Guiyuan Pharmacy!
Five gilded characters hang high on the stone steps of the platform in front of the gate, which is more than six meters high. Zheng Ya's waiter, with his hands behind his back and his head tilted back, looks at the stone steps. He is wearing a white robe with a colorful peony embroidered on his chest and a white mink hat. He stands against the cold wind.
Bullying others by abusing one's power?
The five-colored peony symbol represents a fifth-rank qualification certificate, equivalent to the prestige of a fifth-rank official in the Great Li Dynasty.
If someone is backing them up, their power is even greater.
Zheng Ya walked up the stone steps, looking at the waiter's arrogant and disdainful face. His imposing presence, though not angry, made the waiter freeze on the spot, not daring to act rashly.
In the reception room on the third floor of Guiyuan Pharmacy, Manager Sun stroked his white beard and smiled as he looked at the young man seated at the octagonal table, saying, "Since you have come with the Seventh Princess's sincerity to take over Guiyuan Pharmacy, may I ask the Seventh Princess..."
"Manager Sun, let me repeat myself. Yesterday, Princess Wu asked His Majesty in the Golden Palace to resign her status as a princess and instead became a county princess. She refused to marry the third prince of the Great Yan Dynasty and vowed to raise an army in front of the Martial Arts Hall to drive out the invasion of the Great Yan Dynasty."
"This matter has already been made public, Manager Sun, don't make a mistake!" The young man released a little magic power in anger, which shattered the cups on the Eight Immortals Table and evaporated the tea in them as his brocade robe fluttered.
Upon reaching the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, Manager Sun gasped, his excitement causing three hairs to fall out. He winced in pain as he stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, asking, "May I ask your name, sir?"
"I am Wu Dong, a guard of Princess Wu's mansion. I have been ordered by the princess to collect medicinal herbs from Guiyuan Pharmacy in preparation for the upcoming uprising to drive out the army of the Great Yan Dynasty. I do not think Manager Sun would disobey the imperial decree, would he?" Wu Dong stood up and bowed to the Southeast Princess's mansion.
His demeanor was arrogant, his tone was cold, and he exuded an invisible sense of intimidation.
Manager Sun, feeling suffocated, nodded repeatedly: "I dare not, I obey your command, from now on I will serve only Princess Wu's orders..."
"You arrogant servant bully your guests!" Zheng Ya sensed the content of their conversation and silently activated his planning ability. With the assistance of his spatial ability, he sent a cold laugh into their minds.
"Who?" Wu Dong was startled and walked towards the third-floor balcony. Manager Sun followed him to the balcony, and they both leaned down to look. Wu Dong immediately said angrily, "Manager Sun, your waiter is quite arrogant, isn't he?"
"Ah, Guard Wu, please calm down. Our Guiyuan Pharmacy has always taken it upon itself to practice medicine and save lives. It is my fault for failing to discipline such a petty person who bullies others. I humbly request that Princess Wu send someone to supervise the operation of the pharmacy." Manager Sun pleaded anxiously, breaking out in a cold sweat.
The Seventh Princess was martial arts enthusiast from a young age. It is said that she possessed superhuman strength and was extremely strict in managing her subordinates. Whenever she discovered anyone engaging in favoritism, corruption, or committing crimes, she would issue a decree for severe punishment.
The Crown Princess's younger brother was humiliating a commoner in the street when the Seventh Princess ran into him and killed him in public, seeking justice for the people.
Such acts of upholding justice offended the entire court, earning her the nickname "Princess Wu" (a madwoman of martial arts)!
Seeing him trembling with fear, beads of sweat dripping from his brow, Wu Dong finally calmed down and waved his hand, saying, "Fine, I'll cover for you in front of Princess Wu. You'd better watch yourself!"
"Yes, yes, yes, Guard Wu is so generous, I am deeply grateful..." Manager Sun hurriedly took out a silver note from the inner pocket of his robe sleeve and stuffed it into Guard Wu's hand.
Wu Dong glanced at the words "thousand taels of gold" on the silver note, accepted it casually, and said with a smile, "Manager Sun is too kind. Hurry up and go and greet our distinguished guest."
"Guard Wu is right. I'll be right back. Excuse me!" Manager Sun bowed and took his leave. Seeing the joy on his face as he wiped his sweat, Wu Dong smiled and nodded, signaling him to go downstairs to greet the distinguished guest.
Zheng Ya sensed everything, which provoked the waiter's anger: "You insolent fool, where did this beggar come from, refusing to leave..."
"Guards, take this bully out of Guiyuan Pharmacy and beat him out with sticks!" Manager Sun angrily rushed to the platform in front of the door and waved for his staff to beat the man.
Five pharmacy clerks, each wielding a wooden staff, sprang to attention at the sound, brandishing their staffs and rushing forward with a rustling sound.
"Ah, shopkeeper, I was wrong, ahh!" The waiter trembled at the sound, turned around, clasped his hands, and knelt down to beg for mercy, only to be met with a brutal beating from five sticks: "Crack! Crack!"
As the sun rose, pedestrians gathered on the street to watch the excitement.
Those who had previously suffered discrimination and ridicule from the waiter clapped and cheered: "Good job! Beat that scoundrel to death! Beat him..."
"Esteemed guests, the fact that such a despicable person has appeared at Guiyuan Pharmacy is due to my negligence in management. If I have offended anyone, please forgive me!"
"From this day forward, Guiyuan Pharmacy will be under the command of Princess Wu, and will follow Princess Wu's mission of saving people and resisting foreign enemies. We hope that all of you will supervise us. Thank you!" Manager Sun walked to the stone steps of the platform and bowed to the crowd in all directions.
Throughout the entire ordeal, he never once watched the waiter being brutally beaten with five sticks.
This caused an uproar among the onlookers: "My God, Guiyuan Pharmacy has submitted to Princess Wu! They're in luck now..."
"Yes, Princess Wu is righteous and loves the people like her own children. With Princess Wu managing the pharmacy, it will surely be affordable and beneficial to the people. We are so lucky!"
"Alas, it's a pity that the entire court, faced with the invasion of the Great Yan Dynasty, only sought peace and forced the princess to marry into a foreign land, causing Princess Wu to lower herself to the status of a princess and soon be heading to the battlefield. What if..."
"Unless something goes wrong, Princess Wu is the unyielding backbone of our Great Li Dynasty. I've enlisted in the army and swear to protect Princess Wu with my life..."
"Count me in..."
"And me..."
With the support of the people, there is no invincible force. Wu Dong was very satisfied with Manager Sun's sensible attitude.
Zheng Ya was invited into the pharmacy by Manager Sun with a smile: "Manager Sun, you have a clever trick up your sleeve, killing three birds with one stone."
I wonder how effective it was for Princess Wu to lower herself to the status of a princess, clearly indicating to the court officials that they would not vie for the throne, thus dispelling their hostility, gaining their support, and resisting foreign invasion?
"Ahem, why make things difficult for me, esteemed guest?"
"If I am fortunate enough, I can act as your introducer. May I ask the purpose of your visit?" Manager Sun dared not presume to guess about Princess Wu's political affairs, nor dared to speak recklessly. On the contrary, he felt that Zheng Ya was no ordinary person.
A single sentence reveals the secret!
Under his introduction, Zheng Ya went up to the third-floor reception room and saw Wu Dong sitting alone in the guest seat drinking tea. He said unmovedly, "My master owns 30,000 mu of medicinal fields, where he grows countless medicinal herbs."
"We've come looking for distributors to sell our medicinal herbs, are you afraid that Guiyuan Pharmacy won't be able to handle the volume?"
"Your Excellency is dressed in a brocade robe, of moderate build, with a refined appearance, and looks to be around thirty years old. May I ask your honorable name?" Wu Dong stood up, clasped his hands in a tentative gesture, and the aura of a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator collided with Zheng Ya's spatial ability-enhanced shield, vanishing without a trace, leaving Wu Dong so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.
Zheng Ya calmly sat down and enjoyed the fragrant tea served by Manager Sun. Savoring the sweet and bitter taste of the tea, he smiled and said, "Manager Sun, is this one of Princess Wu's people?"
"It seems our esteemed guest has a prejudice against Princess Wu?" Seeing Wu Dong's angry expression, Manager Sun shook his head, signaling him to calm down, and turned to Zheng Ya, bowing respectfully as he inquired...
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