The cooperation talks were very pleasant. For the first month's Dan (Alchemy), Liu Wuxie would refine them himself and pick them up from the Xu Family once every five days.
The profits would be split 50/50. After one month, the Refining method would be handed over to the Danbao Pavilion, and the profits would be split 70/30, with the Danbao Pavilion taking 70% and Liu Wuxie receiving a flat 30%. The contract term was three years, after which the ownership of the Heavenly Spirit Pill would belong to the Danbao Pavilion.
"These are some of the medicinal ingredients I need. Gather them and send them to me. As for the required gold coins, you can advance them first and deduct them from the profits."
He took out the list he had prepared beforehand, placed it on the table, and Lei Tao picked it up, his brow furrowing slightly.
After some discussion, his attitude towards Liu Wuxie greatly changed. He already suspected that the outside rumors were not true; that kind of aura of a superior was definitely not fake and could only appear on the body of a powerful individual who held the power of life and death.
"Our Danbao Pavilion can gather all these Spiritual Herbs, but only the nine yang fruit and Red Spirit Grass need to be transported from the Royal City, which will take at least five days."
Lei Tao put down the list, his tone slightly displeased.
"Then I'll come back in five days." These two medicinal ingredients were the main Materials for refining the Xumai Dan (Meridian Restoration Pill) and could not be lost. Having achieved his goal, he stood up and walked outside.
Both of them stood up, especially Master Huo, whose attitude had completely changed, following behind him with a respectful expression.
His little life was still in Liu Wuxie's hands, so he had to serve him cautiously.
"Master Huo, are you sure the Dan (Alchemy) formula is real? This kind of cooperation, if it fails, will have a huge impact on our Danbao Pavilion. When the Pavilion Master returns, he will definitely blame us."
From beginning to end, Lei Tao did not participate in the discussion. Many matters in the Danbao Pavilion were presided over by Master Huo; he was only responsible for sales.
"I've deduced it over a dozen times; the Dan (Alchemy) formula is most likely real. As long as it is released, the position of our Danbao Pavilion in the Great Yan Dynasty will greatly improve. Go see him off. If he has any other requests, satisfy them all. Whether it's real or fake, we will know in five days."
After saying the last sentence, a hint of ruthlessness appeared in the corner of Master Huo's eye. If Liu Wuxie couldn't produce the Heavenly Spirit Pill in five days, he would personally go to the Xu Family and eliminate him.
Stepping out of the inner hall, only half an hour had passed. The Great Hall was crowded with people. The broken counter had already been replaced. The moment the beaten Qingyi boy saw Liu Wuxie, they all gritted their teeth in hatred.
"Little Kid, you actually came out alive! Die!"
The Purple-robed man suddenly launched a sneak attack. The moment Liu Wuxie appeared, the ruler in his hand slashed down through the air.
The sound of air breaking came directly at them, catching everyone off guard. Who would have expected that Liu Wuxie could enter the inner hall and still walk out unharmed? This didn't make sense.
"Steward Lei, is this how you treat your guests?"
Liu Wuxie did not make a move. With a thought of his Divine Sense, he knew Lei Tao was deliberately hiding behind the curtain, wanting to test Liu Wuxie's true capabilities. Since things had reached this point, it was difficult to hide. They still had a cooperation.
"Zhou Tong, stop!"
Stepping quickly, he appeared in the Great Hall. A cold shout interrupted Zhou Tong, causing the ruler in his hand to pause in mid-air. The Xian Tian Realm momentum released by Lei Tao almost sent him flying.
The powerful force pushed Zhou Tong back, his hair disheveled and his face ferocious. He didn't understand why Lei Tao wanted to stop him from killing Liu Wuxie.
"Steward Lei, I'll add one more condition. From now on, I don't want to see this person in the Danbao Pavilion again. If you can't do that, the cooperation—will terminate!"
After Liu Wuxie finished speaking, he walked towards the outside, and the crowd automatically parted to create a path.
Leaving behind a silhouette and countless mysteries, he disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Zhou Tong, pack your things and leave the Danbao Pavilion. I will pay you three months' salary. From now on, you have no relationship with the Danbao Pavilion."
Lei Tao said expressionlessly, making everyone present feel as if they had been struck by lightning. What was going on? To expel Zhou Tong for the Xu Family's insignificant son-in-law, what exactly happened between them?
"No..."
Zhou Tong roared towards the sky and sat down on the Ground with a thud. The salary at the Danbao Pavilion was very generous. For years, relying on being a small foreman at the Danbao Pavilion, he had lived a prosperous life. Losing the Danbao Pavilion as his backing, he was nothing, undoubtedly cutting off his retreat.
"It's all this trash! I'm going to kill him!" Zhou Tong stood up, his eyes bloodshot. He didn't even take his salary and left the Danbao Pavilion.
Lei Tao didn't stop him, letting him leave. "Organize all the medicinal ingredients needed on the list and send them to the Xu Family." He took out the list Liu Wuxie had left and told the medicinal ingredient foreman to quickly prepare them.
"Yes!"
The foreman in charge of medicinal ingredients realized something was wrong and quickly took the list to start grabbing the herbs. As for Zhou Tong's roar, it had long been ignored. Everyone was curious about what Liu Wuxie had done to cause such a big change in the Danbao Pavilion's attitude towards him.
After leaving the Danbao Pavilion, Liu Wuxie did not return directly to the Xu Family but walked towards West Street.
The few 'friends' who had invited him out last night lived there. He had to find out clearly who wanted to kill him.
Just as he turned the corner, two Xu Family servants happened to pass by and witnessed Liu Wuxie walking towards West Street.
"Quickly go back and inform the master, that trash has gone to find his 'friends' again."
In private, the Xu Family servants calling Liu Wuxie trash was no longer a secret.
Passing through two small alleys, a courtyard appeared ahead. Usually, Liu Wuxie liked to come here to find the three of them to go out and eat, drink, and have fun.
They must have known about what happened last night.
Pushing open the courtyard gate, it was empty. He quickly stepped into the house; all the valuables inside were gone. They had left Canglan City overnight.
His gaze swept across the hall and suddenly stopped in the corner, where an inconspicuous small sachet was discarded, about the size of a baby's palm.
Reaching out, he picked it up and smelled it by his nose. Based on his understanding of his three friends, they never wore this kind of sachet. Who left it behind?
"Illusion Powder!"
His eyes narrowed. The sachet emitted the scent of Illusion Powder. Inhaling a bit could cause mental confusion, leading people to do various irrational things.
"As expected, someone bribed the three of them last night to lure me to the brothel and secretly kill me with a palm strike, creating the illusion that the entire brothel collapsed and I was crushed to death."
Putting away the sachet, Illusion Powder was extremely difficult to refine. No one in the entire Canglan City could refine it. Who exactly wanted to kill him?
Without any other clues, he turned and left the house, quickly returning to the Xu Family. Many servants were gathered around the outside of the Great Hall, craning their necks to look inside. What was happening?
Xu Yilin's brows were tightly furrowed. Several baskets of weaponry were placed before him, including swords, sabers, forks, and halberds. The Xu Family's weaponry was very famous in Canglan City, in high demand, and the Family's main source of income relied on the Weaponry Forges.
The Xu Family had a total of five Weaponry Forges. They produced at least several thousand weapons every day, yet they still couldn't meet the demand of the Martial Artists in Canglan City.
His Father-in-law Yang Zi was also there. Xu Lingxue sat quietly inside, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, like a pure white lotus, flawless and pure, with a hint of worry in her expression.
"I heard that all the Master Refiners of our Xu Family have been poached by the Tian Family, and they even took away our Xu Family's unique Refining methods. This time, the blow to our Xu Family is too great."
Outside the Great Hall, hushed discussions could be heard. As Liu Wuxie passed through the crowd, he heard their conversations clearly.
Among the Four Great Families of Canglan City, the Xu Family made a living from Refining, occupying about 70% of the market share in Canglan City, with the remaining 30% controlled by the Tian Family.
Their Refining skills were far inferior to the Xu Family's. When he was young, Xu Yilin rose to prominence relying on his Refining skills, crafting excellent weapons that were famous throughout Canglan City.
In recent years, the Tian Family had somehow invited a Master Refiner, gradually showing a trend of surpassing the Xu Family's Refining skills. The Xu Family's weapons had always been relatively affordable in terms of price. Although the Tian Family's Refining skills had caught up, the market share had always been dominated by the Xu Family.
The two families engaged in open and covert struggles. The Xu Family was relatively conservative and did not proactively cause trouble, but the Tian Family was aggressive, already poaching several Xu Family Refiners.
These Master Refiners were personally trained by Xu Yilin, like masters and disciples, yet they would betray the Xu Family!
The weaponry scattered on the Ground was very rough. Xu Yilin picked up a long saber and gently flicked it with his right index finger. A chip appeared on the blade; the quality was clearly substandard.
Putting down the weapon, he glanced outside, his gaze falling on Liu Wuxie. He could only brace himself and walk in. Everyone's face showed a gloating expression.
"You went to West Street again."
Xu Yilin's face darkened. He hadn't settled the score with him for yesterday's incident yet. How long had it been, and he ran off to West Street again? This made him furious. The Family's matters were already urgent, yet he still had the mood to go fooling around.
"You trash, you still have the nerve to come back! If it weren't for you, how could our Xu Family's reputation have plummeted."
Yang Zi stepped forward, pointed at Liu Wuxie, and shifted all the blame onto him alone.
The high-ranking Stewards of the Xu Family were all in the Great Hall, covering their mouths and chuckling lightly, showing disdain. This trash had ruined the Xu Family's reputation.
"Mother, let's deal with the weapon problem first."
Xu Lingxue stood up, interrupting their conversation. No matter how useless Liu Wuxie was, he was her nominal husband. Mocking Liu Wuxie was equivalent to mocking her.
She glared fiercely at Liu Wuxie, then ignored him. Being unwelcome, he could only retreat to the side and watch quietly.
"Steward Lan, how many of these defective products were sold in total?"
Xu Yilin's brows furrowed deeper and deeper as he asked Steward Lan. He was in charge of weapon sales, and all the accounts came from him.
"Around five hundred pieces. After discovering the issue, we immediately cut off the supply. These are the defective products we recalled. Not many remain on the market."
Steward Lan answered truthfully. Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and large batches did not flow onto the market.
Liu Wuxie picked up a long saber and gently flicked it, producing a discordant rattling sound. The excellent material had not been fully utilized; the Refining technique was too unfamiliar. His mind quickly analyzed it.
"Son-in-law, someone claiming to be from the Danbao Pavilion has delivered a large package of medicinal ingredients. Please go and receive it."
The Steward walked in. The medicinal ingredients from the Danbao Pavilion had arrived. He greeted his Father-in-law and left the Great Hall.