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

Chapter 86: Shang Xiong wants me dead!

One of them was slightly overweight, middle-aged, and dressed in a robe and accessories that could be described as "glittering with jewels." He also had a slight smile on his face, making him look somewhat cunning and treacherous...

Gu Heng had met the other person before.

It's that street thug who took money from Gu Heng's companion a few days ago and planned to cause trouble!

But now he's wearing a black bodysuit, and his eyes are even colder. He's more of a competent thug than a street thug.

"...Who are you two?"

Gu Heng's expression darkened slightly.

Why does this feel like nothing good is coming? The overweight middle-aged man clasped his hands and said, "Shang Xiong, the president of Qingfeng Baoxing. This is my personal bodyguard, Qing Yi, but I think you've already met him."

The president of Qingfeng Baoxing?

Gu Heng immediately became wary.

"...The other day, your personal bodyguard came to my clinic. Was he planning to cause trouble?"

It turned out to be the case.

That day, this guy named Qingyi, dressed like a thug, came to his clinic and said some strange things. Gu Heng thought it was the work of his "colleagues" in the south of Yunling City.

The truth is now out.

It was the work of Qingfeng Baoxing.

Gu Heng was somewhat nervous because Qingfeng Baoxing had five assassins, all of whom had actually died from his poisoning. Clearly, Qingfeng Baoxing knew all about this. It seemed that some spies hadn't been killed that night and had gone back to report.

"Hey, you can't say that. My guards didn't smash any bottles or jars in this clinic when they came, did they?"

Shang Xiong squinted his small eyes, sizing up Gu Heng as he explained with a smile, "I just wanted to see what was so special about this Gu Family Medical Clinic."

Gu Heng's brows furrowed even deeper.

"So what brings you here now?"

"I want to talk business with the owner of the clinic, and I'm sincere about it."

Shang Xiong kicked the two boxes next to his feet. Only then did Gu Heng realize that the two boxes looked quite heavy, and... these were the kind of boxes specifically used to store gold and silver.

Gu Heng raised his eyebrows slightly, staring at him: "You want to talk business?"

“Yes.” Shang Xiong glanced sideways and heard Qing Yi whisper that the true owner of the clinic, the young girl, was not here at the moment. The young man in front of him, who claimed to be the “owner of the clinic,” actually had no cultivation whatsoever and was probably just a hired servant who knew some basic medical skills.

Qin Yiyao was merely pushing this young man to the forefront to create a facade.

But Shang Xiong didn't care.

As long as someone can pass on his message to Qin Yiyao, that will be enough.

"what do you want?"

Gu Heng crossed his arms and looked at him indifferently.

"What I want is very simple."

Shang Xiong put his hands in his sleeves and said confidently, "I hope that 'Golden Spirit Liquid' can be sold on the shelves of my Qingfeng Treasure Shop!"

"Of course, unlike Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop, we conduct business with absolute fairness and integrity!"

Is it fair and honest?

But Gu Heng felt as if this person had been punched hard and was now rushing to his door, intending to make amends at all costs.

He had heard about the hot sales of "Golden Spirit Liquid," and naturally he had also heard about the dismal sales of "Azure Spirit Liquid."

Today, Jin Huang Bao Xing even requested more Golden Spirit Liquid, causing his disciple to spend three hours and a whole morning refining the potion. Anyone could see that Jin Huang Bao Xing was making a huge profit.

They made a fortune, but what about Qingfeng Baoxing?

They suffered a huge loss.

The Gu family's medical clinic's "Golden Spirit Liquid" completely overwhelmed the Azure Spirit Liquid, so the Qingfeng Treasure Shop was naturally as anxious as an ant on a fire and began to think of a way to break the deadlock.

But the solution Shang Xiong could come up with was to have him stab Jin Huang Bao Xing in the back and then defect? ​​That's a bit... stupid.

"President Shang, since you've come all this way, I'll just be frank with you."

Gu Heng's expression became meaningful.

“Jin Huang Bao Xing and I have a cooperative relationship, and the compensation they offer is quite generous, so if you want to interfere, you should leave.”

Shang Xiong wanted him to stab him in the back.

Gu Heng naturally refused.

Putting aside how much profit such behavior could bring, both Golden Phoenix Treasure Company and Azure Wind Treasure Company are behemoths, giants capable of drowning this small clinic with their money.

What if he betrays Golden Phoenix Treasure Company and switches sides to Green Wind Treasure Company?

Could Qingfeng Baoxing really offer him better compensation and more prestigious treatment? After all, this is a partnership between equals.

He absolutely did not believe that Chairman Shang Xiong, whose face could not hide his sly smile, was the kind of person who would willingly bow down to Gu Heng and adopt a subservient posture.

Moreover, being a traitor easily attracts hatred.

Repeatedly jumping around will not end well.

Furthermore, Gu Heng preferred the attitude of the Golden Phoenix Treasure Company; at least Feng Wuxin was good-looking and generous enough.

"Haha, is the reward really that high?"

Hearing this answer, Shang Xiong had already expected it, and chuckled, "Ten thousand taels of gold every month, right?"

Sure enough, the Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop only gives gold and silver to mortals as a reward!

"Even you know this, so it seems you have spies inside Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop."

Gu Heng narrowed his eyes. "Likewise, my Qingfeng Baoxing also has spies from that Chairman Feng. It's just some tacitly agreed-upon little maneuvers."

Shang Xiong did not deny it, but a sinister glint flashed in his eyes.

Even if trade secrets are stolen, it's still necessary to have a small falling out and go all out to hunt down the culprit.

"Since you already know this, are you implying that your offer is better?"

"nature!"

Shang Xiong was extremely pleased with himself. Then, with a wave of his hand, Qing Yi opened the two boxes. Gu Heng looked inside and found that they were not filled with gold or silver, but with irregularly shaped small stones with luminous patterns on their surfaces!

"Two hundred thousand spirit stones!"

Shang Xiong said with a smile.

Gu Heng was stunned. "Never seen this before, right?"

Seeing Gu Heng's stunned expression, Shang Xiong felt contempt for him, thinking that the guys from this run-down place were just so ignorant. He continued with a smile, "Let me tell you the truth, the value of that Golden Spirit Liquid far exceeds that of gold! My price is spirit stones!"

"Oh."

But Gu Heng's response this time was completely different from what Shang Xiong had expected; his eyes looked at him as if he were looking at a fool.

"President Shang, please take these two boxes of stones and head home."

Gu Heng's second refusal was even more resolute than the first.

He had certainly heard of spirit stones and knew about this kind of "currency" that only circulated among cultivators. However, he was just a mortal. What would he need such spirit stones for?

Moreover, this guy gave him 200,000 spirit stones in one go! 200,000!

Gu Heng had no concept of how many spirit stones there were, but he knew one thing: for mortals, this thing was no different from a guillotine!

Now that Gu Heng dares to accept these spirit stones, tonight groups of cultivators might come knocking on his door to rob him!

Shang Xiong, he really has no good intentions!