You are already cultivating immortality, who would fight with you alone?

The wind was howling, the rain was pouring, and the whole world was shrouded in darkness.

At this time, a large mass of dark clouds gathered in the sky above Zhongzhou, as if they were going to swallow up the entire continent.

Under this dark cloud, in an inconspicuous bamboo house in the Holy Land of Flowers,

Ruyi sat quietly by the window, looking at the wind and rain outside.

The candlelight on the table flickered with the breeze.

The light and shadows flicker on the wall, giving people a feeling of uneasiness.

Ruyi slowly flipped through the account book on the table, and with every page, her brows became more twisted.

This book records the financial status of Baihua Holy Land, but now it seems that the situation is not optimistic.

"Master, disciple is here." Wang Shu's soft voice came from outside the door.

"Shu'er is here, come in."

With a slight "creak" sound, Wang Shu pushed the door open and stood at the door.

Seeing Ruyi frowning, she asked with concern, "Master, are you worried about something again?"

This small bamboo house was built by Ruyi herself. It is located in a remote corner of the Holy Land of Flowers, far away from the hustle and bustle.

Whenever Ruyi was in a very bad mood, she would come here to stay for a while, looking for inner peace and tranquility.

Ruyi closed the account book and looked up at Wang Shu.

There was a hint of helplessness in his tone: "Why are we still losing so much money? Is it true that we can't sell any of our salt and sugar at all?"

Wang Shu was slightly startled, opened his mouth, but said nothing.

She knew that the recent economic situation of the Holy Land of Flowers was indeed not optimistic. The sales of salt and sugar had been poor, resulting in serious losses.

However, she didn't know how to comfort Ruyi.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh and gently stroked his forehead.

She knew that Wang Shu was also in a difficult situation. After all, this was not something she could solve.

But as the leader of the Holy Land of Flowers, she must face these difficulties and find solutions.

Otherwise, Baihua Holy Land will fall into deeper trouble.

She understood that it was not Wang Shu's fault, because Lin Ying produced too much salt and sugar.

Moreover, the other party is very aggressive in lowering the price. As soon as we lower the price, the other party will follow suit, and even lower the price more than us.

It's as if their salt and sugar cost nothing at all.

"Then let's reduce one more trade route... and try to reduce costs." Ruyi sighed helplessly.

However, Wang Shu did not react at all when he heard this, but his expression became more and more strange.

Ruyi raised her head again and saw Wang Shu's expression was somewhat dissatisfied.

I couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

"Master... we only have one trade route left..."

"What?!" Ruyi widened her eyes and looked at Wang Shu in disbelief.

Wang Shu closed his eyes in pain and said with a stiff face: "We only have one trade route now to sell salt and sugar, and the income...is not optimistic!"

Ruyi opened her mouth wide and stood there in a daze.

There used to be dozens of trade routes in the Holy Land of Flowers that sold salt and sugar at the same time. When it was the most popular, many trade routes were operating at the same time, and each trade route was fully loaded.

But now, there is only one trade route left, and the goods cannot even be sold? !

"How is this possible? Do the people in those sects no longer eat salt and sugar?!" Ruyi widened his eyes and said in disbelief.

She couldn't accept this fact and thought it was simply a fantasy.

"Even if it's Lin Ying, he can't produce enough salt and sugar to supply all the sects!"

She roared in despair: "What exactly is the problem?! Why is it happening?!"

Her emotions were completely out of control, and her eyes were full of madness and anger.

The sudden roar frightened Wang Shu so much that he trembled all over and knelt on the ground in fear.

Her forehead was pressed tightly against the ground, and she dared not move at all, for fear of angering Ruyi.

Faced with Ruyi's questioning, she didn't dare to answer a word and could only bear the pressure silently.

……

At the same time, in the attic of the Six Gates.

Lin Ying was just like Ruyi, also checking the account books late at night.

His expression wasn't much better.

He simply flipped through a few pages and turned to look at the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground, "Are our prices normal?"

The middle-aged man kneeling on the ground was dressed in fine clothes and had a very well-groomed beard.

The whole person's temperament is in stark contrast to his current behavior.

He was trembling and stuttering, "Master Lin, I will do exactly what you want. As long as the Hundred Flowers Holy Land lowers the price, we will follow suit immediately!"

"Snapped!"

Lin Ying threw the account book to the ground and shouted angrily, "Then explain to me why the sales are so bad?!"

"I spent so much money, but I can't even get my money back. The salt and sugar in the warehouse are almost piled up like a mountain!"

The man kneeling on the ground swallowed hard, his expression tense, beads of sweat falling from his forehead.

"Lin... Lord Lin, I guarantee with my head that not only ours, but also the Hundred Flowers Holy Land will not be able to sell it!"

"Maybe... maybe the immortals... have had enough?"

Lin Ying took a deep breath, looked away and pondered silently.

Have you eaten enough?

This is impossible...

If they really have enough, then market feedback will appear in a few months...

This has been sold for over a year...

Moreover, Liu Yuntian, who was the first to sell it, had already started selling it among mortals more than ten years ago.

There has never been a slowdown in sales...

Where did the problem arise?

Normally, when people get tired of eating a product, sales should slowly decrease.

There is a gradual process.

The current poor sales seem to have happened overnight, and suddenly no one is buying them.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

But where is the monster?

Salt and sugar...

Lin Ying scratched his head in annoyance. He really couldn't figure it out.

I always feel that there is a big hand behind all this, controlling Salt and Sugar.

But that doesn't make sense.

Isn't the purpose of salt and sugar to make profits?

But most of the hard currency is in his hands.

Even if there is a dark hand behind this...what can that dark hand do?

It's like discovering that there are scammers around who want to cheat him of his money.

But the money is firmly in his hand, as long as he doesn't let go,

What can a liar do?

Grabbing it openly?

It shouldn’t be... It’s more convenient to rob spirit stones than salt and sugar. No one would be stupid enough to rob salt and sugar.

Wuji is not a decoration, and it is even less likely to tolerate Salt and Sugar being snatched away.

Lin Ying sighed. Since he couldn't figure out the logic behind this, he decided not to make things difficult for himself anymore.

The most important thing right now is the Holy Land of Flowers.

He turned his head and looked at the middle-aged man again, and asked, "Are you sure that Baihua Holy Land has not sold a single grain of salt candy in the past few months?"

The middle-aged man raised his head suddenly, his face full of confidence, "I'm sure!"

"Their trade routes are being closely watched. I'm afraid that they have to go to the spirit stone mines to mine spirit stones in order to maintain the normal expenses of the holy land!"