"You specifically wanted to see me?" Yue Qianchou glanced curiously at Du Feng, then bowed to Ya Fuzi. "Then this junior will take his leave first..."
Ya Fuzi gave a slight nod without speaking. Yue Qianchou and Du Feng left Cháotiān Palace's shop. Before departing, Yue Qianchou and Shui Mingqing exchanged a knowing glance.
When he had first come to Cháotiān Palace's shop, Yue Qianchou had intended to rely on his relationship with Shui Mingqing to visit Cháotiān Palace, then encourage Shui Mingqing to find a way to steal a few pill formulas for him. However, Ya Fuzi's mixture of soft and hard tactics had made him realize that the old foxes of Cháotiān Palace would not be easy to deal with. Stealing pill formulas from Cháotiān Palace would likely be far from easy.
He did have ways to spur Shui Mingqing into taking risks, but planting a spy in Cháotiān Palace had already taken enormous effort. Without certainty, it was better not to act rashly. Otherwise, he would end up sacrificing the spy he had painstakingly cultivated, and Cháotiān Palace certainly would not let him off either.
After considering it again and again, he swiftly made another decision. He could openly operate by the upright path and still obtain what he wanted. Just as he had told Ya Fuzi, he wanted to establish his own merchant association in the Immortal World. He would develop his own power in broad daylight. With a merchant association as cover, he could openly and legitimately smuggle those people from the Cultivation World up here, allowing them to settle down and take root...
Watching the two leave, Ya Fuzi slowly turned to Shui Mingqing. "It seems Cháotiān Palace is not the only one trying to draw him into its fold!"
"This disciple believes he