"Yes, it all comes down to fate!"

With a smile, You Chen nodded: "I had a dream last night where I kept eating medicine, kept eating it until I ate my family into bankruptcy. Then when I woke up this morning, I thought to myself that the money I spent on medicine would be enough to buy a pharmaceutical company. I might as well just buy one and then I won't have to worry about going broke from my medical expenses!"

"Buy a pharmaceutical company?!"

Lü Tianfang's eyes lit up, staring intently at You Chen.

Chen Gang and Lu Wenqiang also looked at You Chen with astonished expressions in their eyes.

You Chen nodded: "Yes, after I decided, I contacted some friends outside and only then did I realize that there's a nationwide craze for acquiring pharmaceutical companies. This made me regret not having this dream earlier! So many big groups are buying pharmaceutical companies; it must be very profitable!"

"Not late! Not late at all! It's just the right time!"

Lü Tianfang quickly spoke up: "Young Master Chen's dream comes at just the right time! It's not about you buying a pharmaceutical company, but about heralding my arrival today. I knew it, everything is destined!"

"Heralding your arrival today, Young Master Lü?"

You Chen looked puzzled at Lü Tianfang: "Young Master Lü, you came today for...?"

With a gentle smile, Lü Tianfang said: "I'm here to discuss a partnership with your valley, and it involves pharmaceutical companies."

"Really? Haha, is that so? Then this really is all fate! Come on! Let's go to the Guest Welcome Pavilion and talk!"

Feigning great excitement, You Chen grabbed Lü Tianfang's arm and headed towards the wooden building in the north.

With a face full of joy, Lü Tianfang let You Chen lead the way, with Chen Gang smiling as he followed behind, and Lu Wenqiang also followed, but his face showed a look of utter shock.

"Fate, fate, is fate really that powerful? This is too coincidental, isn't it? Is everything really just fate?" Lu Wenqiang muttered, filled with doubt and uncertainty.

To the north of the Martial Arts Arena is a cluster of wooden buildings, which is where the Shadow Clan resides. There are more than twenty buildings in total, all constructed in the architectural style of a thousand years ago. The closest one to the Martial Arts Arena is a six-story tall grand Pavilion, known as the 'Guest Welcome Pavilion.'

The Guest Welcome Pavilion is a multifunctional building for banquets and accommodation; the first three floors are five meters in height for hosting banquets, and the remaining three floors are three meters in height for living quarters.

The Shadow Clan has been in hiding for years and had few visitors, thus there was only this pavilion for guests. Initially, it was used by the Shadow Clan members for gatherings and chats. It was cleared out in preparation for a feast for Jiang Chen after hearing about his arrival, but unexpectedly, Jiang Chen had to undergo a breakthrough upon arrival, and the prepared banquet was not used. Instead, it turned out to benefit Lü Tianfang and his companion.

Inside the second-floor private room of the Guest Welcome Pavilion, the four of them took their seats as hosts and guests.

"Young Master Lü, you said you came because of the pharmaceutical company matter?" After sitting down, You Chen looked at Lü Tianfang with curiosity.

Lü Tianfang nodded: "Yes, this time I've come to discuss with your valley the matter of jointly operating a pharmaceutical company."

"Joint operation? Young Master Lü, that might be somewhat difficult. Our Unchanging Valley is located inland in the Flame Dragon region, while Young Master Lü's family is in the Zhou Yi District. This could be rather inconvenient," You Chen said, frowning slightly.

Lü Tianfang quickly responded: "It's not about having your valley send people to the Zhou Yi District, we will take care of that area ourselves. What I'm looking for is a partnership with your valley to manage a pharmaceutical company in Yizhou Province."

Yizhou Province? Sanzhu Commerce Alliance has businesses in Yizhou Province as well?!"

You Chen put on a puzzled face, but inside, he was grinning from ear to ear; he particularly relished the sensation of feigning ignorance while being fully aware, masterly employing the strategy of intentional evasion.

"Yes, it's the industry of Yizhou Province!"

"As Young Master Chen knows, countries around the world, including Flame Dragon, have started a craze for acquiring pharmaceutical companies. According to my investigation, this trend was kindled by Yi Chen Group and Longteng Group!"

"Various major financial conglomerates around the world are following suit after Yi Chen and Longteng. Does Young Master Chen know why?" Lü Tianfang wore an arcane smile as he looked at You Chen.

With an intrigued expression, You Chen asked, "Why is that?"

"Because of Yunshang Yulu Gao!"

With conviction, Lü Tianfang said, "In recent years, Yi Chen launched the Yunshang Yulu, which rapidly swept half of the beauty industry. The beauty markets around the world were seized by Yunshang Yulu's influence. This huge move by Yi Chen Group and Longteng Group must be because they have a new product that's about to hit the market, and they want to monopolize it. You must understand, in the business world, nothing is more profitable than monopolization!"

"This… Does Master Lü mean that Yi Chen and Longteng are collaborating to develop this new product?" You Chen asked doubtfully, not seeing how this matter was related to Jiang Chen.

Gently shaking his head, Lü Tianfang replied, "Young Master Chen's information is a bit out of date. Yi Chen Group and Longteng Group are both owned by the same entity—the Family Head of the Jiang Family of Jincheng, Jiang Chen!"

"How dare you! How dare you address him by name..." You Chen blurted out reflexively.

The three men with Lü Tianfang were taken aback and looked at You Chen in surprise.

You Chen suddenly came to his senses and quickly changed his tune: "How dare they directly monopolize? It's absolutely outrageous!"

"Indeed, it's outrageous!"

Lü Tianfang didn't pick up on the subtlety of the reaction and thought You Chen was genuinely incensed, which pleased him even more.

With aligned enmity, he said, "This Jiang Chen is nothing but a bully, a bandit. Just to monopolize the market, he resorts to all kinds of schemes to acquire pharmaceutical companies. Those that do not wish to be acquired by them are either crushed or deprived of all their customers, forced into a corner to sell to him. We absolutely must not abet this kind of banditry!"

He spoke vehemently, spit flying, oblivious to the cold anger brewing in the depths of You Chen's eyes.

A bandit?!

Hmph, not only do you dare to utter Lord Xue's name directly, but you also dare to insult Lord Xue in such a manner?!

Just wait, once I complete the task given by Lord Xue, we'll see how I deal with you, I'll exact such revenge on you that you'll be crying for mercy, you'll take my surname!

You Chen mutely fumed in his heart, yet he displayed an expression of deep hatred on his face—an expression that wasn't feigned, but which Lü Tianfang and the others took to mean something else entirely!

"It's despicable! Utterly despicable!"

You Chen pointed at Lü Tianfang and cursed loudly, "Such a person deserves to be dragged out and flayed, to have his flesh shredded and his bones crushed!"

Lü Tianfang's face changed, and he furrowed his brows, somewhat displeased with You Chen pointing at him and cursing.

Still, he held back from lashing out, wishfully believing that You Chen was cursing Jiang Chen, and so he did not take issue with You Chen.

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