Battle Through the Heavens, Reborn as Xiao Yan's Sister

Chapter 30 The Xiao Family's Business Crisis

"These people deserve to have their third leg broken too!" Xiao Yu muttered.

Hearing Xiao Yu's somewhat rude words, the men around felt a chill run down their spines and their scalps tingled.

The two girls, Xun'er and Xiao Mei, standing to the side, blushed at the crude remarks.

Xiao Yue couldn't help but chuckle.

"Tell me, what was going on with those people just now..." Xiao Yue asked.

"That alchemist is called Liu Xi. He's not very bright and only thinks with his lower body. I don't know where the Jia Lie family and the Oba family found him!" the young Xiao Ning said indignantly.

Uncle Payne, standing nearby, added, "Miss, the two great families are now joining forces against our Xiao family. These past few days, the willow mat they've brought here has been used to refine a healing medicine called 'Rejuvenation Powder' for the markets of both families. This healing medicine is cheap and produced in large quantities, and it's extremely popular among mercenaries and adventurers near Wutan City, almost creating a monopoly!"

"Moreover, affected by the Rejuvenating Powder, the flow of people in all of our Xiao family's markets has decreased by nearly half. Because of the decrease in the flow of people, the merchants in those markets have gone directly to the markets of the other two major families. In just a few days, the Xiao family has suffered considerable economic pressure, and the patriarch has been overwhelmed by this matter."

"That's why Liu Xi came here to show off his power, wanting to see our Xiao family embarrassed. You know what happened after that..." Uncle Payne finished explaining the situation in one breath.

Xiao Yue nodded slightly upon hearing this. No wonder the market was much quieter when she came here today.

Although she doesn't usually pay much attention to the family's business management, she doesn't mind lending a hand now that she's encountered this opportunity.

……

In the Xiao family council hall,

At this moment, more than a dozen high-ranking members of the Xiao family gathered here.
"Everyone, it seems that the old foxes, the Jia Lie family and the Obama family, have really lost their temper. They want to do everything they can to suppress us before our younger generation rises up. They have already started to monopolize the market..." Xiao Zhan said thoughtfully, sitting in the main seat.

The executives sitting on both sides instantly became solemn, and the atmosphere suddenly turned serious.

Because Utan City is located near the edge of the Monster Mountain Range, the city has a huge volume of mercenaries and adventurers. The Monster Mountain Range is fraught with danger, so the demand for healing potions among mercenaries is also enormous. Therefore, if the other two companies were to seize the market for healing potions, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The popularity of the markets in the east of Xiao Family City has been largely drained by the enemy's new healing medicine. The merchants in the markets are also opportunistic, going wherever the popularity is high. If this continues, in another two months, most of Xiao Family's markets will probably have to close down.

"How about I take some of the family's elites and secretly kill that alchemist?" The First Elder, who was also Xiao Yu's grandfather, pondered for a moment, raised his hand, and said weakly.

It seems that the alchemist's attempt to force himself on his granddaughter today didn't escape his notice; the old man holds a grudge.

"Cough, it might have been possible yesterday, but Yue'er went too far today, breaking the other party's leg in public. Now those two major families have each sent a Grand Dou Master elder to take turns following her, so it won't be easy to kill her..." Xiao Zhan waved his hand and said helplessly.

If this drags on, the Xiao family will inevitably suffer heavy losses. After all, the profits from the market in Wutan account for one-third of the family's income. If this continues, the family's resources will decrease, and the growth of the younger generation will fall behind.

"Just a first-grade alchemist, does he think he's so powerful? Maybe we should just kill him?"

The Grand Elder proposed again,
For a time,

The large conference hall was somewhat quiet. This time, the other two elders of the family did not respond, and the other dozen or so senior managers of the family could not help but twitch their lips slightly.

"Ahem, Yue'er, what do you think?"

Xiao Zhan turned his gaze to the corner of the long table.
The others' slightly shifted gazes also fell upon the silver-haired figure gently turning the pages of a book in the corner. It was quite rare for a young woman who had just come of age to attend this high-level meeting in the family, but no one felt anything was amiss.

“I think the Elder makes sense…” Xiao Yue closed the book, stroked her chin, pondered for a moment, and then said, seemingly in agreement.

Since we can't solve the problem, let's just get rid of the person who caused it. It's simple and convenient. Anyway, the other party isn't a good person, so I won't feel guilty about killing them.

"Let's check the efficacy of their healing medicines first! Cough, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated!" Xiao Zhan said somewhat guiltily, changing the subject.

“Father, just say you want a new prescription…”

Xiao Yue looked at her father with amusement. It was as if the plate of dumplings that invited her to the meeting today was just a pretext for her to be jealous.

I vaguely remember,

When she was nine years old, she had already concocted a kind of wound medicine that could be mass-produced without the need for an alchemist using herbs unique to this world. At that time, Old Man Jiang was drunk and boasted about it everywhere, even showing the prescription to others.

Although Old Jiang denied talking in his sleep after sobering up…

But that prescription has been used by the family for many years, bringing in countless profits. Time has proven the value of that prescription, which is one of the reasons why no one doubts that she is a genius, although it is indeed true.

"Ahem, Yue'er has already noticed, so I won't waste any more words. I wonder if you have developed a more advanced one yet? But don't worry, I will never force you to hand over the prescription..." Xiao Zhan rubbed his hands together, somewhat embarrassed.

At this time,

Others also looked over with some eagerness. The fact that the wound medicine he prepared when he was nine years old was now being phased out was enough to prove everything.

"Of course there are..."

Xiao Yue spoke softly.

The elder quickly asked, "Xiaoyue, we will all cooperate with you. Please feel free to make any requests you may have!"

“Unlike the healing medicine I took out before, this isn’t something an ordinary apprentice can mass-produce. It requires a qualified alchemist to refine it. So, even if I took it out, it would be useless to the family and wouldn’t solve the problem…”

Xiao Yue spoke softly.

She was a physician, not an alchemist. After all, she did not cultivate battle qi. Although her soul power was extremely strong, she did not have the ability to use battle qi to create flames. Therefore, she could not truly open a furnace to refine pills. She could only use some ordinary flames to prepare and refine medicinal materials together to achieve amazing effects, such as 'Qi and Blood Powder', 'Tiger Bone Plaster', 'Golden Wound Medicine', and so on.

Perhaps when she reaches the 'Innate Qi Realm' mentioned in the ancient books, she will be able to use her own Innate Qi Flame to learn from the legendary Ancestral Master and refine pills on the summit of Longhu Mountain.

"Ugh…"

See here,

The higher-ups in the hall all sighed.
"However, everyone, don't worry, I have a candidate for alchemy here, which can solve this problem..." Xiao Yue said with a slight smile.

"who is it?"

Everyone in the conference room perked up.

(End of this chapter)