After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 203 Persuasion
Qiao Laohei didn't linger; he drank a few cups of wine and then left the tavern.

After Yanrong finished playing the piece, she saw Lu Rong walking over. She gave him a shy smile, then put away her instrument and walked towards the backyard.

Lu Rong understood and went to find her from behind as usual.

There was a room behind the house for Yanrong and another fairy to rest in, but ever since Yanrong and Lu Rong became lovers, her room has become their secret rendezvous.

The two hugged as soon as they came together, and after a long period of intimacy, Yanrong asked breathlessly, "Did Sister Yan find out?"

The "Sister Yan" she was referring to was Lu Rong's wife, Hua Yan.

"No, she's been watching over the shop the whole time. How could she have ever suspected anything?"

Hua Yan takes Jingrong Grocery Store very seriously. It seems that being the boss's wife makes her quite satisfied. She always wants to run the store well and expand the business, opening more branches in other parts of the mainland.

Strangely enough, business improved after the shop was taken back from the Immortal Sect, probably because the prices were relatively low.

But the further they went, the worse the business got!
Even though business was a bit slow, there was still some profit to be made, so Hua Yan was barely satisfied.

But all of this changed with the rise of Xianlaifang. Lu Rong knew that Hua Yan had been holding back a desire to surpass Xianlaifang.

So she has been paying even more attention to the shop these days, completely unaware that her husband has already become unfaithful.

"That's good, otherwise if Sister Yan finds out, I..." Yanrong bit her lip, looking somewhat on the verge of tears.

Lu Rong felt incredibly sorry for you. "Why do you have to put yourself through this? In my opinion, I should just take you into my family. That way, we can be open and honest with each other, and we won't have to be so secretive anymore."

Yanrong shook her head. "No, I'm scared... This is good enough. I don't need a title."

Lu Rong was deeply moved and hugged her tightly, saying, "Yanrong, you are truly my darling."

She nestled shyly into his arms, concealing the glint in her eyes—

To bring her into the household as a concubine?
Forget it, she doesn't even want to find a proper Daoist partner, let alone be a concubine.

Women, once they are brought into a man's home, will be restricted and unable to move freely.

Look at Hua Yan, for example. He and his wife work themselves to the bone for their business, staying in the shop from morning till night. Sometimes they even have to deal with those difficult customers. They have no time to enjoy life at all.

Even when the man cheated on her with someone else, she was completely oblivious, like a fool!
As for herself, she was spending the money she earned, using her husband, and didn't have to deal with the Lu family's difficult relatives.

You can quit whenever you want.

Yanrong is very satisfied with the present. As Lexian, she can enjoy the flattery and infatuated gazes of different men, and receive gifts from time to time.

Whenever she felt lonely, she would keep Lu Rong company. When she was too lazy to serve him, she would use the excuse of needing to practice her music to send him away. It was incredibly comfortable for her.

To be honest, Yanrong has grown tired of Lu Rong lately.

Men, when they're aroused, are all the same. They only like to hear women's compliments and praises, and then they lust after her body like starving ghosts.

Men often say they're tired of women, finding them not beautiful enough or charming enough, but little do they know that women feel the same way.

Yanrong had been following Lu Rong for several months and had seen his face enough. She felt that the Lu family was just so-so, a small family with no money and no outstanding people.

She thought she might as well save up some money, dump him, and move to another city. So, when the man was hugging her neck and kissing her, she reached out to stop him, saying, "Wait... Brother Rong, I just overheard something important."

Lu Rong was a little dissatisfied, his voice was hoarse, his face was close to hers, and his breath sprayed into her ear, "We'll talk about it later, baby, I feel uncomfortable... Let's have some fun first."

What a load of rubbish! I don't have time to act out a scene with you in bed right now.

"It's really important, it concerns the Breakthrough Pill!" Yanrong turned her head and said.

These three words quickly calmed Lu Rong down. "Breakthrough Pill? Immortal Sect?"

On this point, he was just like Hua Yan; he couldn't stand hearing anything good about the Immortal Sect!

Seeing them regain their former glory because of the Breakthrough Pill recently fills me with resentment; it's a thorn in my side.

"Yes, you know Qiao Laohei, right? His father became a Golden Core cultivator and his lifespan increased because he used a Breakthrough Pill."

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

"Do you want to resell Breakthrough Pills?" Yanrong asked.

Lu Rong was startled. "What does this mean?"

"Old Qiao has connections! I think we can cooperate with him. He can buy Breakthrough Pills from the Immortal Sect, and we can sell them at a high price, making a fortune without any cost!"

After hearing what Yanrong had said at the tavern that day, Lu Rong felt uneasy. "This won't do... Where would Old Qiao get so many Breakthrough Pills?"

"Of course he can. Otherwise, if Xianlaifang doesn't even sell them, where would he get that Breakthrough Pill? It's clear he can definitely do it."

"But there's only one."

"Each one costs 100,000 crystals. We can easily make a net profit of 10,000 to 20,000 by reselling them. Right now is the peak season for Breakthrough Pills. It's a business with no capital involved, so what's there to complain about?"

"So you mean, we'll sell it for whatever amount Joe Blackie can get?"

"Yes, one is never too few, ten is never too many, and the more the better!"

Lu Rong was tempted by what he said.

This is indeed a good way to make money. The Breakthrough Pill is currently attracting attention across the entire continent. Too many people have failed to buy it, and some have offered high prices to purchase it, but there is simply no pill available.

If I can find this way, then not only can I earn 10,000 or 20,000, but I can earn even more!

How much can he earn if his shop is open for a month? That's after working himself to the bone. In comparison, reselling is practically free money.

“But we don’t have any connection with Qiao Laohei. He can resell it himself, so why would he need to cooperate with us?” Lu Rong was still a little hesitant.

“He runs his own blacksmith shop, and everyone knows that the Immortal Sect saved his father’s life. If he were to sell it off, it wouldn’t sound good, would it? But it’s different for us. He can make money immediately by trading from one hand to the other. Isn’t that better than him finding a buyer on his own?”

"But he has connections with the Immortal Sect after all. What if he informs them..."

"Judging from his tone today, he doesn't seem to be close to the Immortal Sect. Besides, even if he betrayed us, so what? Does he have any evidence? At worst, this deal just falls through."

(End of this chapter)