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The next morning, the sun was warm, and Silvermoon City was bustling with activity. Under the guidance of the Ye Family Disciple, the citizens began the reconstruction work after the battle.
Fortunately, during the last great war, the Ning Family had consciously limited the conflict to the courtyard of the Three Prominent Families, so the homes of ordinary citizens and the streets of Silvermoon City were not greatly affected.
After the battle, Silvermoon City, which was originally managed by the Four Great Families, came under the jurisdiction of the Ye Family once again. The citizens were unaware that the Kyoto Royal Family was manipulating everything behind the scenes; they simply felt relieved that Silvermoon City was now under a single authority, sparing them from further turmoil.
However, many merchants in the city had left the Ye Family when it was weak and turned to other families. In recent days, these merchants were all anxious and prepared lavish gifts to visit the Ye Family Courtyard as soon as the war ended.
During this time, Ye Feng, Fourth Uncle, and Ye Hongyan were extremely busy. Currently, all tax revenues from shops in Silvermoon City fell under Ye Feng's jurisdiction, and he was responsible for receiving many visiting merchants.
"Fourth Master, please do us a favor and let us have Shop No. 12 on Main Street for Rongcheng Tailor Shop. We can even increase our tax payment by thirty percent! Moreover, I have prepared a great gift for you that I believe will satisfy you," an old man with a horse face said while signaling to a young attendant behind him. The attendant understood and brought in several large boxes that had been placed outside.
"Fourth Master, our Xinyuan Weapon Shop has always done business on East Street with your Ye Family. We never thought of leaving even during your most difficult times. Shop No. 12 is a prime location; it cannot be given to Rongcheng Tailor Shop! It was this Old Fart who betrayed us by moving his shop from East Street to South Street. Now that your Ye Family is gaining power again, he comes back like a sycophant!" another burly man with a face full of flesh said angrily. However, despite his anger, he felt somewhat guilty; during their years on East Street, business had been poor and their earnings barely covered living expenses. Now that many shops were competing for business on Main Street, many had invested heavily in gifts, while he and some other old shops from East Street could hardly scrape together any money.
Ye Feng stood outside the living room door and looked curiously at everyone inside. He happened to overhear their conversation and became interested enough to eavesdrop.
Ye Hongyan leisurely sipped his tea and couldn't help but feel emotional. Not long ago, the Ye Family had to send people to persuade those merchants on East Street not to leave; now everything had changed in an instant.
"If it weren't for that good nephew of mine, our Ye Family wouldn't have today's status!" Ye Hongyan thought of Ye Feng's outstanding performance in this battle and smiled with satisfaction.
"Well then, since these are gifts being offered, how could I refuse? Come here! Take all these boxes to the storeroom!" Ye Hongyan glanced at the horse-faced old man with a smile.
"Hahaha! Thank you! Thank you, Fourth Master! As for Shop No. 12 on Main Street..." The horse-faced old man immediately beamed with joy while the burly man beside him looked dejected.
He knew that he could not compete with what others offered; facing the competition for Shop No. 12, he had completely lost confidence.
Ye Feng was also slightly taken aback; in his impression, Fourth Uncle did not seem like someone ungrateful.
"Li Rongcheng, when did we in Silvermoon City establish a rule that accepting gifts means we must do favors?" Ye Hongyan said coldly as he watched the wooden boxes being carried away by Ye Family servants. "In order to keep your Rongcheng Tailor Shop back then, our Ye Family offered many gifts. You indeed promised at that time but turned around and went back on your word. It was my Second Brother Ye Honghai managing you then; you slipped him some money to silence him and unilaterally tore up our contract to move to South Street. Do you think I wouldn't know about this little matter?"
By the end of his statement, Ye Hongyan's face was filled with anger, causing Ma Rongcheng to bow repeatedly in fear.
"Fourth Master forgive me! Fourth Master forgive me! I am blind and failed to recognize the true strength of the Ye Family! I am truly foolish!" Ma Rongcheng cried while slapping his own face in despair.
"Alright, alright, just stay in your original shop. Although our Ye Family has taken control of Silvermoon City this time, we won't make things difficult for you merchants who have once betrayed us. Taxes will still be calculated as before. You can leave now, but if I see you using inferior materials to pass off as high-quality goods and deceive the people of Silvermoon City again, believe me, I'll send someone to shut down your shop!" Ye Hongyan waved her hand and said impatiently.
Upon hearing this, Ma Rongcheng felt ashamed, his face turning red as he turned to leave in defeat, while the burly man remained dumbfounded in place.
"If it weren't for your Xinyuan Blacksmith Shop providing enough weapons in time during our battle with the Ning Family, our Ye Family wouldn't have won so easily!" Ye Hongyan said with a smile to the burly man. "Guo Liquan, we at the Ye Family prefer to deal with righteous people. This time, the shop at Main Street No. 12 will be entrusted to your Xinyuan Blacksmith Shop. As for taxes and rent, we'll waive them for a year. How does that sound?"
Guo Liquan let out a silly laugh, overjoyed and unsure of what to say. Just as he was about to kneel and bow, Ye Hongyan quickly helped him up.
"No need for excessive courtesy. Silvermoon City belongs not only to our Ye Family but also to all the citizens of the city. Over the years, you have followed the Ye Family loyally without abandoning us; I have seen all of this. If you continue to do good business, perhaps before long, our Ye Family will need to procure another batch of weapons!"
After saying this, Ye Hongyan's expression turned serious as she sent off the blacksmith shop boss. Upon reaching the door, she bumped into Ye Feng, who was smiling broadly.
"I've seen your methods, Fourth Uncle. As long as you're handling these family matters, it won't be long before our Ye Family can regain its former glory!" Ye Feng said with a smile.
"Ah, so you've been hiding outside the door watching your Fourth Uncle handle affairs. Did you come here just to keep an eye on me?" Ye Hongyan felt much better upon seeing Ye Feng and jokingly said.
"Not at all! I just had something to do and came by to visit Fourth Uncle!" Ye Feng said with a smile as he walked into the hall and pulled out two jade bottles from his pocket.
"Fourth Uncle, this is a little something I obtained from the Silver Moon Secret Realm. Last time I forgot to give it to you due to urgent matters; I hope you can forgive me!"
"Harvest from the Silver Moon Secret Realm?" Ye Hongyan took the jade bottles with some surprise and smiled as she said, "Could it be Essence-Enhancing Pills? Those are in short supply in Silvermoon City right now; are you planning to sell them through me?"
Although Essence-Enhancing Pills were precious, they weren't particularly valuable to someone like Ye Hongyan who had already reached the Origin Martial Realm. Thus, she casually opened one of the jade bottles and poured out a pill.
"This... this can't be Gathering Essence Pill, can it?" Upon glancing at the bright red pill in her palm, her expression immediately turned strange.
"You guessed correctly, Fourth Uncle; it's indeed Gathering Essence Pill. There are ten pills in each bottle, totaling twenty pills. They should be very useful for you; however, I'm not sure if you'll really be willing to sell them."
"It really is Gathering Essence Pill!" Ye Hongyan brought the pill closer and sniffed it carefully, her expression becoming somewhat dazed.
One Gathering Essence Pill is worth at least a hundred Essence-Enhancing Pills. This type of pill greatly aids practitioners at the Origin Martial Realm in their cultivation and is incredibly valuable—almost impossible to estimate. Gathering Essence Pills are not easy to refine; there has always been a shortage in the market. Even high-ranking members of the Ye Family like Ye Hongyan can only receive one on average per month.
"Feng Er, are all twenty pills meant for me?" Ye Hongyan still couldn't believe what Ye Feng had said.
"Who else would I give it to? I've already given some to Grandpa and a few uncles. These two bottles of Gathering Essence Pill are just for you!" Ye Feng said with a smile.
"All of them? Just how many benefits did you gain in the Silver Moon Secret Realm?" Ye Hongyan replied with a wry smile, carefully hiding the two bottles of pills in her bosom.
"There's enough for you, so don't worry about it. If you need more, just ask Feng Er!" Ye Feng waved his hand dismissively as he walked out of the hall, saying, "I still have some pills to distribute, Fourth Uncle, you can get back to your work!"
After bidding farewell to Ye Hongyan, Ye Feng visited each member of the Ye Family who had reached the Origin Martial Realm. These members were the core strength of the entire Ye Family and played a crucial role in the recent battle against the Ning Family, so Ye Feng naturally wouldn't neglect them.
In no time, the news of Ye Feng distributing Gathering Essence Pills caused a great stir throughout the Ye Family. The core members who received the Gathering Essence Pills were especially excited and rushed to share the news, eager for everyone to know about their gift.
For Ye Feng, while these Gathering Essence Pills could aid his cultivation, his primary focus was refining the Vital Energy within him. Due to his previous cultivation methods, he had accumulated enough Vital Energy and only needed to refine the Essence Pills of seven attributes one by one to directly advance to the Peak of the Ninth Level of Yuan Martial Realm.
After distributing the Gathering Essence Pills, Ye Feng announced his retreat. Although many family members wanted to come and express their gratitude, upon hearing that Ye Feng was in seclusion, they had no choice but to abandon that plan. Recently, they had been practicing the Separation of Fire Technique; while their Fire Elemental Energy had been refined, other types of Vital Energy were being expelled from their bodies. Thus, they urgently needed Gathering Essence Pills to replenish their Vital Energy. With the Gathering Essence Pills now in hand, they all chose to enter seclusion and try to improve their cultivation as quickly as possible.
Throughout the Ye Family, aside from a few necessary personnel who needed to manage family affairs, nearly everyone began focusing on their cultivation. Unbeknownst to them, the overall strength of the Ye Family was rapidly increasing.
Ye Feng, who had already entered seclusion ahead of time, was unaware of these changes. At this moment, he was wholeheartedly operating the Houtu Technique, preparing to thoroughly refine the Earth Elemental Power from the Mixed Elemental Dan.
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