Dragon's Origin

Chapter 324: Wang Sheng's Stance (Part 2)

Wang Sheng's opening statement, detailing the lineup, even made the Emperor slightly stunned. Master Li Ziyun from the Exquisite Pavilion was a renowned alchemy grandmaster. Taoist Priest Qing Ling from Old Lord Temple was unparalleled in processing medicinal herbs, and while Qing Chen's fame wasn't as great as Qing Ling's, he was also a leading alchemist in the capital.

With just these three people, there was no need for other alchemists to participate; they could completely verify Wang Sheng's claims about the herbs from the Thousand Absolutes Territory. Involving the royal alchemists was simply giving the Emperor face, allowing him to provide more detailed guidance.

Understanding this, the Emperor nodded without hesitation. Aside from learning the detailed situation of the herbs in the Thousand Absolutes Territory, just observing the techniques of these masters would be enough to make the royal alchemists flock to them. If the Emperor refused to let them go, it would definitely cause resentment among those alchemists.

In the midst of laughter, a collaboration, though not quite, was established. After all, it was still in the verification stage, and how to proceed would depend on the results.

Basically, at this point, Wang Sheng had nothing else to do. Mei'er also finished talking with the Empress and, after coming out, bid farewell to the Emperor.

Chief Steward Li had seen Mei'er before, so it wasn't appropriate for him to appear in front of her. The same went for Eunuch Shen; both avoided her before she appeared, and only reappeared before the Emperor after Wang Sheng and Mei'er left.

Originally, Eunuch Shen, as one of the three great royal providers, couldn't understand why the Emperor treated Wang Sheng so differently. However, when he saw Mei'er in the shadows, watching her leave intimately with Wang Sheng, he immediately understood everything. Without saying a word, he fully supported the Emperor's attitude.

Chief Steward Li went directly to the Exquisite Pavilion that afternoon. Others might not know the pavilion master of the Exquisite Pavilion, but how could Chief Steward Li not know? He went straight to the door, expressed the Emperor's attitude, and put pressure on the Exquisite Pavilion Master.

The Exquisite Pavilion Master, who had already returned to the Heavenly Crafts Workshop, was going crazy. Yesterday, a master from Old Lord Temple came to the door, asking the Exquisite Pavilion Master to explain the matter of plotting against Wang Sheng, a secular elder of Old Lord Temple. Old Lord Temple rarely asked anything of the Exquisite Pavilion; they were truly capable of taking revenge. After much pleading, the Exquisite Pavilion Master almost swore to the heavens that it was a coincidence, barely managing to send the master from Old Lord Temple away.

He was just thinking about whether to go to Wang Sheng to explain things today, but before he could decide, Chief Steward Li came to the door. The royal chief steward, one of the three great royal providers, directly represented the Emperor's attitude, still asking the Exquisite Pavilion Master to explain the matter of plotting against Wang Sheng, the Changsheng Marquis personally appointed by the Emperor.

Facing Chief Steward Li, the Exquisite Pavilion Master was much more confident. The royal family also had gold mines and minted coins, and as long as this relationship existed, the royal family couldn't really do anything to the Exquisite Pavilion Master. However, the attitude that should be expressed was expressed; since it was just a misunderstanding, why not explain?

The trouble was right here. The Exquisite Pavilion Master said it was a coincidence, but someone had to believe it! How could it be so coincidental? Was there any evidence? Could it be explained clearly?

That was one thing. Another thing was that although the Exquisite Pavilion Master hadn't been so eye-catching before, even the major families treated him with courtesy after meeting him in secret. Who would dare offend him casually? Wang Sheng was just a marquis appointed by the Emperor, a secular elder of Old Lord Temple, was he worthy of the Exquisite Pavilion Master personally apologizing?

Waiting for Wang Sheng outside Worry-Free City was because Wang Sheng could open the Four Symbols Exquisite Seal Box, damaging one of the Exquisite Pavilion's basic businesses. Of course, more importantly, the Exquisite Pavilion Master happened to be going to Worry-Free City to discuss a big deal at that time, so it was just along the way.

To really make the Exquisite Pavilion Master personally apologize, firstly, Wang Sheng didn't have that much face, and secondly, the Exquisite Pavilion Master didn't want to lose face like that.

Wang Sheng's rise had been too short, so short that no one thought that Wang Sheng, who looked like a bare-bones commander, should be elevated to an equal cooperative position. Even when the major families cooperated with Wang Sheng in the Thousand Absolutes Territory, from the bottom of their hearts, they only regarded Wang Sheng as a guide.

So what if Wang Sheng sealed off the Thousand Absolutes Territory with man-eating ants? The major princes might have trouble, but the Exquisite Pavilion Master didn't care about these things at all. The Exquisite Pavilion had no demands in the Thousand Absolutes Territory. So what if Wang Sheng sealed off the Thousand Absolutes Territory, or even wiped it out?

Now, the trouble was the pressure from several parties, but this actually didn't mean anything. The real trouble was within the Exquisite Pavilion. Several grandmasters had already expressed dissatisfaction with the pavilion master. If this misunderstanding couldn't be explained clearly, several grandmasters might leave the Exquisite Pavilion.

If it were before, the grandmasters could leave if they wanted to, it didn't matter. But the most hateful thing was that Wang Sheng created the Qian Sheng Yuan, directly raising the price of grandmasters to an incredible level. This was the most fatal thing. Wang Sheng's Qian Sheng Yuan led to an imbalance in the value within the Exquisite Pavilion. In modern Earth terms, it broke the wage structure within the Exquisite Pavilion and gave the employees within the Exquisite Pavilion a channel to jump ship and increase their value.

It was also because of this that the Exquisite Pavilion Master himself actually intended to teach Wang Sheng a lesson. Ninety percent of what happened outside Worry-Free City was a coincidence, and the remaining ten percent was the Exquisite Pavilion Master's opportunistic arrangement. But the script went wrong, and the ending became different.

The Exquisite Pavilion Master had been pondering, and even when the lights were lit in the evening, he was still thinking about the pros and cons. Did he really have to lower himself and visit that nouveau riche kid? He was unwilling!

Five miles away, on the top floor of a tall building, Wang Sheng was sitting in the dark. In front of him was his M200 sniper rifle, which he hadn't used for a long time, and the crosshairs of the scope were aimed at the Exquisite Pavilion Master's head.

When Chief Steward Li went to find the Exquisite Pavilion Master in the afternoon, Wang Sheng had already locked onto the Exquisite Pavilion Master's identity and location from afar, and had been monitoring him for an afternoon.

The people from Old Lord Temple had already sent him a message, saying that the Exquisite Pavilion Master claimed it was a coincidence, the kind with vows, which was highly credible. However, the Exquisite Pavilion Master didn't seem to have any intention of explaining to Wang Sheng, at least from what he had shown so far.

There were only two expert guards around the Exquisite Pavilion Master, but they were only guarding on both sides of the room, not protecting him closely. Wang Sheng hadn't revealed any killing intent, and besides, how could two experts detect killing intent from five miles away?

The crosshairs first aimed at the Exquisite Pavilion Master's head. Wang Sheng thought about the possible attitudes of those grandmasters, and ultimately moved the crosshairs away, moving them to the metal shield on the wall not far from the pavilion master's head. He didn't know whose masterpiece it was, but Wang Sheng directly aimed at the center, which was the strongest part of the shield.

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Taking a deep breath, Wang Sheng held his breath and slowly pulled the trigger.