Jia Lie Family.
"Patriarch, this is bad!"
A steward rushed in, looking flustered.
"What's the matter? Why are you so flustered? What kind of behavior is this?" Gale Bi frowned slightly, very displeased.
"Patriarch, the Xiao Family's market... is selling healing medicine!" The steward said anxiously.
"Healing medicine? What's going on?!"
"Just this morning, the Xiao Family's market suddenly started selling healing medicine, and in quite large quantities. Now, all the mercenaries in Wutan City have crowded into the Xiao Family's market, and the number of customers in our market has suddenly dropped by half!"
"Where did the Xiao Family get healing medicine? Don't they have an Alchemist? Or is it that the Miter Auction House is cooperating with them?"
In the entire Wutan City, only the Miter Auction House had Alchemists.
Normally, only the Miter Auction House sold healing medicine, but the quantity was not large, and it was always in a state of short supply and severe shortage.
After all, for the Miter Auction House, selling healing medicine was not as profitable as focusing on its auction business.
Now that the Xiao Family had suddenly started selling healing medicine, it would undoubtedly create an unprecedented impact on Wutan City's market.
In fact, the Jia Lie Family had long planned to seize the healing medicine market, and had even found an Alchemist elsewhere, preparing to bring him over soon.
They hadn't expected the Xiao Family to be even faster; they were already selling healing medicine.
"It seems we also need to get Mr. Liu Xi here as soon as possible."
...The sale of healing medicine created a huge wave in Wutan City.
On the first day, Xiao Li only released 500 portions of healing medicine to stimulate the market.
As expected, the market responded strongly.
A large number of mercenaries rushed into the Xiao Family's market, even fighting fiercely for a bottle of healing medicine.
For a time, the customer traffic in the Jia Lie Family and Ao Ba Family's markets decreased by two-thirds.
Everyone rushed into the Xiao Family's market.
On the second day, Xiao Li released a thousand portions of healing medicine, and they still sold out instantly.
This situation was much crazier than he had imagined.
The unprecedented bustling scene in the market also made the Xiao Family overjoyed.
"Healing medicine is indeed a huge pie. The Mittel Family doesn't really do this business, and now our Xiao Family has eaten it all up. Before long, the business of the other two families will also be completely snatched by us." Even the usually composed Grand Elder was smiling, his facial wrinkles smoothing out.
"Second Brother, where did you get so much healing medicine? Do you know an Alchemist?" Xiao Zhan was more curious about how Xiao Li managed to get so much healing medicine.
"I am an Alchemist," Xiao Li said calmly.
As soon as he said this, everyone present was shocked.
"You are an Alchemist?"
"Second Brother, when did you become an Alchemist?"
"Just recently," Xiao Li had nothing to hide.
"So, next, we must use all means to crush the Jia Lie Family and the Ao Ba Family!"
"Hahaha, our Xiao Family has an Alchemist! Dealing with the Jia Lie Family and the Ao Ba Family will be simple. Now, the mercenaries outside are frantically buying healing medicine, and the customer traffic in our market is several times what it used to be!" The Second Elder couldn't help but laugh happily.
Everyone else's faces were also filled with joy.
Xiao Li's lips curved into a slight smile.
He knew that the real business war was yet to come... On the third day after the Xiao Family's market began selling healing medicine, the Jia Lie Family suddenly also started stocking healing medicine.
Moreover, the quantity and quality were similar to the Xiao Family's, and the prices were the same.
This was clearly a direct challenge to the Xiao Family!
The healing medicine market was inherently undersupplied, with huge demand. Although the Jia Lie Family stocked theirs later, many people who couldn't buy healing medicine at the Xiao Family could only go to the Jia Lie Family.
This helped the Jia Lie Family recover a lot of business.
However, Xiao Li was not in a hurry.
The show had just begun... Miter Auction House.
"Young Master Xiao Li, you haven't been here for several days."
Consort Ya walked gracefully, her beautiful face carrying a captivating charm.
"Miss Consort Ya, you also know that I've been very busy these past few days," Xiao Li said with a smile, taking the tea Consort Ya personally brewed.
"I do know that. The competition between your Xiao Family and the Jia Lie Family is very intense right now; we're all watching the show." Consort Ya sat on the sofa opposite Xiao Li, crossing her long, shapely legs, which was quite dazzling.
"Indeed, actually, I came to see Miss Consort Ya today because of this matter. I know that the Jia Lie Family also sources their medicinal ingredients from your Miter Auction House. Therefore, I want your Miter Auction House to stop supplying the Jia Lie Family and give all medicinal ingredients to our Xiao Family," Xiao Li said.
Consort Ya's eyes sparkled with intelligence.
She chuckled softly and said, "Young Master Xiao Li, our Miter Auction House has always maintained a neutral stance and never participates in the competition between your three families. Your request, I'm afraid..."
Xiao Li knew her difficulty.
So he took out a brocade box, placed it in front of Consort Ya, and said,
"Inside is a fifth-grade pill, the Dragon Strength Pill. After consumption, one can gain immense strength in a short period. I wonder if a Fifth-Grade Alchemist can make Miss Consort Ya make an exception for me?"
A Fifth-Grade Alchemist?!
Consort Ya's eyes flashed with surprise.
She cautiously opened the brocade box, and the pill inside emitted an astonishing medicinal fragrance.
It was indeed a fifth-grade pill, the Dragon Strength Pill!
"You... you are a Fifth-Grade Alchemist?!"
At this moment, the shock in Consort Ya's heart was beyond words.
Looking across the entire Jia Ma Empire, Fifth-Grade Alchemists were few and far between, and all of them were prominent figures.
But now, this guy, who was clearly younger than herself, was actually a Fifth-Grade Alchemist??
How could this be!
"I think a Fifth-Grade Alchemist can not only make the Miter Auction House make an exception for me but also allow Miss Consort Ya to gain importance within her family and return to the Miter Auction House headquarters."
Xiao Li's words precisely struck Consort Ya's deepest weakness.
If she befriended a Fifth-Grade Alchemist, her status within the family could definitely advance by leaps and bounds!
She could even jump from being an auctioneer in a local city directly to an auctioneer at the headquarters!
But she wasn't very convinced that Xiao Li would genuinely be willing to help her.
"Young Master Xiao Li, why are you willing to help me like this? If it's just to stop the supply of medicinal ingredients to the Jia Lie Family, it shouldn't be worth a fifth-grade pill, right?"
In the face of immense temptation, Consort Ya chose to remain calm.
"The reason is simple: because I like you."
Without any preamble, Xiao Li said it openly.
"Because I like you, I will use my own methods and abilities to help you achieve the status you desire in the Mittel Family."
Consort Ya stared at him blankly, her softest spot instantly struck.
She had always felt that Xiao Li was very different from others.
Now, suddenly being confessed to, she felt a little flustered and at a loss.
"Young Master Xiao Li, I..."
"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to give me an answer right now. You can think about it carefully." Xiao Li smiled warmly, left the Dragon Strength Pill, and then left magnanimously.
He didn't pester her excessively.
Because he knew that for a woman like Consort Ya, who had goals in her heart, he had to follow her goals to capture her heart and thus gain her person!
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