Chapter 62 The Struggle
Inside the Golden Breeze and Drizzle Pavilion, Su Mengzhen listened to Yang Wuxie's urgent report and suddenly gripped the chair beneath her.
"You mean, the reason why Youqiao Group ceded profits to our territory and offered a bounty on that woman in pink was because she possessed a miraculous medicine that could magically increase a person's internal strength?"
Yang Wuxie nodded solemnly.
“I had already sent an undercover agent to investigate as soon as Youqiao Group started negotiating with us. However, this information was well hidden, and we had not been able to find out the specific details before.”
"To this day, the most core members of the Youqiao Group each received a bottle of a drug called Na Yuan Dan. Our undercover identities were well hidden, and we were fortunate enough to be assigned a bottle, which is how the Youqiao Group was exposed."
"Where's the medicine?" Su Mengzhen asked.
He believed that there were rare and precious treasures in the world that could increase a person's internal strength, but a drug that was artificially refined, and which didn't even seem to be difficult to refine, would not have been able to increase internal strength without any side effects.
This was truly beyond Su Mengzhen's expectations.
Even though he never doubted his brother, he couldn't help but be curious and wanted to see this miraculous medicine called Na Yuan Dan for himself.
Yang Wuxie shook his head.
"In order not to give anything away, the undercover agent took the Na Yuan Dan as soon as it was distributed, just like everyone else."
Su Mengzhen nodded, indicating her understanding.
"Indeed, it would be suspicious if one didn't take this kind of drug that can increase strength as soon as they got their hands on it."
He stood up as he spoke.
"Now that we have received this important news, our Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion cannot fall behind."
"Give the order to have the disciples inside the building search for the pink-clad girl with all their might."
Yang Wuxie raised his hand to acknowledge the order: "Yes."
On the other side, Lei Sun also received the same news.
He pondered for a moment, then looked at Di Feijing.
"Do you think this news is true or false? Could it be that an undercover agent betrayed us and colluded with the Youqiao Group to fabricate a false message to deceive us?"
Di Fei shook his head in surprise.
"It probably isn't fake."
He thought of Miss Lei Chun, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke to Lei Sun.
"Why don't you ask the young lady, Master?"
"She has been able to practice martial arts since her return, and she also possesses ten years' worth of profound internal strength. Perhaps this extraordinary encounter is related to the woman in pink mentioned in the news."
Lei Sun sighed.
"I did ask, but Chun'er only said that a master passed on his skills, but she wouldn't tell me the specific details."
Di Feijing pondered for a moment before finally speaking, "Perhaps the young lady is kind by nature and knows that this secret is of great importance. She is unwilling to involve her friends, so she used the excuse of a master passing on his skills to gloss over it."
Lei Sun nodded, also finding the timing quite coincidental.
He turned around and instructed the disciple behind him: "Go and invite the young lady over. Tell her I have something important to ask her."
"Father."
Lei Chun entered the council hall and bowed to Lei Sun.
"What does Father want with me?"
Lei Sun loved this daughter dearly and knew of her intelligence, so he never hid the situation in the house from her. Seeing Lei Chun approach, he immediately asked her the question.
"Chun'er, let me ask you, is the internal energy you possess truly passed down to you by a master?"
Lei Chun's eyes flashed, and she said with a charming smile, "Father, why are you suddenly asking this again? Didn't you promise your daughter you wouldn't ask?"
Lei Sun looked at her lovingly: "It's not that I, as your father, am forcing you."
"We just received information that the Youqiao Group obtained a divine medicine called Na Yuan Dan from the woman in pink who was previously wanted by the bounty."
"This miraculous drug can enhance a person's internal strength for a year without any side effects."
"This is a critical matter. If we don't take it seriously, once that woman in pink falls into the hands of the Youqiao Group, I'm afraid our Six and a Half Hall will no longer be able to suppress them."
Upon hearing this, Lei Chun quickly asked, "What, what about the woman in pink with a bounty on her head? I've never heard of that."
Seeing Lei Chun's reaction, Di Feijing already knew the answer.
He stepped forward and replied, "Previously, the Youqiao Group gave up a lot of profits to us and Jinfeng Xiyu Tower, just to offer a reward for the whereabouts of that woman in pink on our territory."
"According to the scouts, the woman in pink is of unknown name, but she is very beautiful and carries two magnificent longswords on her back."
"After you returned, Miss, you devoted yourself to martial arts training. We were unaware of your past relationship, so we did not inform you of this news."
Lei Chun nodded and fell into thought.
This description most likely refers to someone showing off a serendipitous encounter.
Lei Chun looked up at his father and carefully chose his words before speaking: "I was indeed able to begin learning martial arts only with the help of a pink-clad woman named Xiu Chu Qi Yu."
"She only said it was a secret technique of her sect, and never mentioned that the medicine could be replicated. Therefore, after her daughter returned home, she did not mention this matter."
Lei Chun deliberately spoke in a more subtle way, obscuring the matter of passing on his skills, in order to avoid Lei Sun forcing him to reveal his extraordinary encounter and pass on his skills after learning about this news.
She was unwilling to repay kindness with enmity.
"Please forgive me, Father."
Lei Sun was unaware that she was hiding something, and instead of being angry, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Chun'er, Chun'er, this time you not only did nothing wrong, but you also made a great contribution!"
"Since you two have a long-standing relationship and you've never betrayed her, why not take advantage of the opportunity presented by the Qiao Group's wanted notice for her to bring this remarkable woman under the wing of our Six and a Half Hall? Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
As he spoke, he looked at Lei Chun and Di Feijing.
"I'm leaving this matter to you. Find the woman named Xiu Chu Qi Yu as soon as possible and persuade her to join the Six and a Half Hall."
Di Feijing and Lei Chun both bowed their heads in agreement.
Unaware that she had attracted the attention of the two largest powers in the capital, Xiu Chu was currently searching with Wang Xiaoshi for an ideal territory to sell Na Yuan Pills.
Are you sure you want to sell Nascent Soul Pills here?
Wang Xiaoshi looked hesitantly at Xiu Chuqiyu.
This place is precisely where the forces of the Six and a Half Hall and the Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion meet. It is also home to many martial arts practitioners who have never joined any faction, making it a very dangerous and chaotic area.
"certainly!"
Showing off his serendipitous encounter, he nodded in satisfaction.
"There is no better place than this."
Looking at the dilapidated platform chosen by the person who had shown off their extraordinary encounter, and the several corpses lying at her feet, Wang Xiaoshi's lips twitched.
Are you sure you're not kidding?
As he spoke, he glanced at the martial arts figures around them who were constantly scrutinizing them. Wang Xiaoshi was getting anxious.
"You heard it too, the Youqiao Group has issued an arrest warrant for you, and now there are many people who want to use you as a pledge of loyalty."
"Or we could change the location to somewhere else, like the Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion or the Six and a Half Hall. At least other people would be more cautious there."
"no."
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she rejected Wang Xiaoshi's suggestion without hesitation.
"It's precisely this kind of mixed-race environment that's best. Otherwise, choosing the territory of either the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion or the Six and a Half Hall would negatively impact my business."
As he spoke, he jumped onto what Wang Xiaoshi saw as a broken platform and shouted.
"Gentlemen, I know you're all here because of the Youqiao Group's arrest warrant. Do you know why the Youqiao Group has issued this warrant for my arrest?"
Everyone around fell silent.
Showing off his amazing encounter, he looked on with satisfaction as everyone's eyes turned to him before continuing his sales pitch.
"That's because I've mastered the method for refining a secret medicine. This secret medicine is called the Na Yuan Dan."
As he spoke, he took out a bottle of Na Yuan Pills and held it above his head.
"This is a secret medicine that can increase a person's internal strength. Just one bottle can increase one's internal strength by a year without any side effects."
"What?"
The surrounding martial arts practitioners were instantly in an uproar.
Although he was not successful, everyone in the martial arts world knew the importance of internal energy.
Now, suddenly someone appears and tells them that she has a miraculous medicine that can increase internal strength. No wonder the Youqiao Group is willing to spend so much money to hunt her down.
The crowd's gazes toward the person who had shared their extraordinary encounter burned even brighter.
If we could control her, wouldn't fame and fortune be within our grasp?
Those who were initially hesitant to show off their extraordinary martial arts skills inevitably began to get restless.
Looking at the large number of names in front of him, he showed no panic at all despite his extraordinary encounter.
She also knew that ordinary people in the martial arts world couldn't afford the price of three hundred gold coins. The reason she chose this place was partly to run both the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion and the Six and a Half Hall businesses at the same time.
On the other hand, some people also saw that there were many red-named players here and wanted to kill some monsters to get some gold.
After all, she had already said that she loves businesses that require no investment.
"What is the meaning behind telling us all this, young lady?"
Some intelligent people, however, were not blinded by immediate gains and instead asked questions with clear-headedness.
"We have neither the ability to subdue the girl nor the capacity to seize the secret medicine. What is the girl trying to do by telling us all this?"
Showing off her serendipitous encounter, she glanced at the NPC named Zhang San with satisfaction; she was just worried about having no one to support her. This person's question came at the perfect time.
She tossed him a bottle of Na Yuan Pills. Seeing him hurriedly catch the pills, she continued speaking.
"Actually, there was no other intention. I just didn't want people who didn't have a gang to rely on to be kept in the dark."
"We can't let them monopolize this good stuff. In order to benefit everyone, I've decided to sell Na Yuan Dan here."
"It's only 300 gold coins a bottle. The bottle you have is a free sample."
"Three hundred gold!"
There was another uproar among those present. The quick-witted NPC hurriedly uncorked the bottle and swallowed the Na Yuan Pill in one gulp.
The others were filled with jealousy and resentment at how quickly the other party reacted.
Why didn't I get to have such a good thing happen to me?
The lucky one took the Na Yuan Pill and indeed found that the internal energy in his dantian had increased significantly.
Before he could even savor the moment, a hand slapped him across the face.
He instinctively reached out his palm to meet it.
A man with a wandering gaze was struck by his palm and forced to stagger back a few steps.
"this……"
Those who recognized them gasped in surprise.
"Li Si's martial arts skills have always been on par with Zhang San's, yet he was defeated by Zhang San with a single palm strike. Could the Na Yuan Dan really have such miraculous effects?"
Those who heard this immediately turned to look at Xiu Chuqi, their gazes becoming even more intense.
Satisfied with the scene before him, he showed off his extraordinary encounter and took out another bottle of Na Yuan Dan to start hawking it.
"Now that everyone has witnessed the effects of the Na Yuan Pill, they must know how precious this divine medicine is. Three hundred gold coins a bottle is really not expensive."
"Those who want to buy can line up now. Quantities are limited, first come, first served."
Upon hearing this, the martial arts practitioners who had been observing immediately swarmed forward.
"Can you make it cheaper? Three hundred gold is too expensive, no one can afford it."
"Who says no one can afford it?" A deep voice rang out, and everyone turned around to see a burly, bearded man leading a large group of people over.
"How many Na Yuan Pills does the young lady have? Our Six and a Half Hall will take them all."
Before he could even open his mouth to reveal his extraordinary encounter, another voice rang out at the opportune moment.
"That won't do. Our Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion is also very interested in the young lady's Na Yuan Dan. We can't let your Six and a Half Hall take advantage of us."
A pale-faced, sickly-looking man also arrived with a group of his men.
Seeing this, the other martial arts practitioners watching couldn't help but feel extremely regretful: "If only we hadn't hesitated. Now look what's happened, Six and a Half Hall and Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion have both come, and we won't even get a drop of soup."
The others nodded in agreement: "Yes, three hundred gold coins is a bit expensive, but with family businesses to support us, we can afford it if we grit our teeth. Why didn't we act sooner?"
Lei Sun and Su Mengzhen, both possessing profound internal strength, naturally heard the whispers around them. However, they paid no attention to them.
Therefore, they never intended for this miraculous medicine, which could magically enhance a person's internal strength, to fall into the wrong hands.
The two looked at Xiu Chuqi at the same time and asked in unison.
"I wonder how many Na Yuan Pills the young lady has? Our Six and a Half Hall (Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion) will take them all."
After saying that, they both looked at each other at the same time, and this tacit understanding made Xiu Chuan burst into laughter.
"You two are really in sync."
He then shook the Na Yuan Pill in his hand: "It's probably impossible to buy all the Na Yuan Pills, but I can make as many as I want from this thing."
With the backing of the trading post and other players, they boasted about their extraordinary encounters, confident that their funds were definitely not enough to exhaust all the Na Yuan Pills.
Upon hearing this, Su Mengzhen didn't argue further and preemptively ordered one hundred bottles of Na Yuan Pills before Lei Sun could.
"We at Golden Breeze and Drizzle Pavilion will buy one hundred bottles." This is the most assets we can offer in the short term.
"The business at Liufenbantang is a bit bigger," Lei Sun said smugly, glancing at Su Mengzhen before speaking with an air of grandeur.
“We bought 150 bottles at our 6.5-point store.”
In a short while, right before everyone's eyes, he received 75,000 taels of gold, and most of the people present looked at him with a different expression.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he casually traded the Na Yuan Pills to Su Mengzhen and Lei Sun respectively, glanced at the large number of red names, and a smile appeared on his lips.
Lei Chun waited until their transaction was completed before stepping out from behind Lei Sun.
"Miss Xiu, it's been a long time. Do you still remember me?"
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she nodded with a smile: "Of course I remember, Miss Tian Chun."
She deliberately emphasized the character "田" (tian), and Lei Chun heard it and blushed.
"I didn't mean to deceive you, it's just that the Six and a Half Hall has made quite a few enemies. For safety, I always use the name Tian Chun when I go out."
"What do you mean?" Wang Xiaoshi finally recovered from the shock of the 75,000 taels of gold. Seeing Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter and her conversation with Tian Chun, he couldn't help but feel curious.
"Aren't you called Tian Chun?"
Lei Chun, still blushing, awkwardly explained, "My real name is Lei Chun."
"Lei Chun, the daughter of Lei Sun, the head of the Six and a Half Hall?"
Bai Choufei happened to appear here at that moment, bringing with him gentleness.
Wenrou couldn't help but ask, "Are you Lei Chun's daughter?"
"Six and a Half Hall and Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion are mortal enemies, so how can we still be friends?"
"Why not?" Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she finally found an opportunity to interject: "I heard she's your senior brother's fiancée? Why can't you two be friends?"
Gentle and simple-minded, she immediately smiled upon hearing this and stepped forward to take Lei Chun's arm.
"That's true. What does the feud between Six and a Half Hall and Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion have to do with us? Do we need to consider status and position when making friends?"
Seeing this, Lei Chun smiled with relief.
Seeing that Lei Chun knew Xiu Chuqiyu, but that Jin Feng Xi Yu Lou also had a gentle person with whom she had a good relationship, Lei Sun quickly spoke up to recruit Xiu Chuqiyu before Su Mengzhen could.
"May I ask where you learned your master, young lady? Since you are acquainted with my daughter, would you consider joining our Six and a Half Hall?"
Su Mengzhen spoke up a step later: "Jin Feng Xi Yu Lou is also willing to prepare a room for you."
The two most famous powers in the capital are vying to recruit him, but the treatment that others would covet is of no appeal to Xiuzhu's extraordinary encounter.
"No need, I'm just passing through, here to do some small business."
"I have no interest in gang warfare. If you are, please patronize my business more often."
Although somewhat disappointed, the two knew beforehand that Xiu had encountered a strange event and rejected the recruitment offer from the Youqiao Group. Naturally, they didn't have high hopes for her joining their forces.
However, if someone with such a miraculous medicine is left to wander, who knows when they might use it to create a group of experts who could threaten the status of the Six and a Half Hall and the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion.
Neither Lei Sun nor Su Mengzhen would allow such a thing to happen.
However, these are not the things that should be done at this time.
After glancing at the box containing a large number of Na Yuan Pills, Lei Sun and Su Mengzhen simultaneously bid farewell to Xiu Chuqi and left.
They need to transform the Na Yuan Dan into real combat power as soon as possible. This is especially true for the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion.
Su Mengzhen was extremely anxious whenever she thought about how Six and a Half Hall had fifty more bottles of Na Yuan Pills than them, potentially creating several more experts. She only had time to greet Wenrou before hurriedly taking Yang Wuxie back to the building to devise a solution.
Seeing that everyone from Six and a Half Hall and Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion had left, the other martial arts figures present slowly approached.
He showed off his extraordinary encounter and sold a dozen or so bottles of Na Yuan Dan in bits and pieces.
Seeing that it was getting late, Lei Chun and Wen Rou were persuaded to go back. There was really no way to do any new business today, so they packed up and prepared to leave.
Where are you planning to go?
Bai Choufei looked extremely unwell all day, and Xiuchu was too busy with business to pay any attention to him.
Only when he spoke again, revealing his extraordinary encounter, did he remember that he had given Wang Xiaoshi a bottle of Na Yuan Dan as a token of gratitude, but had forgotten about Bai Choufei.
As friends who met at the same time, we should naturally not neglect one for the other.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he generously took out a bottle of Na Yuan Pills and handed it to Bai Choufei.
"Here you go. Thank you and Wang Xiaoshi for risking offending the Youqiao Group to come find me."
Bai Choufei did not respond: "I didn't help because of the Na Yuan Pill."
Showing off his adventure, he patted him on the shoulder: "Of course I know, you guys are doing this for me, your friend."
"Good brothers are loyal. You helped me, so of course I have to express my gratitude."
Wang Xiaoshi also chimed in, "Bai Choufei, just accept it. I've already taken my share. This medicine really does enhance internal strength."
Bai Choufei then accepted the Na Yuan Pill, but instead of taking it, he put it in his pocket.
Turning to look at Xiu Chuqiyu, he asked again, "Where do you plan to go next?"
Not wanting to reveal his unexpected encounter, he decided to return to his homeland to chat with Kunyu Xuanjing, so he just made up a few things: "Let's find a place to rest for a bit."
Bai Choufei frowned: "You're being too rash."
"Today you took out the Na Yuan Pill in full view of everyone, and you were also carrying nearly 80,000 taels of gold. Did you think that everyone in the capital was a gentleman and wouldn't try to rob you?"
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he shook his head, recalling the large number of red names: "Don't worry, I was prepared for this."
"The dragon carp on my back is not just for show. If anyone tries to rob me, I'll kill them one by one, and two by two."
Bai Choufei shook his head, disagreeing with the approach of showing off one's extraordinary encounter.
"I know you're good at martial arts, but even ants can kill an elephant if there are enough of them. Besides, you're all alone, and there will be times when you're exhausted and need to rest. What if someone takes advantage of that and breaks in?"
Then she looked at Wang Xiaoshi and said, "Why don't we go with her tonight? That way, even if someone attacks us, we can have someone to help us."
Wang Xiaoshi nodded in agreement: "I agree!"
Unable to resist Wang Xiaoshi and the others, who thought that showing off their extraordinary encounter would be a good opportunity to gain more favor, they finally agreed to Bai Choufei's suggestion.
The three found a dilapidated house that could shelter them from the wind and rain, lit a campfire, and sat down inside.
"If only I had a pot of fine wine at this moment."
Upon hearing this, Xiu showed a mysterious smile.
"Who said there aren't any left?"
Considering the possibility of a battle, this time Xiu Chuqi didn't take out mare's milk wine, but instead took out a few bottles of homestead wine, and also took out a few packaged homestead dishes from his backpack, and laid them out one by one.
Wang Xiaoshi's eyes lit up when he saw this.
Where did you take that from?
Bai Choufei happened to return from gathering firewood at that moment, and was pleasantly surprised to see the wine and dishes on the broken table.
Where did you get the food and wine?
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he smiled smugly: "I have plenty of things with me. Quickly try this fine wine and food; there's a surprise hidden inside."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoshi and Bai Choufei didn't hesitate. They walked to the broken table, sat down on the ground, and began to eat heartily.
After only a few bites, the two keenly noticed changes in themselves, exchanged a shocked glance, and looked at Xiu Chuqiyu.
"this……"
"Your food and wine..."
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he waved his hand modestly, saying, "It's just routine, nothing special."
"The benefits from the food and wine will only last for half an hour. Just treat it as a regular meal."
Wang Xiaoshi, always carefree, took the story of Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter seriously and treated the food at the Jiayuan Restaurant as ordinary food, eating heartily.
Bai Choufei, however, was preoccupied. His mind was no longer on the delicious food in front of him, but rather on whether there was anything in it that could benefit him.
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