The visitor was overjoyed: "Okay, okay! I will go back and report to the Valley Master right away. I will notify you of the specific rules after the Valley Master and His Royal Highness Prince Chen have discussed them."

After that, he left in a hurry.

Naji gave Nashan a thumbs up and said, "Great Elder, the old ones are the wisest. This way, Medicine King Valley will not only not dare to kill those tenant farmers, but will also turn their attention to how to squeeze more benefits from City Lord Long. This will buy us a lot of buffer time and make it easier for us to act."

"Negotiations will take a long time. We need to proceed with our business in secret as soon as possible." Nashan stroked his beard, narrowed his wise eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Naji, success or failure depends on this. I have a feeling that we will soon be able to break free from the control of Medicine King Valley."

"Great Elder, it has not been easy for us thirteen alien races to survive until today after so many years. However, Great Elder, we still have to be on guard against those traitors."

Under the coercion and inducement of Medicine King Valley in recent years, some spineless people in each of the thirteen alien tribes could not resist and turned to Medicine King Valley. Those people relied on the support of Medicine King Valley to bully their own tribe members.

"Those who follow the wind and betray their own people will pay the price for their actions sooner or later! Naji, you are right to remind me. I will leave this matter to you. Control these people secretly and don't let them do anything bad."

"Don't worry, Great Elder."

"It is not the time to settle accounts with them yet. Naji, wait a little longer and don't alert them."

"Yes."

When Qu Hongmei heard the report from her subordinates, she was indeed moved.

She knew that Chen Wang Ye Wenyan's biggest headache now was the military pay. Qianlong City was different from his fiefdom. No force here truly obeyed him. Most of them pretended to obey him but secretly disobeyed him. Some forces even directly refused to give him face, such as Qianlong City Lord Long Yuan.

The Long family, young and old, all had bad tempers. Qu Hongmei had been dealing with the Long family for decades and knew them well. Usually, she didn't confront the Long family directly because she knew that fighting with the Long family would only hurt the enemy and herself.

However, now the Long family is confronting their Yaowang Valley because Long Xing was injured.

When she was just thinking about letting the thirteen aliens cause some trouble to the Long family, she didn't expect that the thirteen aliens gave her a surprise.

Since the Long family cannot be destroyed for the time being, it is better to find ways to squeeze them. This will not only hit the arrogance of the Long family, but also help Ye Wenyan alleviate the current predicament.

The Long family has occupied Qianlong City for nearly a hundred years and has accumulated countless wealth. It can be said that they are rich enough to rival a country.

If King Chen and Yaowang Valley can continue to "fleece" the Long family, King Chen's army will be able to gain a foothold in Qianlong City.

"That old man Nashan is finally smart for once." Qu Hongmei said to Qu Wei, "Wei'er, make the Heart Devouring Demon Powder as soon as possible. During this time, I will negotiate with that bastard Long Yuan and squeeze some benefits out of him first. Wei'er, as long as we make this poison, Qianlong City will be in our hands sooner or later."

"Master is right. But the Heart-Eating Demon Powder is still one step away. Currently, those who are poisoned by this poison lose all their sanity, look crazy, have great strength, and are extremely aggressive. However, they will attack all living things indiscriminately. Master, I have to think of a way to prevent the poisoned from attacking us."

Qu Hongmei nodded and looked at her approvingly: "Wei'er, your talent in making poisons is unmatched. Master will give you a little more time, you must make this poison as soon as possible. We don't have much time to wait."

"Is His Highness putting pressure on you, Master, again?" Qu Wei asked worriedly.

Qu Hongmei sneered: "I had already come to my senses when I withdrew from the fiefdom of King Chen. It's ridiculous that I have followed Ye Wenyan without any status for so many years, considering everything for him and helping him deal with so many difficult things. But what about him? Apart from saying some sweet words to me, he has never given me anything. If it weren't for the situation, he would not have married me this time. But even if he married me and divorced that woman, he would not want to hurt her!"

"Master, why don't you kill that woman?" In Qu Wei's opinion, the divorced Princess Chen was of no use to them and keeping her around would only cause them trouble.

"Do you think I don't want to kill her?" Qu Hongmei's face was cold and she snorted, "But Ye Wenyan has always protected her. This woman is his childhood sweetheart, and his feelings for her are not something he can let go of overnight. He is full of guilt towards her now, so how can he be willing to hurt her? However, Ye Wenyan is still in charge of 50,000 soldiers and horses, so I can't break up with him yet."

"I understand, Master. I am sorry for wronging you."

"Feeling wronged?" Qu Hongmei sneered, "I have felt wronged for so many years, this little bit doesn't matter. Just wait and see, these 50,000 soldiers and horses will be mine sooner or later."

"Master, what are your plans?"

Qu Hongmei reached out her hand and stroked Qu Wei's face. She looked at her young and beautiful face and said softly, "Wei'er, you know that Master will never have his own children in this lifetime. You grew up by my side, and Master has always regarded you as his own child. Most men in this world are unfeeling and ungrateful. We mother and daughter have to plan for ourselves. Wei'er, in this world, no matter if you are a man or a woman, as long as you are strong enough, no one will dare to look down on you. We mother and daughter now have the Medicine King Valley, and in the future we will have our own army. In this lawless place, we can establish our own power and divide our own territory. Our poison can not only control medicine men, killers, and thirteen alien races, but also officials and the court in the future. Do you... understand what I mean?"

When Qu Wei heard this, she felt her blood boiling and the ambition in her heart continued to grow, like a wildfire that became more and more intense and out of control.

Yes. With poison in hand, what are they afraid of? Is there anything they can't do?

She must hurry up and make the Heart-Eating Demon Powder.

………………

Lu Ke'er finally finished reading all the medical books at hand. Fortunately, she found an antidote that could counter the poison contained in the meat sent by Gao Yutang.

Because there were many medicinal herbs involved, some of which were very rare and could not be found in ordinary herbal medicine shops, Lu Keer wrote the antidote formula on a piece of paper and asked Xiaobai to deliver it to Gao Yutang.

"Miss, you seem to be worried about something?" Qiu Yu saw Lu Ke'er staring at Xiao Hei flying farther and farther in the sky in a daze, and couldn't help but ask with concern.

Lu Ke'er sighed: "Qiuyu, I have a bad feeling, as if a storm is about to come."

"Young lady, you are worrying too much." Qiu Yu comforted her, "The villagers have all found jobs, their incomes have increased, and life in the village is getting better and better. The villa has been built, and we can move in soon. The town and village construction plan drawn up by Young Lady has also received the full support of Lord Fang. Now there is a lot of construction going on in Luzhou, and all the towns and villages are paving roads and building bridges. Isn't it what Young Lady said? To get rich, build roads first."

Qiuyu heard all these new words, such as construction planning and getting rich by building roads, from Lu Ke'er.

She understood immediately and thought the young lady was very wise.

Seeing the remote mountain village changing every day, getting better and better, she couldn't understand what the young lady had to worry about.

"By the way, Miss. The shops you gave Shi Chenxing to run have also started to make a profit. Not to mention, despite Shi Chenxing's young age, he is an expert in business."

After hearing this, Lu Keer nodded with satisfaction.

Although she started to make money now, she had to invest more money. Alas, she still spent more than she earned.

The duck farm has no output yet. When the ducks grow up, the duck down factory can be built. Then down jackets, down quilts and other products can be produced.

We can also set up a few meat processing workshops. Ducks are valuable from head to toe, and all kinds of stewed food must be selling well. If we make this an industrial chain, producing and selling by ourselves, we should be able to make a profit.

The more she thought about it, the more excited she became. The slight feeling of uneasiness she had just felt was instantly swept away.

"Qiuyu, do you think I am an ambitious woman?" she asked Qiuyu.

Qiu Yu was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

But Lu Ke'er said to herself, "You still have to be a little ambitious. Otherwise, you won't be able to live your life worrying about gains and losses."

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