Demon Lord and His Unknown Child With the Empress

Chapter 74
This Time, No One Can Save Them!

Inside the Jiang Family Residence

Outside the residence, lanterns blazed brightly, and the sounds of laughter and celebration filled the air. Inside, however, it was dark and gloomy, empty and silent, devoid of any life.

Let alone a festive atmosphere, there wasn’t even a hint of a homely ambiance.

With the launch of the Qi family’s Immortal Refining Pill, the Jiang family had completely lost its control over Nanli City.

Major businesses had successively chosen to break away, and shops were closing down one after another.

Large quantities of Fire Lotus Elixir piled up in warehouses and shops, unwanted and neglected.

Even selling the Fire Lotus Elixir at extremely low prices now couldn’t attract any buyers.

The Jiang family’s previous reputation was simply too poor, and the quality of the Fire Lotus Elixir was inconsistent. People had long lost their trust in the Jiang family.

If it weren’t for the lack of alternative body tempering liquids in Nanli City, the Jiang family wouldn’t have been able to act so recklessly.

Moreover, the Qi family’s Immortal Refining Pill was a full seventh-grade!

Its refining effect was more than ten times better than the Jiang family’s Fire Lotus Elixir!

For a seventh-grade pill, the price set by the Qi family was basically giving it away.

Even if it meant selling everything they owned or resorting to desperate measures, people wouldn’t hesitate to buy the Qi family’s Immortal Refining Pill.

Now, even if the Jiang family gave away their Fire Lotus Elixir for free, people might not want it.

For the Jiang family, the tide had turned against them.

Most of the servants in the household had also chosen to leave, leaving only a few guards personally trained by the Jiang family.

Jiang Zhen sat alone in the dimly lit hall, his face twisted with rage and resentment in the darkness.

It was all the Qi family’s fault!

It was all that woman’s fault!

If it weren’t for that woman’s appearance, Nanli City would already be under his Jiang family’s control!

The Jiang family wouldn’t have fallen to this state!

In the eyes of others, his Jiang family might be finished.

But in his eyes, the Jiang family hadn’t lost yet!

He still had one last move, a move that would guarantee his victory!

“Big Brother, the Sacred Lotus Sect Leader is here!”

At that moment, Jiang Ming excitedly walked into the hall, his face beaming with joy.

This was probably the best and most anticipated news the Jiang family had heard in days.

“Quick! Invite them in!”

Jiang Zhen said, excitedly rising to his feet.

As soon as he finished speaking, a somber voice echoed from the sky.

“No need, I, the Sect Leader, have come personally.”

A woman dressed in a long, lotus-patterned dress, with a delicate and feminine face adorned with makeup, slowly descended from the sky.

Beside her, on her left and right, were two women with beautiful faces and figures.

One was dressed in green, the other in red.

Jiang Zhen and Jiang Ming, upon seeing the three women, hurriedly knelt down and greeted them respectfully.

“Greetings to the Sacred Lotus Sect Leader and the two Holy Envoys!”

“Rise.”

Song Yan glanced indifferently at Jiang Zhen kneeling on the ground and strode into the hall to take a seat.

The two Holy Envoys followed closely beside her.

Jiang Zhen and Jiang Ming, their heads bowed low, walked tremblingly towards Song Yan, not daring to take a breath.

The Jiang family collaborated with the Sacred Lotus Sect, with the sect sending a Holy Envoy to oversee and assist in all of the Jiang family’s affairs.

In return, the Jiang family was responsible for managing Nanli City on behalf of the Sacred Lotus Sect, offering a certain amount of spirit stones as tribute each month and recruiting willing cultivators into the sect.

This was the agreement between the Jiang family and the Sacred Lotus Sect.

However, now that the White Lotus Holy Envoy, Chen Rou, had fallen, and the Jiang family had completely lost control of Nanli City, they were unable to pay this month’s tribute of spirit stones.

It could be said that the Jiang family was of little use to the Sacred Lotus Sect now…

At this moment, Jiang Zhen was deeply worried that the Sacred Lotus Sect would be angered and abandon the Jiang family…

If that happened, forget about revenge; their very lives might be in danger!

“Patriarch Jiang, it’s been a while. You look a bit unwell.”

Song Yan’s eyes fell upon Jiang Zhen, and she asked coldly.

Jiang Zhen immediately dropped to his knees with a thud.

Jiang Ming beside him also quickly knelt down.

“Please forgive us, Sect Leader!”

“Hmph!”

“You still know to beg for forgiveness!”

“Is this the Nanli City you promised to manage for my Sacred Lotus Sect?”

“Perhaps choosing to support your Jiang family from the beginning was a mistake!”

“It’s my Jiang family’s incompetence. Please forgive us, Sect Leader!”

Jiang Zhen didn’t dare to shirk responsibility at all. He pressed his forehead to the ground, desperately pleading for forgiveness.

Considering the Jiang family’s dedication over the years, diligently offering tributes of spirit stones and personnel each month, Song Yan reluctantly chose to forgive them this time.

“Tell me, who exactly dared to oppose my Sacred Lotus Sect!”

Song Yan’s eyes turned cold as she asked, filled with rage.

Ever since the Southern Prefecture’s War God Hall was destroyed, the Southern Prefecture had become the domain of her Sacred Lotus Sect!

This was simply a heaven-sent opportunity!

She had originally intended to use the Jiang family to control the entire Nanli City as a foundation for the Sacred Lotus Sect’s expansion, and soon, the Sacred Lotus Sect would rule the entire Southern Prefecture!

But she never expected that the plan to control Nanli City would fail!

Even her trusted subordinate had died!

The Sacred Lotus Sect would definitely avenge this grudge!

“Sect Leader! It’s the Qi family!”

“The Qi family somehow found a woman with extraordinary cultivation and strength!”

“That woman, representing the Qi family, killed Holy Envoy Chen Rou during the Contests of Commerce competition!”

“My son’s lower body was crippled, and my nephew was tragically killed on the stage. All of this must be connected to the Qi family!”

“Sect Leader, you must seek justice for Holy Envoy Chen Rou and my Jiang family!”

Jiang Zhen spoke with tears streaming down his face, as if he had suffered immense grievances.

Song Yan frowned deeply, her displeasure evident.

“Hmph! This Sect Leader will definitely make them pay!”

“But I don’t understand.”

“Even if your Jiang family lost the Contests of Commerce competition, with your control over Nanli City, you shouldn’t have fallen so quickly to this state, right?”

“Sect Leader, you are unaware.”

“The Qi family somehow obtained a seventh-grade body tempering pill formula called the Immortal Refining Pill!”

“The ingredients required for this pill formula are not only cheap to refine, but it can also be mass-produced!”

“The Qi family has seized the entire Nanli City market with this Immortal Refining Pill.”

“The Fire Lotus Elixir you provided me is now… is now completely unsellable…”

Jiang Zhen lamented.

If it weren’t for the Qi family suddenly producing the Immortal Refining Pill, his Jiang family wouldn’t have lost so completely.

“A seventh-grade body tempering pill formula?!”

“Are you telling the truth?!”

Upon hearing this, Song Yan’s expression changed with surprise, and she hurriedly questioned in a stern voice.

“If I have uttered even half a lie, I am willing to accept any punishment from the Sect Leader!”

Jiang Zhen immediately kowtowed and vowed.

Song Yan’s expression turned thoughtful, and a hint of an excited smile appeared on her lips.

If that was the case, then this failure couldn’t be blamed on the Jiang family.

A seventh-grade body tempering pill formula, with low production costs and capable of mass production, this was an incredibly rare and valuable formula!

It seemed that her personal visit this time wasn’t in vain after all!

She would gladly accept this seventh-grade body tempering pill formula!

A glint of ruthlessness flashed in Song Yan’s eyes, and she commanded the two guardians beside her.

“Holy Envoy Qing Lian, Holy Envoy Hong Lian, you two take people and lead the extermination of the Qi family!”

“By tomorrow, I want to see the Qi family wiped out from this world!”

“As for the woman who killed my Holy Envoy Chen Rou, I, the Sect Leader, will personally deal with her!”

“Yes! Sect Leader!”

The two guardians received the order and immediately set off.

Jiang Zhen and Jiang Ming’s faces were filled with ecstasy.

The Qi family and that woman’s family were all doomed!

Han Guangzhi of the Treasure Merchant Alliance had already left Nanli City.

This time, no one can save them!