Chapter 729: Profit

Ye Yuan thought for a moment and said, "How about this: if my pills don't work, the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion is yours, and I'll take only ten percent of the profit; if my pills do work, you provide the herbs, we handle the alchemy, and I take seventy percent of the profit, leaving you thirty!"

Qian'er's mind worked quickly, and she immediately replied, "Fine! Bring out the pills. I want to see what's so miraculous about your common goods!"

Ye Yuan smiled and took out the pills again.

Qian'er snatched the pills and was about to stuff them into her mouth when the old man stopped her.

"Miss Qian'er, let me do it!"

Qian'er pushed the old man's hand away and said indignantly, "It's fine. I don't believe he'd dare to poison me!"

With that, she directly tossed a fifth-grade Rejuvenation Pill into her mouth and raised her chin at Ye Yuan in a defiant gesture.

Ye Yuan didn't respond, merely waiting quietly for Qian'er's reaction.

"Hey, nothing special! Ye Yuan, you lose! This fifth-grade Rejuvenation Pill is exactly the same as the ordinary ones, even the texture... Huh?"

Qian'er swallowed the rest of her words, and her expression turned fascinating.

Qian'er was a Boundless Realm martial artist, so fifth-grade pills had little effect on her.

But she could tell the quality of a pill at a glance.

At that moment, Qian'er's expression became extremely vivid; even through her veil, one could sense her shock.

"This... how is this possible?" Qian'er murmured.

"Miss, what's wrong? Are his pills really that different?" the old man asked curiously.

But Qian'er didn't answer him; she picked up a Mysterious Dew Pill and swallowed it directly.

This time, Qian'er's expression grew even more incredulous.

Then came the Purple Heart Pill...

By the time she had tried all the pills, her whole body was trembling.

"Miss, what's going on?"

Seeing Qian'er's reaction, the old man couldn't help but worry.

Qian'er suddenly grabbed the old man's hand and said excitedly, "Elder Duan, these pills... they have boundless potential! With them, we can definitely open up the market in Gufeng City! No, we can completely crush the Tianyuan Trading Company!"

"Uh, is it that exaggerated? What's so miraculous about these pills?" Elder Duan asked curiously.

Qian'er said excitedly, "Of course it's that exaggerated! Each of these fifth-grade pills has an efficacy forty to sixty percent higher than similar pills! Once such pills are launched, tell me how much they'll be sought after by Spirit Travel Realm martial artists!"

Elder Duan's pupils contracted at her words, and he said, "How is that possible? These fifth-grade pills are all very mature formulas; it's impossible to increase their efficacy by so much."

Qian'er said excitedly, "That's why I say we can not only open up the market in Gufeng City but even crush the Tianyuan Trading Company!"

Qian'er's eyes sparkled, as if she could already see the complete downfall of the Tianyuan Trading Company.

"Are my pills passable?" Ye Yuan asked with a faint smile.

"Passable? They're incredible! With these pills, our Meteor Trading Company..."

Qian'er stopped mid-sentence, realizing that Ye Yuan was looking at her with that faint smile. She suddenly came to her senses—no matter how amazing the pills were, what did they have to do with her?

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Miss Qian'er's reaction shows that my pills have passed the test. So, can we honor our agreement?"

Qian'er choked at his words, her expression awkward. "This... I was just speaking in anger. Can we discuss it again?"

Ye Yuan shook his head. "A gentleman's word is his bond. How can we go back on what we agreed?"

"But I'm not a gentleman! I'm a woman!" Qian'er argued sophistically.

"Hey, so what? The truth is, I came here with sincerity. My original plan was a fifty-fifty split, so everyone would be happy. I gave your Meteor Trading Company a chance, but you didn't take it. It's too late to say anything now." Ye Yuan remained unmoved, speaking calmly.

If Ye Yuan hadn't said that, it might have been fine, but now Qian'er was filled with regret!

She had looked down on Ye Yuan so much earlier, even thinking of swallowing up the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion.

Now it seemed utterly foolish!

In that short time, the Meteor Trading Company had directly lost twenty percent of the profit, which was truly frustrating.

Qian'er could foresee that once these pills were launched, a flood of Earth Essence Crystals would come rolling in.

Twenty percent of the profit would be extremely generous!

But now, was she going to let that twenty percent profit slip away?

Qian'er was very unwilling!

Her eyes darted around, recalling what Ye Yuan had said before leaving, and she spoke up, "Young Master Ye said earlier that there's some connection between us and the Meteor Trading Company, right? Qian'er apologizes to you here. For the sake of the bond between our two houses, could you give back that twenty percent profit?"

By the end, Qian'er's tone even carried a hint of coaxing.

Her voice was very pleasant; under such an assault, any other man might have melted.

Ye Yuan was certainly tempted, but this outcome was Qian'er's own doing, and he felt no sympathy.

"Miss Qian'er, don't waste your efforts. Once I've made up my mind, no one can change it! The profit I can offer you now is only thirty percent. If you're not willing, I can find another trading company to cooperate with. I believe many trading companies will be interested in my pills." Ye Yuan said firmly.

Of course, many trading companies would be interested!

With the efficacy of the pills increased by forty to sixty percent, such a huge improvement was a must-have for any martial artist!

How could other trading companies not be interested in such pills?

Seeing Ye Yuan's resolute attitude, Qian'er was filled with regret!

But she could also tell that Ye Yuan truly wasn't going to give in.

"You brat! When have I, your mistress, ever begged anyone so humbly? And you don't appreciate it!" Qian'er fumed inwardly.

She only dared to think this, not say it aloud.

Offending Ye Yuan would mean no cooperation at all.

Qian'er said helplessly, "Fine, I'll accept it! Thirty percent it is! But with such high efficacy, the cost of these pills must have increased quite a bit, right?"

Ye Yuan smiled. "Miss Qian'er, rest assured. The cost of these pills is only seventy to eighty percent of the ordinary ones on the market."

"What! You... you're not joking, are you? The efficacy is so much higher, yet the cost is lower than ordinary pills?" Qian'er nearly jumped up.

"Heh, I'm not in the habit of joking. The Meteor Trading Company can send someone to supervise the consumption of herbs and the output of pills, and you'll know clearly whether I'm lying." Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"..."

Qian'er didn't know what to say anymore!

Now she felt that Ye Yuan was absolutely right—she, as the head of the company, had truly lacked foresight, losing twenty percent of the profit for nothing!