Wang Mingyue had started shipping her goods.
Previously, in the Bao Huang Heaven market, only Fang Yuan had been supplying Year Gu in bulk. Now that a competitor had appeared, it immediately caused a stir.
"Women are just women—they don't even have that much patience." Rong Xin of the Central Continent scoffed dismissively upon hearing the news.
"With this, I'm afraid most Gu Immortals will choose to wait and see." Having rich experience in selling Year Gu, he immediately predicted the coming shift in the market.
Sure enough, the fervor surrounding the Year Gu market in Bao Huang Heaven suddenly cooled.
With Wang Mingyue becoming Fang Yuan's competitor, Year Gu supply on the market suddenly far outstripped demand. The Gu Immortals held back, waiting to see what would unfold next.
Bao Huang Heaven was filled with the atmosphere of an impending storm.
In previous years, selling his own Year Gu had always been booming business. This year, putting them on sale early had resulted in a "bleak" scene, with almost no one interested.
Wang Mingyue felt quite helpless about this.
There was nothing she could do—she had a large stockpile of Year Gu on hand. If she didn't sell early now, by the time the other two major sellers started putting theirs up, the market space left for her would be much smaller.
"Wang Mingyue actually started selling early?" Unlike Rong Xin, who remained unmoved, Xie Baoshu's side fell into hesitation.
Xie Baoshu knew Wang Mingyue fairly well. She was a veteran seller with rich experience—how could she fail to see the drawbacks of early shipment?
"The most likely explanation is that her stockpile of Year Gu is also quite large." Xie Baoshu showed nothing on the surface, but inside, his worry only deepened.
One day later, he finally decided to make his move and began selling Year Gu in Bao Huang Heaven.
"Xie Baoshu has also started selling."
"Among the three major giants, two have already begun early sales."
"Of course! Things are different this year—there's a fourth wolf in the pasture now."
In Bao Huang Heaven, the Gu Immortals buzzed with discussion.
"Damn it. These two..." Upon learning of this, Rong Xin of the Central Continent gritted his teeth and had no choice but to follow suit.
The situation was no longer what it had been before.
Previously, when Fang Yuan was selling alone, Rong Xin could endure, immovable as a mountain. Even with Wang Mingyue added, Rong Xin had merely tensed up slightly. But if Xie Baoshu also started selling, his pressure became immense.
Among the four major sellers, if he alone didn't make a move, he would undoubtedly suffer the greatest losses.
However, Rong Xin had his own difficulties.
The Year Gu in his possession were obtained through Gu Refinement.
Since the usual time limit hadn't been reached yet, the volume of goods he had accumulated was still insufficient. Among the four major sellers, he held the smallest stockpile.
Left with no other choice, Rong Xin gritted his teeth and pushed forward, putting Year Gu up for sale in Bao Huang Heaven.
"My inventory is the smallest—I can't afford to go head-on." Rong Xin already had a premonition. What he needed most right now was time, to allow more Year Gu to be refined.
After some thought, he proactively reached out to both Xie Baoshu and Wang Mingyue.
These three had known each other well for many years. In the Year Gu market, having competed and exchanged information with one another, they naturally had communication Gu insects for contacting each other.
"Even though a newcomer has entered, I believe the three of us should still abide by our old agreement, wouldn't you say?" Rong Xin reminded them both.
Xie Baoshu and Wang Mingyue readily agreed.
Originally, the two of them selling Year Gu early had already broken some of the old agreements. However, given the special circumstances, it was understandable.
But to break any other agreements—especially where Year Gu pricing was concerned—that would be crossing the line!
With more sellers, a price war was inevitable.
This was a powerful tool in trade wars.
But too powerful—often hurting both sides.
Xie Baoshu, Wang Mingyue, and Rong Xin had competed against each other countless times over the years. The reason they had agreed to keep selling prices unchanged was not only because they couldn't outdo each other, but more importantly, to protect their own interests.
Herein lay a problem.