Taichang Market, in the backyard of Mo’s Shop, a giant pear tree stood in the yard.
It was just past Lixia, the pear blossoms had all fallen, and the leaves seemed somewhat sparse, with only a few scattered small green Spirit Pears still hanging on the treetop, exuding a bit of crystalline charm.
Several cultivators wearing Mo Clan robes were waiting under the pear tree.
Logically, the Spirit Pears that ripen once every three years should bring them joy as they bore Spirit Fruit today. However, after recent upheavals, the Mo Family’s standing has plummeted, and even their shop in Taichang Market has been subjected to intentional price suppression by others lately.
The number of Array Discs they sold has also decreased, and the attitudes of other families towards them have changed.
This naturally made them angry.
Soon, the gate of the courtyard in front of the pear tree opened, and Mo Hongyuan walked out.
"Why panic? The old patriarch isn’t in trouble. His spiritual power has reached the Purple Mansion level, and his cultivation strength is beyond your comprehension. In less than three years, Uncle Wenchen will recover from his injuries!" Mo Hongyuan said resolutely.
"Qian Yu, you continue assigning the female cultivators of the family to enter the sect, but remember, don’t let them easily find ordinary cultivators to become their Dao partners! Our Mo Family provides them with Spirit Stones for cultivation, not for them to seek ordinary disciples!"
"Yes, Patriarch!" Mo Qianyu dared not look directly into Mo Hongyuan’s eyes at this moment and replied repeatedly.
"Don’t call me Patriarch; the Patriarch now is Hongwen. I’m just the elder stationed in Taichang Market!" Mo Hongyuan immediately interrupted, and this statement was extremely stern.
This startled Mo Qianyu greatly, and he appeared a bit flustered. He had never seen Mo Hongyuan so angry before, but it had been happening more frequently lately.
"Secondly, how is the refining of the Supreme Profound Wine progressing?" Mo Hongyuan asked again.
"Reporting to the Patriarch, the Supreme Profound Wine still requires some time. It’s a Tier Two Spirit Wine..."
"Alright, alright, I understand. You may leave now. Protect the family’s last Array Disc industry. It’s unfortunate that if our Mo Family could have someone like Chu Xiyu from the Chu Family, we wouldn’t be in this situation," Mo Hongyuan appeared somewhat impatient.
He waved them away and returned to his room alone, holding a Pill Bottle in his hand.
His whole body’s Spiritual Light appeared denser, evidently due to recent progress in cultivation.
Xu Family’s Tai Cang Mountain, in a huge courtyard, the sky above was clear and cloudless.
Yet, in front of the courtyard, snowflakes were falling, looking particularly strange, and the courtyard’s temperature was unusually low.
A young cultivator stood at the courtyard entrance, his expression quite bizarre.
He occasionally glanced at the courtyard, where his future wife was originally supposed to be, but he didn’t know why the family suddenly feared the Ye Family and wiped out the Li Family cultivators.
This led to the Li Family’s Ice Spirit Root, Li Mubing, now staying in the courtyard, often in seclusion.
He sighed and then had to leave.
What he didn’t know was that a pair of utterly profound eyes in the courtyard was watching him, and only after he left did those eyes shift away.
In the courtyard, there was also an elder waiting.
If a Ye Family cultivator were here, they would recognize this as the Xu Family’s Patriarch, Xu Wenchang.
At this moment, Xu Wenchang was extremely cautious, even more so than when facing the Xu Family’s old ancestor, Xu Chunlin.
"Seventh Aunt, is this body suitable for you?" After a long time, seemingly sensing a drop in temperature, Xu Wenchang cautiously transmitted his question.
"It’s suitable. You may leave now. It will take decades for me to restore my cultivation. Remember not to provoke any trouble these years!" A cold voice transmitted, and Xu Wenchang breathed a sigh of relief, retreating repeatedly.
As he walked out, he was filled with joy.
He originally thought that with the Mo Family’s great misfortune, his Xu Family might also be framed by the Ye Family, but he didn’t expect that they still had an old ancestor who had once run away from home.
Taihang Market, amid waves of Spiritual Light, the original signboard of Mo Family Tavern was taken down, and the signboard of Ye Family Tavern was put up.
Along with it, Spiritual Smoke rose in wisps, made from a special kind of sandalwood, permeating the air and making the entire market especially fragrant.
The Ye Family’s signboard now also had several Beast Shadows, looking more majestic and imposing.
On either side of the tavern, many cultivators were moving about, all watching the opening of the tavern. As more and more Spiritual Smoke rose, more cultivators gathered.
And these cultivators were not just there for the excitement but were genuinely lined up on either side of the tavern.
Ye Jingyu and Ye Xinghe landed there, not expecting so many Loose Cultivators this time.
Unlike the Purple Mansion ceremony, where some came to hear the Purple Mansion preach, the tavern opening didn’t require gift-giving.
Other families might not even come.
Ye Xinghe had prepared quite a number of decoys and found they were rather unnecessary this time.
"Jingcheng’s combination of the Pill Shop and Beast Shop was indeed a good idea!" Ye Jingyu nodded.
Though today they spent some Spirit Stones, they had already made that back in other areas.
The Ye Family’s policy was that with a purchase of a thousand Spirit Stones worth of treasure, they gave away a Red Section Fish Spiritual Cuisine. A single Red Section Fish cost three Spirit Stones, and to make it into Spiritual Cuisine, it cost six or seven Spirit Stones in total. For the Ye Family, such a business was definitely profitable.
Even giving away some Spring Tea for today’s opening followed the same logic.
"Congratulations!" In the distance, Master Jiang led the cultivators toward them.
With the Ye Family becoming a Purple Mansion Clan, Jiang Jinghe’s attitude towards the Ye Family had changed significantly.
Behind Jiang Jinghe, was Chu Xiyu from the Chu Family.
As in-laws of the Ye Family, Chu Xiyu had come personally.
Ye Jingyu went forward to greet them repeatedly.
After guiding them inside and seeing there were no cultivators from the Mo and Xu Families bringing congratulatory gifts, they felt slightly disappointed but also relieved.
They were disappointed because they expected the families of Xu and Mo to cause trouble. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝔫𝔢𝔱
Having prepared many countermeasures, none of which were needed, they breathed a sigh of relief, also because the tavern opened smoothly.
Moreover, business seemed even better than they expected.
Soon, both the first and second floors of the tavern were full, with more people lining up outside.
On the second floor, Chu Xiyu looked at Ye Jingyu:
"Nephew, I wonder if your family has prepared well for opening a shop in Taichang Market?" After having some Spirit Wine and Spiritual Cuisine, Chu Xiyu inquired.
"On this matter, it will be handled by my eleventh brother, Jingcheng, and preparations are nearly done."
"The Spirit Body genius?" Jiang Jinghe asked beside them.
"Yes, the eleventh brother is also our Ye Family’s next patriarch!" Ye Jingyu said.
"Wasn’t your nephew’s father the patriarch?" Master Jiang asked again.
Upon hearing this, Ye Xinghe’s expression darkened, realizing Jiang Jinghe was deliberately trying to sow discord between Ye Jingyu and Ye Jingcheng.
"Master Jiang is joking. Although my father is the patriarch, in our Ye Family, the bloodline shares close ties, and the capable should take charge!" Ye Jingyu knew Jiang Jinghe was trying to stand up for him.
But Ye Jingyu didn’t need others to stand up for him!