Chapter 4990 — Tearing Off the Seal
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For ordinary fourth- or fifth-grade pills, top-tier quality was difficult to achieve but by no means especially rare. But these were seventh-grade pills! Even he had never refined anything of top-tier quality. Did that not mean the alchemist behind this was far more capable than Zheng Dongyang himself?
Could this be the work of a Mystic-rank alchemist? Zheng Dongyang muttered to himself, yet when he extended his senses, he was startled to find the pills utterly clean, without the faintest trace of a divine-sense imprint.
"Well?" Wu Che asked.
"There is not a single divine-sense imprint on them," Zheng Dongyang said, shaking his head. This was not something that could be faked—after all, these seventh-grade Great Restoration Pills were seized evidence, and if the Heavenly Pill Pavilion kicked up a fuss, someone would eventually be called in to re-examine them.
"No divine-sense imprint?" Wu Che's expression changed. He had already made his pronouncement in public—was this not slapping him in the face before everyone?
"In that case, there should be no grounds left to shut down our Heavenly Pill Pavilion, surely?" Tian Chan and the others felt their hearts ease. The Heavenly Pill Pavilion was in excellent shape right now; if it truly were sealed off today, the loss would be beyond measure.
"On the contrary. High-grade pills sold through proper channels would never have their divine-sense imprints deliberately erased—only smuggled goods that cannot stand the light of day would do such a thing. So you have outsmarted yourselves." Zheng Dongyang gave a cold laugh.
"You are slandering us!" Tian Chan and the others flushed crimson with fury.
"The facts are plain before you—what is there to argue? Step aside at once, or you will be killed without mercy!" Wu Che gave the order on the spot.
At his command, the elite guards surged forward. If Tian Chan and Xue Li did not have the sense to step aside, they truly would strike to kill.
Seeing the situation turn dire, Wei Shenjin hurriedly pulled the two women aside and murmured his consolation: "They clearly came prepared. Reasoning with them is useless—we can only wait for Leader Wei Zhao to return and then think of something. While there is life, there is hope."
Though Tian Chan and Xue Li were unwilling to accept it, they had not yet let rage cloud their judgment. They could only stand sullenly to one side, watching helplessly as the other side plastered the seal across the gates of the Heavenly Pill Pavilion.
"Fall back!" Wu Che and Zheng Dongyang exchanged a smile, then led their people off in grand style. The Heavenly Pill Pavilion had already been sealed—what point was there in squabbling further with the Famous Medicine Sect?
"Tsk, tsk. The Heavenly Pill Pavilion is in a sorry state now. It finally built up a roaring trade, and before half a day passed it got sealed shut. Truly pitiful." The onlookers nearby had not dispersed; they were still whispering and pointing.
"Indeed. Who told them to cross the Famous Medicine Sect? The sect can even call in Wu Che, the Standing Vice Island Lord, to do its bidding—who could the Heavenly Pill Pavilion possibly summon? In the end, they were simply too weak, too shallow in foundation! The strong prey on the weak—that is fate. This day was bound to come sooner or later." Someone in the crowd sighed and remarked.
"What a waste. Setting everything else aside, their pills are reliably high quality and the prices are fair enough. At a big shop like the Famous Medicine Sect, you would pay at least double—and even then you could never buy top-tier pills. Alas..." Another shook his head with a sigh.
The crowd buzzed with discussion. Just then, Wei Zhao finally arrived, belatedly. Behind him followed two assistants borrowed from the Five Elements Merchant Guild to help with the emergency, and at first glance they caught sight of the conspicuous seal on the Heavenly Pill Pavilion's gates. They could not help but pause.