Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

Manager Zhao personally escorted Xu Lingguang to the door. When he saw the donkey tied up at the door, laden with miscellaneous items, even though he was prepared, he couldn't help but twitch his lips, thinking to himself that these masters really do like to return to simplicity.

Xu Lingguang untied the donkey's rope, said goodbye to Manager Zhang, and was about to leave when he suddenly saw an extremely luxurious and huge carriage coming from the end of the road.

Why is "huge" used to describe a horse-drawn carriage?

This carriage was pulled by six horses, all of them pure white and exceptionally fine. The carriage itself resembled a mobile pavilion, with octagonal eaves and intricate carvings. At each corner stood a mythical beast whose form was obscured, each holding a delicate, translucent bead in its mouth—clearly an extremely valuable item.

Xu Lingguang craned his neck, his desire to watch the spectacle evident on his face, impossible to hide.

What kind of person can drive such a luxury car?

Instead, Manager Zhao's expression suddenly turned serious. He apologized to Xu Lingguang and was about to go to greet him.

Xu Lingguang asked curiously, "Are they your guests?"

Manager Zhao shook his head and answered very cautiously, "It is the owner of Qianjinlou."

Seeing that he was bowing slightly as if facing a formidable enemy, Xu Lingguang thought that this master probably had a bad temper.

He craned his neck to continue watching.

Manager Zhao greeted them warmly, and a very handsome young man was the first to lift the carriage curtain and nimbly leap down. After getting off the carriage, the young man stood with Manager Zhao, waiting for the people inside to disembark.

Xu Lingguang heard Manager Zhao respectfully call him "Young Master" and guessed that the person inside must be the young man's elder.

Various thoughts raced through his mind, but his eyes remained fixed on the carriage.

A hand as white as jade emerged from the carriage first, followed by the sleeve of a dark purple brocade robe…

Xu Lingguang was taken aback when he saw the hand. He thought the young man's elder should be quite old, but it turned out to be very young. However, he then thought that the owner of Qianjin Tower must also be a powerful cultivator, so it was normal for him to look so young.

Think about his own body, and his three apprentices, all of whom are top-notch in appearance.

Soon, the person inside the carriage leaned out.

Looking at that exquisite face that defied description, Xu Lingguang felt that his earlier thought had been somewhat hasty.

The one in front of me is truly top-tier in appearance.

The young man who stepped down from the carriage was extremely tall. Xu Lingguang compared him to Manager Zhao next to him and guessed that he was at least 1.9 meters tall. His towering height already made him very imposing, but he was also wearing a dark purple robe with gold and jade accents at the waist. He was expensive from head to toe, exuding an air of nobility.

The shopkeeper Zhao, standing beside him with his back bent, looked rather pathetic in comparison.

Of course, what kept Xu Lingguang's eyes glued to the other person wasn't their imposing height, since he himself was 1.8 meters tall—he stared intently at the other person's silver hair.

His ankle-length silver hair was lustrous and smooth, hanging neatly behind the young man like silk, and half-tied up with a jade hairpin that looked quite valuable.

Xu Lingguang was secretly amazed, marveling at how long and smooth his hair must have taken a lot of time and effort to maintain. He wondered how he would wash his hair if it were that long.

He couldn't help but nudge Cui Ming, who was standing to his side and behind him, and whispered gossip, "Is your boss... even human?"

Cui Ming looked at him with a look of horror.

Although Xu Lingguang spoke very softly, the person he was talking about was no ordinary person, so how could such a small talk escape his ears?

Sure enough, the young man who had gotten off the carriage was looking this way, his gaze cold, with a faint dark glint in his light-colored pupils.

Xu Lingguang was engrossed in gossip and didn't notice.

He felt that the other person had an inhuman refinement. Not to mention his silver hair, his features were more defined and three-dimensional than those of an ordinary person. His nose was very straight, and his eyes were long and narrow, with an inner hook and an outer curve. They were also double eyelids with only a shallow crease at the outer corner of his eyes. These features combined to make his appearance look very cold and aggressive. He was beautiful, but he was not someone people dared to defile. He had a kind of wild and strange beauty.

It doesn't look human at all; it looks more like a demon.

Isn't it said that humans and demons are irreconcilable enemies?

Xu Lingguang couldn't understand it, and seeing Cui Ming's strange expression, he didn't press the matter further. Having watched the commotion to his heart's content, he called out to Cui Ming, led his little donkey in the opposite direction, completely unaware that the young man behind him was squinting at him.

"Who is that?"

Manager Zhao wiped away his cold sweat, not daring to take any of the master's words lightly. He carefully mentioned the deal he had made with Xu Lingguang, but did not dare to take credit.

In fact, given his status, he was not qualified to deal with this person.

Being the manager of Qianjinlou was the greatest honor of his life, and his greatest hope for the future was to be able to manage a larger branch in a larger city. However, the person in front of him, although the owner of Qianjinlou, did not only own Qianjinlou.

To be more precise, Qianjinlou was just an insignificant business in the other party's hands.

The reason why Qianjinlou was able to expand throughout the entire Shangyang Continent and even stand firm in Fufeng City was entirely due to the lord's infamous reputation.

To this day, the world does not know the master and sect of the Thousand Gold Pavilion Master. All that is known is that he was extremely handsome and, upon his appearance, he ruthlessly and easily killed a Void Realm expert.

His strength far surpasses that of cultivators at the same level.

Within the Void Realm, no one is his match. Above the Void Realm, the only Human Emperor, Baili Wugui, has been in seclusion for many years.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he is the number one person in Shangyang.

In fact, if it weren't for the requirement that one must be granted a title by the Heavenly Dao at Jinlintai to advance to the Tongxuan Realm, many people would even suspect that the owner of Qianjinlou already possessed the cultivation level of the Tongxuan Realm.

About a hundred years ago, a cultivator at the Void Realm in Fufeng City coveted the treasure of Qianjin Tower. During the auction, he disregarded the rules and brazenly tried to steal it, killing twelve cultivators and thirty-five guests before leaving arrogantly.

Everyone thought that Qianjinlou would be finished, but the next day, the cultivator at the Void Realm was found dead and his body was left exposed in front of Qianjinlou.

From then on, no one dared to cause trouble in Qianjinlou anymore.

Qianjinlou thus gained great fame and quickly expanded throughout the Shangyang Continent. The identity and origin of the owner of Qianjinlou remained a mystery after many inquiries. People only knew that his surname was "Lan" or "Lan", so they referred to him as "the owner of Qianjinlou".

The reason why Manager Zhao was able to receive this person was entirely because this person, for some reason, had a particular fondness for Qingyu City and would come to the building every now and then to select new items.

Qianjinlou has a private storage room that is not open to the public. It is filled with novel items collected from all over the world, all prepared for this master. Only after he has made his selection will the rest be auctioned.

Manager Zhao bowed even lower: "The items you requested last time have been delivered to the storage room. Would you like to wash up first, or would you like to see the collection first?"

"Not urgent."

Lan Jian raised his hand, still savoring what Manager Zhao had just said: "The cultivators living in the Ailao Mountains?"

He turned to the boy beside him and instructed, "Youyu, go and see what's going on."

How could he not know that a human cultivator lived on his mountain?