31. Grand Opening
Today was the grand opening of Yuanlin Residence.
Because of the recent publicity and the pharmaceutical companies’ counterproductive interference, how popular was Yuanlin Residence now?
So popular that the entrance was completely packed. Some came to buy pills and make a good impression, some were looking for rare pills they couldn’t find elsewhere, and most were patients.
—This was why Yan Chuyue had rested so early yesterday, to save up her energy for today. Only then would she have enough motivation to work.
Of course, a considerable number of people were here with other motives.
For example, on the second floor of the teahouse opposite Yuanlin Residence, a man dressed in elegant and casual clothes was fanning himself and watching the bustling scene below, a dark glint in his eyes that no one could decipher.
“Your Maj—” The man sitting opposite him, Yuan Qin, was about to speak, but was stopped by a gesture.
“Yuan Qing, there’s no need for such formalities when we’re outside. I don’t want to lose the fun.” The man said, retracting the fan from Yuan Qin’s neck.
“It was… it was my mistake. Please forgive me, Young Master Jing.”
“Haha, I like subordinates like you who understand what their master is saying. Much more interesting than those boring guards.” Murong Jing took a sip of tea and continued, “What do you want to ask?”
“Replying to Young Master Jing, since you intended to come and offer your congratulations, why did you choose to be here?” Yuan Qin asked. “With Your Majesty’s status, you should have been able to enter the room in advance.”
“Why should I do such a boring thing?” Murong Jing retorted. “You’ve been with Yun’er for so long. How have you become as naive and uninteresting as her?”
“This…” Yuan Qin was speechless.
Murong Jing covered his face and laughed, then said, “You must have heard about the recent events, as the head of the Lingxiao Pavilion.”
“That Miss Yan, to be able to make both the Heartflame Empire and the Baiyao Dynasty give her some face, she’s no simple person.”
“If I don’t show her enough sincerity, how can I get what she has? How can I make her work for me?”
Hearing this, Yuan Qin couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, a gesture that went unnoticed by Murong Jing, who was looking elsewhere.
“Your Majesty plans… when will you reveal your intentions to Miss Yan?”
“Just before my plan is about to unfold.”
Murong Jing’s playful attitude suddenly vanished.
Now, he was sharp and imposing, his eyes filled with a ruthless glint, a hidden murderous intent.
This plan was originally scheduled for next year, but now, with the unstable political situations in the Baiyao Dynasty and the Heartflame Empire, especially the Baiyao Dynasty’s internal strife, their military was surely weakened.
Although the more prepared one was for war, the more likely they were to win, a great leader often didn’t follow the original plan, but needed to constantly assess the situation to remain invincible.
And clearly…
This Emperor was such a person. So the path he wanted to take now was one that no one had ever tried, or rather, those who wanted to try had never even found the starting point.
If he succeeded, then it could truly be called, a general’s success is built on ten thousand bones.
And the most urgent matter now was to get that answer from this girl.
“Young Master Jing!” Suddenly, Yuan Qin’s soft cry pulled him back to reality. “That girl has opened the door.”
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Below, amidst the anticipation of the crowd, the closed doors of Yuanlin Residence finally opened.
Inside, it wasn’t just Yan Chuyue and her little medicine boy, as some had imagined, but several men in white and green robes, walking around.
Yes, they were the disciples of the new Cloud Rainbow Sect, specially invited by Miss Gong to help.
During this time, Elder Zhao had helped them a lot, sending people and supplies, and even cooperating with them in a play that had successfully deceived those pharmaceutical companies.
Today, Elder Zhao had also sent some disciples who were returning herbs to help with the supplies.
Fortunately, with their help, Miss Gong wasn’t completely exhausted.
As soon as the doors opened, revealing the dazzling array of counters, a countless number of people rushed towards the pill counter.
“There are really Beauty Pills here, and they’re of high quality.”
“Forget about Beauty Pills. Look at this! Isn’t this the recently popular pill in the alchemy world, the legendary Crane Face Pill that can rejuvenate people?”
“And this! Isn’t this the long-lost pill of the Cloud Rainbow Sect, the Soul Nourishing Pill that can enhance one’s nascent soul?”
“This is incredible! There are so many pills here that you can’t find anywhere else!”
—Of course.
Miss Gong, while trying to maintain order, couldn’t help but chuckle.
Among these pills, besides the Crane Face Pill, which had only appeared in recent years and which Gong Yiling had specifically asked Yan Chuyue to make as a gimmick, the other pills were not made recently, but were already prepared, directly taken from the ruins they had discovered.
Of course, this “making do” was not the same as “making do.” The things they used to “make do” were rare pills that couldn’t be found anywhere else.
Especially the Soul Nourishing Pill, which was sold out in an instant. The popularity of this nascent soul-nourishing pill was simply astonishing.
However, the sales of the regular pills were also a bit puzzling.
Logically, those pharmaceutical companies had just dumped a batch of them here, and had even held various promotional activities. The sales of regular pills should have been very poor.
But puzzlingly, these pills were also decreasing at a visible rate. She could barely keep up with the money.
And the reason for this, she later learned from the customers’ conversations.
“Are those pharmaceutical companies playing us? They said the promotion would last for a while, but in just a few days, some of them have raised their prices even higher than before the promotion. Are they treating us like fools?”
“When you open a shop, you try to lower the prices, but they have to raise them back up. I don’t know what they’re thinking. Anyway, I’m not going there anymore.”
“My brothers, you’re absolutely right. How about we go to my place for a drink later? My house is quite big.”
“Since you’re so enthusiastic, then let’s have a drink, hahaha.”
Hearing these people’s words, the smile on Miss Gong’s face was no longer a professional fake smile.
She had rarely paid attention to the other party’s situation before, but this move clearly showed that the alliance’s internal affairs were not so peaceful.
