501 Coercion I (1/2)

In June of the fifth year of Yongping of the Great Jin, the world's situation changed once again.

This disturbance occurred in Jin's Zhuzhao City, which was located in the south. The prescriptions of the two unique elixirs—the Bone-Forging Pill and Pulse-Setting Pill, which had been lost for tens of thousands of years, appeared once again. After a frantic scramble for them, they finally fell into the hands of ”Lone Walker” Pei Qitian, a famous thief in the south. After obtaining the prescriptions, Pei Qitian fled toward Qingzhou State and finally disappeared.

Just after all the schools and well-known families had searched for three days in vain for the prescriptions, two 100-feet-long white streamers suddenly appeared on the city gate of Huaining City in Qingzhou State. And they clearly recorded the prescriptions of the Bone-Forging Pill and Pulse-Setting Pill.

This matter made a great stir in the whole world!

The long lost unique prescriptions of the Bone-Forging Pill and Pulse-Setting Pill resurfaced and spread in a very short period of time.

Since then, the scramble for the prescriptions was over, but, a greater chaos had only just begun.

In the following year's battle for medicinal herbs, the prices of all kinds of medicinal herbs related to these prescriptions rose crazily, and the rising prices of these medicinal herbs drove up the prices of other herbs. In order to compete for medicinal herbs to refine elixirs, the Jianghu fell into a scene of total chaos with saber light and blood shadow intermingled with each other. The killing spree went on non-stop.

Zhou Bao, the reason for all this, was in trouble now. He was facing the emissaries from the five biggest sects and eight well-known families in the Guest-meeting Hall of the Wuyang Region with a cold face.

As a part of the Sea-calming Palace, the Guest-meeting Hall was newly built. It should have been called Immortal-meeting Hall, but obviously, it was not very suitable for the Wuyang Region.

The Guest-meeting Hall was at the hillside of Jilei Mountain. It was a fantastic position because sitting in the hall, you were able to see the panoramic view of the entire Sea-calming Palace clearly through the window.

Although it was known to all that Zhou Bao had built plenty of buildings in the Wuyang Region during the past two years, it was not until they saw the layout and arrangement of the Sea-calming Palace in person that they were really startled.

Putting the work amount aside, the cost of this project was astronomical. After all, it was a project that was dozens of times larger than the Royal Capital in Western Capital. How did he manage to build so many buildings in just a few years?

Although it was not completely finished yet, it could be seen from its outline that it was not a project that could be completed in a year or two. But just the finished part would never pale in comparison to the Royal Capital.

Everyone knew that Zhou Bao had made a fortune from the Cool Breeze Gang, and rumors had it that he had obtained the treasure of the Northern Yuan Black Wolf Tribe. But even though having all that, it still would be extremely difficult for him to afford such a large project. Perhaps he has some unknown wealth?

”The Wuyang Region is really imposing. Enormous palaces such as the Sea-calming Palace have never appeared in Jin!”

Just as the crowd was pondering over the matter and sighed with emotion, a strange and sinister voice rang out. When they saw the source of it, everyone laughed. But why?

It turned out that the speaker was neither from the five biggest sects nor from the eight well-known families. He was a Jin Royalty, the fourth son of Yan Yuntian, Prince Yan Yucheng.

Zhou Bao frowned. He did not know much about Prince Yan Yucheng, nor was he familiar with him. However, Zhou Bao felt very uncomfortable as he heard his sinister voice, thus, he laughed coldly and said, ”So what? Today, I'll help you broaden your horizons, you country bumpkin. How should you thank me?”

”You...!” Yan Yucheng's handsome face flushed suddenly as he heard these words. No one else had expected that Zhou Bao would sneer at Yan Yucheng so sharply without showing him any respect. But they did not expect that Zhou Bao was not finished with him yet. Before Yan Yucheng could reply, Zhou Bao continued, ”I don't know what your father is thinking by sending such a stupid b*tch here. Why do you still want to fight for the throne? I really cannot figure it out. I think you'd better save your breath and be an idle prince obediently. In that case, you may live a few years longer. If you overrate your strength to vie for the throne, I would pull you down from the throne and give you a good beating even if you succeed in obtaining the throne!”

”You...!”

No one had expected Zhou Bao's words to be so tart. Prince Yan Yucheng suddenly stood up from his chair and pointed at Zhou Bao exasperatedly. But he was unable to say any other word apart from the word ”you”.

”All right, shut up and sit down!” Zhou Bao's eyes flickered, and then, an immense power immediately swarmed to Prince Yan Yucheng. The latter seemed to be struck by a lightning and was numb with shock. He sat down in the chair. His eyes looked dull and could not recover for a long time.