Junior Uncle is too cunning.

As soon as Chen Fusheng returned to the hotel, he saw a group of people sitting on the first floor. There were quite a few people, but the atmosphere was a bit cold. They weren't eating or drinking, and they just kept looking around.

Before he could even step inside, the waiter rushed over and said hurriedly, "Senior, they've all come to see you. I sense the atmosphere isn't good. Why don't you come in through the back door? I'll help you block them out." He then cautiously glanced back.

Chen Fusheng frowned. Liu An found this person? We'll see if it's a blessing or a curse soon enough. He patted the waiter on the shoulder and said, "Thank you. Bring me a pot of Hundred Flowers Wine." He then walked into the hotel.

Chen Fusheng's body, which had been blocked by the waiter, was now exposed in the hall. All eyes in the hall turned to Chen Fusheng. After scanning him with their X-rays, they found him and rushed towards him.

Chen Fusheng stopped and waited for everyone to come over.

"Fellow Daoist Huogong, I am Fatty Yu, the president of the Great Wealth and Prosperity Chamber of Commerce. You can just call me Fatty. I'd like to have a chat with you today..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was pushed aside by the people behind him. "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Huogong, I am the president of the Wanli Chamber of Commerce..."

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Huogong, I am from Lingbao Pavilion..."

……

After rambling on and on, Chen Fusheng felt a headache coming on. Although he didn't understand, he had a guess. Merchants are driven by profit, so the fact that the heads of the various chambers of commerce in Donghai Town had come to wait for him meant there was only one answer: the weapon refiner had been exposed.

At first, he was a little angry, thinking that Sanbao's auction had leaked the news. But then he thought that Sanbao was not stupid. It was impossible for him to make the whole town know about the exclusive agency. Besides, he hadn't done much to cover it up at the time. There were only so many people on the second floor of the auction house. If someone wanted to find out, they could still find out.

However, he did not expect it to happen so quickly. In fact, Chen Fusheng underestimated the influence of a master weapon refiner.

In the primordial world, most merchants are engaged in businesses related to alchemy, artifact crafting, and array formations. Once a master craftsman supports a merchant guild, the impact on other merchants whose main business is crafting artifacts is no less than that of an atomic bomb.

Like Lingbao Pavilion, its main business used to be weapon crafting, and then it also sold other products. In addition, Lingbao Sect was a major weapon crafting sect, and there were several weapon crafting masters, but no one dared to offend a weapon crafting master easily.

Although Wuliangye and Erguotou have risen in popularity, the weapon forging business still dominates every year.

Looking at the noisy crowd, where did the immortal's face go?

After clearing his throat, the hall gradually quieted down. Chen Fusheng said slowly and deliberately, "Fellow Daoists, I understand your concerns. I will consider them carefully. We can discuss the details later, shall we?"

……

After much persuasion and a lot of talking, I finally managed to convince these big shots to leave. I then ordered ten more lunches from the waiter and returned to my room alone.

Lying in bed, reflecting on the morning, he felt completely drained. First, he experienced extreme temperature fluctuations, then he was tormented by these merchants for several hours. However, the fact that the president of the Wanli Chamber of Commerce had also come was good news. He knew that at least the Wanli Chamber of Commerce didn't have any ill intentions towards him. Of course, he couldn't let his guard down and still had to be careful.

"dong dong dong"

"What's up?"

"Senior, the Three Treasures of the Dao Alliance Auction requests an audience."

"Okay, I understand. I'll be right down."

As he walked down, he pondered that the merchants who had come today had only been persuaded to leave temporarily. He needed to find a reason to resolve the matter quickly. It would be easier if his main body were to intervene, as it would directly fall under the jurisdiction of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

What's troubling him is that this Fireworker Taoist's alternate account is now completely a rogue cultivator in Donghai Town, without any affiliation or connection. The merchant guilds will definitely not let him go, but he doesn't want to join any of them. However, that would mean offending all the remaining merchant guilds.

As soon as he went downstairs, he saw Sanbao in the corner. Chen Fusheng smiled knowingly, knowing that the solution had come.

“Fellow Daoist Sanbao, you’ve really put me in a terrible situation,” Chen Fusheng complained as soon as he opened the door.

Sanbao paused for a moment, then quickly regained his smiling demeanor and said sincerely, "I came here today specifically to apologize to you, fellow Daoist."

"Oh?" Chen Fusheng raised an eyebrow. "Then you go first, fellow Daoist," he said, extending his hand.

Sanbao was defeated by Chen Fusheng's unconventional tactics, and he was only polite. However, being an old fox, he also became somewhat apologetic. "I have heard about what happened today, fellow Daoist. I am truly sorry. I should have gone with you. But I assure you, fellow Daoist Liulian has no other intentions. Moreover, leave your matter to me. I will try to plead with you again. I believe fellow Daoist Liulian will give me this face."

"What's going on? What does this have to do with lingering feelings?" Chen Fusheng wondered.

"Fellow Daoist Sanbao, could this matter also be related to Fellow Daoist Liulian?" Chen Fusheng looked at Sanbao with a strange feeling in his heart. Could this be a case of superiors using subordinates as scapegoats?

"This is related to your lingering affection for me, fellow Daoist. Didn't you go to ask for pills today?"

"Yes, that's true."

"Yeah, didn't you get beaten up and kicked out? As soon as I heard about it, I rushed over..."

"Beaten up?" Chen Fusheng was completely confused. Although he hadn't performed well in the morning, he hadn't been beaten up. Was there some misunderstanding?

Sanbao glanced at Chen Fusheng and figured he was just too proud to speak up, so he told him what he knew.

After hearing this, Chen Fusheng gave a wry smile. The gossip was spreading way too fast! "What? The old Taoist priest got beaten up after failing to get the elixir?" "The white-bearded old Taoist priest got beaten up for lusting after a beautiful woman"...

Putting aside my poor performance and the ambiguous situation, I briefly explained the morning's events to Sanbao, telling him not to worry about it, and then let the matter rest.

The two fell silent for a moment, the atmosphere becoming somewhat awkward. Sanbao glanced at Chen Fusheng, then looked around, and raised his hand to set up a protective barrier.

Sanbao gave a wry smile and said apologetically, "Brother Dao, I'm really sorry about what happened today. It's my fault for being so easily swayed by rumors and worrying too much. But... um, I wonder if you understand what I mean by 'reluctant to leave'?"

Chen Fusheng shook his head. He had only met Liu Lian twice. Although this was his second time in Donghai Town, the two visits combined had not even lasted a month, and he did not know Liu Lian at all at first.

"Then let me tell you first, fellow Daoist. This is actually an open secret among the upper echelons of Donghai Town."

"Does fellow Daoist know of True Monarch Cloud Shadow?"

“True Lord Yunying? Never heard of him before,” Chen Fusheng shook his head. He had heard of several True Lords, but this was the first time he had heard of Yunying.

Sanbao took a serious look at Chen Fusheng. He was now half convinced that Chen Fusheng was not from Donghai. As for the remaining part, one part was that Chen Fusheng was a good actor and had fooled him. He didn't quite believe that. In his thousands of years of business, there were very few people who could fool his eyes. The other part was that Chen Fusheng was an ascetic who had been in seclusion for many years and had just emerged from seclusion.

However, he didn't ask, and continued to probe, "Then you must have heard about the East Sea, right?"

“Of course, but what does this have to do with lingering affection for fellow Daoist?” Sensing Sanbao’s probing, Chen Fusheng cut to the chase. Being led by the nose was always Chen Fusheng’s forte.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't be anxious. A Golden Immortal of the Dragon Clan recently perished in the East Sea. I wonder if you have heard about it?"

Chen Fusheng became interested and nodded. "I've heard some things. What? Is this related to Fellow Daoist Liulian?"

Sanbao raised the probability that Chen Fusheng was from out of town to eight out of ten, and nodded, "You could say that. That fellow Daoist must have heard that the one who killed the Golden Immortal of the Dragon Clan was none other than the sect leader of the Three Immortals Cave of the East Sea, True Monarch Yunying!"

“True Lord Yunying,” Chen Fusheng murmured, his Daoist title sounding rather poetic, before looking up to continue listening to Sanbao speak.

Sanbao sighed and said to Chen Fusheng, "And Zhenjun has a disciple, namely Fellow Daoist Liulian."

"Fellow Daoist Liulian?" Chen Fusheng asked in surprise. This news was quite significant. Liulian was the disciple of the Dragon-Slaying Golden Immortal and a cultivator from the Three Immortals Cave, which meant he was a member of the Intercepting Sect. However, he was also very skilled in alchemy and an auctioneer at the Dao Alliance Auction House. He felt that Liulian was becoming more and more mysterious!

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