Baiyunbian

Madam Lin entered, accompanied by Yu Lou and Mei Niang. She raised her hand and gently touched Lin Su's forehead. "San Lang, you decide on the family matters. Do whatever you wish, there's no need to ask me."

"How can that be?" Lin Su immediately hugged her arm. "Mother should be the one in charge of family affairs. I'll be the one to charge ahead and make a pile of money for you to spend as you please..."

Does this child still resemble a renowned scholar of the ages? Madam Lin tapped his head, gave him a doting look, and left.

After eating the noodles and tidying up, Lin Su took a deep breath, feeling like he was back at his peak.

He walked into the courtyard and saw Ding Hai.

Ding Hai stood up, his eyes full of excitement...

"Boss Ding, I know you're here about the wine. When the Lin Family was at its most difficult, we relied on your chickens and sheep to get through. Regardless of the reasons, facts are facts. Therefore, I will naturally cooperate with you on this wine."

The wrinkles on Ding Hai's face instantly smoothed out. "Young Master San speaks directly. Tell me, how shall we cooperate?"

"Starting next month, the Lin Family will begin mass production of this wine. We will have a shipping cycle of ten days, with 3000 jin supplied each time. Each jin..."

Lin Su paused slightly at this point.

Everyone focused intently.

Ding Hai's psychological price was 100 taels! 100 taels per jin!

Exceeding this price would put him under immense pressure, but this wine was so miraculous that it would never be less than 50 taels. In reality, the price margin wasn't large.

Xiao Tao was also paying extreme attention. 300 jin per day, the price that followed would determine the Lin Manor's daily income from now on.

"One tael of silver per jin!"

"One tael?" Ding Hai almost jumped ten feet high.

"What? Boss Ding, do you find the price unsuitable?"

Of course, it was unsuitable. It was too low, ridiculously low...

Ding Hai took a deep breath. "Can you maintain this quality?"

"Of course! As the technology improves, the quality will only get better."

"Good!" Ding Hai agreed, his heart racing.

One tael of silver per jin, my heavens, this is too great a bargain.

"I have one condition!"

Ding Hai's heart sank again. "You say it!"

"This wine is extremely unique and will surely attract covetous eyes from all directions. The Lin Family's protective strength is insufficient, so we need Boss Ding to send experts to protect the Lin Family's winery."

"That's no problem. I will dispatch the strongest experts to live in this backyard."

In fact, even if Lin Su hadn't made this request, Boss Ding would have made it himself. Why? This wine had become the hottest wine on the market. It was certain that wine houses everywhere, various forces, and even cultivation sects would covet it. If they didn't send people to firmly control it from the source, how could they ensure that this wine would continuously flow into Haining Tower? It would definitely be "intercepted" midway!

Lin Su nodded. "Boss Ding is a cultivation expert himself, so I naturally trust the people you send. However... there are many female family members in the manor, and the winery is in the backyard. It would be best if the people you send are women!"

Good!

Lin Jialiang, representing the Lin Family, signed the agreement with Ding Hai. The Lin Family's first business cooperation was thus established.

Every cell in Ding Hai's body was singing. He held the signed agreement tightly in his hand. As he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped. "What is this wine named? Young Master San's astonishing talent, why not give it a name..."

Lin Su looked up at the sky and pondered for a moment. "Let's call it 'Baiyunbian'!"

"'Baiyunbian'?" Ding Hai recited. "Is there a reason for that?"

"Paper!" Lin Su waved his hand. Xiao Tao, extremely excited, ran to the desk, fetched a sheet of golden Treasure Paper, and brought over the Treasure Brush.

As the paper was spread out, Lin Su said, "This wine is a joint venture between you and me, considered our own property. Therefore, this poem is a free gift!"

He picked up the brush and began to write:

"The autumn water of South Lake is smokeless at night..."

Three beams of white light!

Boss Ding's eyes gleamed. He gazed at the small lake behind the Lin Manor, which was South Lake.

"How can one not ride the current straight up to the sky..."

Dazzling silver light.

"And borrow the moonlight from the Heavenly Court, to buy wine with a boat at Baiyunbian!"

Seven-colored auspicious clouds pierced the night sky. On the golden paper, colorful clouds drifted, as if an immortal descended on the wind, raising a cup to drink under the moonlight of South Lake...

"With this wine, with this poem, Baiyunbian Wine will be famous for eternity, and the moon of South Lake will be unparalleled in the world!"

At this moment, Ding Hai was like a child, dancing with joy, with none of the demeanor of a cultivation expert.

Yu Lou tightly held Lin Jialiang's hand, her heart filled with excitement. She had stepped into the dilapidated Lin Family, and many had waited to see them fail. But she was witnessing firsthand the Lin Family's rise, step by step...

Lin Jialiang's face was flushed red, as if he had drunk another three hundred cups.

Xiao Tao gazed at Young Master San, entranced. At this moment, she seemed to have leaped past her innocent girlhood and entered the realm of a budding young woman...

Only Lin Su looked towards the sky, silently chanting in his heart...

My hometown, my Hubei, my world. Perhaps I will never be able to return to my hometown in this life, but I hope that by drinking this wine from my hometown, I can still touch my homeland in my dreams.

Ding Hai returned to Haining Tower, his figure flickered, and he arrived in the basement.

The basement was like a huge natural cave, with a dazzling array of lights. He raised his hand, and a beam of light shot towards the cave wall, which suddenly lit up.

An ancient voice came, "Ding Hai, what important matter is it?"

"Sect Master, our plan to control the world can now be implemented."

The Sect Master's voice seemed to suddenly get ten years younger, "Has some rare treasure appeared?"

"Yes! A new magical wine has just been born. This wine is extremely mellow and fiery like a blaze. Its quality is ten to a hundred times better than the 'Blazing Jade Nectar' from the Demon Race's sacred land."

"Is there really such a marvelous wine?" The Sect Master's voice became anxious.

"I just tasted it myself, and it's beyond imagination! The great Confucian, Fu Baoshan, broke through the Literary Heart Extreme Realm with this wine. Moreover, this wine has just been accompanied by a Seven-Colored Poem..."

"Recite the poem..."

"Autumn lake water at night, smoke-free and clear, How can I not ride the current straight to the sky? Let me borrow the moonlight from the Heavenly Court, To buy wine with my boat at White Cloud Border!"

"Let me borrow the moonlight from the Heavenly Court, to buy wine with my boat at White Cloud Border!" The Sect Master burst into laughter, "What a bold and heroic poem! With this poem and this wine, won't all the heroes of the world fall into my tower? Where can't a wine house be opened? This wine must be firmly secured and become the exclusive distribution of my 'Hundred Fragrances Tower'!"

"This disciple was thinking the same thing, which is why I need the best experts to guard the source!"

"The source? The source is not in the winery, but in that kid! Who can be trusted to capture this kid?"

Capture? Isn't it a honey trap?

Send the most beautiful woman to use her charms to make this kid obsessed, turning him into a puppet.

Who is suitable for this task?

There are two conditions: first, absolute loyalty to the sect; second, the ability to completely captivate this kid.

The Sect Master pondered for a long time, "What about Tian Yao?"

Ding Hai was startled, "Tian Yao is currently in the Southwest Buddhist Kingdom, and she cultivates Buddhism. I'm afraid she won't be able to take this step."

"She wears her hair and cultivates, so she's not technically a Buddhist disciple. This kid has unparalleled poetic talent and is never short of women around him. Who can control him with ordinary means? Perhaps only a unique woman like Tian Yao can truly enter his heart."

"Tian Yao... I'm afraid she won't do it either!" Ding Hai said, "I know my own daughter best. Although this girl is as calm as water, once she falls in love, it will be earth-shattering. This kid... this kid definitely has the ability to stir her heart. What if Tian Yao falls for him, won't she become his pawn instead?"

The Sect Master was troubled. Ding Hai's words were also true. The more a woman is unmoved, the more stubborn she becomes once she falls in love. It's like an old house catching fire, burning even faster.

Ding Hai also thought of another problem. When mentioning sending guards, Lin Su himself took the initiative to ask for a woman!

Why did he make this request?

Before anything even started, he specifically asked for a woman. This motive is highly suspicious...

Could it be that he had this plan in mind? He intended to use seduction on the expert sent, and completely control the chain of connection between the Lin Family and Haining Tower?

When he said this, the Sect Master was shaken. In business, one judges others by oneself. They want the chain of connection with their collaborators to be under their control, and Lin Su naturally wants this chain to be under his control as well.

He will definitely try to seduce this expert and turn her into his person!

Since that's the case, the honey trap has a great risk because it's a two-way street. The beauty tempts him, and he tempts the beauty. The outcome is completely fifty-fifty. Either the beauty will make him fall at her feet, or he will make the beauty follow her husband...

This kid is too formidable. He can casually produce a Seven-Colored Poem, and any idea of his can cause an earthquake in the business world. Moreover, he's particularly good at charming people. Which woman can resist him? The probability of the honey trap succeeding is very low. It's more likely to end up with nothing, losing both the beauty and the money...

The Sect Master pondered for a long time, "If he's this hard to deal with, then don't bother. Find someone he absolutely can't charm, and proceed according to the agreement..."

The next morning, Ding Hai suddenly felt very cold in his room. He opened his eyes and saw a figure standing by the window. Ding Hai was greatly shocked. Sect Master, you're too ruthless. How could you send her out?