Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 19: The Great Completion of the Nine Merits

"breakthrough!"

boom!
Shen Qing, who was holding his hands in a circle, suddenly got alert.

At the moment of breakthrough, he felt a warm current rising from his dantian and rushing through his meridians.

Every time this warm current completed a complete cycle in his body, it would grow stronger.

In the blink of an eye, the warm current grew from the size of a thumb to a continuous stream.

Shen Qing felt his energy and blood rapidly increasing, his muscles swelled up as if they were inflated, and every inch of his skin was filled with explosive power.

The strange phenomenon gradually subsided until it reached a certain balance point.

[Skill: Nine-Power Brocade (Great Mastery)]

[Progress: 3/300 points]

[Status: cannot be upgraded]

Shen Qing found a stone bar in the house, grabbed it with one hand, and exerted force suddenly. The stone bar broke into pieces and fell to the ground.

He was a little bit unbelievable, looking at his right hand, a feeling of ecstasy surged in his heart.

"I'm done!"

Even Chen Yuan can easily control such power.

Although there is still a certain gap between it and the real martial arts, it cannot be compared with the real martial artists.

But now that he has surpassed Chen Yuan, no one in Hongshan Village can match his strength.

In such a chaotic environment, he couldn't help but feel at ease with such strength.

In the afternoon, there was a commotion in the peaceful Hongshan Village.

Outside Chen's house.

Chen Youguang called all the young and old men in the village to his doorstep.

Seeing that most people had arrived, he did not delay any longer. He and his son Chen Yuan stood on both sides of the carriage and said loudly, "Everyone listen!"

"From today on, I will be the one purchasing all the hunters in Hongshan Village on behalf of the boss. The harvests in each village this year are very good, and the boss said that the purchase price will be 30% lower than before."

As soon as these words were spoken, the gathered men, young and old, felt angry and were in an uproar.

"What? 30% lower? Isn't this bullying!" A rough hunter said with great dissatisfaction, his face full of hostility.

"The hunting game has been selling well this winter, and the boss is trying to take advantage of us!"

"If it's reduced by 30%, then all our hard work throughout the year will be in vain and we won't be able to pay the taxes!" A hunter from the Zhang family waved his fist in indignation.

Shen Qing hid in the crowd, opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.

He looked in the direction of his uncle Shen Er, only to see him frowning, obviously very dissatisfied and surprised by the decision: "How could the boss do this? The price was still good last time I came, how could it be reduced so suddenly, and by so much all at once!"

Everyone in the village was talking about it, and the atmosphere was suddenly filled with dissatisfaction and complaints, and it became tense.

Chen Youguang observed the villagers' reactions expressionlessly, as if he had anticipated the uproar. He waited quietly for the villagers' voices to gradually subside.

Then he slowly opened his mouth, his voice steady and powerful, and said: "Everyone, please listen to me. I understand your dissatisfaction. After all, this is related to everyone's vital interests, but please also understand the difficulties of the owner. If more people sell, the price will inevitably drop."

He paused, looked around to make sure everyone listened to him, and sighed, "But I consider everyone's hard work, and I don't intend to make money from you. So, in total, I only need to reduce it by 10%, which is the biggest concession I can make."

Chen Youguang's words calmed the people in the village a little.

Although lowering the purchase price is still unpleasant, Chen Youguang seems to have at least made some compromises.

The hunters in Hongshan Village began to whisper to each other, discussing this new proposal.

"If it's 10%, I'm still a little unwilling, but it's much better than 30%." Uncle Shen Er said with a sigh.

"Yes, what we can do next is to hunt as many prey as possible to increase our income."

Another hunter from the Zhang family also had to bow his head.

In fact, facing the powerful Chen Youguang family, they had no choice. Shen Qing took in all of them.

As a person who has lived two lives, he can see through Chen Youguang's little tricks clearly, and he is still playing the trick of raising first and then lowering.

He could hear the abacus working from far away.

If he guessed correctly, the boss in the city had no intention of lowering the purchase price of the hunted goods. It was probably Chen Youguang's own idea to lower the price so much.

The interest rate difference went entirely into the pockets of both father and son.

What’s even more horrifying is that their two sons died at their own hands.

These past few days, their family seemed to be fine and they were even busy with the acquisition business.

All he sees is money.

Their family is really cold and scary.

"Oh, there's one more thing I want to say." Chen Youguang looked around at everyone and patted the cart beside him. "My cart is relatively small, so it won't fall on people when I'm pulling goods. I hope you can bear with me."

Compared with the matter of purchasing at a reduced price, simply not bringing people into the city seems insignificant.

However, some clever hunters in the village have already figured out what's going on.

From now on, it would only be worth the trip if the prey was easy to carry and expensive, such as wild delicacies, foxes, and martens.

If the remaining prey is only of average price, it is not worth it to spend half a day walking to the county town.

Chen Youguang invisibly increased the cost of their individual sales, thereby forcing the hunters to hand over their prey to him for purchase.

It's a naked conspiracy.

Shen Qing couldn't help but frown at this moment.

The way the Chen family father and son eat is a bit ugly.

"Okay, everyone knows, right? Now whoever has suitable prey can come to me to exchange for money. If the weather is suitable tomorrow, I will go to the city."

Chen Youguang had a smile on his face. He took out a bag of heavy money from his sleeve, put it in his hand and shook it in front of everyone, making a sound of copper coins colliding.

"I come."

The fifth son of the Chen family was smiling as he carried a colorful pheasant, put the meat and feathers together on the cart, and happily took a hundred coins.

After him, several members of the Chen family sold several prey.

"Any more?"

"I don't have it with me. I'll get it when I get home."

"I'll go home and discuss it with my wife."

"..."

The many men present, young and old, are not fools. After all, this matter concerns the livelihood of a family. It is a big deal and it is impossible to make a decision immediately.

"Okay, I'll wait for you guys until tomorrow morning. After tomorrow morning, I may not know when I'll go to the county again."

Chen Youguang narrowed his eyes and said, "Everyone in the village knows about it today, right? Is there anyone who hasn't been notified yet?"

"No one from the Tian family came!"

At this time, Chen Yuan suddenly interrupted.

"Hmm?" Chen Youguang glanced at everyone and asked Chen Yuan curiously, "What do the Tian family mean? Chen Yuan, go and take a look."

"Okay, Grandpa."

After saying that, Chen Yuan took Lao Wu and other members of the Chen family, squeezed through the crowd, and headed straight towards the Tian family.

Shen Qing, who was in the crowd, suddenly had a bad feeling.

(End of this chapter)