"Have you guys heard that the Guard Leader of the Yuan Family was just beaten to a pulp, arms and legs all broken, and even Young Master Yuan got roughed up like a pig’s head?" soone excitedly said in the crowded throng of the Chamber of Comrce.
"Yuan Family, what’s it to if they got beaten?" a rchant selling Elixirs impatiently said.
Given the previous state of affairs, even the Nanyan Chamber of Comrce wasn’t too peaceful, he thought as he hurried to sell off his Elixirs and call it a day, to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. He had no ti to gab about other matters.
"You don’t even know about this? The Yuan Family, I heard, is the one opposing the Nanyan Chamber of Comrce. Their guards were the ones beaten up by the Yuan Family’s Guard Leader," the person explained.
"What, the Nanyan Chamber of Comrce acted so swiftly? Not only avenging their servant but also beating up the other family’s Young Master?" The rchant was taken aback, no longer in a hurry to clear out his stock, and asked out of curiosity.
"Yeah, it turns out the Nanyan Chamber of Comrce has strong backers too; they quickly got revenge for them," the person said with a sigh.
"Nonsense, if soone can establish themselves in Heishi City and even sign a Heaven and Earth Contract with Long Yan Academy, how could they not have any backers? You guys are just worrying over nothing," a middle-aged man with a slightly older appearance disdainfully said.
"Pff, you’re just stating the obvious after the fact. You were just as scared as we were not too long ago, no better off at all," the rchant said irritably.
"Heh heh, wasn’t I just taking precautions? I’ve been around and seen so much over the years; I’ve grown more cautious," the middle-aged man said, slightly embarrassed.
"Alright, alright, no need to worry about anything now. Let’s just focus on our business with peace of mind," the first person said with a laugh.
"Shoot, I sold at a loss just now." It was only then that the rchant realized and quickly removed the "fire-sale" sign from the front of his stall.
"Ey, weren’t Vitality Nourishing Pills just 500 taels each a mont ago? How co it’s now one thousand taels?" A plump rchant saw the newly installed sign and asked in surprise.
"That was then, this is now," the rchant said, changing his obsequious deanor and stood tall and proud.
Before, in order to sell his Elixirs quickly, he had humbled himself and put on a submissive act. It was about ti for him to strut proudly.
"We’re all in the sa line of business, how can you operate without any integrity, raising and lowering prices at whim?" the plump rchant complained.
"Tis change. If you want to buy, you’d better hurry; otherwise, the price might go up again soon," the rchant said nonchalantly. They say no rchant without guile, and any sense of integrity was ant for dealings with others, not among competitors in the trade.
No sooner had he finished speaking than other rchants who caught wind of the news began changing their signs.
"You don’t know yet, do you? Just a mont ago, the Yuan Family’s Guard Leader and Young Master Yuan..." Seeing the puzzled look on the plump rchant’s face, soone beside him kindly clued him in.
"I’ll take all of your Vitality Nourishing Pills," the plump rchant said as soon as he grasped the situation, without a second’s hesitation. He pulled out a silver note and threw it at the rchant, lunging for his stall like it was a race.
He was inwardly regretting not buying earlier. Had he known it would turn out like this, he would have acted sooner rather than being greedy for a small bargain. Who would have thought that such a turn of events would happen in less than four hours?
But it wasn’t his fault, after all. Who would have guessed that the Nanyan Chamber of Comrce had such a formidable backer, acting so decisively and swiftly that even they were caught off guard.
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