I Have A Martial Dao World-Chapter 497 - : 497. Extreme anger attacks the heart

Chapter 497: 497. Extreme anger attacks the heart

Upon the tower of Chengtian Gate, even Left Minister and Zhang Wenda, both being Great Grandmasters, took a long while to snap out of their daze.

Watching his still-stunned colleagues, Zhang Wenda was the first to speak up,

“Lord Lu’s methods are astonishing, and I admire them. However, should we not send people to stop the masses and collect the grains…”

“There’s no need, today is to share joy with the people,” Lu Yao said with a smile. “No need to wear a gloomy face on such a joyous occasion.”

He was not the least bit flustered. In total, he had brought back twenty million tons of rice, which is four hundred billion catties.

Even if a million people present each took a hundred catties, that would only be a hundred million catties in total, merely 0.25% of the total amount.

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And even if not a single grain of rice was left, what of it? If worst came to worst, he could simply return to Blue Star to buy more.

Having visited the Suez Canal and seen those ocean giants that easily carried hundreds of thousands of tons, Lu Yao realized that he had previously underestimated the abundance of resources on Blue Star.

At this moment, he could afford to be generous!

Lu Yao’s nonchalant attitude made Zhang Wenda smile wryly.

Yet, after exchanging a glance with Left Minister, he decided not to advise any further.

Such an astounding act was the quickest method to stabilize grain prices and settle the public’s heart, far more effective than any words.

And thus, the prestige of the Great Yi Dynasty soared to its zenith!

This was an enormous intangible asset, which, in the days to come, would be twice as effective in governing the country and enforcing edicts.

At that moment, the crisp noise of rice grains hitting the rooftiles and eaves brought other officials back to their senses.

They surged forward, stretching their hands out beyond the balustrade to personally feel this wondrous spectacle!

“For grains to fall from the sky like rain… this is truly the work of an Immortal!”

“The Great Yi Empire… it should be called the Immortal Dynasty.”

“For the nation to have such a person as its stabilizer, it is surely a blessing.”

No one could have anticipated Lu Yao breaking the stalemate in this manner!

As these high-ranking officials looked at Li Pei with even greater respect, they suddenly found the Empress’s aggressive to the point of naive reform plans more palatable.

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Coincidentally, at the same time, Wudang Sect Leader Zhang Yunshu also expressed similar sentiments.

He took a small handful of rice and rubbed it between his fingers before tasting it.

Then looking up at the Creation Immortal Boat in the sky, he couldn’t help but exclaim,

“This is by no means any group illusion. Grains falling from the sky… truly the work of Immortals!”

The Seven Disciples of Wudang, including Bai Lu, feeling the rice grains hit their faces, were also utterly astonished.

Compared with their master, their knowledge and cultivation were far lower, and they couldn’t comprehend how grains could rain down from the sky.

The youngest disciple couldn’t help but ask, “Is Lord Lu… really an Immortal descended to the mortal realm?”

Bai Lu opened his mouth as if to say something but then hesitated.

No matter how it was achieved, such methods were indistinguishable from those of an Immortal.

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In the VIP area, everyone gradually recovered from their shock.

Interestingly, regardless of their level of cultivation or status, they all did the same thing—catching the rice that fell from the sky with their hands and tasting it in their mouths.

Not just Fu Fangsheng, Zhou He, and Master Wu Jing, the three Innates, but also Monk Ben Ming, Zhao Sanduo, and others of the Blood-Exchange Realm did the same.

This was a reflex, as subconsciously, they still couldn’t believe that rice could pour down from the sky like rain.

After tasting, no matter how shocked they were, they had to believe it.

These acquaintances sang unanimous praises for Lu Yao, with a tinge of pride evident in their expressions.

Not far away, Yun Qinglan’s heart was particularly stirred!

“To have such a man in one’s life is to have not lived in vain!”

She stared intently at Lu Yao, a flush of crimson spreading from her cheeks down to her neck, and then she began rubbing her legs together rapidly beneath her white dress.

In that moment, Yun Qinglan desperately wanted a powerful man to conquer and fill her body!

It didn’t take long for a distinct damp patch to appear on her white dress.

Her face grew even redder, and her eyes misted over.

Fortunately, at that moment, everyone was captivated by the spectacle of rice falling from the sky, and no one was paying attention to her.

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Where there is joy, there must also be sorrow.

Xi Sugui and his companions were soaked with rice grains pouring down like rain, their faces looking like shit.

The previously timid man had already collapsed to the ground, his expression vacant as he repeated:

“It’s over… all over…”

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He seemed only capable of saying this one phrase, repeating it over and over like a broken record.

But the others were not faring any better, their faces deathly pale and trembling all over.

These people thought they had spotted an opportunity and invested all their assets in stockpiling grain, and now they had truly lost everything!

Even if the Imperial Court actually had grain, they could have used their controlled newspapers to spread rumors, preventing the grain prices from plummeting too fast and buying themselves time to clear their stock.

But Lu Yao’s move left no room for any rumors to survive!

At this very moment, countless reporters were raising their cameras to take photos, and there was no need to wait for the sun to set for this incident to spread throughout the entire north and south.

By then, all those who hoarded grain would be desperately dumping their stock, and the price of grain would inevitably plummet!

What would also plummet were their fortunes and lives!

Generations of wealth accumulated over hundreds of years vanished in an instant! From this perspective, hoarding grain was quite thrilling; it was all about the adrenaline rush.

At this moment, a wealthy merchant dressed in fine silk to the left of Xi Sugui was calculating his losses over and over in his mind.

Even if he sold his stock of grain at the current price, his wealth would have evaporated by four-fifths!

But looking at the rice still pouring down from the sky, the grain needs buyers to sell… even if it’s cheap.

And what’s worse, most of the money for buying the grain was borrowed from banks, with high interest!

There were also loans taken out by leveraging their reputation and relationships, borrowed from relatives and friends, all of which were now completely lost.

Thinking about the dreadful future he would face, the wealthy merchant suddenly shouted, “Demon! I will never coexist with you! I…”

Before he could finish, he vomited three liters of blood, fell backward, and knocked over a row of tables and chairs.

But everyone else was busy calculating their own losses and had no time to pay attention to him.

“How curious~ So even someone in the Blood-Exchange Realm can die of extreme anger and frustration~”

Yun Qinglan, who had appeared at some point, covered her mouth and took pleasure in the misfortune of others.

It turned out that the deceitful merchant had already died, his eyes wide open, not closing in death!

Even though someone died right beside him, Xi Sugui did not have the luxury to care.

At this moment, his face had become horribly pale, and he looked as if he was about to collapse.

He had hoarded a total of 500,000 tons of grain! In the business of hoarding, the more you store, the more you earn, but the reverse was also true; the more you would lose.

Without a doubt, Xi Sugui was bankrupt. But as the chief comprador of HSBC Bank, he had embezzled a significant amount of the bank’s funds to hoard grain, and now that money had been flushed down the drain…

The position of chief comprador was also invariably lost, and he would spend the rest of his life being pursued by creditors.

After decades of hard work to reach his current status, he suddenly found himself with nothing!

All of a sudden, Xi Sugui felt an itch in his head and wanted to scratch it, but his hands were trembling and didn’t respond.

It was then that Lu Yao’s voice was heard again:

[Starting tomorrow, the government’s grain shops will sell affordable grain without limit, so the people of the Great Yi Dynasty need not worry about food.]

Upon these words, cheers rang to the skies!

And when Xi Sugui heard this, he suddenly felt as if something had snapped inside his head.

In the next moment, he abruptly stood up, his face twisted into a grotesque yet open smile, his mouth stretched to his ears, and laughed loudly:

“The grain prices are rising! The grain prices are rising! Up, up, and up again!”

Yelling this nonsensical phrase, he ran onto Chang’an Street, causing chaos and people to tumble in his wake.

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Luckily, there were numerous experts in the building, and immediately a few flashed out to subdue him.

But upon seeing Xi Sugui’s condition, they all shook their heads.

With his face contorted, drool and snot streaming down, and even a piece of his own tongue bitten off, he was unmistakably insane.

Yun Qinglan mockingly laughed at the misfortune again, “It’s indeed an enlightening day~”