Dragon's Origin

Wang Sheng walked past the masters who were sleeping in disarray, not even glancing at them, and went straight to the female owner who was staring at the scene in disbelief.

"Your family is really ruthless to you," Wang Sheng casually pulled over a section of wooden stake and sat down opposite the female owner.

The female owner was still immersed in the shock of so many masters being asleep and unconscious. She looked at Wang Sheng, then at the masters who were snoring loudly, then back at Wang Sheng, her face full of disbelief.

"Stop looking," Wang Sheng's voice sounded from across the female owner. "You can look all you want, but they won't wake up."

"How did you do it?" the female owner asked, filled with surprise. "Their cultivation is much higher than yours."

"This is the Thousand Layered Land!" Wang Sheng had to reiterate where they were, confidently saying, "If it were outside, I wouldn't be their match. But here, I can kill them a hundred times over without any effort!"

"I knew I was right to come to you," the female owner finally had some smile in her eyes, accompanied by a clearly relieved exhale. Her tone was also indescribably relaxed.

"I'm not exactly a saint either. If you hadn't had Lu Wenhou bring a message, I would have pretended I never heard that request," Wang Sheng said casually, as if he hadn't heard the female owner's relaxed tone. "In the end, it's just a business deal. You offered a price, I accepted, that's all."

"I understand!" The female owner's eyes smiled beautifully, even in the night, illuminated by the firelight, they appeared extremely bright. Compared to the meeting in Worry-Free City before departure, she clearly had much more vitality. "Actually, I thought about what you said carefully later. What you said made a lot of sense, but it was a little too late when I understood. Before outsiders could even make a move, Baoqing Yu Tang started to move against me."

"Your family is really ruthless, they can be so heavy-handed even with their own family," Wang Sheng inadvertently repeated what he had said before. "Are you all poisoned?"

"They are not my family," the female owner finally faced the question directly. "At best, I am just their adopted daughter. Baoqing Yu Tang was never mine from the start, they just let me manage it for a while."

So she was an adopted daughter. No wonder she was stripped of her power as soon as she made some achievements and replaced by a direct descendant. In that case, it's not really a story of a wealthy family feud, at most it's just a professional manager being dismissed by the board of directors. It didn't even reach the level of a struggle between嫡系 and 庶出. However, dismissal is one thing, but to want to put someone to death is a bit too intolerant, isn't it?

"Understood," Wang Sheng smiled, after all, it had nothing to do with him. "Actually, even if they are family, when it comes to such a large family business, they have to take action when it's time. If you think about it that way, you'll feel better. At least you're enjoying the treatment of a direct descendant."

Pfft, the female owner was amused by Wang Sheng's words. Although the events happened to her, the idea of enjoying the treatment of a direct descendant made her laugh.

After laughing, it seemed that all the suffering she had endured in recent days had found a vent, and it all came out at once. For some inexplicable reason, the female owner felt as if her body was much more comfortable, and even her spirit was invigorated.

Of course, the female owner didn't realize at this time that Wang Sheng had already begun to use the Nine Secret Words on her. Especially the 'Array' word, which was simply the best conditioning method for sick and poisoned people. The feeling of relief was all thanks to Wang Sheng.

"What technique did you use? I feel that the toxins in my body have slightly lessened," the female owner was not stupid after all, and quickly realized that it was Wang Sheng's doing, so she asked.

"It works, so who cares what technique it is," Wang Sheng didn't plan to reveal the Nine Secret Words and casually brushed it off, then asked, "What do you plan to do with these people?"

Everyone except Wang Sheng and the female owner was asleep. At this time, even if Wang Sheng killed all these people, it wouldn't be too difficult. In the Thousand Layered Land, it's normal for people to die, isn't it?

The female owner obviously had the intention to kill, but when her gaze turned to the shopkeepers who had followed her and worked hard, she suddenly asked, "If those masters are all dead, can these shopkeepers still leave the Thousand Layered Land alive?"

"Not a big problem," Wang Sheng replied naturally. He definitely didn't have this ability before, and he wouldn't dare to guarantee it to anyone, but now that Wang Sheng has mastered eight of the Nine Secret Words, frankly speaking, if he were to face a ferocious demon beast, he could probably prevent the demon beast from attacking him. It would be easy to take a dozen or twenty people with low cultivation levels out of the Thousand Layered Land.

Listening to Wang Sheng's answer, the female owner pondered for a while, then suddenly raised her head and asked, "Do you think, if I can find that relic, find the things inside, will Baoqing Yu Tang let us go?"

Wang Sheng looked at the female owner as if she were an idiot and didn't even bother to answer her question. Seeing Wang Sheng's expression, the female owner also knew that she had asked a stupid question.

"Then what if I rely on the things inside to start over?" the female owner asked another question.

"You will die even faster than you did this time," Wang Sheng stared at the campfire in front of them, answering without even lifting his head.

Relying on Baoqing Yu Tang is like having a big tree to take shelter under. Starting from scratch, relying on the female owner and these dozen shopkeepers, with no martial strength and no influence, and holding the divine pills produced from the Thousand Layered Land relic that everyone wants, what's the difference between this and a baby walking through a den of thieves with a gold ingot?

This question isn't even a question, it's just that the female owner is a little unwilling at this moment and doesn't want to just give up.

"If you want to deal with Baoqing Yu Tang, you don't actually need to put in much effort," Wang Sheng smiled. "Just go out and sell the recipes for snow sugar and refined salt to any principality, and Baoqing Yu Tang will have to bear the consequences even if they can't afford it."

"Baoqing Yu Tang will also deal with you, don't you understand?" the female owner suddenly retorted. "Then why don't you sell the recipes for snow sugar and refined salt to others?"

"You have to be trustworthy when you're out and about," Wang Sheng smiled. "I promised you that I would give you an exclusive business, and I meant what I said."

"I am a businessman, and I must be trustworthy," the female owner also smiled, answering in the same way. "If I ruin my reputation and have no credibility, who will do business with me in the future?"

The female owner's words made Wang Sheng suddenly look at her with new eyes. Even though Baoqing Yu Tang was trying to take her life, she could still prioritize business credibility. Could this woman be a born businesswoman?