Chapter 162: The Frenzied Masses!

"Wushang, thank you so much for tonight."

"If you hadn't been there, I don't know what Xiaoding and I would be facing next."

An Lan looked at Ye Wushang with gratitude, offering a faint, relieved smile.

Previously, her feelings for Ye Wushang were merely a strong sense of fondness, accompanied by a desire to understand him better.

However, as their interactions deepened—especially after seeing him stand up fearlessly against tyranny tonight—she felt an unprecedented sense of peace.

In her heart, she decided he was the ideal partner she had been searching for.

Only, she had not yet figured out how to pierce this thin layer of window paper.

Or rather, she was afraid of being rejected.

Until now, she still had no clue what the man was thinking.

"Lanlan, why are you being so polite?"

"We are friends, aren't we?"

"When a friend is in trouble, how could I possibly stand by and watch?"

Ye Wushang waved his hand and said indifferently.

Su Xiaoding bit her lip and chimed in, "Ye Wushang, no matter what, you truly saved us tonight."

"At that time, I was already prepared to die rather than comply. Making us sleep with that arrogant scion would be worse than death."

"Your performance tonight really opened my eyes. Here, I want to apologize to you once again for my previous offenses."

"Please forgive me."

With that, she actually lowered her head, bent at the waist, and bowed deeply.

Ye Wushang hurried forward to support her. Just as he was about to speak, An Lan suddenly sighed and said worriedly, "Although we managed to stop Bei Chaonan from succeeding, given the Bei family's influence, I'm afraid this will bring great trouble upon us in the future..."

"Indeed."

Su Xiaoding nodded thoughtfully, "After all, we belong to a first-tier family. While conglomerate families hold high positions, many of their operations still rely on established families like ours. But Ye Wushang is just an ordinary citizen. If they really want to deal with him, they have countless ways..."

"Didn't Mr. Ye record a video of the scene?"

Grandpa Tu frowned and said, "With this video, if it gets exposed, all the blame will fall on Bei Chaonan. What else could they possibly dare to do?"

"They wouldn't dare do anything in the open, but what about behind the scenes?"

Su Xiaoding shook her head. "Although the Bei family is a conglomerate, as far as I know, they rose to power in their early years through conspiracies and underhanded methods."

"They have plenty of experience with such shady tactics. Therefore, until this matter is resolved, I won't be at ease."

At this, she suddenly grabbed An Lan's hand and said, "Lanlan, let's split up."

"I'll go back and find my dad, and you go back to find your grandfather."

"Let's explain the whole sequence of events from tonight clearly and see if they have any solutions."

"Topple the Bei family? That's impossible. We just need to see if we can turn hostility into friendship."

"Mm!"

An Lan nodded heavily. She looked at Ye Wushang and said solemnly, "You offended Bei Chaonan entirely because of us."

"No matter what, we must never let anything happen to you."

Ye Wushang chuckled wryly, waving his hand. "Is it really that serious? If he wants to come and take revenge, let him come. I'm not afraid."

"In fact, I haven't even taken Bei Chaonan's matter to heart. What I care about right now is the research and development of the new medicine."

"Right now—"

"Sigh."

An Lan sighed with a bitter smile, "There's definitely no hope for the new medicine research tomorrow, Wushang, don't try to comfort me."

"Let the company's reputation take a hit if it must. Right now, I just want to protect you and keep Bei Chaonan from hurting you."

Su Xiaoding took over the conversation, saying, "I can understand that you want to help Lanlan, but without acquiring the core data, the new medicine's research is nowhere near completion."

"Tomorrow is the day for the medicine delivery. Even immortals could do nothing this time."

"We can only figure out how to minimize the losses. Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Lanlan, let's go, hurry home."

"Okay!"

After reaching an agreement, the two young women hurried home to discuss how to deal with the Bei family.

As for Ye Wushang's so-called new medicine research, they didn't take it seriously at all.

In their view, such a thing was simply impossible; you can't have your cake and eat it too, and at least one problem had to be prioritized.

"Mr. Ye, should I go and bring them back?"

Watching the departing figures of the two women, Grandpa Tu asked, "Should I tell them that you've already developed the new medicine and are currently mass-producing it right here in the basement of my bar...?"

"Forget it, even if you told them, they wouldn't believe it."

Ye Wushang took a deep breath and said, "It will be the same when it's revealed tomorrow."

"Let's go, take me down to take a look."

"This way, please, sir."

...

Arriving in the basement.

Although the equipment was somewhat old, it was in good working condition and operating at a decent speed.

Fearing that something might go wrong, regardless of Grandpa Tu's persuasion, he stayed right here guarding the operation for the entire day.

It wasn't until early the next morning, when only ten percent of the required medicine was left to be processed, that Ye Wushang finally stood up.

"Grandpa Tu, thank you for your hard work."

"I need to go home, take a shower, get ready, and head over to the Lan Corporation shortly."

"Once you finish up here, just send the items straight over."

Ye Wushang felt deeply grateful toward Grandpa Tu.

He had stayed up all night just because Ye Wushang did.

With his cultivation, staying up was no big deal for Ye Wushang.

However, Grandpa Tu was already forty years old, and pulling an all-nighter was taking a toll on his body.

Right now, he had dark circles under his eyes and looked utterly exhausted.

"Undergoing current progress, the full batch of ten,000 pills should be ready by nine o'clock at the latest," Grandpa Tu respectfully replied.

"The new medicine launch is at nine-thirty. Half an hour is more than enough, and I will arrive on time."

"I appreciate your effort."

Ye Wushang nodded, pulled a Vitality-Enhancing Pill he had previously refined out of his pocket, and handed it to him. "Eat this. It will boost your energy and spirit."

"Today is going to be a bit busy, and I hope you can stay focused and assist me in handling the launch of the new medicine."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Ye."

...

Half an hour later, he returned to the villa.

Having been busy all day yesterday, his younger sister was already fast asleep.

Treading lightly, Ye Wushang returned to his bedroom, took a quick shower, and feeling somewhat refreshed, he pulled out his small bronze cauldron and melted all the remaining leftover medicinal herbs into it.

Another two hours passed.

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

At the bottom of the cauldron, five or six Qi-Gathering Pills were successfully produced one after another.

Compared to the Vitality-Enhancing Pills, their medicinal efficacy was much weaker.

The reason for this lay in the inferior quality of the herbs themselves, as well as their different functions.

These were primarily used to lay the foundation for cultivation, helping the internal organs circulate blood more quickly. While they had little effect on severe internal injuries, they performed considerably better when it came to treating bruises and contusions.

"I am currently at the first level of Qi Refining. If I want to continue improving my cultivation, I still need to use top-grade herbs for alchemy."

"Yao Wang Pharmaceuticals is supposed to be my stronghold, where everything is available for the taking, but my physical condition keeps relapsing."

"Until I get my hands on the Dragon King's Birth, I cannot afford to act rashly, otherwise it might easily backfire."

Ye Wushang stood up.

Calculating the time, tomorrow was the day he had agreed to meet Luo Sen.

On this trip to Qingcheng Taoist Temple, he was determined to secure the Dragon King's Birth.

He had felt somewhat anxious before, but with the token given to him by Lv Zhengfeng in his hand, as long as he successfully entered the cave and retrieved the evidence, he could force that second boss to hand over the Dragon King's Birth.

Although stealing was somewhat disgraceful, he only needed a tiny bit.

"Brother!"

Just as he was deep in thought, his younger sister suddenly rushed into the room!

The screen of the phone in her hand was still lit, emitting chaotic noises.

"Sister, why are you up?"

Ye Wushang frowned in suspicion. "Did my movements in the room just now wake you up?"

Remembering the crisp sounds made during his alchemy session earlier, Ye Wushang felt a pang of self-reproach.

However, Ye Wuyou hurried forward, pointed at the phone screen, and said in a panic, "Brother, look quickly."

"The Lan Corporation is being besieged."

"Those people are all clamoring to buy the medicine, and they're threatening to smash the corporation if they can't get it."

"There are quite a few news media reporters interviewing around the area, and I can even see officers from the Public Security Bureau maintaining order at the scene."

Hearing this, Ye Wushang was greatly startled.

Subconsciously, he snatched the phone and looked closely.

He discovered that right at the main entrance of the Lan Corporation, thousands of citizens were holding pre-ordered medicine collection tickets issued by the official website, cursing and shouting incessantly.

Lan Ruoxue, along with a group of executives, including An Lan and Su Xiaoding, were trying to pacify them, but to no avail.

The crowd had grown frantic. Amidst the verbal abuse, they had already begun shoving and pushing against the security guards of the Lan Corporation.

Yet, because police officers were present, the security guards dared not retaliate, being forced to back away step by step. The entire scene was absolute chaos!

"How could this happen?"

Ye Wushang's hand trembled as a blank look washed over him.

As far as he knew, the release of the new medicine was scheduled to start no earlier than nine o'clock.

Furthermore, the buyers varied in age and came from different regions; for them to gather in such a short time should have taken at least until noon.

Yet, for them to rush here en masse to cause trouble now—saying no one was pulling strings behind the scenes would be utterly impossible.

The crucial point was that this disturbance was actually being broadcasted live across the internet.

Not only in Jinghan, but netizens nationwide could see it!

This was a blatant attempt to humiliate the Lan Corporation in front of audiences across the entire country.

"Brother, what should we do?"

Ye Wushang's sister was kind-hearted; even though they were divorced, in her mind, Lan Ruoxue was still her sister-in-law.

On the screen, Lan Ruoxue's sorrowful face tugged at her heartstrings, and she asked, "Can you find a way to help sister-in-law?"

"Don't worry, Wuyou, I know what I'm doing."

"Go back to your room and sleep for now. You've been busy all day and must be exhausted."

"Leave this matter to me; I'll handle it."

After offering a brief reassurance and watching his sister leave the room, he hurriedly pulled out his phone and dialed An Lan's number.

"Hello, Lanlan."

From the other end of the line came a cacophony of noise.

However, he could faintly hear Lan Ruoxue trying to dissuade the crowd, along with Lan Ruoshuang and Zhao Xiue urging them to calm down.

Yet the citizens refused to listen. Instead, their emotions ran even higher as they chanted endlessly about buying the medicine, threatening that if the medicine wasn't produced, they would never let the Lan Corporation off the hook.

Consequently, even the An family was dragged into it, with threats being made to smash the signboard of the An Corporation as well!

"Is that you, Wushang? Listen to me, don't come over here today."

"The situation here is much more complicated than I imagined."

"I'm afraid today's issue goes beyond failing to produce the new medicine or damaging the reputations of the An and Lan families."

"It might even end up in court. Listen to me on this, don't come."

An Lan said in a panicky voice.

Ye Wushang took a deep breath and reassured her, "It's fine, Lanlan. I've already made the new medicine, and in a moment I'll—"

"Ye Wushang!"

An Lan raised her voice and said solemnly, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just impossible."

"Without manufacturing data, it's impossible to create the new medicine. Even if it were made, no one could guarantee its quality."

"You are the one who made a public promise. These citizens are furious, and I'm worried they might lash out at you."

"In short, listen to me..."

"Beep, beep."

Before she could finish, the call was abruptly disconnected.

Staring at the screen, he realized several members of the crowd had surged forward, knocking her phone directly to the ground.

By the time she reached down to pick it up, it had already been crushed to pieces!