BTTH Chapter 20: Increasing price (Patreon)

A strong breaking wind-breaking sound was heard as Xiao Yan picked up the iron rod and directly thrusted it towards Liu Xi’s pale face.

According to Xiao Yan's physical strength, even if he did not utilize his Dou qi, this hit was enough to smash Liu Xi’s head like breaking a watermelon.

Feeling the killing intent from the rod, Xiao Yu and Xiao Ning stood stiff on the spot. For Xiao Yan's decisiveness to immediately kill after saying he wanted to kill had subverted Xiao Yan’s image in their heart.

Xiao Yu never thought that the young man that usually had a quarrel with her every day would be so terrible when he showed his aggressiveness.

No mercy at all!

Just as the rod was about half an inch away from Liu Xi’s face, Xiao Yan’s powerful soul strength sensed an incoming danger and immediately let go of the attack and dodged. At the same time, a green lightning flashed through the front of Xiao Yan’s head. So close that two threads of his hair were cut off and floated down to the ground.

“Brother Xiao Yan!” Xun’er was very worried and only sighed in relief after seeing that Xiao Yan had dodged the attack.

After Xiao Yan dodged the attack, he used his left hand as a support and all five of his fingers released strength ferociously to stop his movement. The moment his legs fell to the ground, he immediately twisted his body and threw the rod in his right-hand which shot towards Jialie Ao who was stunned at the side.

Since he could not kill Liu Xi, then just kill this idiot young patriarch of the Jialie clan, Jialie Ao.

Pa, a ruthless iron hand, suddenly extended from behind Jialie Ao and caught the iron rod. When Jialie Ao saw the iron rod that almost punched through his eyeball, he was so scared that his legs lost strength and he dropped down on his butt, shuddering.

Even if Xiao Yan had used Octane blast, it was also caught by that hand.

It can’t be helped, the cultivation difference between the two was too huge. Even having Xuan-high-grade Dou skill at major accomplishment was not enough to bridge the gap.

“Still young but already so vicious.”

After releasing a strength to destroy the iron rod, two figures sneered as they appeared from behind Liu Xi and Jialie Ao.

Jialie clan patriarch, Jialie Bi and Aoba clan Aoba Pa. Both of them were Dou grandmasters!

“Whether my son is vicious or not, what does it have to do with you? I like that my son is like me.” Xiao Zhan and the three elders brought a crowd of guards and appeared from behind Xiao Yan.

Xiao Zhan clapped on to Xiao Yan’s shoulder and praised him while giving him a big thumbs-up: “Well done.”

Xiao Yan shrugged while showing a dissatisfied expression and said: “Unfortunately, I do not manage to break their two heads into watermelon juice.”

Hearing the two father and son playing around, Jialie Bi’s complexion became extremely dark. After all, his own son almost died!

Xiao Zhan looked at Jialie Bi, who had a dark expression, and said: “What, you want to fight? My whole Xiao clan will accompany you.”

“You!”

Aoba Pa caught Jialie Bi and shook his head. Although the two clans were currently in cooperation, it was only a business union. Even if the combined battle power of the two clans were stronger than Xiao clan with more Dou grandmaster, it was impossible for them to fight a war with Xiao clan.

After all, if the battle was truly fought, the union would be broken as they calculated against each other. Most importantly, if they managed to kill Xiao Zhan or destroy the Xiao clan, Nalan Jie would definitely come for revenge.

The matter of Nalan Yanran cancelling the engagement had always been hidden away and was unknown to outsiders.

Both of their clans could not withstand the anger of a Dou king.

“Good, good, just wait for it, Xiao Zhan!” Jialie Bi was so angry that he laughed and left behind some hateful words as he turned around and left.

When Jialie Bi walked past Liu Xi and saw his shocked look, he was extremely speechless. How can this person train into a sacred job like an alchemist?

Taking a deep breath, he suppressed his anger and said: “Mr. Liu Xi, let’s leave this place.”

“Er? Ah? Then, what about the girl?” Liu Xi was like a pig teammate, as he unwillingly looked at Xun’er.

Jialie Bi and Aoba Pa’s eyes twitched, both of them seemed to have the impulse to hit this stupid tool, who seemed to have been shocked stupid, to death. Jialie Bi tightly clenched his fists for a while before forcing himself to show an ugly smile: “This matter, let’s plan for it after we go back, it’s not good for us to stay here too long.”

“Oh, Oh, alright.” Liu Xi could only nod his head unwillingly, before he reluctantly left the market area together with Jialie Bi.

At this time, Liu Xi did not notice that deep within Xiao Yan’s eyes, a strange murderous intent was hidden.

Xiao Yan looked at the departing Liu Xi and the rest while asking: “Father, how did the matter go?”

When Xiao Zhan and the three elders heard Xiao Yan’s words, their expressions became very bad.

The four of them puzzlingly shook their heads at the same time. Xiao Zhan also sighed and said: “Ai, it’s a failure, we only managed to obtain some ingredients from Miteer auction house. The amount was not much. The rest of the medicinal herbs merchant groups need some time to think about it before giving me a reply.”

Great elder said: “Several of Wutan city’s herb collection groups are also the same. I estimated that the Jialie clan and the Aoba clan had done something.”

Hearing these words, outside of everyone’s expectations, Xiao Yan was not frustrated, instead his eyes brightened and looked confident.

“Yan’er, have you guessed it?”

“Well, it cannot be said to have guessed it. Let’s go back first and wait. It should not be long before the several Wutan city’s big medicinal herbs merchant groups and medicinal herbs collection groups come and find us. We just need to wait.” Xiao Yan spoke confidently and indifferently.

As expected, that night, the several Wutan city’s big medicinal herbs merchant groups and medicinal herbs collection groups seemed to have made an appointment with each other and came to find Xiao Zhan in the conference hall to discuss the matter of medicinal ingredients.

“Old brother Xiao Zhan, I’m really sorry this time. I think we are unable to give the medicinal ingredients to you.”

Xiao Zhan frowned as he heard this and spoke solemnly: “These medicinal ingredients are not very precious. All of them are low-grade medicinal ingredients. Not only did our Xiao clan need a large amount, the price we gave was also 20% higher than market price. I really don't understand why you won’t sell it?”

Everyone exchanged glances, everyone also did not wish to offend the Xiao clan in their heart. After all, the Xiao clan was the strongest clan in Wutan city. Nobody wished to offend them.

“Is it because all of you had gone to Jialie clan and Aoba clan at noon and informed them about us wanting to buy the medicinal ingredients, right? They have also given out a higher price, right?” Xiao Zhan was using the tea cup cover to move away the tea leaves while looking down and speaking softly.

The several big medicinal herbs vendors swallowed, although they indeed did that, it was not easy to speak it out as it was easy to offend others.

Pang! Xiao Zhan slapped the table as the aura of a Dou grandmaster filled the whole hall. Behind his body, a green-coloured lion head vaguely appeared as he boiled with rage.

“It’s no wonder that even though we visited you in the morning, you only came to me at night. In the middle you guys have gone to visit the Jialie clan and Aoba clan.”

One of the medicinal herb merchants smiled wryly and said: “Old brother Xiao Zhan, it is also difficult for us to do business. Half a year ago, the Jialie clan and the Aoba clan had come to find us and we had supplied them with medicinal ingredients every month. Furthermore, they are willing to buy at 30% higher than market price. That’s why we…”

Just when Xiao Zhan was about to become angry, Xiao Yan interrupted his father and said: “Everyone does not need to panic. We, the Xiao clan, are also doing business. We obviously understand everyone’s trouble. Things are always obtained by those who paid the most.”

“How about this, our Xiao clan will give another price, it will be 50% higher than market price. Furthermore, we will give you an agreement, within three years, for these 4 types of medicinal ingredients, we will take all of your stock. Furthermore, we will give you 10% as a deposit.”