The struggle between the Xiao Family and the Jia Lie Family over the medicinal herb and pill trade had erupted fiercely, yet it ended just as swiftly.
With Xiao Yan refining medicine at full tilt, Liu Xi had no choice but to work overtime as well. But before long, the Mittel Family directly cut off the Jia Lie Family's supply of medicinal herbs.
As a result, the Jia Lie Family had no choice but to purchase herbs from other cities, only for Xiao Yan to intercept them midway with Medicine Elder's help, causing the Jia Lie Family enormous losses.
Then, adhering to the principle of killing enemies to the end and seeing favors through to the finish, Xiao Yan simply had Liu Xi assassinated.
With Liu Xi dead and the family's finances severely depleted, the Jia Lie Family had no choice but to leave Wutan City. From then on, the balance among Wutan City's three great families was completely overturned. The Xiao Family stood alone at the top, while the Ao Ba Family retained its strength but rapidly lost influence.
Not long after this economic clash ended, Xiao Yan received another piece of major news.
The Fighting Qi Continent's foremost academy, Jia Nan Academy, was coming to Wutan City to recruit students.
At the Xiao Family estate, Xiao Yan looked helplessly at the girl before him. Dressed in a deep purple gown, she was elegant yet carried a hint of nobility. He shook his head with a headache coming on.
Since today was Jia Nan Academy's recruitment day, Xiao Xun'er had directly dragged Xiao Yan out of the pill-refining room, where he had been refining medicine without showing his face for a long time.
"Brother Xiao Yan, your strength has improved so quickly! You're already a six-star Dou Zhe!"
"Ah?