"In order to compete for the market, both families began to hoard medicinal materials. At the critical moment, the medicinal materials hoarded by the Zheng family had quality problems and a large number of spiritual beings were lost. At the same time, some inferior pills were also sold in the Zheng family's auction house. Medicine, for a while the Zheng family ran out of gold coins, and the creditors pressed for debt, so the Zheng family had no choice but to sell off their property to pay off the debt." Zhu Zihu said.
A flash of wisdom flashed in Ye Yuxi's eyes. There was a problem with the quality of the medicinal materials, and the inferior elixirs appeared at the same time. It would be difficult not to find something fishy in this!
"That's all?" Ye Yuxi said with a hint of surprise in her tone, "The Zheng family has been entrenched in the northwest for so many years, won't they be ruined because of these two things?"
Zhu Zihu sighed: "These are the things everyone is spreading. As for what happened specifically, I'm afraid only the Zheng family and the Zhao family know. By the way, the current Zheng family is not a direct descendant of the Zheng family back then, but a direct descendant of the Zheng family." In some branches, after the collapse of the Zheng family's industry, some branch clan members relied on some shops to survive, and their power also plummeted, becoming a subpar force."
Ye Yuxi's eyes were filled with coldness. Judging from what Zhu Zihu said, it was obvious that the Zheng family had been plotted against, and the matter would never be as simple as people said.
Will the Zheng family collapse just because of some fake pills and creditors demanding debt? What a joke.
If it were really for this reason, then the head of the Zheng family would just be killed by a head-on collision.
"Captain, I heard a saying when I was doing business two years ago..." Zhu Zibao on the side said.
"Huh? Tell me." Ye Yuxi became interested again.
"I once went to kill the head of a small-power family. I heard someone talk about it in a restaurant. It seemed that the Zhao family had detained people from the Zheng family and asked the descendants of the side branch to pay gold coins to redeem them. Otherwise, the direct descendants would be killed. Kill." Zhu Zibao said.
Redeeming people
Ye Yuxi's eyes lit up. If it was a ransom, then the fat man's behavior would be explained.
The information Bai Jinyi gave to Ye Yuxi only stated that the fat man was from the Zheng family in the northwest, and did not say whether he was a direct or collateral descendant of the Zheng family.
Looking at it now, the fat man is probably a direct descendant of the person who escaped back then.
This time the fat man came back with gold coins to redeem people!
But... 300 million gold coins, the Zhao family's appetite is big enough.
There was a hint of amusement in the corner of Ye Yuxi's mouth. Seeing that the three of them had no other information to say, Ye Yuxi waved them away.
The room was instantly clean. Ye Yuxi sat on a chair and lightly touched the table with her fingers.
"If it's just Heifeng Tianzong and the others, it's okay. The three Zhu Zihu brothers are also there... things are a bit troublesome..."
There was no words all the way. Two days later, Ye Yuxi and his group of ten people arrived in the core area of the northwest.
"Finally out!" Shan Zi came out of the wormhole and took a deep breath of air, his face full of enjoyment.
The starry sky in the wormhole is beautiful at first glance, but if you look at it too much, it will feel boring and even a little depressing.
In addition, the ship was isolated by a spiritual barrier, and the air inside would be a bit stuffy if it was not circulated for two days. Even Ye Yuxi felt refreshed at this moment.
"Captain, this is not far from Xisai City. Let's go there and find an inn to stay." Zhu Zihu walked to Ye Yuxi.
When they arrived in the northwest region, the three brothers became everyone's guides.
Ye Yuxi looked around. The wormhole was opened on a mountainside. From a distance, one could see the shadow of the city wall several miles away.
"Well, let's go to the city first and inquire about the news."