Su Ruxue chuckled and said, "That's not true. Usually the master is in charge of the Dan Pavilion. He looks so ferocious and glares, not to mention looking for trouble. Sometimes even customers don't dare to come in."
Lin Dongjiu also smiled and nodded, and asked again:
"How is the business situation of the Dan Pavilion? Can the elixirs be sold?"
Su Ruxue said excitedly: "Of course, the supply of pills sent by the sect every day exceeds the demand!
Our Dange business is so good, thanks to Xiao Congming and He Qing!
Xiao Congming is really a born shopkeeper. He not only manages the account books in an orderly manner, but also promotes the membership stuff you mentioned very well. We earned almost 50,000 high-grade spiritual stones from membership fees alone!
Moreover, He Qing not only opened another branch in Heishui City, but also opened branches in Beiyu City, Yusheng City, and even the Imperial City. It is being renovated now and it is estimated that it will be opened in a few days!"
Lin Dongjiu was a little surprised: "So fast! This guy He Qing can do it! How did he do it?"
Su Ruxue shook her head and said, "I don't know. Anyway, every time he goes out, he calls Jiang Yunli and brings a large group of disciples with him. Even when he comes back sometimes, he always gets injured."
"Then I probably know..."
Lin Dongjiu smacked his lips. He guessed that He Qing had learned the gangster theory he had in the secret realm, but that was fine, after all, the primitive accumulation of capital would inevitably be accompanied by a bit of blood.
He didn't explain it to Su Ruxue in detail, he just said: "Then our Dan Pavilion is so popular, are there any actions in other Dan Pavilions?"
"Um..."
Su Ruxue tilted her little head and thought for a while, then said: "I am also afraid that those Dan Pavilions will be jealous and suppress us, so I have been sending people to watch secretly, but I didn't find much about what little tricks those Dan Pavilions were doing behind the scenes."
"besides!"
Su Ruxue's eyes widened and she said in surprise: "All Baicao Cao's shops in Heishui City are closed. I heard they were sealed!"
"Has it been seized..." Lin Dongjiu frowned and said, "I understand. I'll go see it in person tomorrow morning. Let's go to bed first."
"Okay~"
Su Ruxue responded softly, and obediently shrank her body into Lin Dongjiu's arms...
Early the next morning, Lin Dongjiu brought Su Ruxue to Heishui City.
After Lin Dongjiu sent Su Ruxue to Lingxue Dan Pavilion, he went straight to the Baolai Inn where Xiaopang stayed.
After entering the inn and finding the room where Fatty lived, Lin Dongjiu came to his door and knocked hard.
"Who!"
The sound coming from the room was a little irritating. Just a few kicks were heard, and the door opened, revealing the sleepy face of the fat boy.
only...
Lin Dongjiu took a look at him and found that the fat boy's left hand was wrapped in a bandage, his right eye was black and blue, and there was a big bump on his forehead. From his appearance, it looked like he had been seriously injured.
Lin Dongjiu said in surprise: "I said, Fat Brother, what did you do?"
"Oh, don't mention it!"
Xiaopang invited Lin Dongjiu into the house and said to himself: "I have encountered a lot of troubles these days... Forget it, let's not mention it anymore. Brother Lin, when did you come here?"
Lin Dongjiu pulled up a stool at random and sat on it:
"Fat brother, I heard that you came to see me. No, I came here from the sect very early in the morning.
Baicao Cao is so far away from Blackwater City, and you have been waiting for me for a few days, so you must not have come to me specifically to reminisce, right?"
"Hehe, that's what Brother Lin said."
Xiaopang smiled awkwardly: "I came here this time to discuss important matters with Brother Lin."
Lin Dongjiu smiled and said nothing, and continued to listen to Xiaopang say:
"The day Lingxue Dan Pavilion opened, I knew that this Dan Pavilion was opened by you. Because you are the only one who dares to sell elixirs at a reduced price. Others dare not do such a loss-making business."
Lin Dongjiu smiled and said: "Brother Fat is joking, I'm just a Xuan-level first-grade alchemist, where do I get my skills from?"
Xiaopang curled his lips: "Tsk, I haven't seen your method of making the alchemy furnace automatically refine elixirs before. Why are you so modest in front of me..."
After joking for a while, Lin Dongjiu changed his tone and said:
"Let's get down to business, fat brother, our Dan Pavilion's business is so good, don't you Baicao have any ideas?"
Even though he and Xiaopang belong to different forces, they still have a close friendship, so there is no fear of any taboo in saying something.
The little fat man's face changed, he stopped his rude expression, and said seriously:
"Brother Lin, let's be honest, I'm here just for this matter."
He smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Lin, you must also know what happened in the alchemy competition, so I won't say more.
But after that incident, that old bastard King Gongsheng began to take revenge on Baicao Cao. Now most of the Dan Pavilion opened by Baicao Cao has been sealed by King Gong Sheng. I am afraid that it will not be long before the industrial chain of Baicao Cao is broken. Where?
And what thoughts do you have about your Lingxue Dan Pavilion?"
Lin Dongjiu crossed his legs and showed a harmless smile: "So..."
Peng Yan's eyes were blazing, and he pointed directly: "That's why I want to represent Baicao Cao and cooperate with your Lingxue Dan Pavilion!"
He spoke eloquently: "When I first saw your alchemy technology, I had a premonition that you would set off a huge wave that could overturn the entire traditional alchemy industry.
Brother Lin, let's be honest, the elders of Baicaodiao, including the sect leader, who asked me to discuss cooperation with you, just wanted to open up a way out for Baicaodao.
But I know that even if Baicao Cao does not face today's difficulties, it will eventually be eliminated by the market if it remains stagnant. If it does not follow the trend, it will only be smashed to pieces by the huge waves.
However, the huge waves can bite people, but if you step on the top of the waves, you may not be unable to stand higher and go further!
Brother Lin, for the sake of our friendship, please give us Baicao Cao a chance!"
Lin Dongjiu looked at the little fat man with a somewhat surprised look. He did not expect that this little fat man, who looked harmless to humans and animals, could be so thoughtful and his views on new things were far beyond ordinary people.
But he still asked deliberately: "But why should I cooperate with Baicao Cao? What do you have that is worthy of my cooperation with you?"
"You must know that the advantages of our Dan Pavilion are unmatched by anyone. Even if your Dan Pavilion is not blocked, it is only a matter of time before we win the market of Lingyun Country."
Peng Yan understood what Lin Dongjiu meant. He was asking what kind of sincerity Baicao Cao could show, but as long as he had the intention to cooperate, everything would be easy.
He said sincerely: "Brother Lin, the shopping mall is like a battlefield, one more friend is better than one more enemy.
As your friend, let me speak objectively, Baicao Cao is like a beast with its teeth pulled out, but even if it has no teeth, the beast is still a beast.
Baicao Cao is a long-established alchemy sect with vast medicinal gardens, hundreds of alchemy pavilions, and countless customers. It also has the strongest financial resources and influence in Lingyun Country. Your cooperation with Baicao Cao is a completely powerful alliance, with only benefits and no disadvantages."
Peng Yan looked into Lin Dongjiu's eyes and said with profound meaning: "And I think Brother Lin's ambition should be more than this, right?"
"You can use Baicao Cao as a springboard to quickly dominate the entire Lingyun Kingdom's elixir market and thwart the Demon Palace's conspiracy. After a while, you can then march into the Southern Spiritual Territory to create a powerful force of your own."
Xiaopang took a sip of tea and said with a smile:
"And power, isn't it what Brother Lin wants most?"
"Fat brother, I have to say, you really understand me!"
Lin Dongjiu's serious face finally showed a smile. He patted Xiaopang on the shoulder and said:
"I have agreed to cooperate with Baicao Cao, but you have to know that what impressed me was not Baicao Cao's advantages, but your last sentence, which really touched my heart."
Peng Yan shrugged and said, "Let's not say how much I know about you. That's all lies. But I can see that you support the Lei Guang Sect. You definitely have this idea."
Lin Dongjiu stood up, walked to the window, looked at the busy traffic on the street, and rarely expressed his thoughts:
"Destiny is unpredictable and fate plays tricks on people. No one can understand what I know and think, not even my lover, family, and friends."
Lin Dongjiu sighed, his eyes full of desolation, and said with emotion:
“I never know what my final fate will be. It may be a happy life, or it may be death. It’s hard to tell what God will do!
But I know that there is no way to get rid of fate, you can only face it, but facing requires strength, and protecting the people you want to protect requires power.
Because the strength is my own, and I may not be here one day.
If that day really comes, I need to have a huge force to replace me, as you said, Fat Brother, and only in this way can I feel at ease."
Xiaopang walked to Lin Dongjiu and sighed: "Brother Lin, you have planned so far, and the people you protect are really happy!"
Lin Dongjiu smiled and said nothing, because what the people he protected gave him was worthy of his sacrifice in return.