Ouyang Ning Nuo?
Head Elder Xie was stunned and quickly opened the door. "Head Elder Ouyang, you have … urgent business in the middle of the night?"
Although Medicine City controlled most of Cloud Realm Continent's medicinal ingredients market, most of the real business depended on Cloud Realm Trade Consortium. Head Elder Xie and Ouyang Ning Nuo were close friends.
"It's nothing urgent. I just happened to pass by and knew you'd be staying here tonight, so I came up for a cup of tea."
Ouyang Ning Nuo was very casual as he sat down to brew tea.
Head Elder Xie fell silent. Ouyang Ning Nuo was a busy man who valued time like gold. How could a visit in the middle of the night be just a coincidence? There had to be something important going on, too.
Ouyang Ning Nuo glanced at the used teacup on the side before quietly drinking a few cups. Finally, Head Elder Xie couldn't take it anymore. "Did Head Elder Ouyang come for Pill Fiend Pharmacy?"
Ouyang Ning Nuo wanted to speak, but stopped himself with a smile and shook his head.
"Head Elder Ouyang, Old Man doesn't treat you as an outsider, but you treat him like an outsider? Just what happened? "Head Elder Xie grew unhappy.
Ouyang Ning Nuo smiled helplessly and refused to speak.
"Could it be that you have business dealings with Pill Fiend Pharmacy?" Head Elder Xie asked seriously. From what he understood, Ouyang Ning Nuo had long wanted to do business with Medicine Ghost Valley, but had been rejected time and time again. Judging from his behavior, it was very likely that he'd colluded with Pill Fiend Pharmacy and put in a good word for it.
Ouyang Ning Nuo nodded decisively. "Exactly!"
Head Elder Xie laughed coldly and got straight to the point. "Ouyang, we can talk about anything else, but this … there's no room for discussion!"
Although the Xie Clan had been currying favor with the Mu Clan over the years, that wasn't their intention at all. It was the Mu Clan who'd gone too far.
The Wang Clan might have declined, but they still had deep pockets. The Mu Clan didn't dare to bully them too much, so they could only target the Xie Clan. In name, they were working together against the Wang Clan, but in reality, they'd been robbing the Xie Clan of their fields and medicine storehouses. Moreover, the Mu Clan had been eyeing the position of Head Elder for a long time now and caused him plenty of trouble.
Thus, now that Mu Linger had fallen into the hands of the Council of Elders, he wouldn't let the matter rest. Today, even if he had to offend the Duke of Qin, he had to take Mu Ling'er away.
Pharmacists were the soul of a medicinal family. Mu Ling'er was the reason why the Mu Family had risen to prominence in recent years. As long as Mu Ling 'er was gone, he wanted to see how long the Mu Family could remain arrogant!
Ouyang Ning Nuo smiled even more helplessly. He walked over to Guild Master Xie and whispered something into his ear. Guild Master Xie's displeased expression slowly turned into one of surprise.
"You … you said you like Mu Ling 'er!" President Xie had a look of disbelief on his face. "Ouyang … You … Aren't your jokes a little too boring?"
Unexpectedly, Ouyang Ning Nuo replied seriously, "President Xie, I'm not joking."
He paused for a while, his lips curling into a self-deprecating smile. He didn't seem at all like a businessman who could shake Cloud Realm Continent's business world, but a shy young man. "I won't hide it from you, but this one has admired Miss Ling 'er for a long time. I've come in the middle of the night for no other reason than to ask Head Elder Xie to give this one some face and not make things too difficult for that girl."
Guild Master Xie was so stunned that he couldn't speak.
Ouyang Ning Nuo continued, "Head Elder Xie, Ling 'er is still a little girl in the end. She doesn't know much about the grudges between our two clans, so she's innocent."
As he spoke, he took out a contract. "Head Elder Xie, this is a commission agreement signed by the Xie Clan's head not too long ago. It stipulates that the Xie Clan's profits from selling medicinal ingredients to Cloud Realm Trade Consortium for the next three years will be split fifty-fifty. If President Xie is willing to make things easier for us, this one is willing to give the Xie Clan twenty percent of the profits and change the contract to seventy-thirty percent. "
"You …"
Guild Master Xie was even more stunned than before. Twenty percent of the profits was no small sum, and it was for three years!
As expected of Ouyang Ning Nuo, he's so generous!
Still, Guild Master Xie was very clear that Ouyang Ning Nuo's demands wouldn't be low.
He remained silent.
But Ouyang Ning Nuo simply said, "Don't worry, President Xie. This one only asks that you don't use torture."
He pushed the contract in front of Guild Master Xie and said sincerely, "This one's feelings for Miss Ling 'er … are true."
His attitude made Guild Master Xie feel like he was receiving a betrothal gift for his granddaughter. Finally, he wavered. "That's it?"
Ouyang Ning Nuo teased. "Or perhaps, President Xie is willing to marry Miss Ling 'er to this one?"
His words sounded like a joke, but Guild Master Xie knew that Ouyang Ning Nuo had such intentions!
Anyone with a brain couldn't help but start scheming. If Mu Linger married off to Ouyang Ningnuo, how many benefits would they get?
Guild Master Xie was a shrewd man, so he naturally knew how to calculate.
After all, Mu Ling 'er's marriage wasn't something the Council of Elders could decide on, but she was in their hands. They could definitely pressure the Mu Clan.
Guild Master Xie got straight to the point. "Heheh, Ouyang, just what do you mean by this? You're still beating around the bush with Old Man? "
Ouyang Ning Nuo knew that his probing had hit the right spot. Guild Master Xie's heart had been moved!
He got straight to the point. "As long as President Xie has a way to convince the Mu Clan to marry Miss Ling 'er to me, I promise to sell the Xie Clan's medicinal ingredients unconditionally within five years. At the very least, the Xie Clan's medicinal ingredients will take up 50% of the market."
Guild Master Xie was not only moved by his words, but pleasantly surprised as well.
The three great clans of Medicine City all sold their medicinal ingredients to Cloud Realm Trade Consortium. All three clans had the same type of ingredient, but Cloud Realm Trade Consortium had the final say on who to sell.
Naturally, this involved the distribution of profits.
For example, the Wang, Xie, and Mu Clans all sold their scorpions to Cloud Realm Trade Consortium at the same time. But because the Mu Clan's costs were low, they had the capital to give up more profits to Cloud Realm Trade Consortium. Thus, Cloud Realm Trade Consortium chose to sell the Mu Clan's scorpions. Within three years, everyone in Cloud Realm Continent knew about the Mu Clan's scorpions, but not the Wang or Xie Clans.
If Ouyang Ning Nuo could sell the Xie Clan's medicinal ingredients unconditionally for the next five years, then the Xie Clan would have a chance to surpass the Mu Clan even without a genius pharmacist like Mu Ling 'er.
"This matter requires further consideration. If you have time, you can set a time to come to Medicine City … to discuss the details, "Guild Master Xie relented.
"Alright, I'll definitely pay you a visit!"
Ouyang Ning Nuo was very happy. He casually picked up the contract on the table, but Guild Master Xie was about to pick it up as well. In his moment of awkwardness, Ouyang Ning Nuo beat him to it.
"This …" Guild Master Xie was rather displeased.
Ouyang Ning Nuo didn't feel awkward at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "Since President Xie has the heart, then we'll discuss this matter at length."
Just like that, Ouyang Ning Nuo left happily with the contract. Guild Master Xie's face was half black as he regretted giving in too quickly. Ouyang Ning Nuo had figured out his true intentions.
"President, that brat's too petty! What sincerity? I think he's even willing to use marriage as a bargaining chip! "the retainer couldn't take it anymore.
"Hmph, let's see how he talks to Old Man when the time comes!" Guild Master Xie said angrily.
"President, then what about the Duke of Kang …" the retainer murmured.
Before Ouyang Ning Nuo's arrival, Northern Li's Duke of Kang had come to discuss Mu Ling 'er's marriage as well. He expressed his desire for the Council of Elders to support his crown prince's decision to take Mu Ling' er as an imperial concubine. The Duke of Kang's conditions were also very tempting.
The Duke of Kang said that as long as the Council of Elders could facilitate the marriage, Northern Li's imperial clan would be willing to open up the northern snowy regions to the Xie Clan and allow them to plant medicinal ingredients there.
Northern Li had Cloud Realm Continent's only snowy plateau, which was the best place to plant medicinal ingredients. The three great clans of Medicine City had coveted it for years.
Guild Master Xie furrowed his brows in silence. To him, Ouyang Ning Nuo and Jun Yi Xie were like a fish and a bear's paw, but he couldn't have his cake and eat it too.
Of course, whether he wanted the fish or the bear's paw, he had to find a way to force the Mu Clan to agree to the marriage. Moreover, he had to be on guard against Mu Ling 'er continuing to make medicinal ingredients for the Mu Clan after she got married.
"It's difficult …" Guild Master Xie muttered to himself.
President Xie muttered to himself. From this night onwards, he was probably going to have insomnia.
"President, that brat Ouyang Ning Nuo has always worked with the Mu Clan. I think the Duke of Kang is much more reliable than him!" the retainer said.
"Jun Yi Xie is reliable, but don't forget that Jun Yi Xie is the head of the Hundred Poisons Sect. Medical City is keeping a close eye on him!" Guild Master Xie said simply.
Even if he took the top spot in Medicine City, it'd be meaningless if he offended Medical City.
"President, the Duke of Kang is the head of the Hundred Poisons Sect, but the Northern Li crown prince isn't!" the retainer reminded hastily.
Guild Master Xie nodded thoughtfully. Actually, he still favored Jun Yi Xie in his heart, but he had no idea that Jun Yi Xie had long been in cahoots with Mu Yingdong.
Northern Li's imperial clan had long opened up the snowy plateau to the Mu Clan. Their first batch of medicinal ingredients was about to mature as well.
Currently, Jun Yi Xie was in Mu Yingdong's rooms, drinking merrily with him.
"Old Man promises that old thing Xie Deyi will definitely agree to such a huge temptation," Mu Yingdong was very happy.
He'd lured Xie Deyi to Pill Fiend Pharmacy to capture Mu Ling 'er precisely because he had a backup plan. Otherwise, how could he be willing to lose a genius pharmacist for nothing?
Now, all he had to do was wait for the Council of Elders to pressure the Mu Clan so that he could legitimately agree to marry Mu Ling 'er to Northern Li's crown prince.
Jun Yi Xie was also very confident in this matter and had no intention of discussing it. Instead, he was more concerned about the poison pond in Medicine Forest. "Is there still no sign of it?"
Mu Yingdong shook his head. "You're talking about the poisonous grass in Han Yunxi's poisonous pond … this, this Old Man can't figure it out! Could it be that she's already been to Medicine Forest? "
Jun Yi Xie shook his head. "This matter must be investigated thoroughly for this prince!"
Even his master couldn't cure the poison in his shoulder. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the poison had been cultivated in Medicine Forest's poison pond.
Han Yunxi had also mentioned this when she'd provoked him.
His master had always wanted him to properly control Northern Li's horse farms and forbade him from interfering with Medical City and Long Fei Ye's relationship with Han Yunxi.
When he returned to South Ning Prefecture, he used the excuse of investigating the poison pond in Medicine Forest to gain his master's permission.
How Mu Yingdong planned to retaliate against Pill Fiend Pharmacy and whether Head Elder Xie would agree to Jun Yi Xie's request or Ouyang Ningnuo's request would all have to wait until they returned to Medicine City.
Meanwhile, at the Duke of Qin's estate, Han Yunxi hadn't slept the entire night as she pondered how to save Mu Ling 'er.
Early the next morning, she went to Pill Fiend Pharmacy.
She didn't ask about the duel between Long Fei Ye and Gu, which made both parties very uneasy. They both appeared in front of her at the same time …
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