Upon hearing this, Feng Yao's face turned ashen.
Yan Geng came to add fuel to the fire. "My cousin couldn't even snatch something, let alone steal it. After all, Third Miss Feng is a Soul Sect master. There's no way my cousin could have stolen from her."
Meng Xingyu summed it up. "So, the truth might be that the Fourth Prince gave the storage bag to First Miss Feng. But Third Miss Feng was jealous and made up this story today. With so many of her supporters, once she said it, you all pressured First Miss Feng. She might have given in to the public opinion and handed over the storage bag, and Third Miss Feng's scheme would have worked."
Dongfang Zhi shook his head. "I never thought Third Miss Feng from the Prime Minister's Mansion could be so vicious. She'd even scheme against her own sister. What about outsiders? She must have no bottom line at all."
Those who had been standing close to Feng Yao subconsciously took a few steps back, keeping a safe distance from her.
"So, Third Miss Feng was lying, right?" Yun Ningshuang looked at Feng Yuqin. "Didn't you say that if she lied, you'd sell the pills to her at three times the price? She just picked out several kinds of pills but didn't pay. Chief Qin, remember to charge your people three times the price."
Feng Yuqin gave Yun Ningshuang a faint look and then turned to Feng Yao. "Do you have anything else to defend yourself, Third Miss Feng? If not, then this matter is settled."
"You're all lying! It's not like that at all!" Feng Yao said anxiously.
But she could never give a proper explanation. Gradually, even her supporters fell silent.
Then, Yan Geng added another spark. "I said before that if it were true that my cousin took her storage bag, I'd give everyone a bottle of pills. But now it seems that Third Miss Feng is full of lies. I'm afraid I can't give you the pills."
As soon as Yan Geng said this, everyone turned their dissatisfied gazes towards Feng Yao.
"Let's go." Feng Chi handed the pills that Feng Yao had taken to the people of the Dark Night Pavilion and quickly dragged Feng Yao away in embarrassment.
...
The Dark Night Pavilion quickly regained its order, and there was a constant stream of people buying pills.
In the private room on the upper floor, Yan Xiao and Yan Geng quietly climbed up from the other side.
"Cousin, are you just going to let Feng Yao go like this?" Yan Geng asked as soon as he sat down.
Feng Yuqin asked someone to serve tea to the two of them before answering. "Do you think her life will be easy after today?"
Killing was never her way to deal with enemies.
Tormenting them, taking away what they cared about, and making them live in hell was her strategy.
Just the way Feng Yao left in such embarrassment today would make her future life difficult.
"What about Feng Qing?" Yan Xiao asked. "She also caused a ruckus in your Dark Night Pavilion. Aren't you going to get back at her?"
"Why should I?" Feng Yuqin said. "I'm saving her for Feng Yao."
"Your cousin means that since Feng Yao didn't get the upper hand in the Dark Night Pavilion today, not only will she have to pay three times the price for anything she buys here in the future, but those who wanted a bottle of pills from you will also take their anger out on her. She's really shot herself in the foot today." Dongfang Zhi patiently explained.
Old Zhao and Meng Xingyu's father, Meng Xiucheng, exchanged a look, and they both saw their admiration for Feng Yuqin in each other's eyes.
Feng Yuqin was still so young, but she was so steady in her actions.
After all, it was the opening day of the Dark Night Pavilion. By not taking the opportunity to suppress Feng Yao, Feng Yuqin was building a good reputation for the Dark Night Pavilion.
But Feng Yao didn't get any benefits today.
As older people, they thought more.
They thought that it was really rare for Feng Yuqin to be so calm and composed when she was slandered right in front of her.
They doubted that they could be as calm as Feng Yuqin in such a situation.
What they didn't know was that although Feng Yuqin was only in her teens in this life, she had been on her own since she was a child in her previous life and had founded her own power in her teens.
She had experienced so many hardships in her life that except for matters of love, she had gone through things that others might not experience even in several lifetimes.
So, Feng Yao's ruckus today didn't bother Feng Yuqin at all.
"Aqin, Feng Yao probably won't let this go." Meng Xingyu had seen Feng Yao's cruelty before, so she guessed that Feng Yao would surely find other ways to deal with Feng Yuqin.
Feng Yuqin said calmly, "I'll cross that bridge when I come to it."
"It's about time we go back." Old Zhao said.
Meng Xiucheng nodded. "After that ruckus just now, it's almost like free publicity for your Dark Night Pavilion. There are more people downstairs now. It's a good time for us to leave."
Feng Yuqin looked at them gratefully. "Thank you. If you need any help in the future, just let me know."
She would remember this favor.
"Dad, you might have to stay a while longer." Meng Xingyu pointed outside. "The people from the Alchemist Guild are here."
"The Alchemist Guild?" Meng Xiucheng frowned. "What are they here for?"
Old Zhao said, "The Dark Night Pavilion sells pills. Isn't that stealing their business? They're here to cause trouble, of course."
Meng Xiucheng looked outside and saw that it was the Grand Elder of the Alchemist Guild. His face darkened. "This Grand Elder is a third - level alchemist. He loves to challenge others to alchemy competitions."
"So, he's here to challenge me?" Feng Yuqin raised her eyebrows.
"Most likely." Meng Xiucheng said. "He might think he's senior. In the Western Song Kingdom, the best alchemist is in the palace, and the next best is this Grand Elder of the Alchemist Guild. It's just that his character is not very good."
Feng Yuqin fell silent, thinking about what benefits she and the Dark Night Pavilion could gain from competing with this Grand Elder.
After a moment, several plans came to her mind. She looked at Dongfang Zhi and the other two confidently. "Old Zhao, Uncle Meng, Dongfang Zhi, how about we make a deal?"
"What kind of deal do you want to make?" The three of them asked in unison.
Meng Xingyu and the Yan brothers also looked at her, wondering what she was up to.
Feng Yuqin pointed outside. "If this Grand Elder is really here to cause trouble for my Dark Night Pavilion as Uncle Meng said, I can make sure they don't get the upper hand today. But that's equivalent to slapping the Alchemist Guild in the face."
Old Zhao nodded. "That's true."
"I heard that the Crown Prince is also causing trouble for you." Dongfang Zhi tapped his long fingers on the table. "So, your enemies now include the royal family, the Ji family, Xia Yujia from the Xia family seems to be against you too, the family of Meng Yuanhang, and now the Alchemist Guild. You really have a talent for making enemies."
Feng Yuqin thought to herself that Dongfang Zhi had missed one: Mu Weizhu from the Central Region.
Moreover, Mu Weizhu was the daughter of the White Flame Sect's master. With such a background, Feng Yuqin felt that she might have offended the entire White Flame Sect.
Thinking about it, Dongfang Zhi was right. Was she just born to make enemies?
"So, if you stand on my side, for now, it's just the Alchemist Guild that hates Qin Yu. But in the future, the royal family might also get involved. If you're scared, just pretend I didn't say anything. After all, neither the royal family nor the Alchemist Guild is easy to mess with. I understand." Feng Yuqin said.
"What if we're not scared? What's the reward?" Dongfang Zhi was curious about what kind of reward Feng Yuqin could offer.