However—
That was what they said.
In reality, when the Ancient Demon General from the Golden Cloud Trading Company met Wei Tu, the plump Chief Dipper Demon Venerable still beat him to it. He teleported before Wei Tu and Young Mistress Cai, greeted them with a cheerful smile, and directly probed their intentions.
The Ancient Demon responsible for replying was an elderly man at the forefront, clad in a green robe, with prominent brow bones and his entire body wrapped in a cold, sinister aura.
He gave Wei Tu the impression of an evil cultivator who specialized in wicked arts, rather than a merchant.
Yet Wei Tu did not dare slight this demon in the least, because this green-robed elder was the helmsman of the Golden Cloud Trading Company—the Golden Cloud Demon Venerable, whose status was equal to Chief Dipper Demon Venerable's!
Both were ruthless figures who had, through their own efforts, built enormous enterprises within Heavenly Abyss Sacred City.
"Golden Cloud Demon Venerable..."
"Chief Dipper Demon Venerable..."
The two landed here and cupped their hands in greeting. Though their smiles and words appeared amiable, the hostility between old rivals and old enemies was invisibly laid bare in that instant.
Their powerful auras forced the surrounding Ancient Demons back again and again.
Only Wei Tu, likewise a Demon Venerable, remained standing like a nail driven into the ground. He stood firmly behind Chief Dipper Demon Venerable, composed and unruffled, his expression unchanged.
"Every generation brings forth its talented men. Newly ascended Demon Venerables like Demon Venerable Kou are not often seen in today's Heavenly Abyss Sacred City. I presume... it will not be long before the enterprise established by Demon Venerable Kou makes us old-timers look upon it with great admiration..."
Golden Cloud Demon Venerable raised his head. His gaze