Chapter 316: Business Opportunity

"This might be abrupt, but I need you to investigate where this thing came from." He shook the pendant in his hand. "I’ll also ask my people in the Immortal Realm to investigate it there as well."

"Yes, boss."

"Boss?" The Lord of Death tilted his head. "Not ’Your Honor’ anymore?" he asked, his smile mixed with amusement and curiosity.

"Since I’ve already passed the probation, calling you ’boss’ should be more appropriate," Wei Chen explained.

"Fine... have it your way. Just help me find the source of this thing in the lower realm. During this time, while searching for this thing, it might be unavoidable for you to kill a few idiots. I could ignore a few high-level souls you send my way."

The Lord of Death raised his index finger to emphasize his next words.

"Just don’t make it a habit, you hear?"

He said this before patting Wei Chen on the shoulder and taking his leave to return to his wives.

"Yes, boss!"

Wei Chen gave a salute, while the Lord of Death chuckled and shook his head at the man’s antics.

While the Lord of Death returned to his wives, he frowned. There was some nagging feeling that he couldn’t quite put into words. It felt like he was forgetting something, but he couldn’t recall what it was.

After thinking about it and trying to remember for a brief moment, he decided to give up. Since he couldn’t remember, it must not be important enough for him to remember. If it were important, it would probably come back to him on its own. There was no use trying to bang his head against the wall thinking about it.

...

At the front of the large square, three people were still kneeling on the ground. The three were none other than the group that had come down to cause trouble during the day.

They were still kneeling there under the watchful eyes of the guards and patrols.

And since the Lord of Death had not given them permission to stand, these people did not dare to get up. They could only endure the humiliation and obediently remain on their knees.

True, as cultivators from the Immortal Realm, they felt deeply humiliated. But they would choose kneeling over death any day.

"Master..." One of the kneeling youths spoke.

"What?" His master, the one who had led the ruckus during the day, replied.

"How long do we have to kneel? This is humiliating." The youth asked, glancing at the patrols and guards who occasionally looked at them, pointed at them while gossiping, and even laughed at their predicament.

"If you wish, you can stand up first. But if anything happens, I won’t help you. I’ll simply report it to the sect as a death caused by stupidity."

The youth was baffled. He was stunned, then hesitated before finally continuing to kneel obediently.

"Yes, Master..." he said, his shoulders dropping like a sad plushie.

Unknown to the group of three troublemakers, the powerful man who had told them to kneel had already forgotten that they even existed.

— Morning —

Wei Chen woke up with a sour face.

Last night, he had returned to the bridal chamber only to find Mo Xingyao already asleep, with only a thinly veiled cloth covering her naked body.

Wei Chen felt like he was in both heaven and hell at the same time. He really wanted to continue where they had left off, but forcing himself on the girl while she was sleeping was something he would never do.

And waking her up to continue their intimate activities was not appropriate either. He knew that his wife was mentally exhausted from all the ceremonies and formalities throughout the day, so he didn’t wake her.

Having no choice, he could only hug her and try to sleep. But with his naked wife lying right in front of him, the sensation of touching her was far too stimulating for him to force himself to fall asleep.

The fact that they were both cultivators didn’t help either. On top of that, he had reached the Soul Transformation Realm, using the Underworld Dragon as his foundation, which had boosted his stamina by another dozen levels.

By the time he finally managed to force himself to sleep, it was already five in the morning.

Mo Xingyao quickly woke up afterward and went out to take care of her business at her office in the Thousand Treasure Pavilion, leaving him alone.

It was nearly noon when he finally woke up.

Now, after cleaning himself up and freshening himself, he was sitting in the bridal chamber when Dream Butterfly came to visit him with a tray of food.

"How was Sister Yaoyao?"

That was the first sentence Dream Butterfly spoke when she sat down opposite him.

Wei Chen stared at his wife, his brow twitching.

Was this girl trying to mock him or something?

"How was it? When I came back, she was already asleep like a log," he answered truthfully.

"Really? And you didn’t try to do anything to her?"

Wei Chen glared at the woman sitting in front of him.

"Do I look like a rapist? She was asleep. I wouldn’t force myself on her, nor did I want to wake her up just to continue where we left off. I’m not that desperate."

Wei Chen spoke righteously, but Dream Butterfly only smirked.

"Oh? But you seem upset. Are you sure you’re not pent up? Keeping it bottled up like that is bad for your health, you know, Lord Husband."

As Dream Butterfly spoke, she deliberately adjusted her collar slightly, revealing a little more of her cleavage.

’This... this woman really wants to test my patience, doesn’t she? Does she think I’m some kind of Buddha?’

As he thought, the seductress in front of him loosened her robe even more and deliberately adjusted her posture, revealing more of her charm and letting her husband catch glimpses here and there with a teasing smile.

Finally, Wei Chen set down his chopsticks, quickly scooped up the seductress in front of him, and carried her back to the bridal chamber before closing all the doors and windows.

For more than two hours, the sounds of their intimate activities echoed from the bridal chamber, accompanied by muffled cries and laughter. The noise was enough to make the people and servants who heard it gossip and giggle among themselves.

— Meanwhile - Thousand Treasure Pavilion —

Mo Xingyao, sitting behind a large desk overseeing the operations of her business as usual, suddenly froze.

She suddenly felt as if someone had stolen her meal. But then... thinking about it again, she had already eaten. Maybe she was just thinking too much.

She thought back to the bridal chamber and couldn’t help but chuckle. Last night, she had been waiting for her husband, but while lying down, she had suddenly fallen asleep because she was mentally exhausted from all the formalities.

Mo Xingyao then blushed as she remembered that she hadn’t been wearing anything, with only a thin cloth covering her body. If her husband hadn’t been able to control himself, he might have transformed into a lust demon, woken her up, and continued where they had left off, resulting in her being unable to come here today.

But then again... he was her husband after all. If that guy were to transform into a lust demon, she wouldn’t mind.

As Mo Xingyao’s mind wandered, a knock sounded from the door.

"Come in!"

With her permission, the guest entered. He was a middle-aged man who appeared to be in his fifties, accompanied by a group of servants. In his hands was a wooden box decorated with gold and black lacquer, with a phoenix pattern carved into its surface.

Mo Xingyao tilted her head in confusion.

The guests had, of course, been arriving according to the schedule, and she remembered this man. He was the branch manager of the Vermilion Bird Royal Capital City.

Since this man was the manager of an important branch, she naturally remembered him.

The question was, why had he come here despite the place where he worked being so far away?

She also knew a little about this man.

The man treated the branch he was responsible for like his personal kingdom. However, Mo Xingyao didn’t care about that. As long as he didn’t pocket too much of her money and paid on time according to the ledger the inspector had sent her, she couldn’t care less about how he ran things.

"Manager Chu, it’s rare for you to come here. How may I help you?" Mo Xingyao asked, immediately switching into business mode.

The middle-aged man smiled sympathetically.

"Congratulations on your marriage, Lady Mo. This thousand-year spirit ginseng is the gift I prepared for you."

Mo Xingyao nodded toward the side, where her bodyguard, Yin Lan, was standing.

Yin Lan then walked toward the middle-aged man, took the decorated box from him, and checked its contents.

Seeing that it truly contained a thousand-year spirit ginseng, Yin Lan nodded, closed the lid, and moved the box to the side table where the various gifts had been placed.

After the pleasantries were out of the way, Mo Xingyao spoke with a businesslike smile.

"Now... for the real matter. You traveled all the way from your personal kingdom to the headquarters, yet you didn’t even bother to attend my wedding ceremony. What do you need from me?"

Hearing the sarcasm in the girl’s voice, Manager Chu wanted to curse.

This little girl!

He had been taking care of her father’s finances even before she was born, and now this little girl dared to act like she was his boss!?

But Manager Chu held his anger in. He didn’t have the power to contend with this little girl. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have waited for her to grow up, take the Thousand Treasure Pavilion away from him, and send him back to the Vermilion Bird Royal Capital City!

No matter. He needed to finish what he had come here for today first.

"Ahahaha, there is an opportunity for business, Young Lady Mo."

Manager Chu spoke as he produced a pendant from his storage ring.

The pendant was the same style and shape as the pendant used to conceal one’s cultivation from the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

"This is a new product..." Manager Chu extended his hand, holding the pendant toward Mo Xingyao. "I only need your permission to distribute this..."