"No matter what you ask about, don't ask. No matter what you shouldn't meddle in, don't meddle. No matter what you shouldn't hear, don't listen..."
"But if that's the case, wouldn't the Qian Family be losing a lot of business channels?"
"Brother Qian should know... The most valuable treasures in this world are often nothing more than bits of information."
"One piece of good news is enough to send a family soaring to glory. Of course, one piece of bad news can also bring a family crashing down in an instant."
"Selling information is more profitable than selling treasures."
Lin Bai asked with a beaming smile. Qian Hen sighed. "How could I not know what you're saying, Brother Lin? But you should also understand that this world belongs to everyone. No matter how large the Qian Family's business becomes, it's impossible for us to take all the business in the world into our own hands."
"We have to leave some paths of commerce for others. Otherwise, it would be easy to grow too conspicuous and draw trouble."
Lin Bai smiled without replying. A sharp glint surfaced in his eyes as he said, "So the Qian Family gave the business of selling information to the Dark World?"
The Dark World was the shadowy side of the Chu Kingdom. Its main businesses were selling information, hiring assassins, issuing bounties, and engaging in various gray-market dealings.
The Dark World was extremely famous throughout the Chu Kingdom. Lin Bai had sought its help many times in the past, so he knew how terrifying that place was.
When Qian Hen had just said, "We have to leave others a way to survive," he was clearly implying that the businesses the Dark World operated now had all been left to them by the Qian Family.
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