The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 192: Chapter 192: Taking Over the South District Market Chapter 192: Chapter 192: Taking Over the South District Market “Heh heh!”

Jing Yan burst into laughter.

“Jing Chunyu, your skin is really thick!

You’ve cultivated for so many years, your strength hasn’t increased all that much, but the thickness of your skin has indeed grown rapidly!” Jing Yan looked at Jing Chunyu with disdain.

Hearing Jing Yan’s mockery, Jing Chunyu’s old face flushed with blood, his body trembled, and his teeth chattered loudly.

“I’m asking you, am I the Jing Family Patriarch or are you, Jing Chunyu?” Jing Yan’s tone shifted abruptly, as he looked earnestly and asked.

“Nonsense, don’t you know that our Jing Family Patriarch is Jing Chengye?” At this moment, Jing Chunyu really wanted to storm off, but he knew he couldn’t.

If he just walked away like that, then his position as the Jing Family Great Elder would truly be stripped from him.

He had to stay!

Among the Jing Family members present, there were not a few from his lineage.

If the Clan Leader wanted to remove his position as the Great Elder, it couldn’t be done with just a single statement; a joint vote from the elders and directors present was needed.

If he stayed, there was still a chance.

“Then I’m a bit puzzled, at the time in the City Lord Mansion, even the Clan Leader did not agree to hand me over, yet you were so eager to do so.

Are you saying that you possess more authority than the Clan Leader?”

“You keep saying that you’re doing it for the family, for the Jing Family!

But back then, you didn’t care about the Jing Family at all, and were only thinking about saving your own life!

Although most of the elders and directors here didn’t witness your disgraceful behavior in person, do you think the face you showed inside the City Lord Mansion can really be hidden from everyone?”

“You, who only think of yourself and not the family, dare to claim that you’re wholeheartedly serving the family?

When I say you’re shameless, am I wronging you?

You haven’t forgotten that at the City Lord Mansion, you even criticized the Clan Leader’s decision as wrong, saying he was unfit to be the Jing Family Patriarch, have you?”

Jing Yan said several sentences in one breath!

The entire council hall fell silent.

Jing Chunyu was at a loss for words and couldn’t refute even a single one.

In his heart, he only felt regret, wishing he hadn’t acted so rashly.

If he had known that City Lord Huo Chunyang’s stance was to stand with the Jing Family, how could he have said those words?

Regret was too late!

“Let’s vote.”

“I suggest that Jing Chunyu no longer serve as the Jing Family Great Elder,” Clan Leader Jing Chengye let out a light sigh.

To tell the truth, Jing Chengye really didn’t want to dismiss Jing Chunyu from his position unless absolutely necessary.

Jing Chunyu, over a hundred years old, was an elder of the Jing Family.

Dismissing him was not a shining moment for the Jing Family.

However, Jing Chunyu’s behavior at the City Lord Mansion had been truly disheartening.

Such a person continuing to hold the position of the Jing Family Great Elder was a shame for the entire family.

“I agree with the Clan Leader’s suggestion!” Fourth Elder Jing Tianying immediately seconded the motion.

“I also agree, Jing Chunyu is not suitable to hold such an important position as the Jing Family Great Elder.”

“I support the Clan Leader!”

“…”

Voices rose one after another in the council hall.

Jing Chunyu’s complexion grew paler and paler.

His resentful gaze locked onto Jing Yan, who met his eyes without a hint of fear.

This Jing Chunyu had indeed gone too far.

Over the years, he had been unkind to Jing Yan again and again, explicitly and implicitly putting pressure on Jing Yan.

Although Jing Yan had been annoyed, he had never thought about pulling him down from his position as the Great Elder.

But Jing Chunyu’s performance at the City Lord Mansion had truly crossed Jing Yan’s bottom line.

One by one, the Jing Family’s high-ranking officials made their stances clear, and eventually, even those from Jing Chunyu’s faction began to declare their positions.

Many from his own faction supported the Clan Leader in removing Jing Chunyu from the position of the Great Elder.

Although removing the position of Great Elder would result in a loss of benefits for that faction as a whole, everyone had a bottom line in their hearts.

Jing Chunyu’s actions had clearly gone beyond their tolerance to protect their own interests and pretend nothing had happened.

“From now on, Jing Chunyu will no longer serve as the Jing Family Great Elder.

Jing Chunyu, spend some time reflecting within the family in the near future,” Jing Chengye announced the final decision.

The vast majority supported Jing Chengye’s proposal.

The minority gave up voting, and even Fifth Elder Jing Yuxiang gave up his right to vote.

At this moment, Jing Yuxiang was undoubtedly filled with tremendous regret.

Had he known that Jing Chunyu was going to be finished, why did he have to step forward to take the brunt for the other party just now?

Damn it!

Had he known, he would have just kept his mouth shut and not said a single word.

Now, he had undoubtedly offended Jing Yan even more.

Jing Yan’s current status within the Jing Family, even in Donglin City, was soaring.

He really shouldn’t have been the one to stick his neck out.

He genuinely began to worry about how long he could keep his position as the Jing Family Fifth Elder.

It looked like he needed to find an opportunity to mend relations with Jing Yan immediately.

As for whether this action would provoke Jing Chunyu’s displeasure, he couldn’t care less about that.

Jing Chunyu was no longer the Great Elder, so why bother considering his feelings?

Following that, Jing Yan successfully acquired 1,000 square meters of land in the South District Market, and no one else stepped forward to say anything.

The Jing Family meeting then concluded.

The next day, under the assistance of the Armored Guard led by Deputy City Lord Chen Bing, the Jing Family smoothly took over the South District Market, including all the various industry shops held by both the Lin Family and the Zhao Family in that marketplace.

Most of these shops and business buildings were left undamaged.

City Lord Huo Chunyang had already made it clear that if any of these commercial establishments were damaged, the Jing Family could tally the loss, and then those two families would have to compensate at value.

Neither family was foolish; they knew better than to give the Jing Family any chances.

If they damaged something worth one Spirit Stone, the Jing Family could likely demand they pay two.

Of course, of the assets they owned in the South District Market, the two families also quietly took away some of the more valuable resources.

As long as they left no evidence, the Jing Family would not know which resources from these industries had been taken.

The Zhao and Lin Families took away the most valuable assets without leaving any trails.

Naturally, the Jing Family’s control over the South District Market caused widespread astonishment.

Although some well-informed individuals already knew about the change in market ownership yesterday, when confronted with the reality, they couldn’t keep calm—especially those industry owners in the South District Market who weren’t part of the Zhao or Lin families, who were even more panicked.

These owners worried that the Jing Family would forcefully take over their businesses.

However, their concerns proved to be superfluous; the Jing Family did not interfere in their business operations, and all they asked was for them to continue managing their businesses as before and periodically pay taxes and rent.

In the Zhao Family Mansion, the Clan Leader’s private residence.

“Patriarch Zhao, my younger brother Cang Yu has already set off for Donglin City.

He should arrive within half a month!” Cang Long, with a gloomy face and a flash of fierceness in his eyes, said.

In the room, Patriarch Zhao Dangyuan and many Zhao Family elders were gathered.

The killing of Zhao Dangyuan’s son, Zhao Zhenyan, by Jing Yan was undoubtedly a huge blow to the Zhao Family.

The Zhao Family members all wanted to tear Jing Yan apart.

But at the moment, they had no immediate solution.

Even the Dark Night Organization, which had been regularly sending messages, had temporarily not given them any response.

“Thank you, Mr.

Cang Long,” said Patriarch Zhao Dangyuan politely, bowing his hands in respect to Cang Long.

“With the help of Cang Yu Alchemist, I believe it won’t be long before we can get the Jing Family to submit!” one of the elders said.

“Yes, with Cang Yu Alchemist here, what can the minor Jing Family count for?” another elder sneered and added.

Everyone knew that the development of a market district couldn’t do without drugstores.

In a place like Donglin City, drugstores would typically sell various medicines, and elixirs were a rarer sight.

The most important pillar industry within a marketplace was the drugstore.

If the drugstore did well, it would boost the business of surrounding industries.

With Donglin City backed by the Black Stone Mountain Range, the city attracted a large number of adventurers.

Adventurers seeking to hunt in the Black Stone Mountain Range would inevitably need to prepare various potions to improve their chances of survival.

The busier a marketplace’s drugstore and the higher the quality and variety of potions available, the more prosperous the marketplace would become.

Previously, the East District Square drugstore controlled by the Zhao Family in Donglin City was undeniably the largest among the four market districts.

The Zhao Family pharmacists were the most numerous and of the highest quality.

Even though the Zhao Family’s drugstore could suppress Lin and Jing Family’s drugstores, it couldn’t completely eradicate them.

The Zhao Family believed that with the help of Cang Yu Alchemist, their drugstore could easily crush those of Jing and Lin families.

If a drugstore failed, the number of adventurers in the marketplace would dramatically decrease, and the prosperity of other industries would drop off.

If adventurers stopped frequenting a marketplace, could other shops in that area still flourish?

Considering this, the Zhao Family, including Patriarch Zhao Dangyuan, felt their hearts stir with excitement.

Their attitude toward Cang Long became even more respectful.

“There’s no need to be so courteous, Patriarch Zhao.

It’s just a small matter,” Cang Long replied, waving his hand with a sense of pride.

He relished the adulation, especially since among these people was a Dao Spirit Realm powerhouse.

“Heh heh…”

“This morning, I saw a young lady in a red dress in the front courtyard.

She looks quite enticing,” Cang Long suddenly changed the subject, chuckling and speaking with a gleam in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Patriarch Zhao Dangyuan and the others felt a shiver in their hearts.

Zhao Dangyuan glanced at Cang Long, cursing in his heart, “Dirty old lecher!”

This scoundrel had only been at the Zhao Family for two days and had already set his sights on four female members of the Zhao Family.

“Sixth Elder, take care of this matter.

Find the young lady Mr.

Cang Long has taken a liking to and bring her to Mr.

Cang Long’s room,” commanded Patriarch Zhao Dangyuan, managing a smile on his face despite his irritation, instructing the Sixth Elder of the Zhao Family.

“Yes, Clan Leader!” The Sixth Elder’s brows knitted briefly, but he nodded in agreement.