Battle Through the Heavens: Oh no, I've become the succubus Xiao Yan!

The Galley family has recently started taking action.

It's not about fighting and killing, it's about cutting off roads.

The Xiao family's medicinal herb business in Wutan City had always relied on a few middlemen to distribute their goods. Jialiebi went to each of them, offering no threats, just one sentence: "If you do business with the Xiao family, don't do business with the Jialie family."

Wutan City is only so big, who would dare offend the Jialie family? Besides, everyone knows that the Jialie family and the Obama family are closer. Of the three middlemen, two cut off their orders that very day, and the remaining one said they would "consider it further," but in reality, they had stopped accepting orders from the Xiao family.

When the news reached the Xiao family, Xiao Zhan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"That old bastard Jia Liebi," Xiao Zhan slammed his fist on the table, "he doesn't dare to do things openly, but he does these despicable things behind the scenes."

Xiao Ding stood to the side, his brows furrowed. As the eldest of the younger generation of the Xiao family, he naturally had to worry about such matters.

"Father, should I go and talk to those middlemen?"

"What's there to talk about?" Xiao Zhan shook his head. "It's not that they don't want to do it, it's that they're afraid to. If you go to them, they'll just give you the runaround."

Xiao Ding fell silent. He understood what Xiao Zhan meant. The Jia Lie family had been operating in Wutan City for decades, and their connections were deeply entrenched; it couldn't be resolved with just a few words.

Xiao Yan stood in the corner, remaining silent.

He is waiting.

Wait until Xiao Zhan calms down.

Sure enough, after venting his anger for a while, Xiao Zhan turned to look at him.

"Yan'er, what do you think?"

"We can bypass the middlemen directly," Xiao Yan said. "Those people just think our Xiao family is too easy to talk to. They'll regret it later."

Xiao Ding was taken aback for a moment, then realized that Xiao Yan's words made sense. "How do you plan to go around it?"

"Let's cooperate directly with Mittel Auction House," Xiao Yan said. "We provide the medicinal herbs, and they provide the distribution channels. Without middlemen taking a cut, the Xiao family earns more, and Mittel gets a lower price. It's profitable for both sides."

Xiao Zhan thought for a moment, then his brows relaxed a little.

"Will Mittel agree?"

"I'll go talk to them. I've already spoken to them about it."

Xiao Zhan remained silent for a few seconds, then nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

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When Xiao Yan went to find Ya Fei, Ya Fei was flipping through the account book.

"A rare guest indeed," she said without looking up, "What good news has the young master of the Xiao family brought to our door in person?"

"Sister, have you heard that the Jia Lie family cut off our Xiao family's middleman business?"

Ya Fei then raised her head, her peach blossom eyes filled with a smile.

"I've heard about it. Jia Liebi's tactic is old-fashioned, but it works. So, what does your Xiao family plan to do?"

"I want to cooperate directly with Mittel," Xiao Yan said, sitting down and pouring himself a cup of tea. "The Xiao family's medicinal herbs won't go through middlemen; they'll go directly through your auction house. The price will be 10% lower than the market price, allowing you to make a profit immediately upon resale."

Ya Fei put down the account book and gave him a serious look.

"Ten percent below market price? You're really willing to part with that."

"We'll earn a little less, but the road won't be cut off," Xiao Yan said. "The Jia Lie family can cut off the middlemen, but they can't cut off Mittel."

Ya Fei didn't answer immediately, but tapped her fingers lightly on the table twice.

She was doing the math in her head. The quality of the medicinal herbs from the Xiao family was indeed the best in Wutan City. Buying them at a 10% discount and reselling them would yield a higher profit than going through middlemen. Moreover, a deeper connection with the Xiao family would benefit Mittel's plans in Wutan City.

But this is not just about business.

"Have you thought about this?" Ya Fei said, "By accepting the Xiao family's goods, we're essentially breaking ties with the Jia Lie family. Jia Lie Bi is no pushover; he won't let this go easily."

"The Jia Lie family is a local tyrant in Wutan City, but Mitel is a big shot in the Jia Ma Empire," Xiao Yan said. "Even if Jia Lie Bi is stupid, he wouldn't dare to go head-to-head with the Mitel family. At most, he'll curse them behind their backs."

Ya Fei smiled.

This kid has a clear understanding of things.

"Alright," she stood up, extending her hand, "deal. But I have one condition: from now on, the Xiao family's medicinal herbs will only be sourced through Mittel's channels."

"no problem."

The two shook hands.

Looking at the ten-year-old child in front of her, Ya Fei suddenly found it somewhat amusing. Jia Liebi had gone to great lengths to cut off the Xiao family's path, only to push them onto Mittel's side instead. This was a move Jia Liebi probably never expected.

"Oh, right," Ya Fei called to Xiao Yan, who was about to leave, "I've had someone keeping an eye on the Jia Lie family. They'll let you know immediately if anything happens."

Xiao Yan turned around and glanced at her.

"Thanks, Sister Yafei."

"Don't thank me," Ya Fei said, picking up her teacup. "Intelligence also comes at a price."

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When the news reached Jialiebi's ears, the old man almost dropped his teacup.

"The Xiao family has partnered with Mittel?!" Galebi stood up from his chair, his face ashen. "That woman—what does she mean?"

"Master, the Mittel family wields considerable power in the Gama Empire, we..." a steward said cautiously.

"Nonsense, I know!" Galebi waved his hand. "Of course I know!"

He sat back down in his chair, his chest heaving violently. He was clearly very angry.

He hadn't expected the Xiao family to take this step. Going directly to Mittel, bypassing the middleman—this wasn't a move a ten-year-old could come up with. It must be Xiao Zhan, yes, it must be that old fox, Xiao Zhan.

What he didn't know was that the idea was actually conceived by that ten-year-old child.

Galebi grew increasingly angry. He had spent a considerable amount of money to deal with those middlemen, but instead of being blocked, the Xiao family had become even more closely tied to Mittel. He hadn't gotten any of the middlemen's profits, and the Xiao family's medicinal herb business was even more stable than before.

Lost the wife and broke down again.

"Those people from the Xiao family..." Jialiebi gritted his teeth, "Keep an eye on the Xiao family! I want to see what tricks they have up their sleeves!"

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The old man was laughing uncontrollably inside the ring.

"That old bastard Jialiebi is probably too angry to sleep."

"Serves him right," Xiao Yan said, sitting cross-legged on the bed, his eyes closed as he circulated the Burning Technique. "He struck first, so he can't blame anyone else."

"Aren't you afraid he'll resort to desperate measures?"

"No," Xiao Yan said. "Galiebi is a shrewd man, and shrewd men don't do things that don't benefit them. If he goes head-to-head with the Xiao family now, he won't win, and he might even push Mittel to our side completely. He'll just continue to make underhanded moves and wait for an opportunity."

"What if the opportunity arises?"

Xiao Yan opened his eyes.

"We won't give him a chance. Besides, if he comes, we'll just kill him."

The old doctor chuckled twice.

"The kid was quite confident then, not bad, not bad, full of vigor."

Xiao Yan smiled but didn't reply.

The Jia Lie family is just a minor player, not worth wasting too much energy on. But even minor players have their uses; they can be used as a warning to others, to let everyone in Wutan City see what happens when they oppose the Xiao family.

But now is not the time.

Jia Liebi hasn't made any major mistakes yet, and the Xiao family isn't at a point where they absolutely have to take action. Let's wait and see, until the Jia Lie family jumps into the pit themselves.

I believe the Galley family will soon be unable to contain themselves.

Even if it doesn't happen this time, we can just come and wipe them out in a few years.

Hehehehehe.