I Was Fired

Bai Qian ran home alone.

She was so upset she felt like she was going to die.

"How exactly did Jiu Chen know my initial purpose?"

Bai Qian couldn't understand it.

"When this was discussed, it was clearly just my third uncle and me..."

Could it be...?

Bai Qian's face was filled with disbelief.

"Did Third Uncle tell Jiu Chen about this? Why would he do that!"

Bai Qian was furious.

What angered her even more was that when she left the team, not a single person stood up for her.

"How could they be so heartless? They always praised my grandma for her great skills and how quickly she'd improved. But now, with just one sentence from Jiu Chen, nobody wants to play with me anymore!"

What Bai Qian didn't understand the most was...

If Jiu Chen knew her purpose for joining the team beforehand, why did he agree to let her join in the first place?

Since you agreed to it then, why are you asking her to leave now?

If everyone agrees, then let's just keep agreeing!

What kind of man kicks her out now? He's a total jerk!

As soon as Bai Qian entered the house, she saw Third Master Bai with an angry expression.

Why don't you reply to my messages?

"Ah?"

Bai Qian was taken aback. She had been so focused on being heartbroken that she hadn't noticed her friend's message at all.

Upon hearing what Third Master Bai said, she quickly opened her friend messages and discovered that Third Master Bai had sent her a deadly tactic, telling her to go home immediately.

"I'm sorry, Third Uncle, I didn't check the message. Why are you in such a hurry? Is something wrong?"

Bai Qian quickly asked.

Third Master Bai's face turned ashen.

"I received news from Dragon City that the official sales of Healing Potion started today. Not only are they more effective than ours, but the price is the same as before. The Healing Potion in Dragon City haven't sold a single bottle today!"

"What? Who betrayed the family?"

Bai Qian was shocked.

The Bai Family has always monopolized the business of Healing Potion. The core of these potions is Three-Leaf Clover irrigated with the Water of Life, which is the Bai Family's biggest secret. This step has never been handled by outsiders.

Therefore, Bai Qian's first reaction was that someone had betrayed the family.

Third Master Bai's face was cold.

"The manufacturing of the Healing Potion isn't difficult; with so many researchers in the country, it's not surprising that they were able to develop it. The key is the Water of Life! Only Jiu Chen has ever used this in the entire game."

"Third Uncle said that Jiu Chen only gave us a portion of the Water of Life at the Auction. After seeing us selling Healing Potion, he guessed the connection between the Healing Potion and the Water of Life, so he gave the remaining Water of Life to the country and developed the Healing Potion."

Bai Qian became increasingly alarmed as she spoke; her guess was very likely!

Third Master Bai sneered, "If it were anyone else, they might say the same thing as you, but Jiu Chen is too eccentric. I suspect that when we were searching for the Water of Life, he already knew it would be of great use to us, so he hid a portion of Water of Life when he gave it to us."

Bai Qian:... Jiu Chen is capable of doing something like this.

"So what do we do now? Lower the price too?" Bai Qian asked.

Healing Potion are a crucial industry for the Bai Family's future presence in the Cloud Sea, and they cannot afford to stop.

However, as the effects of the Water of Life gradually wear off, the production of Healing Potion is indeed decreasing, which is one of the reasons why they raised prices previously.

"It can't be lowered." Third Master Bai shook his head.

If the price drops, the family's current Three-Leaf Clover might not last until they find a new Water of Life.

"I just discussed it with my family, and we've decided to temporarily close the sale of Healing Potion in Dragon City and Yanhuang City. We'll mainly sell to the 'big bastards' in City of Kings now. Since the national Healing Potion aren't being sold there, we can raise the price a bit more."

Bai Qian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that her family already had a solution.

"By the way, Qianqian, has Jiu Chen returned? Our most important task right now is to find the Water of Life. Once we have Water of Life, our family can research even more powerful Healing Potion."

"The Water of Life has only been used by Jiu Chen in the entire game; you need to get information about <Island of Light> from him as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qian gave a wry smile.

"Third Uncle, Jiu Chen is back today, but he somehow found out why I joined the team and kicked me out as soon as he got back."

"What! How did he know that?"

Third Master Bai was also dumbfounded. He remembered that when he came up with the idea, it was only him and his niece who heard it; no one else was there.

How did Jiu Chen know?

Third Master Bai did not doubt that Bai Qian was lying to him, after all, it was obvious to everyone that she wanted to stay in that team.

"Could it be that someone overheard our conversation that day?" Bai Qian speculated.

Third Master Bai's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Investigate! This matter must be thoroughly investigated! Let's see who dares to betray our Hundred Schools!"

"This Jiu Chen schemed against us behind our backs, causing us to lose our monopoly on Healing Potion. If we don't find a way to curb his arrogance, people will still think the Bai Family is someone to be trifled with!"

Third Master Bai said sternly.

"Forget it, Third Uncle. You've seen Jiu Chen's strength. Going against him will only end badly."

Bai Qian advised.

Are we just going to accept this loss?

"Suffering a loss is a blessing in disguise."

Third Master Bai:...

On the way home.

Although everyone was curious about Xiao Fan's purpose in having Bai Qian join them, they didn't ask since Xiao Fan didn't say.

Whatever Xiao Fan says goes.

What can they do? Their achievements today are all thanks to Xiao Fan.

How could someone possibly disagree with Xiao Fan's decision just because they have a good healing teammate?

Could Xiao Fan possibly harm them?

So, everyone tacitly stopped mentioning Bai Qian and started talking about the world of the secret realm.

"Brother Chen, believe me, this secret realm is absolutely the most difficult one among ordinary secret realms. Even someone as powerful as us would be beaten to a pulp," the fat man said with great distress.

"Normal Dungeon?"

Now Xiao Fan was even more curious.

In his view, the mechanics of ordinary dungeons are very simple.

The fat guy and his group had fought several dungeons with him; they shouldn't be unable to analyze the mechanics of a regular dungeon.

The others nodded in agreement.

"That's right, it's not that we're bad, it's just that this secret realm is too insane."

"Tell me about it," Xiao Fan said.