Chapter 78: Such a Profound Sense of Social Responsibility! So Moving!

The Illusory Heavenly Spirit Fruit melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and at the same time, a powerful spiritual energy coursed throughout the body. As soon as Su Yao and Xu Ji Ya consumed the fruit, they immediately sat cross-legged on the spot, beginning to absorb its power. Seeing that both had eaten the Spirit Fruit, Xiang Nan smiled slightly and left the room. He, too, needed to find a place to hurry and cultivate. With the aid of the Illusory Heavenly Spirit Fruit, there was no worry that his level wouldn’t rise in the coming days.

Ever since the operation of Treasure Spirit began, Wu Liang had become the busiest and most popular person in the Eagle Alliance. In just two months, branches of Treasure Spirit could be found everywhere in the major districts of the capital. It was common to see patients leaning on crutches, sitting in wheelchairs, or outright carried in on stretchers, and within ten minutes, they would emerge from the store lively and energetic.

Because the effects were so astonishing, many wealthy people began to hoard the medicines, causing a severe supply shortage. With rising operating costs, all medicines had sharply increased in price. Yet, no matter how much the prices rose, business remained explosively good.

But for Xiang Nan, amassing wealth was now secondary; accumulating merit points mattered more. Ever since he learned that merit points could be exchanged for magical treasures, Xiang Nan had become ravenous for them. The wealthy would buy large quantities of medicine to stockpile at home, but medicines that weren’t actually used brought no merit points. Thus, despite the supply shortage and booming business, the growth of merit points had slowed considerably. Just a few days ago, Xiang Nan had lost his temper over this.

Wu Liang was forced to change strategies: instead of unlimited purchases, buyers now had to present relevant documents for registration, and purchases were limited. Every effort was made to ensure the medicine was actually used by people, rather than being left at the bottom of boxes.

Lately, as Wu Liang made his rounds, he noticed that the atmosphere of the entire capital had suddenly become unusually lively. The streets and alleys were filled with people in strange attire—martial artists with exceptional skills, and even cultivators. Most of these people were eccentric and quick to resort to violence, leading to a geometric rise in street fights across the city.

Moreover, more and more outsiders came to Treasure Spirit to buy medicine.

One day, while Wu Liang was inspecting a branch on East Avenue, he happened upon an elderly woman with a head full of small curls causing a scene in the shop.

“What miracle medicine cures all ailments? My husband hurt his back dancing in the square. We bought your so-called magic plaster—if anything, it was better not to use it! After applying it, his whole lower back turned to rotten flesh! This is fraud, and you charge a thousand yuan per patch! Shameless!”

Coincidentally, just as the curly-haired lady finished, another woman claiming to have bought medicine came to make trouble.

“This medicine is definitely problematic. My husband injured his leg in a fight, applied this plaster from your store, and not only did it not heal, his skin rotted! I’ve already reported you to the consumer protection bureau. You must take responsibility!”

The shop staff, originally members of the Eagle Alliance, were clearly impatient with the two troublemakers.

“Which eye of yours saw us selling fake medicine? Who here hasn’t recovered after using our products? If you want to make false claims, you’ve come to the wrong place.”

“This is the Eagle Alliance’s Treasure Spirit—our reputation is stellar, anyone who uses it knows. Who are you trying to scare with these petty tricks?”

Both sides stubbornly stuck to their positions, refusing to give way. If Wu Liang hadn’t arrived in time, a fight would have broken out in the store.

Was this another fake medicine incident? Or were these people really just trying to stir up trouble?

Wu Liang had the staff check the purchase receipts of the two women—both had indeed bought medicine from Treasure Spirit. That made things more complicated.

Ever since encountering counterfeit medicine at the street stalls, all Treasure Spirit products were directly supplied by Xiang Nan and strictly supervised; fake medicine was impossible. Yet from the furious expressions of these two customers, it didn’t seem like they were acting.

Whether true or false, an investigation would reveal the answer.

In fact, before this, Wu Liang had encountered similar situations while inspecting other stores. Even the authorities had come to investigate, but after a thorough check, Treasure Spirit’s medicines were cleared, and the troublemakers had to give up.

But none would admit to deliberately making trouble.

Now, these two were at it again—was there truly a problem somewhere?

Meanwhile, in the villa, during Xiang Nan’s recent cultivation, system prompts would occasionally appear.

“Ding! Fake medicine harms people. Five merit points deducted!”

This wasn’t the first time! There had been a previous fake medicine incident caused by the Axe Gang, and now it was happening again?

Just when merit points were most needed, they were being deducted so harshly!

Xiang Nan, burning with anger, called Wu Liang.

“What’s going on? Who the hell is selling fake medicine and ruining the reputation of Treasure Spirit! Didn’t I tell you to strictly supervise? Are you all useless?!”

He scolded Wu Liang fiercely, who could only endure it.

“Brother Nan, I’ve already sent people to investigate. I believe we’ll have results soon.”

“Don’t try to brush me off! I want results now!”

“Now? Uh...”

“You have one day. If you can’t figure it out, you’re out of Treasure Spirit for good!”

After hanging up, Wu Liang was drenched in sweat.

It was rare to see Xiang Nan so furious—clearly, he detested the sale of fake medicine to the core.

“Brother Nan truly has noble character. Even when business was bad, he never spoke harshly, but just a few patches of fake medicine have him so anxious. Such a sense of social responsibility! So moving!”

Wu Liang, though aggrieved, couldn’t help but admire Xiang Nan’s anger, filling in the blanks himself and feeling a deep respect.

“I must learn from Brother Nan and quickly find the fake medicine seller, contributing my share to society! Only then will I be worthy of his support!”

Indeed, thinking back, Wu Liang used to spend his days fighting, never having more than five figures in the bank. Since joining Xiang Nan in running Treasure Spirit, he’d opened countless bank cards, even possessing the legendary black card.

His confidence, social recognition, and status in the Eagle Alliance had all soared.

No matter for which reason, he had to work wholeheartedly for Xiang Nan.

And sure enough, persistence paid off.

Soon, Wu Liang discovered the cause.

All the harmful fake plasters came from a small workshop in the suburbs. It was unclear how they managed it, but after customers bought Treasure Spirit plasters, the products were switched somewhere along the way, leading to misunderstandings and damaging Treasure Spirit’s reputation.

Upon receiving the news, Xiang Nan immediately led Wu Liang, Zhang Chen, and others straight to the suburbs, eager to storm the workshop and put an end to it.

Suburbs.

At the dimly lit entrance of the small workshop.

Zhang Chen, accompanied by several armed police officers, was about to charge in.

“Wait,” Xiang Nan stopped him.

“What’s wrong?”

“It doesn’t feel right. It’s too quiet.”

Xiang Nan had a bad feeling, though he couldn’t quite put his finger on what was amiss.