In order to successfully open his own shop in the underworld, Yang Haoran has spent most of his ti in the underworld lately, but he occasionally returns to the Mortal Realm, though he doesn't stay there long before hurrying back to the underworld.
During this period, Lecheng has undergone so significant changes each ti Yang Haoran returns. To be precise, Lecheng is actually changing every day, but since Yang Haoran spends most of his ti in the underworld, he hasn't witnessed most of these changes.
Under Zhu Rong's leadership, Lecheng is gradually getting back on track. The damaged buildings in the city have been repaired, and while they may not be brand new, they are in much better shape than before.
In addition, nurous residential buildings have sprung up around the city center, as Zhu Rong aims to consolidate all the people within Lecheng's borders. Since housing was insufficient, she had these new residential buildings constructed.
Due to limited materials, these newly built residential buildings are not particularly grand, but they are sufficient for housing people.
Nowadays, except for a small number of stubborn individuals who refuse to move into the city area, everyone else has been relocated to the city, where they are protected 24/7 by the official forces.
As for those few stubborn individuals who refuse to move into the city, Zhu Rong has not forced them, but she also does not send troops to protect them, leaving them to fend for themselves.
Outside the planned residential areas, large tracts of land have been opened up, and so farms have been built. There are people working hard every day, tending to the livestock. Lecheng's current food supply cos entirely from these farms. To maintain order in these areas, Zhu Rong has not only deployed soldiers, but also mobilized the Spirit Police, demonstrating the importance she places on these locations.
In addition, other official institutions have also gradually started to function, such as education, healthcare, and communications. If all goes well, it won't be long before Lecheng can be restored to its proper order under Zhu Rong's leadership.
As for the major and minor affairs of Lecheng, Yang Haoran has not interfered at all, leaving everything to Zhu Rong to handle. Based on the current situation, Zhu Rong has been doing an excellent job.
Since Zhu Rong is able to handle things well on her own, Yang Haoran naturally has no intention of interfering. Moreover, he has been so busy lately that he doesn't have the ti or energy to get involved in these matters.
Of course, if Zhu Rong encounters any troubles that she cannot resolve, Yang Haoran will certainly lend a hand to help her. But since she hasn't sought his help, he naturally needs to focus on the matters he needs to deal with at the mont.
After returning to Lecheng, Yang Haoran did not disturb anyone. He briefly looked around at the current state of Lecheng and then imdiately returned to the villa to find Feng Xiao.
When Yang Haoran initially planned to open a grocery store in the underworld, he did not discuss it with Feng Xiao, as it had nothing to do with her. However, when he changed his plan and decided to turn it into a dicine shop instead, he had to discuss it with Feng Xiao, as the dicines he would sell would rely entirely on Feng Xiao's refinent. Without Feng Xiao, his dicine shop would not be able to operate.
During his previous return to the Mortal Realm, Yang Haoran had already discussed the plan to open a dicine shop in the underworld with Feng Xiao and obtained her consent. However, given the importance of this matter, he felt it necessary to confirm with her again.
If Feng Xiao still had no objections, he would proceed with the plan and have her start mass-refining the various dicines to be sold in the shop. Otherwise, if Feng Xiao had changed her mind, he would need to find a way to persuade her, though he believed she would not go back on her word, as that was not her character.
After eting with Feng Xiao, Yang Haoran brought up the matter of the underworld dicine shop. Feng Xiao's response did not surprise him, as she continued to fully support him, without any intention of changing her mind.
Receiving Feng Xiao's reaffirmation, Yang Haoran then discussed so of the details with her. The previous discussion had been based on the assumption of finding a satisfactory store manager, but now that the situation had changed, so details needed to be adjusted accordingly.
Rather than a discussion, it was more like Yang Haoran making the arrangents, and Feng Xiao simply agreeing to everything he said. Yang Haoran felt a bit uncomfortable with this, as he did not want to treat Feng Xiao as free labor, especially not for his own people.
The dicines in the shop would be refined by Feng Xiao, as she is the only one in their team capable of this task. Yang Haoran would be responsible for procuring all the spiritual dicinal materials required for the refinent. Any failures in the refinent process would be his responsibility, but the profits from successful sales would be shared between them.
Since hell coins and soul pills hold no value for Feng Xiao, Yang Haoran planned to pay her share of the profits in the form of various spiritual dicinal materials. Feng Xiao could also specify the materials she wanted, and Yang Haoran would do his best to obtain them, even if it ant using every ans available.
Initially, Feng Xiao had not voiced any opinions, simply agreeing to whatever Yang Haoran proposed. However, when Yang Haoran ntioned the profit-sharing arrangent, she expressed a different opinion, not that the share was too little, but rather that it was too much.
"Brother Yang, you don't need to give any of the profits from selling the dicines. Even if you did, I wouldn't take it," Feng Xiao said firmly, leaving no room for negotiation.
Yang Haoran was puzzled by this, as his impression of Feng Xiao was that of a delicate and timid young woman, who usually spoke softly. He had never heard her use such a decisive tone with anyone, including himself.
"Haha, you've put in the effort, so you should be rewarded. These are your rightful earnings. Why don't you want them?" Yang Haoran asked with a gentle smile.
"Because we are a family, as you said before. Since we are family, why do we need to keep things so separate?" Feng Xiao replied.
Yang Haoran was taken aback by this response.
"I did say that, but if I don't give you anything, wouldn't that be treating you like free labor? I couldn't bear that," Yang Haoran said with a wry smile.
"Brother Yang, you're being too distant. When you first took out of the mountains, you introduced to the outside world, let wear beautiful clothes, eat delicious food, and experience safety and friendship that I had never known before. Compared to that, I owe you so much," Feng Xiao said.
"Although I was happy living in the mountains with my teacher, he is no longer with us, and I have truly beco a part of this big family. In my eyes, you are all my family. Since we are family, helping each other is only natural. We don't need to think about rewards."
"Moreover, my greatest passion is researching and refining various dicines. You providing with spiritual dicinal materials, which will allow to improve my alchemy skills, is already more than enough. After all, spiritual dicinal materials are not cheap."
"In the past, the spiritual dicinal materials I used for alchemy were mostly self-grown. But now, to open a dicine shop, there will be many elixirs that I've never had the chance to try before. When I start refining them, failures will be inevitable, and I'll need a large amount of spiritual dicinal materials to practice. The cost of purchasing these materials will be a huge expense."
"Being able to have a constant supply of precious spiritual dicinal materials to practice and improve my alchemy skills, that's already more than enough to satisfy . I won't take even a single cent of the profits from selling the dicines, Brother Yang. Even if you try to give it to , I won't accept it."
Chapter 888 Examination (Part 1)
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