My Father Is Definitely Possessed-Chapter 129 - 111: What Is the Evergreen Commerce Association Really Thinking?

Chapter 129: Chapter 111: What Is the Evergreen Commerce Association Really Thinking?

There are versions that suggest the Evergreen Commerce Association was actually founded by a prominent figure from a certain power, with the Yan family and others as their puppets, working for this figure behind the scenes.

Learning about everything the Hai family did to the Evergreen Commerce Association, this figure was so enraged that they beheaded Hai Songtao and threw his head outside the Minghai Commerce Association.

And various increasingly outrageous folk versions.

Even Yan Botao and his group found it amusing and frustrating, as some versions were somewhat close to reality, while others were completely outlandish and increasingly so the more they heard.

However, the downfall of the Hai family in just a few days was beyond their expectations; they didn’t anticipate the Hai family had so many enemies.

Previously, because of Hai Songtao, many were willing to lie low and wait for the right opportunity.

Now that Hai Songtao is dead, they couldn’t care less.

However, two people from the Hai family remain unaccounted for.

One of them, Hai Dongsheng, vanished on the afternoon of the day Hai Songtao died, and no one knows where he went.

The other is the Hai family’s chief steward, Hai Mingcheng.

Who had done many bad things, and many people held grudges against him, yet no one has been able to find him.

It was only after catching members of the Hai family and questioning them one by one that they learned that a few days ago, Hai Mingcheng had taken a large sum of money from the Hai family under the pretense of delivering goods to various Minghai Commerce Associations, and then disappeared.

He likely knew Hai Songtao was dead and fled somewhere.

Yet many people are hunting for Hai Dongsheng.

He is even on the blacklist.

Regarding the Yunling Commerce Association, they managed to make a big profit from this incident.

However, this matter didn’t make Lin Wangshu happy; she didn’t even feel secure.

Because one thing kept puzzling Lin Wangshu.

That is, the instigator of this sensational event in Minghong State, Evergreen Commerce Association, didn’t participate at all in the division of the Hai family’s assets.

The Evergreen Commerce Association didn’t send anyone to touch the various interests of the Hai family’s dozens of cities. Logically, since they killed Hai Songtao, if they wanted to take the lion’s share, there wouldn’t be many daring to compete with them. But why didn’t they make a move?

This is baffling to Lin Wangshu.

Not only Lin Wangshu but even those families and sects that benefited from this event are pondering this question.

What does the Evergreen Commerce Association mean?

In the past few days, without the obstruction of the Hai family, the Evergreen Commerce Association has expanded its business very smoothly.

They’ve received down payments for pre-prepared dishes to the point of saturation.

Whether genuinely liking the pre-prepared dishes or out of intimidation by the Evergreen Commerce Association’s strength, many businesses that they visited ended up ordering dishes to some extent.

Even those restaurants that initially planned to compete with the Evergreen Commerce Association have now proactively sought cooperation with them.

Merchants who previously collaborated with the Minghai Commerce Association are also turning to the Evergreen Commerce Association for goods.

And after coming, they found that the goods from the Evergreen Commerce Association were of good quality, the designs novel, and the prices cheaper than the Minghai Commerce Association.

In the past, getting goods from the Minghai Commerce Association only allowed for subsistence; now, they finally saw hope for making a profit.

So, in recent days, business at the Evergreen Commerce Association has been booming, and as for the Hai family’s share, they’ve gradually forgotten about it.

However, even Yan Botao himself didn’t expect it.

Their Evergreen Commerce Association’s non-action has caused headaches for the entire power structure in Minghong State.

What does the Evergreen Commerce Association mean?

They killed Hai Songtao from the Hai family and have since not touched any of the Hai family’s interests.

It’s as if this matter has nothing to do with them at all.

What could this mean?

The always clever Lin Wangshu was troubled. After pondering for two days, she still felt she lacked enough experience in the martial world, so she wrote to her father, Lin Shengnan.

However, what Lin Wangshu didn’t expect was that her father, Lin Shengnan, had also been troubled by this matter these past two days.

What does that mysterious strong man, Li Changqing, mean?

Li Changqing never anticipated that while he was at home carving wood, he inadvertently caused the entire power structure of Minghong State to be troubled over him.

Over the past few days, Li Changqing’s wood carving had taken shape and was now in the process of being intricately refined.

According to Li Changqing’s estimate, it should be completed in about seven days.

Zhang Fuguang returned to the Yan family three days later.

As if he’d only been away to clear his mind, there was no noticeable change; upon his return, he continued to sweep and tidy the garden, and dine with his daughter, Zhang Siyao.

But it was little Zhang Siyao who has recently felt restless in Li Changqing’s small courtyard, always curious to go out and explore the Yan family estate.

Servants who saw Zhang Siyao, knowing she was from Li Changqing’s small courtyard, didn’t trouble her and allowed her to roam freely.

As a result, Zhang Siyao has been lingering outside the Yan family’s schoolhouse, curiously peering inside.

Inside are the young descendants of the Yan family, mostly about the same age as Zhang Siyao, around five or six, sitting in the schoolhouse, reading and learning.

This sight filled Zhang Siyao with envy.

She had only attended a private school for half a year as a child but left due to some circumstances. Now, hearing the clear reading sounds inside sparked her longing.

The teacher of the Yan family’s schoolhouse also recognized Zhang Siyao as being from Li Changqing’s place, so he didn’t stop her, but without Li Changqing’s permission, he couldn’t let Zhang Siyao in, thus pretending not to see her eavesdropping.

Time slowly passed by.

At Cyan Rain Mountain, Li Hengsheng came out of seclusion again.

Li Hengsheng’s cultivation is now solidly at the peak of the Transcendent Realm’s Ninth Layer.

From the outside, there isn’t much change, but he is just a step away from the Postnatal Realm.

Once he crosses that step, he will be a true martial artist of the Postnatal Realm.

As soon as Li Hengsheng came out of seclusion, Xu Kui approached and said, "Young master, Lord Zhou has been here for several days, waiting for you to come out."

"Third Senior Brother is here?" Li Hengsheng smiled; he found himself missing his Third Senior Brother a bit, having not seen him for several days. As he made his way to the front courtyard, he heard Lord Zhou’s voice: "Fourth, you finally came out!"

"Haha, been waiting so bitterly for you." Lord Zhou came up with a laugh.

"Third Senior Brother, long time no see. I wanted to find you earlier, but heard you went on a mission." Li Hengsheng felt a warm familiarity upon seeing Lord Zhou.

This cheerful and amiable Third Senior Brother.

"Don’t mention it, that rubbish mission is such a hassle." Lord Zhou waved his hand. "But never mind that for now, I brought you something good this time. Come take a look."

"Something good?" Li Hengsheng was puzzled. "You stole the Spirit Chicken from Second Senior Sister again?"

"Tch, the Spirit Chicken is nothing; what I’ve brought you this time is truly a good thing!" Lord Zhou said, pointing to the stone table in the courtyard, where an old wine pot was placed.

It looked filthy.

Li Hengsheng examined the wine pot for half a day, skeptically remarking, "Could this be a Painting Treasure?" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Painting Treasure, my foot! Is that all you think about?" Lord Zhou chided him. "This is a pot of wine!"

"What’s so special about wine?" Li Hengsheng’s interest quickly waned.

"You really don’t know a good thing when you see it!" Lord Zhou opened the lid, and instantly, a fragrant aroma spread throughout the area. Along with this aroma, there was also a rich note of spiritual qi.

"This is..." Li Hengsheng’s eyes lit up.

The mere scent of it was enough to prove that this wine was something special.

"This is wine brewed with the Tiger Pill of the Feathered Profound White Tiger," Lord Zhou said with a smile. "This Feathered Profound White Tiger is quite rare as is, but one that produced Spirit Pills is even rarer, with cultivation at least at the level of Innate Perfection."

"Where did this wine come from?"

Li Hengsheng asked in surprise, as the Spirit Beast of Innate Perfection level is not something just anyone could obtain.

"Hehe, Little Fourth, you’ve been in seclusion too long; you have no idea about the recent major events in Minghong State. Do you know about the Hai family?" Lord Zhou asked with a smile.