Chapter 786: The fallen "Phoenix" is worse than a chicken.
After sending Clorinde away, Ye Lan rubbed his temples with a heavy heart and sighed secretly in his heart.
The situation among Liyue’s top brass right now is even more chaotic than a vegetable market in the morning.
Now, she felt confused and didn't know how to deal with this situation.
"What a mess, such a mess. Are desire and madness going to destroy Liyue?" Ye Lan muttered to himself, brows furrowed, wondering what the future of Liyue will be like.
Just as Ye Lan was lost in thought, a familiar voice suddenly came into her ears.
That was Keqing's voice, and she sounded obviously exhausted.
"Ye Lan..." Keqing's voice was a little hoarse, obviously she hadn't rested for a long time.
After all, she hadn't slept for two days and two nights, so one can imagine how tired she was.
"Keqing...you..." Ye Lan heard Keqing's voice and cast the same tired look at her.
Ye Lan was also tired. There was chaos among the Liyue high-level officials and the Thousand Rock Army stranded in Fontaine. She didn't know what to say for a moment.
However, the next second after Ye Lan saw Keqing, her eyes were attracted by a person following behind Keqing.
"Mr. Shao Yun!" Ye Lan exclaimed in surprise, with a look of disbelief in her eyes, "You... are you here to save Liyue?"
Shao Yun nodded slowly. His expression seemed a little indifferent, but revealed a kind of calmness that made people feel reassured.
"That's about the same..." Shao Yun said lightly.
Then, Shao Yun raised his chin and asked Ye Lan, "What's going on? I heard that Liyue is caught in a very scary business war?"
Ye Lan sighed and told everything.
"Mr. Shao Yun, generally speaking, it was the night you and Ningguang fell out."
Ye Lan brought up the incident that night, but because Keqing was present, Ye Lan did not make it clear.
"Originally, things would not have developed into what they are now, but the information provided by the treasure-stealing group sent by the Demon-Subduing Great Sage was noticed by some people with ulterior motives."
"After that, some people started investigating the matter between you and Ningguang, and finally came to a 'vague' conclusion that you no longer support Ningguang."
"Some businessmen started to make small moves behind the scenes. Originally, the situation could have been controlled, but Ningguang...she was 'confused' for a while and did not confront them immediately. Now that she has come to her senses, the situation has developed to the point where it is out of control."
After listening to Ye Lan's explanation, Shao Yun nodded thoughtfully. This is why the Eightfold Son of God wanted to eliminate Xin Zhicheng's mouth.
If those treasure-stealing groups had been punished and silenced later, such a big mess wouldn't have occurred.
"I don't understand anything about Liyue's business politics. In my eyes, politics is about who has the bigger fist and who has the final say."
Ye Lan analyzed Shao Yun's words and explained in her own words: "You mean to just kill the person who showed up?"
Shao Yun nodded, indicating that Ye Lan's guess was correct.
Following this line of thought, Ye Lan further analyzed: "This action is tantamount to declaring to Liyue that you still maintain a good relationship with Ningguang... It is indeed the simplest way to calm the situation..."
Shao Yun didn't waste any time and directly asked Ye Lan the most crucial question.
"That's right... Now, where is the most noisy person now?"
Ye Lan pointed to the roof and said, "You came at the right time. I got the information that the group of guys went to the Qun Yu Pavilion early in the morning..."
When Shao Yun heard that those troublemakers had already arrived at the Qun Yu Pavilion, he further inquired, "Who are they?"
Ye Lan said briefly: "Lord Maocai, and some of his followers."
After Shao Yun got the necessary information, he did not stay in the teahouse on the rock for long. He said goodbye and said, "I understand. I will go to Qun Yu Pavilion and clean up the mess."
Seeing that Shao Yun really wanted to help Liyue, Keqing, who was accompanying him, was moved and bowed to Shao Yun, saying sincerely: "Thank you..."
……
At this moment, the atmosphere in the Qun Yu Pavilion was extremely tense.
Ningguang sat at her desk, looking gloomily at the group of businessmen headed by Mr. Maocai.
These merchants stood in a row, none of them concealing their greedy looks at Ningguang.
Ningguang clenched her teeth tightly, the anger in her heart rising.
She stared at the leader, Mr. Maocai, and squeezed out his name through her teeth.
"Mr. Maocai..."
But at this time, Mr. Maocai's face was full of pride.
As the saying goes, a tiger in dire straits is bullied by dogs, and a phoenix that has fallen from the shed is no better than a chicken.
Ningguang, the "Phoenix", is finally in my hands.
Looking back on my business battles over the past six months, it was like walking on thin ice and finally reaching a rainbow!
When he first wanted to challenge Ningguang, Lord Maocai knew very well that with his family's wealth, it would be difficult for him to compete with Ningguang.
After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Ningguang's position in Liyue's business community is extremely important, like an unshakable mountain.
However, Mr. Maocai also understood a truth, that is, there is strength in numbers. Even insignificant ants, as long as there are enough of them, can shake a towering tree.
So, Lord Maocai began to look for allies everywhere and unite everyone's strength to fight against Ningguang.
However, this is not an easy task.
After all, the last rebellion made many people fear Lord Maocai.
In that incident, many people joined Mao Caigong to attack Keqing, and were severely tricked by Ningguang using Shao Yun as a shield, suffering heavy losses.
Therefore, in order to re-establish his own prestige, Lord Maocai decided to go all out and launch a tentative attack on Ningguang's industry.
In fact, he didn't have much confidence in his heart and was just gambling.
However, he made the right bet. Ningguang was confused about her future at that time because of her complete breakup with Shao Yun, and she was not moved at all by Mao Caigong's temptation.
When Lord Maocai successfully bit off a piece of flesh from Ningguang, his allies were excited.
When the sharks smelled blood, the businessmen all pounced on them without any command.
The merchant alliance headed by Mr. Mao Cai swallowed up many of Ningguang's industries through a series of short selling, buying and selling, and various business means.
At first glance, this seems to be just a normal business practice, but in reality, it is entirely for the purpose of completely defeating Ningguang and seizing power.
After all, the Liyue Seven Stars are the seven major businessmen from all walks of life in Liyue, and wealth and industry are also the entry qualifications for the selection of the Seven Stars.
After all, you are not even a businessman, so how can you be one of the Seven Stars of Liyue? Not to mention the most important Tianquan Star!
At this moment, looking at the once high and mighty Tianquan Star "Ningguang", who has lost her former spirit, Lord Maocai said proudly: "Lord Ningguang, no, Miss Ningguang, how are you?"
Ningguang looked at Mr. Maocai, who looked like a smug villain, and sneered, "If you have something to say, say it now. If you are just showing off the wealth you have taken from me, then I am here to congratulate you. If you have nothing else to say, please leave."
Lord Maocai looked at Ningguang who was sneering, shook his head complacently, and said jokingly: "Oh, I'm quite curious, how did you become enemies with Shao Yun? Why didn't you lean on such a big tree?"
Ningguang saw Lord Maocai reveal his shameful past to her face. Although Lord Maocai didn't know the reason why Shao Yun was against him, his smug look was really annoying.
“Hmph, a villain is getting ahead.” Ningguang commented coldly.
When Mr. Maocai heard Ningguang call him a "villain", he shook his finger and said, "I am a villain?"
"No, no, no, this is called business! Now that you are a coward, I think you are no longer fit to be the Tianquanxing and lead the future of Liyue! Retire early."
Ningguang took a deep breath and brought up old issues with Mr. Maocai.
"Back then, you colluded with the Fatui to short the Liyue amber market, but ultimately failed. I can still vividly remember the way you fawned in front of me!"
When Mr. Maocai saw Ningguang showing off his momentary pleasure and talking about his own dark history, he laughed.
"Hahaha, there's no point in you using the past to humiliate me! It will only inspire my desire for revenge!"
"Whether it's short selling or driving up market prices, it's all business. Miss Ningguang, aren't you expelling the Northern Bank to protect your own interests? Why are you pretending to be so noble for Liyue?"
At this point, Lord Maocai made a pooh sound and cursed, "Pah, you bitch! You keep saying all this for Liyue, but how much good have you actually pocketed?"
Ningguang explained: "Beiguo Bank offended the wrong people..."
Mao Caigong waved his hand, interrupting Ningguang's explanation, and said, "Don't talk nonsense to me. Now that the evil star no longer supports you, you are finished!"
Then, Lord Maocai raised his head high, pointed his finger at Ningguang's nose, and shouted, "Don't forget, you almost made me lose everything! Now, I will make you pay a thousand times the price!"
After saying this, Lord Maocai began to slowly look at the interior decoration of the Qun Yu Pavilion.
His eyes wandered over the exquisite furnishings and gorgeous arrangements, and he kept muttering to himself.
"Well, this group of Jade Pavilion is really good."
Suddenly, as if he thought of something interesting, he turned around and said to Ningguang: "Tell me, if I take over your position and get your Qun Yu Pavilion, should I build the second 'Zhu Dian Fang' here..."
When Ningguang heard this, she was immediately furious.
The Qun Yu Pavilion is the result of her hard work. She would rather destroy it with her own hands than let Lord Maocai destroy it like this!
“Don’t even think about it!” Ningguang roared in anger. “Even if I have to smash my old friend, the Qun Yu Pavilion, directly into the sea, I will never let it become a place of brothels!”
However, Mr. Maocai did not care.
He took out a piece of paper from his pocket slowly and threw it to Ningguang as if he was throwing away garbage.
"That's not up to you!" said Mr. Maocai with a sneer.
"This is……"
Ningguang took the paper with suspicion, took a closer look, and was so angry that she almost overturned the table. She widened her eyes and stared at Maocai Gong.
"You actually plan to buy out all my remaining assets with just this little Mora!"