I, Chu Xinghe, Didn't Set You Up This Time!

Hua Xichen was speechless at the result of the Great Prophecy Art...

The two sides competed... and somehow managed to predict a double loss and a single victory. Could this be something a legitimate, Great Prophecy Art could accomplish?

And can you fucking tell me what it means by Great Prophecy Art "The Vast Heaven Sect will lose... Chu Xinghe will win"?

Even the Vast Heaven Sect has been defeated, how can Chu Xinghe possibly win?

This result is baffling, not just to me, Hua Xichen, but to anyone else!

I'm predicting the outcome of the price war... It's one thing for the Ning Clan to lose... But the Vast Heaven Sect also lost...

This double loss is ridiculous enough... Chu Xinghe won?

This Great Prophecy Art is absolutely outrageous today!

Chu Xinghe didn't know whether the Great Prophecy Art was outrageous or not... At this moment, with Shi Biao and Sima Bian frantically lowering prices...

The elixirs from the Vast Heaven Sect are selling like hotcakes!

The prices of the spiritual herbs from the Vast Heaven Sect were not high to begin with, but this time, Chu Xinghe drove the prices down to rock bottom. It's no exaggeration to say that the Vast Heaven Sect was selling spiritual herbs at a loss, not even making a profit!

It would be quite an achievement if they could just break even!

As Vast Heaven Sect lowered its prices, the Ning Clan also made their move. Initially, the Ning Clan's biggest concern was whether Vast Heaven Sect would resort to underhanded tactics.

When the Clan Head Ning discovered that the Vast Heaven Sect was going to wage a price war against them, he nearly choked on his own saliva from laughing so hard...

Vast Heaven Sect... you're courting death!

My Ning Clan possesses the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring, our holy water is inexhaustible... Under these circumstances, your Vast Heaven Sect engaging in a price war with us?

Are you trying to wage a price war? You're digging your own grave!

They're playing price games with us... I'll make you Vast Heaven Sect pay for this.

At the command of the Clan Head Ning, the price of the Ning Clan's Earth Spirit Gushing Spring Holy Water was lowered again, directly to a price that the Clan Head Ning had calculated would result in a loss for the Vast Heaven Sect.

The Clan Head Ning said, "Come on, Vast Heaven Sect, you want to wage a price war with us, huh... Now do you Vast Heaven Sect still dare to compete? I want to see if you can afford to lose money!"

Just as the Clan Head Ning was trying to see if the Vast Heaven Sect would back down, Chu Xinghe received news that the Ning Clan had lowered their price...

Upon hearing this news, Chu Xinghe burst out laughing!

Finally, we can go all out and suffer huge losses... Shi Biao! Sima Bian! Quickly drive the price down, we're going to lose a fortune this time!

With the second round of price reductions, the Vast Heaven Sect's spiritual medicines went from breaking even to incurring a net loss. As the spiritual medicines suffered a complete loss, Chu Xinghe burst into tears!

Because... the Misfortune Compass has finally moved!

Thank you Ning Clan! Thank you, blessed Earth Spirit Gushing Spring...

I, Chu Xinghe, am constantly searching for an opportunity to lose money. It's so tough... I'm so frustrated... I'm even losing my hair!

But just when I, Chu Xinghe, was at my most helpless, the Ning Clan stepped forward...

Beast God... Look at the Ning Clan, and then look at yourself! Why is there such a huge difference between you two, both from that backwater, Spirit Beast Continent?

With the Ning Clan's help, my rise to power Chu Xinghe, is just around the corner!

When the elixir entered a loss-making mode, Shi Biao and Sima Bian also went to Senior Brother Xinghe for advice.

Sima Bian said that recently, because of our significant price reductions, various companies have been frantically ordering large quantities of elixirs from us... This has made our already unprofitable situation even worse.

So Sima Bian wondered if they should limit the purchase volume at this point...

This can help mitigate some of the losses.

Chu Xinghe almost cried after hearing Sima Bian's words...

Sima Bian, what the hell are you talking to me about?

Is implementing purchase restrictions something a human being should do?

They even have purchase limits... Anyone who didn't know better would think our Vast Heaven Sect couldn't afford to lose money...

If you really do this, will the Vast Heaven Sect still have any face left?

So this time, we're not only not limiting purchases, we're also increasing our sales efforts. We're having a double discount promotion, and if large customers buy a lot, we can even give them an additional 10% off on top of the already reduced price!

Upon hearing what Senior Brother Xinghe said, Sima Bian was completely stunned...

Well... Senior Brother Xinghe... wouldn't we be completely ripped off then?!

Sima Bian didn't dare to ask. Since Senior Brother Xinghe had made this arrangement, then so be it.

After seeing Sima Bian off, Chu Xinghe was overjoyed and even recited a poem of 365 blessings for himself on the spot!

There are 365 sunrises in a year... I want to send myself 365 blessings!

With the launch of the double discount event, the spiritual herbs of the Vast Heaven Sect are selling like hotcakes... This time, even the Martial Emperor City purchased a massive amount of spiritual herbs at once... After all, at this price, it's practically free, if not completely free.

Some people have calculated that the price set by the Vast Heaven Sect was not high to begin with. In order to make spiritual herbs affordable for everyone in the world, the benevolent and righteous Chu Xinghe had already suppressed the price of spiritual herbs to a level where he could only make a small profit.

Now, let alone making a profit, Vast Heaven Sect is losing money on all the spiritual herbs they sell; they can't even cover their costs.

This time, everyone thought Chu Xinghe had truly gone mad... After all, the Ning Clan's Earth Spirit Gushing Spring was practically free. For Chu Xinghe to recklessly fight the Ning Clan like this was a complete waste of resources, wasn't it?

So what exactly is Chu Xinghe up to this time?

No one knew what Chu Xinghe was up to... but as time went on, the New Year finally arrived...

A heavy snowfall descended upon the Haotian Mountain Range along with the Lunar New Year, adding a touch of festive charm to the holiday.

This year's New Year celebration at the Vast Heaven Sect was much more lively than in previous years.

This is mainly because Senior Brother Xinghe was sent to the Demon Star Continent last year, and his fate was unknown at the time. As a result, the Vast Heaven Sect didn't even bother to hold a New Year's celebration last year, let alone organize one...

In previous years, during festivals, the Vast Heaven Sect would hang bright red lanterns all over the Haotian Mountain Range.

But last year, because of what happened to Senior Brother Xinghe, who would hang red lanterns?

Now that Senior Brother Xinghe New Year is not only a Lunar New Year, but also a way to make up for last year's Lunar New Year.

Countless Vast Heaven Sect disciples hung large red lanterns all over the entire Haotian Mountain Range, illuminating the entire Haotian Mountain Range at a glance.

Disciples from each palace decorated their respective palaces to match the atmosphere of the New Year, and the entire Vast Heaven Sect was enveloped in a strong festive spirit!

But if we're talking about the most important part of the New Year celebrations, then it's naturally the various selection and award activities.

Now that the disciples of each palace have received their votes in advance, they have naturally begun to select various sect figures of the year.

"Senior sister... we can't fill in Senior Brother Xinghe of the Year... we can only select the disciples who just joined last year..."

"Huh? What's the point if we can't choose Senior Brother Xinghe?"

"We can choose Senior Brother Xinghe for the Outstanding Disciple of the Year!"

"Right, right, right... The most outstanding disciple of the year can be chosen... Well... who did you choose for the most hated disciple of the year?"

"That goes without saying... it'll definitely be Senior Brother Xinghe..."

"Hahaha... Senior Brother Xinghe, the most hated disciple of the year, received a unanimous vote last time..."

"Choosing Senior Brother Xinghe is the most suitable option. If we choose anyone else, they might get angry. Senior Brother Xinghe never gets angry because of our little jokes..."

Disciples from each palace, holding various ballots, began selecting their sect's annual figures.

Outside the gate... Chu Cheng, covered in red bandages, lay on the bed, quietly looking at the ballot in his hand.

At this moment, Chu Cheng felt as if he had returned to that winter... when the wind was strong... the snow was heavy... and there were many people...

"Xinghe, you despicable scoundrel! You are a disgrace to our Kaoshan Village! That vote must have been cast for me Chu Cheng, by you, Xinghe! Don't think I, Chu Cheng, don't know!"

"You treacherous Xinghe, your little schemes are no match for me, Chu Cheng!"

After a moment 'Chu Cheng, Chu Cheng dipped his finger in the blood from his nose and wrote his name Chu Cheng, on the ballot!

Looking at his vote, Chu Cheng smiled slightly...

You treacherous Xinghe, you treacherous Xinghe, I bet you'll try to trick me, Chu Cheng, again this year, won't you?

However, I saw through your scheme a long time ago!

I, Chu Cheng, would never allow myself to be tricked by you Chu Xinghe, twice over the same matter!

Last time, I Chu Cheng, cast a single vote... which caused the entire sect to target me, Chu Cheng. And this time, you will surely try to trick me in the same way, but I, Chu Cheng, have already planned everything.

This time, I, Chu Cheng, will also cast my own vote. Even if you, Chu Xinghe, the scoundrel, betray me, I, Chu Cheng, will still have at least two votes!

As long as I don't have the only vote... your plan against me Chu Cheng, will never succeed!

You treacherous Xinghe! Your schemes will not succeed this year!

After writing everything down, Chu Cheng smiled slightly... I, Chu Cheng, would never fail twice over the same thing!

What utter nonsense about being a master strategist Chu Xinghe... Even if you've schemed everything, compared to me Chu Cheng, you're still just the second-best person in Kaoshan Village!

At the Spirit Crane Palace, Chu Xinghe was holding a ballot and pondering how to cast his vote.

Or... should we still vote for Chu Cheng?

But after thinking about it, Chu Xinghe felt that doing this once was one thing, but doing it again would be too much of a target for Chu Cheng.

After all, we can't do the same thing to Chu Cheng twice, right...?

Chu Cheng was, after all, his fellow townsman. Although they had a past conflict, so much time had passed that it was all in the past, and Chu Xinghe no longer intended to target Chu Cheng... In fact, Chu Xinghe had even considered going to the outer sect several times to have a proper talk with Chu Cheng...

After all, they're from the same hometown, there's no need to hold a grudge over something, right...? But the problem is, Chu Xinghe wanted to talk to Chu Cheng wouldn't agree...

Therefore, the plans to reconcile with Chu Cheng were repeatedly thwarted by Chu Cheng's consistent performance.

After much deliberation, I realized that no one seems like a suitable candidate...

Voting for Ma Liang? But the problem is, voting for Ma Liang isn't helping Ma Liang... it's actually harming Ma Liang... What if something happens that results in Ma Liang getting a vote for himself... people might think Ma Liang got cocky and voted for himself, wouldn't that be ruining Ma Liang's career?

After much deliberation, Chu Xinghe reluctantly wrote his name on it...

No one else seems right, so I'll vote for myself...

Chu Cheng, I Chu Xinghe, didn't betray you this time...