233: Chapter 233 Still too young

According to the agreement, the remuneration for this escort of the Yun Family to the sea was one hundred thousand taels, with a seven-day limit.

One must know that for an ordinary top-tier third-rate Great Family, the annual net profit at its absolute peak was only seven or eight hundred thousand taels; it was rare to see net profits reaching the million-tael level.

Not to mention the Pei Clan, which had an annual profit exceeding one point five million taels.

What the Yun Family gave was undeniably generous.

The daily wage exceeded fourteen thousand taels.

If one were to make a few more trips like this, a single person could completely match the annual income of an ordinary top-tier third-rate Great Family.

Of course, such a good thing was not just available whenever one pleased.

If it were not for the fact that the Yun Family Grandmaster was too old and could not easily take action, it would have been absolutely impossible to make such a deal with the Pei Clan.

On the surface, this transaction was a pure loss for the Yun Family, a forced and helpless move.

In fact, this transaction was not considered a loss for the Yun Family.

For a top-tier Grandmaster like Pei Qingyun, charging a "tiny" bit more than an ordinary Grandmaster—how was that unreasonable?

If one had to blame someone, one could only blame the Yun Family for being too poor.

Pei Qingyun considered himself to have absolutely not taken advantage of the Family's precarious situation.

Everything was voluntary on the part of the Yun Family; they had begged him to go.

His Pei Clan had always only conducted legitimate business.

...

The next day, early morning. Longnan Prefecture, Pei Clan villa.

Pei Qingyun received the first batch of blood origin grass, totaling twenty-five stalks.

The Yun Family's efficiency was higher than he had imagined.

They had said it would be delivered within these few days.

He had originally thought the Yun Family would drag it out for a few days, preferably until after he had escorted the Yun Family.

After all, in three days, he would be escorting the Yun Family to the sea. The Yun Family could easily find some excuse.

Then, drag it out for a few more days, and he wouldn't be able to find any fault with that.

As it turned out, the day after the cooperation was agreed upon, the Yun Family had delivered it to him.

The cooperation of the Yun Family made him very satisfied.

Many Great Families loved playing mind games, euphemistically calling it protecting the Family's interests.

This sounded nice, and it was also reasonable.

If the Pei Clan did so, Pei Qingyun would not object.

But if it were the other way around, don't blame him, Pei Qingyun, for being petty.

What he, Pei Qingyun, was best at was playing the double standard.

After all, his Pei Clan had always valued credibility.

Satisfaction was one thing, but the procedure could not be skipped.

In his past life, Pei Qingyun hated bickering the most. After confirming that the quantity and medicinal efficacy of the blood origin grass were both fine, he accepted them.

He had the main ingredients for refining the five viscera origin-returning pill, but he hadn't brought the auxiliary ingredients.

Thinking of this, Pei Qingyun quickly wrote down the required auxiliary ingredients on paper, and mixed in the necessary medicinal materials for other Medicinal Pills, to prevent anyone from seeing at a glance that these were the ingredients for the five viscera origin-returning pill.

Although the Pill Formula for the five viscera origin-returning pill was not something everyone knew, in shops where Alchemists purchased medicine, there might be someone who understood it.

Subsequently, Pei Qingyun summoned Pei Tianlin and handed the list to him. "Tianlin, go and get the medicine according to the ingredients on this list. It is best to get thirty portions of each."

Pei Tianlin opened the list and took a look, combining it with what had happened before. At this moment, how could he not understand what was happening?

The Old Ancestor was most likely going to engage in Alchemy. Happiness had come too suddenly.

He showed a look of joy and tentatively asked, "Old Ancestor, are you going to engage in Alchemy?"

"Why are you talking so much? Do you still want the Medicinal Pill or not? Go and return quickly." Pei Qingyun glared at Pei Tianlin with annoyance.

"Understood." The next moment, Pei Tianlin's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.

...

Meanwhile. Lei Clan territory, Patriarch Lei Yuanqin had not slept all night.

Through a report from a scout, Patriarch Lei Yuanqin had confirmed the identity of Pei Qingyun yesterday.

Pei Qingyun had personally visited the Yun Family and seemed to have successfully negotiated a deal for the blood origin grass.

This was definitely not a good sign for the Lei Clan.

If a Grandmaster entered the fray, the variables created would be simply too great.

The decline of a top-tier third-rate Great Family was an absolutely once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for any Family aspiring to grow stronger.

His Lei Clan had been a third-rate Great Family for several hundred years, and they were only one step away from becoming a second-rate Great Family.

If they just gave up like this, and considering how many years it might take to wait for another such opportunity, it was highly likely that they wouldn't even see it by the day the Lei Clan declined.

Opportunities were always fleeting.

But in this way, the Lei Clan would very likely need to face two Grandmasters.

Thinking of this, Patriarch Lei Yuanqin decided to meet the Lei Clan Old Ancestor.

Lei Clan back mountain. Passing through a dense forest, one could hear the sound of water. Stepping forward, in a clearing in the forest, a small stream lay quietly. The flowing water tinkled, and the clear, shallow stream flowed slowly around the stones, adding a touch of liveliness to the deep forest.

And beside the stream was a small thatched cottage. The cottage was simple and looked like it had been there for some years.

An old man with a white beard and wearing a bamboo hat was sitting by the stream fishing.

In this scene, no one who saw it would associate this person with the Lei Clan Old Ancestor.

However, just as Patriarch Lei Yuanqin approached the old man, a timely voice sounded in his ear: "Yuanqin, you have come."

Patriarch Lei Yuanqin responded, and before he could continue, the old man replied, "Sit. Whatever the matter is, we shall discuss it later. First, keep this old man company while I fish."

"Alright." Patriarch Lei Yuanqin nodded in response.

A quarter of an hour later, the tip of the fishing rod in the old man's hand trembled slightly.

A few breaths later, the rod tip bent sharply toward the water surface, and immediately after, a great force was generated in the water, which traveled along the line, trying to drag the fishing rod.

However, the old man was not in a hurry. He lifted the fishing rod with one hand and gently flicked the fishing line.

The fishing line moved continuously in the water, sometimes with the current and sometimes against it.

I do not know how much time passed, but the speed of the fishing line's movement gradually slowed down, and only then did the old man unhurriedly lift the fishing rod.

Ripples spread across the water surface, the fishing rod was lifted, and hanging on the hook was a spotted fish several feet long.

"It really is a big fish. I will have a treat tonight." The old man was in a great mood and laughed aloud.

"Yuanqin, pack the fish, and let's go back to the cottage." The old man put away the fishing rod and walked toward the small cottage, with Patriarch Lei Yuanqin following closely behind, carrying the fish basket.

After the two entered the house, the old man spoke, "Speak, what trouble have you encountered?"

Subsequently, Patriarch Lei Yuanqin recounted the events that had occurred recently, as well as his plans.

The old man listened quietly, his expression unchanged, as if he were listening to a trivial matter.

"What are your thoughts?" the old man said indifferently.

"I want to make a move against the Yun Family. If I let this opportunity slip away just like that, I will not be reconciled." Patriarch Lei Yuanqin declared his ambition without any avoidance.

"Then what do you want to do?" the old man continued to ask.

"I want to first contact the Pei Clan and find an opportunity to talk. If the Pei Clan is willing to give up its cooperation with the Yun Family, we, the Lei Clan, can concede a portion of our interests." After a little thought, Patriarch Lei Yuanqin laid out his ideas completely.

The old man did not evaluate whether Patriarch Lei Yuanqin's approach was right or wrong, but instead looked straight into his eyes and continued to press, "If the Pei Clan is unwilling to withdraw, what will you do?"

Speaking up to this point, Patriarch Lei Yuanqin's eyes also turned cold. "If the Pei Clan is unwilling to withdraw, there is no choice but to kill them."