As dusk fell, Su Qing watched the clean-washed man walk confidently to his bedchamber, his expression growing increasingly strange.
This guy seems to be quite favored lately. In the three or four days he's been here, he's been summoned to serve the emperor every night, and he's visibly lost weight.
The other slaves had even stranger expressions. One was an old lover, and the other was a new favorite, yet they were able to coexist harmoniously in the same courtyard.
Noticing the strange looks the slaves were giving him, Su Qing's face darkened, instantly scaring the men into trembling.
My buttocks, which were burned at noon, still hurt from time to time.
"What are you standing there for? Go back to sleep!"
Su Qing gave a reprimand, as if he had suddenly become the master of this courtyard.
The slaves dared not resist him at this moment and obediently ran back to their rooms.
The courtyard became empty. Su Qing looked around and then left, stepping directly onto a cloud of mist.
Landing in a quiet alley, Su Qing strode out, crossed the bustling street, and arrived at the shop she had visited before.
The well-off old man I'd seen before was still waiting at the shop entrance, and he rushed over as soon as he saw Su Qing.
"Your Excellency has finally arrived! Our young master has been waiting for you for a long time!"
Compared to last time, the old man's attitude was noticeably more polite, and he forced a bright smile as he welcomed Su Qing inside.
This time, they went straight to the second floor. In a room, Su Qing went in alone, while the old man stood guard at the door.
The door was closed, and Su Qing took off her black robe, her dark scales reflecting a bright light under the lamplight.
On the enormous dragon head, dark golden eyes gazed at Chris with a smile.
Nearly two years had passed since they last met, and the boy in front of him had grown a lot. Su Qing, as his older brother, felt very gratified.
His skin, slightly darker than wheat, his strong muscles, his well-proportioned body, his sharp eyes, and the faint fighting spirit churning within him all indicate that this is a Chris who has undergone a complete transformation.
"Greetings, Dragon Lord! It's been a long time!"
Chris's feelings were also somewhat complicated. It seemed that all the troubles he had suffered since childhood were due to this dragon.
However, he remained quite polite and composed, never showing his emotions.
Su Qing slapped him on the head with her paw: "It's just the two of us here, what are you pretending for!"
After saying that in a rather irritable tone, Su Qing's face lit up with a smile, her expression changing as quickly as flipping through a book: "By the way, let me ask you something. Is there anyone in Chaotic Territory trying to compete with us for the glass business?"
These words made Chris, whose face had been slapped black by a claw, become serious. He nodded slightly to Su Qing: "There was a caravan that competed with our family for the glass business some time ago. However, our family made the first move and our strength was not inferior to theirs, so we managed to protect this business."
"However, I later heard that they set their sights on the northwestern countries, wanting to compete for the market there."
Chris frowned as he spoke, "Didn't my father send someone to inform you?"
Su Qing shrugged: "What's the name of that family?"
"The Nord family!"
Chris spoke up, his expression becoming more serious: "Don't underestimate them. A force that can stand firm in the Chaotic Territory must at least have a Brilliant-level expert in charge. They are not people we can easily offend."
Su Qing didn't care much about the Glorious level experts. What was so great about a mere Glorious level expert? He had just been beaten by a Glorious level expert a couple of days ago, and he was still alive and kicking!
He was more interested in the Nord family itself and inquired about them in detail from Chris.
But Chris didn't know much either, so he called the boss outside in. After questioning the two of them, they learned a thing or two about the Nord family.
The Nord family is also a business family, with their caravans all over the Chaotic Territory, getting involved in many businesses.
The glass business was one of them. The Gustavo family was powerful and had an early advantage. Unable to compete, they eventually turned their attention to the relatively weaker northwestern countries.
They plan to use this as a starting point to get involved in this highly profitable industry.
If they wanted to intervene in the northwestern kingdoms, they would have to send out caravans, but the caravans' trade routes were relatively limited.
Currently, there are three routes from Chaotic Territory to the northwestern kingdoms. One route requires traversing mountains and valleys, making it unsuitable for merchants. Another route passes through the territory of the Purple Fire Mercenary Group, and the toll for that route is astronomical.
So the only way is this one: through the city of disaster, across the desert, to the northwestern kingdoms.
Su Qing grasped the key point from the old man's words: cutting off this trade route would prevent the old man from interfering, or at least make it difficult for him to interfere in the business of the northwestern countries.
Chris had also thought of this and asked, but the old man smiled and denied it: "Young Master, you don't know, the only possibility to cut off this trade route is for the city lord of the City of Disaster to speak up. Otherwise, no one else can do it, nor would they dare to do it and offend a powerful force."
After the portly old man finished speaking, he left, leaving the two brothers alone in the room.
Chris shrugged: "I'm afraid there's no other way but to compete with them fairly!"
"That's not necessarily true!"
Su Qing's eyes flickered as she looked at Chris, a slight smile playing on her lips: "What if the city lord of the City of Disasters were to cut off the Nord family's trade route?"
"That's impossible. The city lord of the City of Disasters must be insane to deliberately offend a power of similar size."
Chris didn't believe that a city lord would be so foolish.
Su Qing smiled, looked at Chris, and her expression became serious: "Little brother, how about having a passionate romance?"
Chris looked at him for a long time, then said expressionlessly, "Women are a burden; they only slow down my sword-drawing speed!"
Su Qing was the one who told Chris these words.
Su Qing smiled and said, "That's right, women will affect your speed in drawing your sword, but a rich woman will buy you a better sword."
"I've met the city lord of the City of Disaster. She's an unparalleled beauty and incredibly wealthy. She's definitely a good match for you."
"Her reputation?"
Chris found himself speechless. After thinking for a while, he finally came up with an answer.
After all, the reputation of the flirtatious female city lord was clearly not very popular.
Su Qing's face suddenly turned cold: "Chris, Chris, why have you become so obsessed with your reputation? Is reputation even that important?"
Even if rumors circulate that you were cheated on, even if rumors say you took over someone else's relationship, does it matter? It doesn't matter!
Chris's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
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