Chapter 1328 Thousand Layers of Incense
After the Yuntian Pavilion tragedy, because of Dongwuzhou's ambiguous relationship with the Three Temples of the East China Sea, the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce brazenly withdrew all the shops in Dongwuzhou.
Under the mediation of Tiandu City, Baishou Weng, one of the Three Immortals of the East China Sea, came to Tianxia City in person, and Dongwuzhou and Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce reconciled and reached a consensus.
After that, Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce opened some branches of shops in Dongwuzhou.
However, no one knew what happened. After these branches were opened, the business plummeted and there was no longer the previous grand occasion of making a fortune.
On the one hand, the ordinary cultivators in Dongwuzhou were quite united. Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce used its power to suppress them, so they united together to give Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce a blow.
On the other hand, the top leaders of Dongwuzhou also realized that Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce was the only one, so they began to consciously exclude Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce and encourage the main economic entity.
More and more businesses of all kinds began to emerge like mushrooms after rain, starting from all walks of life and began to seize the business that originally belonged to the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce.
So that in the end, only the Treasure House was still holding up the storefront.
Except for the Treasure House, there was no other Xiangfu business in Dongwuzhou.
Before coming to Dongwuzhou, Xiao Mian had already received this news from the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce. The Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce wanted Xiao Mian, the angel of supervision, to thoroughly investigate the matter.
Originally, Xiao Mian was just going to go through the motions, but what he had seen and heard along the way, especially the experience in the Treasure House, made him suspicious.
Logically speaking, the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce is the leader of the business world and has been in existence for thousands of years. It is impossible that it has not encountered similar situations and it is impossible that it does not know how to solve them.
Just like in Tiandu City, a small Xie Ying dared to challenge Tiandu City.
However, now that the situation in Dongwuzhou has deteriorated to this point, the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce still cannot come up with a powerful means to reverse the decline. This is equivalent to slapping itself in the face!
Perhaps, there is a mystery that I cannot see through?
Thinking of this, Xiao Mian was too lazy to bother with the boy.
Suddenly, his mind moved, and Xiao Mian released his hidden consciousness, scanning the entire treasure house, but it flashed away and was retracted at the touch.
Since the treasure house is the only remaining storefront of Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce in Dongwuzhou, the one sitting in it must be a cultivator at the level of Yuanying Patriarch.
Sure enough, like ripples, a spiritual consciousness spread out.
Then, a green shirt appeared at the entrance of the second floor of the treasure house.
"If you don't like the toys on the first floor, you might as well go up to the second floor. Xie will take you to have a good look at the thousands of treasures in my treasure house!"
"......, OK!"
Nodding, Xiao Mian said goodbye to the boy and flashed up to the second floor.
As soon as he entered the second floor, Xiao Mian bowed to the green-shirted cultivator.
"Uncle San! How come you got this job?"
"Who said it wasn't! I thought it was an easy job, but I didn't expect it to be so easy!" The blue-shirted monk was Xie Ying's uncle, Xie Bao! Inviting Xiao Mian into the inner hall, Xie Bao personally brewed the spiritual tea while sighing: "Hey! You can see it too, it's not that I, Xie Bao, neglected my duty, it's really that no one is interested in the treasure house!"
"What are you talking about, Uncle San! I'm just a celestial guardian, just a title!" With a casual smile, Xiao Mian took the teacup and drank it all.
Without waiting for Xiao Mian to ask, Xie Bao had already told him.
Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce knew the current situation of the treasure house very well.
The reason for this was that Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce underestimated Dongwuzhou's resentment towards Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce - this situation was achieved by Dongwuzhou from top to bottom!
Among them, the most troublesome thing for Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce was Baimei Mountain and Lingxiu Palace!
As the two forces that dominate the cultivation world of Dongwuzhou, Baimei Mountain is famous for its mountain delicacies, while Lingxiu Palace is excellent for its seafood.
The two combined almost snatched away half of the business of Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce.
The remaining various chambers of commerce, businesses, and companies divided up the other half of the business.
Now there are three paths before Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce.
Either Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce continues the status quo and becomes the laughing stock of Dongwuzhou.
Or Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce pats its butt and walks away, swallowing the bitter fruit of its own brewing.
Another way is to force the main forces of Dongwuzhou to defeat through competition.
This is not difficult - especially after the Xuanwei Cave Secret Realm is unblocked!
Even without the convenience of the Xuanwei Cave Secret Realm, it is not difficult for Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce to force Baimei Mountain and Lingxiu Palace to defeat it with its amazing wealth accumulated for thousands of years.
As long as this mountain and palace fall, other small forces are not a concern.
However, Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce has its own difficulties!
It is understandable that merchants pursue profits, but if they use vicious competition to force the collapse of Baimei Mountain and Lingxiu Palace, Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce will be in the wrong.
Especially in Dongwuzhou, all kinds of cultivators are extremely united.
If they are not careful, they will provoke a complete break between Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce and Dongwuzhou.
If it were another time, Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce might not have any concerns.
But at this sensitive time, it is better to have less trouble than more.
After all, the convening of the Grand Round Table Meeting of the Heavens against the Three Temples of the East China Sea was strongly advocated by the Venerable Shancai Tongzun of Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce.
If Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce and Dongwuzhou break up at this time, it will inevitably lead to the direction of the entire East China Sea war situation - although at the Grand Round Table of the Heavens, many Tianzun realm strongmen unanimously passed the resolution to encircle and suppress the Three Gods Temples of the East China Sea, but before that, Tiandu City repeatedly refused to hold the Grand Round Table of the Heavens, but later, seeing that the situation was unstoppable, those Tianzuns affiliated with Tiandu City had to adapt to the situation.
Once Tiandu City and Dongwuzhou join forces, the trip to the East China Sea will surely fail!
For this reason, Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce has been tolerant of the changes in Dongwuzhou.
After listening to Xie Bao's story, Xiao Mian suddenly realized it.
I didn't expect that Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce, which is only profit-seeking in the eyes of the world, would be so humiliated in order to completely eliminate the cancer of the Three Gods Temples of the East China Sea.
In this case, I have to plan carefully on this matter!
After all, I am also the guardian angel of Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce!
Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce was slapped in the face, and he, the angel of the guardian, was also embarrassed...
What's more, Xiao Mian was more afraid of the Three Temples of the East Sea than the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce. If the Three Temples of the East Sea were not eradicated, there would be endless troubles.
At that moment, Xiao Mian asked Xie Bao about the recent situation of the treasure house.
After a long silence, Xiao Mian had an idea.
"Uncle San! I just came here and saw that the proportion of female cultivators in Wangxian City seems to be much higher than other places..."
"You found this out? Haha!" Looking at Xiao Mian, Xie Bao said more and more embarrassedly: "Boy! I'm not afraid to tell you the truth: I volunteered to come to Dongwuzhou just for this reason. Who would have thought... Hey!"
"... Uncle San! I'm talking to you seriously!"
"Boy! Are you saying that I'm not serious?" Having said that, Xie Bao still explained: "Yes! In Wangxian City and even Dongwuzhou, the ratio of male and female cultivators is between 70% and 30%, or even higher. In other areas, the proportion of female cultivators is only 10% to 20%. This is related to the cultivation atmosphere in Dongwuzhou!"
Although Dongwuzhou is lower than Tiandu City, it is not as lifeless as Tiandu City, but a holy place for cultivation full of vitality and vigor.
Moreover, Lingxiu Palace, one of the four major forces in Dongwuzhou, is a force composed of female cultivators. As a result, more and more female cultivators have found their homes.
After listening to Xie Bao's explanation, Xiao Mian fell silent again.
After a long time, Xiao Mian brought up the old story again.
"Uncle San! Did you give me a bottle of Zhenshui Wuxiang back then?"
"Yes! What? Are you still blaming Uncle San for being stingy? Don't be blind to gold and jade! Although Zhenshui Wuxiang is unknown, it is..."
"May I ask Uncle San: Is there any Zhenshui Wuxiang?"
"Yes, there is. What do you want?"
"Help Uncle San, make a pot of good tea!"
At that moment, Xie Bao took out a small and exquisite crystal bottle and handed it to Xiao Mian.
Xiao Mian was not polite. After taking the crystal bottle, he opened it and poured half a cup of Zhenshui Wuxiang into the empty teacup.
After that, under Xie Bao's gaze, Xiao Mian took out a red pill.
After throwing the red pill into the teacup, Xiao Mian did not make any other moves.
The red pill melted silently in the water.
Seeing this, Xie Bao knew something was wrong, but he was confused.
Although his True Water Without Fragrance was not a precious thing, it was collected with great difficulty after all, and it was the top-grade spiritual water for making spiritual tea.
It would have been fine if Xiao Mian had wasted it like this, but Xiao Mian's attitude really made him unhappy.
Just when Xie Bao was a little unhappy, Xiao Mian suddenly picked up the teacup and splashed it towards Xie Bao without even looking at it.
Xie Bao was startled and then furious.
With a flash of his figure, Xie Bao jumped away and stood on the other side of the inner hall. Xie Bao stared at Xiao Mian with an angry face - such a rebellion is really abominable!
Even if Xiao Mian is the guardian angel of Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce, Xie Bao is at least the Yuanying ancestor, the elder in charge, and Xie Ying's third uncle, Xiao Mian's elder!
The more Xie Bao thought about it, the more indignant he became. Suddenly, his mind moved.
A clear and ethereal fragrance came without wind and lingered around Xie Bao.
Subconsciously, Xie Bao took a deep breath to make sure that it was not an illusion. In the inner hall, at some point, there was an extremely mysterious fragrance.
As the legitimate son of the Xie family, Xie Bao had been living a life of luxury since he was a child.
Because of his superior growth environment, Xie Bao was familiar with all kinds of luxury goods such as spiritual wine, spiritual tea, and spiritual incense.
However, the sudden appearance of this fragrance now puzzled Xie Bao.
With Xie Bao's knowledge, he couldn't even tell what this fragrance was!
Not giving up, Xie Bao used his spiritual sense to see through the entire inner hall.
After a search, the source of the fragrance was actually Xie Bao himself - to be more precise, it was a tea stain at the hem of Xie Bao's blue shirt!
Seeing this, Xie Bao was shocked and suspicious.
This tea stain was made by Xiao Mian before.
Xie Bao was shocked that Xiao Mian, a mere Jindan cultivator, could actually plot against him, and he was completely unaware of it; he was suspicious that the tea stain had a strange fragrance, which must be related to Xiao Mian's previous actions, but what was going on?
Xie Bao was puzzled, but he couldn't bring himself to ask Xiao Mian.
It was Xiao Mian who revealed the mystery.
The red pill that Xiao Mian took out was called - Xiangsi Doukou!
Just like the combination of Xueming Lingcha and Zhenshui Wuxiang can produce miraculous effects, the combination of Zhenshui Wuxiang and Xiangsi Doukou also has incredible effects.
Love cardamom itself has no fragrance and no practical effect.
However, love cardamom can be dissolved in a certain amount of true water without fragrance, and the resulting liquid is also colorless and odorless. It will only react after being splashed on clothes.
What's more amazing is that this reaction varies from person to person.
The mixture formed by love cardamom and true water without fragrance will absorb the unique smell of the owner of the clothes, thus forming a mysterious smell similar to complementary.
This smell changes with different users, and even worse, different people around will have completely different feelings when smelling it.
One thing, thousands of changes, all kinds of changes.
After telling Xie Bao the secret of love cardamom, Xiao Mian took out a storage bag and pushed it in front of Xie Bao. Inside was a bag full of love cardamom.
"Uncle San! I will tell you everything I know about the combination of Zhenshui Wuxiang and Xiangsi Doukou, but there is one thing I want to say in advance: Although this Xiangsi Doukou is not very impressive, it must be produced in Nanyue Province, and the quality is the best!"
"..., what if the Xiangsi Doukou produced in Nanyue Province is not used?"
"Then I can't guarantee the effect!" Xiao Mian stood up and said goodbye in an unfathomable manner: "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first!"
"You! Wait a minute! We haven't finished talking yet!"
"Thank you for your experience in this matter, Brother San Uncle might as well ask him what to do. By the way! Uncle San might as well change the name of this treasure house to Cangxiang House tomorrow! "
"Cangxiang House?"
"From now on, Cangxiang House will not sell any rare treasures, only this one - Qiandiexiang!"
"Qiandiexiang?"
"Qiandiexiang! I promise: Uncle San, you will not be lonely! Uncle San! You should think about it carefully: how to make the female cultivators in Wangxian City fall in love with this Qiandiexiang!"
"..."
"Goodbye, kid!"
Ignoring Xie Bao who was lost in thought, Xiao Mian left the treasure house on his own.
Qiandiexiang!
This is the way to make money that Xiao Mian found for Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce, and also for Nanyue Province. As early as several years ago, Xiao Mian asked Nongjialiu to start planting a large number of acacia cardamom in Nanyue Province. At the beginning, Ding Kaishan kept scolding Xiao Mian for being a blockhead.
After all, this acacia cardamom is like dogtail grass, which is useless.
Now, it is almost time to harvest...
For daily necessities like cardamom, there is no need to consider the efficacy and age. As long as it blooms and bears fruit, a good harvest can be obtained.
As for the "cardamom produced in Nanyuezhou is of excellent quality", it is just an additional condition of Xiao Mian.
Xiao Mian has no choice but to use cardamom from other places of origin in Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce, after all, the formula has been given to Xie Bao.
But Xiao Mian can choose not to cooperate with Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce in the future!
Xie Ying, who tasted the sweetness of Xueming Spirit Tea, understands this best.
There is Xueming Spirit Tea in front, and cardamom in the back.
As long as the old foxes of Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce are not old and confused, Xiao Mian believes that his cooperation with Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce will only become closer and closer...
In fact, it is indeed so!
From this day on, the legend of Qiandiexiang swept the entire Dongwuzhou!