Merlin and Mellie rushed home, but when they saw their father's face, which was darker than the bottom of the pot, they quickly put away their smiles.

Mei Ruofeng glanced up at the two of them and said, "The inventory has been disposed of, and there are only some defective products left that no one wants, which were originally planned to be mixed with medicinal materials and sent to the Dan Pharmacy, but now it seems impossible." After calculation, a total of 12,1245 taels were lost this time, most of which was caused by the purchase of pills, the second was caused by the sale of reduced prices, and the third was the principal and interest paid to Qianzhuang. ”

The two siblings' eyes widened, although they had been mentally prepared, but they were still startled when they heard this number.

You must know that the profit of the medicinal herb store last year was only more than 10,000 taels, and all this money had to be handed over to the family, and only a small part was distributed to Mei Ruofeng himself as a dividend.

Of course, in addition to dividends and salaries, Mei Ruofeng, as the shopkeeper, usually has some inputs, such as adulteration of medicinal materials and eating the difference in the middle.

In other words, he lost the profit of the year.

Also, he privately hired four alchemists and had to pay them every month, but because he was not qualified to sell pills, he kept be

There was no official start of work, and the four alchemists actually didn't work for nothing.

These four mouths alone can eat him poor.

At the end of the year, if he didn't want to be scolded by his elders, he had to pay out of his own pocket to fill the account, and if he didn't do so, causing such a big deficit, he would definitely be punished, plus removed from the position of treasurer.

Now, he deeply understands the meaning of stealing chickens and rice.

Melly whispered: "It's okay, it's just the middle of the year, and there is nearly half a year left, and we still have a chance to turn over." ”

"Yes, I have already challenged Ye Yunyang, and he has agreed. Merlin said proudly: "If you solve him, the Dan Pharmacy will have no backer, and by the end of the year, Mei Ruogu's results must be the worst, and my father just took the opportunity to get rid of the scolding of the elders." ”

The Mei family's business involves more than a dozen industries, and dozens of stores have been opened, and when the accounts are reported at the end of each year, the worst performers will be reprimanded, as long as someone is at the bottom, the penultimate can escape.

Mei Ruofeng felt a lot better, nodded and said, "In the ring, you must do your best to cripple that kid as much as possible." ”

Merlin said proudly: "I will kill him directly!"

In the ring, it is irresponsible to kill the other party, and this rule is the same as that of the Holy Heaven Continent.

Mei Ruofeng shook her head: "No, the head of the family already knows about his existence, and he praises him to his face, if you kill him, everyone will think that you did it on purpose, and it will involve me." So it's better to abolish him, so that I can say that the young people are inexperienced and accidentally hit hard, and they will be helpless. ”

"Understood!" Merlin frowned.

Mei Li glanced out of the door and said, "Also, I think we should spread this matter and invite relatives and friends to cheer for my brother, one is to prevent Ye Yunyang from repenting, and the other is to take the opportunity to make a name for my brother." ”

"Yes!" Mei Ruofeng said in a deep voice.

With their father's permission, the brother and sister jumped up and down and told their clansmen and friends about tomorrow's fight in the ring, asking them to watch it tomorrow.

At noon the next day, the street corner not far from Mei's house was full of people, and in the middle was a ring made of black crystal masonry, one meter five high, thirty meters long and wide, and square in shape.

Merlin walked over accompanied by his sister and several clansmen, and when he saw the crowd of people, he couldn't help but be taken aback, why are there so many people?

Only a quarter of them were acquaintances, and the rest were all unfamiliar faces.

It was because Ye Yunyang was going to participate in the ring competition, and as the founder of the new alchemy, he received a lot of attention. As soon as the news came out, people rushed over to see the excitement, and the matter of him fighting with Meng Chengtian and Ma Shangfeng's master and apprentice had already spread throughout the divine realm and became a topic of conversation among everyone.

"Great, so many people watched, Ye Yunyang must be discredited, and my brother must be famous in the God Realm!" Melly said happily.

Merlin is happy, he should be happy.

A cousin raised his hand and looked at his watch, and said, "There are still three minutes left before the time comes, cousin, you can get into the ring first and wait for Ye Yunyang to appear." ”

"Good!" Merlin strode to the ring, jumping up with vigour, his arms folded over his chest, and his face full of incomprehension.

The people below pointed at him and whispered.

Time passed minute by minute, but there was no trace of Ye Yunyang.

Twenty minutes later, Merlin was a little anxious, and it was really unpleasant that the stupid pestle had been on the stage for so long, and that he had been judged by the people below.

He shouted in the direction of his sister, "What's the matter, why hasn't he shown up yet?"

A cousin speculated: "Maybe I have retreated, otherwise how could I be late? It is a very shameful thing to lose a battle in the ring, and it only takes twenty lashes to break your word, which is much lighter than that." ”

Merlin smiled: "It must be so! I'll just say, Ye Yunyang is as timid as a mouse, he doesn't even dare to come to the ring, he is not worthy of being the founder of the new alchemy at all, he must have learned it from others when he was in the Holy Heaven Continent, and he came to us to be greedy for heavenly merit for himself." ”

Melly echoed: "That's right, such a person doesn't deserve everyone's respect, he should be condemned!"

The Mei family invited by the brother and sister accused Ye Yunyang one after another, and the wave of denunciation is rapidly increasing.

"Who said I didn't dare to come, who said I was late?" Ye Yunyang's voice sounded two hundred meters away, and he said loudly: "According to the regulations of the divine realm on time, noon is from eleven forty to twelve o'clock, and now it is just past twelve o'clock!

Mei Linyang wanted to refute, but he was speechless, what he said in the appointment yesterday was indeed noon, and he habitually regarded twelve o'clock as noon, ignoring the time regulations of the divine realm.

Everyone laughed, Merlin's old face turned red, and Merry also felt embarrassed, so she quickly lowered her head.

Everyone in the audience consciously got out of the way, and Ye Yunyang walked to the ring side by side with Meiyu.

When he came to the stage, he jumped into the ring with quick movements and said, "Merlin, yesterday you challenged me, and I was invited. By the way, how many heavens are you in Menghong Realm?"

Merlin replied without thinking, "Menghong Realm Seven Heavens ......"

His eyes widened, he couldn't go on, under normal circumstances, it was the people with a lower level who challenged the more powerful opponents, and he challenged the people of the first heaven with the level of the seven heavens, which was enough to make people laugh off their big teeth.

"Haha, everyone heard it, right?" Ye Yunyang deliberately raised his voice and said, "Then, let me, a person from the Menghong Realm, learn Young Master Mei's high moves!"

"What, Ye Yunyang only has one heaven in Menghong Realm?"

"It's not surprising, he's just become a Protoss, and it's normal for a heavy sky!"

"The surname Mei is too shameless, he challenges a heavy heaven with seven heavens, why is his skin so thick?"

Criticism came and went, and Merlin realized that it was not a good thing that there were too many onlookers, and he didn't expect this yesterday because he and his sister selectively informed relatives and friends, and of course their own people would not say anything.

Ye Yunyang's purpose was achieved, and he continued: "I am a newcomer, and I don't understand many things in the divine realm, but at least I understand one thing, that is, the words that are said and the water that is spilled cannot be changed, so I came." ”

"It's obviously bullying newcomers, how is this different from scum?"

"It's just shameless. ”

The scolding became more and more, Merlin's face became more and more ugly, if it weren't for standing in the ring, he would definitely find a crack in the ground to get into.

Judging from the current situation, if you win, you won't show your face, and it will be said that you are bullying the small with the big.

But he knows the importance of this ring battle, if he can't take down Ye Yunyang, his father's efforts to annex Dan Pharmacy will really be in vain.

"Let's almost get started. Ye Yunyang suggested.

Merlin couldn't wait for it, reached out and took off the spear he was carrying, and Mei Yu threw Fang Tian's halberd to Ye Yunyang.

The two took a stance, and Merlin roared and attacked first.

Anyway, he has been scolded for so long, even if he makes a polite side and lets Ye Yunyang strike first, the audience will not have the slightest good impression, it is better to be bad in the end.

Jingling!

While!

The spear and the painting halberd collided one after another, and Ye Yunyang took a defensive position, with the purpose of finding out the opponent's strength and looking for opportunities to counterattack.

After four faces, Merlin was in a hurry to win, and his impatience led to a serious mistake in his moves.

Here's your chance!

Ye Yunyang stepped forward quickly, wielding the halberd with both hands to make a move to control the dragon and the sea, which was the tenth form of the heaven-shaking halberd method, which was extremely exquisite.

Jingling!

Shout!

Merlin didn't know what was going on, and suddenly found that the spear in his hand was missing, and when he looked up, he found that the spear was flying out of the ring, and he couldn't help but tremble.

Ye Yunyang changed his move, and Fang Tian's halberd swept downward.

Boom!

The halberd swept Merlin's legs, and he fell to the ground with a thud, falling into a sturdy.

Things changed too fast, the audience felt overwhelmed, a second ago it was Merlin who was the main attacker, and Ye Yunyang, who was on the defensive, completely defeated him with just one move.

Meng Hongjing One Heavy Heaven, how could it be possible to defeat the Seven Heavens, it was just a joke.

Merlin wanted to stand up and fight again, no matter what, to save face for himself, but as soon as his face left the ground, a huge force came from his back, and his face was pressed back to the ground.

It was Ye Yunyang who stepped on his shoulder with his right foot, and said in a cold voice: "It's already lying down, don't get up!" The purpose of your challenge to me, in addition to venting your anger, also wants Uncle Mei to lose my backer and help your father complete the annexation, right?"

Merlin struggled to get up, but found that it was like a mountain on his back, and he couldn't move at all.

"I don't believe it, you only have the level of one heaven, how can you defeat me?" He shouted hysterically.

Ye Yunyang smiled: "Sometimes, rank does not fully represent strength, especially for a person like me who has just become a Protoss, I might as well tell you the truth, when I was still a Terran, my strength had already surpassed you a lot." ”

What the?

Merlin saw Mei Yu in a panic, and he finally figured out a question, why Mei Yu would obey Ye Yun's threats, and why he would bring him to the Divine Realm, not because he had mastered more advanced alchemy, but because he was originally a strong man, and Mei Yu's obedience to him was from the heart.

It's a pity that he only understands now, and it's too late.