Upon the release of the Hai family’s announcement, all the merchants in Path Mark City dared not cooperate with Changqing Trading Company anymore. Moreover, they had heard that those who had previously bought pre-made dishes from Changqing Trading Company had met with terrible fates. The lighter cases involved being beaten up severely, while the more serious ones ended up paralyzed in bed for life.

“The owner of Chenyu Restaurant had three of his ribs broken, and his shop was smashed. It’s truly tragic.”

“That’s nothing. I heard that the shopkeeper of Yan Yun Tower was not only beaten up badly, but even his wife… The people of the Hai family are all beasts!”

“Hush! Keep your voice down, do you want to lose your life?” This matter had become a topic of hushed discussion among the citizens of Path Mark City during their leisure time.

For a while, Changqing Trading Company even became a taboo word. The merchants who had previously placed orders with Changqing Trading Company all came to cancel their orders, stating that they didn’t want their deposits back, nor the pre-made dishes.

After saying these, they fled from Changqing Trading Company as if escaping. Only Lin Wangshu, upon hearing this news, shook his head with a smile, saying, “This Hai Dongsheng really hasn’t made any progress, always using the same old tricks.”

“Although Hai Dongsheng always uses the same tricks, they have always been effective.” Aunt Meng poured a cup of tea for Lin Wangshu and said with a smile, “Hai Dongsheng and that old man from the Hai family are the same, always so domineering. There were people who tried to challenge the authority of the Hai family before, but they were all suppressed by the same method.”

“For three months, they didn’t receive a single order. No one dares to offend the Hai family. I think Changqing Trading Company might end up the same way.”

“Not necessarily.” Lin Wangshu picked up the hot tea and took a sip, “My father always said that Changqing Trading Company is not to be trifled with. Maybe the Hai family has really kicked an iron plate this time.”

“Perhaps Changqing Trading Company is not easy to provoke, having a background that can counter the Hai family.” Aunt Meng said, “But the strong dragon can’t suppress the local snake. After all, Path Mark City is the territory of our Yunling Trading Company and Minghai Trading Company. Everyone is still very wary of the Hai family. As long as the Hai family speaks, no one dares to disrespect them.”

“Even if Changqing Trading Company has a big backer, the market is right here. They still won’t be able to get orders. If they want to stir up the entire market to their side, it will be difficult. After all, the Hai family has deep roots in Path Mark City. This is not a problem that can be solved by force.” Aunt Meng’s analysis was very reasonable, and Lin Wangshu nodded in agreement.

However, Lin Wangshu still wanted to see what measures Changqing Trading Company could take to counter the Hai family. All the merchants in Path Mark City had not only received a warning from the Hai family, but more importantly, this order was issued by the old man of the Hai family.

The authority of the old man of the Hai family was self-evident. Who would dare to offend him? Pre-made dishes are delicious, but if you can’t eat them, then you can’t.

It’s better than losing your life. Everyone thought that Changqing Trading Company was really finished. They had offended the Hai family just a few days after opening, and it seemed that they would soon be leaving in disgrace.

The sun was scorching. Today’s Changqing Trading Company was very quiet. The tea stalls outside the company were all occupied by the Hai family’s spies.

They wanted to see who dared to come to Changqing Trading Company to buy things. Everyone who passed by here took a detour, no one dared to enter Changqing Trading Company. Today’s Changqing Trading Company could be said to be extremely quiet, not a single customer entered the shop all day.

Zhao Yiqiu and the others were somewhat annoyed at this situation.

“This Hai family is really despicable!” Bai Jingfei was very angry at this time. He had originally thought that there was a bright future, but it was directly blocked by the Hai family.

“We oversimplified things.” Zhao Yiqiu was still calm, saying, “We originally thought that with our Prenatal Realm background, we could stand firm here, and even the Hai family wouldn’t dare to openly confront us.”

“But we didn’t expect the Hai family’s domineering attitude to exceed our expectations. They won’t force us with violence, but they use this blockade method to deal with us and make our business impossible to continue.”

“Brother Yan, what should we do?” Bai Jingfei looked at Yan Botao, who was sitting there calmly, “Can you still drink tea now?” Yan Botao was the leader of the entire Changting Town alliance, so naturally, it was up to Yan Botao to make the decision.

“Don’t worry.” Yan Botao was not in a hurry, he said with a smile, “The Grand Priest must have a countermeasure. After all, the Grand Priest said that he would take care of any problems, so there’s no problem. This situation must be within the Grand Priest’s calculations. The Hai family is just a small matter.”

“We can’t solve this problem, let’s send someone to ask the Grand Priest.”

“That’s the only way.” Zhao Yiqiu and Bai Jingfei nodded. They had been dominating Changting Town for many years and had some experience in business. They originally wanted to carve out a world in Path Mark City with their own abilities.

They tried not to ask for Li Changqing’s help as much as possible. But the result was a failure from the start, and they had to ask for Li Changqing’s help right after opening.

They were worried that if this continued, Li Changqing would think they were useless and stop helping them enter the Prenatal Realm.

Yan Botao had great faith in Li Changqing. He believed that Li Changqing must have had a plan in mind.

“Also, we can’t lose momentum in our Changqing Trading Company. Although Minghai Trading Company has blocked us, we can’t just do nothing. Otherwise, the Hai family will think that we are afraid, and they will become more aggressive during this period.” Zhao Yiqiu analyzed.

“What should we do?” Bai Jingfei looked at Zhao Yiqiu curiously. Zhao Yiqiu was smarter than him on normal days, so he thought Zhao Yiqiu must have a plan.

“Spread the word, notify Minghai Trading Company with a message, let Hai Dongsheng wait, hope he doesn’t regret making this decision. We, Changqing Trading Company, won’t give up so easily. Let him pay the price for his arrogance!” Zhao Yiqiu said coldly.

“Is this okay?” Even Yan Botao asked in surprise. They didn’t know what Li Changqing’s countermeasures were yet, so they were already making threats?

“Old Zhao is right, we can’t lose momentum. I’ll arrange it now.” Bai Jingfei’s eyes flashed, and then he turned and went downstairs.

“Prepare to spread the news. My Changqing Trading Company will fight back, I just hope your Hai family can bear the consequences.”

If Li Changqing knew how much these three people believed in him, he would probably be dumbfounded. He hadn’t done anything yet, and the harsh words had already been spoken.

At this moment, Li Changqing was still engrossed in his carving. This was the most difficult piece he had ever carved in his life, requiring his full attention each time.

The slow progress left Li Changqing somewhat speechless. Was the wooden carving he was making so against the heavens? Was it really suppressed to this extent?

However, Li Changqing was also stubborn, the more you suppress me, the more I want to carve this wooden sculpture.

As for the current problems faced by the Changqing Trading Company, to be honest, Li Changqing had never thought about it.

In his previous life, Li Changqing had never done much business. After coming to the Cangyuan Realm, Li Changqing simply thought that with a master in charge, there should be no such problems.

He completely underestimated the domineering nature of the Hai family. Moreover, he also thought that Yan Botao and the others would solve most of the problems. After all, they were all from families that had been in business for several generations. What couldn’t they solve? Did he need to step in?

Moreover, the Yunling Trading Company had already been dealt with by Li Changqing. He had been to Yunling Sect himself and knew that he was from the Changqing Trading Company. Yunling Sect would definitely not dare to move against them.

Can’t you handle the remaining Hai family? Li Changqing had only thought before that even if he fell out with the Hai family, relying on the advantage of ready-made meals, he would not be without the capital to compete with the Minghai Trading Company.

Even if the people of the Minghai Trading Company were in a hurry and wanted to take action against the people of the Changqing Trading Company, they would have to consider Yan Botao, who was innate. Moreover, Li Changqing also thought that if they really started to fight, he would let Fei go and help, who would be afraid of whom?

But Li Changqing did not expect that the Hai family had such a large influence in Path Mark City, and they did things completely out of the ordinary.

It was simply gangster behavior. They blocked the business of the Changqing Trading Company. They didn’t take action against the people of the Changqing Trading Company, but they took action against other merchants, making them afraid to cooperate with the Changqing Trading Company.

Such despicable means really left Yan Botao and the other three helpless. So the next day, when Sun Yueru and Ma Chen received the letter and learned about the situation in Path Mark City, they hurriedly followed the instructions in the letter and came to the Yan family to find Li Changqing.

Although they didn’t know that Li Changqing was the trump card of the Changqing Trading Company, since it was Yan Botao’s instruction, they naturally followed it. Moreover, they had shares in the Changqing Trading Company, so they were also anxious in the face of such a situation.

When the two of them came to find Li Changqing, they were turned away.

“Mr. Changqing is in seclusion and is not seeing anyone.” Zhang Fuguang directly stopped the two of them outside.

“In seclusion?” The two of them were anxious. What should they do? They were waiting for Li Changqing to save them, but now Li Changqing was in seclusion?

“If you have any matters, I can help you convey them to Mr. Changqing as soon as he comes out.” Just as the two of them were anxious, Zhang Fuguang said to them.

“Thank you very much.” The two of them didn’t know Zhang Fuguang, but since he was working for Li Changqing, he should be a trustworthy person.

So they told him the whole story.

“I see, I will tell the master.” Zhang Fuguang nodded. The two of them looked at the distance again, and in the end, they could only leave helplessly, waiting for Li Changqing to come out.

After the two of them left, Zhang Fuguang also came to the bamboo forest in the back to see if Li Changqing could come out.

But as soon as he walked over, he was stopped by Fei. Obviously, Li Changqing had no plans to come out for the time being.

Zhang Fuguang took back the dinner plate that was placed outside, then turned around and left. At noon, Zhang Fuguang was eating with Zhang Siyao. Seeing that his daughter’s face had improved a lot recently and was no longer as pale and thin as before, Zhang Fuguang smiled and touched his daughter’s head.

Zhang Siyao looked up at her father curiously.

“Siyao, daddy has to go out for a while and will be back in a few days. You stay at home and help daddy deliver food to Mr. Changqing every day, and remember to take back the dinner plate. Can you do it?” Zhang Fuguang asked.

“Yes.” Zhang Siyao nodded obediently.

“Good.” Zhang Fuguang only talked more when he was facing his daughter. After finishing the meal, Zhang Siyao saw Zhang Fuguang take out his short knife from under the bed and leave the house.

This scene made Zhang Siyao a little dazed, as if the scene in front of her had appeared many times before. For two days, the Changqing Trading Company still had no action, but the harsh words that were spread out shocked all the merchants in the city. Where did the Changqing Trading Company get the confidence to make the Hai family regret?

Yan Botao and the other two also received the news that Li Changqing was in seclusion, which made the three of them a little worried.

With Li Changqing in seclusion, they were still helpless in the face of this dilemma. They had secretly sent people to find the merchants who were cooperating with them, but as soon as they saw that it was the people from the Changqing Trading Company, everyone was scared.

Even the doors were closed, for fear of being misunderstood by the Minghai Trading Company. So for two days, there was still no business.

And these two days, seeing that the Changqing Trading Company had no action, just talking tough, also made the Changqing Trading Company a laughingstock for many merchants.

They felt that the Changqing Trading Company was just puffing up its face to look fat. Water City. A bullock cart slowly drove into the city, driven by an old farmer.

On the cart was some hay, and on the hay lay a man in black.

“Young man, we’ve arrived at Water City.” The old farmer turned his head and said to the man who had hitched a ride halfway, but when he turned his head, he found that there was no one on the cart, only two copper coins left on the edge of the cart.

“Huh, where’s the person?” The old farmer was a little curious. He had met this strange man on the way, who had asked him where the Hai family was. Since it was on the way, he had given him a lift.

The most famous family in Water City was the Hai family. The old master of the Hai family was named Hai Songtao, a famous strong man in the entire Minghong Prefecture.

In his youth, he had killed countless people, even making it onto the Black List, pursued by numerous powerful individuals. However, relying on his formidable strength, he counterattacked and killed many of his hunters, ultimately surviving and establishing the Hai family.

Later, he founded the Minghai Trading Company. The Hai family held great prestige throughout the entire Minghong Prefecture. The descendants of the Hai family were also very promising.

Especially Hai Dongsheng, who achieved the innate realm before the age of forty. It was possible for him to reach the perfect innate realm in the future.

Hai Songtao had been grooming Hai Dongsheng as his successor, and now the Minghai Trading Company had also delegated authority to Hai Dongsheng.

Hai Dongsheng was ruthless in his actions, a trait that resembled him, hence he was deeply favored by Hai Dongsheng. When he learned that someone was challenging the dignity of the Hai family, he directly agreed to Hai Dongsheng’s proposal, forcing the Changqing Trading Company to leave Path Mark City.

They would let them know that the dignity of the Hai family was not to be challenged. They would also let others know who was the real ruler in Path Mark City!

On the rooftop of the green-tiled pavilion, Hai Songtao looked at the letter in his hand and couldn’t help but sneer, “The Hai family should pay the price? Such arrogance is laughable. I have already investigated, the Changqing Trading Company is nothing more than a mob.”

“Tell Dongsheng, since they are so arrogant, let them pay the price first. It’s just a newly promoted innate.”

“First, send someone to smash their trading company. If he dares to resist, I will personally take a trip to Path Mark City!”

“Just a mere innate, I have killed plenty before.” Hai Songtao’s killing intent was overflowing, causing the man kneeling in front of him to shudder.