Chapter 60: Ambitious Master Bao
It was more than 200 miles from Fengyang County to the Mo Shuang Mountain Sect. Liu Ruyi was just a mortal, so he didn't need to move the talisman. He also brought valuable items to please the enemy, so naturally he couldn't walk fast along the way.
The round trip, plus the social engagements and relationship building in the mountains, would take at least ten days.
He estimated that this storm would definitely not be over in ten days.
But things changed so quickly that it far exceeded Liu Ruyi's expectations.
Less than a week had passed since he paid a high price and instigated the independent cultivators to cause trouble in Fengshan, but news of the change came back.
All those independent cultivators and small sects who had signed contracts with Ruyifang and purchased spirit stones in the past few years have disappeared. Some of them were more polite and even sent people to cancel the contracts.
More often than not, they were abandoned without a word.
The shop, which was supposed to receive monks every one or two days, has had no visitors for four consecutive days. The spiritual stones shipped from other mining areas have been piled up in the warehouse.
This has never happened before!
Finally, the managers of Ruyifang received a piece of news that was like a bolt from the blue from the disciples who came to the sect to release their contracts.
There is also a supply of spirit stones in Fengshan.
And the price is much lower than that of Ruyifang.
The quality of spirit stones is said to be even better.
The business that was originally monopolized by the company has become a competitive situation, and the other party has chosen the foolish method of killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of their own.
They want to engage in a price war with Ruyifang.
The managers are all veterans in the business world, so they naturally know the danger of this move. It is to cut off the source of funds and completely deprive Ruyifang of its most important spiritual stone business.
But they were not panicked.
Although the abbot is still on his way back, a letter has been sent back.
The letter said that he already knew about Fengshan's affairs and told everyone not to worry. The supply contract between Ruyifang and Moshuangshan had been extended for thirty years.
The biggest customer is still there, and the business war can still be fought. There is no need to take any risky actions.
Fengshan Mine is only that big.
There is an upper limit to the amount of spirit stones that its vein branches can produce each month.
No matter how much they lower the price, it is impossible for them to take over the entire cultivator market in Fengming Country except for Mo Shuang Mountain.
Even if Ruyifang lost Fengshan, there were still four or five other mining areas that could produce spiritual ores.
If they dare to fight a war of attrition, Fengshan will definitely end up in disastrous defeat.
This is the confidence of Ruyifang.
Even if we use the most cautious strategy of hard consumption, we can still wear down Fengshan.
This letter is like a reassurance.
The morale of Ruyifang was immediately stabilized, but the owner of Ruyifang also raised a very important question in the letter, asking Ruyifang to mobilize all its strength to find the answer.
That is, where did the spiritual stones of Fengshan come from?
Did the bandits who occupied the mountain and ruled as kings force their own spiritual mine workers to help dig? Or have they cracked the secret method of prospecting and excavating in Ruyifang?
She is truly worthy of being called Liu Ruyi.
I immediately grasped the root of the problem.
The managers also know the importance of this.
This was a major matter concerning the family's foundation. After the letter arrived, the entire Ruyifang immediately took action, and various forces were dispatched to Fengshan to find the answer to the problem.
Such a big commotion naturally couldn't be hidden from Bao Ye, who had been having a bad time recently.
Ever since he was severely beaten by his eldest brother last time, Liu Bao was deprived of the little power he had at home, and Liu Ruyi did not allow him to get involved in anything in the neighborhood.
Although various expenses have not stopped and Bao Ye can continue to live his leisurely, wonderful life like in heaven, he has been completely banned from the core power of Ruyifang.
He finally returned to his simple and unpretentious identity as a second-generation rich man. Although he was not under house arrest, Liu Ruyi did not allow Bao Ye to leave the county town and wander around before he left the county town and went to Mo Shuang Mountain to pay a visit.
Obviously they were afraid that he would cause trouble again.
This guy is not good at doing good things, but he is very capable of doing bad things.
"What? The thieves in Fengshan can also dig spiritual stones?"
Liu Bao, who was having fun in a courtyard in the county town, was a little tipsy. He was still dressed like a scholar, trying to make himself look more stylish.
He also had a new fan in his hand, which was as beautiful, exquisite and expensive as the previous jade fan.
However, the scar on his forehead, which was almost healing, seriously damaged Bao Ye's barely handsome face. The scar was so big that it looked like a tear as long as his little finger.
It was like a red centipede lying on Bao Ye’s forehead, which was really frightening to look at.
It can also be seen how hard Liu Ruyi attacked that day and how much hatred he had in his heart.
"Yes, Master Bao."
The servant sent by Bao Ye to gather information did not dare to even look at the half-dressed prostitute in Bao Ye's arms. Her eyes were very seductive, but her every move was dignified.
He was the most famous prostitute in Fengyang County, who was known for selling his art but not his body.
But in front of Mr. Bao, she really can't put up airs with her moral integrity.
At this moment, she was nestled in Bao Ye's arms, with most of her outer clothes and underwear taken off. She could only force a coquettish smile and let Bao Ye's hand wander across her chest.
"The managers are all anxious now. Some are going to get information, while others are going to the mountains outside the city to gather troops."
The servant was also smart, and told Master Bao all the information he had heard.
He said:
"It is said that the abbot has issued an order that if it is found that Fengshan has really broken our family's secret method, then we must mobilize all our troops and kill them all, even if it means exhausting our family's wealth."
"That's right!"
Hearing this, Master Bao was delighted and drank the wine that the singer brought to his mouth. He patted the slender legs of the prostitute and said happily:
“Brother should have done this a long time ago.
They are just a bunch of bandits, why should we treat them well? But in my opinion, they are just a bunch of bandits who occupy the mountains and act as kings. How can they have the ability to break my family's secret magic? "
Bao Ye narrowed his eyes, and the scar on his forehead moved. He put down his wine glass and said viciously:
"It must be a few old miners in the mine who betrayed Ruyifang and helped the thieves to mine! They are so bold and desperate that they don't even care about the lives of their entire family..."
"You are right, it must be those bandits who seduced the unfaithful. Look, Fengshan's family members are still in the market. Why don't we bring them all out?"
Kill him in public to scare the crap out of you?"
The servant whispered.
When Mr. Bao heard this, he immediately shook his body.
He slammed the wine glass in his hand onto the table and asked in a bad tone:
“Are you teaching me how to do things?”
"Are you also one of that old dog Hong's men? Do you want to instigate me to do something wrong again?"
"Plop"
The boy turned pale, and he fell to his knees, shouting out his injustice:
"Master, how dare I? I grew up with you and have always been by your side. How can I be Hong Laogou's man?
I am loyal to you, so you should be more careful."
"Tsk, you have no guts."
Seeing the servant so scared, Master Bao sneered. He knew that this follower who had grown up with him could not be an undercover agent, so he said:
"Get up, you look so useless."
The servant laughed awkwardly, stood up, and said cautiously:
"Master Bao, just pretend you didn't hear what I said just now. It's fine as long as you don't offend the abbot. You will have a life of wealth and glory in the future.
It is said that a son of a wealthy family will not sit in a hall."
"You know shit!"
This clever quibbling made the slightly tipsy Liu Bao feel more and more uncomfortable the more he listened. The memory of being scolded and punished by his elder brother resurfaced in his mind.
He cursed while being drunk .
He grabbed the beauty in his arms' chest very roughly. The beauty's face turned red due to the pain, but she didn't dare to make a sound.
“Of course I know that I did something wrong last time and caused Big Brother to be furious. These days, I have learned from my mistakes and realized that I was reckless last time.
But, this time it won’t be like that.
What you just said makes some sense. My elder brother is not in the city right now. If we cannot kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, the people in Ruyifang will be uneasy."
Bao Ye narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said:
“If those miners who followed the thieves valued the lives of their families, they should have left Fengshan on their own initiative. They were mining for the thieves, and the thieves must have carefully protected their treasures.
With this threat, the bandits will definitely send people to rob the camp.
Then we will set up a dragnet to catch all the thieves who come to attack us. Once we have hostages, we will make them afraid to act rashly and vent their anger for me."
As he spoke, he saw that the boy was still afraid, so he continued:
"Don't worry, I know.
You were told by your elder brother to monitor me and not let me do anything rash. I won't make things difficult for you. We'll choose a mountain outside the county town as the location for this task.
Besides, there is no need to worry about the strength of the thief, I have a foolproof plan."
At this point, Master Bao laughed, pulled the woman in his arms over, bit her cheek hard, and frivolously reached out his hand and patted the prostitute's buttocks, saying:
"Little beauty Ruyue is waiting in the courtyard. When I defeat the thieves and return victorious, I will take a drink of your first soup. This is the real joy of life."
After saying that, he stood up, left the woman behind, and left with the servant.
Watching Master Bao leave, the half-dressed prostitute collapsed on the spot, saying nothing, but just lowering her head and shedding tears.
Her life story was tragic enough.
She had finally been packaged by her own mama-san, made her debut in the county town, and gained fame. She was about to become the most beautiful girl, but ended up falling into Liu Bao's hands. Her future is worrying.
Everyone in this county town knew that Liu Bao was very cruel in his methods of playing with women.
Moreover, he particularly liked prostitutes. In the past few years alone, four or five poor women like her had committed suicide because they could not bear the humiliation.
More often than not, they would give it to their servants as a reward after they got tired of playing with it.
That……
It is also her future.
The woman felt miserable, but what could a weak woman like her do in such a large mansion?
I can only kneel on the ground and pray to the gods and Buddhas for help, hoping to escape from the sea of suffering.
There are indeed powerful monks in this world.
Perhaps, an immortal could hear her prayers.
On the other hand, Bao Ye thought about it and decided to learn from the experience of his last failure and make full preparations this time.
He went into his room in the yard, took out a wooden box, and looked at the stack of yellow talisman papers with a faint glow inside. Each of them was a fine piece of work written on yellow paper with red cinnabar.
But I feel that this alone is not enough.
He took out a strange stone from the secret cabinet in the drawer, rubbed it in his hand a few times, and the runes on the surface of the stone began to light up.
A deep voice came from the glowing stone, asking with a hint of coldness.
"What is it?"
Bao Ye, who was always very "casual", put away his temper in the face of this voice, and asked in a low voice with some respect:
"Excuse me, is that item that no one bought a few months ago still available?"
"exist."
The voice said directly:
"You want to buy it? Three hundred immortal coins."
"Three hundred?"
Bao Ye said with a look of pain on his face:
"Wasn't it two hundred before?"
"Not counter-offer."
The person on the other end said something very directly, as if he had lost interest in talking. The light on the stone also dimmed, as if the call was hung up.
"Don't worry, I'll buy it!"
Bao Ye gritted his teeth and said:
"Send it to Fengyang County City, 20 miles away. The sooner the better!"
"Special delivery will cost extra."
When the people on the other side of the stone heard that the deal was done, they became a little more enthusiastic and said:
"If it is delivered within one day, it will cost an extra ten yuan. If it is delivered within half a day, it will cost an extra twenty yuan. If it is delivered within one hour, it will cost an extra fifty yuan. Which one do you want?"
"Half a day."
Liu Bao's cheeks twitched, and he endured the pain. All the immortal money he had begged from his elder brother over the past two or three years was gone in this trip. Bah, these cultivators were the most unscrupulous businessmen in the world.
But Liu Bao had seen the good stuff in the black market in Gyeonggi Province with his own eyes. If he could buy it, this ambush would be a success! There would be no risk of failure.
"It is agreed that you will come to pick up the goods in half a day. I will pay you 320 immortal coins. We must make sure that both the money and the goods are settled."
The man had made a deal, so his tone became more enthusiastic, and he said to Liu Bao:
“Thank you for your patronage .
I, the Hongyan Society, wish you a smooth cultivation and great fortune."
After saying that, the strange stone in Liu Bao's hand dimmed. Grandpa Bao rubbed his forehead, put the stone away, walked out of the door again, and looked at the sky.
He clenched the folding fan in his hand and whispered:
"Big brother said that I have great ambitions but no talent. This mess will let Big brother see that I, Liu Bao, am not an incompetent waste."
"I will make up for what I did wrong with my own hands, so that Big Brother can see that I can also contribute to the family."
