I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 65: The Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop is in Big Trouble

Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop is located in the east of Cloud Spirit City.

This treasure shop was built in a very luxurious and magnificent manner. At least compared to the Qingfeng treasure shop, the Jinhuang treasure shop felt more grand and noble.

In addition, Golden Phoenix Treasure Company hired a large number of guards who patrolled day and night.

These guards were also quite powerful, all at the Foundation Establishment and Core Formation stages, and some were even rogue cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage. All they had to do was guard the gate. Such a setup was considered luxurious in Yunling City.

Feng Wuxin, the president of Jinhuang Baoxing, was sitting in his study, looking at the account books handed to him by the chief steward, his brows furrowed tightly.

These past few days, Qingfeng Baoxing's behavior has been quite abnormal. The low-level healing medicines over there have been suppressed quite badly by their side, but that is still Qingfeng Baoxing's focus. However, in the past ten days, Qingfeng Baoxing has not sold any low-level healing medicines anymore, as if they have used up all their inventory, and the alchemists have not continued to refine new products.

Even more unusually, Qingfeng Baoxing recently purchased a large quantity of low-grade medicinal herbs in Baohe City, three hundred miles away...

Why hoard so many low-grade medicinal herbs when you're not even making medicine?

Feng Wuxin put down the ledger and rubbed her temples.

She couldn't focus on it at all. She knew exactly how the Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop operated and profited. The Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop had been doing very well recently. At least in the two and a half years since she became the president, the monthly revenue had been increasing. She should have been happy, but the recent strange behavior of the Azure Wind Treasure Shop made her feel uneasy.

Therefore, Feng Wuxin sent her personal maid to investigate the recent activities of Qingfeng Baoxing. "Miss, it's getting late. It won't be good for your health if you don't rest soon."

The head steward was also a woman, but she looked middle-aged. She stood behind Feng Wuxin without making any overstepping moves. In fact, as both the head steward of the business and Feng Wuxin's personal bodyguard, this position would only be held by someone Feng Wuxin trusted most.

And she is one of them.

"Aunt Yuan, the actions of Qingfeng Baoxing are too abnormal. I can't sleep peacefully until I find out the truth."

Feng Wuxin sighed.

“Miss, Shang Xiong of Qingfeng Baoxing is very secretive. Even if you send Xiaoyu and Xiaomu to investigate, they may not find out anything.”

Aunt Yuan offered words of comfort.

Upon hearing this, Feng Wuxin forced a smile, but the worry in her eyes remained.

Feng Wuxin has a strong obsession, and this obsession is something that Yuanyi is quite worried about.

After all, being "exiled" to this Sun Flame Dynasty and made the head of a small city branch was nothing short of a disgrace to Feng Wuxin.

She should have been the most prominent ninth young lady of the Feng family, but due to the death of her father and the passing of her mother, she became all alone. Not only that, she was also hunted down by her relatives, and her life became more and more difficult.

In the end, an order from her clan sent her to Yunling City in the Sun Flame Dynasty to become the president of the local Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop.

Feng Wuxin was determined to fight his way back step by step.

Yunling City is the starting point.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade her, Aunt Yuan stopped talking. She knew that her young mistress was actually very stubborn.

When Xiaoyu and Xiaomu pushed open the study door, she was somewhat relieved to see that although they were anxious, at least they were safe and sound.

"Miss! We found it!" Xiaoyu ran excitedly to Feng Wuxin, her eyes shining brightly. No one would have guessed that she had just been on the verge of death and almost lost her life.

"So? What is Qingfeng Baoxing doing?"

Feng Wuxin raised an eyebrow and quickly asked.

Xiaoyu took out the bottle of Azure Spirit Liquid, placed it on the table, and said, "This is what Qingfeng Treasure Shop has been busy with—a new low-level healing medicine called 'Azure Spirit Liquid'!"

Feng Wuxin picked up the bottle of Qingling Liquid and examined it carefully.

This bottle of Azure Spirit Liquid is indeed unique. It is transparent and bluish-green in color, resembling a droplet of water with such concentrated spiritual energy that it cannot be dissolved.

Xiaoyu recounted everything she had seen inside the Qingfeng Baoxing store.

After hearing this, Feng Wuxin's expression became completely serious.

"So that's how it is... It seems that Shang Xiong plans to stockpile a batch of Qingling Liquid first, and then sell it off in large quantities at a low price, so that our healing medicine will completely lose its market!" Qingfeng Baoxing has been frequently purchasing various low-grade medicinal materials recently. The reason is not complicated. It's just that Qingfeng Baoxing has found a mysterious alchemist from somewhere. That person has created a new prescription and can produce enough liquid to fill a hundred jade bottles at once!

The quantity is large, the prescription is kept secret, and the efficacy... while not as good as theirs, it's not much different.

Aunt Yuan took the jade bottle and sniffed it.

Her expression then turned sour.

As the strongest cultivator present, she had a more thorough understanding of the medicinal power of this Azure Spirit Liquid. With similar effects, the cost of this Azure Spirit Liquid was incredibly low, frighteningly low!

“Miss, this is probably a bit troublesome… Qingfeng Baoxing may already have a considerable stock of this new drug, and it’s increasing rapidly…”

Even without Aunt Yuan speaking, Feng Wuxin could tell that Jinhuang Baoxing was in big trouble! The large quantity of low-priced Qingling Liquid would force Jinhuang Baoxing to lower its prices as well, but the costs of the two healing medicines were completely different, and Jinhuang Baoxing would be the first to be dragged down.

"...Xiao Mu, I'll trouble you to go and invite Master Mu here."

Feng Wuxin gave the instructions.

Xiao Mu received the order and immediately went. In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, she returned with a middle-aged man.

"I wonder what brings you here, President Feng, that you are in such a hurry to see me?"

Master Mu's expression was not very good. He had been studying alchemy to enhance his primordial spirit power, but his practice was interrupted, so he was naturally very unhappy.

But it still came eventually.

After all, he was also cooperating with Golden Phoenix Bank, and to him, Golden Phoenix Bank was a very generous patron.

"Master Mu, please take a look at this." Feng Wuxin handed over the Azure Spirit Liquid. Master Mu took it, and after observing the color of the liquid, his expression became somewhat unnatural. After smelling the fragrance, anyone could see that Master Mu was shocked by this spiritual medicine.

"This...this is impossible! How can four of the lowest-grade medicinal herbs be used to refine such a spiritual medicine that is almost at the third grade?"

Although Master Mu was only a second-grade alchemist, he had considerable experience in alchemy. Even so, he almost praised the alchemist who created the Azure Spirit Liquid.

"May I ask, President Feng, where did you obtain this medicine?"

"This was obtained by my maid who sneaked into Qingfeng Treasure Shop tonight. In other words, Qingfeng Treasure Shop intends to sell this kind of elixir."

"We're in big trouble."

Feng Wuxin's tone grew increasingly cold.