“Brother Changqing, don’t joke with me. Where else in Minghong Prefecture can you find another independent Grandmaster?” Sima Yan said with some concern, “Moreover, the people from Tianhai City will be here in three days. If we can’t solve this issue by then, our Zhanhe Residence will really lose its quota this year.”
“I will naturally fulfill what I promised.” Li Changqing waved his hand, “You can rest assured, I will definitely help you pass the inspection from Tianhai City.”
“This…” Even Yin Shuyu, who was standing aside, was wondering. Was there a second independent Grandmaster in the entire Minghong Prefecture?
She had never heard of such a person. Seeing Li Changqing’s serious expression, Sima Yan finally gritted his teeth and decided to trust Li Changqing this time, “Alright, as long as Brother Changqing can help me secure the quota for my Zhanhe Residence, I’ll listen to you. It doesn’t matter who it is, as long as they are a Grandmaster.”
Even if it was someone who had just broken through to the peak of the Innate Realm, they would still be considered a Grandmaster. Being able to secure the quota was more important than anything else.
“There’s one more thing.” Li Changqing smiled, “All the expenses for Zhanhe Residence’s participation in the Ghost Devil trial will be covered by my Changqing Trading Company. After the trial is over, we can settle the accounts together. Don’t worry, this is our first cooperation, and my company will offer a discount. Just leave everything to me.”
“Then I’ll have to trouble Brother Changqing.” This was not a big deal, as it was just about preparing some necessities like food, accommodation, and healing pills. Even if the prices offered by Changqing Trading Company were not cheap, or even if they raised the prices a bit, Zhanhe Residence had no choice but to accept it as they were in need of help.
After the discussion was over, Sima Yan took his leave. He had originally planned to invite Sima Yan to stay in Changting Town for the night and celebrate their cooperation with a meal, but Sima Yan politely declined. He was not in the mood for that.
After resolving the issue, Sima Yan was eager to return to Zhanhe Residence. He was worried that something might happen in his absence.
Upon leaving the city, the three of them mounted a huge Spirit Beast. The beast was ink-black in color and resembled a large goldfish. Its speed was astonishing, and it disappeared outside Changting Town in the blink of an eye.
“Master, Brother Changqing said he would invite someone to help us, but as far as I know, there are only so many Grandmaster-level experts in Minghong Prefecture. Who else could he invite? Why doesn’t Brother Changqing help us himself? Could it be that Brother Changqing’s cultivation level has not reached the Grandmaster realm?” Yin Shuyu pondered, “Now, on the eve of the Ghost Devil trial, the quota for each sect’s disciples is determined based on the number of powerful experts. If someone comes to help our Zhanhe Residence, their overall strength will be weakened, which is equivalent to giving up their quota to us. Who would do that?”
“I can’t figure it out either. As for Li Changqing’s cultivation level, I can’t see through it, but he is definitely not weaker than me. He is either a Grandmaster or a Painting Sage, there’s no doubt about it.”
“At this point, we can only trust Li Changqing. Otherwise, we have no other choice.” Sima Yan’s face turned even paler, obviously due to the recurrence of his injury. Thinking of this injury reminded him of his former friend Mo Hang’s betrayal.
Sima Yan’s hatred intensified.
“Miss, there might indeed be a powerful expert behind Changqing Trading Company.” At this moment, Huang Xin suddenly spoke up.
“Hmm?” Yin Shuyu looked at Huang Xin, curious about his thoughts.
“Miss, haven’t you forgotten? Hai Songtao of the Hai family was silently killed at home, and no one knows who did it. It might have been someone from Changqing Trading Company. It should be the expert that Brother Changqing mentioned.”
“Let’s not speculate for now. This Li Changqing is inscrutable.” Sima Yan said lightly, “All we can do now is go back and wait.” After Sima Yan and the others left, Li Changqing went to meet Bai Jingfei and the others.
The three of them had been waiting for a while.
“Mr. Changqing, I heard that Master Sima from Zhanhe Residence came to see you?” Bai Jingfei asked in surprise when he saw Li Changqing.
“Yes, he came to ask for a favor.” Li Changqing said casually. But as soon as he said this, the expressions on Bai Jingfei and Zhao Yiqiu’s faces became very interesting.
Sima Yan had traveled a long distance to Changting Town to ask Li Changqing for help? Sima Yan, the master of Zhanhe Residence, was at the peak of the Innate Realm!
A real Grandmaster, a powerful figure who could turn the tide with a flip of his hand. And he needed Li Changqing’s help?
This was simply unbelievable. Even though Yan Botao knew that Sima Yan had come to Li Changqing for something, he never expected that Sima Yan was actually here to ask for Li Changqing’s help.
This changed the meaning of the whole situation. Now that he knew, Yan Botao was shocked. Just who was this Li Changqing, their great benefactor, that even a Grandmaster had to travel such a long distance to ask for his help?
Yan Botao felt more and more that inviting Li Changqing, this great Buddha, back to the Yan family was the best decision he had ever made in his life.”This is not the most important thing. The important thing is that our opportunity has come for Changqing Trading Company.” Li Changqing looked at the three of them and said, “I have already negotiated with Zhanhe Residence. All the materials needed for their Ghost Devil trial will be purchased from our Changqing Trading Company.” Their eyes lit up at the prospect of making a profit from Zhanhe Residence. However, Bai Jingfei couldn’t help but say, “But Mr. Changqing, although Zhanhe Residence is purchasing supplies from us, according to my information, there are only about twenty disciples participating in the trial. It seems we won’t make much money.”
“Making money from Zhanhe Residence is not the main goal. The main goal is to make our Changqing Trading Company’s name known.” Zhao Yiqiu nodded at this point, “This should be the main purpose, right?” Li Changqing nodded in agreement.
“Not only Zhanhe Residence, I went to Dao Mountain Ancient Land today. All the expenses for the disciples participating in the Ghost Devil trial from Dao Mountain Ancient Land will be sponsored by our Changqing Trading Company.”
“Pure sponsorship?” Bai Jingfei was shocked. Wouldn’t that be a loss?
“Old Bai, don’t be so surprised. Mr. Changqing has a long-term vision that you can’t compare to.” Zhao Yiqiu seemed to understand Li Changqing’s idea.
“Sir, are you planning to use this opportunity of the Ghost Devil trial to announce our existence to all the sects in the Eastern Desolate Land, and once we appear in their field of vision, our goal will be achieved, right?” Zhao Yiqiu thought Li Changqing’s method was very good.
“Yes, but not entirely.” Li Changqing handed the paper with the identities of the disciples he got from Xue Qianbai to Yan Botao, saying, “Customize the uniforms according to the genders of these disciples. The name of our Changqing Trading Company should be prominent on them, and the quality of this batch of clothes must be guaranteed.”
“Yes.” Yan Botao also understood that this represented the face of Changqing Trading Company and must be done well.
“In addition, we also need to prepare all the daily necessities for these disciples. The things they use must also be the best. It doesn’t matter if our Changqing Trading Company loses a bit now, we will definitely earn it back in the end.” Li Changqing instructed.
“Rest assured, Grandmaster, I will prepare carefully.” Yan Botao also said seriously.
“But Grandmaster, we haven’t prepared any pills in our Changqing Trading Company.” Yan Botao said thoughtfully.
The goods produced in Changting Town are of good quality, but because no one knows how to refine pills, even the most basic pills cannot be produced.
“Don’t worry about the pill issue.” Li Changqing sighed lightly, “I have already written to Medical King Valley, planning to cooperate with them and get pills from Medical King Valley to supply to Zhanhe Residence and Dao Mountain Ancient Land. Although we may not make much from the pills, it will be beneficial for the reputation of our Changqing Trading Company.” Medical King Valley?
The three of them gasped. Does Li Changqing know someone from Medical King Valley? Is it true or false! Li Changqing had considered this before, so before he went to find Xue Qianbai, he wrote a letter to Mu Qingge, expressing Changqing Trading Company’s intention to cooperate with Medical King Valley, and hoped that Mu Qingge could discuss the feasibility of this matter with the valley master.
The quality of the pills from Medical King Valley is the best, but the price is not cheap. Fortunately, the pills used during the Ghost Devil trial are not particularly high-level pills. The current financial strength of Changqing Trading Company is not a problem to support it.
Anyway, there are only eighty people in total, and the eight million taels of silver in Li Changqing’s hands are enough to support it for a while.
Li Changqing’s goal is to make the name of Changqing Trading Company thoroughly known in the Eastern Desolate Land this time!
“The task is heavy and the road is long.” Li Changqing couldn’t help but sigh. Then the whole Changting Town began to get busy.
Yan Botao ordered that the things made this time must be the best of the best, and even the design was personally supervised by Li Changqing.
Zhao Yiqiu was busy with the tea business. He also arranged for people to go to various places to negotiate purchases with the trading companies.
Everyone was busy. Two days later, Li Changqing left Yan’s house and rode Fei to Zhanzhou.
The people from Tianhai City are about to come, and he promised Sima Yan that he would have to do things for them.
So Li Changqing set off early in the morning. Two days passed, and no one from Zhanhe Residence had come yet. Sima Yan was getting more and more worried. These two days, Sima Yan was restless, waiting for a strong person to come to his door, but there was no movement at all.
Although Li Changqing had promised before that there would definitely be a Grandmaster to help them in Zhanhe Residence, but it was still so calm at this time, which made Sima Yan a little anxious.
Even Zhanhe Residence did not receive any information that a Grandmaster had appeared in Changting Town recently. Sima Yan felt more and more that Li Changqing was playing him.
In Zhanzhou, a golden carriage slowly drove into the city. Inside the carriage, two people sat facing each other, talking.
One of them was as steady as a star. He was dressed in green, as if the whole world was under his control. There was a slight sword mark on his brow, which was striking, but his expression was lazy, as if he had no interest in anything in the world.The man sitting across from him was dressed in black, with golden threads on his clothes, giving off a slightly wicked charm. His fingers were slender, and his eyes were as sharp as a hawk’s, making one shudder at a single glance.
The incense burner in the carriage slowly wafted, and the chess pieces on the board seemed to be part of a grand scheme.
“We’ve entered Zhanzhou City, haven’t we?” The man in the green robe yawned, then lifted a corner of the curtain to look outside.
“Yes, Mr. Lin.” The man in black replied with a smile, “We have already entered Zhanzhou City and will soon arrive at Zhanhe Residence.”
“Hmm.” The man in the green robe nodded, then seemingly lost interest in the chess game. He calmly said, “The Realm Master attaches great importance to this trial, so let’s forget about it this time. But don’t pull such stunts next time, or else when the Realm Master blames you, no one can protect you.” Hearing this, the man in black was shocked, but he didn’t show it on his face. He just smiled and said, “I don’t know what Mr. Lin means by…”
“I’ve made myself clear, don’t play innocent in front of me. What you did to Sima Yan, Tianhai City has already investigated thoroughly.” The man in the green robe leaned back on the cushion and said, “Your disputes are none of Tianhai City’s business, but doing such things when the Ghost Devil is about to be unleashed is not good. But let’s forget about it this time, don’t do it again.”
“Uh, thank you, Mr. Lin.” This man was Mo Hang, who didn’t expect that Tianhai City would know about his actions.
At this moment, he felt a sense of fear towards Tianhai City’s intelligence network.
“Are you scared?” The man in the green robe lifted his eyelids, seemingly able to see through Mo Hang’s thoughts.
“As a Grandmaster of the Cangyuan Realm, we in Tianhai City naturally have to supervise.”
“Otherwise, wouldn’t it be chaos?”
“Yes.” Mo Hang asked cautiously at this moment, “May I ask, Mr. Lin, can we at Xueying Palace still get a quota for the Zhanhe Residence this time?”