Yun Che's hand slowly loosened.
Ji Ruyan collapsed to the ground, holding her neck and coughing in pain. Yun Che turned his back and said coldly: "I saw with my own eyes the miserable situation of the wood spirits, and I also saw with my own eyes the tragic fate they suffered... In the place where they had been carefully curled up, all the wood spirits, regardless of gender, age or status, were brutally killed..."
"They are by no means unforgivable. On the contrary, they are so kind that even a brief contact with others will purify their souls... but they were buried so tragically at the hands of the Soul Sect! Before this, there is no telling how many wood spirits and other creatures suffered the same fate. Your Black Feather Chamber of Commerce may not have been directly involved, but you have always been helping the evil... You really deserve to die!"
"..." The pain gradually subsided, but Ji Ruyan was still slumped on the ground, her lips pale, breathing heavily, without any rebuttal.
"I returned to Heiya City to kill people! People from the Soul Sect, people from the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce... and of course you too!"
Ji Ruyan: “…”
“I won’t kill you for now because I want to hear why you want to meet me alone. You’d better give me a good reason, otherwise, I will be the first to use your blood to sacrifice to the souls of those wood spirits!” Yun Che’s cold voice was filled with an even colder murderous intent.
Ji Ruyan slowly raised her head and said softly, "Sir...are you really going to kill the Soul Sect's people? Just because they hunted down wood spirits?"
“They deserve to die!” Yun Che spoke gloomily.
Feeling Yun Che's sinister and chilling killing intent so closely, Ji Ruyan's face showed not fear, but joy: "If this is the case, then Ruyan, you really made the right bet."
She stood up, her bright eyes flickering slightly, "Master Lingyun, please...save the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce."
“???” Yun Che frowned: “Save the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce? Are you kidding?”
"You are a man of great righteousness. Since you hate the Soul Sect so much, you must also hate the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce for 'helping the tyrant'. But things are definitely not what you see."
Ji Ruyan bit her lip lightly, her eyes showing a hint of sadness. “The rise and fall of a chamber of commerce often happens overnight. The long-term prosperity of a chamber of commerce is much more difficult than that of a dynasty or a sect. And my Black Feather Chamber of Commerce has existed for 50,000 years, which is longer than any sect in the Black Ya Realm. Even in the entire God Realm, there are very few chambers of commerce that can flourish for so many years, and there are even fewer in the lower star realms.”
"With such a rich history and heritage, the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce has a deep-rooted foundation, not to mention its wealth and reputation... But, sir, have you ever thought about why such a Black Feather Chamber of Commerce would risk destruction and ruining its reputation to engage in dirty underground transactions, and earn a negligible profit?"
“…” Indeed, after knowing the status of the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce and seeing its grandeur, Yun Che had wondered about this question more than once. He said coldly, “You don’t want to tell me that you were forced by the Soul Sect, do you?”
"It's more than just coercion." Ji Ruyan said, "Before, in the Heiya Realm, the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce and the Black Soul Sect were each the biggest, and they lived in peace. But, a thousand years ago, the Soul Sect suddenly started an attack. They held my father, who was still a child at the time, hostage and forced my grandfather to agree to the Soul Sect to integrate their dirty underground chamber of commerce into the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce."
Yun Che: “…”
"My grandfather had nine children, but all of them died young except my father. My grandfather was forced to agree... Not long after that, my father was released after the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce sold its first Wood Spirit Pearl. The Soul Sect also had a firm hold on the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce. From then on, the Soul Sect completely forced him into the quagmire of darkness. For every underground transaction that was forced to be completed, the Soul Sect would leave a complete proof with the Mysterious Shadow Stone... forcing the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce to sink deeper and deeper."
"From then on, the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce had no choice but to be controlled by the Soul Sect. Otherwise, once the Soul Sect made those certificates public, everything the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce had would be destroyed, and it would be condemned and spurned by the world, and even future generations."
"And Soul Sect does this not just to control our Black Feather Chamber of Commerce, but to firmly control the entire Black Ya Realm. Because every dirty and sinful underground transaction not only leaves behind the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce, but also the customers! The Black Feather Chamber of Commerce must inform Soul Sect of all the customers' information and the things they want to buy in great detail. Even the transaction site will be secretly recorded with the Mysterious Shadow Stone..."
“Oh, playing with such a big fire, aren’t you afraid of getting burned first?” Yun Che said disdainfully.
"Of course not... Because the one who carried out the underground transaction was not the Soul Sect, but our Black Feather Chamber of Commerce. If something really happened, the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce would be destroyed, but the Soul Sect would definitely not be harmed."
Ji Ruyan sighed softly, "Not long after that, my grandfather felt guilty about his ancestors and died of depression. After my father inherited the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce, the only thing he could do was to be extremely careful and never let the world know that the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce had such a dirty side. For this reason, he even managed the underground chamber of commerce himself. He would personally receive and check every guest, especially the new guests, and would not dare to make the slightest mistake."
"So, the 'Mr. Ji' I met that day is your father... the current president of the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce?" Yun Che said. He really didn't expect this. And no one could have thought that the person in charge of such a huge chamber of commerce would actually "entertain guests" in person.
No wonder, when he directly mentioned the "Wood Spirit Pearl", he showed deep rejection and disgust... and the changes that followed also revealed too much unnaturalness.
“Yes, it is my father.” Ji Ruyan nodded. Seeing the surprise flashing in Yun Che’s eyes, she smiled bitterly: “This is related to the reputation and life and death of the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce. My father has to do it himself. He can’t really rest assured if he leaves it to anyone else.”
"However, please rest assured, sir. The information we gave Soul Sect about you was fake. We told Soul Sect that you came from the distant Pure Moon Realm. Even if they went there to investigate, it would take a long time. My father and I are the only ones who know your true origins. You must be wondering why we were able to deceive Soul Sect so easily... In fact, the main purpose of Soul Sect is to control the major sects in the Black Ya Realm. They have never paid much attention to outside guests unless they have special identities. In addition... you used the Black Feather Stone of the Fire Sect Master of the Flame God Realm, and the identity of the Fire Sect Master was faked... He was also the only person before you who took the risk of faking his identity, and the origin he faked was also from the Pure Moon Realm."
“…” Yun Che’s eyes narrowed. After hearing this, he finally understood something. He said with a half-smile, “I see. No wonder. I was wondering why the way you looked at me and the voice transmission you sent to me last night were so strange. You even asked me to save your Black Feather Chamber of Commerce just now… So, you didn’t ask me for help. Instead, you wanted to use the power of the Flame God Realm to help your Black Feather Chamber of Commerce escape from this quagmire.”
"That's right!" Ji Ruyan responded excitedly: "While my father was carefully managing the underground chamber of commerce, he was also desperately looking for a way to escape. Until... hundreds of years ago, my father met the leader of the Huo Ru Liehuo Sect who was in urgent need of the Wood Spirit Pearl."
"It's common for strong men from the middle star realm to come to the Black Ya Realm to search for things, but those in high positions will never bother to come in person, especially for forbidden items like the Wood Spirit Pearl, which they will never do in person. But Huo Rulie, as the supreme being of the Flame God Realm, came in person to look for the Wood Spirit Pearl. This is the first time my father has seen him, and this also demonstrates the character of Sect Master Huo."
"After easily seeing through Sect Master Huo's identity, my father had something in mind. He forged a 'guest' identity for the first time and sold the best Wood Spirit Pearl at the time to Sect Master Huo. After that, my father would deliberately reserve a Wood Spirit Pearl every once in a while, and would immediately grant Sect Master Huo's request."
“Your father wants Sect Master Huo to owe him a favor?” Yun Che understood immediately.
"That's right." Ji Ruyan nodded: "My father said that Sect Master Huo has a strong and upright character, and he is clear about gratitude and resentment, but at the same time he does not lose his righteousness. This kind of person will repay hatred and repay kindness, and will never owe anyone a favor. Over the years, my father has been working hard to accumulate enough favors from Sect Master Huo. When the time is right, he can ask Sect Master Huo to help the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce get rid of the control of the Soul Sect... Although the Soul Sect is all-powerful in the Black Ya Realm, it is easy for the existence of the Flame God Realm to suppress the Soul Sect."
“Humph.” Yun Che smiled, “But unfortunately, Sect Master Huo’s Black Feather Stone ended up in my hands. This proves that he won’t come again. So you guys turned your attention to me?”
"Yes." Ji Ruyan nodded, with deep pleading in her eyes: "The Black Feather Stone not only symbolizes the identity of a special 'distinguished guest', but also contains a deep taboo. A person like the Fire Sect Master would definitely not want people to know that he has come to the lower star realm many times to buy forbidden items such as the Wood Spirit Pearl, but he gave it to the young master, which is enough to prove that the young master must be someone the Fire Sect Master is very close to and trusts."
Yun Che: “…”
"Last night, the young master spent hundreds of millions of dollars without changing his expression, as if he had discarded an ordinary stone. He knew that the other party was the head of the Soul Sect branch hall, but he did not hesitate to severely injure him, which shows that the young master does not take the Soul Sect seriously at all. In addition, the young master is in the early stage of the Divine Soul Realm, but he can easily defeat the Divine Tribulation Realm. My father and Ruyan have never heard of such a talent... Ruyan and my father are absolutely sure that the young master's background must be extremely extraordinary, and may even be above the Flame God Realm."
Yun Che raised his hand and pinched his chin, speechless for a moment.
This is such a huge misunderstanding.
He threw four hundred million purple stones without changing his expression, because he just picked them up from the treasure house of the Ice Wind Empire, not earned them desperately, so he didn't feel any pain at all. As for seriously injuring the middle-aged man in black, he simply kicked away the obstacle that prevented him from getting the Wood Spirit Orb. At that time, he didn't even know what the Soul Sect was.
"With your ability, you will definitely be able to save our Black Feather Chamber of Commerce from the quagmire. Or, you can tell Sect Master Huo about this. I believe that given my father's friendship with Sect Master Huo over the years, and with your personal words, Sect Master Huo will definitely help us."
Yun Che: “…”
"Sir, this move is definitely not just to save our Black Feather Chamber of Commerce." Ji Ruyan continued to plead, "The countless sects and chambers of commerce in the Black Ya Realm are all under the control of the Soul Sect. The Soul Sect, which has the power to cover the sky with one hand, is rampant in the Black Ya Realm. The evil things it has done are not just hunting wood spirits... Just like the Zhefeng Villa mentioned in the trade fair last night, it was actually destroyed by the Soul Sect! The reason was simply to occupy the casting ability of the Zhefeng Villa. After they brutally massacred the Zhefeng Villa, they imprisoned those swordsmiths in the Soul Sect like slaves, and made them refine weapons for the Soul Sect all day long. And the tragic end of the eldest lady of the Zhefeng Villa, you have witnessed it with your own eyes last night."
Yun Che: “…”
"Young Master spent millions of gold to buy the royal wood spirit, but released it out of righteousness. He saw the Soul Sect slaughtering the wood spirits, so he wanted to slaughter the Soul Sect in anger. It can be seen that Young Master is a righteous man... I beg you to save my Black Feather Chamber of Commerce. The Black Feather Chamber of Commerce... and the Black Ya Realm will never forget your kindness."
As she spoke in a sad voice, Ji Ruyan bowed deeply.
“…” Yun Che was speechless for a long time. It was obvious that Ji Ruyan had completely misunderstood… but her misunderstanding was also well-founded.
But unfortunately...
Yun Che looked sideways at Ji Ruyan and said coldly, “Miss Ruyan, do you… think I’m particularly stupid?”
Ji Ruyan raised her head: "Why do you say that, sir?"
“Although I have only been in the Black Ya Realm for a few days, I know that in terms of history and heritage, the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce, which has stood for 50,000 years, is definitely better than the Soul Sect. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is far better. I heard with my own ears outside the Black Ya City that the Soul Sect still relies on the intelligence network of your Black Feather Chamber of Commerce. Such a Black Feather Chamber of Commerce was so easily controlled by the Soul Sect a thousand years ago. After that, let alone counterattack, it didn’t even have the power to resist.” Yun Che smiled faintly: “Do you think I will believe it?”
Ji Ruyan said anxiously: "No, no, Ruyan definitely did not deceive you..."
“I believe you didn’t lie to me.” Yun Che’s voice was still cold: “Let me ask you another way. Did you miss something? For example…”
Yun Che’s voice turned dark: “Shenwu Realm!”
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