What?!
Xiao Yang furrowed his brow and pressed, "Could Eldest Brother be behind this?"
"That's right!"
Huangli nodded. "We found out—it was the Eldest Prince's doing!"
"Apparently, Medicine King Valley announced last night that no apothecary or trading house was allowed to sell spirit pills. Anyone who disobeyed would become an enemy of Medicine King Valley!"
What a ruthless move!
Xiao Yang's expression darkened. He hadn't expected Xiao Junlin to resort to such shameless underhanded tactics to win.
Medicine King Valley was the foremost medicinal sect in Great Xia. With a heritage stretching back hundreds of years, it had deep foundations, and its spirit pills were the finest available, coveted by countless martial artists.
Being blacklisted by Medicine King Valley would be an unbearable loss for any apothecary or trading house.
"If there aren't any in Xuelong Pass, get them from somewhere else!" Xiao Yang ordered.
Zhao Changkong grimaced. "Your Highness, it's not just Xuelong Pass. The entire Four Prefectures of the Northern Territory are the same."
"How is that possible?"
Xiao Yang was taken aback. "The Four Prefectures of the Northern Territory trade countless spirit pills every day! No matter how powerful Medicine King Valley is, it can't possibly throw its weight around like this, can it?"
"Your Highness, they only demanded that sales be suspended for seven days! Trading can resume after that," Zhao Changkong reported.
Right...
After all, the competition would be over in seven days, and Xiao Junlin wouldn't need the pills anymore.
"Your Highness, the Eldest Prince is far too shameless to use such despicable tactics! Why don't we go complain to the Eldest Princess and ask her to set things right?" Huangli suggested.
"No need!"
Xiao Yang shook his head, his voice firm. "I'm not a three-year-old child who runs home to complain to