#2004 - Stroke

The appetite of the various chambers of commerce and trading firms was enormous.

They actually wanted all the resources that Jun Wuxie had hoarded.

However, Jun Wuxie naturally couldn't sell everything to them.

He kept half for himself, telling them that the stock was only this much, and that it had been bought by the chambers of commerce and trading firms of Longxi and Donghai some time ago.

The people in charge of those chambers of commerce and trading firms were so angry that they almost vomited blood.

No wonder the chambers of commerce and trading firms of Longxi and Donghai could continuously refine massive amounts of pills; it turned out they had bought half of the resources from here.

"Sir, you are being very unfair.

When we came to request a purchase, you refused to see us, but when Longxi and Donghai came, you sold directly to them!"

"Everyone, there's no point in saying these things now.

Money in one hand, goods in the other, fair and honest."

Hearing this, they gritted their teeth and said nothing more, but in their hearts, they cursed Jun Wuxie a thousand times over.

Regarding the distribution of medicinal herbs, Jun Wuxie stated that the Qianlong Chamber of Commerce was, after all, a local chamber of commerce, so it would receive special consideration in its allocation.

The people of the Qianlong Chamber of Commerce smiled happily when they heard this.

More medicinal herbs meant they could refine more pills and earn more money.

The Qianlong Chamber of Commerce alone received 30% of the total medicinal herbs sold by Jun Wuxie, making the faces of the other chambers of commerce and trading firms turn ashen with jealousy.

This was a huge transaction, with the amount of money exceeding the combined sales of the pill formulas, totaling over three hundred trillion.

Adding the previous one hundred trillion, it was equivalent to more than ten years of the Lanjing Dynasty's fiscal revenue.

......

That evening, the president and vice-president of the Qianlong Chamber of Commerce came to the Lanjing Royal Mansion.

"Very good. Although we are buying back at ten times the price, we can refine massive amounts of pills, and the profit will be considerable.

This time, we have used up almost all of the Royal Mansion's cash.

However, according to the plan, we should be able to earn back all the costs of the pill formulas and medicinal herbs within two months.

After two months, we can start making crazy profits.

Hmm, this king's capital will be elevated to a new level!"

Listening to the reports from the two presidents, the Lanjing King stroked his beard, his face full of smiles.

He ordered the two presidents to immediately start refining pills day and night.

As a result, on the third day, a pill that increased cultivation speed by four times suddenly appeared on the market.

The grade corresponded to the various grades on the pill formulas they had purchased, but the effect was much better, and the price was even slightly cheaper compared to the three-times pills.

For example, their Saint Grade Five pills cost one hundred silver coins each, but the four-times Six Flavor Swift Cultivation Pill only cost eighty silver coins.

"What did you say? That's impossible!"

The two presidents of the Qianlong Chamber of Commerce didn't believe it at first when they received the news.

But when their subordinates placed the pill in front of them, the muscles in their faces froze, their bodies swayed, and they felt their eyes go black, almost falling to the ground.

"When did this happen, and who is the seller?"

They steadied their trembling bodies, forcibly suppressing their anger, and asked through gritted teeth.

"Reporting to the president, the seller is Jun Yue Pavilion..."

"What?"

The two presidents of the Qianlong Chamber of Commerce suddenly stood up, their faces ashen, their bodies trembling, as if they were having chills.

"Jun Yue Pavilion, you... you..."

Pfft!

Before they could finish speaking, they both spat out a mouthful of blood, their bodies falling backward.

"President!"

The managers of the Qianlong Chamber of Commerce hurriedly stepped forward to support the two men.

"Jun Yue Pavilion..."

The mouths of the two presidents were crooked, and they couldn't speak properly, so angry that they suffered a stroke on the spot.

The managers hurriedly called for apothecaries to help the two presidents recover.

"What is the situation with our pill sales points now?"

"Reporting to the president, after the four-times Six Flavor Swift Cultivation Pill entered the market, everyone rushed there to buy it crazily, and there is no one left at our pill sales points."

"Lower the price, lower the price for me!"

"But, their four-times Six Flavor Swift Cultivation Pill is selling for eighty silver coins each, which is twenty silver coins cheaper than ours.

Even if we lower the price of our pills to fifty silver coins, I'm afraid we won't be able to sell them..."

"Then lower it to forty, thirty-one!"

"Okay, I'll notify them right away."

The manager who came to report hurriedly left.

Huff! Huff! Huff--

The two presidents of the Qianlong Chamber of Commerce gasped for breath, as if they were having an asthma attack.

Their eyes were bloodshot, and their faces were pale, looking like two dying men.

"Jun Yue Pavilion, you dare to plot against and harm our Qianlong Chamber of Commerce like this; you will definitely pay a hundredfold price!"

They roared, and then spat out another mouthful of blood.

That damned Jun Yue Pavilion first frantically hoarded medicinal herbs, then sold pill formulas, and then sold the medicinal herbs back to them at ten times the price.

They had just received the medicinal herbs and started selling pills for a day or two when Jun Yue Pavilion came up with the four-times Six Flavor Swift Cultivation Pill, and the price was even cheaper than their three-times Swift Cultivation Pill!

Outrageous!

They were being tricked to death, completely turned around, and hundreds of trillions of silver coins were tricked out of them through several turnovers!

"This matter must be reported to the King immediately!"

Thinking of the Lanjing King, their bodies trembled involuntarily, their whole bodies were cold, and they hurriedly climbed up and rushed out of the chamber of commerce in a staggering manner.

Soon, they arrived at the Lanjing Royal Mansion.

"Your Majesty!"

The moment they saw the Lanjing King, they hurriedly rushed forward, knelt on the ground with a tearful face.

"What's going on? Why are you crying like this?

What's the big deal that could make you like this?

Has this king not taught you that you can only do great things if you are not surprised by anything?

Look at your virtues, shameful!

Speak, what is the matter?"

The two presidents of the Qianlong Chamber of Commerce immediately trembled and explained the matter.

Throughout the process, they could feel the aura on the King's body gradually turning cold, even becoming violent.

"Jun Yue Pavilion, this king will tear you to pieces!"

The Lanjing King slammed his palm on the chair, smashing it to pieces.

He suddenly stood up, his whole body constantly trembling, his face ashen, his expression distorted, and his eyes bloodshot.

As for the calmness he had just spoken of, he had completely forgotten it.

He was so angry that he was about to explode.

A hundred trillion ah.

How many years would it take him to save so much savings?

Although the annual income was huge, the expenses were also huge.

In recent years, he had been preparing for rebellion, buying off ministers in the court, and spending money on raising troops, etc.

His Royal Mansion was rich in resources, and the treasury was amazing.

But the cash was only about two million trillion.

Now, in just a few months, half of it had been tricked away!

That Jun Yue Pavilion repeatedly played tricks on them, treating them like monkeys, which was really outrageous!

This was the first time in his life that the Lanjing King had suffered such humiliation, which was extremely hateful!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

He wanted to restrain the anger in his heart but found it difficult to do so, only feeling his eyes go black and a burst of dizziness, almost unable to stand.

"Your Majesty!"

The strong men beside him hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

"This king is fine!"

The Lanjing King took a deep breath and coughed lightly, coughing out a trace of blood.

Although he said he was fine, he was actually spitting blood from anger.

"Investigate! No matter how many people are mobilized, you must find out the details of Jun Yue Pavilion for this king!"

Suffering such a huge loss, the Lanjing King was furious, but he still remained calm and did not directly use force against Jun Yue Pavilion.

In his opinion, Jun Yue Pavilion dared to do this, it must have had something to rely on.

What kind of forces are behind this Jun Yue Pavilion?

Could it be that there are hidden forces in this world that he does not know about?

If it was the top families of other dynasties, he would not believe it.

Because the chambers of commerce and trading firms of other dynasties were also repeatedly tricked by Jun Yue Pavilion.

Those chambers of commerce and trading firms were all backed by top families.

In other words, Jun Yue Pavilion was simultaneously attacking the chambers of commerce and trading firms supported by the most powerful families in the world.

What courage and reliance did they have to dare to act like this?

Before finding out their details, he could not act rashly, lest something unexpected happen.

"Dare to trick this king and treat this king as a fool, Jun Yue Pavilion, your end will be extremely miserable!"

The Lanjing King almost crushed his old teeth.

As he spoke, he stepped away, but he swayed as he walked.

His breath was not smooth, and his blood was disordered.

Even as a strong man in the Half-Step Heavenly God Realm, he was so angry that he had a myocardial infarction and felt like he was about to die suddenly.

The next morning at the early court meeting.

The Lanjing King was conspicuously absent.

The Lanjing King had never been absent from the early court meeting, and would always come to make trouble.

But he was absent today.

The faces of the officials in the court were mostly ugly.

They were all people of the Lanjing King.

Yesterday, a four-times Six Flavor Swift Cultivation Pill appeared on the market.

They knew that the Lanjing King must have been angered by this matter.

Without the Lanjing King, the officials honestly reported, and no one made trouble, fearing being dealt with by the Emperor.

This was the easiest early court meeting Nalan Jingyi had ever attended.

After returning to the Imperial Study, she ran over in her dragon robe, tiptoed and kissed him on the face, a fleeting touch.

"This is the reward this Emperor gives you!"

She said with a smile, a faint blush on her beautiful face.

"I have never been so happy. I think that old fool Lanjing King must be so angry that he is spitting blood; he didn't even come to the early court meeting."

She smiled very happily, like a naive little girl.

"Now, the Lanjing King must have figured everything out and knows that he has been repeatedly played with in the palm of his hand.

With his strong personality and strong self-esteem, he must be very uncomfortable.

Millions of trillions! All these years, the imperial taxes he had embezzled were finally being spat out in one go!”

“How is it? I told you before, I can help you solve your problems.

A mere Prince Lanling is not difficult to deal with.”

Jun Wuxie walked behind the dragon-carved chair behind the desk and sat down, saying, “When Prince Lanling comes to court next time, we can start arranging the Ministry of War affairs.”

“Yes, I’ll listen to you. Whatever you say, I’ll do.”

Nalan Jingyi has become very obedient now, rarely putting on the airs of an Empress in front of him, except for the occasional fit of pique.

In front of him, she has changed from a domineering queen to a docile little lamb, even his little fangirl, just like the heroic Feng Ling. No matter what he says, she thinks he is right.

“I remember someone said a few months ago that they wanted to strangle me.

Aren't you going to strangle me now?”

Jun Wuxie teased.

“How could I? That was just an angry remark, okay?

Hmph, you big man, you still remember things from so long ago. You're not allowed to hold grudges!”

As she spoke, she walked behind Jun Wuxie, placed her hands on his shoulders, and gently massaged them, controlling the strength well, making him feel a burst of comfort.

“Angry remarks? Then why did you say angry remarks?”

Jun Wuxie half-closed his eyes, deliberately provoking her.

“I… I don’t know…”

Nalan Jingyi blushed.

She remembered that the last time she said she wanted to strangle him was when he was bathing and preparing to go to Xiao Ruoqing's place. She warned him not to be tempted by Xiao Ruoqing, otherwise, she would strangle him.

“Nalan Jingyi, you’re in trouble.”

Jun Wuxie said with a slight sigh.

“Ah?”

Nalan Jingyi was stunned for a moment.

“You’ve fallen in love with someone you shouldn’t have. You’re poisoned.”

“Who loves you? You’re talking nonsense, narcissistic!”

Nalan Jingyi's face was flushed red. Immediately, she put her hand on his neck in embarrassment and anger, saying, “If you talk nonsense again, this Empress will strangle you!”

“Hey, so violent, so brutal, always wanting to strangle me at the drop of a hat.

Ruoqing is so much better, gentle and obedient.

Feng Ling is also very obedient, only you have a bad temper.”

“You—”

Nalan Jingyi suddenly felt a tightness in her chest. She pushed him away fiercely, “Go find your Xiao Ruoqing, go find your Feng Ling!

I don’t want to see you!”

“Well, it’s been a few days since I went to see Ruoqing.”

Jun Wuxie got up, angering Nalan Jingyi so much that she stomped her feet fiercely, biting her red lips tightly, with a layer of mist rising in her eyes.

At this moment, Jun Wuxie suddenly turned around and chuckled, “What’s wrong? Why is my high and mighty Empress crying?”

“It’s none of your business! You’re the one crying! You’re a bastard!”

She clenched her fists and hammered him a few times, “You’re deliberately trying to anger me, aren’t you? You just want to see me like this!”

Jun Wuxie reached out and hooked her delicate chin, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, saying, “Who told the Empress to always be stubborn and like to say one thing and mean another? This weak and pitiful look is rare to see.”

“You’re too bad, you’re so bad, which woman can escape your clutches?”

Nalan Jingyi squeezed into his arms, saying in a muffled voice, “Is Xiao Ruoqing really that good?

Forget about her, but you even said that Feng Ling is more obedient than me.

In the past six months, haven't I listened to you in everything?

You have no conscience!”

“Silly, I was just teasing you, and you took it seriously.”

Jun Wuxie stroked her smooth, silky hair, the smile on his face gradually fading, his expression beginning to become serious.

Since coming to this world, these days, compared to the outside world, have been a relatively easy time to live.

Once he leaves here, he will face all kinds of cruelty again.

Although there are strong enemies here, these enemies don't count for much in his heart. At most, they can only be said to waste some time.

But the outside world is different.

When he gets to the outside world, he must face the darkness.

Actually, he doesn't want to involve Nalan Jingyi, Feng Ling, and Xiao Ruoqing.

However, they are destined to be involved in the fight against darkness.

Throughout their lives, although Nalan Jingyi has not had an easy time, she has never seen true cruelty. Feng Ling and Xiao Ruoqing are even more so.

He doesn't know if they will be able to adapt when they face the darkness directly in the outside world in the future.