180: Okay, stop scolding me, I admit my mistake and accept the punishment!

Liang City’s General Mountain, the side known as General Slope, Faces the north side of the mountain.

Zhao Shoucheng sat on the northern slope of General Mountain, gazing at Liang City in the distance, his eyes flickering with memories of the past.

In his youth, he always yearned to traverse the Three Mountains and Five Peaks, to witness all the wonders of the human world.

In his old age, a moment of rest reveals countless human landscapes, and yesterday’s glory flashes through his mind.

Space tore beside him, and Zhao Yuan arrived with Tang Gao.

Zhao Yuan bowed and cupped his hands: “Old Ancestor, Cultivator Tang is here.”

Zhao Shoucheng waved his hand: “You may withdraw, I will speak with him.”

Zhao Yuan respectfully retreated ten meters, standing at a distance to keep watch for the two, not daring to overstep by half a step.

Tang Gao looked at the old man sitting directly on the ground, somewhat surprised. He walked over and sat down beside him, openly: “Speak, what do you want to discuss?”

Zhao Shoucheng’s eyes were filled with nostalgia as he pointed to the city gate of Liang City in the distance: “That city gate must be newly built, right? I remember when I came to support back then, there was just an earthen city tower there, without even Formation protection.

Being able to defend this place relied entirely on the local Family Liu taking the lead and the local people working together with one heart, fighting for three generations straight until they finally blocked the enemy outside the defensive line.”

Tang Gao rested his hands on his knees, looking at the neon lights illuminating Liang City in the night, and said faintly: “Yes, that’s right. Later, Liang City paid a huge price to establish a protective network, which the Three-Leaf Clover Group then infiltrated with an armored transport vehicle. It was truly a remarkable feat.”

Zhao Shoucheng was choked, and he slowly lowered his hand: “When the territory is vast, there will always be disobedient people. The Zhao Family is not omnipotent; it’s already difficult enough to stabilize the overall situation.”

Tang Gao chuckled: “Since you’re old and useless, why not hand it over to capable young people, wouldn’t you agree?”

Zhao Shoucheng turned his head, looking at this stubborn young man, yet it was as if he saw his past self.

Zhao Shoucheng withdrew his gaze, looking into the distance: “Are you doing this for money, or for justice?”

Tang Gao looked at Liang City, his eyes reflecting all sorts of past events: “I study medicine to make people feel better.”

Zhao Shoucheng’s eyes were touched. He turned his head and looked deeply at this young man: “Once, there was also someone who said the same thing to you.”

Tang Gao was slightly surprised: “Who?”

“An overambitious young man, who saw poor people die because they couldn’t afford medical treatment, resolved to overthrow the stagnant traditional Chinese medicine system. For this, he followed a group of equally overambitious young men, indignantly beating many people, learning a great deal of knowledge, and finally, in his middle and old age, he found the time to write some medical books.”

Tang Gao raised an eyebrow: “Writing medical books also requires beating people? How many people did he beat?”

“One million two hundred twenty thousand people.”

Tang Gao laughed: “It wouldn’t be you, would it?”

Zhao Shoucheng shook his head: “It wasn’t me, it was Zhou Fang.”

Tang Gao was stunned: “Dan Emperor Old Ancestor said the same thing as me?”

Zhao Shoucheng nodded: “Yes, he was a descendant of the noble Zhou Family. At that time, he deeply felt the corruption of the dynasty and saw too much injustice. He resolved to change all of it, following Qin Shi Huang in conquering all directions, establishing the current territory, and only then did he find time to fulfill his youthful dream.”

He rode his horse over the aristocratic families, leveled the Former Dynasty with his spear, shook all directions with his military, and brought peace to the world with his brush.

Tang Gao nodded: “Qin Shi Huang did a great job, you’re doing terribly, you’re truly shaming Qin Shi Huang.”

Zhao Shoucheng’s old Face couldn’t hold up: “Alright, stop scolding. I admit my mistake and accept punishment. Tell me, how do we resolve this matter?”

Tang Gao’s attitude softened slightly: “Erect a monument in Liang City for self-reflection, compensate all families who died due to monopolized medicine in the past fifteen years, all Medicinal Pills from the Three-Leaf Clover Group must be sold at an 80% discount for three years, clean out the internal parasites of the Three-Leaf Clover Group, strengthen the supervision system…”

Tang Gao spoke at length, and Zhao Shoucheng listened patiently.

Zhao Shoucheng looked at Liang City and slowly nodded: “Okay, I accept.”

Tang Gao was surprised: “You’re not even going to refute it? I thought you especially liked doing business.”

Zhao Shoucheng felt he was being sarcastic, but he was too lazy to blame this young man again: “Ultimately, it’s the Zhao Family’s fault for not fulfilling its supervisory responsibility. Besides, your two-tenths advantage, if I personally work hard, I can quickly eliminate it.

Of course, don’t worry, I won’t make a move within three years. By the time I optimize the Pill Formula, it will probably be ten years from now.

This time is enough for your Pingdan Group to develop.

Since you want to guard a region, then guard it.”

Tang Gao asked curiously: “What if, I mean, what if I have a new series of Pill Formulas?”

Zhao Shoucheng’s eyebrow twitched, and he turned to look at him: “Then you are truly an Alchemy Genius.”

Tang Gao simply “oh-ed” him: “Then what if I have a new type of Pill Formula for regular Military System use?”

Zhao Shoucheng couldn’t sit still anymore: “Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to bring out such a big killer? Can’t everyone compete peacefully?”

If the Military System were to be dragged into this again, the Three-Leaf Clover Group could forget about the profits from the Mountain State. The Military System, when it doesn’t move, is fine, but once it moves, it’s like a thunderbolt, and the Business Alliance is no match.

Tang Gao chuckled: “I’ve already given a thousand new Pill Formulas to Liu Town.

Old man, how long would it take you to produce a thousand new Pill Formulas?”

A calm tone, mixed with faint sarcasm, tinged with faint pride.

Zhao Shoucheng glared at Tang Gao, feeling like he had stumbled in his most familiar Domain: “I’ve already admitted my mistake, accepted the punishment, and agreed to the terms. Isn’t it inappropriate for you, young man, to play like this?”

Tang Gao calmly picked his nose: “Sorry, I gave them before I came. I thought you were going to find a place to bury me, and I’m afraid of dying, so I gave the items to Liu Town for safekeeping.”

Zhao Shoucheng’s mouth twitched, already anticipating the fate of the Three-Leaf Clover Group losing the Mountain State. Now, their only advantage was their sheer size and foundation: “I’m not as lacking in character and cunning as you. How about this: you control the source, and the Three-Leaf Clover Group handles the Alchemy and sales. What do you think?”

If he couldn’t aim for the best, he could only settle for the middle ground.

Tang Gao chuckled: “If you’re willing to work for Pingdan Group and secretly learn, that’s fine. Whatever makes you happy.

Oh, and the brand must be Pingdan Group’s.”

Having someone else handle such arduous tasks was acceptable.

Zhao Shoucheng extended his hand: “Write a note, stamp it, and take a picture. I’ll go talk to Liu Town.”

Tang Gao clicked his tongue, wrote a note, stamped it, and took a selfie with the note: “Take it easy, old man. The big moves I’ve already released can’t be stopped.”

Zhao Shoucheng picked up the note, his Face slightly anxious: “You don’t need to worry about that. I’ll personally optimize the Pill Formula.”

Damn it, this little brat is really ruthless, no sense of proportion!

It’s a good thing he came out personally. If he had been in closed-door Cultivation, and hadn’t paid attention, by the time he opened his eyes, the Three-Leaf Clover Group would have been shattered, and the entire Zhao Family would have gone begging.

A thousand new Pill Formulas!

How did this damn workaholic manage to produce them!?

Is he trying to kill himself, competing so fiercely with his peers!

Zhao Shoucheng held the note and hurried towards Zhao Yuan, his Face anxious: “Notify the Family. Starting today, we’ll work three shifts to optimize the Pill Formula. Don’t forget to assist Pingdan Group with production and sales.”

Zhao Yuan swallowed: “Old Ancestor, isn’t that a bit too urgent?”

Zhao Shoucheng flicked his forehead, making tears well up in his eyes, feeling exasperated: “I told you to diligently study the Dao of Pills! All of you neglect your proper work!

Not urgent? I’m not urgent, your grandpa is! If we’re not urgent, what we lose won’t just be the Mountain State!”

The more Zhao Shoucheng thought about it, the angrier he got, and he kicked Zhao Yuan hard: “A bunch of useless things! The Zhao Family was almost ruined by your management!

What kind of group have you been managing?!”

He just took a nap, and when he woke up, he found that the foundation of their Medicinal Pill system was almost dug out from under them.

These incompetent bastards!

Zhao Yuan took the kicks with a bewildered expression.

No! Old Ancestor, that great Cultivator produced a two-tenths increase in efficacy, a thousand new Pill Formulas. Why are you kicking me?

You should be kicking yourself!

Look at that great Cultivator!

Now look at you!

Why don’t you compare yourself to him!

Of course, Zhao Yuan could only keep these rebellious words to himself and dared not speak them.

If he hurt the Old Ancestor’s Face, he would definitely get another kick.

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