Dragon's Origin

Wang Sheng left decisively and cleanly. He bid farewell to the old Daoist and the Grand Master, then departed directly.

The Grand Master was exceedingly grateful to Wang Sheng, repeatedly assuring him that his requests would be fulfilled and that a suitable batch of experts would be sent to Wang Sheng's side. He even pounded his chest, guaranteeing that if Wang Sheng ever needed anything from the Old Lord Temple, he only had to ask, and the entire temple would not refuse.

The Old Lord Temple had made a huge profit this time. Wang Sheng, in this instance, could be said to have directly saved the lives of over a hundred people. Those whose internal injuries were healed and whose bodies were rejuvenated all fell into this category.

When the old Daoist referred to them as 'little fellows,' it was only relative to him. To Wang Sheng, they were all old Daoists with white hair and beards, each the age of his grandfather. This was equivalent to adding decades to their lives. Any one of these old Daoists would consider it a life-saving grace from the Old Lord Temple!

Not to mention that Wang Sheng had also caused another hundred or so old Daoists to gain another opportunity for advancement. These people were originally the Old Lord Temple's core experts, and this advancement nearly doubled the temple's strength. Even the Grand Master's own advancement some time ago was inseparable from Wang Sheng.

With so many experts advancing, it could be said that even against the strongest sovereign state, Song, the Old Lord Temple could retreat unscathed. This was a conservative estimate. To be less polite, a match of equal strength would be an understatement; gaining the upper hand would be the most likely outcome.

At this point, the Grand Master knew that Wang Sheng had to leave. If he stayed at the Old Lord Temple, countless people would want to learn the supreme Xing character formula from him in order to be the first to open the inheritance formation. This reason alone made Wang Sheng's presence a potential catalyst for internal strife within the Old Lord Temple.

Only by Wang Sheng's departure could those who sought opportunities from him have no chance. Not everyone could be as open-minded as the Grand Master at critical moments. For the sake of the Old Lord Temple's stability, Wang Sheng's departure was something the Grand Master absolutely welcomed.

However, the Grand Master understood interpersonal relationships better than the old Daoist. When Wang Sheng bid farewell, he directly handed Wang Sheng a storage ring.

"Mister gifted us with divine skills, and the Old Lord Temple has no way to repay you. Inside are various levels of cultivation methods and secrets from our Daoist sect, which may be of some benefit to your cultivation," the Grand Master said sincerely, only mentioning mutual assistance and not repayment. "These are personally transcribed by me recently. Please accept them as a token of our appreciation."

It hadn't been long since the Grand Master's advancement, yet he had already prepared these things, indicating that he had been planning this for some time. Wang Sheng was not polite. He had even taken out techniques of the level of Tai Chi Fist and the Nine Secret Words. What was wrong with accepting some Daoist techniques from the Old Lord Temple? Moreover, referring to more Daoist techniques might be helpful to his Nine Secret Words and Tai Chi Fist.

Wang Sheng left, but the Old Lord Temple would not be calm for a while. Tai Chi Fist and the Nine Secret Words would definitely cause a great uproar among the higher echelons of the Old Lord Temple. Coupled with the matter of the inheritance formation, those with ulterior motives would definitely try to find ways to take advantage, and there would definitely be internal turmoil for a long time.

However, all of this had nothing to do with Wang Sheng. Wang Sheng's main purpose in coming to the Old Lord Temple was to use the Old Lord Temple's power to master the Xing character formula, and then to use the Old Lord Temple's location to advance. These two ultimate goals were completely achieved. He also unknowingly lit a fire under the Old Lord Temple. Leaving quickly and hiding far away was the smart thing to do.

However, when this smart Wang Sheng returned to the Marquis's residence, he was stunned to find that Mei'er had gone out to visit someone. What was going on? He had only been gone for a little over two months, and Mei'er had already developed such a network in the capital?

The happiest person to see the Marquis's return was Steward Wang. He hurriedly followed by his side to serve him and also notified Uncle Liu, who was staying in the residence, to come and report the results of this period.

During this period, Uncle Liu and others were really working hard. The properties of the four important officials were all sent to the Marquis's residence, as well as hundreds of servants who had been reduced to slaves. Just sorting out the things from these four families took almost ten days. In order to preserve these things, Uncle Liu and others even specially bought four large courtyards in the southeast, northwest, and northeast directions of the capital, specifically for storing these things.

The Seventh Prince's property also kept Uncle Liu and others busy for more than half a month. It took a full month for the Marquis's residence to recover from that state of chaos.

Mei'er really had a talent for doing business. Wang Sheng only mentioned the business of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones once, and Mei'er expanded on this idea.

The four courtyards that Uncle Liu and the others bought were all famous good scenery and good locations in the capital. Just to get the owners of these houses to nod, Uncle Liu smashed out three times the market value of gold coins. Mei'er and Steward Wang waved their hands and gave the green light to all of this, fully supporting it. Fortunately, the owners of these four houses were not officials, otherwise, they might not have been able to take them down.

The furniture and furnishings scavenged from the homes of the four important officials and the Seventh Prince were all sent to these four large houses. With the original vision of these four important officials and the Seventh Prince, the things they used were naturally both exquisite and noble, yet quite restrained, with a full cultural atmosphere.

These things were arranged in the four courtyards with Steward Wang's help, immediately setting off the four courtyards into four quiet and elegant places. In layman's terms, they were full of extremely tasteful cultural atmosphere. Staying in such an environment, even if you did nothing but sleep, you could seem to cultivate a scholarly flavor.

In the future, the literary and play business that Mei'er wants to do will be conducted in these four large houses. As soon as customers enter the door, they will naturally regard themselves as cultured and tasteful scholars. If you say that you are illiterate, you will be embarrassed to enter.

Of course, these are all preliminary preparations. The specific operation will have to wait for Wang Sheng, the Marquis, to return and decide. Moreover, what kind of brand to make will also have to be decided by Wang Sheng.

As for the location where Mei'er was visiting, Steward Wang also reported to Wang Sheng. Actually, it was not far away, just the house opposite the Marquis's residence. Not long after Wang Sheng left, that mansion also changed hands. When the owner came to visit the neighbors, Mei'er came forward to receive them, and they became acquainted after a few exchanges. The other party's hostess liked Mei'er very much, and Mei'er also had a good chat with the other party's hostess, so they often visited each other.

Wang Sheng's return was really unfortunate. Mei'er had just received a request from the hostess of the house opposite to invite her to taste some snacks made by the hostess herself. She had only been gone for a short time and was expected to return in the afternoon.

Normal interaction was nothing, and Wang Sheng didn't take it to heart, but what he didn't expect was that after learning that Wang Sheng, the Marquis, had returned to the residence, the other party actually sent the chief steward over in the afternoon to invite Wang Sheng, the Marquis, to be a guest as well.

This was a bit interesting.