They chatted all the way upstairs.
Only then did Xu Xiaoshou learn that Quiet Osmanthus Pavilion had quite a history behind it, nearly a century old.
It had originally been an asset of the Xiang Family of Taixu in the Central Region.
The Xiang Family did not revere the Way of Spirit and understood the art of moderation deeply. In several hundred years, they had produced only one Xiang Yaoyao. Even among the Ten Seat Holders, she was inconspicuous enough not to bring any great calamity upon the Xiang Family.
Yet they had raised many Taixu as external armed forces, cultivated ties with numerous major factions and associations, and focused their own efforts on trade. They even conducted business with the Holy Spirit Hall.
Their financial strength was not far behind the Gold-Rich Trading Company. They ranked among the continent's top ten, and their influence in Yujing City was even more terrifying.
Before Xiang Yaoyao became one of the Ten Seat Holders, she had used her own methods to secure Quiet Osmanthus Pavilion from her family.
This powerful money-printing machine later supplied most of the enormous resources Shen Yi consumed in cultivating ancient martial arts.
And the returns on that investment could only be described with one word: terrifying! The Ghost-God Gang was one such return.
It had been established afterward, formed from a group of brothers who had fought and killed their way across the world alongside Shen Yi. It became the towering tree that Aunt Xiang, Quiet Osmanthus Pavilion, and even the Xiang Family leaned upon.
Even if Shen Yi, the leader of the Ghost-God Gang, did not show himself for decades, so long as no definite news of his death emerged, the Xiang Family could enjoy peace forever.
Aunt Xiang had not done many things in her