Chapter 10: Selling property and getting a spot in the test The news of the evil deeds of the Thirteen Golden Spears spread widely, causing panic among the people in the city. Many traveling merchants didn't even dare to leave the city, causing the inns in the city to be overcrowded for several days in a row. Chu Ge was reminded by the officer Xiao Qin the day before. The next day, a fellow apprentice from Crouching Tiger Martial Arts School came to visit again and brought Hu Xuezhi's reminder, advising him not to leave the city during this period and to wait until things outside the city were settled. "Let's wait until the situation outside the city is stable. Let's see what Master Hu means. He might also want to clear out the Tiandi Xianghuo Sect's stronghold outside the city. Could it be that Master Hu wants to intervene?" Chu Ge had some guesses in his mind, but he couldn't be sure. After all, Hu Xuezhi is old and his energy is declining. Although he has the strength of the fourth level of martial arts, the blood-exchanging realm, his actual combat power may not be that high. Moreover, the older one gets, the more timid one becomes. When Hu Xuezhi returned to Linyuan City to open a martial arts school, he naturally planned to take care of himself in his old age, but he would not necessarily get involved in fighting and killing again.

"Master, this is the recent account of our Fulai Inn. Business has been very good these days! Every room is fully occupied." At this time, the butler Fu Bo came forward with the bill and abacus in his hand and reported with a smile. "Ah." Chu Ge waved his hand and said, "Uncle Fu, just keep these accounts by yourself, you don't need to show them to me. By the way, Uncle Fu, have you sorted out the details of our Chu family's properties in the city and the land deeds?" "It's all sorted out and will be sent to your study later, young master." Uncle Fu felt helpless. My young master is interested in everything and wants to learn everything, but he seems to have no interest in business. Chu Ge knew very well what Uncle Fu was thinking. It’s not that he was not interested in business, but that he devoted his main energy to martial arts and secret techniques. To him, wealth is nothing more than a resource to improve his martial arts and evil ways. He felt relieved to leave the matter of making money to Uncle Fu. After all, his predecessor grew up under the care of Uncle Fu. "Master, this is the invitation letter from the Wang family. Please go to the Wang residence tomorrow night to keep an appointment! They said they want to discuss joining forces and forming a group." Finally, Uncle Fu delivered an invitation letter. "Oh? Join hands and hug together?" Chu Ge took the red and gold-embossed invitation letter and nodded slightly. It was probably the reminder from the officer Xiao Qin that aroused the vigilance of the richest man Wang Youcai. Speaking of which, he had to call Wang Youcai uncle. In the past, when Chu Ge's parents were still alive and the Chu family's business was booming, Wang Youcai was interested in arranging a marriage between the two families and bringing together their children.

Later, Chu Ge's parents died, and the matter naturally came to nothing. But overall, the relationship between the two families was pretty good. The predecessor also had a good relationship with Wang Youcai's daughter Wang Xiuyun, and no bloody plots happened. "Since I came here, I have rarely interacted with them except when collecting items. I have been concentrating on practicing martial arts and attending this gathering." After thinking for a while, Chu Ge still felt that he should go there tomorrow. He asked Uncle Fu to sort out many documents such as land deeds. In fact, he already had a plan to sell some of the family's bad and loss-making assets in exchange for gold notes, and then left. If you want to sell assets, you will inevitably have to ask these wealthy businessmen to invest and buy them, so naturally you have to deal with them. Linyuan City is too small. Now that he has entered the blood exchange stage, the next step is the strength gathering stage. If you want to obtain more cultivation resources and techniques, you have to go out. Soon, it was evening of the next day. Outside the Wang family compound in Linyuan City, there is a constant stream of traffic, and the guests coming and going are either rich or noble, all of them are well-known and wealthy men in Linyuan City, which is enough to demonstrate the appeal of the Wang family. Chu Ge also came in a horse-drawn carriage with exquisite shadow puppet lanterns hanging at both ends. Although the Chu family seemed a little down and out, after all, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and their financial resources are still better than many wealthy businessmen in the city. They were immediately welcomed in by the waiting servant. When entering the Wang residence, one could hear music and singing, laughter and people coming and going in the surrounding courtyards. It was indeed bustling. Chu Ge originally came here just to maintain the relationship in order to prepare for selling off the property later. He didn't really like to join in the fun and wandered around the garden alone. He observed secretly and found that there were more than a dozen wealthy businessmen attending the banquet, all of whom were accompanied by their families or servants and guards. On the surface, everyone seemed to be having a good time, but in fact, most of them had a hint of worry in their eyes. Obviously, the robbers robbing merchants affected the business of many people. Even the once convenient waterways have become dangerous due to the unrest, resulting in the loss of cargo at the very least and the destruction of ships and the loss of lives at the worst. Nowadays, many merchants have hoarded their goods and dare not transport them out, becoming frightened birds. The surrounding business environment has begun to become chaotic. Not long after, the banquet officially began and Chu Ge was invited to the main living room. A middle-aged man with a sturdy build and a smiling face appeared. He was wearing gorgeous robes, walking steadily and with great imposing manner. It was Wang Youcai. Beside him, there were two burly warriors in the Bone Training Realm. One of them, holding a sword in his arms and with a solemn demeanor, was Ding Ying, the owner of the Snow Sword Martial Arts School in the city. He would occasionally be hired by Wang Youcai to his mansion and was considered half of the Wang family's servant. "Brother Wang, you are finally going to come out and take charge of the situation." "Haha, even Pavilion Master Ding is here. It looks like Big Brother Wang is going to make a big move this time." Seeing Wang Youcai's calm and composed aura, many wealthy businessmen felt less worried and began to compliment him. Wang Youcai laughed and clasped his hands together. After a few polite words, he began to speak some polite words.

Chu Ge listened for a long while and drank several cups of tea. He only heard some polite words like "join hands and stick together". He was feeling impatient when suddenly Wang Youcai changed the subject. "In fact, the reason I invited you all here this time, besides discussing joining hands to fight against foreign enemies, I also have two other things to discuss." He paused as a woman in black walked in from outside the hall. She was slender and tall, with a graceful figure, light steps and a delicate face that was quite pleasing to the eye. "This is the little queen Xiuyun, who just returned from the capital a few days ago." Wang Youcai introduced his daughter with a smile, and was obviously very satisfied with her. He said, "My daughter now has the strength of the third level of bone training, and I have contacted the elders of the Yun family, a martial arts family in the city, and secured a place for my daughter to have her spiritual qualifications tested by the Yun family. Once the girl's spiritual aptitude is determined, the Yun family will recruit her as a foreign disciple." As soon as these words were spoken, many people present were shocked and amazed. "Oh, this martial arts family, the Yun family, I've heard of it before. It's a great martial arts family with two martial arts masters in the Condensation Realm." "The Yun family's power is no less than that of some medium-sized martial arts sects. Even foreign disciples can obtain a lot of resources, channels, and magical skills." "The materials for testing spiritual aptitude are said to be extremely rare, and the Yun family only has a few quotas each year. Brother Wang, you must have strong connections." Although the guests were all businessmen, they were also well-informed and knew the importance of the Yun family, and they all congratulated them. No matter how rich a businessman is, if he has no strength, he is just a fat sheep. But if someone in the future is detected to have spiritual aptitude, it will be a very different matter. As Wang Youcai listened to the crowd's praises, the smile on his face grew even wider. "The Yun family, a martial arts family. The number of people whose spiritual aptitude can be measured" Chu Ge couldn't help but put down his teacup and look at Wang Xiuyun. He hasn't seen Wang Xiuyun for almost three years. After all, before traveling through time, it was only the predecessor who had a good relationship with the other party. However, it seems that the other party has returned from the provincial capital after studying martial arts. At this time, Wang Youcai took advantage of the atmosphere and started talking about the second thing. "The second thing is that my Wang family is willing to gather and form a guard team headed by Master Ding. At that time, together with Yuan Gongfeng and the two Bone Training Realm warriors, we can protect the caravan's passage and transportation of supplies, and it will be absolutely safe!" As soon as these words were spoken, many wealthy businessmen showed excitement and joy on their faces. Seeing this, Chu Ge came to his senses. It is true that there is no businessman without fraud. Wang Youcai is worthy of being the richest man in Linyuan City. Others only feel uneasy and worried at this time. Wang Youcai was good. He immediately saw the opportunity in the crisis. First, he proved his strength and relationship with the Yun family, and then he proposed to form a powerful guard team to escort the merchants' goods safely and earn a commission from it. If this succeeds, it will make him famous, and I'm afraid Ding Ying's martial arts school will have to be changed into a escort agency.

However, Chu Ge was not very interested in these things. Two people in the Bone Refining Realm may not be enough for him to defeat! However, he was very interested in the Yun family's quota for testing spiritual qualifications. ... Soon, the banquet came to an end. Chu Ge was about to discuss the sale of his property with several familiar businessmen. A graceful and slender figure in black was approaching. "Chu Ge, I haven't seen you for almost three years. You seem to have become a different person since you started practicing martial arts. When I was in the capital, I wrote you a letter asking if you would come to the capital, but you didn't reply." "Of course I'm a changed man, but I can't tell you that." Chu Ge paused, thought to himself, and turned to look at the woman who was approaching. (End of this chapter)