"Master Zhao, what kind of person is Master Huang? His judgment must be absolutely accurate. How could he be wrong?"
A middle-aged man in a silk robe tilted his head slightly, his tone full of respect for Master Huang, while glancing at Zhao Mengde with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
"Yes, Manager Zhao, you shouldn't have questioned Master Huang. You're just asking for trouble."
A thin, monkey-faced young man standing nearby chimed in, shaking his head as he spoke, seemingly lamenting Zhao Mengde's "foolishness."
“Manager Zhao, your previous contest with Young Master Ye was just like a bet. Now it seems that you have lost the bet clearly. According to the agreement, you should have lost 500,000 taels of silver to Young Master Ye.”
An elderly man with a loud voice stroked his beard and spoke solemnly from the crowd.
The surrounding crowd nodded in agreement. In an instant, many people seemed to be drawn by an invisible force and stood on the side of Master Huang and Ye Qianqiu.
Those who had just bought pills at high prices from Zhao's pill shop were especially indignant at this moment.
You should know that the price of the low-grade Meridian Opening Pill from the Zhao family's medicine shop is actually 20,000 taels of silver more expensive than the high-grade Meridian Opening Pill from the Fang family. The Zhao family is really making a fortune; they are so unscrupulous!
With this in mind, everyone looked at Zhao's medicine shop with anger and dissatisfaction.
This made Zhao Mengde extremely anxious, like an ant on a hot pan.
He knew in his heart that once this matter got out, it would be far more complicated than simply compensating Ye Qianqiu with 500,000 taels of silver.
Ye Qianqiu's fiery temper might actually lead him to smash up this pill shop in a fit of rage, and even all of the Zhao family's pill shops in various locations would suffer.
Moreover, the customers in Yanming City who usually rely on pills will definitely flock to the Fang family's pill shop to buy pills upon hearing this news.
As a result, the Zhao family's pill business will plummet instantly, plunging them into an abyss of no return.
Moreover, the Zhao family has already been plagued by misfortunes in the past two months.
Zhao Jian, the third young master of the Zhao family, died mysteriously, his death was tragic and his body was nowhere to be found.
Rumors circulated that he was killed by Fang Han of the Fang family.
Zhao Banshan and Zhao Tiancheng, who were usually protective of their own and acted arrogantly in the city, were like wilted eggplants this time. Not only did they not dare to seek revenge against the Fang family, but they also cowered and hid away.
Nowadays, the Zhao family is almost entirely dependent on the pill business to survive. If this last reliance collapses, then the Zhao family will not be far from complete decline.
Not only was Zhao Mengde sweating profusely with anxiety, but the dozen or so shop assistants in the Zhao family's medicine shop were also in a panic.
They worked at this medicine shop and were well aware of the seriousness of the situation, as it concerned their livelihood and future.
“Young Master Ye, Master Huang, we sincerely believe that this pill is a top-grade Meridian Opening Pill, but Young Master Ye, you cannot provide any solid evidence to prove that this pill was bought from the Fang family's pill shop, let alone prove that it only cost 30,000 taels of silver.”
One of the waiters, who was usually quick-witted and had a daring eye, suddenly stood up and spoke.
Although the guy's voice wasn't loud, it sounded particularly jarring in this tense atmosphere.
"Yes, Young Master Ye, in my opinion, this pill was probably bought from somewhere else."
As if grasping at a straw, Zhao Mengde quickly echoed the waiter's words.
"Zhao Mengde, things have come to this point, do you think these excuses will still be of any use?"
Ye Qianqiu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a mocking sneer. His eyes seemed to be looking at a clown, and his tone was full of disdain for Zhao Mengde.
"Young Master Ye, I find it hard to believe that the Fang family possesses such superb alchemy skills. You must know that, let alone my Zhao family, even the prestigious and renowned Divine Doctor Valley would not easily sell such a precious pill as the Top-Grade Meridian Opening Pill to others."
Zhao Mengde straightened his back, trying to regain some confidence with these words, and at the same time hoping to influence the judgment of those around him.
His words drew nods of agreement from many onlookers, who began to murmur amongst themselves.
They felt that Ye Qianqiu's entourage today seemed to be deliberately provoking trouble.
After all, Master Huang's appearance was too coincidental, and the cooperation between Ye Qianqiu, Ye Qianqian and Master Huang looked like a carefully choreographed play.
Although everyone believed in the truth of Master Huang's words, they were still unsure of the true origin of the pill in Ye Qianqiu's hand, and doubts quietly began to grow in their hearts.
"Zhao Mengde, you really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin, and you won't give up until you're completely defeated!"
Ye Qianqian's eyebrows furrowed, her face contorted with rage, and she sneered, "In all my life, I've never seen anyone as shameless and utterly treacherous as you!"
“Miss Ye, Young Master Ye, I’m not being shameless, it’s just that my Zhao family can’t be blamed for nothing.”
Zhao Mengde said, "If the Fang family can really refine a top-grade Meridian Opening Pill, and it only costs 30,000 taels of silver per pill, I will give you one million taels of silver."
"Is it a deal?"
Ye Qianqiu and Ye Qianqian, the brother and sister, said almost in unison.
"certainly."
Zhao Mengde said.
He felt that Ye Qianqiu was, after all, a playboy who didn't think things through. As long as the Fang family couldn't refine a high-grade Meridian Opening Pill, the Zhao family's shop wouldn't be affected today.
"Young Master Ye, Steward Zhao, then let's invite Master Huang to the Fang family's medicine shop. Wouldn't that clarify things?"
An old man spoke from among the crowd watching the spectacle.
“I’m in charge of the Zhao family’s pill shop. I don’t want to go to the Fang family’s pill shop. Besides, Master Huang’s time is very precious. He might not even go.”
Zhao Mengde immediately replied.
"Manager Zhao, there's no need for you to go, I'm here."
But just then, a voice rang out.
As everyone looked, a handsome young man walked towards Ye Qianqiu, Ye Qianqian, Master Huang, and Zhao Mengde.
The person who came was naturally Fang Han.
"Isn't this Fang Han?"
"That's right, he is Fang Han, the young master of the Fang family."
"Isn't he a useless idiot? What's he doing here?"
"He's not stupid anymore, and he's not useless either. At Su Qianyu and Wu Lei's engagement banquet, he crippled Wu Lei, who was a mid-level Martial Grandmaster."
"That's only because he was turned into a medicine man by the Su family and the people of the Divine Doctor Valley, which gave him temporary combat power. Once the medicinal properties dissipate, he'll still be a piece of trash."
As soon as Fang Han appeared, the people in the medicine shop started talking about it.
"Fang Han, what are you doing here, kid?"
Zhao Mengde's face turned cold as he looked at Fang Han.
Although he wasn't certain that Zhao Jian was killed by Fang Han, he knew that the Zhao family had colluded with the Su family to turn Fang Han into a medicine man, so the Fang and Zhao families must be enemies.
"To prove that my Fang family can refine a superior-grade Meridian Opening Pill."
Fang Han said calmly.
After saying that, he took out several bottles of pills and said to Master Huang, "I would like to trouble Master Huang to appraise them."
Zhao Mengde became somewhat uneasy.
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