After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 593 Pushing the envelope

That evening, Shen Xu quietly arrived at the place he had arranged with Madam Ma, a warehouse used by many herbalists to store medicinal herbs.

At this moment, dozens of medicinal herb merchants gathered at the entrance of the warehouse. They were all merchants who had followed the trend and bought firefly grass after learning that Lao Ma was making money, but ended up being trapped.

They've been struggling lately with how to sell those troublesome medicinal herbs while under the supervision of the Enforcement Hall.

But Shen Xu's appearance was like a timely pillow when they were sleepy. They were willing to sell their medicinal herbs even at a loss, not to mention that the price Shen Xu offered them was 30% higher than the market price, which they never dared to dream of.

Of course, their most important belief was that since Shen Xu dared to offend even the people of the Enforcement Hall, he must have a powerful background.

In that case, even if they sell him those medicinal herbs, no one from the enforcement office will accuse them of disrupting market order and arrest them like Old Ma.

"Sister-in-law, is that gentleman from noon coming back yet? We've been waiting for him for so long," someone complained to Madam Ma, who was holding a child.

"How could we possibly fathom the thoughts of those above? If you don't want to wait for them, you can simply leave," Madam Ma mocked mercilessly.

"Don't be angry, little sister. It's normal for young people like Xiao Hu to lack patience. No matter how late the adults arrive today, we will wait for them." Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was a bit tense, someone immediately tried to smooth things over.

"Taking this opportunity, I might as well make things clear to you."

I brought you all here because you all have a good relationship with the Ma family.

"If you miss this opportunity today, you'll all have to watch those fireflies wither in the warehouse and end up as worthless scraps to be fed to pigs!" Madam Ma said coldly.

“Sister, you’re right. This is all thanks to that lord’s kindness to us,” said the person next to Madam Ma with a fawning smile.

Shen Xu, dressed in a black robe, finally arrived late, just as the moon was high in the sky.

It wasn't that he was deliberately putting on airs, but rather that he was genuinely busy today. The affairs of Fengyu Tower were settled daily, and he had rushed over only after writing and archiving today's 'daily settlement'.

Seeing the expectant eyes in front of the warehouse, Shen Xu couldn't help but smile. It seemed they really wanted to get rid of those burdensome things in their hands as soon as possible.

"Your Excellency has finally arrived." Madam Ma was the first to greet him.

"These are all the merchants in Dan City who have bought large quantities of Firefly Grass. I can guarantee that we have more than 80% of the Firefly Grass in the entire Dan Ding City."

“You did a very good job. Go and collect their numbers, then bring them to me for review. I won’t go and greet them myself,” Shen Xu said wearily.

"The quantities for each family are here; please take a look, sir." Madam Ma respectfully handed him a folded piece of white paper.

"Old Ma is lucky to have a wife like you," Shen Xu said with a smile.

But when Shen Xu saw the numbers on the paper in his hand, his smile froze, and he couldn't help but sigh that these businessmen really wouldn't get up early for nothing.

Only ten days passed between when Lao Ma revealed the secret of the Firefly Grass and when he was arrested, yet these people managed to obtain more than a million Firefly Grass plants.

Taking out fourteen 10,000-yuan notes, Shen Xu said to the woman in front of him, "I can take all these firefly grasses, but I have one condition."

No matter what difficulties you encounter, you must pile all these fireflies in the Herb Workshop by tomorrow morning.

If this cannot be achieved, our transaction is terminated.

"This...Master, Baicaofang is not our place. If we want to do this, we probably need the approval of the Dan City administrators."

"Dan City won't get involved in this matter. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong, and I won't let you suffer any losses," Shen Xu said coldly.

“Okay! I’ll go ask them,” Mrs. Ma replied.

After a while, Shen Xu watched as the intense argument among the people in front of him gradually subsided, and then Madam Ma walked over with a well-to-do middle-aged man.

"This humble man, Yang Xian, greets Your Excellency," the middle-aged man said, bowing to him.

"What are your conditions?" Shen Xu asked helplessly; he was really tired today.

"Although I know I shouldn't ask..."

"Then why did you ask!" Shen Xu said sternly.

“State your terms. I don’t have time to waste with you.”

"We would like you to buy our other stockpiled medicinal herbs as well," Yang Xian said respectfully with a smile.

Shen Xu almost laughed out of anger. How could these people be so shameless!

Shen Xu grabbed the man by the collar and lifted him up. "Believe it or not, I'll smash your stall tomorrow!"

Feeling Yang Xian's lower body gradually becoming wet, he disgustedly tossed him aside.

"I'm only doing you a favor by negotiating with you. You're all trash who should be arrested. You still want to bargain with me? Take a good look at your own faces."

After saying that, she squatted down and sprinkled all the pill tickets in her hand on the man's face. "I won't see my medicinal herbs at Baicaofang tomorrow. You can bet on whether your stall can be saved."

"Oh? Where did this powerful figure come from, daring to beat up a legitimate resident of Danding City right in front of our enforcement team?" A playful voice rang out behind Shen Xu.

"I thought you guys were planning to just sit there and watch the show?" Shen Xu stood up and smiled at the three people behind him.

"You're just making a fuss! No matter who you are, the laws of Dan Ding City are sacred and inviolable. You're under arrest!" the black-haired youth in the lead said coldly.

"You guys?" Shen Xu sneered.

"Ha! If you can withstand even one move from me, then I'll acknowledge your skill!" The black-haired youth assumed a fighting stance, his entire body surging with energy, his dark gold armor gleaming with a serene luster under the moonlight.

The two people beside the black-haired youth clearly knew how powerful he was, and they both retreated a great distance.

The merchants had no idea what was going on, or why this official was clashing with the Enforcement Hall again. They all recognized the black-haired youth as the fifth captain of the Dan City Enforcement Hall.

Seeing the black-haired youth's performance, Shen Xu couldn't help but laugh. "Useless trash who can't even distinguish my illusion, yet he wants to fight me. I wonder where you got your confidence from."

Shen Xu's voice suddenly rang out behind Yu Xing, causing his expression to change drastically. He immediately turned around and left his original position.

But the attack he expected did not come. Instead, Shen Xu's voice rang out from all directions, "Tomorrow I will completely reveal the secret of the Firefly Grass at Baicaofang. If you want to go and see it, you might as well go early and get a good spot."

As soon as he finished speaking, the figure closest to him turned into a wisp of mist and vanished before him.

Sensing Shen Xu's departure, Yu Xing solemnly withdrew from his fighting stance, his heart filled with self-doubt.

Could it really be an illusion? Why didn't he notice anything amiss?

In this situation, if a battle were to actually break out, what are his chances of winning?

"Captain, are you alright?" The two rushed back to Yu Xing's side from a distance.

Yu Xing waved his hand somewhat dejectedly, then looked at the merchants in the distance: "Tell them to do what that person says, no matter what he says!"