The Restless Lin Family

Qifeng City.

This sudden stroke of good fortune caught the Yan and Jiang families completely off guard.

Under the pressure from the Lin family, their elixir business had been steadily declining. They were left with only sixty percent of their original revenue, meaning that in just over a year, they had lost at least forty percent of their business.

The elixir business accounted for nearly half of the Yan family’s income. Losing forty percent of that had a significant impact; the stipends and expenses for the family’s disciples had been cut considerably.

At this rate, in another year or two at most, their Yan family would likely have to withdraw from the elixir business entirely.

Without the elixir business, the Yan family’s influence in Qifeng City would be completely gone. At best, they would have to leave Qifeng City and move the entire clan elsewhere. At worst, the family would splinter, with each member seeking their own way out.

But this agency right, falling from the sky, gave their Yan family a chance to turn the tables.

The poisons from the Yunhua Sect’s Purple Abyss Pavilion were in high demand. Even as just an agent, they could earn an extremely high commission.

Thus, Yan Long invited Jiang Yuan and the other key figures of the Jiang family over to discuss this matter thoroughly.

“Wonderful, Father! This must be the opportunity that Yao’er and Seventh Madam fought for us. We must seize it! With this poison business, plus the Yunhua Sect’s reputation, I believe our Yan family can definitely make a comeback,” Yan Hui said excitedly after hearing the news.

Yan Kun, standing to the side, stroked his chin and muttered to himself.

‘That kid? Could he have hidden himself in the Yunhua Sect?’

Yan Kun felt that Yan Yun’s shadow was clearly behind this matter.

But currently, in the entire Yan and Jiang families, only Yan Long and Jiang Yuan knew that Yan Yun was in the Yunhua Sect; the others were unaware.

So, Yan Long’s first reaction upon hearing the news was to think that this was Yan Yun’s intention.

He felt a deep sense of shame. He had almost never given this youngest son any fatherly love, yet now he had to rely on his help.

“Brother Yan, our two families should immediately build the Purple Abyss Pavilion. With the Yunhua Sect’s name as our sign, and our two families as the sole agents in Qifeng City, the good days for the Zhou and Song families are over,” Jiang Yuan said in a deep voice.

“Mm, I understand. Let’s start immediately. Once the shop is built, we will immediately request the Yunhua Sect to send over the medicines.”

Yan Long also knew that this was an opportunity not to be missed.

The sooner the Purple Abyss Pavilion was built and opened for business, the sooner their two families’ losses would stop.

Thus, the two families began their preparations with great enthusiasm.

On the other side, the Zhou and Song families went completely mad after hearing the news.

Family Head Song immediately went to the Zhou family’s residence to discuss the matter with Family Head Zhou.

“Brother Zhou, our two families are finished! What should we do? We need to make plans early! The Jiang and Yan families, relying on their relationship with Jiang Yao and Su Muyu, have obtained the agency rights for the Purple Abyss Pavilion’s poisons. Once they open for business, all our efforts over the past year will be in vain!” Family Head Song said with great agitation.

Although the Lin family was still secretly helping them, this help was not enough to let them crush the Jiang and Yan families in a short time.

After a year of hard work, they had managed to snatch a portion of the two families’ business, but the appearance of the Purple Abyss Pavilion’s agency rights would reverse the situation in an instant.

As for Family Head Zhou, he looked as if he had aged several decades, sitting in the main seat with a face full of sorrow. The other high-ranking members of the Zhou family were the same.

But they now had no way out.

He knew that even with the Lin family’s help, they couldn’t stop this.

What’s more, the Purple Abyss Pavilion flew the banner of the Yunhua Sect. They didn’t have the ability to compete with the Yunhua Sect for business.

The Lin family would probably abandon them immediately.

“Ai! Brother Song, our two families were just pawns used by the Lin family to deal with the Jiang and Yan families. Worrying and panicking are useless. Let’s think about what we should do next. We probably can’t count on the Lin family anymore; they didn’t even get the agency rights themselves,” Family Head Zhou sighed.

“Will the Lin family really not help us anymore?” Family Head Song was still unwilling to give up.

Family Head Zhou gave him a sharp look.

“No matter how strong the Lin family is, they are still just a secular power. You want them to confront the Yunhua Sect? Do they have the guts? You can figure that out with your ass, can’t you? Make your plans early. As long as the green hills remain, there will be no lack of firewood. My Zhou family is already prepared to run at any time.”

“Old Zhou, you can’t run! How can our Song family run? Our son was too impulsive back then and crippled Yan Kun. Even though Yan Kun has recovered now, they will never let go of that grudge. Once our Song family leaves Qifeng City, we will likely face a pincer attack from both the Jiang and Yan families,” Family Head Song said with a mournful face.

Family Head Zhou snorted coldly.

“Hmph! Who’s to blame but you for being too smug back then? Enough said, let’s leave it at that. Our two families should look after ourselves.”

Family Head Zhou had already prepared for the worst and no longer wanted to be entangled with the Lin family.

He regretted it now, regretted why he had been so foolish as to agree to the Lin family’s terms back then. If he had refused, at least he could still be living a peaceful life.

Now, let’s look at the Lin family in the Royal Capital.

When the Lin family learned that the Yunhua Sect had not given them the agency rights, the high-ranking members could barely contain themselves.

This was no small matter.

What frustrated the Lin Family Head even more was that Lin Mo’s cultivation of the poison art had resulted in severe side effects.

Yunhong had sent a message asking him to personally come to the Yunhua Sect and bring Lin Mo home for proper treatment.

This was definitely not as simple as just picking someone up; there must be other reasons.

The Lin Family Head also planned to use this opportunity to properly gauge the direction of the wind in the Yunhua Sect. Ever since the poison art began to spread, the situation in the Jiang Kingdom had become strange.

For the vast majority of people who could not cultivate, the spread of the poison art was indeed an opportunity. But for the cultivation sects, it was both a blessing and a disaster.

Because this blessing was only a blessing if you could handle it; if you couldn’t, it was a huge problem.

Many sects and powers blamed the Lin family for this matter.

Even the Jiang King had summoned the Lin family’s concubine for reprimands several times. Scolding the Lin concubine was the same as scolding their Lin family, wasn’t it? If this continued, their Lin family would be bogged down in a quagmire.

“Bang!”

“Damn it! It’s all because of that wretched little brat named Yan Yun! If not for him, how could the situation be like this?” In the Lin family’s council hall, the Family Head slammed his palm on the table.

Unfortunately, even now, they still didn’t think it was their fault.

Or rather, in their eyes, they didn’t think they had done anything wrong at all.

“Family Head, I think we should get ruthless. Since the Yunhua Sect is no longer giving our Lin family face, why should our Lin family still protect theirs?” someone declared fiercely.

“That’s right. As long as we don’t do it ourselves and keep it clean, then they won’t be able to do anything,” another person stated viciously.

The Lin Family Head pondered for a moment, then looked at the crowd.

“Do you all share this opinion?”

Of the high-ranking members present, at least seventy percent nodded in agreement.

It wasn’t the first time their Lin family had done something like this; they were very experienced.

Seeing so many people agree, the Lin Family Head finally gave an order.

“Second Brother, go and hire a few experts at a high price, preferably with a Divine Soul Realm cultivator among them. Then, inform the Zhou and Song families in Qifeng City to prepare for a decisive battle with the Jiang and Yan families.”

Lin Ao’s face lit up with excitement upon hearing that his elder brother had finally made up his mind to be ruthless.

“Yes, I’ll go and arrange it at once. We should have done this long ago.”

And so, the issue of a single agency right caused the Lin family to completely fall out with the Yunhua Sect.

Mainly, they felt that the Yunhua Sect no longer seemed to value the Lin family, which was a very dangerous signal.

But at the same time as they were harboring these malicious thoughts, the Jiang King received this news immediately.

He glanced at the message that came from the Lin family, and his eyes instantly narrowed. A powerful force on the spot turned the paper to dust.

“This Lin family is really getting more and more audacious. It seems it’s time to let them taste some bitterness,” the Jiang King said helplessly.

The Jiang King certainly couldn’t watch the Lin family add to the chaos. He hadn’t even completely resolved the matter of the poison art’s spread. If another major mess was created, it would surely shake the foundation of the Jiang Kingdom.