Chapter 6: A Competitor's Righteous Assistance
The cultivation world is rich in resources. In the past, during the chaotic times, cultivators mostly obtained resources by fighting and robbing. Murder, robbery, and theft were very common. The environment at that time can be described as a dog-eat-dog world.
Later, various sects rose to power, and in order to maintain their own power and protect the young disciples who were still weak, these forces formed the Immortal Alliance.
After that, regulations were established in the cultivation world, and all of the above became illegal acts. The legitimate way to obtain resources became purchasing.
Chambers of commerce emerged as a result. Currently, the four most well-known chambers of commerce in the cultivation world are Wantong, Xingxiao, Jinxiu, and Yunshui.
Among them, Wantong and Xingxiao are both long-established chambers of commerce, with a long history and a good reputation. They mainly operate offline sales and have stable channels and customers.
Jinxiu and Yunshui are chambers of commerce that have only gained prominence in recent years. With the help of Liuli Jingling Network, they quickly established a market presence through emerging online sales methods.
The four major trading companies stood in a tripartite balance of power, outwardly calling each other friendly and amicable, but in reality, they often sabotaged each other behind the scenes.
Seeing the Yunshui Chamber of Commerce in deep trouble, the other chambers of commerce were practically laughing out loud, waiting to watch the show, and perhaps kick it while they could and get a share of the spoils.
"Boss, something bad has happened. Xiao Wu's men have just gotten some bad news."
The third leader of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce rushed in, and the first leader, who was leisurely drinking tea, glanced at him. "Sit down, third brother. I've told you to be more composed. Staying calm in the face of trouble is the hallmark of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce. Speak, what's wrong?"
The third leader wiped the sweat from his brow. "They say the head of the Yunshui Chamber of Commerce has found the real culprit in the case and has secretly sent people to find his hiding place."
The leader frowned: "The second brother has been keeping watch in Beiyuan. Today he saw with his own eyes that the Immortal Alliance took away the people from the Yunshui General Bureau."
The leader clicked his tongue and put down his cup: "It seems that woman is quite composed. She didn't go to Bei Yuan herself, but only sent someone to handle it."
The third leader was getting anxious: "Boss, if Yunshui catches the murderer and rescues the missing people, wouldn't their suspicions be cleared?"
"Don't panic, first check if the news is true."
The leader beckoned his men to disperse, and after some investigation, they only obtained a useless piece of information: the Yunshui Chamber of Commerce was not making any moves and was simply conducting transactions as usual.
The third leader scratched his head: "No news, does that mean it's fake?"
"On the contrary, the calmer it is, the more likely something is to be sinister."
The leader pointed to the message his subordinate had brought, which listed an inconspicuous transaction: "Demonic beast hides. Hunting demonic beasts naturally requires manpower, and with so many eyes watching right now, that old woman certainly wouldn't dare to act openly."
The third leader sighed, "But what can we do even if we find out? The real culprit isn't the Yunshui Chamber of Commerce. Once this news is released, they'll clear their name and come back to compete with us for resources."
The leader chuckled, stroked his beard, and said in a sinister tone, "That's not necessarily true. If we record the Yunshui Chamber of Commerce members with the real culprit and release it..."
The third leader suddenly realized: "By then, even the suppliers who are holding back for now will be unable to resist terminating their contracts with the Yunshui Chamber of Commerce. The Immortal Alliance's investigation will take at least ten days to half a month. By the time the Immortal Alliance finds out the truth, it will be too late. The Yunshui Chamber of Commerce's reputation will already be ruined, and there will be no way to make it back."
The leader waved his hand: "Third brother, arrange for someone to do it right away, but be careful to do it discreetly."
"yes."
The third leader accepted his orders and took his leave of the luxurious restaurant. Using the jade token given to him by the first leader, he gathered a group of men in a dark alley.
His men obeyed and dispersed, leaving the alley empty.
The third leader's back suddenly relaxed, and he leaned against the wall, clutching his abdomen as he slowly slid down.
After huddling for a while, he took out a yellow talisman from his sleeve, stuck it on his body to change his appearance, and headed towards another restaurant.
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"This place is protected by a spirit-suppressing array, and coupled with these traces they just discovered..."
The female cultivator in pink turned to look at the gentle young man. "Brother, Fellow Daoist Sang Biao's guidance is correct. This cave is indeed where the criminal hid the missing female cultivator."
"However, it seems to be only a part of them, not the ones that the Immortal Alliance is focusing on investigating. Moreover, we arrived too late; they had already moved."
Sang Biao gracefully perched on the shoulder of a disciple from the Immortal Alliance, licking his paws and looking around: "Which disciple was doubting me, Sang Biao, just now?"
Xu Bai squatted down, picking up a smear of pink soil with his fingertips: "Xiao Xuan, go back and report the situation to the Immortal Alliance first."
Xu Xuan shook the glass mirror in her hand: "Why don't you just report the situation on the Spirit Network? Why do you have to go back? You just don't want to play with me!"
Xu Baishen said with some helplessness, "Xiao Xuan, this case is serious and not something to be taken lightly. Although we don't know what the culprit did with these female cultivators, currently, whether it's Yaochi or other forces, the missing female cultivators are all young female cultivators like you."
Xu Xuan knew her brother was worried about her safety, so she pouted and said, "Okay, I'll go back then. You have to take me with you next time, brother."
"Don't rush off yet."
Seeing that they were about to leave, Sang Biao flicked its tail and quickly said, "I still have important information!"
Xu Xuan stopped in her tracks, her eyes shining.
"I heard those people talking while I was sleeping. They said tonight, tonight..."
After thinking for a long time without being able to remember, Sang Biao scratched his ear and pulled out a small piece of paper, unfolding it, unfolding it again, and unfolding it again.
Xu Xuan: "...Fellow Daoist Sang Biao, what is this cheat sheet you have?"
Sang Biao calmly replied, "Is it wrong for me to have a bad memory?"
"They agreed to meet here at 1:15 PM."
Xu Xuan calculated the time and was overjoyed: "Isn't that only a quarter of an hour later? They moved so quickly, they might not have had time to send a message yet."
Immediately, some of the Immortal Alliance disciples disguised themselves and stayed in the cave, while the rest lay in ambush, hiding and waiting around the cave.
When the time came, sure enough, a group of people concealed their presence and were seen sneaking around in the distance, checking the situation of the cave.
Just as the Immortal Alliance disciples were about to take down this group, they discovered the presence of another group. Xu Xuan was taken aback... There were two groups of people making contact? Never mind, take them all down.
Sang Biao stepped on the head of a disciple of the Immortal Alliance, flicked the latest glass mirror hanging around his neck with his claws, and adjusted the lens to face the two groups of people.
Soon, the two groups of suspicious individuals were apprehended. A search revealed a jade token on the leader, indicating that the two groups were actually members of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce and the Xingxiao Chamber of Commerce.
Xu Xuan frowned: "I didn't expect that not only the Yunshui Chamber of Commerce, but your two chambers of commerce are also birds of a feather!"
The people from both chambers of commerce were completely bewildered by this and hurriedly denied it: "How could that be, Immortal Lord? We have nothing to do with the Yunshui Chamber of Commerce!"
Xu Xuan's words were sharp: "Then why are you here? This is the lair where the criminals hid the missing female cultivator."
The two chambers of commerce were utterly speechless. How could they possibly be the murderers? But they couldn't admit that they had come here to kick Yunshui Chamber of Commerce while it was down and frame it... If word got out, their reputations would be ruined!
He could only swallow his pride and insist that he was just passing by, dryly denying that he had no connection with the perpetrator.
Xu Xuan snorted coldly and took out silver handcuffs: "Go talk to my handcuffs!"
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#Shocking! The Wantong Chamber of Commerce and Xingxiao Chamber of Commerce are so ruthless and inhumane#
#Exposing the Dark Side of Established Chambers of Commerce#
#The Fairy of Yaochi suffered a terrible fate at the hands of these people#
Late at night, a video suddenly went viral on the Spirit Network, showing the Immortal Alliance ambushing people at a human trafficking site and arresting members of two chambers of commerce on the spot.
It turns out that the mastermind behind the recent Yaochi disappearance case is actually two long-established business associations!
The previous Yunshui Chamber of Commerce was just a rumor without any concrete evidence, but these two companies have real video evidence. As for the Immortal Alliance, everyone who saw the video believed it without a doubt.
The news spread like wildfire, with a large number of suppliers coming to the Chamber of Commerce to terminate their contracts. Suddenly, no one paid any attention to the Yunshui Chamber of Commerce anymore, and a large number of cultivators came to boycott the two chambers of commerce, knocking on their doors and demanding refunds.
Neither of the two chambers of commerce dared to open their doors.
When the head of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce found the third-in-command, he was fast asleep at home.
How could he not realize he'd been tricked? He was grinding his teeth in frustration, frantically trying to clean up this mess.
The glass mirror made two clinking sounds, and he picked it up to take a look.
Yunshui Chamber of Commerce: [Many thanks to our friendly business partners for their generous assistance]
Yunshui Chamber of Commerce: [(smiley face/.)]
The glass mirror shattered with a crack.
That treacherous and cunning old woman!
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The most handsome man in the entire cultivation world, Lord Sang Biao: [The Glass Mirror is so much fun! I posted a picture, and a lot of little female cats came to chat with me, hehe. I'll give it back to you after I play with it for a while.]
Sang Ying leaned against the wall: "No need to return it. This is your reward. Thank you for your hard work tonight."
"Hey, which department are you from? Still slacking off here? The reinforcements invited by the Immortal Alliance are arriving soon. The department head said to hurry up and receive them," a female cultivator said hurriedly.
"Okay, I'm coming right now."
Sang Ying, with her delicate and pretty face, held up a pair of glasses and smiled shyly. "I haven't contacted my family in a long time, and they've been asking me all sorts of questions."
The female cultivator sighed and patted her shoulder: "You're so young, you must have just joined the Immortal Alliance, right? You'll be going through this for a long time, so get used to it slowly."
Sang Ying hummed in agreement. "Who is the outside help the Immortal Alliance has invited?"
"I don't know, but I heard they're from the Wuwen Sect, which has a pretty big reputation."
Sang Ying understood. The people from Wuwen Sect were Xu Baishen and Xu Xuan, whom Sang Biao had encountered. The eldest elder's children were indeed quite famous.
When they arrived at the destination, no one had come yet. These junior disciples were only brought along to make a show of things, and they stood far away in the outer hall, while the people in charge waited in the inner hall.
The female cultivator and Sang Ying stood in a corner, completely submerged in the sea of people.
Bored, the female cultivator struck up a conversation with Sang Ying, "I have a friend in the intelligence department who told me privately that the reason the Immortal Alliance is taking this disappearance case so seriously is because the missing person's identity is unusual."
The female cultivator whispered in my ear: "The successor to the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, and the daughters of the heads of the four major families."
Sang Ying showed a surprised expression and echoed the female cultivator, but in reality, she had already expected it. It was just that the disappearance of a few fairies from Yaochi wouldn't cause such a big fuss.
She asked in confusion, "If that's the case, why don't these forces investigate themselves and ask the Immortal Alliance for help?"
The female cultivator looked around and whispered, "I heard from a friend who was investigating in Beiyuan that this case is related to demons. The investigation revealed that those female cultivators were actually transported to the demon realm."
Sang Ying immediately understood. Due to some historical issues, the relationship between the demon realm and the cultivation world was extremely poor, even hostile, and the border was still frequently at war.
If these families were to send large numbers of people to search the demon realm... one can imagine what would happen.
Sang Ying suddenly paused. If that's the case, then the disciples of the Immortal Alliance are also human cultivators. If they go to the Demon Realm, they will still be like rats crossing the street, hated by demons and unable to move an inch.
Why did the Immortal Alliance have to intervene, and even bring in the Wuwen Sect as an outsider?
Demon... wait!
Suddenly remembering something, Sang Ying's heart tightened. She prayed she could still run away in time. "I suddenly remembered I have something urgent to attend to, I'll have to leave for a bit..."
A streak of bluish-white sword light landed at the entrance of the Immortal Alliance's outer hall.
Suddenly, a commotion arose among the surrounding Immortal Alliance disciples, and the atmosphere became restless.
"They're here! They're here!"
"I can't believe my eyes, it's actually the Jade Sword Master!"
Sang Ying: "..."
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