Dragon's Origin

"Lord!" The city steward's voice arrived even before he entered.

"If you keep calling me 'Lord', old brother, we're going to have a falling out!" Wang Sheng said with a smile. They hadn't even met, and they were already bantering.

"Brother!" The steward readily changed his form of address, without a second thought, and then saw Wang Sheng welcoming him at the door.

"Brother!" Wang Sheng also said with a smile. Then they both burst into laughter.

Amidst the laughter, they exchanged a cupped fist salute and entered the living room of Wang Sheng's residence together. This courtyard couldn't compare to the Changsheng Duke's mansion in the capital, of course, but it was small yet complete, with three courtyards, a central hall, and a back house, all present.

Wang Sheng had been in the city for so long, how could the steward not know? Probably even the city lord knew. He came right on time, which meant he understood Wang Sheng and A-Qi quite well, and even knew a lot about what A-Qi wanted to know today.

"Brother, you haven't been back for a long time. It's good that you're back, good that you're back." The steward started with a friendly, intimate tone, smiling like a neighbor dropping by.

"I just have some business, so I came back." Wang Sheng also smiled, and no one could tell that there had been some unpleasantness between Wang Sheng and Worry-Free City.

"Can I help, brother?" As soon as he heard that Wang Sheng had something to do, the steward immediately asked if he could help.

"Of course!" Wang Sheng laughed. "I just want to inquire about the recent news from Zhu Xingsheng, and hear about his recent movements."

Coming to Worry-Free City was for gathering information, and who could be more suitable than the city lord's steward? Wang Sheng could even inquire about news without spending any gold coins, and get more detailed information than ordinary people.

"That's easy, I'll send it to you first thing tomorrow morning." As Wang Sheng expected, the steward agreed without hesitation, without even asking why Wang Sheng wanted this information.

After drinking a cup of tea, the steward left without even having dinner. They didn't say anything else besides Wang Sheng asking for some information, and they were basically just exchanging pleasantries. They didn't mention cultivation or the various battles at all, and talked most about the wine business that Wang Sheng's Yu Baozhai and the Worry-Free City Lord were doing together. The steward knew exactly how much gold coins they had earned in each place, and he could rattle it off.

Wang Sheng was very clear that the steward was expressing the city lord's attitude. They were still partners, just like before, and there was no need to worry about Uncle Li's matter. At least for now, Uncle Li was no longer a problem. Obviously, the city lord had suppressed Uncle Li and gained the upper hand.

As for whether the city lord would kill Uncle Li, Wang Sheng knew it was impossible without even thinking. How could the city lord destroy his own Great Wall? He wasn't some fool who would kill his own experts for the sake of power struggles.

Until bedtime, A-Qi was excited, happy, and thrilled, and even lying next to Wang Sheng in her underwear, she was a little more proactive. However, that was all, and she didn't seem to have made up her mind to give everything to Wang Sheng.

Of course, Wang Sheng didn't have any thoughts of touching A-Qi at this time. He just hugged A-Qi, who was only wearing her underwear, and had a good night's sleep. Since Wang Sheng cultivated the Nine Character Incantation to the Six Word Formula, he had never had trouble sleeping again.

On the other hand, A-Qi seemed to be overjoyed all night, but unfortunately, she couldn't toss and turn while being hugged by Wang Sheng, so she could only stay in that position, curled up in Wang Sheng's arms, with her eyes open and unable to sleep. However, even though she couldn't sleep, A-Qi's heart was much more settled, and even leaning in Wang Sheng's arms, she felt much happier.

Early in the morning, Wang Sheng got up on time as usual, practiced cultivation, and then slowly ate breakfast. After breakfast, the steward came to Wang Sheng's residence again, right on time.

"These are the recent intelligence about Zhu Xingsheng." The steward brought Wang Sheng at least a foot-thick record book.

Since Qianshengyuan launched high-quality and cheap ordinary paper, the number of scrolls used everywhere has been greatly reduced, and instead, Qianshengyuan's ordinary paper is used to record things. This is much lower in cost than using monster beast skin to make scrolls, and it is also light and thin, and records more things. Worry-Free City is no exception.

"How did you get this intelligence?" Wang Sheng didn't rush to look at it, but asked the steward about the source of the intelligence. Sometimes, the source is very important, which determines whether Wang Sheng will use the things recorded in this intelligence.

"It was obtained from the solo merchants who do business with Zhu Xingsheng." The steward didn't hide the source and quickly said it.

Speaking of which, Zhu Xingsheng is indeed the owner of Baoqing Yu Tang, and his love for doing business is simply engraved in his bones. Even if he became the ruler of the Shanyue Kingdom, he did not forget this foundation.

The Shanyue Kingdom is very closed, very tightly closed. If it was just the former Shanyue land, then the output inside would be enough for those barbarians to live and cultivate. But the problem is, now it is no longer the former Shanyue land, but the Shanyue Kingdom, which has countless experts and whose strength can be compared with the eight great vassal states.

Although the emperor of this Shanyue Kingdom has never admitted it, his strength cannot be denied. At this time, the output of the Shanyue Kingdom is not enough, even with the large amount of materials transferred from Baoqing Yu Tang before, plus the Shanyue Kingdom's occupation of several cities in the Xia Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom's large warehouse, Ningyue City, it is still not enough.

At this time, the Shanyue Kingdom can only obtain what it needs through commercial means. The major vassals certainly dare not easily get involved with the Shanyue Kingdom now, and even if they are willing, the Shanyue Kingdom probably dare not believe it. It was not easy to have a Dai Kingdom before, but now it has broken contact with the Shanyue Kingdom because Dai Xiao came to power. There is no way, Zhu Xingsheng can only communicate with some solo merchants in Worry-Free City to make up for the lack.

Only those people in Worry-Free City who have their heads tied to their belts dare to do business with Zhu Xingsheng. As long as there is business, there must be contact. Back and forth, some of Zhu Xingsheng's intelligence was sold at high prices by these people.

"This has enough credibility." Wang Sheng nodded with a smile. The news obtained through this channel is credible enough to be adopted.

"Brother, what do you want Zhu Xingsheng's intelligence for?" The steward asked casually, and then added: "Do you need help?"

"No need to help, I'm enough alone." Wang Sheng smiled, first answering the latter question, and then answering the former: "As for the use! I'm going to kill him."