Chapter 80
The two signed a contract, and from that moment on, Yu Xunhuan could no longer hide anything from Su Yitong. All the equipment and items Yu Xunhuan earned had to be handed over to Su Yitong for distribution. Yu Xunhuan was required to fully support Su Yitong in taking control of the Su family and could not harm her in any way. If Yu Xunhuan found a way to break the curse, she had to inform Su Yitong immediately and prioritize helping her with it.
In return, Su Yitong would do her best to nurture Yu Xunhuan, at least allowing her to benefit from the Hope’s Hymn, a divine talent bestowed upon Su Yitong.
It wasn’t exactly an equal arrangement, but outside stood two kings of hell.
Yu Xunhuan: “I’ll be honest.”
Yu Xunhuan took out a chameleon tea pet and handed it to Su Yitong, allowing her to conceal the curse information on her character panel.
There was no warmth left between them, but neither was there any pretense. From then on, they would be each other’s most reliable allies—even if only temporarily.
The crises that could expose Yu Xunhuan would be handled by Su Yitong, while Su Yitong’s curse problem would also be addressed. Not only that, but Su Yitong had also directly paid ten times the price to bribe Baozi, making her admit to deceiving the Liang family.
As long as the price was right, Baozi had no principles. Reputation? That could be sold too.
She was shocked to discover that her reputation could fetch 50 gold coins.
And wasn’t there a way to remedy this?
Baozi privately approached the Liang family, not returning the previous payment but instead “delivering” a message: “Someone wants me to deal with you, and they want you to cause trouble for the Su family, so I’m passing on false information.”
Liang family: “……” Were they really that foolish?
Regardless of whether they were or not, the Liang family made a big fuss about it. But Su Yitong acted faster. By the time the Liang family received the news in the morning and was still debating whether to use it to threaten the Su family or to ruin their reputation, Su Yitong had already reached an agreement with Yu Xunhuan by noon. By the afternoon, all the dirt on the main and collateral branches of the Su family—every last bit that could be found—was exposed.
Little AIDS mixed in with gossip about the XX feast, group revelries, bone-setting, substitutes, and chaotic affairs—it was filthy…
Uh, no, it was exceptionally filthy.
But Su Yitong didn’t just expose her own and Yu Xunhuan’s affliction; she also found people to stir the pot, claiming that Su Baibo, Su Jinxuan, and Su Langfeng also had the same issue, and that the main and collateral branches of the Su family did too.
From the oldest centenarian to the youngest recent graduate…
Everyone had it, no need to panic, everyone had it.
In less than an hour, the Su family was almost branded as the AIDS family.
The most frequently heard phrase in the Su family estate that day was “I’m not! I didn’t!!”
Su Yitong and Yu Xunhuan also went home and howled a couple of times.
Soon, nearly half of the gossip was revealed to be false. The shocking news that all the Su family members had AIDS was mixed in with the truth, and naturally, it was categorized as fake gossip—someone must be trying to bring down the Su family.
Yu Xunge watched this grand spectacle from the sidelines, relying on her little spider. Although many key pieces of information were exchanged through private chats when they weren’t face-to-face, everyone had grown accustomed to speaking in person. No matter how much they loved their phones, they wouldn’t actually type out messages when face-to-face.
Upon realizing that both Su Yitong and Yu Xunhuan had completely turned dark—though they had never been particularly pure—Yu Xunge felt even happier. A dark transformation usually meant things weren’t going well; happy people wouldn’t turn dark, would they? Happy people would turn golden.
If these two weren’t happy, then she was happy.
She wasn’t surprised that Su Yitong would take action against the Su family. If the Su family were truly so loving and harmonious, Su Yitong wouldn’t have resorted to the tactic of marrying off to avoid a union within the family.
If Su Yitong had such a good relationship with Su Baibo and Su Jinxuan, then in her past life, Su Jinxuan wouldn’t have died at Yu Xunhuan’s hands.
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By the time the drama between the Su and Liang families came to a close, it was already April 8th.
Recently, Yu Xunge had gradually acquired three peculiar items from her cat nest. They weren’t particularly useful, but they were all novel: one could predict the weather, another could change hair color, and the last could emit different scents based on the wearer’s mood. She kept them all.
At this point, 350,000 bottles of ginseng liquid had been completely packaged. During this time, Yu Xunge had also managed to buy 50,000 jin of red ginseng and 5 jin of red ginseng over 30 years old in and around S City using gold. Since it wasn’t from the original source, the price was a bit higher. While she started boiling the ginseng liquid again, she also began to anonymously list her stock.
It was just a bit inconvenient; each person could only list a maximum of 1,000 items at a time.
But knowing that this money was taken from Yu Xunhuan made Yu Xunge feel like she was stabbing Yu Xunhuan in the back every time she listed something.
When the ginseng liquid was first listed, not many people bought it. Yu Xunge made herself a cup of coffee, and by the time she returned, the previous 1,000 bottles had already sold out. She listed another 1,000, and from then on, each batch of ginseng liquid would be sold out in about 3 to 5 minutes.
The powerful healing effects and low prices made the ginseng liquid explode in popularity! Almost everyone was scrambling to buy it.
The 【World】 channel and various regional channels, even the 【Nearby】 channel, were buzzing about this highly cost-effective healing concoction.
Not to mention the young people who needed to run dungeons; even wealthy middle-aged folks couldn’t resist the urge to buy it. Health and wellness were ingrained in their genes.
“I feel so much stronger after drinking it.” Clearly a psychological effect.
“Can pregnant women drink this? Can children? Can we see the ingredient list?” Either seasoned online shoppers or those trying to get the formula for free.
“This is really suitable for fighting elite monsters. Each battle lasts at least ten to thirty minutes, and I’d need to drink at least three basic healing potions, but by the time I get to the last bottle, I’m so reluctant to use it. I could tough it out and go home to heal slowly, but being low on health outside is dangerous…” This was a genuine buyer’s review.
“Who figured out the formula? Is there a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner around? Is the Special Affairs Bureau here?”
“I feel like the price is already low, but it could be even lower! Where’s the Special Affairs Bureau? Go lower the price!”
“Everyone’s anonymous; could it be the same person?”
“98% chance it’s that top person on the wealth list; their money seems to be climbing every minute.”
However, there was no sign of reselling for now. After all, the biggest advantage of this product was its cost-effectiveness. If the price went up, there would be no need to buy it; wouldn’t it be better to scramble for those low-priced healing products from the Special Affairs Bureau?
But on the second day after the ginseng liquid was listed, the prices of ginseng, red ginseng, and dang shen on the market began to soar.
Although everyone still didn’t know the formula, having ginseng was definitely a good bet; better to grab it first and figure it out later.
Even the Su and Liang families bought a batch.
And the Special Affairs Bureau didn’t need to be mentioned—charge!!!
Yu Xunge had no intention of hoarding stock. The Special Affairs Bureau would soon figure out the formula for the ginseng liquid, and she needed to sell all 350,000 bottles of ginseng liquid and any subsequent batches before the price dropped.
She sold 30,000 bottles a day, from the 8th to the 19th, and the additional 50,000 jin of red ginseng she acquired was also boiled down into ginseng liquid, totaling 250,200 bottles. She kept 2,000 bottles for herself and sold the rest.
With over a billion people in Huaxia, market saturation was irrelevant; even if those 500,000 bottles of ginseng liquid fell into the water, it wouldn’t even make a splash.
After deducting the auction house’s fees and the wages and bonuses for the little wraiths, Yu Xunge made a total of 25,500 gold coins. During this time, she also transformed into a goblin to craft three gold coins.
Big money to be made, small money to be grabbed.
She was quite interested in money—arms crossed, she swung them vigorously—that was quite the interest!
【Chapter 104: Idle Hands are the Devil’s Workshop, Time for Revenge and Relaxation】
On April 29th, after selling the 500,000 bottles of ginseng liquid, Yu Xunge stopped.
Although she remained anonymous, everyone knew the ginseng liquid came from the top player on the wealth list.
Her assets were climbing almost every minute, ultimately settling at: 53,539 gold, 17 silver, and 89 copper.
The second place was well-known to be the Special Affairs Bureau’s finance department, as the little golden dragon in the upper right corner of their avatar made it obvious, and this person’s ranking fluctuated multiple times a day.
Previously, this finance officer occasionally topped the list, but ever since the anonymous big shot surpassed 50,000, the Special Affairs Bureau’s finance officer hadn’t reached the top again.
Yu Xunge didn’t feel much about being number one on the wealth list; after all, she earned quickly but spent just as fast.
What made her happier was that she had created the 【Rare Ginseng Liquid】.
【Rare Ginseng Liquid】 (91 points): Restores 120 health points immediately upon consumption, and for the next 10 minutes, restores 1% health per second.
This ginseng liquid was made from 30-year-old red ginseng combined with intermediate healing potions. She only had 93 bottles in total, and each bottle consumed was one less.
She probably wouldn’t use it until she reached level 10; the higher the health, the more cost-effective it would be to use.
Just three days after she stopped, on May 1st, a large quantity of ginseng liquid appeared on the market, not only in auction houses but also in hospitals.
After all, Yu Xunge was just one person, running a small workshop, and the output was limited. But once the Special Affairs Bureau figured out the formula, they could produce hundreds of thousands of bottles daily, quickly saturating the market.
Before long, the price dropped to 4 silver coins, and the price of basic healing potions also fell a bit; now, a basic healing potion could be bought for 1 silver coin and 80 copper.
Yu Xunge filled 100 bottles of ginseng liquid in the vending machine upstairs, pricing them at 5 silver coins, not caring whether they sold or not, and then headed into the dungeon to grind.
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