Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Outside the imperial palace.

A throng of guests departed in their respective carriages.

Dongfang Kuang and Ximen Jianxue bade farewell to Xiao Yi, also departing by carriage.

"Tian Mang, bring the carriage over!"

Seeing Nalan Qianqiu and Ning Luo approaching, Xiao Yi instructed the nearby Tian Mang.

"Understood!"

Tian Mang left with his sword in hand.

Nalan Qianqiu stepped forward and, after exchanging formalities, asked in a grave voice, "Dean Xiao, there shouldn't be any issues from His Majesty's side, should there?"

After all, the Nangong Family was nominally subject to the royal family.

They were outsiders!

Xiao Yi waved his hand to set Nalan Qianqiu at ease and spoke indifferently, "In that person's eyes, everything in this world is but a chess piece, as long as it doesn't affect his rule, he couldn't care less about the struggles between the pieces!"

Nalan Qianqiu breathed a sigh of relief, about to speak again.

Suddenly...

A loud boom came from ahead.

Looking towards the source of the noise.

One could see that the carriage driven by Tian Mang had been violently overturned, and the two horses that had been pulling it lay on the ground, barely alive. Tian Mang had managed to avoid calamity, but just as he landed, a black whip shadow lashed toward him.

The speed of the whip was incredibly fast.

And it was vicious!

Crack!

Caught off guard, Tian Mang was harshly struck by the whip on his back, his robe splitting open as blood gushed forth. The fresh, red wound on his back resembled a bloody centipede clinging to him, and then the second lash came down even faster.

"Stop!"

Xiao Yi's expression darkened, and he leapt in front of Tian Mang, catching the black whip with his hand.

The one riding a tall horse and wielding the long whip was none other than Qin Li.

Qin Li, looking down from his high position, gazed emotionlessly at Xiao Yi and said coldly, "Control your dog. He blocked my way for no reason. Today, for your sake, I'm only whipping him once. If it happens again, he'll certainly be executed!"

He had previously been slapped into the lotus pond by Xiao Yi, utterly humiliated.

Now, as everyone departed.

Qin Li saw Tian Mang alone and immediately drove his warhorse to overturn Xiao Yi's carriage.

He even attempted to kill Tian Mang to ingratiate himself with Sun Yao.

He hadn't expected Xiao Yi to react so quickly and save Tian Mang's life.

Xiao Yi gazed at the ferocious wound on Tian Mang's back with its flesh torn and bone visible. His eyes turned icy as he stared at Qin Li and said word by word, "You're courting death!"

"Hmph, I am a first-rank official; you dare to kill me?" Qin Li spoke with brash confidence.

This was still the imperial palace.

Who would dare to kill a high-ranking courtier in front of the imperial palace?

Moreover...

He saw Sun Yao's carriage approaching and immediately raised his voice, "Xiao Yi, don't think you can disregard everyone just because you are the dean of the Xiaoshanhe Institute. General Sun presides over the Shanhe Martial Arts Academy, and it won't be long before your little Xiaoshanhe Institute is beneath our feet. Compared to General Sun, you are nothing but trash!"

"Well said!"

The voice of Nangong Shengtian came as he arrived alongside Beitang Feng in a carriage, abreast with Sun Yao's.

Sun Yao looked at Xiao Yi holding the whip and spoke indifferently, "Release it, kneel down, and apologize to Qin Li!"

Qin Li's face was triumphant as he watched Xiao Yi, "Did you hear that? General Sun is ordering you to kneel and apologize to me?"

"Apologize?"

Xiao Yi scoffed and a surge of violent force suddenly erupted from his arm, pulling Qin Li off his horse with a swoosh. With a thud, Qin Li hit the ground face first, ending up with a bruised nose and swollen face.

Xiao Yi stepped on Qin Li's face, pinning his head to the ground, and looked up at Sun Yao and Nangong Shengtian, "You want me to apologize? You're not qualified!"

"Scoundrel, if you harm a single hair on him, I will exterminate..." Sun Yao was furious.

But he hadn't finished speaking.

A crisp cracking sound interrupted him.

Xiao Yi's foot crushed Qin Li's head beneath it, as he nonchalantly shrugged at the enraged Sun Yao, "Oops, I might have used a bit too much strength by accident!"

"You..."

Sun Yao's face twisted with ferocity.

By his side, Nangong Shengtian frowned slightly and said gravely, "General Sun, there's no need to fuss over such a soon-to-be dead man!"

"Hmm?"

Sun Yao was taken aback, frowning at Nangong Shengtian.

"After all, Xiao is appointed by His Majesty, it wouldn't be good for us to lay hands on him! However..."

Nangong Shengtian sneered continuously, looking at Xiao Yi and Nalan Qianqiu behind him: "Xiao has a profound relationship with Master Nalan, as they are close as branches on the same tree. All the pills for the Xiaoshanhe Institute are supplied by the Treasure Pavilion. If Master Nalan's Treasure Pavilion falls, I'm afraid Xiao's Xiaoshanhe Institute will also be unable to provide pills for its disciples, and then it won't be far from destruction."

"You're right, once the Xiaoshanhe Institute falls, we won't need to lift a finger, the Emperor will be the first to want your head!"

Sun Yao's eyes lit up, and he laughed loudly, "Xiao Yi, now relying on the Emperor's support, I'll wait for the day your Xiaoshanhe Institute falls apart, the day you lose the Emperor's favor. Let's see who can save you then!"

Xiao Yi said calmly, "It's still not certain who will fall!"

Nangong Shengtian spoke proudly, "In the end, it will definitely be us who laugh last!"

Xiao Yi snorted coldly, "We'll see!"

"We'll see!"

Their gazes collided, sparking fierce flames.

Tit for tat.

It wasn't until Qi appeared that the tense atmosphere loosened a bit: "The Emperor decrees that no misconduct shall occur in front of the palace!"

"We shall heed the Imperial command!"

Everyone bowed in respect.

Qi looked helplessly at Xiao Yi: "Xiao, His Majesty has sent me to tell you, since it was Qin Li who initiated the fight, he will not punish you. But next time, be mindful of the place where you act!"

"Hahaha, please tell His Majesty that Xiao Yi has taken note," Xiao Yi said, nodding with a laugh.

Nangong Shengtian, Sun Yao, and the others cast a cold glance at him and strode away.

Xiao Yi squinted, watching their carriages leave, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly: "Who laughs last, it's really not certain yet!"

...

Time flew by.

In just three short days, they had refined all of the medicinal materials worth a total of ten trillion Silver into pills, with a total value of sixty trillion Silver, all of which were sent to various pill stores.

Starting from the third day.

All pill stores owned by the Nangong Family restored their pill prices to a fifty percent discount.

This move bewildered everyone.

After all...

The Treasure Pavilion was selling at a two-fold discount, yet you not only refrained from lowering prices but even increased them to fifty percent?

For a time.

The Nangong Family's pill stores were utterly ignored.

However, the people of the Nangong Family were not the least bit anxious, and right at noon on the third day, a flat cart appeared outside the headquarters of the Imperial Capital Treasure Pavilion. On the cart lay a young man, blood oozing from his seven orifices, his complexion pale, lifeless.

Pushing the cart was an octogenarian old man, sobbing loudly: "Someone come quick, the cheap pills have killed a man!"

"What?"

"Treasure Pavilion's pills have killed a man?"

"That can't be possible, can it? I also bought some before and had no problems at all! Moreover, the quality of the Treasure Pavilion's pills is much stronger than those of the Nangong Family's!"

"It's true, they're causing trouble at the Treasure Pavilion headquarters right now, everyone hurry up and take a look!"

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For a time.

This news spread throughout the Imperial Capital with the help of those with vested interests.

Numerous powerhouses converged toward the headquarters of the Treasure Pavilion.

The Nangong Family.

Nangong Shengtian received the news and immediately got up laughing with a slap on the armrest, "The batch of pills has finally shown its effects, hahaha, Treasure Pavilion, let's see how you die this time!" He turned to Nangong Yi, "Notify Ning Kang immediately, he can make his move now. Also, command Beitang Feng to set off right away to the headquarters of the Treasure Pavilion!"

"Yes!"

Nangong Yi left at once.

Nangong Shengtian laughed heartily as he boarded a carriage and headed for the Treasure Pavilion headquarters.

By the time they arrived at the headquarters of the Treasure Pavilion, the place was already flooded with people, even the rooftops of the surrounding buildings were crammed with onlookers. Excitement and schadenfreude were evident on all their faces.

The young man on the cart was starting to smell, and the old octogenarian sat on the ground, crying loudly: "Everyone, please stand up for me, cheap pills have taken a life, compensate my grandson's life..."

"The Treasure Pavilion hasn't shown any response yet, aren't they pushing people too far?"

"Could it be an admission of guilt?"

"There might be some misunderstanding!"

As the crowd was speculating, a young man suddenly walked out from among them, his face showing grief, and he knelt down with a thunk before the old man, saying solemnly, "Old sir, I apologize to you on behalf of the Treasure Pavilion..."