Day by Day

For a time, the only sound in the room was pages turning. Every shipowner was exceedingly skilled at business and accounting; after all, it was their specialty, their household craft.

Having received Lord Yin Guan's instructions, more than half the Sword Immortals had left.

Li Cai, Ku Xia, Yuan Qingshu, Xie Zhi, Song Pin, and Pu He had all returned to the Sword Qi Great Wall.

Mi Yu and Gao Kui, however, had stayed behind.

Shao Yunyan still sat by the main entrance. A dignified Sword Immortal acting as a Guardian God on his own turf was not a sight often seen.

Xie Songhua still had to personally "escort" an Aiai Continent Cross-Continent Ferry out of Inverted Mountain, so naturally she would not be leaving Spring Banner Studio just yet.

How could a Sword Immortal's words be used merely to frighten people?

Yan Ming and Nalan Caihuan naturally had to remain as well. In the future, the specific commercial dealings would still require those two, together with Shao Yunyan, to handle business connections with the Eight Continents Ferry here at Spring Banner Studio.

Tonight's business at Spring Banner Studio was truly no small matter.

Across the eight continents of Vast Heaven and Earth, hundreds of dynasties large and small, mountain sects, and immortal family clans would all be set in motion by tonight's conversation.

Chen Ping'an remained seated at the head of the table, drinking the wine Mi Yu had brought him, without urging any of the shipowners.

One hand held the wine jug, while the other gently clenched and loosened.

Perhaps Nalan Caihuan was the person in the room who hated Chen Ping'an most deeply.

Gao Kui had actually come here for one thing alone: to kill her, Nalan Caihuan!

When hatred ran deep but one could do nothing,