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He was a little curious. Even when the Celestial Court's items were robbed, this guy still dared to step in and vouch for them. How strong was his background?
But he also felt that Xiahou Longcheng's relationship wasn't that strong. His behavior was just too unsightly. He didn't seem like he came from a rich family. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken advantage of him.
De Ming shook his head. "I've never been able to figure it out. I've tried asking around, but basically no one knows anything. Even those who know aren't willing to say anything. Looking at how secretive they are, they probably have a powerful background."
Miao Yi nodded in agreement. "Him and Huang Fujun? How's their relationship with Y? "
De Ming said, "It's still the same."
Miao Yi chuckled and put the matter aside. He pointed in the direction of the backyard and said, "I can see that business is pretty good. They even took over the shop behind it and even cut off a section of the street."
Yu Xu and De Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry when they heard that. Yu Xu said, "Actually, we didn't want to take down the shop at the back. It's all my fault for talking too much. One year, Xiahou Longcheng came to share the profits. I casually said that the place was too small and didn't even have a yard. In the end, Xiahou Longcheng asked me if we could make more money with a bigger place. I replied that it would be better. A few days later, Xiahou Longcheng found out that the shop behind was harboring fugitives. He found an excuse to seal the shop behind. Then, he came to us and said that he had already bribed everyone. It was the cheapest price, so he insisted on us buying it. He even said that it was embarrassing for him to just sit there and take the money. That was something he should do as a half-owner. We didn't have enough money at the time, so he helped us pay in installments. That's how it ended up. "
Miao Yi's expression twitched. "That bastard is really evil. We have no grudge against him, yet he did something so immoral!"
De Ming sighed. "Actually, we didn't lose out even if he took 20% of our shares. Let's not talk about the expansion of the land. You might not know about it. Because our business was getting better and better, many of the businesses on this street were squeezed out by us. Those people banded together to deal with us and secretly threatened us to close the shop. He even gathered a group of people to plot against him, almost bringing disaster to the Vitality Sect. I tried to ask Xiahou Longcheng for help. Xiahou Longcheng was enraged and told me that someone wanted to cut off his source of wealth. He brought a group of heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals with him. He went to the east, north, and south districts to arrest people and almost fought with the commanders of the three districts. The commanders of the north and south districts were easier to deal with, but the commander of the east district, Kou Wenlan, was Xiahou Longcheng's enemy. The two of them really fought in public on Sky Street, alerting Lady Biyue to intervene, and the matter was settled. When those people who came looking for trouble with us found out that Commander Xia Hou was behind us, they all came to us to apologize. The matter passed just like that, and in the future, no one dared to find trouble with us again. "
That black bear commander was truly arrogant! Miao Yi was speechless. He didn't expect that he would miss out on so much fun while he was away. He couldn't help but ask, "How much profit does he get from the shop every year? Is it worth it for him to work so hard?"
Jade Mirage said, "Quite a lot! It's no less than ten billion red crystals every year! "
"…" Miao Yi was stunned. In other words, the Vitality Sundry Goods Store earned at least fifty billion red crystals every year. He didn't expect the Vitality Sundry Goods Store to be so profitable. That damned Xiahou Longcheng earned one Fifth Grade Core Formation every year. He was trapped for more than three hundred years and only got seventy. How much did that bastard Xiahou Longcheng get? And he got it just by sitting at home and playing without doing anything. No wonder he worked so hard for the Vitality Sundry Goods Store.
Wait! He also had a twenty percent share here, which meant … He couldn't help but smile. "Doesn't that mean I can get the same amount as Xiahou Longcheng every year?"
He had the intention to test if the Vitality Sect would still honor the twenty percent they promised him. After all, it was just a verbal promise. He didn't sign any contract.
De Ming smiled. "That's different. Xiahou Longcheng says he's half the owner of the store, but he only takes twenty percent of the net profit. Every year, he takes everything and doesn't leave a single cent. You, on the other hand, are half the owner of the store. If you want to take it, you'll take the store's dividends. You have to leave some profits for the store to expand its goods. You know, the more goods the store has, the better the business will be. That's why you can only take half of Xiahou Longcheng's profits every year. "
That was the reason! Miao Yi nodded. "That's not a small amount."
Jade Mirage said, "I'll calculate your dividends every year. Before you come back, they'll be spent on purchasing goods. If you want to withdraw cash, let me know in advance. The store will raise it for you. You won't be left out."
Miao Yi didn't refuse and continued the previous topic. "If that's the case, giving Xiahou Longcheng twenty percent isn't a bad thing."
Yu Xu immediately sighed. "There are pros and cons. That guy is a little unreliable. Even though he's taking advantage of the benefits here, he would sometimes side with an outsider. After our business gradually expanded, it affected the business of the Hall of Heroes. But Huang Fujun? Y only mentioned it to Xiahou Longcheng, and that guy immediately came to warn us, telling us to stop the Core Formation business. He said that the Core Formation business can only be done in the Hall of Heroes on Heaven's Street. What do you think that is? The price of Core Formation is high, and the profit is also the highest. Stopping our business will affect our profits greatly. "
De Ming immediately added, "You can't say it's a bad thing. Huangfu Jun? Later on, Y came to us and gave us compensation. In the future, the items collected by the Hall of Heroes will not be sold to others. Since then, they have been sent to us from all over the world. They have become our most stable and largest supplier. The variety of items they provide can be said to be quite abundant and huge. You should be aware of the abilities of the Hall of Heroes. It is very beneficial to a grocery store like ours. "
Miao Yi couldn't help but look at him a few more times. He vaguely noticed that this guy seemed to be speaking up for Xiahou Longcheng, but he didn't say it out loud. He just kept it in his heart and asked, "The store's business is so good. Why is Xiahou Longcheng willing to take twenty percent? Didn't he want to take over the entire store?"
De Ming smiled. "How is that possible? At most, he'll use his power to seal the store. He'll dare to commit murder and arson, but he won't dare to take over the store. If he really did that, no one would agree to it. When that happens, the rules of Heaven's Street will be messed up. Besides, he's from the Heavenly Court. Who would dare to trade with him for things of unknown origin? However, there are others who are jealous of us. Some people are learning from us and opening a store. However, to have such a large and extensive stock of goods like ours isn't something that can be achieved with money alone. The key is that we have many supply channels in secret. That's the key to supporting the store's long-term operation. Other stores have followed suit and barely opened for business, but customers still come to us because we're an established brand. It's useless for them to imitate us. Some people even bought goods at a high price and sold them at a low price. They wanted to use this to gather supply channels. We immediately lowered the price and fought with them a few times. Such a large stock is no joke. We squeezed them until they lost everything. In the end, our store established a unique position in Heaven's Origin Planet's Heaven's Street. No one dares to compete with us. What I'm worried about now is that they might build similar stores in other Heaven's Streets. We won't be able to take care of those places. When they gain a foothold in other places, they might retaliate here. Then we'll be in danger. "
Miao Yi looked at him up and down. He had a whole new level of respect for him. He said in surprise, "Daoist De Ming, you're starting a business war now. That's incredible!"
This wasn't the Vitality Sect's disciple that Miao Yi remembered. It was also why he was worried that the store wouldn't be able to operate for long. Now, he felt a lot more at ease.
De Ming was embarrassed by his compliments. He cupped his fists and said, "Please don't tease me, Sir. The Morality Goods Shop was built by you. Without you, Sir, who laid the foundation for the Morality Goods Shop in the first place, how could the Morality Goods Shop be a match for those people with the wealth of the Morality Sect?"
"Sigh!" Yu Xu couldn't help but sigh. He had a worried look on his face. "We've earned a lot of money. However, we're constantly resorting to all sorts of conspiracies when it comes to business. It seems to be going against our Vitality Sect's principles!"
Daoist De Ming immediately lowered his head and stopped talking. Miao Yi looked at both sides, then changed the topic and asked about the Vitality Sect.
Now that they had money and cultivation resources, the Vitality Sect was no longer the same. They no longer cared about the sect's ranking on the Non-Phase Planet. They couldn't be bothered to compete with those other sects. They also stopped participating in the ranking competitions of every realm. They could rank the Vitality Sect however they wanted. Now, they had gathered their resources and helped twelve Purple Lotus cultivators break through to the Golden Lotus realm in just a short three hundred years. Daoist De Ming was one of them.
Even Bao Lian's cultivation had broken through to the Purple Lotus Third Grade in one go. The Vitality Sect's overall strength had greatly improved in just a short three hundred years. On top of that, they had recruited thousands of excellent disciples.
It couldn't be helped. They had resources on hand. The Vitality Sect no longer needed to go to the spiritual islands to trade for spiritual herbs. They had plenty of them at the grocery store. As long as they had the money to pay for it, they wouldn't be lacking in Basic Immortal Pills. If it weren't for the sake of preserving the Vitality Sect's legacy alchemy techniques, the Vitality Sect wouldn't even want to refine their own pills anymore. They had plenty of Fortifying Pills and Basic Immortal Pills for sale.
"It's only been a short three hundred years, yet the Vitality Sect has changed so much." Miao Yi clicked his tongue.
Daoist De Ming cupped his fists again and said, "The Sect Master said that the Vitality Sect has changed so much because of you. If you hadn't found the Thousand-faced Fox Demon, the Vitality Sect wouldn't have this grocery store in Heaven Street. If you hadn't helped the grocery store open up a business path, the Vitality Sect wouldn't have become what it is today."
Miao Yi waved his hand and said, "Daoist De Ming, you're too kind with your praise. I'm also a member of the Vitality Sect. It's only natural for me to help out."
After the three of them had a brief conversation in the house, Miao Yi mentioned that he was going to pay a visit to Madam Biyue, then left.
After coming out with Daoist De Ming, just as they were about to go downstairs, Miao Yi suddenly asked, "Daoist De Ming, you seem to have a good impression of Xiahou Longcheng."
Hearing this, Daoist De Ming understood that Miao Yi was implying that he was speaking up for Xiahou Longcheng. He immediately extended his hand and said, "Can I have a word with you?"
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