"Enter the city gates. We are returning to the manor!"
Ji Shuiyan did not wish to waste any more time with Advisor Yang. She wanted to pass through the welcoming party and return to the Divine Secrets Trading Company's manor.
Ji Shuiyan had already decided that she would begin a major reorganization upon her return to the Divine Secrets Trading Company. She would make those who were not loyal to the Divine Secrets Trading Company leave and use the accumulated wealth of the Divine Secrets Trading Company to rope in new experts.
In the past, Ji Shuiyan did not dare do so because without a true expert like Yi Yun holding down the fort, rashly roping in a Dao Palace realm warrior as a guest was equivalent to inviting a wolf into the house. When that happened, the entire Divine Secrets Trading Company would be swallowed whole.
Although Yi Yun had already agreed to help her, Ji Shuiyan still wished to not trouble him. If she delayed his cultivation, it might even incur his displeasure. With new experts recruited, the situation could be stabilized.
Just as Ji Shuiyan's convoy passed by Advisor Yang, she heard him say in an eccentric tone, "It looks like my status is insufficient for Miss Shuiyan to not give me face. But that's alright. Miss Shuiyan must be tired from the journey. It's only right for her to return and rest. Then, I'll return to report that Young Master Yan has moved to the Divine Secrets Trading Company's manor. I'm sure Miss Shuiyan will not reject a banquet hosted in the Divine Secrets Trading Company, right?"
"What!?"
Ji Shuiyan's expression changed when she heard Yang Yanguang's words. A banquet hosted in her own manor!?
It was the host who hosted banquets to invite guests. How could there be a banquet hosted in the guest's manor? Unless …
Ji Shuiyan was extremely sensitive. She realized an extremely terrible possibility.
"Quickly return to the manor!"
With Ji Shuiyan saying that, the convoy sped up. Although Jade Luster City's streets were bustling, there were roads specially for merchant convoys. Ji Shuiyan and company quickly returned to the Divine Secrets Manor. During this process, Advisor Yang's welcoming party followed behind Ji Shuiyan at an unhurried pace.
When Ji Shuiyan arrived at the manor, Advisor Yang's party had arrived as well.
Ji Shuiyan ignored Advisor Yang and looked towards the Divine Secrets Trading Company's manor. Her expression turned completely cold.
At the Divine Secrets Trading Company's residence, there were people who came out to welcome her. However, the trusted aides she had left behind to guard the Divine Secrets Trading Company were not among the welcoming party. This included the residence's old steward and her personal maidservant.
Logically speaking, they should have been waiting at the entrance of the trading company the moment they received news of her return.
And at that moment, the people who welcomed him were two Dao Palace realm guest elders of the Divine Secrets Trading Company.
The old man in the lead had a goatee and held a golden hookah in his hand. His name was Ram Nian.
Behind him was a middle-aged scholar who looked like a scholar. His name was Xiao Kelin.
When they saw Ji Shuiyan return, they did not show any signs of respect. They did not even speak to Ji Shuiyan first. Instead, they cupped their fists at Advisor Yang, who was following Ji Shuiyan. "Advisor Yang, you are here. Quick, invite him in."
"Haha, Mister Ram, you've worked hard. This old man had no choice. Your Young Miss refused to give me any face and insisted on holding a banquet in the Divine Secret Mansion. This old man had no choice but to follow her."
Advisor Yang stroked his mustache in dissatisfaction.
"Hahaha! What are you talking about, Advisor Yang? But it doesn't matter. The two mansions aren't far from each other, so sooner or later, they'll be the same. It doesn't matter where the banquet is held. "
At this point, he lazily waved his hand at one of his subordinates and said, "Biao, aren't you going to invite Young Miss down the sand boat?"
"Yes!"
A few men responded and walked towards the sand boat.
Instantly, the guards in charge of escorting Ji Shuiyan were dumbfounded. At that moment, no matter how insensitive they were, they understood what had happened.
Ram Nian and Xiao Kelin, the only two Dao Palace realm guest elders of the Divine Secrets Trading Company, had pledged their allegiance to the Heaven Amplification Trading Company!
In the days that Ji Shuiyan had been away from the trading company, the two of them had been wreaking havoc in the residence. It was likely that they had already taken control of the Divine Secrets Trading Company. Both of them were Dao Palace realm warriors and had been in the Divine Secrets Trading Company for many years. They had a certain amount of connections. With them joining forces, and with the support of the Heaven Amplification Trading Company, who could resist them?
Those who did not know better would think that Ram Nian was the true owner of the Divine Secrets Trading Company. As for Ji Shuiyan, she had become Ram Nian's granddaughter who could be easily married off.
"Ram Nian!" Even though Ji Shuiyan had repeatedly told herself to bear with it, she could no longer tolerate it!
This was going too far!
"My grandfather treated you well back then. A thousand years ago, you returned from the mystic realm with serious injuries. It was my grandfather who took out priceless pills to save your life and preserve your cultivation level!"
"I, Ji Shuiyan, have treated you well. I have always treated you as a senior. Just a month ago, I gave you the Cao Huan Pill you needed to break through to the third-storey Dao Palace! But now that you are at the third-storey Dao Palace, this is how you repay me? "
The Cao Huan Pill was a pill used by Dao Palace realm warriors. It was not easy for the Divine Secrets Trading Company to produce one. However, Ji Shuiyan could only give it to Ram Nian. After her grandfather and a group of Elders perished, Ji Shuiyan had no choice but to do so despite knowing that Ram Nian had ulterior motives. If not, he might immediately rebel.
This was the tragedy of being weak. Despite knowing that he was taking advantage of her, Ji Shuiyan could not do anything about it.
Ram Nian thought nothing of Ji Shuiyan's anger. He lit up his hookah and took a puff. He leisurely blew out smoke rings. "Miss Shuiyan, are you criticizing me? Back then, your grandfather did give me some pills. However, I have served the Divine Secrets Trading Company for so many years. I have long returned the favor. Besides, back when I entered the mystic realm, it was not as simple as being injured. I shattered a Dao fruit. I asked your grandfather to get me a Heavenly Fate Restoration Pill but he did not agree to it. This caused me to lose the Dao fruit, affecting my future. Do you think I am indebted to your grandfather? "
"As for the Cao Huan Pill you gave me, what's that? You want me to risk my life for a Cao Huan Pill and fight the Heaven Amplification Trading Company? "
Ram Nian grunted disdainfully. When Ji Shuiyan heard this, she was filled with even more sorrow than anger.
Not only did Ram Nian ignore the fact that his grandfather had saved his life back then, he even hated his grandfather for not getting him the Heavenly Fate Restoration Pill! The Heavenly Fate Restoration Pill was a divine medicine that defied the heavens and changed one's fate. It was nearly a legend and there was no market for it. It was so precious that the Divine Secrets Trading Company had to sell off seventy to eighty percent of its assets to afford it. Even if her grandfather needed a pill of that grade, he would not be willing to use it!
She sighed and looked at the middle-aged scholar behind Ram Nian. "Elder Xiao, do you think so too?"
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