The Wang Household Comes Looking

Shen Jingchuan had only taken a few steps out of the Law Artifact shop when he sensed someone quickly chasing after him.

He turned around and saw it was Accountant Wu, so he stopped and stood there waiting.

When Accountant Wu saw him from afar, a smile spread across his face, and before the man even reached him, he called out to him and brought him over.

"Young Master Shen, you're finally back in the market! It's been quite a while since we last met."

"Mr. Wu," Shen Jingchuan cupped his hands in greeting and said with a smile, "What a coincidence."

Accountant Wu hurried over, politely returned the greeting, then looked around and lowered his voice.

"Young Master Shen, it's no coincidence. Knowing you were back, I specifically sought you out."

Seeing his expression, Shen Jingchuan's heart stirred slightly.

"Oh? Mr. Wu, what brings you here?"

"That's how it is."

Accountant Wu lowered his voice even further:

"Near our market town, there's a cultivation Lineage surnamed Wang. They cultivate spirit fields and are quite wealthy. A while ago, an elder and a member of a collateral branch of their family were both found dead outside the market town. The Wang Household is furious and sent people to our market town to investigate; they even spoke to Steward Wang."

Shen Jingchuan remained expressionless, listening calmly.

"So, Mr. Wu, what is the meaning behind your special visit to tell me this?"

Accountant Wu gave a dry laugh.

"After investigating, they came up with a lead: the two of them were following someone before the incident."

He stared at Shen Jingchuan:

"That person, it was you. They say they died outside the market right after you left. The Wang Household now suspects you're involved."

"Following me?" Shen Jingchuan raised an eyebrow, as if hearing this for the first time. "I had no idea. By the way, what are the cultivation levels of these two?"

"They all seem to be at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer," said Accountant Wu. "That elder is said to be only one step away from the Great Perfection."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jingchuan laughed instead.

"Mr. Wu, that's a joke. Don't you know my cultivation level? I'm just a lowly Middle Stage of Qi Refining cultivator. I couldn't even avoid those two at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer. How could I possibly kill them? How can you blame this on me?"

"Young Master Shen, please don't be anxious. The Wang Household isn't insisting that you do it yourself."

Accountant Wu smiled wryly:

"They understand that you can't kill those two on your own. What they suspect is that your Shen Household secretly sent protectors to follow them, and that it was that expert who did the dirty work."

After hearing this, Shen Jingchuan let out a cold laugh.

"These cultivation Lineage are truly lawless. They followed me, died out there, and now they've turned around and blamed me. By that logic, if they followed people every day, wouldn't everyone on the street be a suspect?"

"Besides, why would they follow me for no reason? People like that are no good to begin with, they deserve to die."

Accountant Wu gave an awkward, apologetic smile.

"Hey, Young Master Shen, there's no way to reason with people about this. I'm just trying to be helpful, to give you a heads-up and let you know what's going on."

"Hmm." Shen Jingchuan nodded, his expression softening. "I really have to thank you for that reminder."

As he spoke, a thought crossed his mind, and he took out a small porcelain bottle from his Storage Ring and casually stuffed it into Accountant Wu's hand.

Accountant Wu was delighted and was about to feign a refusal when Shen Jingchuan waved his hand. Holding the porcelain bottle, his smile became more genuine, and he quickly cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Young Master Shen, you're too kind. What a friendship we have! If anything like this happens again, I'll be the first to inform you. I won't let you suffer any losses."

He tucked the bottle into his coat and said, "I won't bother you any longer, I'll be going now."

After turning around and taking a few steps, he couldn't resist. Using his sleeve as a cover, he uncorked the bottle, brought it to his nose, and smelled it. He then poured the pill into his palm.

The pill was round and full, brimming with Spiritual Qi energy; it was indeed a High-Grade Qi Gathering Pill.

Accountant Wu's heart skipped a beat. He quickly put the pill back and stored it in his Ring. This trip was definitely worthwhile.

As he walked back, he pondered to himself. This Young Master Shen, and the Shen Household behind him, are a very complicated group.

It was just a favor, a simple word exchanged, yet they casually offered a High-Grade Qi Gathering Pill. Such generosity is beyond the reach of ordinary families.

To be honest, the Wang Household was really blind. Of all the people they could offend, they had to provoke someone like that.

They took care of two of your Qi Refining Ninth Layer without you even noticing, and you couldn't even figure out who did it.

The Wang Household, at best, only has one Foundation Establishment First Layer ancestor to maintain appearances. They don't even consider the consequences; do they think they can challenge others with that?

He returned to the office of the market manager, where Wang Cheng'an was sitting in the hall. He looked up and saw him, and didn't beat around the bush.

"You're back, kid?" Wang Cheng'an said slowly, holding his teacup. "What's up? Went to deliver a letter to that Young Master Shen?"

Accountant Wu, didn't hide anything and stepped forward with a chuckle.

"Nothing can escape my uncle's eyes."

He rubbed his hands together.

"Nephew, I'm just worried he'll suffer a loss. We're currently partnering with the Shen Household family to open a restaurant. If this Wang Household family affair ruins it, wouldn't we be at a disadvantage? We can't openly interfere in the Wang Household's affairs, so I'm giving him a private message so he's prepared."

Wang Cheng'an raised his finger and tapped him twice.

"You're pretending you're worried about the restaurant ruining things; the real reason you're profiting is probably yourself."

"Hehe, Uncle's judgment is spot on."

Accountant Wu laughed even harder, and as he spoke, he took out the jade bottle from his Storage Ring and presented it with both hands:

"My nephew just got some good stuff, and he doesn't dare keep it all to himself. He's thinking of giving it to his uncle first."

Wang Cheng'an took it, uncorked it, glanced at it, then put it back in the bottle and tossed it back to him.

"I don't need the Qi Gathering Pill. I appreciate your filial piety, but you can keep it to improve your cultivation."

Accountant Wu quickly caught it, smiling as he put it into the Ring. Wang Cheng'an then said:

"But you did the right thing today."

He leaned back in his chair, his tone indifferent:

"A mere Foundation Establishment Lineage, instead of learning the righteous path, chooses to engage in the Bandit Cultivator. In this cultivation world, the most taboo thing is to act rashly without even understanding the other party's background. In dealing with people and things, they should learn more from us True Person Immortals; better safe than sorry."

"That's right, that's right, Uncle is right." Accountant Wu nodded repeatedly.

"Don't get involved in this."

Wang Cheng'an instructed:

"Just keep an eye on them from a distance, send a message, give a heads-up—that's fine. Don't worry about anything else. If the Wang Household dares to make a move in the market, they're asking for trouble; we'll deal with them according to the rules. But once they leave the market, whether they live or die is none of our business. We don't need to concern ourselves with it."

Accountant Wu hesitated for a moment.

"Uncle is right, but... what if something really happens to that Young Master Shen outside? What will happen to our restaurant then?"

Wang Cheng'an glanced at him, as if he were someone who didn't understand.

"Are you stupid?" he scoffed. "Just because Shen Jingchuan is in trouble, does that mean the Shen Household will let it go? We can wait until they come knocking on our door, then we can talk to them over with the contract. It's in black and white; the Shen Household isn't just Shen Jingchuan."