Chapter 579 The Angry Moon Tower Owner

Wangyue Pavilion's businesses cover restaurants, teahouses, eateries, inns, and entertainment venues.

Most major cities in the Tian Yuan World's continents basically have branches of Wangyue Pavilion.

Therefore, the daily customer traffic and turnover are astonishing.

But now, Wangyue Pavilion's branches almost all closed down within a single day.

The staff, managers, and stewards all went into hiding.

It was as if Wangyue Pavilion had suddenly vanished from that day forward.

Half a month passed like this.

The Wangyuelou Master summoned Elder Zheng, who was temporarily acting as the chief steward.

"Xu Chu has been sought for half a month now, are there any leads?" the Wangyuelou Master asked directly.

Although Wangyue Pavilion's experts were not as numerous or as strong as those of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, it was still one of the Tian Yuan World's hegemonic forces, with wealth second only to the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.

Selecting a portion of the experts to form a small team would have no problem overwhelming any non-hegemonic force.

Elder Zheng stammered, somewhat hesitant.

"There are no leads yet…"

The Wangyuelou Master immediately flew into a rage, "So many people sent out to search for half a month, and not a single lead? Are they all just freeloaders?!!!"

The Wangyuelou Master hadn't lost his temper in thousands of years, but recently his emotional fluctuations had been significant.

It was truly because Xu Chu's actions had caused such a terrible loss to Wangyue Pavilion; now he didn't even know how to appease public anger and allow Wangyue Pavilion's branches to resume business.

He had originally thought that finding the culprit would make things better, which was why he dispatched so many experts to find Xu Chu.

Although the Tian Yuan World was vast, Wangyue Pavilion had enough experts and they were strong enough, and besides, Xu Chu was only a True Saint Realm expert.

The Master felt that capturing Xu Chu should be a cinch.

Yet, half a month passed, and there wasn't a single lead. How could he not be furious?

Elder Zheng stood there, cowering in silence, a wave of helplessness in his heart. The Tian Yuan World was so vast; finding one person was like searching for a needle in a haystack, where was it so easy to find?

That Xu Family from Cang Continent had escaped under the combined efforts of twelve hegemonic forces, and despite being extensively searched for so many years afterward, they still hadn't been found.

After calming his emotions, the Wangyuelou Master asked again, "How are Elder Qian and the others?"

Of the ten Wangyue Pavilion management personnel poisoned by Xu Chu, four Saint King Realm experts died on the spot. The six Quasi-Emperor Realm Experts, with their more robust vitality, did not die, but each was critically ill.

During this time, Wangyue Pavilion's experts, besides searching for Xu Chu by digging three feet into the ground, were also doing their utmost to rescue these six individuals.

After all, they were the true high-level executives of Wangyue Pavilion, managing its various businesses.

Only by saving them could they begin to consider how to appease the anger and allow Wangyue Pavilion to resume business.

Hearing this question, Elder Zheng's head drooped even lower.

"Currently, we still don't know what poison Elder Qian and the others were afflicted with, so there's no way to start treatment. We can only barely sustain their breath with some Spirit Medicine that enhances vitality and healing holy pills."

Upon hearing this, the Wangyuelou Master's heart immediately sank significantly.

In fact, he had some psychological preparation regarding the condition of Elder Qian and the others.

Because he also knew that throughout history, the poisons in the Tian Yuan World capable of bringing down Emperor Realm Experts were few and far between, and once they appeared, an antidote was simply impossible to find.

He had initially thought of trying his best, but if it was truly beyond help, then he could only give up.

The Wangyuelou Master's profound eyes gazed into the distance, his Face grim, and after a moment, he suddenly spoke.

"Use a Secret Technique to temporarily Seal Elder Qian and the other six."

Even Wangyue Pavilion could not endlessly provide powerful Spirit Medicine and healing holy pills.

Currently, there was no method to cure them; relying solely on these external substances to prolong their lives, they would die completely once these supplies ran out.

Since that was the case, it was better to temporarily stop, Seal them, and then unseal and treat them when an antidote was found in the future.

This would also save some manpower, material resources, and financial resources.

The Wangyuelou Master continued to instruct, "Gather all stewards and Saint King Realm experts back to headquarters."

Currently, Wangyue Pavilion had three problems that needed solving.

First, the culprit Xu Chu was nowhere to be found. Second, the six poisoned management personnel were critically ill. Third, the improved Spiritual Wine had aroused public anger, forcing all branches to close down.

The Wangyuelou Master had been contemplating these three problems for the past half-month.

Now that Xu Chu couldn't be found and the six management personnel couldn't be saved, these two problems could temporarily be put aside.

He decided.

To concentrate efforts and immediately solve the last problem.

Because those branches, which brought in vast sums daily, were the foundation of Wangyue Pavilion.

If these branches couldn't open, Wangyue Pavilion would lose its economic source and its status, eventually consuming its reserves and rapidly declining, ultimately being encroached upon by other hegemonic forces.

Therefore, it was imperative to quickly appease public anger and reopen the branches, even if it meant paying a price.

Soon, nearly a hundred stewards and many seasoned Saint King Realm experts from Wangyue Pavilion returned to headquarters.

The Wangyuelou Master discussed the problem with them.

Finally, after much deliberation and discussion among the group, the Wangyuelou Master determined the ultimate solution.

That was, after all Wangyue Pavilion's branches reopened.

Any customer who had been affected by the improved Spiritual Wine would receive five times compensation, and for the next year, they could enjoy a 50% discount on in-store purchases, while other customers could enjoy a 10% discount.

Of course, this alone was not quite enough.

Wangyue Pavilion also needed to expend a great deal of goodwill and financial resources to persuade the various major and minor forces across the continents.

As long as they gave Face and did not continue to pursue the matter, then other Loose Cultivator and minor force customers would not be able to cause any trouble.