CHAPTER 303: CHAPTER 165: GOOD IMPRESSION

For Zhou Qingchuan, Yun Sheng was considered his benefactor.

Especially the last time, the auction of Yun Sheng’s Moon God’s Praise brought Zhou Qingchuan a very high reputation.

Now, several important merchants in Tang Yuan have successively established contacts with him.

This news, once known by several branches of the Zhou Family, made them fear that Zhou Qingchuan would use this opportunity to rise to power, and they hurriedly recalled him.

"Not long after I returned to the family, I found that grandfather’s health had worsened over the years, and the internal strife within Wuji Commerce had fragmented, with losses in several main industries. Therefore, I ordered a secret investigation of the accounts and had them rewritten. These accounts are mixed with this batch of goods," Zhou Qingchuan honestly told Yun Sheng.

He planned to take these accounts back for his grandfather to review.

Little did he know that before he could rush back to the family, he was dispatched by his third uncle under the pretext of transporting important goods.

Yun Canglang did not expect that they would rashly get involved in the internal power struggle of Wuji Commerce, the biggest commerce guild on the continent.

Yun Sheng was not surprised by this; such deceit and conspiracy between major families were commonplace in the TV dramas she had watched in her previous life.

Zhou Qingchuan thought the entire matter had been kept confidential, but unexpectedly, several of his uncles still came to know of this secret.

What he didn’t expect even more was that transporting goods was just a pretext, his third uncle’s true intention was to put him in a deadly situation.

Although he had only met Yun Sheng twice, he felt a natural fondness for her.

This fondness had unconsciously transformed into an affection, something Yun Sheng hadn’t yet realized.

However, Yun Canglang after hearing this and noticing the intense gaze Zhou Qingchuan directed at his niece, discerned an unusual meaning from it.

Yun Canglang secretly calculated, his niece was only eight years old; wasn’t this admirer a bit too early?

"Cough cough, Sheng’er, come aside with me," Yun Canglang called Yun Sheng to one side, "This is a matter internal to Wuji Commerce, we should not interfere."

They were heading to Great Zhou and Hou Qin to investigate the Purple Gold Mine this time

Wuji Commerce, being the top commerce guild on the continent, had an extensively complex backing, which was far beyond what a small Sky Hunting Corps could handle.

Even someone like Yun Canglang, who knew nothing about commerce, knew that Zhou Qingchuan’s current predicament was anything but simple.

Yun Canglang believed that in such a situation, the Sky Hunting Corps should not intervene.

"Uncle, Zhou Qingchuan is my friend. He is in trouble now; I must help him," Yun Sheng’s eyes were very determined.

Yun Sheng indeed had a high opinion of Zhou Qingchuan.

In the just-past situation where the enemy was weak and they were strong, including Zhou Qingchuan himself, everyone from Wuji Commerce did not fall into disarray.

The remaining members of the merchant team also continued to treat Zhou Qingchuan with great respect.

It was evident that he was a person with strong charisma.

Such a person, as long as given enough opportunity, could seize it and rise to great heights.

Yun Sheng did not disclose to Yun Canglang another reason why she was helping Zhou Qingchuan, which was related to Little Ci’en Hall, but at the moment, Yun Sheng had no opportunity to clarify it.

"You’ve decided? If so, then go ahead and help," Yun Canglang, rubbing his temples with a headache, muttered, "Not from the same family, not entering the same door; Yun Sheng’s temperament is a typical Yun Family temperament indeed."

Behind Yun Sheng, Zhou Qingchuan was also anxiously watching her figure.

Would she help or not?

Just now, the Sky Hunting Corps taking the risk to help and repel the Hunting Corps hired by the third uncle was already a big favor.

Zhou Qingchuan is a business genius, and from Yun Canglang’s reaction just now, he obviously did not want to intervene in the affairs of Wuji Commerce.

Even if Yun Sheng refused to help, he would have no complaints.

"Steward Zhou, my second uncle decided to help you recover the ledger," Yun Sheng turned around, smiling at Yun Canglang.

Under the firelight, the young girl’s smile was like a quietly blooming white You Tan in the dark night, which dazzled the mind and seemed to capture the soul.

Zhou Qingchuan felt warmth in his heart, his blue eyes flickered, "You can call me Brother Zhou. I’m grateful to Commander Yun for extending a helping hand in difficult times, I will never forget your kindness in this life."

This call of Brother Zhou was genuinely sincere. Yun Sheng and Zhou Qingchuan exchanged a smile, between them an indescribable tacit understanding formed.

Before daybreak, Zhou Qingchuan and Zhou Bing, among others, left the tent one after another.

"Qingchuan, did you sleep well last night?" Zhou Bing asked him insincerely, as he was anxious and apprehensive all night, but thankfully, nothing happened.

"I slept very well, but why does the third uncle look so tired? Did he have trouble sleeping outdoors?" Zhou Qingchuan kept his usual modest and polite demeanor.

"Hehe, I didn’t sleep very well, but I’ll be able to sleep soundly once back home," Zhou Bing said, feeling secretly delighted.

At dawn, the Wuji Commerce caravan set off, continuing along the endless Yama Ridge.

Shortly after the caravan set off, a few sneaky figures quietly left the caravan and headed to a cave several miles away where the Phantom Beast Corps was stationed.

Inside the cave, indeed, there were a dozen Hunters waiting.

Among them, one man had high brows and a wide forehead, with a ferocious scar on his face that looked like a centipede, making him appear very fierce.

Next to him, there perched a Phantom Beast about half the height of a person and of the Seventh-tier.

"Commander, we’ve got it," the deputy captain of the Phantom Beast Corps pulled out a small package wrapped in oil paper from his chest.

That Zhou Qingchuan lad is quite cunning, hiding the ledger deep.

It took them two to three hours, until dawn, to finally locate this ledger.

"Very good. With this ledger, our brothers can live a life of plenty," laughed the commander of the Phantom Hunting Corps. He flipped through the ledger, the numbers inside making his head spin.

"Commander, should we hand this ledger over to that old fellow Zhou Bing? This morning, that old rascal was making faces at our men," the deputy captain inquired, he wouldn’t have rushed back if the commander hadn’t repeatedly instructed to first bring the ledger back.

"No, this ledger is valuable. That stingy Zhou Bing only wants to pay fifty thousand gold coins. Let’s use this ledger to extort him, one hundred million gold coins, Wuji Commerce is a fat sheep indeed," the Commander laughed heartily.

"Commander is right, brothers have been lying in ambush here for days and are utterly exhausted, it’s time to hit them up for a sum." The deputy captain’s face showed delight, they were all desperate men with no morals to speak of.

"Wait, there were five of you who went out last night, how come one is missing?" The Commander glanced around and noticed one person was absent.

Last night, they sent out the elites of the group, each equipped with a Summoning Belt, but only four returned.