Now that Nan Tianyong had turned into a corpse, Yu Zhe had lost his only support. With his intelligence, he definitely knew what to do in order to survive in the Soaring Sky Pavilion.
What the Southern Sky Gate needed to do was simple. They needed to test if Yu Zhe was loyal enough, then decide if they wanted to take him in.
"If that's the case, then Martial Nephew, get someone to put up a notice in the market. As for whether or not we can get it back, we'll let the boss worry about it when he comes back." The Southern Sky Gate didn't care too much about it. After all, even if they tried their best to get it back, it wouldn't do them any good. They were just mentioning it out of convenience.
"Yes, disciple understands." Yu Zhe nodded immediately. The Southern Sky Gate's words were exactly what he wanted. Otherwise, if the other party really wanted to find the Spiritual Jade Card, it would be a huge problem.
The Southern Sky Gate paused for a moment, then said, "Then we'll take care of the Spiritual Jade Card. As for Lin Er, since Martial Nephew is sure that he is related to Hong Zhong, it seems like I'll have to pay a visit to the Hong Merchant Guild."
Although the Southern Sky Gate didn't care about Nan Tianyong's humiliation at the Hong Merchant Guild, as one of the Three Heroes of the Nan Clan, the news would naturally reach his ears through the mouths of the surrounding flatterers.
The Southern Sky Gate's attitude towards this was completely disdainful. As for the third brother, Nan Tianyong, he was even more of an idiot in his eyes. A mere peak late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator dared to provoke the Hong Merchant Guild. If that wasn't idiot, then what was?
Not to mention Nan Tianyong, even the Southern Sky Gate, whose strength and status were above him, didn't dare to underestimate the enormous Hong Merchant Guild.
Nan Tianyong used his strength and status to force the Hong Merchant Guild? What a joke. Saying that he was ignorant was already praising him. He really had a hole in his brain!
The Southern Sky Gate was well aware of the enormous power of the Hong Merchant Guild, and was extremely afraid of it. However, it wasn't to the point where they didn't dare to have any ideas.
No matter what. He was also the second brother of the Nan Clan's Three Heroes. Now that the eldest brother wasn't here, if he didn't care about the death of the third brother, Nan Tianyong, it would be extremely damaging to his reputation.
Although the South-Heaven Gate was a hundred or even a thousand times smarter than a simple-minded person like Nan Tianyong, he could not help but place great importance on his reputation. Even though he had no interest in the idiot Nan Tianyong hanging in the hands of others, he had no choice but to step forward for the sake of his reputation.
What's more, she was different from him, who had a cold temperament. The eldest of the Three Heroes of the Nan Clan, Nan Tianba, was very protective of his own people. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lent something as precious as the Spirit Jade Card to Nan Tianyong without any hesitation.
Once Nan Tianba returned and found out that his younger brother was indifferent to the death of Third Brother Nan Tianyong, the Southern Sky Gate could not imagine what kind of rage they would face at that time.
A smart person like the Southern Sky Gate would never be so stupid as to threaten him like Nan Tianyong. The reason why he had the confidence to pay a visit to the Hong Merchant Guild was because there was a detail in Yu Zhe's words. Lin Er was not valued by the entire Hong Merchant Guild. He was merely valued by Hong Zhong, the manager of the North Island branch of the Hong Merchant Guild.
Although it was only a few words different, the meaning behind it was completely different.
If this Lin Er … He was an important customer valued by the entire Hong Merchant Guild, then even if the Southern Sky Gate had ten times the guts, he would never dare to go to the Hong Merchant Guild and threaten them to hand over Lin Er's information.
As the second most famous merchant guild on the five islands of Heaven Rank, the Hong Merchant Guild was extremely protective of their customers. Especially the important customers that they valued, they were always extremely protective of them.
If Lin Er was this kind of customer, then forget about the Southern Sky Gate, even if the three great pavilions of the North Island came forward to pressure the Hong Merchant Guild, it would be useless. Although businessmen pursued profits, and would often resort to unscrupulous means, the main reason why the Hong Merchant Guild was able to become the colossus it was today was because of its reputation.
Without a strong reputation, it would be impossible to become a top chamber of commerce. To build such a degree of reputation, it would require years of operation. This process was very long and difficult, but it was very easy to destroy such a strong reputation.
As long as they sold information about a customer, even if it was just the simplest identity, once it was spread out, it would be enough to destroy the strong reputation that had been accumulated for thousands of years.
Everyone who joined the Hong Merchant Guild, even the lowest manservant, had to go through all kinds of brainwashing every day. The most basic and most important rule was to protect the Hong Merchant Guild's reputation with their lives.
However, if Lin Er was only valued by Hong Zhong, then it would be much easier to deal with!
Where there were people, there would be conflicts. Even within the Hong Merchant Guild, it was not a monolithic block. If the higher-ups of the Hong Merchant Guild's Middle Island headquarters spoke, then Hong Zhong's position as the representative of the Hong Merchant Guild on the North Island would naturally be gone.
The Southern Sky Gate knew very well that if they wanted to pry out Lin Er's identity from Hong Zhong, the first step was to separate Hong Zhong from the Hong Merchant Guild. The Southern Sky Gate did not dare to challenge the Hong Merchant Guild, but if it was only Hong Zhong, then there was still a chance to threaten them.
"May I ask, Martial Uncle, when are we going to the Hong Merchant Guild?" Although Yu Zhe did not know what the Southern Sky Gate was planning, he still dared to say something like going to the Hong Merchant Guild even after knowing that Nan Tianyong had suffered a setback. It was obvious that he had something to rely on and his confidence.
"There's no rush, let's talk about it in two days. Martial Nephew, you should first send out the notice to search for Boss's Spiritual Jade Card. I need to prepare something, and at the same time, observe the situation." The Southern Sky Gate's expression was unfathomable. He then waved his hand at Yu Zhe, indicating that he could leave.
"Yes, Martial Uncle." Yu Zhe did not say anything else and respectfully kowtowed. He faced the Southern Sky Gate and carefully retreated to the door, then turned around and left.
Looking at Yu Zhe's back as he left, the Southern Sky Gate thoughtfully rubbed his chin and said to himself with a chuckle, "This kid sure pretends to be obedient, but if he wants to win my favor, he's still far from it."
Three days passed by in the blink of an eye. The Supervising Deacon Nan Tianyong was killed in an instant near the market. After three days of brewing, this matter had become known to everyone. Not only the disciples of the Soaring Sky Pavilion, but even the disciples of the other three pavilions were discussing this matter during their leisure time.
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