The room was completely quiet, and there was no longer a raccoon chattering beside us.

However, there were withered branches on the table, broken elm wood by the bed, a straw raincoat on the wall, the sounds of cattle and horses in the stable, a hot water bottle at the foot of the bed that should have been scalding hot but was now ice cold, and even the tiger-skin blanket under her.

Its shadow is everywhere.

He lost...the thing that mattered most to him in the world.

On Qing Shuang Peak

The eldest brother's newly bought rooster crowed for the first time as the east was just beginning to lighten.

The eldest disciple had just opened the door to feed the chickens when he suddenly saw Shang Yanting standing in front of the door. "Junior Brother Yan?"

Realizing he hadn't washed his face, the eldest brother quickly pretended to yawn and picked at the sleep from the corner of his eye. "Junior brother, what are you doing here so early?"

"I would like to trouble you, senior brother, to take care of those two animals in the stable for a few days."

After speaking, Shang Yanting took out two silver notes.

"Hey, hey, hey, I'm taking care of your monster for two days, what are you going to do with the silver notes?"

The eldest brother waved his hand, then noticed that Yan's appearance today seemed different from usual. "Junior Brother Yan, what's wrong with you today?"

The eldest brother's gaze shifted to his arms.

The usually lively and clever raccoon was now wrapped up, with only its head showing.

"Senior brother, I need to go out for a few days."

Shang Yanting didn't want to say more and simply stuffed the silver notes into his arms.

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Shang Yanting flew in his imperial boat, covering a thousand miles a day, and arrived at the city of Shangmou in less than half a day.

Merchants have always had a secret—

There is an archaeological site beneath Shangmou City.

Every head of the Shang family knows this secret, and they have never given up exploring it.

The ruins have eight levels. Each time a level is cleared, the merchant can obtain some treasures.

The further down you go, the more precious and rare the items become.

However, after countless merchants lost their lives, the secret realm of the ruins was only explored up to the sixth level, and no one had ever truly reached the bottom.

Crisis and opportunity always coexist, and he is now eager to become stronger!