CHAPTER 663: CHAPTER 155: MISSED OPPORTUNITY

Under the sunlight, a girl in white was smiling at herself.

Her tall and charming figure, jet-black hair, playful eyes, and dimples that revealed themselves with each smile.

The girl was Yun Sheng, yet she was not Yun Sheng.

Even the sunlight seemed to pale in comparison when it met her.

Having not seen her for four years, Zhou Qingchuan had dreamt of Yun Sheng countless times in his sleep.

But never had he dreamed of such a vivid person.

Yun Sheng was even more enchanting than he had imagined, every glance and smile enough to captivate one’s soul.

Zhou Qingchuan couldn’t even bear to blink; he was afraid that if he did, Yun Sheng would vanish.

"Brother Zhou, why are you staring blankly," it wasn’t until a faint fragrance drifted over that Zhou Qingchuan came back to his senses.

He coughed a few times, "You embarrass me. It’s just that I haven’t seen you for so long, I didn’t recognize you at first."

But Yun Sheng didn’t pay attention to his lapse, and she started to count the Medicinal Herbs and Elixirs Zhou Qingchuan had brought with him.

No wonder it’s the Wuji Commerce, the Skyship’s size alone was ten times larger than Elder Helian’s.

The Elixirs Zhou Qingchuan brought this time were also all from Little Ci’en Hall.

After Yun Sheng finished her count, she confirmed that the cargo on this ship could offset over a month’s consumption of the Sky Wings Arena.

This time, she was determined to catch the Dark Night Pavilion off guard.

Yun Sheng had already inquired; her competition with Liu Qingqing had caused a significant loss to the Dark Night Pavilion.

The Yellow Night Envoy himself had also disappeared.

The current Yellow Wing Competition Zone was like a no-man’s land, the perfect time for Yun Sheng to infiltrate.

Having finished her inventory, Yun Sheng stepped out of the Skyship.

At the spot where Zhou Qingchuan was standing, a few more people had appeared.

Leading them was Manager Chu.

"Is this the Chairman Zhou from Wuji Commerce?" Manager Chu, along with his assistants, approached, and his eyes brightened when he saw the unprecedentedly large Skyship loaded with a vast amount of goods and Medicinal Herbs and Elixirs.

As the most trusted assistant of the Sky Wing City Lord, for years, Manager Chu had struggled with how to control the transport of goods in Sky Wing City.

Although Sky Wing City is prosperous, it does not have many Skyships for cargo transport.

If they could establish a cooperative relationship with the top Wuji Commerce of the continent, both the market price and the lives of the citizens in Sky Wing City would greatly improve.

"Brother Zhou, Manager Chu," Yun Sheng stepped forward.

Seeing the familiarity between Yun Sheng and Zhou Qingchuan, Manager Chu was greatly startled.

He had long suspected Yun Sheng’s background wasn’t simple. Ever since Liu Qingqing was defeated by "Flame Emperor," Manager Chu had assumed that Yun Sheng must come from a wealthy Magic family.

But today, he saw that her relationship with Wuji Commerce was also very close.

How could such a young girl have such great capabilities?

Filled with amazement, Manager Chu dared not underestimate Yun Sheng even more.

Zhou Qingchuan lived up to his reputation as a merchant, exchanging pleasantries with Manager Chu; at the same time, he also discussed the business of selling medicines in the city, which was Yun Sheng’s intention.

"Dark Night Pavilion has been hoarding the price of Elixirs, controlling the fighters in the Arena, I have heard of these matters. Miss Yun can first run a trial in the Yellow Wing Competition Zone, if the situation is favorable, I shall inform the City Lord, allowing Little Ci’en Hall to practice medicine and sell drugs in Sky Wing City," Manager Chu was very astute.

Although Dark Night Pavilion is temporarily at a disadvantage, it has been rampant in Sky Wing City for many years, and it’s tough to oust a deeply entrenched force.

But she couldn’t outright refuse Yun Sheng either.

Firstly, Yun Sheng is related to whether her daughter, Chu Yu, can become the person in charge of the Yellow Wing Competition Zone in the future.

Secondly, the Dark Night Pavilion is powerful, and not easily shaken.

Manager Chu’s idea of watching the tigers fight from across the mountain, both Yun Sheng and Zhou Qingchuan saw clearly.

But both of them are smart people, and neither were willing to speak plainly.

After Manager Chu confirmed the purpose of Zhou Qingchuan’s visit, she let the Skyship into the city.

Yun Sheng held a banquet to entertain Zhou Qingchuan.

When the wine was plentiful and bellies were full, Yun Sheng said somewhat embarrassingly.

"Brother Zhou, I’m in a bit of an urgent need. Could you lend me five million gold coins first? You can withdraw the money from Little Ci’en Hall." Yun Sheng wanted to use these five million gold coins to buy that Mysterious Stone.

In reality, this was only the second time she and Zhou Qingchuan have met, and it seemed that on each occasion, she was after his money.

After leaving the Treasure Pavilion last time, Yun Sheng had promised to raise five million gold coins within a year.

But to avoid long delays that might lead to other complications, Yun Sheng still decided to buy back that stone first.

Zhou Qingchuan saw Yun Sheng’s embarrassed expression and just smiled.

Zhou Qingchuan was very generous, he didn’t ask any questions and gave Yun Sheng a Wuji Purple Gold Coin.

"Yun Sheng, after we part this time, we do not know when we’ll be able to meet again. If possible, next time, I hope..." Zhou Qingchuan was usually quite eloquent, in the marketplace he knew just what to say to different people.

But when facing Yun Sheng, especially when she fixed him with her dark eyes, Zhou Qingchuan felt himself starting to stammer.

"You hope what?" Yun Sheng pressed.

"I hope that you could give me a chance, not to see me as a brother, but... as a man," Zhou Qingchuan finally managed to say clearly.

But all Yun Sheng was thinking about was that stone from the Treasure Pavilion.

Seeing that she hadn’t grasped his words, Zhou Qingchuan couldn’t help but sigh.

Maybe, for this lifetime, he could only ever be a ’brother’ to Yun Sheng.

"Yun Sheng, it is getting late. Brother Zhou needs to go and take care of his men, we will talk more tomorrow," seeing Yun Sheng preoccupied, Zhou Qingchuan took his leave.

Yun Sheng didn’t think too deeply about it, holding the warm Wuji Gold Card that she just got, she rushed to the Treasure Pavilion.

Little did she know that by the time she arrived at the Treasure Pavilion and inquired, she found that the stone had already been bought by someone else.

"Miss Yun, I am to blame for this matter. That stone should have been taken off the shelf, but due to the negligence of the staff, another client took a fancy to it," Manager Chu said with a difficult expression.

She more or less explained the situation.

Upon hearing this, Yun Sheng also understood that it was not the fault of the Treasure Pavilion.

Tian Yitu is certainly the Eldest Young Master of the Sky Wing City Lord, and Manager Chu, after all, is just a servant of the City Lord Mansion. The stone was taken forcefully, and she had no other way.

"I just don’t know if the Eldest Young Master sent that stone to that lady afterward. If so, you’ll only have to find that lady," Manager Chu said with regret.

"Could you tell me that lady’s name? That stone is very important to me," what Yun Sheng feared most had indeed happened.

She suspected that the other party was not an ordinary person either.

It’s very possible that the other party had also noticed the special aspects of the Mysterious Stone.

"We have found out, that lady who visited that day is called Chen Lianlian," Manager Chu looked up the records and found out about Chen Lianlian.

Yun Sheng frowned—it was her?

Could it be that... Yun Sheng thought back, the Magic Wave from Chen Lianlian’s body was very similar to the one she felt from the stone earlier.