San Qun Wang Family

Which branch of the Wang family?

The question caught Wang Chen off guard, and he nearly blurted out, "I am Wang Chen, from the Earth Realm!"

After thinking it over, he asked in return, "And you are?"

The aura this old cultivator exuded was at the high-level Purple Mansion stage. Judging by his attire, manner, and bearing, he was clearly from an influential clan, not an ordinary person.

Wang Chen did not know his intentions, so he asked with great caution.

"My apologies."

The old cultivator smiled. "I forgot to introduce myself. This old man is Wang Xinchen, steward of the San Qun Wang Family. Today, I came at my master's request to visit Shopkeeper Wang."

The San Qun Wang Family!

Wang Chen vaguely began to understand.

Thousand Stars Immortal City was jointly formed by over a thousand merchant houses. Though a thousand merchants nominally governed this great city together, many of the small and medium-sized families within it were actually attached to major merchants, forming one faction after another.

These factions varied in size and strength, joining forces and forming alliances while checking and balancing one another, creating a delicate equilibrium.

The San Qun Wang Family was one such faction, its strength and scale somewhat above average.

That was already very formidable.

When Wang Chen had first rented this storefront, someone had asked about his origins.

They had guessed that he might be a collateral descendant of the San Qun Wang Family.

Large clans had countless collateral branches, and it was a common sight for their descendants to strike out on their own and build a livelihood through business.

If they failed, there was nothing to say. But if they achieved a dazzling success, they would inevitably be accepted into the main branch!

Yet Wang Chen did not have