and shouted at Li Wudao when he saw him.
"I don't come here for no reason. I'm here specifically to buy Tong's herbal medicine store." Li Wudao led the two of them into the store, imitated the shopkeeper Tong, sat down on the tea table, and said leisurely.
"What...what!" Shopkeeper Tong looked at Li Wudao's expression, and his momentum instantly weakened. He leaned against the wall weakly, and said unwillingly, "You want to buy me out and drive me out of Yilong Town? Absolutely not!"
Once, when Tong the shopkeeper went to Qige Herbal Medicine Shop to spy on the enemy, he was the host sitting at the tea table. But unexpectedly, the situation changed, and now it was Li Wudao's turn.
"Oh? How is that impossible?" Li Wudao looked at Shopkeeper Tong and said leisurely, "I'm not trying to harm you, I'm trying to help you."
"Help me? Humph, ridiculous!" Shopkeeper Tong snorted coldly, biting his lower lip, looking unwilling to admit defeat.
Despite his best efforts, he still couldn't compete with Qige Herbal Medicine Shop. However, Yilong Town's population was growing, and it would become a major hub for martial artists. Even if he couldn't compete with Qige Herbal Medicine Shop, the profits he'd made would still be enough for him to live comfortably.
Therefore, Shopkeeper Tong was determined to make long-term plans and must not lose his share of the medicinal materials market!
"Your financial resources are naturally not a concern, but what about your supply?" Li Wudao knew his enemy well and said leisurely, "I have a local supply channel, and all the medicinal herbs are taken from Yilong Mountain. And you're wasting time sending them from other places, hehe..."
When Shopkeeper Tong heard what Li Wudao said, his face turned pale instantly.
Purchasing from local sources results in a quick turnaround. Purchasing from other places results in a slow turnaround, and given Tong's herbal medicine store's business, there's a high chance that the herbs won't be sold, causing them to go bad and ultimately leading to the store's collapse.
"How much is it?" Shopkeeper Tong looked at the shop assistants and the pedestrians on the auxiliary street of Yilong Town, then sat weakly on the chair and asked with a pale face.
"One thousand taels, and I'll buy all your medicinal herbs!" Li Wudao instantly became energetic when he heard what Shopkeeper Tong said, staring at Shopkeeper Tong with a sharp gaze.
"One thousand taels? You're going too far!" Shopkeeper Tong's eyes were bloodshot, and he said with a ferocious expression, "Even these medicinal herbs of mine are worth far more than one thousand taels!"
"Come, have some tea." Li Wudao ignored Shopkeeper Tong and poured tea for Qi Meng and Luo Yuan. He then said to Luo Yuan, "Brother Luo, please."
Watching Li Wudao and the other two enjoying their tea, Shopkeeper Tong's face darkened, biting his lip in dissatisfaction. But when he saw the constant stream of people passing through the street without a single person entering the shop, he finally collapsed.
Finally, Li Wudao purchased Tong's herbal medicine store for 1,000 taels of silver. Shopkeeper Tong came in high spirits, but dismissed his employees in dejection and left Yilong Town in disgrace.
His originally plump flesh had drooped down, and he no longer had the arrogant demeanor he once had.
"Absolutely impossible? Humph, ridiculous." Li Wudao said with a sneer as he looked at the back of Shopkeeper Tong.
Shopkeeper Tong is not stupid. Business is not good to begin with, and there are problems with the supply of goods. The hope of continuing to hold on is too slim.
Li Wudao spent one thousand taels, and although it could not make him fully recover his money, he was not seriously hurt.
With such a good opportunity, how could he, a smart man, not understand the principle of quitting while he is ahead?
"This store is ours too, Gan Guoren, you are so domineering!" Qi Meng looked at Li Wudao with dazzling eyes and said with admiration.
Li Wudao looked at the Qige Medicinal Materials Shop across the street, and then at the Tong's Medicinal Materials Shop he had just acquired. He let out a long breath and felt the urge to do something big.
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