Chapter 51: New Journey

A few more days passed.

“Uncle, it’s time to return.”

Su Yan stood in front of the door with the old woman Feng Lanyun standing behind her. They looked at the black carriage in front of the door.

Su Yin said with a serious face, “How did they handle such a situation?”

He waited for a long time in the city, all for Yu Can’s apology so that he could make some more unfair promises.

But Yu Can did not come as he expected.

For now, the empire’s festival was about to begin, and he needed to go back to make some arrangements.

Surely he could not waste more time in this place.

“I feel like they weren’t getting a real hit as you’d thought they would,” Su Yan said. “Yu Clan doesn’t need us anymore, looks like our clan has already lost them.”

Unlike her uncle, Su Yin, who only sat in the house and waited, she paid close attention to Yu Clan’s movements.

She could see the obvious changes that occurred to the attitudes of the family members, retainers, and workers in the Yu Clan.

At first, everyone in the Yu Clan was terrified. From the family descendants to the servants and maids, they were all overwhelmed by the sudden loss of income.

Those who are not in the Yu Family, the retainers mostly, were already preparing for their future, threatening to leave the Yu Clan for good.

Then, suddenly one day, the troubles and sorrows that had covered the Yu Clan seemed to have been blown off by a gust of wind.

The next day, she saw that a few of the most uproarious among the retainers got sent out by the leader Yu Can himself.

Those who remained were all of those who had remained loyal despite facing the hardest troubles.

Those people also became like the rest of the Yu Clan, calm as usual.

They no longer sent out people to seek other buyers.

“What are you talking about?” Su Yin was startled. “Are you thinking that there are other parties in the empire that are willing to help them out? Who dares after I gave the word?”

He had the confidence that no clan or sect in the empire dared.

The Su Clan had monopolized the entire medicine business in the Silver Moon Empire from top to bottom for nearly a hundred years!

As a representative of the Su Clan, Su Yin’s words were like gold to the other clans in the business. No one would risk purchasing goods from the Yu Clan.

“Anyway, I think the Yu Clan has found a solution.” Su Yan was confident in her own theory. “Unfortunately, this is Dark Moon City, not in control by our clan. If this city is, I must have investigated everything already.”

Su Yin frowned. She was surprised by the Yu Clan again.

“Neither Yuan Lianyao nor the Zhao Clan has been telling me the truth.” Su Yan thought about the abnormal earthquake that happened in the Yu Clan the other day. Here had too many mysteries for her to uncover. “I’ll come back eventually, Yu Yuan.”

Su Yin nodded helplessly.

The Lin Clan and Su Clan, two of the largest clans in the empire, both got deflated by the Yu Clan in the Dark Moon City.

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The Yu Clan.

Yu Yuan was exhausted. He laid down on the bed temporarily set up in the furnace room and stared at the ashes as it cooled down.

“Master Yu?”

Ning Ji was outside calling softly.

“Come in.” Yu Yuan said casually.

Ning Ji stepped in and noticed that the tiny room was a mess: herbs, juices, and fuel scattered everywhere.

“Thank you.” Ning Yue praised sincerely.

In recent days, Yu Yuan has gone crazy on making these pills. By only using the herbs that the Yu Clan had, he was able to make Condensed Spiritual Pills day and night.

Ning Yue saw with his own eyes the whole process of Yu Yuan making these pills to Yu Li carefully taking them away.

Ning Yue was impressed by the experience and determinants of the young master in front of him.

“Your grandfather said that the pills and spirit stones in the warehouse right now is enough for the Yu Clan to live on for a while.” Ning Yue said kindly, “You can pause and take some good time to rest.”

“Also, you better start preparing for that festival coming up.”

“Got it.”

Yu Yuan laid on his back while responding lazily.

He had been refining medicine for the past few days like crazy.

For one reason, he knew that the clan actually need to use these as their income, while on the other, he was also sharpening his alchemist skills

As an advanced occupation that requires experience and patience, alchemists needed to have full confidence in their hands and minds.

With his new pair of hands, Yu Yuan was seeking to use these low-leveled pills to get used to all the refining of medications again.

Every time he finished one of the Condensed Spiritual Pills, it made him feel like back in the days when he was just an apprentice.

For an alchemist, nothing is more important than finding the “insight” when refining medicine.

When it doesn’t feel right at first, it would be better to not start at all.

“These bastards from the Su Clan finally decided to leave.” Ning Yue continued, “They haven’t found out about anything. The Yuan Clan and the Zhao Clan both chose to support us.”

“We can’t hide this forever.” Yu Yuan sat up slowly and said, “The Yuan and Zhao can not use up all of these pills that we sold them. If they investigate more carefully, eventually they will find us again.”

Ning Yue’s face changed. “That’s right. Refining medicine is the core of the Su Clan.”

“I know what you worry about.” Yu Yuan nodded. “I want to extend the time for as long as possible before the Su Clan finds this out. Hopefully, I’ll be able to find another solution before then.

“They will out tolerate having a competition standing in their way!” Ning Yue knew as well.

For more than a hundred years, those who attempted to fight the Su Clan all ended up miserably.

If the Su Clan somehow found out that the Yu Clan is producing pills, perhaps some elders would pay them a visit in person any time.

They won’t hesitate to get rid of the Yu Clan at all costs.

Death or ordinance would be the only two options for their targets.

Two days later.

The young cultivators from the Yuan Clan, Zhao Clan, and Yu Clan gathered at the Lady Mayoress’s manor.

Led by Yuan Lianyao, this group was about to go on a trip to attend the empire’s grand festival for the young generation.

“Brother Yuan.”

Along the way, Yu Feifei had been nagging beside Yu Yuan non-stop.

From the conversation between her father and aunt that night, she found out that Yu Yuan was the person that saved them all.

Earlier, she wasn’t allowed to participate in the Battle of the Three Realms since she only got to the beginning stage of the Contained Spirit Realm.

So, even though she heard the name “Yu Yuan” quite frequently, she never actually met him.

She wanted to stay close to her idle Yu Yuan who gave her almost an infinite supply of spirit stones.

In this regard, her aunt Yu Li was also pleased.

She had a feeling that Yu Yuan will eventually be one of the best in the clan.

Even the leaders of the other clans were willing to be good friends with Yu Yuan.

The only person that was openly against Yu Yuan (Huang Bin) got beaten to death by him.

Yu Li felt like this niece of hers was sometimes too mature, probably the young girl’s enthusiasm would be beneficial for both of their growth.

“Don’t be so lifeless. You are still young! Put all these cultivations and calculations aside for a while; just enjoy life.” Yu Li saw that Yu Yuan wasn’t into the conversation at all, so she interpreted, “Feifei is your young cousin, so you have the responsibility to protect her.”

“I got it..” Yu Yuan said slowly without much change in attitude.

“Brother Yu Yuan, you promised my father to protect me as well!” Zhao Yafu also jumped in, smiling while waiting for an affirmative answer.

Yu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, “You already got to the Yellow Hall Realm.”

After successfully refining the dragon spirit, Zhao Yafu’s suppressed cultivation increased at a significant rate.

Just days after getting to the Yellow Hall Realm she was already at the middle stage. Probably before long, she might get to the late stage.

“It’s all thanks to you Brother Yu.” Zhao Yafu said with a sweet smile. “Anyways, expect me to be beside you the whole time during the festival.”

Many other cultivators standing around them all felt speechless.

They didn’t know how come the most potential descendants of their age all decided to trust in Yu Yuan so much.

“All’s ready.”

After a thorough check-up, Yuan Lianyao yelled to everyone, “Time to depart our beautiful city.”

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