Qingzhou, Nanling County City.
On the sixth floor of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, in a resplendent living room, Shen Wanshan was chatting with a merchant from Yezhou.
Ever since the Treasure Gathering Pavilion expanded its business scope, Shen Wansan had moved the headquarters of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion to Nanling County City. Usually, he would be active in Nanling County City and rarely returned to Sifang City.
On one hand, Nanling County City was located in the center of Qingzhou. It had trade routes connecting all parts of Qingzhou. It was very convenient for trade. Shen Wansan could do business here more conveniently.
On the other hand, Shen Wansan was deliberately avoiding the matter. He knew that he would inevitably be gossiped about when he handed over the pill business in Sifang City, which many people were jealous of, to An Ruyi. Moreover, An Ruyi was someone that Ji Ling cared about. He did not want this matter to negatively affect her. Therefore, he had moved to Nanling County City to prevent such a thing from happening.
"Brother Wansan, your business is really getting bigger and bigger. In my opinion, in a few years, you will become the richest man in the Great Yan Empire.”
This Great Shang with an oily face and a somewhat wretched and cunning appearance flattered.
Although he said that, he did not put Shen Wanshan in his eyes. After all, although Shen Wanshan rose quickly, he did not have a solid foundation. Such a huge foundation was like a tall building built on quicksand. It might collapse overnight.
On the other hand, their old business family had a solid foundation. They had both official and business backgrounds. They even had some royal background. Their strength was not something that a newcomer like Shen Wansan could compare to.
Under such circumstances, he naturally looked down on Shen Wansan.
However, he didn't show it on his face. After all, he still hoped to cooperate with Shen Wansan in the pill business.
"Boss Yuan, you're overestimating me. I don't have such ability.”
Shen Wansan pretended to be polite and his expression was calm.
"Brother Wansan, you don't need to be so humble. I know your abilities.”
Boss Yuan said with a fake look. Suddenly, his expression changed and he leaned towards Shen Wansan. Then, he winked at Shen Wansan and said,"Boss Shen, I heard that you've been having an affair with the wife of the General of the Faraway City, Su Chun? Her luck with women was not shallow. She was a peerless beauty. Ten years ago, her beauty had already spread throughout the Imperial City.”
Hearing this, Shen Wansan's expression changed. He stood up abruptly and looked at the other party coldly. He said coldly,""Yuan Rongkang, from now on, I, Shen Wansan, will cut off all business dealings with you. In the future, in the business world, there will be you without me, and there will be me without you!”
"Zilong, kick them out!”
The last sound was like thunder, filled with great anger. Shen Wansan rarely got so angry. Obviously, Yuan Rongkang had crossed his bottom line.
"Shen Wansan, what do you mean?”
Yuan Rongkang's expression was very ugly. He was just joking. Did this guy have such a big reaction?
"Yuan Rongkang, some words can't be said casually. If you say it, there's no room for redemption.”
Shen Wansan said indifferently, then turned around and strode away, not giving Yuan Rongkang any chance to redeem himself.
"You…"
Yuan Rongkang wanted to chase after him but was stopped by Xue Zilong. He said rudely,""Boss Yuan, please get lost."
"Good! Very good! Shen Wansan, remember this!"
Yuan Rongkang was so angry that his entire body trembled. After saying this, he left with his subordinates.
……
After Yuan Rongkang was kicked out of the Treasure Trove Pavilion, Shen Wansan called Xue Zilong over.
"Zilong, have you found out who spread those rumors in Sifang City?”
Shen Wansan spoke calmly with his hands behind his back and his back facing Xue Zilong as he looked down at Yuan Rongkang and the rest who were leaving angrily.
Before Ji Ling gave the order to Wei Zhuang, he had already sent out a large number of people to secretly investigate this matter. To him, this matter was far more important than any business.
"I've already found a part of it, but…"
Xue Zilong hesitated and said,""According to the information we have so far, the Crown Prince seems to be behind this.”
"Crown Prince? The imperial family's manpower really stretched out.”
Shen Wansan smiled coldly. How could he not see the meaning behind it? He immediately ordered Xue Zilong,"" There's no need to worry about the Crown Prince. Kill those who need to be killed. Those who can't be killed..."
"Leave it to me."
As Shen Wansan was speaking, a deep and cold voice suddenly sounded. Then, a tall man wearing a bamboo hat walked in.
"Senior Wei."
Xue Zilong immediately bowed respectfully when he saw the man. It was Wei Zhuang.
Ever since he witnessed Wei Zhuang's strength, he had changed the way he addressed Wei Zhuang to senior.
"Give me the name list you found."
Wei Zhuang said to Xue Zilong in an unquestionable tone.
"Yes, Senior Wei."
Xue Zilong handed the name list to Wei Zhuang without a second word and left.
"Brother Wei Zhuang, are you here for the rumors in Square City?”
Shen Wansan turned around and asked. Wei Zhuang would usually not take the initiative to look for him. If he did, then there must be something going on. The reason why Wei Zhuang would come was most likely related to Ji Ling. Other than the rumors in Sifang City, there should be no other reason.
"My lord has instructed us to shut up those people who are gossiping.”
Shen Wansan nodded and looked back at Yuan Rongkang and the others who had just left. He said emotionlessly,""Then shut them up."
The next day.
A piece of shocking news spread in Nanlingjun City. Yuan Rongkang, the head of the Yuan Family, a large business family in Yezhou, and dozens of martial arts experts around him had all died on the business road after leaving Nanlingjun City.
This was only the beginning.
After that, shocking news spread one after another.
All the experts of the Wang Clan, one of the three great clans in Nanling County City, had been slaughtered overnight. All the core members of the clan had died.
One of the Four Great Clans of Sifang City, the Liu Clan, was also massacred, and all of their experts were either dead or injured.
In addition, many intelligence organizations were uprooted and completely removed from the list…
Many people didn't know what had happened, but they knew that these tragedies were caused by the mysterious Extermination Sword Sect and had a lot to do with Shen Wansan.
This made people realize that these tragedies might have something to do with the rumors circulating in Sifang City. Because only this matter could trigger Shen Wansan's anger.
It was also because of this that the entire Qingzhou was shrouded in a terrifying atmosphere. All the major families and forces were terrified and strictly prohibited from discussing any topic related to An Ruyi.
At this point, the rumors had completely disappeared. At the same time, this matter had also become a taboo in Qingzhou. No one dared to talk about it anymore.
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