The Cultivator's partner went off track all the way

Baopu Pavilion and Shennong Pavilion, which had been closed for half a month, finally reopened.

He also sold all the goods in his shops at half price, saying that it was to celebrate the safe return of the city lord's wife's biological daughter, the young master of the Qionghua Pavilion.

The monks were all very happy and were busy purchasing elixirs and magical herbs needed for their cultivation.

For ordinary people, what makes them even happier is that Qingquan Winery has reopened and is offering half-off prices for all meals to celebrate the return of the Young Master.

Baixing Store and Qianjia Store, owned by Tang Yue, were also generous and offered discounts of 30% to 50%.

Now the whole city was in a shopping spree, and the news spread outside the city, attracting many out-of-town tourists.

The news that Tang Yue was going to compete for the position of Young City Lord also spread along with the big discount.

The common people and ordinary cultivators all had a simple thought in their minds:
This young lady is so generous. If she becomes the young city lord, maybe the things in these shops will have more discounts.

Tang Wenhua and Tang Wan took a carriage to inspect Kunwu City together.

Chu Tianshu was practicing sword in the mansion and did not come out with them.

Looking at the citizens' frantic shopping, his face became increasingly gloomy.

Tang Wan guessed her father's mood and sighed, "My sister has always been good at winning people's hearts. The people are so happy.

If these goods were sold at normal prices today, they would surely fetch a large sum of money.

If this money could be used in the mine and silver market that were just opened a few days ago, my father wouldn’t have to borrow money from the silver shop.”

These words hit Tang Wenhua's heart, "You're a spendthrift!"

Before Shui Yingrou got into trouble, he wanted to open a silver mine near Kunwu City and make his own silver and coins, so that he could have a large amount of wealth in his hands.

Who would have thought that his good wife would flatly refuse, saying that the silver mine in Kunwu City had too many impurities and the cost of purification was too high.

He also said that issuing too much silver and money would affect prices in the city and harm the interests of the people.

He felt that these were all excuses. Shui Yingrou was just worried that once he had money, he would no longer be controlled by her.

"Father, why don't we go find my sister and tell her that you borrowed a large sum of money for Kunwu City. She wants to be the young city lord, so she will definitely find a way to resolve Kunwu City's debt."

Unexpectedly, Tang Wenhua rejected it outright, "No need, I have an appointment with Elder Liu to discuss this matter, you can go back first."

He pulled open the curtain of the carriage and got out, leaving Tang Wan alone in the carriage gritting her teeth.

When she grew up, she had little contact with Tang Yue, and she was in awe of her father Tang Wenhua, the city lord.

Who would have thought that every time Tang Yue saw Tang Wenhua, she would use words to provoke him so much that he slammed the door and walked out.

He didn't get anything good from the Wangtiantai Ceremony.

I absolutely don't want to get involved in an argument with Tang Yue again, listening to her sarcasm and harsh words.

"Miss, are we going back home?" the coachman outside the curtain asked in a low voice.

Some monks who claim to be noble would hire someone to drive them when they go out in order to show off.

"Let's go to Xichunlou. I want to buy some snacks." Tang Wan said lightly.

However, after she left the restaurant, the guests inside were talking about the second young lady who was vying for the position of young city lord.

"Do you know? The Second Miss has a deep affection for her Senior Brother Chu Tianshu, so she deliberately snatched the position of Young City Lord. In fact, she wanted to sabotage the wedding. She wanted to be the bride."

A middle-aged man with a wretched appearance and a big belly was talking about these things excitedly, and a crowd of people gathered around him.

The old man holding the pipe said, "I told you that most women in the world want to marry a good husband. Even those female cultivators from wealthy families will seek a good marriage for themselves. There are not so many women who want to be the masters of the family."

After hearing what he said, the woman who was originally listening to gossip with great interest became unhappy. "Bah, I am the boss of my tofu shop; the owner of Shennong Pavilion is also a woman; there are many female heads and female pavilion masters in this world. Why can't we be the boss?"

"That's just a minority..." The old man was choked by this fierce widow and his face turned pale.

The wretched middle-aged man saw that the topic had gone off track and hurriedly brought it back.

"The second young lady really wanted to ruin Monk Chu's wedding, so she said she wanted to be the city lord. When she was young, she often followed her senior brother and almost harmed the eldest young lady because of jealousy."

The waiter interrupted, "I've worked here for more than ten years. I once saw the second young lady spend a huge amount of money to celebrate Monk Chu's birthday, but he didn't come that day, so the second young lady smashed a table of top-quality dishes."

As to whether what he said was true, no one has verified what happened more than ten years ago.

A few more people echoed and said they had seen it too.

Seeing that most people present believed him, the middle-aged man said proudly, "The second young lady is also a fool. I heard that in order to win the heart of her senior brother, she used various methods to improve her appearance, but she is still not as good as the eldest young lady."

"She was so angry that she used a cruel method, but she ended up disfiguring herself."

One of the guests suddenly realized, "No wonder the second young lady covered her face when she went to the rooftop that day."

"Nonsense!" A woman walked to the table. It was Huiyue who had just returned from shopping.

"Master Mu, these people are spreading rumors and slandering the Young Master. They should be sent to Taiping Prefecture to be punished. Ask them who instructed them to do so."

The middle-aged man's face froze. How could he be caught just as he started to spread the information?

Mu Chongyun had a blank expression on his face. He took out a rope and instantly tied up the few people who were talking most excitedly.

The lady who heard the gossip turned pale and knelt on the ground with a plop.

Her voice trembled as she spoke, "Sir, I did not slander the Second Miss, and I denied what these people said."

Mu Chongyun snorted coldly. She didn't meet the requirements, but she had been sitting here listening for most of the day and seemed very interested.

But in the end, she was not sent to Taiping Prefecture.

On the way back, Huiyue and Mu Chongyun heard these rumors circulating in the streets again.

In the eyes of those people, Tang Yue had a face like a demon, and could stop children from crying at night.

How could a man with such a face be the young lord of Kunwu City?
Huiyue was very angry. Together with Mu Chongyun, he took note of the people who said these words and posted their portraits at the entrance of Qingquan Winery, prohibiting them from entering to buy wine.

Now many people dare not spread gossip and cannot go to Qingquan Winery. Isn’t this a death sentence for them?

If the Second Miss gets angry and forbids those who spread rumors from entering Baixing Shop and Qianjiafang, they won't be able to survive.

Huiyue didn't dare to disturb Tang Yue who was practicing sword with these things, so he had to go to Qionghua Pavilion to ask for a meeting with Wei Hongyun who had returned and ask him to help curb the rumors.

Wei Hongyun snorted coldly after hearing this, "You want to tarnish Junior Sister Tang's reputation with such a dirty trick?"

Although he said this, he knew in his heart that such rumors were very destructive and spread quickly, and they would probably still have an impact on Tang Yue.

He ordered the disciples in the pavilion to "speed up the printing of the Young Pavilion Master's brief and interpretation of his policies, and try to send them out today."

I hope the people of Kunwu City can see the benefits of these policies.

After a while of busy work, his jade slip lit up. It was a message from the head of Wuji Mountain, saying that he had sent the unconscious Shui Yingrou into the cold pond, which could suppress the poison in his body.

This was the arrangement made by Elder Shui before he set out for the underworld. They couldn't contact Tang Yue at the time, so they asked the sect leader to send the message to him.

Wei Hongyun took some important documents and prepared to go to the East Palace to find Tang Yue and tell her about Shui Yingrou so that she could prepare for the competition with peace of mind. (End of this chapter)