Three Sins Against Heaven

Two months later, in the council hall, the stewards sat in silence, their spirits at an all-time low.

After the first settlement, many stewards, in order to keep their positions, had no choice but to follow Fragrance Beauty Tower in lowering prices, using their own money to cover the deficit.

Tomorrow was the end-of-month settlement, and those sitting here had already been warned twice and still hadn't achieved enough profit.

Compared to the number of stewards at the first settlement, less than half were present now.

These individuals were the foundation of Wei Lanqian in the Medicine Gate.

An older steward stood up with difficulty, cupping his hands in salute to Wei Lanqian, "Deputy Gate Master, we followed your instructions and refused to lower prices, but it's been nearly three months since we've had any business. You asked us to keep the pill refiners from going to Fragrance Beauty Tower. We've been paying them out of our own pockets, even giving them extra to keep their loyalty, but now we have no more Spirit Stones to spare. Tomorrow is the end of the month, and if we get warned again, we'll be dismissed. We have no options left, please give us some guidance."

Wei Lanqian bit her lip, silent for a long time, then turned to Li Qing, "Is there a way?"

Li Qing sighed and shook his head, "If there was business to be done, even if we lost money every month, we could hold on a bit longer. But three months without business, the loss isn't just three months' profit, we simply don't have enough Spirit Stones."

Wei Lanqian pondered for a long time, then suddenly her eyes lit up, "We can use the Spirit Stones from the Medicine Gate's accounts. As long as we get through tomorrow, Fragrance Beauty Tower might not last until next month's settlement."

Li Qing frowned, "But only the Gate Master can move the account's Spirit Stones. Doing this would break the rules."

Wei Lanqian said coldly, "At this point, who cares about rules? The Gate Master is in seclusion, and the affairs of the Medicine Gate are decided by you and me. As long as we agree, we can explain to the Gate Master later, and he might not even blame us. Do you really want to see Ghost Guest place his people from the Law Enforcement Hall into the Medicine Gate? When that happens, what will you use to take over as Gate Master?"