Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 221 Losing his wife and losing his troops

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The Chen family remained calm, but the family representatives who were at the scene and were ordering Chen's [White Jade No. 3] spiritual rice were stunned.

Yuwen No. 13?
What is Yuwen No. 13? When did the Yuwen family come up with new grains? Why haven’t they heard of it?

They looked at the three members of the Yuwen family in confusion, then at the members of the Chen family, feeling confused and uncertain.

However, although they still didn't understand the situation, after being interrupted, the urge in their hearts to reserve Chen's [White Jade No. 3] grain variety disappeared.

The Yuwen family dared to take out the new grain seeds and show them to several spiritual plant masters for verification at this critical juncture, which shows that they are very confident in the performance of [Yuwen No. 13].

After all, the Yuwen family is an old family, and the quality of the grain they produce has always been guaranteed.

Let’s take a look again~

Many family representatives quietly withdrew their hands from reserving Baiyu No. 3.

The stands had quietly become quiet, but the onlookers at the scene suddenly became excited.

Compared with the more professional display of [White Jade No. 3]'s characteristics, it is obviously more interesting to watch the fight between Yuwen and Chen.

Most people's attention was focused on the Chen family, wanting to see how they would respond to the provocation from the Yuwen family.

Finally, it was Master Changsheng, who had always been on good terms with the Chen family, who spoke first: "Daoyou Yuwen, today is the day when the Chen family releases the White Jade No. 3. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to do this?"

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng is wrong. Competition for grain varieties is a normal business operation among aristocratic families. Moreover, better quality grain varieties can also benefit more immortal cultivation families."

Patriarch Yuwen laughed heartily.

"Don't worry, my three masters and princess. No matter how much Chen paid you for the appraisal and notarization fees, I, Yuwen, can give you double it."

Patriarch Yuwen didn't even look at Chen Jingyun from beginning to end. Firstly, he didn't take this junior seriously. Secondly, he wanted to take the lead and use his power to overwhelm others so that everyone could see that no matter how powerful the Chen family is, it is just a foundation-building family.

The Yuwen clan of Hebei is the most powerful and profound Jindan clan.

Unexpectedly, when Patriarch Yuwen said this, Princess Jiayue, who had previously used the Xirang Lingbaotu to deliberately make things difficult for Chen, narrowed her eyes and her expression suddenly became subtle: "Patriarch Yuwen, are you sure you want to pay double the appraisal fee?"

"Haha, Your Highness, you are joking." Patriarch Yuwen put his hands behind his back, looking calm and composed. "I, Yuwen Wentian, will always keep my word. How could I speak without thinking?"

This statement came out.

Chen Jingdong, who had opened his mouth and was about to speak, paused, then quietly closed his mouth, and the look in his eyes became interested.

"Very good, you are indeed a noble family with a history of nearly a thousand years, and you have a deep foundation." Princess Jiayue smiled slightly, and her tone became leisurely. "The Chen family hired me to notarize this time and paid 100,000 spirit stones. I will not take advantage of you, the Yuwen family, so you should also pay 100,000 spirit stones."

"puff!"

Patriarch Yuwen spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes widened, and he was no longer calm: "How much? One hundred thousand spirit stones, how, how is that possible?"

Princess Jiayue's eyes turned cold: "Why, are you questioning my credibility?"

Before she finished her words, a strong aura rose from her body, majestic, domineering, and carrying a strong sense of danger.

Among the ten fairies of the Great Wu Kingdom, Princess Jiayue, who ranks first, is the most powerful. It is said that her strength has reached the sixth level of the Golden Core Stage. Naturally, her strength is far above that of Ancestor Yuwen.

"This... I don't dare."

The situation was stronger than the person, and Patriarch Yuwen hurriedly bent down to apologize, with drops of cold sweat sliding down his forehead and his mind boiling with thoughts.

As we all know, the royal family of Wu has a profound foundation and is very wealthy.

It is possible that Princess Jiayue really wants to ask for a huge sum of money and ask Chen for an appearance fee of 100,000 spirit stones.

But how could Chen agree to such an outrageous price?
How much spiritual rice and grain seeds do I have to sell to make back the money?
So quote.

Even Chen Jingyun, who knew the inside story, was shocked.

The invitation of Princess Jiayue to come and show support was really a coincidence. She had already intended to visit the Chen family, and with the help of Princess Yunyi, they finally agreed to only charge 10,000 spirit stones as an appearance fee.

Now she asked for 100,000 right away, which was obviously intended to make things difficult for Yuwen.

Of course, outsiders obviously won’t know these things.

For example, Master Changsheng, who was unaware of the inside story, looked at Princess Jiayue with some envy and felt emotional in his heart.

She really deserves to be the number one fairy of the Great Wu Kingdom, earning 100,000 spirit stones for each appearance~ It's a pity that he had to break his back for a mere 20,000 spirit stones, but fortunately, now he can get a sum of money from the Chen family every year.

Except for the feeling of shame when I went to pay tribute to Chen Xuanmo the first year ago, I felt calm about it starting from the second year.

And Master Zi Luo on the side couldn't help but stare.

We are all fairies, why does Princess Jiayue have 100,000 spirit stones just because she is big, has long legs, and looks pretty? This is too much!

"Ahem!" Master Yin Huai spoke with jealousy, "Princess Jiayue is proud and arrogant, and she refused to ask for double the appearance fee, but I am not so particular. My appearance fee is not much, just 20,000 spirit stones. Brother Yuwen, you can't go back on your word~"

Upon hearing this, Master Changsheng and Master Ziluo naturally spoke up and said that they each only received 20,000 spirit stones as their appearance fee.

Twenty thousand spirit stones?

Patriarch Yuwen's legs softened again and he almost fell.

Is this Chen suffering from some serious illness?

For a Jindan boss like this, the single fee is at most 7,000 to 8,000 spirit stones. If the relationship is good, 5,000 spirit stones is acceptable.

Not only did he give 20,000 spirit stones in one go, but he also hired three Jindan spirit plant masters. That must be at least 60,000 spirit stones in total, right?
Including the 100,000 spirit stones given to Princess Jiayue, this event would cost 160,000 spirit stones just for inviting guests.

He thought, the Chen family in Hedong probably didn't have any spirit stone mines, so how could they make such an astonishing profit just by selling jade slaves?

What was most difficult for Patriarch Yuwen to accept was that if he really doubled the price as he said, the three Jindan spiritual plant masters would have to pay 120,000 spirit stones as an appearance fee, plus the 100,000 spirit stones from Princess Jiayue, their Yuwen family would have to pay 220,000 spirit stones.

Such horrific expenditure made Patriarch Yuwen regret coming to ruin the event.

He unconsciously began to have the idea of ​​retreating.

If this is really the case, even if Yu Wen No. 13 has proven his worth, how many years of selling spirit seeds will it take to make back the investment?

Princess Jiayue saw that Patriarch Yuwen's eyes were flickering, as if he was composing some decent exit lines, and she immediately giggled and said, "Patriarch Yuwen, why are you so silent? Could it be that you can't afford to pay us an appearance fee?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd of onlookers turned their burning eyes to Patriarch Yuwen.

Some members of the foundation-building families who were far away from the Yuwen family simply spoke up and said, "The Yuwen family in Hebei is a thousand-year-old family. Its founder, Yuwen Jingting, is a hero who has a record of killing a fifth-level beast alone. A few appearance fees are not a problem."

Some people in the crowd also took the opportunity to shout loudly: "Looking forward to the test results of Yuwen No. 13, it will definitely crush Chen's Baiyu No. 3."

"How dare the mere light of the Chen family compete with the bright moon of the Yuwen family?"

Amidst all the praise and adulation, Patriarch Yuwen was lifted up high and could not bring himself to leave.

Two hundred and twenty thousand spirit stones was indeed a huge sum of money, but the Yuwen family was an upper-class Jindan clan with profound heritage, so they could come up with the cash if they squeezed a little, but it was really a shame to pay this amount of money.

But now, no matter what, we can only face the challenge.

Fortunately, once Baiyu No. 3 is crushed to death, Yuwen No. 13 will be able to occupy the market. By then, the loss of 220,000 spirit stones can be recovered by slowly earning money, which is better than losing Chen's Baiyu No. 3 for nothing.

"Don't worry, everyone. We, the Yuwen clan, always keep our word. We will not back down when we come to test [Yuwen No. 13]." The old ancestor Yuwen said loudly, "Princess Jiayue, fellow Taoists Changsheng, Ziluo, and Yinhuai, I promise to give you the appearance fees, which will be delivered to your dojo within half a year."

No one would doubt what Patriarch Yuwen said.

As a Jindan clan, the Yuwen family still has some dignity. They made a promise in public and would make up for the loss of the spirit stones even if it meant selling everything they had.

And since he had decided to give it, Patriarch Yuwen would not drag his feet. After making the heroic decision, he winked at Yuwen Jianwu.

At this time, spiritual plant master Yuwen Jianwu was already confused.

We had agreed to come and mess things up today, using Chen's popularity to promote Yuwen No. 13, but we didn't expect that before we even started, our ancestor had already thrown out 220,000 spirit stones.

"Jianwu boy, what are you still standing there for? Why don't you hurry up?!" Elder Yuwen was a little unhappy, "Stop wasting time. Don't waste the time of the seniors."

Yuwen Jianwu then woke up as if from a dream, and hurried forward to present the Yuwen No. 13 spiritual seed that he had prepared long ago to the three masters.

Master Changsheng glanced at Chen Jingyun with a little concern.

Don't let Yuwen ruin your good plan. Think of a solution quickly.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jingyun just watched his nose and his heart, without any movement, and did not make any move against Yuwen.

Hey~
Master Changsheng sighed secretly in his heart, but as an elder of the Yunyang Sect, it was indeed not easy for him to interfere in the normal business competition between the two families under the sect's jurisdiction. He could only let the Chen family fend for themselves.

I hope Yuwen No. 13 can detect the problem.

then.

The three Jindan spiritual plant masters followed the same method and used the same method to test Baiyu No. 3 to test Yuwen No. 13.

Two hours passed in a flash.

The three Jindan Lingzhi masters each gave a comprehensive evaluation based on the experimental results.

[Yuwen No. 13] has excellent performance and its output is 20% higher than Baiyu No. 3, but its universality is similar to Baiyu No. 3.

In addition, Yuwen No. 13 performed exceptionally well in fighting a relatively rare disease, with no noticeable reduction in production. In contrast, the production of Baiyu Lingmi was reduced by 60% in this experiment.

All indicators performed excellently, and the output was 20% higher.

This makes Yu Wen No. 13 spiritual seed extremely valuable.

With the same acre of spiritual field and the same production cost, the output can be increased by 20%, which is all extra net profit!

All of a sudden.

The crowd who were just watching the show were also stunned, and some representatives of immortal cultivation families who were interested in purchasing spiritual seeds showed great interest.

As the results come out.

Patriarch Yuwen also showed a smug smile on his face, and said loudly: "You have all seen the performance of our Yuwen No. 13. Here, I, Yuwen Wentian, announce that in order to give back to the vast number of new and old customers, the selling price of our Yuwen No. 13 will be the same as the Baiyu No. 3 spiritual rice, and the same 20% discount for a ten-year contract and 30% discount for a thirty-year contract!"

With the premise that the output is 20% higher and the price and sales strategy are the same, it is enough to completely defeat the opponent.

Some customers who had not signed the contract yet flew onto the stage to discuss the signing of the contract with Yuwen Jianwu and Yuwen Xingyun.

However, some customers who had previously signed contracts with Chen looked embarrassed and looked at Chen Jingyun and Chen Xinsong, as if they were wondering how to terminate the contract with Chen and get their deposit back.

Chen Jingyun and Chen Xinsong looked at each other and saw the same look in each other's eyes.

In this situation, Yuwen No. 13's performance is really extraordinary. Among Chen's many grains, only Chen's [White Jade No. 6] has undergone field experiments and achieved good results. Its performance is much stronger than Yuwen No. 13 and has the ability to fight. They originally wanted to keep Chen's [White Jade No. 6] and wait until the market matures, or until they have stronger spiritual seeds, and then gradually push it to the market.

But in the current situation, I'm afraid Chen will have to use the card of [White Jade Number Six].

Chen Xinsong nodded slightly to Chen Jingyun and prepared to go on stage.

suddenly.

The spare golden mark on his forehead suddenly exploded, and specks of light scattered in all directions, disappearing without a trace.

And at this time.

The staff of Sheshanfang Market are helping to clean up the scene and moving the Yuwen No. 13 Linggu that have been spawned and weighed off the stage.

These spiritual grains were packed in large wooden barrels that were more than one meter tall. As there were so many spiritual grains, similar large wooden barrels filled the entire table.

The bucket full of millet glows orange-yellow in the sunlight, looking particularly festive.

Several staff members each carried a wooden barrel and jumped off the stage one by one with swift and efficient movements.

At this time.

A fat locust with a tuft of red hair on its head suddenly swooped down from the sky and "accidentally" hit a staff member.

The worker was knocked off balance and the wooden barrel in his hand tilted slightly. A hectoliter of Yuwen No. 13 spiritual grain slipped off the grain pile, and the yellow spiritual grain spilled all over the ground.

Upon seeing this, the locusts roaming around in the Sheshan market immediately swooped over and started chirping and fighting for the food.

There is no doubt that these are the descendants of the first generation of locust hemp group.

Chen Jingyun was speechless.

The Ma Tuan family really relied on their seniority to do whatever they wanted, and before they knew it, they had become the overlord of Sheshan Market.

It didn't dare to snatch the white jade spiritual rice just now, but it was not polite to these Yuwen family spiritual grains. Once the spiritual grains fell to the ground, they were all theirs.

"Chirp chirp chirp!"

The little locusts were happily pecking at the spiritual grains, their little heads so agile that they almost left afterimages.

But I never expected it.

After eating a few bites, one of the little locusts suddenly opened its eyes, stretched out its legs, and fell down. Soon, another locust fell down, and then three, four, and soon, all the little locusts fell to the ground.

"Zhizhicha!"

Ma Tuan was so frightened and furious that he immediately screamed and pounced on the little locusts, trying to make them wake up from the pain.

It didn't work.

The little locusts remained motionless.

"not good."

Chen Jingyun's face changed and he hurried forward to check the problems of the little locusts.

Chen Xinsong also hurried over to help, and after checking, he found that the little locusts were poisoned. Fortunately, the poison was not very strong and they could still be saved.

He quickly used the Wood Element Technique to remove the poison from them.

Green light enveloped the little locusts, and spiritual energy flowed through their bodies.

After a while, the little locusts came back to life.

"Squeaky chirping."

Ma Tuan then breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down. He hurriedly took the little locusts away from the poisonous spiritual valley and glared at the Yuwen family members fiercely.

Everything happened so suddenly.

Up to this point, everyone who witnessed all this was still somewhat confused.

Why are those newly planted Yuwen family spiritual grains poisonous?
There was an uproar below the stage. The onlookers could not help but start whispering and talking to each other, their words filled with all kinds of suspicion.

No one had expected that such a sudden change would occur during a test of the quality of spiritual seeds.

The newly grown rice turned out to be poisonous. Who would dare to eat it? Who would dare to grow it?
The faces of those family representatives who were discussing the signing of the contract with Yuwen Xingyun and Yuwen Jianwu turned darker in an instant, and they subconsciously stepped back, moving a little further away from Yuwen Xingyun and Yuwen Jianwu.

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!" Patriarch Yuwen was also panicked.

His eyes wandered around the faces of the people around him, and suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he pointed at the staff member in shock and anger and said, "It's you. You must have poisoned the Spirit Valley."

“It’s unfair~~”

The little Qi Refining Stage cultivator's knees went weak and he almost fainted out of anxiety.

"Shut up, everyone."

Princess Jiayue shouted angrily with a cold face. Her expression was very serious and the look in her eyes was particularly sharp.

The test on Yu Wen No. 13 just now was completed under her notarization.

No matter what the situation is, she will never tolerate any trouble under her nose.

As she spoke, the aura of a sixth-level Jindan powerhouse rose from her. Her powerful divine consciousness enveloped the entire venue, causing the people in the audience who were just watching and talking to be entertained to instantly quiet down.

She said in a cold voice: "Can I trouble the three Daoists Changsheng, Ziluo and Yinhuai to check this hectoliter of spiritual grain and see what the problem is?"

This kind of thing happened.

The three masters did not dare to be careless and hurriedly took samples for testing.

After a moment, all three of them showed strange expressions.

They exchanged glances quietly, and finally it was Master Changsheng who took the initiative to speak: "Princess Jiayue, this hectoliter is indeed poisonous, and the poison is inside the Spirit Valley, not contaminated from the outside. The possibility of human poisoning can basically be ruled out."

"How is this possible? Why would a spiritual grain that was grown just fine be poisonous?" Patriarch Yuwen's face was filled with astonishment, his tone becoming more and more unbelievable.

He had never heard of such a thing.

"This situation rarely happens, but it doesn't mean it doesn't happen." Master Yin Huai had a complicated expression. "Once the spiritual grain is infected with a disease during its growth, generally speaking, it will either survive and reduce its yield, or be killed by the disease directly. But there is another extremely rare situation."

"That is, the Linggu plant was not killed by the disease. Instead, it absorbed the toxicity contained in the disease and integrated it into the plant."

"In this case, the spiritual grain produced will contain the virus toxins, and eating it rashly will cause signs of poisoning."

The reason why he had such an expression was that he had never seen such a situation in his lifetime, and had only seen such cases in some spiritual plant masters' notes.

Master Changsheng and Master Ziluo nodded in unison.

This was the first time they had seen such a situation.

Looking back, in order to conduct a more comprehensive test, they had released a rare disease strain into the Xirang Lingbaotu, which might not be encountered once in the natural environment for decades.

Previously, they were amazed that Yu Wen No. 13 did not suffer much of a reduction in production when attacked by the disease carried by this diseased plant.

However, they did not expect that a special case would occur that they had never seen before.

Everyone was shocked and opened their eyes.

Patriarch Yuwen didn't know anything about spiritual plants, so he quickly asked, "Isn't this diseased plant very rare? Can we take some targeted defensive measures?"

"No." Master Changsheng shook his head seriously. "Although this diseased plant is rare, it doesn't mean it won't appear. If Yuwen No. 13 is planted on a large scale, once it is attacked by this diseased plant, the disease will spread rapidly, causing a large amount of poisonous rice without anyone noticing."

This is the most fatal thing.

Since Yuwen No. 13 does not react much to this disease, it is difficult to detect from the external manifestations, and it will not lead to a significant reduction in production. The spiritual plant master responsible for taking care of the spiritual field is very likely not to notice it.

If it is missed, sell it...

"Hey, brother Yuwen, your Yuwen No. 13 is definitely doomed, so don't make any more futile struggles." Master Yin Huai kindly reminded.

Yu Wen No. 13's defect is too fatal. None of the three great spiritual plant masters are willing to endorse it, and will never let it enter the market.

All of a sudden.

Patriarch Yuwen suddenly felt dizzy and unwell.

I originally thought it would be an easy win, but I never expected such a strange accident to happen.

"Master Jingyun, let's talk about the package price of the White Jade No. 3 Spirit Seed~" A representative of an immortal cultivation family from Hedong County had completely given up on the Yuwen family and started chatting with Chen Jingyun with a smile on his face.

Once there is one, there will be two. Soon, Chen Jingyun was surrounded by representatives from various families.

Most of them are immortal cultivation families from Hedong County, and some are even from Danyang County.

See this.

Patriarch Yuwen felt dizzy again, feeling that his corner of the family had been pried away by the Chen family.

Those families used to be old customers of Yuwen family.
Ancestor Yuwen instantly felt like a clown, using his own incompetence to prove his opponent's ability!

"Clap!"

Master Zi Luo flew to the side of Patriarch Yu Wen and patted him on the shoulder gently: "Fellow Daoist Yu Wen, don't be discouraged. Reorganize your forces and there is still a long way to go."

Patriarch Yuwen didn't expect that she would actually comfort him, and he immediately felt grateful.

He was about to open his mouth to thank her, but Master Zi Luo changed the subject and said, "Fellow Daoist, you are my fellow Daoist. The 40,000 spirit stones you owe me cannot be reduced."

At the same time, Master Changsheng, Master Yinhuai, and Princess Jiayue all gave him looks that were both sympathetic and warning.

If you, the Yuwen clan, dare to shortchange us of our spirit stones, we will go to the Yuwen clan to move things.

"puff!"

Patriarch Yuwen suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

This is a case of losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken, and losing both the wife and the army.

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(End of this chapter)