"Benefactor!"
Seeing Chen Xiao open his eyes, Ji Feihan was about to greet him.
Suddenly, the carriage came to a sudden stop. The carriage shook violently, almost throwing everyone out of the carriage.
Following that, a sharp voice with a sneer sounded.
"Watch them all. I received news that there are not only contraband items in the carriage, but also wanted criminals from the Commerce Alliance!"
Hearing that it was the Commerce Alliance, the people outside were in an uproar.
Everyone knew...
The Shenwu Continent was rich and vast.
Although there were few established countries, there were many sects, alliances, and hidden clans. For example, the Commerce Alliance was a third-rate force in the Eastern Wilderness!
The Commerce Alliance itself did not have a fixed base.
It was different from the aristocratic families and sects...
In essence, the Merchant Alliance was just a loose alliance. There were more than 30 chambers of commerce of various sizes under its banner. It was quite similar to those large financial groups on Earth!
But even if it was only a third-rate force, the Commerce Alliance was still the overlord of the Corrosive Dragon River!
When the Commerce Alliance was doing business, everyone naturally retreated.
"It's actually people from the Commerce Alliance?"
"I heard that the Commerce Alliance has not been peaceful recently. The president of the Aurora Commerce Alliance has gone missing, and a few other chambers of commerce are eyeing them with all kinds of dirty tricks. I don't know how long the Aurora Commerce Alliance can last... Wait!"
"That's the second daughter of the Ji family of the Aurora Commerce Alliance!"
The crowd of people who were discussing could not help but exclaim.
Many people did not expect...
While he was still chatting, the person in question had already gotten out of the car!
"Captain Yao, what's going on?"
Ji Feihan's purple robe fluttered, her voice cold as she looked at the middle-aged man in front of her. "Why are you blocking my Ji family's carriage?"
Captain Yao was not tall, and his body was obviously fat. Hearing this, the two tufts of mustache at the corner of his mouth twitched.
"So it's the second daughter of the Ji family."
Yao Qingyue chuckled, his eyes becoming more and more playful.
Suddenly, his expression turned serious, and his voice became cold. "Second daughter of the Ji family, you really make President Ji proud! When President Ji was alive, how many people did not know the name of Ji Changfeng when the caravan traveled up and down the Corrosive Dragon River? "
Ji Feihan was stunned by the sudden rebuke.
The Yao Qingyue in front of her...
Was one of the inspection captains of the Commerce Alliance.
In terms of status, the captain of the inspection team was equivalent to the enforcement elder of a sect or aristocratic family. He had the authority to supervise the various merchant associations.
Thinking back to the previous pursuit, a series of bad premonitions immediately surfaced in his heart.
"Captain Yao, what do you mean?"
Suppressing the unease in her heart, Ji Feihan asked in a deep voice.
"Humph! How could Miss Ji 'er not know what I mean? "
Hearing this, Captain Yao snorted coldly.
With a wave of his hand, guards walked out one by one and surrounded the carriages of the Aurora Trading Company!
"This supervisor has received news that the Aurora Trade Union is passing off shoddy goods as quality goods. They have added a large amount of Green Eucalyptus Grass into their pills, severely affecting the foundation of martial artists. As for Second Young Miss Ji's convoy, they are nominally going to sweep the tombs and offer sacrifices, but in reality, they are transporting Green Eucalyptus Grass!"
As Yao Qingyue sneered, the surrounding onlookers couldn't help but burst into an uproar.
Bewildered gazes gathered on Ji Feihan one after another.
"He actually used green eucalyptus grass? This can't be real, right? "
"Mixing Green Eucalyptus Grass into elixirs seems to increase the purity of the elixirs, but in fact, it severely affects the foundation of a martial artist. It has long been banned by the Commerce Union!"
The crowd was instantly in an uproar.
Many people found it hard to believe, but there were also people who looked on coldly from the sidelines, analyzing and speculating the truth of the matter.
"If it was the former President Ji, the possibility of this isn't high. But if it's Miss Ji 'er, then it's hard to say. After all, the Aurora Trade Union has been going downhill recently. Using this kind of method to hoodwink them … isn't impossible! "
Among the crowd, martial artists spoke up continuously.
Ji Feihan's expression changed immediately. "Captain Yao, you can't speak carelessly like this!"
Green Eucalyptus Grass was discovered several decades ago.
When it was first discovered, it was thought to be able to effectively purify elixirs. It could possibly cause a great revolution in the elixir world.
After all …
Not everyone could refine high-grade elixirs.
Under the circumstances where they couldn't raise the grade, naturally, the higher the purity of the elixir, the better.
It was just that ordinary purification methods were usually time-consuming and laborious, and the price was shockingly high. Most of them were laborious and unrewarding.
Yet, the yield of Green Eucalyptus Grass was astonishing. It could be found everywhere along the Corroding Dragon River. Moreover, its purification effect was extremely shocking. It instantly caused a huge uproar.
However, good times didn't last long.
It didn't take long for the Green Eucalyptus Grass, which had high hopes placed on it, to be exposed.
Even though it seemed to be able to purify the elixir, in reality, it was only forcefully stimulating the elixir's effects, making it appear to be of high purity.
There were too many elixirs that added Green Eucalyptus Grass …
Not only was it not beneficial to the martial artist's cultivation, but it would also cause the energy to become turbid and scattered.
From then on, it would ruin the martial artist's martial arts foundation and exhaust all their potential early!
"Ever since that incident thirty years ago, no one has dared to risk universal condemnation and mix Green Eucalyptus Grass into elixirs …"
Captain Yao's expression was stern and righteous, as if he had already seen through the truth.
He raised his hand and flashed a token. "This supervisor isn't joking. Miss Ji, if you want to prove your innocence, let us thoroughly investigate the convoy."
Seeing that Yao Qingyue had even taken out the inspector's token …
The surrounding crowd, who were discussing animatedly, cast doubtful gazes over.
"Based on the current predicament the Aurora Trade Union is in, if they take the risk … it's really possible!"
A martial artist muttered in a low voice.
Ji Feihan's expression was ugly as she said in a low voice, "Captain Yao, this is baseless slander! My Ji family has never done anything against our conscience. Why would we use a poison like Green Eucalyptus Grass? "
"Since you've never done anything against your conscience, why is Miss Ji blocking the way?"
Yao Qingyue's smile became even more sarcastic as he enunciated each word with a pause. "Or … Miss Ji doesn't dare to let this supervisor inspect?"
"You …"
For a moment, Ji Feihan's face turned green.
Admittedly, letting Yao Qingyue and his group search the convoy was the best way to prove their innocence.
But if they agreed just like that …
Wouldn't that mean that in the future, anyone could find a random reason to do whatever they wanted to the Aurora Trade Union?
If they didn't agree, their reputation would be ruined and they would be despised by others.
If they agreed, they would appear weak, and who knew how much trouble there would be in the future!
Furthermore.
Yao Qingyue had obviously come prepared.
It was very likely that they belonged to the same group of people as the black-clothed men who had chased after them previously!
If they agreed to the search so easily, there might be some sinister plot!
"Let them in."
Just as Ji Feihan's expression was uncertain.
An extremely weak voice suddenly sounded in her mind.
"Benefactor? You … "
Ji Feihan was slightly taken aback. Then, seeing that Yao Qingyue was pressing on, she finally gritted her teeth and nodded.
"Since that's the case, I hope that Captain Yao can prove our innocence after inspecting …"
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