In a quiet room at the very back of Changlin Merchant House's compound on Five Immortal Island, Xie Lue, the chief steward of Changlin Merchant House, looked at the jade slip and Talisman Signal he had just received and let out a long breath of relief!
The jade slip had been sent through a communication Teleportation Array by the trusted confidant of the patron behind Changlin Merchant House. Its contents were sparse, containing only one sentence—The matter has passed.
The Talisman Signal had come from a trusted subordinate Xie Lue had arranged to follow the inspection envoy team sent by the patron from afar. The inspection envoys truly had gone far away.
They had already traveled three hundred thousand kilometers from Five Immortal Island, showing no signs of slowing down or turning back.
These two pieces of news finally allowed Xie Lue to set down his anxious heart.
Ever since Di Kuohai had set him up that day, causing Changlin Merchant House to lose tens of millions of High-grade Spirit Stones, he had not slept a wink. Every day had been spent walking on eggshells.
Though a martial artist could endure ten-odd days without sleep or rest, the exhaustion in his heart had accumulated day by day.
Although he had pushed all the blame onto Old Geng, who was already dead, the patron was not so easily fooled. He had specifically sent inspection envoys to investigate the matter.
What was even more hateful was that, in order to cover that deficit, Xie Lue had sold off both his and Old Geng's wealth, along with his entire fortune and every treasure that could be converted into cash.
To satisfy the inspection envoy's appetite and attend properly to his entire party, everything from food and clothing to fine wine and women had