Shopkeeper Yan was honest, and offered a storage bracelet with both hands.
Miao Yi took it. After invoking his arts to examine it, he waved it in his hand and asked, "What does this mean?"
Shopkeeper Yan bowed slightly and said, "When Milord was in charge of the Heavenly Street, the Seven Emotions Shop had offended you in many ways. This is a small token of my apology. I hope Milord will forgive me." After saying this, he remained silent and waited.
Fu Qing glanced at the storage bracelet in Miao Yi's hand. He understood that he was here to deliver a gift.
Miao Yi revealed a look of realization. He glanced at the item in his hand, then casually tossed it to Xu Tangran. He stood up from behind the long table and said, "I appreciate your kindness, but let bygones be bygones. Since you know your mistake, don't do it again." He seemed very magnanimous.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Shopkeeper Yan cupped his fists and said, "I will remember Milord's teachings."
"If there's nothing else, then go back to your business. It's not convenient to keep guests in the barracks." Miao Yi waved his hand.
"I will take my leave." After just a few words, Shopkeeper Yan left happily, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.
Fu Qing stood up as well, smiling bitterly as he shook his head. Miao Yi asked him to stay in the barracks for a meal, but he wasn't in the mood to take his leave. As Miao Yi's concubines left one after another, his feelings were complicated and melancholic. How could he be in the mood to drink and chat merrily with Miao Yi?
After Fu Qing left, Miao Yi reminded Xu Tangran and Yang Qing that Xu Tangran would make an inventory of the items in the Seven Emotions Shop, then hand it over to Yang Qing for safekeeping. It was a little like mutual supervision.
Naturally, the two of them accepted their orders and left.
After leaving the central tent, Xu Tangran looked at the storage bracelet in his hand and mumbled to himself, "What does this mean?"
Yang Qing glanced back at the tent, then patted Xu Tangran's shoulder and said, "Just wait and see. There will be more items sent over later."
"Uh …" Xu Tangran was surprised. "There are already quite a lot of items in here. Will the Seven Emotions Shop send more?"
Yang Qing smiled without saying a word. Soon, Xu Tangran realized he had misunderstood …
Blue Tiger Banner, Grand Commander's temporary residence. Zhan Ruyi, who was sitting in the main hall, received the report his subordinate had brought back from the Black Dragon Division. After reading it with a cold expression, he clenched his fist. The jade archive was reduced to dust.
Since Miao Yi was' besieging the city 'at Sky Street, the Zhan Clan had sent word that she was to bring the Blue Tiger Banner over to cause trouble. Naturally, she would do as she was told. Besides, she had come here to compete with Miao Yi in the first place. He also sent a letter to train his subordinates.
However, Bo Yeu did not approve it. He submitted a petition three times in a row and was rejected three times. Bo Yue was already frightened by the fact that Miao Yi wanted to lead the Black Tiger Flag to massacre the Celestial Street. He couldn't wait to call Miao Yi back. If it wasn't for Nie Wuxiao's suppression, he would have already done so. He wouldn't have agreed to let Zhan Ruyi join in the fun.
"Why is it that he can go but I can't!" Zhan Ruyi slammed the table and stood up. "I'll personally go and demand an explanation from the Head Mayor!"
Shopkeeper Yan was the first one to bring his employees back to reopen his shop.
The reopening of the Seven Emotions Shop made the neighbors very curious. The grudge between the Seven Emotions Shop and Niu Youde was no secret, yet Shopkeeper Yan still dared to come back. Was he really not afraid of death?
Even though the shopkeepers of the other closed shops weren't around, they had been paying attention to the happenings on Sky Street. How could they not know about this? They thought that this matter would pass as long as they stayed out of the limelight. They didn't expect Niu Youde to lead the Black Tiger Banner's troops to take turns guarding the Celestial Street. There were even people coming to their shop every day to see if they had returned. They had no intention of leaving. It was obvious that they wouldn't leave until they were dead. Damn it. Who would dare to go back?
They kept asking for instructions from their masters, hoping that they could think of a way to get rid of the Black Tiger Banner's troops. However, even with their masters' influence, they couldn't do anything to Niu Youde. Niu Youde didn't do anything against the law. The Left Supervisory Warden's background wasn't something that anyone could accuse. His words still carried weight.
After waiting for a while and seeing that Niu Youde didn't cause any trouble, nor did he leave, their masters became angry and ordered them to come back to reopen their shop. They said that Niu Youde wouldn't dare to do anything to them.
Those who were sent to be shopkeepers weren't fools. They knew that the higher-ups were wrestling with each other again. Before Niu Youde could make a move, they hoped that they would come back to provoke Niu Youde. A mere Niu Youde was nothing in their eyes. What the higher-ups wanted was nothing more than the Left Supervisory Warden's weakness. The Left and Left Supervisory Wardens were the Celestial Emperor's subordinates. They had always been feared by the other big shots, so they wanted to tie the Left and Left Supervisory Wardens' hands and feet.
As for the shopkeepers, they had instantly become pawns.
"President Xiao, why are you dressed like this?"
A customer came to the Seven Emotions Shop and asked to see Shopkeeper Yan. When Shopkeeper Yan came out, he was surprised to see Xiao Qizhen in disguise.
Xiao Qizhen looked around and sneakily pulled him to the backyard. After finding a secluded place, he asked, "Brother Yan, aren't you afraid of death?"
"Who isn't afraid of death?" Shopkeeper Yan chuckled. He understood why Xiao Qizhen had come.
Once the Seven Emotions Shop opened, the shopkeepers couldn't help but contact Shopkeeper Yan. It was rare for someone like Xiao Qizhen to come in disguise. Most of them contacted him directly through Xing Ling and asked if he wasn't worried that Niu Youde would do something stupid.
Shopkeeper Yan said that he had no choice but to come back. The pressure from the higher-ups was too great. They hinted that he had to apologize to Niu Youde and get his approval before he dared to come back.
Was that useful? He could actually be bribed with money! The shopkeepers were shocked. Why didn't they think of trying it out themselves? Under the siege, they saw a way out.
As long as they could live, who would want to walk the path of death?
The boss had only forced them to come back and open a new shop. He had only told them to do business properly. Since the boss had pretended to be ignorant, it did not mean that he had sent them to their deaths. So, they had no choice but to play along. If they exposed Zhou Ran and Wu Hanshan, who had been forced by the boss to commit suicide outside the city palace, they would be dead meat.
Soon, Xu Tangran's smile became crooked. He finally understood what Yang Qing meant.
"So it's Shopkeeper Xiao. No, I should be calling you President Xiao now."
Xu Tangran, who was receiving guests in the barracks, laughed heartily. There was a hint of viciousness in his tone, causing Xiao Qizhen, who came to visit, to shudder with fear.
"I wouldn't dare. Commander Xu, there's no need to ridicule me. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me." Xiao Qizhen put on a fearful expression and immediately revealed his purpose for coming.
"Haha …" Xu Tangran looked up to the sky and laughed.
Xiao Qizhen was the first. Soon, shopkeepers from all the major shops came to apologize to Commander Niu. Miao Yi couldn't be bothered to make a personal appearance, so he left it to Xu Tangran and Yang Qing to handle.
In order to save their lives, the gesture of 'apology' was quite generous. Xu Tangran was a little tired of receiving this gesture on behalf of him.
"The Great Commander is indeed mighty. It's hard not to admire you. Once you put your men here, you'll immediately make a fortune."
A few days later, most of the guests who were supposed to come had arrived. Xu Tangran took the 'gesture' list from Yang Qing and clicked his tongue a few times. He now quite agreed with Huang Xiaotian's words. Who said there wouldn't be any profit after leaving Heaven's Street? Once you had power, why would you be afraid of not getting rich?
He also understood now that the Great Commander had surrounded his men here and ordered him to bring some people to scout. It was purely to pressure and scare some people.
Yang Qing glanced at him and said indifferently, "Hurry up and check if there are any problems. If there are no problems, then go to the Great Commander to hand it over."
"How can I not be assured when Brother Yang is handling things?" Xu Tangran politely complimented him. He roughly scanned through the list and asked curiously, "These gifts were given to the Great Commander by the shopkeepers. Why does the Great Commander want us to officially register them?"
Yang Qing also shook his head. He didn't know what Miao Yi meant.
The two of them returned to the central tent together. After meeting with Miao Yi, they handed over the registered list and the 'gesture' from the merchants.
Sitting behind the table, Miao Yi only took the list and looked at the total number of items before throwing it back to Xu Tangran. "According to the old rules of the Black Tiger Banner, divide these items as spoils of war. Tell the Ten Eagle Banner Commanders that this is a gesture from me to my brothers. No one is allowed to keep it for themselves. Everyone must receive it properly."
Xu Tangran and Yang Qing looked at each other. This was the money that the shopkeepers used to buy their lives. Adding it all up, it was a considerable amount of profit. It was a considerable amount of wealth!
Xu Tangran said, "Great Commander, these are not spoils of war. These are gifts from others to you personally. You don't have to share them with your brothers."
Miao Yi said, "This is my first time here. I don't have much to express. Just treat it as a greeting gift! Also, tell the brothers below that as long as they work hard with me, I will not mistreat them. There will be plenty of opportunities to make a fortune in the future. " Looking at the reactions of the two below him, he added in a low voice, "This bit of money is nothing. If everyone wants to make a fortune in the future, we will still have to rely on them. Once we leave Sky Street, we won't be able to do anything with just a few hands. These hundred thousand men are the true source of wealth in our hands."
Yang Qing listened with trepidation. 'What is this guy trying to do?'
To Miao Yi, he already knew that the Celestial Emperor had taken a liking to him. He wasn't an idiot. He knew that the Celestial Emperor had taken a liking to a nobody like him because his relationship with the ministers of the imperial court wasn't that good. The so-called liking for his ability was secondary. Otherwise, no matter how outstanding he was, he wouldn't be worthy of the high and mighty Celestial Emperor's attention. The difference between them was too great. Miao Yi also understood that even if the Celestial Emperor put him in an important position, it would still be fake. His messy connections would eventually provoke the Celestial Emperor's wrath. It would be strange if the Celestial Emperor didn't kill him. If there was a chance, he would definitely take advantage of it. That way, he would have enough capital to escape in the future.
Yang Qing was apprehensive, but Xu Tangran's eyes lit up as he listened.
He had already achieved his goal. The item was already in his hands. Only a fool would be willing to continue wasting time here waiting for trouble. Under Miao Yi's command, the troops of the Black Tiger Banner stationed outside the four city gates quickly pulled out their tents and retreated. The troops gathered and immediately flew off into the sky.
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