ne visibly quieted.It has to be said that a powerhouse like Dong'a significantly boosts the overall strength of the Daoist Academy.This year's Sancheng Lun Dao, the first-year champion was Jiang Wang...Yin Guan seemed to find it amusing, and chuckled softly: "I'm looking for you, but I also need your consent."

As for what will happen later...

He looked out the window: “Let's just say it later.”

With the resources of the Sihai Merchant Alliance and connections to the Chongxuan family, Desheng Trading Company has flourished in Yangdi. No one in the three counties of Yangdi dares to offend Chongxuan Sheng now.

After the war, with everything in ruins, ordinary people began their new lives as citizens of the newly established state. During this period of reconstruction, Desheng Trading Company also grew alongside its people.

To say that De Sheng Commerce is Yangdi's premier merchant house is accurate. Yangdi, originally lacking any major commercial establishments, had already been gradually eroded in both its economy and culture for many years, leading to its swift downfall. After the destruction of the Yang clan ancestral temple, not even a single spark of rebellion ignited.

The scope of Desheng Trading Company's operations has always been confined to Yangdi. Chong Xuan Sheng carefully controls the boundaries, and once Desheng Trading Company's business expands beyond Yangdi and into the internal regions of Qi, its cooperation with the Four Seas Merchant Alliance will immediately end.

>

At last, after the Treasure Pavilion Consortium had fallen, the Four Seas Merchant Alliance was determined not to nurture another equally powerful rival.

Therefore, expanding business avenues outwards is only natural.

Not only Rongguo to the north of Yangdi, but also Zhengguo further west had merchant caravans from De Sheng Commercial House coming and going.

The reason for choosing to go with this merchant caravan to Rong Guo was simply because it happened to be departing that day. Jiang Wang didn't want to leave any trace of his involvement, intending to treat it as a casual inspection along the way by the "master" of the trading house.

Before leaving, Jiang Wang spoke with Xiang Qian and Dugu.

"I have something to attend to, so I'll be taking off for now. You start tomorrow and we'll meet up in the state of Zheng."

They have already made an agreement to travel together.

Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

"What's the matter Can't I help" Xiang Qian said with displeasure.

Jiang Wang smiled: "I've been entrusted to go to Xuankong Temple. Would you like to come with me"

>

“Well, I guess that’s settled then.” Xiang Qian immediately agreed.

His master's swordsmanship was legendary, having defeated the esteemed Abbot Kuanglong of Jiang Long Temple during a competition at Xuankong Temple. His reputation certainly preceded him. However, it’s likely that Xuankong Temple harbors some resentment towards him for his past victory.

"That's all. Go to sleep, I'll just chat with Xiao for a bit." Jiang Wang started shooing him away.

>

"What are you talking about, in broad daylight! It's like I have nothing better to do than sleep."

She complained as she walked out the door.

Although he really didn't have anything to do besides sleeping, he actually didn't want to sleep.

It was time to leave Qingyang Town, and he didn't know how long the journey would take. So he decided to visit his old friends.

Many people in the town know that "Xiang Ye" spends his days drinking and sleeping, but there is one thing he never misses. Every five days, he goes to a small grave outside the town to sit for a while. He doesn't bring any offerings, just a boiled egg.

As Jiang Wang turned to leave the courtyard, he said to Xiao Xiao, "You should put aside your duties and return home for a while. Come back in a few days."

Jiang Wang let Xiang Qian wait in Zheng Guo because he didn't want him to be involved in the danger. The Xu Kong Si incident was just an excuse. He promised Yin Guan, but there was no reason for his friend to take risks with him.

If the wind and waves are calm, they will naturally leave together after meeting in Zheng Guo. If something unfortunate happens, those waiting in Zheng Guo will also know and make their own arrangements.

Now even Dugu Xiaoyi is walking away like this.

If the worst were to happen and Yin Guan couldn't escape, his actions to cover for him would be exposed, and his men in Qingyang Town would definitely be implicated.

This kind of thing might not happen, but it's still important to be prepared. Otherwise, it would be irresponsible. These people are here doing this because they believe in him. He can't just get himself into trouble and make them bear the risk.

It's not a concern for Chongxuan Sheng. He currently has no opponents in the Chongxuan family, as long as Jiang Wang doesn't reveal that he helped Yin Guan enter Linzi, he won't be implicated.

And of course he wouldn't say anything, no matter what happened.

"Master, what's wrong" Dugu Xiao was very clever and sensitive.

"It's nothing, you don't have to overthink it. I just feel like after so long, it would be good for you to go back home. Add a little more silver to your account, return home in fine style." Jiang Wang said: "I remember your parents are still alive, and your family used to run a tailor shop"

About Dugu Xiao's past, Jiang Wang had never asked in detail out of fear of hurting her. He only vaguely heard Dugu Xiao mention it a few times, so he couldn't be sure.

Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

"I will," Dugu Xiaoying said, although her expression clearly showed that she didn't want to.

She couldn't refuse Jiang Wang's request.

Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

And Jiang Wang would never know.

Actually, her "parents" have already been here.

Let me know if you have any other text you'd like translated!

To be precise, it was her stepfather and biological mother.

Let me know if you have other text you'd like me to translate!

Her father, a tailor, died of a serious illness in his early years. Her mother remarried with her.

Her stepfather was an alcoholic. When he was drunk, he would beat and scold her and her mother. Her mother was weak and afraid to speak out. She could only suffer along with her. Those days were worse than death; she didn't know how to live each day.

Later, that "stepfather" sold her for three or two taels of silver. She was actually happy, thinking that she could finally stop being beaten.

After that, she arrived at the mining area and met a cultivator who promised to take care of her. She briefly thought she had found happiness, but the cultivator suddenly disappeared one day and never reappeared.

Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

Later on, Ge Heng forcefully took her to...

Of course, there's no need to say more about these things.

After her extraordinary achievements and becoming a head of a regional office, her parents actually came to see her.

Let me know if you have any other text you'd like translated!

That drunkard, that violent, loathsome man, and that woman who is nothing but weak, neglectful, and doesn't even protect her own daughter.

She has seen them.

She also sent some silver.

However, this poor couple unfortunately met with an accident on their way back and were robbed and murdered by bandits.

As for how the bandits knew they were carrying valuables and why they had to kill after robbing them, that is something that will never be known.

Because those bandits were also wiped out shortly after.

Dugu Xia agreed to go back home with Jiang Wang, but she didn't actually know what she was looking for. Since she had to obey orders, she might as well go back.

Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

She has her own thoughts and feelings.

But she was unwilling to go against Jiang Wang's decision.

After making arrangements with Xiang Qian and Dugu Xiao, there was nothing left to do in Qingyang Town.

Everything was packed in the storage box. Jiang Wang went out alone, with only his sword by his side, looking carefree and elegant.

The merchants from Rongguo had already been waiting outside the town.

The leader of the merchant caravan was surnamed Xiao, an ordinary middle-aged man.

He was quite sensible, after all. When Jiang Wang got into the carriage, he didn't bother him anymore and didn't keep flattering Jiang Wang incessantly.

Yin Guan was still wearing his disguise and quietly slipped into another cargo wagon.

Border lockdown means that every person entering or leaving needs to be verified and have a clean record. The days of simply paying tariffs to depart are gone.

Every fortified city in the state of Qi had an array specifically designed to sense disturbances. This array was itself part of a larger national protective formation, of very high rank. Any fluctuation in magical energy would immediately trigger its response.

And the cloak of invisibility is not even considered a magic artifact, because its effects come from the innate invisibility skin of the Invisibility Serpent King, woven together with celestial threads. The Invisibility Serpent originates from the Sea of Forests realm and very few people in the mortal world have ever seen it, so there are no known counters to it.

The content within the > tags is empty. Therefore, there is nothing to translate. Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

This is also where Jiang Wang's reliance on planning lies.

Despite all the preparations, it's hard to achieve complete serenity.

After all, it remains to be seen whether An Yi can successfully escape Guancheng. If he is discovered, however, he will have to react immediately.

He was pondering every detail in his mind, the curtains moved slightly.

Yin Guan got into the carriage.

Jiang Wang didn't like surprises, so he frowned.

But Yin Guan's voice still rang out: "Jiang Wang, I have a new idea."

>iners' eyes surrounding him, no longer able to hide it. They looked at him as if they wanted to tear him apart.He wasn't afraid of these untrained civilians, but he was worried that their presence wou...