"Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness. My sisters are almost out of a livelihood. Tomorrow I will close down Su Xiang Lou and have them register with the city management office. From now on, they can all make a living on their own." Su Yu's eyes lit up as she came up with a wicked idea.
"Hehe! Hehe!"
Qin Mo smiled crookedly, inwardly cursing, "Let's see if you guys who're used to performing on the Spring Festival Gala can sing in the night market? These nouveau riche, away from the protected area, have no scruples... they really like keeping female celebrities as mistresses!"
Qing Ning hadn't made a sound since she came in, only silently observing Qin Mo.
The young Prince Heng, who was still youthful and innocent a few years ago, is gone. His once delicate and handsome face is now hardened, and the sharp glint in his eyes occasionally flashes, giving him an insidious sense of pressure.
"Is this the difference between Earth Realm cultivators? It shouldn't be... no, at least not entirely!"
As Wang Yushi's chief steward for foreign affairs, Qing Ning has seen many powerful experts from various aristocratic families over the years. Although they also possess a kind of imposing aura, it is not the same as Qin Mo's. Qin Mo's pressure seems to come more from... confidence.
Wang Yushi now owns countless businesses, and her assets far exceed those of ordinary aristocratic families. With the added prestige of the imperial family, few in the Great Xia Dynasty can show enough confidence in front of this business behemoth, but Qin Mo now has that qualification.
"Brother hero...what brings you to my humble place?"
Qing Ning was listening to Qin Mo and Su Yu chatting when Qin Mo suddenly asked her a question. She was taken aback for a moment before replying, "Naturally, we've come to congratulate His Highness Prince Heng. His Highness's advancement to the Earth Realm adds another pillar to our Great Xia, which is truly a cause for celebration!"
"Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Hehehe!"
Qin Mo laughed heartily, especially at Qing Ning, because he knew that Qing Ning must have been sent by Wang Yushi to test his strength. After all, he had returned from the Holy Temple in less than two years and even said that he had broken through to the Earth Realm, which was really unbelievable.
In the minds of the people of Great Xia, it takes more than half a year to get to the Holy Temple and another half a year to return. Does that mean Qin Mo broke through as soon as he arrived at the Holy Temple? Is the Earth Realm just like cabbage? Even the Deputy Commander of the Central Military Commission is only at the Earth Realm!
"Wang Yushi, you once threatened to strangle me. I told you to wait... Hmph hmph hmph!"
Qin Mo imagined Qing Ning reporting to Wang Yushi that she had indeed become a cultivator at the Earth Realm, and couldn't help but hum with pride.
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