Chapter 768: Acting City Lord

This Zuo Xin was sly as a fox, shifting all the blame onto He Shuming, while keeping himself clean.

However, Ye Yuan guessed that He Shuming's punishment was probably true.

With the Meteor Chamber of Commerce backing him, he could easily verify the truth with a little inquiry.

It seemed that the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce intended to reconcile with him.

But business is like a battlefield; Ye Yuan wouldn't give them an opportunity just because they backed down.

Even if Ye Yuan were willing, Zhao Qian certainly wouldn't be.

"Stop beating around the bush. State your purpose," Ye Yuan said indifferently.

Zuo Xin, not at all embarrassed, took out a token and handed it to Ye Yuan, saying, "Master Ye, this is a gold-level identity token from our Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce. Those who possess this token..."

"Those who possess this token can enjoy a 40% discount at all branches of the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce and are equivalent to an eight-star elder..." Ye Yuan interrupted Zuo Xin directly, detailing the functions of the gold token.

Zuo Xin exclaimed in surprise, "Master Ye is so well-informed about our Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce! In the entire Chixia Holy Land, only one person holds this gold-level identity token—the Lord of the Chixia Holy Land! I didn't expect Master Ye to know it so thoroughly."

To be honest, the headquarters sending this gold-level identity token had greatly surprised Zuo Xin.

After all, those who possessed this gold token were usually big shots at the holy land level. At the very least, they were Dao Profound realm experts!

Now the headquarters had actually given a gold token to a mere Spirit Travel realm kid—this was something he had never heard of before!

Ye Yuan said indifferently, "Did you analyze the newly released pills from the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion?"

Zuo Xin's heart skipped a beat at this. He hadn't expected Ye Yuan to ask such a question and was momentarily at a loss for words.

This was Zuo Xin's first meeting with Ye Yuan. Although he knew Ye Yuan was highly skilled in alchemy, he hadn't expected him to be so sharp!

He had only presented a gold token, and Ye Yuan had already guessed about the pill analysis—how fast could his reaction be!

Seeing Zuo Xin stammering, Ye Yuan continued, "It seems your headquarters' alchemist failed in the analysis, or else you wouldn't have brought this out. Hmm... a gold token is indeed a show of good faith. But do you intend to use a gold token to break my cooperation with the Meteor Chamber of Commerce?"

Zuo Xin snapped back to reality and shook his head, saying, "That's not my intention. This gold token not only grants the functions Master Ye mentioned but also includes a 30% stake in the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce of Gufeng City. Our only request is that Master Ye also supply these pills to our Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce, allowing us to sell them alongside the Meteor Chamber of Commerce."

A gold token plus a 30% stake, in exchange for the right to sell a few types of pills—this deal was clearly a loss.

For Ye Yuan, it showed great sincerity.

Ye Yuan understood this well, but after a moment's thought, he returned the gold token to Zuo Xin and said, "Sorry, I can't agree."

Zuo Xin was taken aback. "Is our Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce's sincerity not enough?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Sincerity... is enough, but I am not a merchant like you. I have my principles. Since I've already agreed to cooperate with the Meteor Chamber of Commerce, no matter how high your price, it's useless."

...

Zuo Xin left, but the gold token remained.

The headquarters had given him a strict order to ensure Ye Yuan received it.

If Ye Yuan didn't accept it, he might as well resign as the guild master.

In the end, Ye Yuan kept the gold token.

He didn't mind taking advantage, as long as it didn't violate his principles.

Ye Yuan knew that the resources he would need for cultivation were enormous and increasingly expensive. The current Medicine Fragrance Pavilion couldn't support his cultivation for long.

As his realm grew higher, the Earth Essence Crystals earned by the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion would fall short.

With this gold token, he could buy things at a 40% discount—only a fool would refuse.

After Zuo Xin left, Zhao Qian asked Ye Yuan what he had come for, but Ye Yuan just smiled and walked away, leaving Zhao Qian stomping her feet in frustration.

Two days later, Jun Tianyu emerged from seclusion. Not only had he recovered to his peak condition, but he had also broken through to the third level of Heavenly Initiation!

Of course, this was because Ye Yuan had asked Zhao Qian to procure some seventh-grade pills, allowing Jun Tianyu to recover his strength and break through in such a short time.

These pills were extremely rare, and even Jun Tianyu had difficulty obtaining them, but Ye Yuan got them with just a casual remark.

Now Zhao Qian followed Ye Yuan's every word, and some seventh-grade pills were no big deal for the Meteor Chamber of Commerce.

However, this incident made Ye Yuan even more suspicious that Zhao Qian's identity was not simple.

Because the pills he requested were not easy for even a six-star steward to obtain.

"Congratulations, Brother Jun, on your breakthrough!" Ye Yuan said with a smile.

Earlier, Jun Tianyu had protected Ye Yuan along the way, like a bodyguard, nearly losing his life, which made Ye Yuan feel quite guilty.

Regardless, he owed him a debt of gratitude. So seeing Jun Tianyu break through, Ye Yuan was very happy.

"Haha, it's all thanks to the pills you procured!" Jun Tianyu was obviously delighted and laughed heartily.

Over the years, he had neglected cultivation, and his realm had progressed slowly.

Now, meeting Ye Yuan, not only had his wife been cured, but he had also made breakthroughs in both intent and realm—how could he not be happy?

"Hmph, I was the one who got the pills. Why thank him?" Zhao Qian said discontentedly.

Since that day, although Zhao Qian didn't defy Ye Yuan's words, she enjoyed bickering with him and never gave him a good look.

Jun Tianyu was magnanimous and said with a smile, "Hehe, of course, I must thank Miss Qian!"

"That's more like it!" With that, Zhao Qian extended her jade hand to Ye Yuan and said, "What about the pills you promised me?"

Ye Yuan smiled slightly, waved his hand, and hundreds of medicine bottles appeared before Zhao Qian.

Each bottle was labeled with the pill's name, and they were all sixth-grade pills!

"Count them," Ye Yuan said.

A flash of shock passed through Zhao Qian's eyes, but she said indifferently, "No need!"

With that, she directly collected all the pills.

Just then, a loud voice rang out from outside the door, carrying from afar: "Ye Yuan, where are you? Come out now!"

Ye Yuan frowned and said, "Pei Wenqiang? What is he doing here?"

Zhao Qian suddenly spoke up, "I forgot to tell you, City Lord Ying won't be returning for now. The higher-ups have appointed a new acting city lord, and his name is Pei Wenqiang."