Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Late at night.

After throwing that package into the Pill Furnace, Ning Kang fled in a mad dash, seeking refuge with the Nangong Family.

Nangong Shengtian and Nangong Shengji personally received him.

This made Ning Kang even more certain that his decision was the right one. He kowtowed respectfully to the two men and said, "Elders, head of the family, I have followed your orders and have thrown that package into the Pill Furnace!"

"You've done very well!"

Nangong Shengtian smiled and nodded, walking up to Ning Kang and patting his shoulder. "Ning Kang, now there is one more thing I need you to do. Once it's done, you will be my adopted grandson!" Stay tuned for updates on My Virtual Library Empire

"Please give me your instructions, Elder!" Ning Kang said excitedly, thumping his chest in assurance.

Nangong Shengtian, with a smile, said, "The secret formula you brought back has already been tested by someone. Following that formula truly can greatly increase the success rate and the rate of producing top-quality pills. However, if it's just that, we are still incapable of crushing the Treasure Pavilion!"

They had started to test the formula in the evening as soon as they obtained it.

The results, following the operations on the formula.

For Nangong Shengtian, a Pill Furnace that typically produced about fifteen pills now yielded thirty, and every single one was a top-quality pill.

This sent the Nangong Family into an ecstatic frenzy.

But...

Just as he said.

If it were only that, the Nangong Family would still be unable to completely defeat the Treasure Pavilion.

Ning Kang, whose mind was fully occupied with becoming Nangong Shengtian's adopted grandson and reaching the peak of his life, hurriedly asked, "Elder, what else do you need me to do?"

Nangong Shengtian narrowed his eyes and said, "Within these three days, my Nangong Family will spare no effort in hurrying to produce pills using the method from that secret formula. Three days later, we will also lower our prices and sell this batch of new pills. I need you, three days from now, to stand out as the deputy Pavilion Master's son and accuse the pills sold by Treasure Pavilion of being highly poisonous!"

"What?"

Ning Kang's body trembled, and he said in disbelief, "How can this be?"

Whether it was stealing the secret formula or throwing that mysterious package into the Pill Furnace, these actions were done in secret.

Even if the Treasure Pavilion found out, they would have no evidence.

But if he were to openly stand against Treasure Pavilion, he feared that both Treasure Pavilion and Xiao Yi would be eager to kill him!

Nangong Shengtian said, "Rest assured, with the protection of my Nangong Family, no one can harm your life!"

"This..."

Ning Kang showed a hesitant expression.

Nangong Shengji spoke indifferently, "If you refuse to help us, we will tell Treasure Pavilion about your stealing the formula and poisoning the Pill Furnace. At the same time, we will personally escort you to Treasure Pavilion to ease the tension between our two parties!"

"..."

Ning Kang turned pale.

The two old men, who in his eyes had always been benevolent, now seemed like fierce beasts ready to devour their prey.

Ning Kang realized that he was in a predicament with no way out and, with a somber face, said, "Alright, alright! I can come forward, but the pills from Treasure Pavilion are of excellent quality. How could they possibly be deadly poisons..."

"Did you forget the package I had you throw into the Pill Furnace? There were no deaths before, but within three days, people will certainly die!" Nangong Shengtian said with a chillingly sinister smile.

That laugh was enough to send shivers down the spine.

A forced smile appeared on Ning Kang's face.

Nangong Shengtian glanced at Nangong Yi, "Take him down and take good care of him. In three days, let him come forward!"

"Yes!"

Nangong Yi immediately stepped back.

Inside the great hall, only Nangong Shengtian and his companion remained. His face bore a look of excitement as he spoke in a deep voice, "I never imagined that such a miraculous secret formula truly existed in the world, one that could increase the success rate of pill creation and the rate of producing superior-grade pills. It's a wonder where they got it from!"

"No matter where they got it from, it now belongs to us!"

Nangong Shengji's face was adorned with a radiant smile, "Right, have all the pills been tested?"

"They've all been tested!"

Nangong Shengtian smiled, and as he recalled the astonishing outcomes of trying to concoct pills with that secret formula, he couldn't help but remark, "If it hadn't been for Ning Kang, in this battle with the Treasure Pavilion, we probably would have suffered a crushing defeat!"

Only ten days had passed.

The losses of the Nangong Family had already exceeded eight hundred billion Silver. If it hadn't been for the Beitang Family taking on the pressure of the urgent debts from Medicine King Valley, the Nangong Family would have already collapsed.

However...

Now that they had the secret formula in hand, and with Ning Kang adding that packet of material to the Pill Furnace, they were confident they could strike back from the brink of defeat.

"If we can crush the Treasure Pavilion in one fell swoop and bring them into our fold, who else in the Nangong Family could stand against us?"

Nangong Shengji clenched his fists, greed evident in his gaze as he looked at Nangong Shengtian, "Go find Beitang Feng at once and have him gather the medicinal ingredients as soon as possible. Also, summon all the alchemists in the family to concentrate on concocting pills. In three days, I want to take down the Treasure Pavilion in one stroke!"

Meanwhile.

In the alchemy room of the Treasure Pavilion.

Little Lin, Xiao Yi, Nalan Qianqiu, Fu Yuan, Yan Mingli, Xue Bufan, and Ning Luo were all gathered together.

Ning Luo's complexion was exceedingly pale as he looked at the packet of white powder in Xiao Yi's hand, his fierce gaze mixed with a hint of heartache.

Thud!

Ning Luo knelt before Nalan Qianqiu, tears welling up, "Master, it's all because I failed to teach my son properly. Please punish me, Master!"

"Stand up!"

Nalan Qianqiu sighed, helping Ning Luo to his feet, and said with a wry smile, "Ning Kang made his own choices, what does it have to do with you?"

Xiao Yi spoke calmly, "Vice Pavilion Master Ning, there is no need for such self-reproach!"

"Xiao..."

Ning Luo said with a rueful smile, "Had you not uncovered that scoundrel's conspiracy, he would have destroyed the Treasure Pavilion."

Xiao Yi waved his hand and said, "The real culprits are the Nangong Family. Had they not incited and instigated the affair, I believe Ning Kang wouldn't have committed such a folly."

Nalan Qianqiu looked at Xiao Yi and asked in a serious voice, "Xiao, what exactly is this substance?"

Xiao Yi smiled, lifting the packet of powder in his hand, and said, "This is pollen from the Other Shore Flower. Taken alone, it simply causes one to fall into a deep sleep, with no toxicity. However, it turns into a deadly poison when mixed with any medicinal ingredient. Furthermore, a Pill Furnace that has come into contact with Other Shore Flower pollen, or any pill that has been made using this pollen, will infect other pills it touches with this poison."

Hiss!

Everyone drew in a breath of cold air.

Did it mean that once pills are concocted in such a Furnace, even if they were stored with other pills, they could turn the other pills into deadly poison?

"The Nangong Family, they really have ruthlessly poisonous hearts!" Nalan Qianqiu clenched his fists tightly.

Ning Luo glared indignantly, "I swear, I will not claim to be human until I have avenged this!"

"Revenge is not urgent at this moment!"

Xiao Yi, however, waved his hand and said with a smile, "What's most important for us now is to add fuel to the fire for the Nangong Family!"

"Add fuel to the fire?"

Everyone was puzzled, not understanding the meaning behind Xiao Yi's words.

Xiao Yi's eyes glowed like the deep expanse of the night sky as he smiled and said, "Pouring oil on the fire will make it burn even more fiercely... until it completely consumes the vast enterprise of the Nangong Family, burning it to ashes and oblivion..."