Sheng Yu and Ying Wenhe only dared to grumble quietly in their hearts at these words, silently sending the lists back to their respective guilds while watching Li Yunxian’s smiling face.
But guilds were guilds; in reality, the Ten Thousand Things guild was just an online association for professional cultivators and didn’t hold much power.
It was like how Li Yunxian’s initial Healing Pills and Spirit Recovery Pills were contracted through the Sheng Yu Family, not the Changguang Guild.
After the lists were sent back, the guilds still had to internally discuss how to redistribute, especially regarding the Foundation Establishment Pills—the nuclear-grade pills—which required careful handling.
The original plans prepared by both parties undoubtedly needed to be revised.
Li Yunxian had no objections to this.
The scheduled face-to-face consultations were about to begin.
“All right, when you’re done, help me take a look at their plans as well.”
Li Yunxian smiled openly at the two of them.
“Don’t let me get cheated.”
“Please.”
Without hesitation, Sheng Yu responded, “Of course, Laoda, leave it to me!”
After saying that, Sheng Yu glanced oddly at Ying Wenhe.
This Miaoying guy was completely silent.
Sheng Yu looked over and saw Ying Wenhe staring blankly at the cheerful Li Yunxian.
Sheng Yu:
Sheng Yu: “?”
The corner of her mouth twitched.
She couldn’t help but give Ying Wenhe a light kick.
This guy!
She remembered that Miaoying had sent him over to charm her Laoda, and she had always thought Miaoying’s people were completely delusional.
Her Laoda was the cultivator with the clearest sword heart she had ever met—how could she possibly be swayed by fleeting appearances?
Sheng Yu never regarded Ying Wenhe as any real threat.
So why, looking at him now, did he seem completely worthless?!
Her Laoda only needed one loyal Dog Leg like her!
***
The atmosphere in the Face-to-Face Consultation Room was tense, while outside, those waiting in line one by one received their assigned numbers.
Xiqingshan clenched the number 79 in her hand, watching the people ahead of her, all dressed in dazzling clothes, her heart full of unease and anxiety.
She herself wore nothing glamorous, only the Xingang she had when first entering Ten Thousand Things.
Anyone could tell at a glance that she didn’t even have the initial capital to start a business.
Suddenly, someone tapped her on the shoulder.
Turning, a friendly and kind face appeared before Xiqingshan: “Big sister, what number do you have? Interested in selling it to me?”
“I can offer 2,000 game coins.”
From those who went in first, rumors leaked that this face-to-face was truly a face-to-face—no comparing plans.
Li Yunxian: “Who has time for that?”
The best plan wouldn’t win you the materials; it was whoever satisfied Little Boss Li the most in front who would be immediately approved on the spot.
Only when those at the back, confident in their plans but slow to come, did they realize the urgency and start trying to buy numbers from those ahead.
2,000 game coins tempted Xiqingshan.
She was just an ordinary person without spiritual roots or strong combat talents; it was doubtful she could earn that much in half a year.
But after a brief hesitation, she quickly shook her head.
“No, thank you.”
Xiqingshan said the refusal stiffly and awkwardly, clutching her number as she hurriedly left.
Still, more people kept arriving; as Xiqingshan’s number grew closer, the offers to buy it increased.
Finally, 5,000 game coins were on the table.
Xiqingshan had no choice but to nervously rush into the consultation room to suppress the impulse to accept.
Once inside, just as she let out a sigh of relief, she looked up and saw three exquisitely elegant young men and women sitting directly in front of her.
They were from a completely different world compared to her.
Xiqingshan felt the suspicion and scrutiny from the men and women sitting beside her fall upon her.
To her, this was perfectly natural. But then…
Xiqingshan glanced at Li Yunxian sitting in the center.
The Little Boss simply glanced at her with a routine, calm gaze.
“What items do you want from the list? The only contracts still available are these.”
With those words, a document list was placed before Xiqingshan.
About ten items had already been crossed out.
This wasn’t Xiqingshan’s first time seeing this list; her eyes quickly fell on her target.
“I want Yinshou San; it’s still available.”
Xiqingshan reached out and awkwardly pointed to it while saying, “I want the production and sales authorization for Yinshou San in Jixing, Maomu City’s Pit Village.”
Mimicking what she had heard before from those who came out of the consultation room, she nervously but clearly stated her request.
The woman ahead responded with a hum and asked, “Yinshou San is a very basic formula, but it still requires someone with spiritual power to refine it. How do you plan to handle this?”
Xiqingshan nodded and handed over the plan she had painstakingly put together.
“There are Qi Refining stage cultivators in my village.”
“Little Boss Li, I heard about your authorization agency from him.”
“I asked him to try, but he said no.” This was a polite way of saying that such a good thing was beyond people like them who had nothing.
“So I came here.”
“He promised me that if I manage to secure this, he can help produce Yinshou San.”
After finishing, Xiqingshan saw Little Boss Li look at her a few more times before glancing down at her rough and obviously amateur plan document.
Then she saw Little Boss smile and hand the document to the person beside her, asking directly:
“Why did you choose Yinshou San?”
Xiqingshan took a deep breath to steady herself and said, “Firstly, the two main ingredients for Yinshou San listed on the list are found near my village, so sourcing materials is convenient.”
“Secondly, the terrain outside my village is flat, and the levels of active exotic beasts around are very low—mostly below Qi Refining third stage.”
“This makes it easy to lure the beasts to specific locations and use projectile cannons to eliminate them precisely, reducing the yearly number of invading beasts…”
Xiqingshan spoke earnestly, repeating words she had practiced countless times at home.
But she didn’t mention the most important point.
Her village was extremely poor. If they couldn’t get authorization to make the pill themselves, even if Yinshou San was sold in the city later, they wouldn’t be able to afford it.
After finishing, Xiqingshan anxiously looked at Li Yunxian.
Little Boss gave a hum and nodded, saying, “Good, come over and sign.”
Xiqingshan was stunned, feeling like she hadn’t quite grasped the meaning of those words.
“Is there a problem?” The little boss’s voice seemed to carry a faint, gentle smile.
“No.” Xiqingshan immediately responded sharply.
A contract was placed before Xiqingshan.
It was the contract for Yinshou San.
It was the standard contract issued by Li Yunxian, but one section was different from what Xiqingshan had expected.
Xiqingshan heard Li Yunxian’s voice as if from afar:
“I think your abilities shouldn’t be limited to just the village or Maomu City. You can try to handle production and sales agency as well.”
Dizzy, Xiqingshan signed and then stumbled out of the consultation room.
She wandered aimlessly for a long time, not knowing where she was going, before finally looking up dumbfoundedly at the simulated sun in Ten Thousand Things.
Today, the sunlight in Ten Thousand Things seemed unusually bright.
On the list, one-third of the items had been crossed off.
Li Yunxian didn’t expect to finish it all in one day.
Work was work, and rest was rest.
She still had to cultivate and attend classes.
After closing the consultation room door, she announced the schedule for the next day and that the following numbers would be called in order.
Back in the consultation room, Li Yunxian stretched and handed each of her two assistants a small gift.
It was her Li Yunxian’s Four Skills Gift Pack.
“Thank you, today was much easier with you both. I’ll trouble you again tomorrow.”
Li Yunxian waved to them.
Then, without giving them time to reply, she logged off instantly.
Ying Wenhe stared blankly at Li Yunxian’s disappearing figure, with many words unsaid in his heart.
This day didn’t require explanation; Ying Wenhe could feel how many lives Li Yunxian had changed.
That middle-aged woman from the remote mountain village, Xiqingshan, and many others like her—similar yet different—facing hardships and struggles.
Ying Wenhe couldn’t help but turn to look at Sheng Yu.
He thought Sheng Yu must be feeling the same way he was, but…
Ying Wenhe watched as Sheng Yu also logged off without a word.
Ying Wenhe:
Wait… wait a minute?!
Could it be that he was the only one moved by today’s events?!!