"How could that be? No matter how busy I am, I could never be busier than Brother Yifeng. Not only is your mastery of alchemy exceptionally high, but you're also decisive and meticulous in everything you do. You're one of the strongest contenders to become the future head of Huayang Dan Workshop." Zhu Jinfu smiled.
"Brother Zhu, you flatter me," Hua Yifeng said. "Judging by the look of you, it seems you're about to head out again. I hope I haven't interrupted your business."
"Of course not. Receiving a man with such a bright future as you is business, too. Please, come inside, Brother Yifeng." Zhu Jinfu gestured for him to enter.
"Brother Zhu, to be frank, I've come to see you on business. I heard from the people who manage the spirit materials in the workshop's storeroom that the amount of materials you've supplied has dropped considerably of late. Are you dissatisfied with the prices Huayang Dan Workshop is offering?" Hua Yifeng asked.
"Is that so? I'll ask the people below me about it later and find out what's going on," Zhu Jinfu said, taken aback.
"Very well. I'll wait to hear from you, Brother Zhu." Hua Yifeng said it, but privately he was unconvinced. Zhu Jinfu was shrewd to a fault; how could he really be unaware of what his subordinates were doing? He was obviously putting on an act for Hua Yifeng.
"All right. I'll let you know once I have news, Brother Yifeng." Zhu Jinfu nodded. He not only knew about it, but had arranged it himself. Lu Xiaotian's alchemy was simply too fast; one man could match several second-tier Pill Kings.
Moreover, Lu Xiaotian's pill success rate was clearly higher than that of the second-tier Pill Kings at several dan workshops. The Zhu family had