"Steward Tao, there's something else I don't understand. Why does the Cliff Gang have such great influence in Road Mountain City?" It would still take some time for the herbs to arrive from the other two pharmacies. With nothing else to do, Xiao Yan took the initiative to ask about the Cliff Gang.
Hearing this, Steward Tao answered truthfully, "Although the Cliff Gang's leader is a young man, he is highly valued by Elder Qin Qiong of Sound Valley. The gang has only existed for a few years, but it has developed at an extremely rapid pace."
Xiao Yan nodded. Sound Valley's influence naturally extended to the many cities under its jurisdiction. Since the Cliff Gang's leader had the support of a Sound Valley elder, it was only natural that he would prosper. There was nothing strange about that.
However, the doubt in Xiao Yan's heart remained. "Then why do you seem to have no objections to the Cliff Gang monopolizing high-grade herbs?"
The herb and pill markets had always been among a city's most important lifelines. Xiao Yan still remembered how, back in Wutan City, he had refined large quantities of healing medicine for the Xiao Clan, allowing them to directly crush their rival, the Jia Lie Clan, in the competition. Pharmacies in countless cities openly and covertly fought one another, all for the sake of monopolizing a city's pill and herb trade. After all, it was a massive piece of the pie!
Steward Tao hurriedly explained, "Mr. Xiao, that's not quite right. Although the Cliff Gang controls the high-grade herbs in the three nearby cities, they have always made money together with everyone else. The herbs are sold under a unified system, and every store's prices are transparent."
"I see." Xiao Yan understood why the herbs unavailable at