Chapter 1019 Chaos in the Immortal City
Late into the night, Fengming Fairy City was still bustling.
After Qin Tian left the teleportation hall, he didn't stop much, but went straight towards the city lord's palace.
Walking in the night breeze, he passed through several lively streets. Perhaps on a whim, Qin Tian couldn't help but wander around, feeling the prosperity of the fairy city, while also searching for some needed things.
Since he was not wearing fancy clothes at the moment, nor was he traveling in a high-profile manner with an escort, there was no need to worry about being recognized.
Looking at the fairy city that became more and more prosperous under his guard, Qin Tian felt secretly proud, and even felt a sense of pride.
While strolling around, Qin Tian noticed something was wrong.
Probably because of this, the popularity of the streets under the responsibility of the City Lord's Palace has actually dropped a lot. Even the various directly-controlled shops opened in the name of Daozong are even more deserted and have only a few guests. They can only be described as deserted. .
On the other hand, the streets in charge of the two deputy city lords are very popular and crowded. As for the many industries under the Xiao Chamber of Commerce, they are even more prosperous!
In view of this situation, Qin Tian couldn't help but frown slightly, and secretly had some guesses in his heart.
After all, in the past, thanks to the reputation of the four great masters of Taoism, Talismans, Formations, and Weapons, as well as the unique advantages of the City Lord's Mansion, the business of various directly-controlled shops was quite booming, and it was definitely not something that the two major forces could compete with.
Therefore, it is not difficult to judge from this that some kind of change must have occurred in Immortal City during this period of time, otherwise such strange things would never have happened.
Thinking of this, Qin Tian's eyes flashed with coldness, and then he stopped staying any longer and walked quickly towards the city lord's palace. Soon he arrived at the heavily guarded gate.
But soon after entering the front yard, he noticed the auras of more than ten monks gathered in the meeting hall, as if they were discussing something important.
Not only the senior officials of the garrison and the leaders of various agencies were present, but Long Aotian and Qi Mo were also among them.
Seeing this situation, Qin Tian became more and more sure of his guess, so he walked straight into the hall.
Xu Shi noticed the movement, and the people in the palace were slightly startled at first, and then quickly reacted, and quickly saluted with clasped fists:
"We have met the city lord!"
When Qin Tian heard this, he waved his hand calmly, indicating that no one needed to be polite. Then he went straight to the main seat and sat down, and asked in a majestic tone:
"Everyone is gathered here, but what happened in Immortal City recently?"
After hearing this, Qi Mo looked around and quickly said with a solemn face:
"The city master knows things like a god. There have indeed been a series of changes in the Immortal City recently. My subordinates suspect that it was caused by the collusion between the Xiao family and the two major forces!"
"Oh? Please tell me in detail what is the matter!"
Qin Tian couldn't help but flash his eyes, and his tone became a little more serious.
Qi Mo didn't hesitate when he heard the words, and immediately started narrating:
"City Lord, about ten days ago, the Xiao Chamber of Commerce, relying on its great influence in the fairy city, secretly united with most of the chambers of commerce in the city, and suddenly began to announce price reductions and promotions, which mainly covered the four categories of elixirs, talismans, formations, and weapons. Big industries want to use this to forcefully disrupt the market order.”
"After that, the Mangshan old dog and the Nanli bitch also led the two major forces to respond."
"It should be noted that our Dao Sect's industry in Immortal City is mainly based on formations, talismans, and utensils, followed by elixirs. Therefore, this turmoil can be said to be highly targeted and will naturally have the greatest impact on the shops under our Dao Sect. All major The store’s business has plummeted.”
After hearing this, Qin Tian looked calm, obviously he had expected it in his heart, and then he said with a half-smile:
"As the young master of the Xiao Chamber of Commerce, Xiao Bufan is the best at using serial strategies, and his business methods are quite good. If he wants to completely disrupt the market order, he should have other back-ups, right?"
Qi Mo couldn't help but show admiration in his eyes when he heard this, and then said with a wry smile:
"The city lord expected it to be true, Xiao Bufan has indeed prepared a backup plan!
Since the Lord of the City was away at that time, and the price reduction matter was very important, we were unable to make a decision and had no choice but to postpone it for the time being! In this way, Xiao Bufan seized the opportunity! "
Almost on the day when the prices in the whole city were reduced, the major shops directly under the jurisdiction of our Daozong were maliciously caused troubles, framed, slandered and slandered. All kinds of dirty tricks were used in an endless stream. It can be said that they used all kinds of methods, and some people The purpose of spreading rumors in the city is to discredit our Dao Sect.
As a result, due to the damage to reputation and the impact of price cuts, the business of Daozong's major shops will naturally fall to the bottom, and even the city lord's palace will be wiped out! "
Speaking of this, Qi Mo, who was the commander of the garrison, had a look of helplessness on his face, and was obviously troubled by the Xiao Chamber of Commerce.
As for Long Aotian, who was already unruly by nature, he couldn't help but slap the case at the moment, and asked for orders angrily:
"Grandma is a jerk. My aunt can tolerate it, but my uncle can't tolerate it! These bastards like to do tricks, either sneak attacks or assassinations. Why are they engaging in bullshit business struggles now? I, Long Aotian, will not accept this!"
"Please also ask the Peak Master to order the brothers to come down from the mountain immediately and catch them all in one go. Wouldn't it be nice to take the opportunity to confiscate the properties and make a fortune?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked helpless, shaking their heads and speechless.
Qin Tian's face turned dark and he couldn't help but sigh softly:
"Junior Brother Long, you'd better go aside and cool off first. This kind of occasion may not be suitable for you!"
Hearing this, Long Aotian scratched his head in embarrassment, then sat back in his seat in a sullen manner and began to drink the spiritual tea.
Qin Tian turned his head slightly and looked at Qi Mo beside him and asked:
"What do you think of this, Junior Brother Qi?"
Hearing this, the latter pondered for a moment, then spoke in a serious tone:
"My Lord, I think that the reason why the Xiao Family Chamber of Commerce and the two major forces made such a big scene and chose to attack at this time is that their real purpose should still be the Xiancheng Auction!"
"After all, according to past practice, the auction event that takes place once every few decades is led by our Dao Sect and the two major forces, and jointly organized by the major chambers of commerce in the city.
But at this juncture, due to the damage to our reputation, our Dao Sect shop is inevitably criticized, and coupled with the joint boycott of the major chambers of commerce in the city, I am afraid that this auction ceremony will have a great impact."
"However, as the ceremony is approaching, guests from all over Jiuzhou It is coming, and we have no time to react. Moreover, with the limited variety of items in our treasury and the need to maintain the normal operation of the sect, we cannot compare with large chambers of commerce. It is also difficult to support a large-scale auction ceremony alone in a hurry! Not to mention the subsequent trading events! "
"In this case, in order not to let Dao Zong lose face, I am afraid that we can only choose to compromise.
And Xiao Bufan can take this opportunity to rely on the name of Xiao Chamber of Commerce to monopolize the auction with the two major forces, while maximizing the benefits, he can also wantonly suppress the prestige of our Dao Zong.
In the long run, my Dao Zong in Xiancheng may suffer a great loss of foundation, and even gradually lose control in the end! "
As the voice fell, the atmosphere in the field suddenly became quiet, and it was obvious that everyone had long realized the seriousness of the problem.
Qin Tian also frowned slightly, but soon relaxed his brows, and then asked calmly:
"Has our sect's supreme elder made a decision?"
Hearing this, Qi Mo smiled bitterly:
"The headmaster said that you can do it yourself!"
Just at this moment, Long Aotian, who had finally calmed down, could no longer bear it, and slammed the table and shouted again:
"Damn it, auntie can tolerate it, but uncle can't! I'm Long Aotian...!"
However, before he finished speaking, Qin Tian interrupted him directly and warned in a serious tone:
"Junior Brother Long, please be patient, you must know that the auction ceremony is imminent, and no accidents must occur at this critical juncture, let alone riots that cause unrest in the fairy city, Otherwise, our reputation will be ruined!"
"So even if we know it's a shady trick, we must accept it, and accept it beautifully, and we must ensure that the ceremony is held as usual!"
Hearing this, Long Aotian suddenly frowned, and muttered in a self-destructive voice:
"This is not okay! I, Long Aotian, am not a businessman, it's too difficult for me!"
Hearing this, Qin Tian smiled mysteriously, and then said earnestly:
"What are you panicking about? As a famous and upright sect, we must act in the style of a big sect! Besides, we are all gentlemen, so we naturally have to do some gentle things!"
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