Xiao Family House,
"Ling Ying... When do you think Brother Feng will return!"
Xun'er walked back and forth in courtyard then stopped and looked at her guard.
Ling Ying looked at his miss speechless.
He felt somewhat helpless.
Young Miss had asked him this exact question no fewer than many times over the past few days.
"If you're so worried, why didn't you ask him to bring you along?" Ling Ying muttered inwardly.
With Xiao Feng's clone abilities, accompanying him would have been easy.
As for danger?
Ling Ying almost laughed.
A dignified Dou Huang secretly following behind them.
The chance of danger finding Xun'er was far lower than the chance of danger finding itself beaten half to death by him.
Unfortunately, he could only think these words. Saying them aloud was another matter entirely. He was afraid of being beaten to death.
Thats right, Xun'er and Ling Ying knew about Xiao Feng's clone ability because. Back then Xiao Feng was too weak for Long Ying. Even though he couldn't see through the clone, he could see through Xiao Feng himself. Xiao Feng couldn't hide the fact about sneaked out of the Xiao Family residence on daily basis from Ling Ying.
"With Young Master Xiao Feng's ability, he won't be in any danger. He should return soon."
Ling Ying finally replied.
Xun'er puffed her cheeks slightly, "That's not what I'm worried about."
Then what are you worried about? Ling Ying didn't ask the question because he could see that his young miss was in a bad mood.
Xun'er sat down beside the stone table and rested her chin on her hand. A trace of dissatisfaction appeared on her beautiful face.
"Brother Feng sneaks out every few days. More importantly, he doesn't even tell me where he's going."
The more she spoke, the more dissatisfied she became.
"Last time he disappeared for almost a month."
"And before that it was over half a month."
Ling Ying silently looked at the sky. For some reason, he suddenly felt a little sympathy for Xiao Feng. The boy probably didn't even realize how much Young Miss cared about him.
Or perhaps...
He realized it and was deliberately pretending not to.
Knowing Xiao Feng's personality, both possibilities seemed equally likely.
At the same time, he also mourned for the Patriarch. His young cabbage had already been eaten by a pig outside but he didn't know anything about it.
At this moment, Xiao Feng, who was in way to return to the Xiao family, shuddered suddenly.
Xiao Feng: Why do I feel a sudden chill?
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Wutan City,
The Xiao family market was bustling with life and many people had gathered here.
"Have you heard, the Xiao Family recently released a new pill which can help people break through to Dou Shi and Da Dou Shi with a hundred percent success rate?"
"Of course I've heard! The queues started before dawn."
"Not only that, their new Healing Pill is both cheaper and more effective than most Second Grade medicinal pills on the market."
The discussions spread through every corner of the market.
It was during this bustling market that a figure wearing a black robe stepped in it.
Xiao Feng looked at the bustling market and smiled faintly.
In the past few years, he didn't just focus on growing stronger.
Three years ago, he told his grandfather that he had become apprentice of a reclusive master and received his inheritance.
Afterwards, Xiao Feng began quietly reforming the Xiao Family's businesses according to modern model, with the help of Elders. Since he was now disciple of a big shot. neither the elders nor the clan head Xiao Zhan refused his requests.
Of course, he didn't directly copy the commercial systems of his previous world. Therefore, Xiao Feng only borrowed the underlying concepts and adapted them according to local customs.
For example, instead of modern membership cards, he established the Xiao Family Guest Registry. Customers who frequently purchased medicinal ingredients, weapons, or pills would have their names recorded by the market managers.
Such customers would receive priority access whenever rare items arrived.
It was a simple change yet cultivators valued opportunities more than discounts. As a result, many people deliberately chose the Xiao Family market over others.
Similarly, Xiao Feng introduced bundled cultivation packages. A cultivator purchasing a breakthrough pill would receive supplementary medicinal pill useful for stabilizing their cultivation.
Those buying healing medicines could purchase complete recovery sets at reduced prices.
He also established long-term cooperation agreements with mercenary groups.
The Xiao Family would guarantee fair prices for medicinal herbs and magical beast materials. In exchange, the mercenaries would prioritize selling their harvests to the Xiao Family.
The result was a stable supply chain that the Jia Lie and Ao Ba Families struggled to compete against.
To this world following the Ancient age model, this kind of business model was dimension reduction strike.
Of course, what he implemented, others could also copy. Therefore, Xiao Feng kept the prices to a low level which others couldn't copy because Alchemy costs money and materials also costs money.
Unlike him, whose Alchemy techniques come from the Ancient times, the current Alchemist have lost many techniques and inheritances such Soul related secret techniques and special Alchemy techniques.
Plus this is Wutan City, here, there is no third or fourth grade Alchemist. So he can completely dominate this city because for him, refining low level medicinal pills doesn't cost much effort.
After looking around for a while, Xiao Feng sneaked into the Xiao family residence. As a Dou Wang, it was extremely easy for him to avoid the guards.
After looking around for a while, Xiao Feng sneaked into the Xiao Family residence.
As a Dou Wang, avoiding the guards was as easy as taking a walk.
His figure flickered several times before silently appearing on the roof of a courtyard.
The moment he landed, Xiao Feng froze because there was a figure sitting in the courtyard.
It was none other than Xun'er.
For some reason, Xun'er was looking at him with resentful gaze which sent chills down his spine. But that look quickly vanished.
"Brother Feng, you're back..."
Xun'er showed a sweet smile like a charming fairy and walked over to Xiao Feng.
"Ah, I am.back!" Xiao Feng said hesitatingly. He felt Xun'er's state wasn't quite right.
Ling Ying hidden in the shadows gave Xiao Feng a sympathetic look.
Young Master Xiao Feng, please ask for more blessings in the future.
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