Return of the Immortal Emperor Daddy-Chapter 178: Kill the Wolf
"We’re going to open the same type of business: an herbal skincare company. We’ll sell products like toners, lotions, facial cleansers, and so on," Qin Yujie said with a laugh after glancing at his phone.
"But we don’t have any formulas," Qin Zhengxin pointed out.
"Exactly! That woman went too far, and so did Wu Tian. We’re the Qin family, and he didn’t show us any respect at all!" Ye Lan began to rant furiously. "Without a formula, how are we supposed to make skincare products? Facial cleansers and all that?"
Copying someone else’s products was illegal, but creating their own unique product from scratch was extremely difficult. After all, many companies had started facial mask businesses this year, but only one herbal mask had made a name for itself. Even looking back at the past few years, though masks sold well, only one brand, "Spring Rain," had broken through the competition to become well-known.
"Don’t worry. We have a formula," Qin Yujie said with a confident smile, glancing at his phone again.
At that moment, Qin Yujie’s confident demeanor took both Ye Lan and Qin Zhengxin by surprise.
"Son, where did we get a formula?" Ye Lan demanded, her voice tight with tension. "Judging from Wu Tian’s tone, he’s definitely not giving us his."
"Of course, it’s not Wu Tian’s formula," Qin Yujie said.
"But will it be effective?" Qin Zhengxin asked doubtfully.
"That’s why we need to borrow Wu Tian’s name," Qin Yujie explained, scrutinizing his phone screen. He looked up, his confidence plain to see. "We’ll make consumers mistakenly believe our products are related to his, just as effective as Xia Qian’s herbal masks. We don’t have to tell people the formula comes from Wu Tian. We just need to say one thing: we are the Qin family, and Wu Tian is the Qin family’s son-in-law. People will naturally make the connection themselves."
"This... can we really do this? This is... this is fraud!" Qin Zhengxin said, his face paling.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Have we deceived anyone?" Ye Lan glanced proudly at Qin Yujie. This is my son, truly. Only I could give birth to someone so clever and resourceful. She then shot an angry glare at Qin Zhengxin. "You’re the fool! We won’t tell people the formula is from Wu Tian. We’re just publicizing the fact that he’s our son-in-law and we are the Qin family. On top of that, we’re also using an herbal formula. Heh. If people jump to the wrong conclusion, that has nothing to do with us."
"But what if Wu Tian... what if Wu Tian gets angry? What then?" Qin Zhengxin worried.
"You’re so useless," Ye Lan huffed at her ineffectual husband. "So what if he gets angry? What’s so impressive about that kid? I don’t see it. In any case, he’s the Qin family’s son-in-law, and I’m his elder. I doubt he’d dare to do anything to me."
With that, Ye Lan smiled and walked away with Qin Yujie, practically bursting with pride.
Qin Zhengxin was left standing alone, hesitant and wanting to speak but holding his tongue. In the end, he could only sigh to himself. I have a bad feeling about this. Everyone who becomes his enemy meets a tragic end. To say he doesn’t have some special tricks up his sleeve... I don’t believe it. Ye Lan, you always think I’m weak. You don’t understand that the only reason I listen to you is because I love you. I can’t let you two be so reckless with this. I must ask my older brother for his opinion.
So, Qin Zhengxin went to look for Qin Zhengyang. However, his older brother was still away hiking in the mountains and had not yet returned. It seemed he was in a remote area with no cell signal, so Qin Zhengxin was unable to contact him.
Ye Lan and Qin Yujie secured a loan from the bank, and soon, their herbal skincare company opened for business. Signs prominently displayed throughout the store explained their family’s relationship with Wu Tian, and customers began to pour in.
When Xia Qian learned about this, she felt it was necessary to inform Wu Tian. She had bought a set of skincare products from Qin Yujie’s company and had the researchers at her own company analyze them. Disturbingly, they found some dangerous ingredients inside. Some of the herbs were quite common, but when combined in a specific way, they created an effect similar to opium, causing addiction.
"Is that so? Send a set of the products to me as well," Wu Tian said, his eyes turning cold as he listened to Xia Qian on the phone. "If there really are dangerous ingredients, that family will pay the price."
"The Qin family is Yuhan’s family, after all. How can such a black sheep be allowed to remain?"
There was a hint of killing intent in Wu Tian’s tone.
If Qin Yujie’s family’s skincare products truly endangered the public and were discovered, Wu Tian couldn’t care less how people viewed that branch of the family. The key issue was that Qin Yuhan would also be affected. The stock of the Qin Corporation would plummet, and Qin Yuhan’s mood would undoubtedly sour.
On the other end of the line, Xia Qian was taken aback when she detected the killing intent in Wu Tian’s voice. Qin Yujie’s family was, after all, related to Wu Tian. She never expected him to say something so ruthless. It was clear that despite his gentle appearance, deep down he viewed all living beings as nothing more than ants to be played with or crushed at his whim. Everything depended on a single thought from him. With one thought, he could be a Buddha; with the next, a demon.
The thought sent a shiver down Xia Qian’s spine, but it did nothing to stop her heart from yearning for him. All she wanted was to follow in his footsteps. If Wu Tian were a Buddha, she would be the scripture-seeking Tripitaka. If he were a demon, she would willingly become the Queen of Hell.
「Later that night.」
Wu Tian put away his phone. The little one was already fast asleep in his arms, looking adorable as she occasionally smacked her lips in her sleep.
At the same time, Wu Tian noticed the celestial phenomenon outside his window.
The Sha Po Lang stars showed a strange disturbance. The concept of Sha Po Lang originated in *The Book of Changes* and is part of Ziwei Doushu astrology. As Wu Tian knew, it comprised three stars: the Qi Sha Star, the Po Jun Star, and the Greedy Wolf Star. Qi Sha was the thief who threw the world into chaos, Po Jun was the general who conquered all under heaven, and Greedy Wolf was the sly and treacherous strategist. Once these Three Stars converged, the world was destined to change hands—an irreversible fate.
Now, the Greedy Wolf Star was shining brightly.
Clearly, the Greedy Wolf had descended to the Lower Realm, meaning a crafty strategist possessing its fate had appeared in the world.
Wu Tian believed there were still capable people in the city who could read the stars. They were likely suffering from headaches, sensing that turmoil was brewing once again. However, none of this was of any consequence to him. Even if war broke out across the world, what did that have to do with him? How could the affairs of the mortal realm possibly tarnish him?
Astrology, fate, palmistry... most people believe these things determine a person’s entire life and fortune, but they don’t realize this is merely a mundane perspective. If someone provokes me, they will be reduced to bones in a tomb, even if they possess the destiny of an Emperor. I remember an opponent I once faced in the Immortal Emperor Realm. The man was born with double pupils, the mark of a Saint, and everyone said he was destined to become one. Unfortunately for him, he provoked one of my brothers—an extraordinary man, a divine being from birth. The so-called Saint was annihilated on the spot. So, can one truly trust destiny or physiognomy? Throughout All Heavens and its myriad realms, only power is eternal.
