Chapter 136: She Was Just Jumping Around a Bit, That’s All

Chapter 136: Chapter 136: She Was Just Jumping Around a Bit, That’s All

Gu Weilan pursed her lips, her speechless gesture squishing her cheeks until they resembled plump apples.

She took a deep breath, deciding to speak her mind directly. "A jing, I want you to completely sever ties with the Dolphin Clan. You can only achieve this by officially returning to your ancestral clan on Zhan Heng’s side. Later on, the Dolphin Clan’s living environment will definitely be squeezed, and a whole series of issues will follow.

"I don’t really like waiting for things to happen before reacting. I prefer to anticipate what might occur and make preventative preparations while the problem is still in its infancy."

Xie Jing’s silver-white eyes shone brightly. The only thing he heard was the Female Master calling him A jing!

He was so happy!

He nodded eagerly. "Okay! I’ll do whatever the Female Master says!"

Shi Lingfeng furrowed his brows slightly. He seriously doubted whether Xie Jing had understood the Female Master’s intentions at all.

Lorenzo, however, gave a slight nod. Xie Jing might not be smart, but his true value lay in his obedience.

Shen Mianzhou was a bit stunned. Had the Female Master really thought that far ahead for Xie Jing? He felt a pang of envy!

Samuel’s cheeks flushed red. Just to prevent Xie Jing from bearing a reputation of being unfilial, the Female Master had broken everything down and explained it so thoroughly to him! He was much better looking than Beast Husband Xie Jing, so would the Female Master be just as patient with him in the future?

His eye for choosing a Female Master was indeed excellent!

Everyone harbored their own thoughts. Although none of them were on the same wavelength, the atmosphere remained very harmonious.

A few days after Shi Lingfeng left, Zhan Heng returned.

He had even brought back three elders who had just emerged from Healing Pods.

Gu Weilan furrowed her brows. "What happened? Why is it so dangerous?"

Lorenzo also frowned. "If you need any help, just ask. While my uncle is helping me channel energy into the Incubation Pod, I can still beg him to do a few things for me."

Shen Mianzhou pursed his lips. His Mother was pressuring him every single day now, urging him to drop hints and ask the Female Master for the Bloodline Purification Bath so she, his father, his two brothers, and his two cousins could all use it.

His Mother had even said that if worst came to worst, they could pay Star Coins to buy it.

But Shen Mianzhou knew his Mother’s true colors all too well. What did she mean by "if worst came to worst"? He didn’t know exactly how many Star Coins his Mother had on hand, but he knew one thing for certain: she would absolutely never be willing to spend 3.6 billion Star Coins to buy that Bloodline Purification Bath.

They just wanted to gain something for nothing!

Because of this, Shen Mianzhou had grown increasingly silent at home. He felt inferior because of the Beast Clan behind him, and he also felt unfilial for harboring such resentful thoughts about his own family.

Looking at Zhan Heng, Shen Mianzhou could only open his mouth and offer, "I might not be able to help with much else, but I do have brute strength. If that’s of any use, Zhan Heng Beast Husband, just say the word."

Samuel looked at Zhan Heng. "How about... you tell us what happened first? I don’t know how our Siren Sea Area could be of any help."

Zhan Heng sat on the sofa, looking somewhat exhausted, yet there was no trace of unease on his face.

He offered Xie Jing a reassuring glance before curling the corners of his lips into a smile. Addressing the group, he said, "It’s nothing major. It’s just that the factories established under our Nutrition Family brand, as well as the newly selected Medicine Farmers, have all run into some problems."

Lorenzo pursed his lips and raised a hand to interrupt Zhan Heng. He dropped his usual disguise of raising his brows and playing innocent. As his gaze darkened and lowered, paired with his inherently noble aura, a distinct sense of oppression emerged.

"I suggest we package our upcoming discussion into an encrypted file and send it directly to Shi Lingfeng," Lorenzo said. "After all, he’s heading back to handle some of his family’s affairs and the establishment of the Bloodline Purification Bath factory.

"If he knows which Beastmen are using what methods to cause trouble on your end, he might be able to nip it in the bud and avoid any unnecessary accidents."

Zhan Heng nodded. "Alright. I gave him a brief rundown on my way back. There’s no harm in letting him know the details we discuss here."

Gu Weilan narrowed her eyes. After Pomegranate Seed told her that it would look into the matter, she felt at ease. She sat quietly to listen to Zhan Heng’s detailed explanation of what exactly was going on to make the three elderly elders look so weak they were about to croak.

Were these Beastmen targeting the Nutrition Family brand, or were they after her Cultivation Liquid?

"At first, I thought they were targeting our Zhan family’s Nutrition Family brand," Zhan Heng continued. "But later, I realized that the opposing party is actually trying to steal the formula for the Cultivation Liquid.

"Although the nutrient liquid production lines, the beauty skin care agent lines, and the slimming agent lines under our group have all encountered problems, the issues in those areas pale in comparison to the pressure and blows inflicted on the newly built production line.

"They’ve been buying up the medicinal plants from the Medicine Farmers we collaborate with at sky-high prices. Not only that, but they’ve also maliciously driven up the prices of our production line equipment.

"Even after we managed to secure the equipment, they sabotaged it during transit."

Resting his elbow on the armrest of the sofa, Zhan Heng pinched his lower lip with his long, powerful fingers, then wiped at it thoughtfully.

He chuckled. "I traced the forces backing these Beastmen and discovered that the one manipulating everything behind the scenes is Xuanshuo."

Next, Zhan Heng detailed exactly what methods these Beastmen had used to inflate the equipment prices, and on which specific routes they had intercepted and destroyed the machinery.

He drank a glass of juice squeezed from fruits grown in Gu Weilan’s Spiritual Spring Space.

Setting down the glass, he finally added, "If it’s convenient for Lorenzo Beast Husband, you could help me double-check whether the intel I’ve gathered is entirely accurate.

"The Beast Clans involved in the siege against our Nutrition Family brand’s industries include the Dolphin Clan, the Blue Tiger Clan, the Sand Fox Clan, and the Porcupine Clan."

Xie Jing abruptly turned his head to stare at Zhan Heng sitting beside him.

In disbelief, he mumbled, "Brother..."

Zhan Heng lowered his gaze. After a long silence, he finally gave a soft, "Mhm."

Shen Mianzhou pursed his lips. Suddenly, he felt that his Mother merely kicking up a fuss and demanding he ask the Female Master for things wasn’t all that detestable after all.

At the very least, his Mother had only thrown her tantrums in front of him; she had never run up to Gu Weilan to brazenly confront her face-to-face.

Somehow... in comparison, he didn’t feel quite so inferior anymore. What was going on?

Samuel weakly raised his hand. "So... did your production line equipment arrive in the end or not?"

Zhan Heng spread his hands. "Well... it arrived, but it was damaged. The manufacturer ended up refunding all of our Star Coins and canceling the order. It means they won’t assess the damage or send us new equipment."

A hint of ruthlessness flashed through Lorenzo’s heterochromic eyes. "What about the other factories? How are things on the beauty skin care agent and slimming agent sides?"

Zhan Heng shrugged again. "There are no issues with the equipment in those factories because they’re older facilities; it’s not time for their machinery to be upgraded yet.

"However, those factories rely on a stable supply from the Medicine Farmers. And those Medicine Farmers suddenly requested to terminate our partnerships. They insisted on supplying medicinal plants only until the end of the year, after which they will no longer cooperate with the Nutrition Family brand.

"Many Medicine Farmers who have been under contract with us for decades would rather pay the penalty for a breach of contract than continue working with us."

Shen Mianzhou narrowed his eyes, mulling it over for a long time before deciding to speak up. "My family has connections with some Medicine Farmers. But... they aren’t on the Central Star."

Samuel took the opportunity to chime in as well. "My family can contact equipment manufacturers on the Gemini Star, though the shipping fees might be slightly more expensive."

Gu Weilan tilted her head back, leaning against the sofa as she thought for a moment.

When she sat back up, she let out a soft laugh. "I was just thinking that since your side was taking the high-end route, we wouldn’t be fighting for too large a slice of anyone else’s pie. Naturally, I thought that wouldn’t provoke the dissatisfaction of so many Beastmen.

"In the end, I didn’t expect them to pull a stunt like this on me!

"Then let’s just collaborate with the Beast Clans of Jin Taoyao’s Beast Husbands."

At that moment, the Silver-spotted Cat emerged from some obscure corner. He leaped onto the sofa, a mellow voice sounding from his mouth: "There’s no need. Out of gratitude for you saving my life, our White Tiger Clan will deal with our subordinate Beast Clan, the Blue Tiger Clan.

"Furthermore..."