240: Bundled transactions

As for Feng Ming, he led Lu An'an out of the storage ring, and the two found a place to sit down. Reuniting after a long separation, they naturally shared some intimate kisses.

Unfortunately, the time and place were not right for them to go any further. Feng Ming didn't mind, but Lu An'an was a young woman with thin skin and was certainly unwilling.

After kissing for a while, the two let go and began to chat.

From Lu An'an, Feng Ming learned that Madam Hua had not just started taking precautions against King Haoyue's side recently.

Rather, she had anticipated this step back when the Hua Clan Merchant House first began to gain fame, and she had been making preparations all these years.

Not only did she have the Family's Disciples participate in the Trials, but she also disguised her direct granddaughter, Hua Dieer, as an unfavored girl of the Family and arranged for her to stay in a remote area like Qingyang City.

However, Madam Hua had not expected King Haoyue to target the Hua Family so quickly; her arrangement of sending Disciples to become officials had not been very effective.

Hearing this, Feng Ming felt immense admiration for Madam Hua. As expected of the woman who could open merchant houses all over the country, her vision was even more long-term than he had imagined.

“So, you came this time because you want Hua Dieer to participate in the Trial?”

Lu An'an nodded. “Indeed. The Hua Family is being watched closely in Qian Prefecture. Even if Hua Dieer participates in the Trial, the possibility of her breaking into the top ten is not high.”

“However, looking at it now, I'm afraid there's little hope in Liang Province as well. Even if she makes it into the top ten, she might not necessarily receive important responsibilities from King Haoyue.”

Feng Ming looked on in agreement. King Haoyue was not stupid. Since he had decided to target the Hua Family, he naturally wouldn't entrust a member of the Hua Family with great responsibility at this time.

In Feng Ming's view, this move of Madam Hua's had also lost its effect.

The two continued to chat.

Feng Ming also learned from Lu An'an that the matter regarding the Medicinal Pills was not something she had proactively told Madam Hua. Instead, the other party had seen Feng Ming's potential through the Medicinal Pills that Hua Dieer had brought back.

Lu An'an had merely helped Madam Hua confirm her suspicions.

Feng Ming had no objection to this. For Madam Hua to grow her business to such a scale, she had to be a very clever person. Since she had already discovered something, it could no longer be hidden.

Feng Ming nodded. “It's fine that she found out. You should relax a bit; this cooperation is also a good thing for us.”

Lu An'an immediately breathed a sigh of relief. “That's good. I was worried it would affect our plans.”

Feng Ming shook his head. “Not only does it not affect them, but it can be said to be a great help. With this wealth, our plans don't need to be carried out in such a hurry.”

After saying that, Feng Ming took out the storage ring Madam Hua had given him and handed it to Lu An'an. “Keep this for me for now. When the Trials begin in a few days, I might buy some medicinal herbs and will need you to help me complete the transactions outside.”

Lu An'an nodded and took the Storage Ring. “Don't worry, that will be easy to handle.”

Next, Feng Ming asked about the matter he had planned with Lu An'an before. “How is the progress on your end?”

Lu An'an lowered her voice and said, “It's going very smoothly. It should be basically completed in a few more months. At that time, as soon as you give the order, our Medicinal Pills can instantly penetrate the entire Bright Moon Dynasty.”

Feng Ming nodded, very satisfied. “By doing this step well, we can also harvest wealth frantically in a short period of time.”

Lu An'an was a bit worried. “But once we make a move, King Haoyue will definitely notice us. Should we wait a bit longer?”

Feng Ming nodded. “Don't worry, we definitely won't strike now. We must at least wait until the Hua Clan Merchant House changes hands. Once that happens, the world will surely be in turmoil. If we strike then, the storm can help cover us for a while.”

“By the time King Haoyue reacts, we will fight a guerrilla war.”

Lu An'an nodded, approving of Feng Ming's decision.

She then told Feng Ming that Madam Hua's determination to cooperate with him also had her own reasons, and she expressed her guilt. “Husband, Master is very good to me, and since we are both in business, I couldn't bear to watch the Hua Clan Merchant House change hands. That's why I brought her to find you, hoping to seek protection for the Hua Family.”

Feng Ming rubbed her head and said with a smile, “Don't worry, don't feel pressured. I can understand you. Besides, Madam Hua has a good relationship with my maternal grandmother. Even without you, if she found me later, I wouldn't ignore her. You did the right thing.”

“However, it's getting late. You should go back soon. If we chat for too long, she might become suspicious.”

Lu An'an nodded and gave Feng Ming a sweet kiss before leaving. Feng Ming smiled and turned to depart.

As for the plan, he and Lu An'an had been preparing for a long time. They had set this plan when they opened the Medicinal Pill shop in Qingyang City.

Following the Huangfu Family's model of only providing Medicinal Pills to Pill Workshops and only operating one shop themselves, the goal was to wait for Lu An'an to successfully become a Disciple and then have her learn Madam Hua's model of operating the Hua Clan Merchant House, thereby developing their own power!

Originally, there was no problem with this, but a small issue arose during the process—Feng Ming hadn't expected Madam Hua to directly hand the Merchant House over to Lu An'an.

Of course, this wasn't a bad thing. This way, Lu An'an could use the Hua Clan Merchant House's System and connections to establish a trading network hidden in the darkness, which would naturally be even more convenient!

They only wanted to borrow the momentum and didn't really want to cause any impact on the Hua Clan Merchant House. Unfortunately, no one expected the news of King Haoyue monitoring the Hua Clan to break out.

Instead, by a twist of fate, the Hua Family and the Feng Family were bound together. Feng Ming hadn't anticipated this before, but it didn't affect his ultimate scheme.

From the beginning, both Feng Ming and Lu An'an knew that the Bright Moon Dynasty only allowed small vendors and could not tolerate the existence of merchants with wealth rivaling the nation!

The destruction of the Feng Family was a good example, so Feng Ming concluded that King Haoyue would move against the Hua Family sooner or later, though the timing was uncertain.

Feng Ming also understood that when doing business in the Bright Moon Dynasty, on the surface, Qingyang City was the limit.

There were too many regulatory personnel on King Haoyue's side. To continue growing larger, they could only move underground!

The Huangfu Family's Medicinal Pill supply model was the best way to move underground.

As for compromising?

Feng Ming had never thought about compromising from the start. After all, he was a man of Rebirth with a System; how could he give up just because the Bright Moon Dynasty didn't allow the sale of Medicinal Pills?

He wouldn't give up, and King Haoyue's side wouldn't let it go either. It was only a matter of time before a clash occurred between them, and the Medicinal Pill business was just a tangible manifestation of that!

Since this battle was bound to happen sooner or later, why care about the laws? Moreover, there was a saying from Feng Ming's original world: 'The more something is vigorously promoted, the less of a good thing it is; the more something is strictly forbidden, the more beneficial it is.'

If the Bright Moon Dynasty didn't allow ordinary people to grow the Medicinal Pill business, then he would insist on growing it until one day, the entire Great Xia Dynasty wouldn't dare to look down on its existence!

The day the Hua Clan Merchant House changed hands would be the moment his hidden plan for selling Medicinal Pills would commence!