Chapter 79

After receiving a large amount of healing medicine secretly supported by Xiao Yan, the Xiao family, although not making any public announcements on the surface, had already begun to secretly and intensively prepare for a counterattack against the Jia Li family.

The scene witnessed in the family hall that day had been strictly sealed by Xiao Zhan and the three elders. The matter of the healing medicine was listed as the highest level of prohibition, and no clan member was allowed to speak of it to the outside world, or they would be punished according to the clan rules.

As the Xiao family remained silent for these two days, the actions of the Jia Li family became increasingly arrogant, using all kinds of means without any restraint to try to pull away all the remaining merchants in the Xiao family market.

In response to this, the Xiao family remained silent.

Seeing the weak and silent actions of the Xiao family, some small forces that were on the same side began to feel disappointed and secretly prepared some self-preservation measures.

In this somewhat eerie atmosphere, two days passed quietly.

It was another bright and sunny day, and the Jia Li family market was as bustling as before, with crowds of people on the streets. At the sales point for "Spring Return Powder," it was even more crowded, with shouts, curses, and fighting sounds mingling together, deafeningly rising to the sky.

Behind the medicine sales counter, the Jia Li family members selling the medicine looked mockingly at the mercenaries outside who were fighting over the healing medicine, their faces filled with smug smiles.

Jia Li Ku, a core member of the Jia Li family with a high status, controlled one of the most popular markets in the family.

Standing on the second-floor counter, Jia Li Ku looked down at the crowded street, his fat and greasy face filled with a smug smile.

During this period, the sales volume of "Spring Return Powder" far exceeded the internal estimates of the Jia Li family. Tempted by this huge profit, the Jia Li family became increasingly unsatisfied and raised the price of "Spring Return Powder" from one hundred gold coins per box to three hundred gold coins, a threefold increase.

Although the price increase initially caused dissatisfaction among many mercenaries, since "Spring Return Powder" was exclusively sold by the Jia Li family, after a period of commotion, most mercenaries, though extremely dissatisfied, had no choice but to reluctantly accept the reality of being overcharged.

Humming a light tune, Jia Li Ku squinted his small eyes and said smugly, "If you don't buy it, there are plenty of others who will..."

Shielding his eyes from the scorching sun with his short and fat hand, Jia Li Ku impatiently wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered, "Damn, it's too hot today. I need to cool down tonight. Tsk, that little girl last time was really alluring, that tiny waist, it was almost killing me." Thinking of that seductive place, Jia Li Ku felt a burning heat all over his body. Wiping away the sweat again, he suddenly frowned as he noticed that the crowd at the end of the street seemed to be in turmoil.

"Damn, fighting again? These mercenaries are all muscle-brained idiots. Do they think it's free to break things?" Looking at the commotion, Jia Li Ku couldn't help but curse angrily.

"The Xiao family market is also selling healing medicine!!"

Just as Jia Li Ku was about to send guards to quell the commotion, a loud shout suddenly echoed through the street.

Hearing this sudden shout, Jia Li Ku's whole body of fat trembled violently, his face changed slightly, but after a moment, he sneered, "The Xiao family really has no hope. To come up with such a plan is simply courting death."

The shout made the noisy street momentarily quiet. After exchanging glances, the crowd immediately burst into curses, "Damn, don't try to use this cheap trick to snatch the positions we've been waiting for."

Clearly, these people thought the shout was from some shameless people trying to squeeze to the front to buy the medicine, as this kind of trick was not uncommon during this period.

After cursing, these people continued to fight over "Spring Return Powder."

Of course, not everyone had this thought. A small number of mercenaries who were already disgusted by the Jia Li family's profiteering hesitated for a moment and then, half-believing, squeezed out of the street and ran towards the Xiao family market.

Standing upstairs, Jia Li Ku looked at the still bustling street and couldn't help but laugh smugly, saying in a sinister voice, "The Xiao family? Heh, let's see how long you can hold on. In the future, U坦城 (Utan City) will be dominated by the Jia Li family. The three major families standing together? Heh, those days are long gone!"

The previous shout, in the noisy street, was like a leaf floating in the sea, causing no ripples. The popularity of the Jia Li family market was not affected in the slightest.

Of course, this was only temporary.

About half an hour after the first shout, at the entrance of the Jia Li family market, dozens of mercenaries in armor rudely knocked over the guards at the entrance and rushed in, their faces filled with joy, holding up green jade bottles and shouting in unison, their voices instantly drowning out the noise in the market.

"The Xiao family is also selling healing medicine!!"

The整齐的呐喊声让市场瞬间安静下来，所有的目光都转向了喊声的来源。

冲进来的那位佣兵大汉，望着市场中转移过来的目光，急忙踏上一旁的大石头，"呛"的一声拔出腰间的大刀，然后咬牙在手臂上划出一道血痕。

举起鲜血淋漓的手臂，大汉将手中的绿瓶倾斜，一股深红色的粘稠液体缓缓滚落而出，最后覆盖在那道刀疤上。

深红色的粘稠液体侵入伤口，滚滚涌出的鲜血，在众目睽睽之下，缓缓变细，片刻之后，血液竟然在刀疤处凝结成了一层薄薄的血痂。

亲眼目睹这一幕，大街上所有的目光顿时火热起来，这种快速止血的效果，简直是做任务时的必备之物！

"这就是萧家市场最新出品的‘凝血散’！不仅药力更好，而且价格还比‘回春散’低了一倍多！你们还等什么？被当成白痴一样敲诈很好玩吗？还不快撤？" 佣兵大汉举起玉瓶，猖狂地裂嘴大笑道。

大街上，略微寂静。

一名刚进入市场的佣兵，愣愣地望着大汉手中的绿瓶，瞬间之后，猛地掉头就跑……

望着那拼命冲出市场的身影，市场中的人群在短暂的呆滞之后，轰然而动，地动山摇的步子带着潮水般的人流，疯狂地涌出了市场。

站在石头上，那位手臂被划破的佣兵大汉，望着疯狂涌出的人流，脸上浮现出一抹诡异的笑容，微风吹过大汉的衣领，隐隐露出下面的萧家族徽……

喧闹拥挤的市场，在经过这般大震荡之后，几乎在眨眼间变得空空荡荡，除了那些目瞪口呆的商户之外，大街上人迹稀少。

"萧家……开始反击了。"

望着空荡的大街，所有的商户脑海中都飞快地闪过这一念头。

众商户面面相觑，然后抬起头，将目光投向楼阁之上的加列库，此刻，这位满脸得意的胖子，不知何时已经脸色惨白地瘫了下去。

与此同时，加列家族的其他所有市场中，也在重复着这一幕……

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