C6 (1/2)
White Ridge City was the closest city to Wu Shui. The city was filled with large and small sects. The Profound Heaven Sect and the four great families all had branches here, so young cultivators could be seen everywhere.
Zhou Qing and Song Zixuan passed through the forest, and after walking along the official road for more than ten miles, they arrived at the hill outside White Ridge City.
Standing here, the majestic city walls of White Ridge City could be seen.
Zhou Qing found a tree stump, split it open with his palm, and personally carved Song Fugui's name.
Kneeling together with Song Zixuan in front of the newly erected grave, they kowtowed three times.
”Elder Song, don't worry. I will definitely take good care of Zi Xuan.” Zhou Qing said solemnly.
”Big brother Zhou Qing, grandpa is not a bad person. He refined the corpse to protect me, grandpa he …” ”Sob, sob, sob …”
Song Zixuan's eyes were red and swollen. From the moment Zhou Qing took out Song Fugui's corpse, she had been crying ever since.
Her only family had died, so she was at a loss on the road ahead. Right now, her only hope was to successfully open her spirit. She always felt that once she stepped onto the path of cultivation, she would be closer to big brother Zhou Qing.
Only when the sun had set did Song Zixuan reluctantly leave Song Fugui's grave, following Zhou Qing into White Ridge City.
On the streets, all kinds of shops and buildings were arranged in an orderly fashion. It was extremely lively with people coming and going, and every person, regardless of gender or age, more or less had some sort of mana aura, but most of their spirit bones were at the third or fourth grade.
Entering White Ridge City, Zhou Qing brought Song Zixuan directly to the Wan An Chamber of Commerce.
The Thousand An Merchant Guild was the leading merchant guild of the Profound Sky Continent. It had been in existence for almost a thousand years, and not only had it not declined, it had become even more powerful.
Its scale was wide, and its industries were in all kinds of industries. Its subordinates included Demon Hunt missions, magical artefact charms, medicinal herbs, precious treasures, farmland, silver estates, brothels, beast fighting fields, martial arena, auction houses, and so on.
As long as there was a place with people gathering, there would be the golden signboard of the company.
However, the company wasn't as simple as a single company. To be able to monopolize the entire Profound Heaven Continent, the power backing it could be imagined.
He was very clear that the Mysterious Sky Sect had nothing to do with the Mysterious Heaven Chamber of Commerce. Furthermore, the four family heads, including the Mysterious Sky Sect's Great Sun Sect, all held the title of the honorary vice president of the Mysterious Heaven Chamber of Commerce, which made it seem as if there were tens of thousands of connections between them, but in reality, they had nothing to do with each other at all.
Zhou Qing had specifically asked Zhou Wanchun, the leader of the Zhou Family, about the company. Zhou Wanchun had warned Zhou Wanchun that even the Mysterious Sky Sect and the Four Great Families would not dare to act rashly in front of the company.
Thinking of the old man who had carefully taken care of him after his parents passed away, Zhou Qing's heart felt like it was being cut by knives. Zhou Wanchun was Zhou Xuelang's grandfather, and also Zhou Qing's grandfather.
At the time of the incident, the Zhou Wanchun Demon Hunt had yet to return. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been Zhou Xuan Lang's place to throw him into the voodoo water.
At this point in time, Zhou Qing did not plan to seek Zhou Wanchun's help or explain anything to him. Firstly, he had the Taoist Master Great Sun cover the sky with one hand, and rashly informed Zhou Wanchun that this would only bring about a calamity to him, and secondly, he did not want to expose his current identity.
Only when he grew stronger and reached the realms of a true person would he be able to personally investigate the grievances and wash away all the shame.
Of course, the most important reason why the Wan An Chamber of Commerce could surpass all the other major companies in the Profound Sky Continent was because their rules were very strict. Whether it was the Beast Battling Arena, the martial arena, or even the Demon Hunt Squad List, there was no inside information about them.
The auction that was held every three months had always been packed with guests.
The guest rooms under the inn were also equipped with protective talismans. Once activated, one could not only enter closed-door cultivation and not be afraid of being disturbed, but could also avoid being chosen by their enemies. This was because no one was causing trouble at the Wan-An Inn.
There was only one main entrance, and in front of the pillars on both sides of the entrance stood a lifelike stone lion. If one looked closely, they would notice that every time a guest entered, the stone lion's eyes would turn a little.
”Big Brother Zhou Qing, I was just good …” I think I can see the stone lion by the door move! ” Song Zixuan held onto Zhou Qing's sleeve tightly as she spoke softly without taking a step back.
Zhou Qing smiled and consoled him, saying, ”Don't be afraid, that's only the Heaven's Eyes Formation of the Wan An Chamber of Commerce. It is used to check if there is any evil Yin Qi inside the body of the person who enters the chamber of commerce to prevent demons and demonic cultivators from sneaking in.”
”No wonder Grandfather never mentioned coming here.” Song Zixuan stuck out her tongue.
As the two of them stepped into the Wan An Merchant Guild, they instantly felt an extremely oppressive aura blowing towards them. Song Zixuan instinctively retreated behind Zhou Qing.
”There are many people with profound magic power gathered here, which is why it is a little stifling. If you are not used to it, I will send you to the Wan An Inn first. You just have to wait for me there.” Zhou Qing held onto Song Zixuan, helping her block most of the pressure as he spoke.