Engagement Canceled: I Can Extract Prefixes-Chapter 295 - 294: The Yun Family’s Pill Strategy

Shen Qingshan also wanted to confront Shen Ye.

If not for the interests of the Shen Family, how could he act like this?

In the courtyard, both Luo Zuchen and Shen Ye were satisfied with Madam Shen’s attitude.

Sitting in the chair, Madam Shen pleaded with Luo Zuchen to protect Shen Ye as much as possible.

As for Shen Han, Madam Shen harbored anger in her heart.

She wanted to charge Shen Han with the crime of fratricide.

But after being reminded, she realized there wasn’t enough evidence.

The assassination attempt took place outside the Capital City, surrounded by barren hills, with no witnesses or suitable physical evidence.

Seeing this was not feasible, Madam Shen asked Shen Lingsheng to take action.

A father disciplining his son, surely no one would dare say anything, right?

Luo Zuchen, standing nearby, also suggested that as long as they could call Shen Han away from Tianyi Academy,

without the protection of Dean Tianyi by his side, he could make Shen Han suffer.

Madam Shen was quite confident about this.

After all, calling Shen Han out of the academy shouldn’t be difficult.

She was his grandmother, and Shen Lingsheng his biological father.

With these thoughts in mind, the two went to Tianyi Academy.

After being stopped at the gate, they asked the guard to call Shen Han out.

The guard’s attitude was quite pleasant, speaking to them politely.

Smiling, he walked into the academy.

After a short while, the guard returned.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Young Master Shenhan went out for training with the Dean earlier.

Next time you visit, you might want to arrange by letter first to avoid a wasted trip."

Hearing this, Madam Shen snorted coldly.

"As a Shen Family elder inviting him, regardless of what he’s doing, he should come back immediately to meet me.

Out for a while but doesn’t even know such basic manners.

No idea what he’s learning here."

At this moment, a figure emerged from behind and walked to her side.

"In Great Wei, the younger generation’s cultivation and study are of utmost importance.

You, old woman claiming to be a member of the Shen Family, don’t even know this?

Who’s the one violating manners, him or you?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

After saying this, the Tutor went around spreading news of Madam Shen’s bias.

During the last academy competition, many people actually witnessed it.

Shen Han spoke very clearly, telling Madam Shen that Luo Zuchen was threatening his life.

But this Madam Shen was evasive, speaking ambiguously.

Her favoritism was obvious to everyone.

Everyone at Tianyi Academy naturally sided with Shen Han.

Moreover, recently in the capital, books about Shen Han’s cultivation progress had been selling well.

Although some parts were exaggerated, most were based on true events.

Throughout his growth journey, Shen Han received little attention from the Shen Family, was looked down upon, and given no resources.

Seeing Madam Shen’s expression, it was clear there was no kindness in her eyes.

"It’s best for you to leave now, considering your age, I don’t want to insult you.

But if you linger here, don’t blame us for speaking harshly."

At the academy gate, a crowd even started to gather around.

...

At this moment, Shen Han was traveling with Dean Tianyi on the road to Xiaoyao Peak.

Sitting in the carriage, they gazed at the autumn scenery outside.

"Madam Shen came looking for you suddenly, what’s the matter?

She seemed quite anxious. Shall I send someone to inquire?"

Hearing this from Dean Tianyi, Shen Han just chuckled indifferently.

"Don’t worry, Dean. As long as Madam Shen is involved, nothing good ever comes from it.

She used to treat me harshly. She’s not a fool, she knows that now I’ve grown, I’d never be good to her.

Her thoughts are only about how to harm me."

Hearing this, Dean Tianyi shook his head helplessly.

"It’s hard to understand what those elders in your Shen Family are thinking...

Treating the talented younger generation so harshly..."

"It’s just their bad luck that I happened to grow strong...

Ordinarily, a junior in the family wouldn’t be able to cause much of a stir..."

Shen Han sighed, realizing his progress was thanks to a mysterious power.

Seeing Shen Han recalling some tough times, Dean Tianyi quickly chimed in.

"I’ve heard lately that the Shen Family seems to be in some trouble.

Due to the pill situation, the Shen Family is buying middle-grade pills everywhere.

Currently, everyone knows Yun Family in Anyang has made leaps in the Alchemy Dao.

The pills they refine are of excellent medicinal quality and are cheaper than those from other medicine-refining families.

Yet, the Yun Family refuses to sell pills to the Shen Family."

Saying this, Dean Tianyi turned his head to look at Shen Han.

"Was it you who requested the Yun Family to do this?"

Dean Tianyi was aware of the close relationship between the Yun Family and Shen Han.

Compared to the Shen Family, it was much more intimate.

Shen Han smiled: "Since you asked, Dean, I’ll give you a straightforward answer.

It’s indeed partly because of me, but not entirely.

Shen Lingsheng divorced Madam Yun and belittled the Yun Family in his words.

At the time, the Shen Family even issued a letter requiring allied powers not to purchase Yun Family’s pills.

The Shen Family believed this move would suppress the Yun Family and make them beg."

Hearing this, Dean Tianyi couldn’t help but laugh.

"I never expected such amusing stories behind this~

It sounds utterly ridiculous just hearing it."

"The Shen Family must have been used to being arrogant, so they were a bit smug back then.

They probably didn’t foresee that pills would cause such a headache for the entire Shen Family."

Dean Tianyi nodded; now with the advancement in pill making, given two more years, the Yun Family would become a medicine-refining giant in Great Wei.

"Speaking of this, there’s one thing I couldn’t quite understand.

Besides the Yun Family, it seems that pills sold by other medicine-refining families are not that cheap.

Yet, these families can still sell their refined pills.

If so, why does the Yun Family sell their pills so cheaply?

Given the high quality of Yun Family’s pills, why not sell them at a higher price?"

Better quality pills, yet sold cheaper, doesn’t seem logical in any reasonable sense...

"Student gives an example, and you’ll understand, Dean.

Take the residents of the capital city, for instance; their staple food can be coarse rice or refined rice.

In terms of quality and taste, refined rice is certainly much better.

But due to its high price, only wealthy families in the capital can afford it.

This results in limited sales volume for refined rice.

Now, with advances in the Yun Family’s medicine-refining capabilities, they produce a lot more pills each month than before.

Without lowering prices, although profits are much higher,

bridging the cost gap to buy middle-grade pills would be tough for the Forbidden Army and stationed troops.

Therefore, they’d continue choosing low-grade pills.

This price reduction essentially captures the market share that low-grade pills once held."

At this point, Dean Tianyi fully understood.

Although it seems like a price reduction, overall, they sold much more.