Chapter 352: Luo Yue Looking for Partners

Translator: Tim Editor: GlobeGlotter

“Let’s go to Flowing Snake first. But before we go, I heard Luo Yue Corporation is announcing significant news, so let’s check their website later. We can’t miss anything. The beauty pill is crucial to our corporation. Our sales are slipping; if this continues, we’ll face extreme difficulties. Even if we can’t cooperate with Luo Yue, we need to research the beauty pill’s recipe and create our own product. Many others are trying to do this,” Ning Qingxue said seriously, setting aside other thoughts.

Li Mumei nodded. “Yes, but our technology is weak. Many pharmaceutical companies and research labs are already researching the beauty pill. We must hurry. Hold on, I’ll check their website.”

“Huh!” Li Mumei exclaimed, shocked.

Ning Qingxue immediately asked, “What’s wrong?”

Fei Yu Corporation faced a difficult situation. They lacked new products, and competition in the old market was fierce, yielding no profit. Researching new products now risked insufficient funds and time.

Therefore, the burgeoning Luo Yue Corporation became Fei Yu’s only hope. But both Ning Qingxue and Li Mumei knew other companies felt the same.

Moreover, many renowned companies had been refused partnerships. Fei Yu’s scale was far smaller than those international pharmaceutical giants. Their hope was a sliver, but even so, Li Mumei was shocked.

Losing that sliver of hope to another company would leave Fei Yu hopeless, so she was anxious.

Li Mumei said shakily, “Qingxue, Luo Yue is holding a partner selection conference in three days. But their requirements are stringent.”

Ning Qingxue immediately asked, “What are the requirements and limitations?”

Li Mumei answered, “They’re seeking partners based on location: one in Africa, one in Europe and America, and two in Asia. Africa’s pharmaceutical industry isn’t even developed—why a spot there? And why only one spot for the developed continents of Europe and America? This is odd.”

The requirements seemed strange to Li Mumei.

Soon, both their hearts sank. Luo Yue was seeking Asian partners, with only two spots. Fei Yu barely ranked in the top 200 Asian corporations. Their chances were slim.

“What do we do? Qingxue, are we still going to Beijing?” Li Mumei asked disappointedly.

Ning Qingxue bit her lip, her beautiful face resolute. Missing this opportunity would doom their corporation. Her parents had been in America for almost half a month, negotiating with a pharmaceutical company, but with little interest shown.

“We go. Why wouldn’t we? Our chances are slim, but it’s still an opportunity. If we miss it, our future will be dimmer. We might not get a spot, but we can contact a company that does and work under them,” Ning Qingxue said confidently.

As she finished, the phone rang. Ning Qingxue answered; it was her mother from America. After a few words, she hung up, her face grim.

“Qingxue, did the American negotiations go poorly?” Li Mumei asked, judging by her expression.

Ning Qingxue nodded despondently. “Yes. They sent a low-level representative. My parents will be in Beijing in two days. We’ll meet them there.”

Li Mumei nodded. “Then I’ll prepare for the conference.” Ning Qingxue believed their only opportunity lay in the conference. Though the chances were slim, she supported Ning Qingxue.

“Mumei, let’s take a walk,” Ning Qingxue said wearily, standing. She knew the corporation was named after her parents, representing their devotion and their family’s income.

Her family, no longer part of the Beijing Ning family, had invested all their savings in Fei Yu Corporation. Fei Yu’s failure meant family hardship.

Ning Qingxue worried greatly as sales declined rapidly.

…

Ye Mo heard the beauty pill was everywhere. Everyone discussed the new company, relieving him somewhat. Zang Jiayan and company seemed to be managing Luo Yue well; at least, it appeared successful so far. However, Ye Mo knew any company selling the beauty pill would succeed.

It was a cultivation pill modified into a beauty pill. Though its effect was less than 1% of the original, it was thousands of times better than normal beauty products.

Ye Mo had planned to stay a night in Yu State but decided to go to Flowing Snake instead. He wondered how Zang Jiayan was faring with the herbs he'd requested.

Yu State was large and prosperous, yet Ye Mo felt lost on the busy street. Nearby nightclubs pulsed with colorful lights, men and women constantly entering and leaving. Some numbed themselves or sought a life there.

Ye Mo shook his head and prepared to leave. A woman of poor physique entered a nightclub, scanned by Ye Mo’s spirit sense.

The moment he scanned her, he almost lost his mind. Luo Xuan? Immediately, he knew it wasn’t her. She wouldn’t be in a nightclub, and she was with her martial sister. Luo Xuan's physique was far superior.

Why did she feel like Luo Xuan? Ye Mo checked again. An average-looking woman, average physique. But he realized she was disguised, a technique he recognized.

After a moment, Ye Mo realized who she was. She possessed the same chi as Luo Xuan and her elder martial sister, meaning she cultivated the same method.

It was Luo Xuan’s younger martial sister. Her disguise was similar to her elder sister’s, and she possessed early Black Level power.

Ye Mo had told Luo Xuan that her younger sister might have ambushed her and her elder sister. He hadn’t expected to see her here.

Ye Mo was incredulous. Regardless of whether she ambushed her sisters, why would a cultivator of her level be in such a place? He was bewildered.

Ye Mo didn’t want to interfere in the three sisters’ affairs, but he had a good impression of Luo Xuan. Seeing her younger sister here, he decided to investigate. Why would she be here in disguise, having obtained the Ni Luo Sutra? Besides, the Ni Luo Sutra belonged to Luo Xuan; he could take it if he could.

Ye Mo hesitated no longer and entered the nightclub, his spirit sense locked on the woman.

…

Li Mumei gazed dazedly at a nearby nightclub, recognizing it as a high-class entertainment center—a brothel. She was staring because she saw Ye Mo enter.

She recognized him; she’d seen him under their building hours earlier. The difference was stark.

Ning Qingxue followed Li Mumei’s gaze, seeing Ye Mo disappear into the nightclub. She frowned, confirming, “Mumei, that was Ye Mo, right?”