Myriad Dragon Divine Sovereign

「The next day, Feiyun City’s Yue Mansion.」

Yue Shan looked at Lei Wu deferentially. ”Rest assured, Master Lei. With my understanding of Xia Heng, he won’t be able to hold out for long.”

Lei Wu’s face was vicious as he said, ”Hmph, this time I’m going to make Xia Heng beg me, then give his daughter to me as a plaything. Only then will I spare the Xia Family. Otherwise...”

”With Master Lei’s methods, it’s a guaranteed success. We just have to lie in wait...”

”Father, this is bad! This is bad!” Yue Peng came running in, flustered.

Yue Shan frowned. ”What’s the matter? Shouting and carrying on like this, where are your manners?”

Yue Peng said, panting heavily, ”Father, you have to go see the shops! All seven of our Yue Family’s shops are deserted. Everyone’s gone to the Xia Family’s shops!”

”What!? How is that possible?” Lei Wu shot to his feet, a look of utter disbelief in his eyes.

Yue Peng said anxiously, ”It’s true! Not only did the Xia Family successfully refine Qi Gathering Powder and Essence Replenishing Powder, but their effects are about fifty percent stronger than Master Lei’s! Many Martial Artists are already regretting their purchases. The only people still at our Yue Family shops are the Martial Artists demanding refunds for their pills!”

Yue Shan immediately stood up. ”Quick, take me to see. Quick!”

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”Brother, are there any of the Xia Family’s pills left?”

”Gone long ago! You’re too late, hahaha!”

”Sigh, I bought so much of the Yue Family’s Qi Gathering Powder yesterday. I regret it so much now. The Xia Family’s Qi Gathering Powder is clearly a whole level above the Yue Family’s.”

”I was still in the Hundred Break Mountains yesterday and hadn’t returned. Last night I was even regretting not being able to buy the Yue Family’s Qi Gathering Powder. Now, it seems this was fate!”

”The Yue Family is a bunch of scammers! I’m going to demand a refund!”

”Right, let’s go together! We have to make the Yue Family give us an explanation!”

”If they don’t give us one, we’re not leaving!”

Overnight, the situation had completely reversed.

Watching the bustling scene, Xia Heng was smiling so widely he couldn’t close his mouth, his heart filled with joy.

Xiaxia’s second uncle, Xia Yuan, remarked with feeling, ”Young Master Wen is truly incredible. With just a few casual words, he can turn the tables completely. He’s truly a master of the Alchemy Dao.”

Elder Yuh added quietly from the side, ”In my youth, I traveled and saw many Pill Masters, but compared to Master Wen, I feel they’re not just a little bit worse.”

Xia Heng’s brows knitted together. He then looked toward Elder Yuh. ”Elder Yuh, what if our Xia Family could latch onto Young Master Wen’s...”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Elder Yuh said, ”If Master Wen remains in good health and stays on good terms with the Xia Family, then the Xia Family’s rise to prominence is only a matter of time.”

After speaking, Elder Yuh glanced at Xia Heng and secretly shook his head. ’You might want to latch onto Master Wen’s coattails, but he might not even give you the time of day.’

When Xia Heng heard Elder Yuh’s words, his heart jolted. He secretly made a resolution: he must build a good relationship with Wen Qingye, no matter the cost.

Just then, Xia Dong walked over anxiously. ”Big Brother, I just saw a group from the Yue Family heading toward our Xia Family residence. Should we go take a look?”

Upon hearing this, Xia Heng said quickly, ”Let’s hurry back and see.”

「Feiyun City, Xia Family Residence.」

Xiaxia lowered her head, glancing furtively at Wen Qingye. ”Master, my head hurts. I don’t want to practice anymore.”

Wen Qingye paused, then waved his hand in resignation. ”Fine, fine. If you don’t want to practice, then don’t.”

Xiaxia’s head drooped. ”My head really does hurt. I don’t know why, but it’s been hurting a lot recently. It’s not like I’m deliberately skipping practice.”

Wen Qingye sighed and said nothing more.

Xiaxia pouted aggrievedly and stood to the side.

’In his heart, Wen Qingye had already completely given up on teaching Xiaxia Swordsmanship. He knew that with her temperament and interests, it was a good enough outcome if she could simply become skilled at alchemy.’

At that moment, a servant walked into the courtyard and asked, ”Young Miss, a group from the Yue Family has arrived. The masters aren’t home right now. Would you like to go take a look?”

”People from the Yue Family?” Xiaxia nodded. ”Alright, I understand. I’ll go right now.”

After hearing this, Wen Qingye and Xiaxia headed straight for the Xia Family’s main hall.

”Brat, did you steal my Pill Formula?”

Before Wen Qingye had even stepped into the main hall, Lei Wu’s furious voice rang out.

Wen Qingye glanced coolly at Lei Wu and sneered, ”My apologies, but I’m not very interested in your Pill Formula, let alone interested enough to steal it.”

Yue Shan, standing by, said in a heavy tone, ”You must be Wen Qingye. Let me tell you, Master Lei’s master is the great Master Zhang Ya. If you’re using a Pill Formula developed by Master Zhang Ya to swindle people, you’d better watch out. You’ll be in over your head.”

Xiaxia laughed. ”How ridiculous. You keep saying my master stole your formula, but do you have any proof?”

Lei Wu said coldly, ”Proof? I’ll tell you what proof is. The Essence Replenishing Powder and Qi Gathering Powder your Xia Family is selling—that’s the proof!”

Xiaxia tilted her head up, hands on her hips. ”Hmph, you say my master stole your Pill Formula, so why are the Essence Replenishing Powder and Qi Gathering Powder my master refined more effective than yours?”

”This...” Lei Wu froze, momentarily at a loss for words. ’Right, if you claim someone stole your Pill Formula, how could the pills they refined be more potent than your own?’

Lei Wu’s expression immediately turned cold. ”You’ve got a sharp tongue, but words are useless. If you don’t give me a satisfactory explanation today, I won’t let this brat go.”

”An explanation? What kind of explanation do you want?” Wen Qingye asked.

Lei Wu pointed at Xiaxia, licking his lips. ”I want her. As long as you give her to me, I can let bygones be bygones. I won’t even press the matter of where you got the Pill Formulas for the Essence Replenishing Powder and Qi Gathering Powder.”

Xiaxia gave Lei Wu a disdainful look and snorted coldly, ”In your dreams, you piece of trash.”

Seeing the disdain in her eyes, Lei Wu flew into a shameful rage and roared, ”Bitch! I was giving you face and you threw it away! Don’t blame me for what comes next!”

”’What comes next?’ From you, trash? Are you even capable? Don’t talk so big you sprain your own back.”

Yue Shan saw Lei Wu’s face flush crimson and was secretly delighted. ’Lei Wu is at the Refining Essence Second Realm, while that brat is only at the Refining Essence First Layer Heaven. In a fight, one will surely die and the other will be injured. If Lei Wu gets hurt, the powers behind him will get involved. How could the Xia Family possibly withstand that?’

Thinking of this, Yue Shan couldn’t help but say, ”Xia the little girl, I practically watched you grow up. This is such a great opportunity. As long as you marry Master Lei, I guarantee you’ll never have to worry about food or clothing again and will be admired by all.”

Xiaxia said mercilessly, ”Pah! You should take a good look at what kind of person you are. ’Watched me grow up,’ my ass.”

Yue Shan had only wanted to add fuel to the fire, but he didn’t expect to be on the receiving end of Xiaxia’s scorn. His face darkened.

Lei Wu gritted his teeth, the fury in his heart reaching its peak. ”I’ll give you one last chance. Otherwise, don’t blame me for taking action myself.”

”Master, he says he’s going to take action,” Xiaxia said, pointing at Lei Wu with a smile.

Seeing Xiaxia’s still-nonchalant expression, Lei Wu’s mind was completely consumed by rage, and a cold killing intent flashed in his eyes.