Dragon's Origin

“By the way, everyone else calls him a bumpkin, but only you call him Ever-Victorious Marquis. Why is that?” The Emperor seemed to suddenly remember a question and asked it casually.

“Because Your Majesty conferred upon him the title of Ever-Victorious Marquis, so he is the Ever-Victorious Marquis.” Eunuch Li maintained his original standing posture, respectfully replying, “This humble servant looks not at the man, but at Your Majesty’s decree.”

“I named him the Ever-Victorious Marquis, so he is the Ever-Victorious Marquis!” The Emperor suddenly burst into laughter, laughing wildly for a good while before stopping, and said with emotion, “Of course, since I personally conferred the title of Ever-Victorious Marquis upon him, then he is the Ever-Victorious Marquis. Even if he was originally a bumpkin, he is still the Ever-Victorious Marquis.”

“Old Li!” After finishing his emotional outburst, the Emperor stood up, walked to Eunuch Li’s side, and patted his shoulder, “It seems that in this capital, only you treat my words as a sacred edict. You are very good! Very good!”

Eunuch Li’s face immediately showed an expression of a scholar willing to die for a knowing patron, and in coordination with the Emperor’s actions, he slightly lowered his shoulders a little, so that the Emperor would not have to exert too much effort to pat him. When it comes to loyalty, those important officials, or even his own sons, are not as good as these eunuchs around the Emperor.

“This humble servant has already dispatched people to surround the Ever-Victorious Marquis’s residence, and no one inside is allowed to escape.” After the Emperor finished his emotional outburst, Eunuch Li reported again, “Please give Your Majesty’s instructions.”

“Well done!” The Emperor praised him again, paced back and forth in the imperial study for a couple of times, then gritted his teeth and ordered, “Send people to monitor those four families as well, and don’t let one of them escape.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Eunuch Li replied loudly.

“Has the Ever-Victorious Marquis’s lodging been found?” The Emperor then asked.

“It’s in an inn in Yongchang Ward, not far from the city gate.” Eunuch Li had already grasped this information and immediately replied.

“Knowing where he is, you still can’t control him?” The Emperor frowned and asked again, his tone full of dissatisfaction.

“This humble servant has been interacting with the Ever-Victorious Marquis for several months, but I still can’t see through him.” Eunuch Li did not show any dissatisfaction with the Emperor’s question, and quickly explained, “This humble servant has a feeling that once we take action, the best outcome would be mutual destruction.”

“You alone can’t do it, can’t you bring a few more experts?” The Emperor still frowned.

“Bringing any number of people would be the same.” Eunuch Li replied calmly, “He definitely has a way to drag everyone down to mutual destruction, even…”

Speaking of which, Eunuch Li hesitated for a moment, and the Emperor quickly asked, “Even what?”

“Even he might drag the entire imperial city down to mutual destruction.” Eunuch Li said his judgment, then lowered his head.

The Emperor always trusted Eunuch Li’s judgment. Since he said so, then Wang Sheng must have a way to drag the entire imperial city down to mutual destruction. But what method could have such great power? If this thing were in my hands…

“Do you know what method it is?” The Emperor was tempted and asked eagerly.

“I don’t know.” Eunuch Li shook his head directly. All he had was that dangerous feeling, but he didn’t know what the specific danger was. He had felt that terrifying premonition of danger from Wang Sheng before. People like that should not be angered if possible.

“Change clothes, I will personally meet this Ever-Victorious Marquis.” To be able to make his number one confidant so afraid, and the person has already come to the capital, the Emperor’s curiosity was more exuberant than the weeds in spring. If he didn’t meet him, he would really be unwilling.

“Your Majesty’s safety…” Eunuch Li vaguely mentioned, but the Emperor was determined to meet him: “Go meet him, such a person, not to get to know him, is a pity!”

Eunuch Li had one good point, as long as the Emperor wanted to do something, he would use appropriate words to remind the Emperor, but once the Emperor was determined to do something, then Eunuch Li would help the Emperor to do it at all costs.

Soon, the Emperor transformed into a seemingly imposing but relatively ordinary merchant, leading a few followers, and went straight to the “Come Again Inn” where Wang Sheng and the female boss were staying.

Just after dinner time, the female boss, wearing a veil, did not eat with Wang Sheng and the others. However, Uncle Liu specially accompanied Wang Sheng for a few drinks in the inn’s lobby, comforting him a few words.

While the two were drinking, two people came in from outside. At first glance, one was a master and the other was a servant. They also ordered wine and food at another table, eating and drinking slowly.

Wang Sheng and Uncle Liu drank a lot. Wang Sheng was young and had a high cultivation level, so he could still hold on, but Uncle Liu was already drunk and incoherent, and was helped away by another shopkeeper.

Leaving Wang Sheng alone, just as he was about to return to his room to rest, the master of the two who had just come in carried a pot of wine and a plate of dishes and walked over.

“Little brother, don’t mind chatting together!” The middle-aged man who came over was not polite at all, and sat down in Uncle Liu’s seat, seemingly full of complaints: “Being away from home, my servant can’t even chat, it’s so boring.”

“Sure!” Wang Sheng’s eyes narrowed, and he said with a smile, “Meeting is fate, let’s have a drink.”

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This uninvited middle-aged man had a square face and an imposing manner. At first glance, he came from a noble background of pampered upbringing. Without looking at anything else, just looking at his hands, which were well-maintained and delicate, it was certain that he had not done much work, or even put much effort into cultivation.

“Just listening to you chatting, you came to do business and lost money?” The middle-aged man seemed to be a natural chatterbox, and after clinking glasses with Wang Sheng, he took the initiative to speak.

“Yes, lost money!” Wang Sheng smiled and nodded, responding.

“You young man have a good attitude, you are one to do big business.” The middle-aged man smiled and gave a thumbs up: “Doing business must be like this, not arrogant in victory, not discouraged in defeat. It doesn’t matter if you lose once, next time we will earn it back with interest. There’s no need to sigh, don’t you think that’s the right way?”

This guy is really a natural chatterbox, he hasn’t even introduced himself yet, and he’s already using “we, we” as if the two of them were very familiar. However, the middle-aged man was really knowledgeable and had a good memory. The mountains, rivers, geography, customs, and habits of the world, he could just open his mouth and talk about them, even some of the local products were talked about in a detailed manner. As for where to do business and which wharf to visit, he knew it very well. At first glance, he knew that this was a knowledgeable fellow.

Wang Sheng was even stronger. Although Wang Sheng was not very familiar with some things in this world, he had the knowledge of the entire Earth behind him. His answers were appropriate and natural, shocking everyone, and there were few topics that he couldn’t handle.

The two chatted very speculatively, and the middle-aged man suddenly asked, “Tell me, if you offend a behemoth like Baoqing Surplus Hall in the business world, how should you deal with it?”