The Invincible Doctor of the Female Village Chief-Chapter 637: Scaring Others Comes at a Price

Chapter 637: Chapter 637: Scaring Others Comes at a Price

Listening to Lu Bei’s words, Liu Zixuan laughed, "It seems that asking you to compensate five million was still too little, huh? You still haven’t realized your mistake."

"That five million was you purposely extorting me!" Lu Bei retorted stubbornly.

Liu Zixuan glanced at Lu Bei then looked towards the Fifth Elder, "The Medical Immortal Sect is powerful, but I feel your management of the lower ranks is quite poor. Fifth Elder, how about I help you discipline them a bit?"

"Mr. Liu, no need to trouble you. Lu Bei just mentioned, if there’s anything inappropriate, we hope Mr. Liu can point it out."

The Fifth Elder naturally has his pride. Although he has come for help to Xiangyang and Liu Zixuan now, he still maintains his basic dignity.

With a cold snort, Liu Zixuan said, "Then listen up carefully!"

"Your Medical Immortal Sect can’t afford the herb farmers’ costs. They brought the herbs to the street to sell to make a living. That’s reasonable. True, I can’t interfere with your sect’s affairs, but Lu Bei blocked my purchase of the herbs even when I had negotiated the price with the farmers!"

Liu Zixuan changed his tone, "Let me ask you, Fifth Elder. The farmers cooperate with you; does that mean I can’t purchase the herbs? Or has your sect grown powerful enough to dictate my actions?"

"This... naturally reasonable! Then what’s the deal with the five million?" The Fifth Elder couldn’t find a fault in Liu Zixuan’s words.

Liu Zixuan turned to Lu Bei, "Five million? Let me elaborate. This subordinate of yours, Lu Bei, stopped me from buying the herbs and said if I dared to buy them, he’d cripple me and take my girlfriend to be tortured by you!"

"Fifth Elder, let me ask you, if your woman heard those words, wouldn’t you react?"

The Fifth Elder suddenly turned his head to Lu Bei, "Why didn’t you tell me this earlier?"

"I... I just said it casually to scare him a bit." Lu Bei pursed his lips, clearly at a loss for words.

With a cold snort, Liu Zixuan said, "Casually scare? Lu Bei, scaring people has a price!"

"But the issue is, your girlfriend slapped me and wants compensation from me. Isn’t that unreasonable?" Lu Bei countered.

"Fifth Elder, your person was unhappy because I bought the herbs and wanted to fight me but couldn’t beat me. Can you blame me for that?" Liu Zixuan asked mockingly.

The Fifth Elder’s face reddened, "It’s a lack of skill from my sect’s member, not Mr. Liu’s fault."

"Though the slap was from my girlfriend, Lu Bei’s skin was too thick, it hurt her hand. Asking for five million is reasonable, right?" Liu Zixuan shrugged.

Usually, the Fifth Elder would argue, but now he can’t afford to offend Liu Zixuan too much. After a moment’s hesitation, he said, "Mr. Liu, this indeed is our sect’s fault, but five million is too much. You know we’re facing a financial issue, we can’t muster that much."

Turning to Xiangyang, the Fifth Elder asked, "Mr. Xiang, can you help persuade Mr. Liu? Once we finalize our cooperation, I promise to increase your profit by ten percent as compensation!"

Xiangyang’s eyes darted, looking at Liu Zixuan, "Mr. Liu, what do you think..."

"No way!"

Liu Zixuan decisively rejected it, "Lu Bei’s issue and cooperation are separate matters. Compensate today, and we’ll continue discussing cooperation. If compensation isn’t dealt with, there’s no point in discussing cooperation!"

"This..." The Fifth Elder fell into a predicament. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I’ll go to the restroom."

With this, the Fifth Elder walked outside, followed by Lu Bei and the others. Only Liu Zixuan, Bai Jingjing, and Xiangyang remained in the private room.

Xiangyang asked puzzled, "Mr. Liu, won’t this anger them?"

"No, they urgently need to cooperate with you. They won’t easily let go of this rare opportunity. Later, I’ll use the Ghost Gate Needle to talk and see how they react," Liu Zixuan said.

"And the further cooperation..." Xiangyang asked again.

"Of course we’ll cooperate, not just cooperate, but aim for long-term cooperation," Liu Zixuan said with a meaningful smile, "I think with Mr. Xiang’s current strength, monopolizing the Medical Immortal Sect’s herb business shouldn’t be a problem!"

Xiangyang thought for a moment, suddenly looked up, "I understand!"

What Liu Zixuan wanted was simple, monopolizing the sect’s herb business. That meant controlling the economic lifeblood of the sect. As long as the cooperation persisted, the sect’s fate would be in the hands of Liu Zixuan and Xiangyang. By then, obtaining the Ghost Gate Needle would be easier.

...

Inside the restroom.

The Fifth Elder gave Lu Bei a slap, "You useless thing, if the cooperation fails, the entire sect will be done for!"

"I... I didn’t know about Mr. Liu and Mr. Xiang’s relationship," Lu Bei said aggrieved, holding his cheek, "Fifth Elder, what should we do now?"

"How would I know!" The Fifth Elder clenched his fist angrily, "You usually have lots of sneaky ideas, why not now?"

Lu Bei scratched his head and suddenly smiled, "Fifth Elder, I think we can agree to Mr. Liu’s terms first."

"Agree to what? Do you have five million?"

"I don’t, but our sect has it," Lu Bei said softly, "During the conflict outside with Mr. Liu, I noticed he’s very interested in herbs. We don’t have money now, but we have plenty of herbs, we can use them as compensation."

"It’s just to stabilize him first, then finalize cooperation. Once the funds come through, why should we fear such a small figure?"

The Fifth Elder considered for a moment, "Right now, it’s our only option."

"Yes, no matter what he says later, agree to it first," Lu Bei said.

Everyone returned from the restroom to the private room, smiling as they spoke to Liu Zixuan, "Mr. Liu, we’ve discussed just now. Firstly, we sincerely apologize for Lu Bei’s actions. Secondly, we’ll compensate the five million, but we need to negotiate it."

"Negotiate?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"Lu Bei mentioned you’re interested in herbs. Getting five million in cash immediately isn’t realistic. How about you visit the sect to take herbs at will? Whatever’s taken as interest, once our cooperation with Mr. Xiang is formally on, and funds are available, we’ll give you the five million immediately. How does that sound?" the Fifth Elder explained.

Liu Zixuan stroked his chin. Although it wasn’t quite what he expected, it allowed him to visit the sect.

"Even though it seems I’m getting a bit of a bargain, after all, I don’t know your people well. Who knows if there might be trouble along the way..."

"What’s your suggestion then, Mr. Liu...?"