“Yes, I’ve heard some.” Yan Yuyun nodded, “All the families in Changting Town have formed an alliance and established the Changqing Trading Company. My father is the president of the company, and the vice presidents are Zhao Yiqiu from the Zhao family and Bai Jingfei from the Bai family.”

“Why is the company called Changqing Trading Company?” Li Hengsheng didn’t quite understand.

“Well, I’m not very sure either.” Yan Yuyun shook her head, “My father never discusses family matters with me.” She sighed lightly, “Being a girl, my father only has eyes for my younger brother.”

“But you’re amazing, being able to enter the Dao Mountain Ancient Land and become an outer disciple through your own abilities.” Li Hengsheng quickly comforted Yan Yuyun, seeing her mood drop.

Li Hengsheng truly believed that Yan Yuyun was impressive. However, his words of comfort seemed to have the opposite effect, as Yan Yuyun looked at him with a face full of resentment, “If someone else said that, I might feel proud. But when you, Brother Li, say it, I feel like you’re mocking me. You became a direct disciple through your own strength. I’m still stuck as an outer disciple.”

“Ah, um…” Li Hengsheng felt a bit awkward.

“By the way,” Li Hengsheng quickly changed the subject, “If you’re going back, you should see my father. Could you deliver a letter to him for me? That way, I won’t have to ask the Cangyuan Escort Bureau to send it.”

“Sure, I’ll definitely deliver it to Elder Changqing.” Yan Yuyun nodded. It wasn’t a troublesome task, and it would help her get closer to Li Hengsheng.

“Wait for me a moment.” Li Hengsheng turned and went into the house to write a letter to Li Changqing. As he did so, he couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy.

The name Changqing Trading Company struck Li Hengsheng as odd. If it were just this, he might not think too much of it, as Changqing is a good name with positive implications.

Perhaps Yan Botao and the others simply thought that Changqing was a suitable name for a trading company. But what made Li Hengsheng suspicious was another matter.

That was the fact that the Changqing Trading Company had killed Hai Songtao of the Hai family. What was going on? Although he hadn’t been back to Changting Town for several years, Li Hengsheng was certain that the families in the town didn’t have the power to harm the Hai family.

It was clear that these families had a powerful backer. Who was this backer? Li Hengsheng didn’t believe that a peerless master would come to a small, insignificant place like Changting Town and choose to protect these small families.

It was unrealistic. For some reason, Li Hengsheng had a persistent intuition that Li Changqing was involved in this matter.

He wasn’t sure what kind of involvement it was, but the feeling was strong. Could it be that his father knew such a peerless master?

Or was Li Changqing himself this peerless master? But considering his father’s usual drunken and dreamy state, it seemed unlikely.

Li Hengsheng felt his paranoia acting up again. He hated this feeling of suspicion, but he couldn’t suppress his heart. Ever since he first received money from Li Changqing, he had felt that something was off about his father.

So, Li Hengsheng decided to conduct another test. He wrote a normal family letter with no issues.

But in it, he added a passage. I have cultivated to the peak of the Transcendence Realm, but I am unable to break through to the Postnatal Realm and am very troubled.

I don’t know what to do. Later, a senior brother told me that if I could get a fifth-grade Realm-Breaking Pill, I might be able to break through.

But this fifth-grade Realm-Breaking Pill is very hard to get. I’ve tried for a long time but haven’t been able to get it. I don’t know what to do.

But don’t worry, father, everything will get better. I will break through to the Postnatal Realm as soon as possible to show you.

Please take care of yourself. After writing this, Li Hengsheng sealed the letter in an envelope. A fifth-grade Realm-Breaking Pill was something he had heard from Zhou Jun that even the Dao Mountain Ancient Land might not have.

And it was very expensive, not something you could buy even if you had the money. His cultivation journey had been too smooth so far, so smooth that Li Hengsheng suspected he was a child of destiny.

Whenever he was short of money for pills, Li Changqing would send him a lot of money. When he was troubled by the lack of cultivation methods, Xu Muhai inexplicably took him as a direct disciple.

When he wanted to comprehend a technique, he received a wooden man from Wu Daozi, and miraculously comprehended the “Zhao Mountain Looking at Immortal Picture”.

It was as if someone was arranging everything for him in the dark. His success was so astonishing that it was completely contrary to his previous life.

So, Li Hengsheng wanted to test it. He said he wanted this very hard-to-get fifth-grade pill. After he sent this letter, if he really got a fifth-grade Realm-Breaking Pill in the following days… then there might really be something wrong with Li Changqing.

After writing the letter, Li Hengsheng handed it to Yan Yuyun and said with a smile, “Yan junior sister, I’ll leave this letter to you.”

“Don’t worry, senior brother.” Yan Yuyun agreed readily. After chatting for a bit, she left.

Li Hengsheng didn’t plan to continue asking Xu Muhai about his cultivation breakthrough. He just wanted to wait quietly for a while to see if he could get a fifth-grade Realm-Breaking Pill.

Two days later. Path Mark City. Today, a special guest visited the Changqing Trading Company. The visitor was elegant and had an air of nobility. His imposing presence gave people the impression of a gentleman at first glance.The visitor introduced himself. “Zou Zhengfan, the city lord of Water City in Minghong Prefecture!” Upon hearing such a prominent figure had arrived, Yan Leisheng personally came out to greet him.

Since the business of Changqing Trading Company was on the right track, Yan Botao and the others had returned to Changting Town. After all, Changting Town was their base, they couldn’t always stay here.

Yan Leisheng was enough to handle things here. He didn’t expect that as soon as the three of them left, such a big figure came to visit.

“Lord Zou.” Yan Leisheng stepped forward and respectfully said, “Your visit truly brings honor to our humble shop. Please come in.” Zou Zhengfan also courteously returned the gesture, then followed Yan Leisheng into the VIP hall of Changqing Trading Company.

All the way, Yan Leisheng was wondering what Zou Zhengfan was doing at Changqing Trading Company. As a city lord in Minghong Prefecture, which was the territory of Dao Mountain Ancient Land, Zou Zhengfan must have been a disciple of Dao Mountain Ancient Land.

That’s why he could become the city lord of Water City, his strength was naturally not weak. And the Hai family was also in Water City, could it be that Zou Zhengfan had a deep relationship with Hai Songtao?

Was he here because of the recent rumors that Changqing Trading Company had killed Hai Songtao?

“This trading company is really good.” Zou Zhengfan looked around and said with a smile.

“It’s just a small trading company, not worthy of your attention.” Yan Leisheng quickly responded modestly.

After leading Zou Zhengfan to the VIP room, Yan Leisheng personally brewed tea for him. Zou Zhengfan tasted the tea, he was about to speak when he took a sip of the tea and his eyes lit up. He picked up the teacup and took another sip.

“What kind of tea is this? Why is it so fragrant?” Zou Zhengfan was not exaggerating, but he found the tea exceptionally fragrant after taking a sip. He had drunk a lot of tea in his daily life, but none of them had the strong aroma of this tea.

“This is just some tea made by our Yan family, it’s not worth much.” Yan Leisheng quickly said, “If Lord Zou likes it, I can pack some for you later.” Yan Leisheng wasn’t lying, this tea was actually very ordinary, but after being hand-roasted according to the method taught by Li Changqing, it indeed became much more fragrant, with a rich aroma.

However, currently only the Yan, Bai, and Zhao families had it, and it was not available elsewhere. He didn’t expect Zou Zhengfan to like it so much.

“Shopkeeper Yan is too modest.” Zou Zhengfan quickly responded, then he took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it directly to Yan Leisheng, “Shopkeeper Yan, I hope Changqing Trading Company will accept this.”

“Huh?” Yan Leisheng was stunned. Did Zou Zhengfan come to give Changqing Trading Company a gift? Yan Leisheng curiously took a look at the paper and found that it was a deed!

And this deed was for the Minghai Trading Company in Water City!

“This is…” Yan Leisheng was shocked. Why was the deed of Minghai Trading Company given to Changqing Trading Company? But this thing was really tempting, a piece of land deed was very valuable, and more importantly, with this deed, they could directly open a trading company in Water City in the future.

“This gift is too big, our Changqing Trading Company cannot accept gifts without merit.” Yan Leisheng quickly declined. Although Yan Leisheng really wanted this thing, he dared not accept it without knowing the reason. As the saying goes, one who receives a gift is obliged to return the favor, who knows what would happen after accepting it.

“The merit of Changqing Trading Company can be said to be the greatest.” Zou Zhengfan said, “If it weren’t for Changqing Trading Company’s intervention, this deed would not have fallen into my hands. Moreover, the benefits I gained from the Hai family are not small, this deed is just my way of thanking Changqing Trading Company.”

“Thank you?” Yan Leisheng was a bit confused for a moment.

“Alright, I’ll leave the deed here. I hope that Shopkeeper Yan can also bring Changqing Trading Company to Water City in the future. As the city lord of Water City, I will certainly welcome you.” After saying this, Zou Zhengfan stood up and prepared to leave.

“I’ll see you out.” Yan Leisheng quickly went out and packed some tea for Zou Zhengfan. Zou Zhengfan received the tea and laughed, then left Changqing Trading Company.

After seeing off Zou Zhengfan, Yan Leisheng looked at the deed in his hand and was still in a state of confusion.

Was this a windfall? This deed was quite valuable. The shop in Path Mark City was not very large, and it was only after pooling the resources of several families that they finally bought it.

The Minghai Trading Company in Water City had a better location and a larger area, and its value was even higher than that of the Changqing Trading Company in Path Mark City.

Yan Leisheng turned around and prepared to write a letter to Yan Botao to tell him about this. Just as Yan Leisheng turned around, he heard someone behind him call out, “Is this Shopkeeper Yan of Changqing Trading Company?” Yan Leisheng turned around and saw a carriage slowly stopping, and in front of the carriage was a huge, colorful tiger with purple spots flashing on its body.

Many people on the street were shocked to see this purple-spotted tiger. This was a Spirit Beast! A man got off the carriage.

He also exuded an innate aura. Another innate. Yan Leisheng quickly stepped forward and respectfully saluted, “I’m sorry for my ignorance, may I ask who you are?”

“Shopkeeper Yan is too modest, my name is Xia Ye.” The man also returned the salute, his attitude was very polite.

“Xia Ye?” Yan Leisheng was somewhat surprised and exclaimed, “So it’s Master Xia from Nanwan Transport.” The Xia family of Nanwan City.

They were a well-known family, controlling more than half of the ships in the entire Minghong Prefecture.”Master Xia, please come in.” Yan Leisheng hurriedly greeted. He was still wondering in his heart, what was the Xia family doing in Path Mark City?

Xia Ye had always been very polite, showing no signs of being a domineering lord. It wasn’t until two incense sticks’ worth of time had passed that Xia Ye came out of the Changqing Trading Company, got into his carriage, and left.

Yan Leisheng stood at the door to see him off, but he was in a state of complete daze. Xia Ye had come to the Changqing Trading Company and brought a silver ticket worth five million taels, and even signed a contract for pre-made meals with a very large demand.

At the same time, if the Changqing Trading Company ever needed to use a ship in the future, the Xia family could offer the best price and arrange it at the earliest convenience, with all customers prioritizing the Changqing Trading Company.

Such treatment had left Yan Leisheng completely disoriented. It wasn’t that he had poor psychological endurance, but that the situation was too unbelievable.

Five million taels of silver tickets. Such a huge sum of money. What should he do? At this point, Yan Leisheng also understood that the Xia family from Nanwan was also a beneficiary of the Hai family’s affairs.

Xia Ye’s younger brother used to be a hunter, and was killed by Hai Songtao when he was hunting him. A young man was driving the carriage pulled by a purple-spotted tiger, he smiled and said, “Master, is it really worth it for us to give the Changqing Trading Company so many benefits?”

“It’s worth it if it’s used to buy a life.” Xia Ye’s voice came from inside, “That old fellow Hai Songtao died silently in the hands of the Changqing Trading Company, and when the Hai family collapsed, they had no interest in getting a piece of the action. Why do you think that is?”

“Good point.” The young man nodded, “With so many people targeting the Hai family, the Changqing Trading Company probably doesn’t want to reveal their strength. Also, they have a clear idea of who touched the Hai family’s cake. The reason they’ve been silent is probably because they’re watching the performance of each family.”

“Good that you understand.” Xia Ye said indifferently, “The person behind the Changqing Trading Company is not simple. They’re silent, waiting for us to take the initiative to visit. When it comes to playing mind games, they really have a knack for it.”