Even Jiang Dali had not expected that after Yuan Ting Pavilion, the second force from the Sacred Dynasty to make contact with him would be neither Lingyun Pavilion nor the hostile Wan family, but the He family, another of the Sacred Dynasty's Six Great Families, famed for wealth rivaling a nation.
Not only was the He family one of the Six Great Families, its influence had also remained firmly at the top among them for many years.
There was no other reason. Money could make ghosts grind millstones. In this world, the only thing louder than one gold ingot was two gold ingots, and everyone knew that no matter how much gold you offered, the He family would always offer more and speak louder.
All of this was because the He family had won the greatest gamble in the world.
Back when the Sacred Dynasty Human Emperor was conquering the realm, the He family was already a renowned merchant household. Yet it had not hesitated to spend its entire fortune supporting the Sacred Dynasty Human Emperor's campaign. Once it had successfully bet on him, its great gamble had paid off. From then on, it rose with the tide, its wealth multiplying countless times over. Calling it the richest household in the world would not have been an exaggeration.
After four generations of capable family leaders had diligently managed it, the He family became ever more prosperous. The wealth and treasures it had accumulated over the years were beyond counting, attracting vast numbers of powerful experts to join it. Thus, the He family had always possessed countless supporters and experts within the Sacred Dynasty, while each of its four generations of family heads had been unfathomably powerful.
Although every generation of He family heads claimed to be merchants, no one had