Evil Master and Disciple

Ye Feng did not return to Fenglingju for lunch at noon.

This afternoon, I made an appointment with Fang Tong and the other two to collect debts, so I caught a big fish in the water, grilled it casually, and then went directly to Xianling Valley.

Xianling Valley was not far from the cold pond. He flew over the dense jungle and landed on the outskirts of Xianling Valley in less than ten minutes.

The business hours of Xianling Valley are different from those of shops in mortal cities.

Since the customers here are all monks, who practice in the morning and outer disciples who need to work, most of the shops in Xianling Valley only open for business at the end of the Si hour.

After Ye Feng finished his meal and grilled fish, it was already late noon when he arrived here. There were already many disciples in the Xianling Valley.

In a simple teahouse on the south side of the valley, Ye Feng saw Fang Tong and the other three bullies.

"Boss! Here! Here!"

Fang Tong greeted Ye Feng.

Ye Feng walked over and said with a smile: "You three are here early!"

Fang Tongdao: "That's right, if you're not active in making money, there's something wrong with your brain! Let's take action quickly!"

Ye Feng waved his hand and said, "Don't worry."

Everyone was stunned.

The thin monk said, "Boss, didn't we agree on this yesterday? Are you going to change your mind?"

Ye Feng said: "That's not the case. I told my master about this yesterday. After hearing about it, my master strongly supported it and even gave me an idea..."

Qi Yao said, "What idea did the fat uncle come up with?"

Ye Feng whispered something to the three of them.

After hearing this, the three scumbags looked at each other in bewilderment.

Qi Yao said, "Fat Master is such a bad guy, a bad seed in short. He can even come up with such a wicked idea! I admire you! I admire you!"

Fat Monk said, "I think Uncle Fat's idea is good. If we use force to collect the debt, we will definitely not be able to defeat the other party, so we must insist on peace."

The thin monk said, "What are you waiting for? Let's get ready. Using the method of the fat uncle, we can take over many families today."

Ye Feng said, "Before we take action, I think we need to dress appropriately so that others can see that we are legitimate debt collectors."

Qi Yao nodded and said, "I agree, but how can I change it..."

The four bullies stayed in the shabby teahouse outside the valley entrance for a long time. They didn't drink many cups of tea, but they consumed a lot of white paper and ink.

The owner of the teahouse and the disciples who were passing by to have a cup of tea and rest all looked puzzled when they saw what these four people were busy with.

Tianyu Silk Shop is located in the middle of Xianling Valley. It is a two-story wooden building that is eight zhang wide and four zhang deep. The back hall is connected to a courtyard with several rooms, some for the store staff to live in, and two rooms are large warehouses.

Tianyu Silk Shop is a joint venture between Fairy Yunyu, Fairy Shouchi and Fairy Yunmu.

Among them, Yunyu invested the most, accounting for 60% of the shares, while the two fairies Shouchi and Yunmu each held 20%.

They were all famous elders of the Yunhai Sect, so naturally they would not interfere in these mundane matters, so they recruited a dozen female outer disciples to take charge of the matter.

The shopkeeper is a registered disciple of Fairy Yunyu, with a nice name, Xu Yangliu.

Women's money is the easiest to make. Shops like the silk shops and rouge shops in Xianling Valley all have very good business.

Tianyu Silk Shop has a daily turnover of over a thousand taels, with a profit of at least 50%.

It's no secret that Fairy Yunyu has some business sense. She has a large storefront with counters on three sides. Because the store is so large, she even has a display case in the middle, which displays a variety of fabrics and even ready-made garments.

It was already afternoon and there were many customers in the shop, more than 70% of them were young girls, with only a few men.

More than a dozen shop assistants are enthusiastically explaining the fabrics to every customer.

Of course, bargaining is essential. When women buy things, what they buy is the process of bargaining.

I thought it was another day to make money.

Unexpectedly, four uninvited guests arrived.

The Four Overlords of the Sea of ​​Clouds are coming!

All four of them wore red sleeves with the word "law enforcement" written on them.

The Four Overlords of Yunhai are so famous, everyone knows them.

The sales clerks at Tianyu Silk Shop all thought that these four guys were here to buy things, and one of them, a very beautiful young lady, immediately went up to greet them.

Although the Four Hegemons of Yunhai have a bad reputation, they are still very generous when it comes to buying things.

The pretty young lady said, "Mr. Ye, Mr. Fang, Mr. Zhuge, Fairy Yaoyao, it's been a long time since we last met. We have a few new fabrics in our store. Would you like to try them?"

Ye Feng said, "Miss, we are not here to buy silk. Um, is your shopkeeper Xu here? We have something to ask her."

Although the beautiful young lady was a little surprised, she still brought the four people to Xu Yangliu.

At this moment, Xu Yangliu was selling fabrics with two inner female disciples.

The beautiful young lady whispered a few words to Xu Yangliu.

Xu Yangliu was stunned and turned to look at the four bullies wearing red sleeves.

She didn't intend to pay attention and continued talking to the two inner sect female disciples.

Ye Feng and the other three waited for a while, and when they saw that Xu Yangliu didn't like them, they naturally became angry.

But they were still relatively cultured bullies, and they waited until Xu Yangliu sent the two inner disciples away before stepping forward.

Ye Feng bowed and said, "Shopkeeper Xu, right?"

Xu Yangliu is in his forties this year. He has good cultivation and looks only about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. His facial features are very beautiful and he gives people a very warm feeling, not the feeling of a profiteer.

Xu Yangliu has not yet become Fairy Yunyu's true disciple, but is only a nominal disciple, specifically responsible for earning money for Fairy Yunyu.

Xu Yangliu looked at the four bullies in front of him and said, "What do you want from me? I'm busy."

Ye Feng smiled and said, "The store is doing well, and the shopkeeper is making a fortune. We will not delay your precious time to make a fortune."

As he spoke, Ye Feng took out a contract from his arms.

Said: "Take a look at this..."

Xu Yangliu took it and his brows gradually furrowed.

"This is the land lease agreement signed between our store and Tianfengyuan over ten years ago. How did it end up in your hands?"

Ye Feng said, "Just acknowledge that this is the contract for your Tianyu Silk Shop. Take a look at this...see if the numbers are correct."

Xu Yangliu took over another piece of paper, which listed the annual tribute owed by Tianyu Silk Shop over the past ten years.

A total of 23,000 taels.

Xu Yangliu seemed to understand and said with a smile, "Are you here to collect rent? Didn't Fairy Xiaorou come yesterday? Why are you here again?"

"It's not that Senior Sister Xiaorou hasn't received the rent, so we're here. Please, Manager Xu, please settle the bill."

"What? Ye Feng, say it again!"

"Please, Manager Xu, please settle the rent owed by Tianyu Silk Shop for over ten years. It totals 23,000 taels. We are all acquaintances, so I won't give you any less."

Ye Feng's face was full of smiles, and he looked very polite.

Xu Yangliu glanced at the group and asked, "Are you sent by the Tianfeng Academy?"

"I guess so, Shopkeeper Xu. Would you like to pay in cash or banknotes? High-quality spirit crystals are also acceptable."

"Ye Feng, do you know who owns this shop?"

Ye Feng shook his head and said, "I have nothing to do with anyone's store. I'm only responsible for collecting rent."

"Rent? Haha... No."

"That's not right. Your silk shop is doing very well. I've checked and the daily turnover is at least 1,500 taels. That's a conservative estimate. How could you possibly be out of money?

We are all working, why should we make things difficult for each other..."

"I said, I don't have money to pay the rent. If I want the rent... I'll go find my master, Master Yunyu."

"Ah, so this is Uncle Yunyu's shop. Oh, why didn't you tell me earlier... I'm so sorry..."

Seeing Ye Feng's fearful look, Xu Yangliu looked somewhat smug.

Said: "I'm glad to know, please leave quickly and don't delay our business!"

Ye Feng turned around and said, "Since it's Uncle Yunyu's shop, we can't deny him face. How about we give Manager Xu an incense stick of time to raise the money?"

Fang Tong immediately said, "Well, Uncle Yunyu is very good, just give him an incense stick of time."

Ben Lei and Qi Yao also agreed.

Xu Yangliu was dumbfounded.

This is the first time I have encountered such a situation in all the years since I opened the store.

She angrily said: "Ye Feng, Qi Yao, what are you going to do?!"

Qi Yao chuckled and said, "Collect the debt! Shopkeeper Xu, we've dealt with each other many times and are old acquaintances. I don't want to make things too difficult for you. If Senior Sister Yunyu knew that you've been making losses in her shop every year and owed Tianfengyuan more than 20,000 taels of rent, I wonder how she would feel?"

Boss Ye said, I’ll give you one stick of incense… Otherwise…”

"How about otherwise?"

Xu Yangliu was not afraid at all.

She handed over all the money she earned to her master and didn't embezzle a single penny.

As for the issue of withholding annual tribute, it was a unanimous decision made by her master and the other two owners.

Even if this matter is exposed, it will not affect me.

Qi Yao pointed to her sleeve and said, "Do you see the two words above? Enforcement! If your shop doesn't pay the annual tribute owed today, the four of us will enforce the Yunhai Sect's rules and the laws of the imperial court. We will seal up your silk shop, confiscate the goods in your shop, and auction them off on the street until we have recovered the 23,000 taels of rent!"

"How dare you!"

The four of them looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders with their hands spread out.

Xu Yangliu's face looked extremely ugly.

Many customers and shop assistants around heard the noise and gathered around, pointing at the four people.

The four of them acted like dead pigs that were not afraid of boiling water.

What a joke, is there anything more terrifying than being poor?

Time passed by bit by bit. No matter how the shop assistants yelled and cursed, the four of them remained unmoved and did not argue with them.

After a while, the thin monk said, "Boss, the incense stick time is up."

Ye Feng immediately turned to look at Xu Yangliu and said, "Manager Xu, is the money ready?"

Xu Yangliu gritted her teeth and said, "No, no! I don't believe you four dare to act rashly here!"

Ye Feng sighed and said, "Hey, I gave you a chance. If that's the case, don't blame us for being rude. Close the shop!"

He waved his hand.

Qi Yao immediately took out a lot of seals from her storage bag.

Fang Tong and Zhuge Benlei shouted, "The shop is closed. We are not open to the public. Everyone, get out... This place is going to be sealed off!"

"Tianyu Silk Shop has been in business for over ten years and owes the Tianfengyuan an annual tribute of 23,000 taels. We have been ordered to seal up Tianyu Silk Shop!

Everyone, go out and wait. We will take inventory of the goods later. All silk, cloth, and ready-made clothes will be sold at a 30% discount. The silk and cloth that originally cost 100 taels will now only cost 30 taels. First come, first served..."