Recently, grain prices in Shuzhou had soared wildly, but to Chen Yi, that was nothing less than excellent news.
Or rather, from the moment he learned that Jizhou Trading Company, Lin Huai'an, Liu Taofang, and the others were the "Gold Masters" who had hired Bright Moon Tower for the Burning of Three Towns' Summer Grain, he had known that rising grain prices in Shuzhou were irreversible.
Even now that Lin Huai'an was dead, those grain merchants still had not stopped.
Though public resentment had already reached the heavens, though their plan to "frame" the Xiao Family had failed, they remained determined to use every means possible to drive up grain prices.
All for the sake of making a fortune.
From this alone, Chen Yi could see the greed of those people from Jizhou Trading Company.
But greedy people would inevitably face heaven's reckoning.
And if they did not, he did not mind adding fuel to the flames and giving them a grand and glorious "funeral."
With that thought, Chen Yi changed into night clothes, draped a straw rain cape over them, put on a bamboo hat, and left the Xiao Family through the rain.
The night was dim, and the rain poured in torrents.
The icy rain came down in a ceaseless rush, spreading a thin veil of mist throughout the surroundings.
Fortunately, Chen Yi's cultivation base had now reached the middle stage of Fifth Grade. As his True Essence circulated, all five of his senses were extraordinarily sharp.
Even while using the Meteor Butterfly Steps, he could ensure that he traveled without a sound while investigating all activity within two li of himself.
Only after passing through the deep, shadowy alleys and nearing the outskirts of West Market did he slow down, conceal his aura, and head toward the