Are You Yue Qianchou?

Yue Qianchou laughed. "All right! No more chatter. You're busy, so I won't disturb you. But Yue Qianchou should arrive at the Treasure Gathering Basin soon. I hope Brother Yin will honor our previous agreement."

Yin Baikang nodded. "Naturally. Brother Niu, rest assured. The money is already prepared. The moment Yue Qianchou arrives, we'll exchange money and goods hand to hand."

"Fine, carry on!" Yue Qianchou said politely, then drifted down the mountain.

The smile on Yin Baikang's face grew ever more pronounced as he paced atop the mountain, taking in the magnificent scenery between heaven and earth. He stopped beneath a towering pine tree, gazed into the distance, and murmured with boundless ambition, "This world will sooner or later be mine. Wen Lanfeng, Bi Changchun—it makes no difference. You cannot stop me..."

As soon as Yue Qianchou arrived at the rear courtyard of Spring Sleep Tower, he summoned Yan Yu and the Hundred Charm Demoness into a single-story room. Yue Qianchou sat silently at the table, eating the fresh fruit from a platter. The two women exchanged glances, having no idea why he had called them here.

After a while, half the fruit platter was empty. Yue Qianchou picked up a white silk cloth from the table and wiped his hands clean, then tossed it aside. He fixed Yan Yu with a cold stare. "I hope you still remember what I told you before. When do you intend to leave?"

Yan Yu bit her rosy lips. "Where do you think I could go after leaving? If some powerful faction truly wanted to find me, where could I possibly hide?" The Hundred Charm Demoness looked at them both suspiciously, unable to understand why Niu Youde wanted Yan Yu to leave.

Yue Qianchou said impassively, "This is the last time I'm