Soon, Qin Guan arrived in the living room and saw Nan Rou chatting and laughing with Jiang Lianyue. He hurried over with a smile. "Sorry to keep you waiting, Jiang Girl."
"You need someone's help, yet you make her come all the way here and wait for you? I can't believe you'd do that!" Jiang Lianyue's expression turned displeased the moment she saw Qin Guan.
Nan Rou also cast Qin Guan a reproachful look. He'd been so absorbed in his cultivation these past few days that he didn't even come back to their room to sleep.
"Haha!" Qin Guan grinned.
"Tell me, what do you need?" Jiang Lianyue looked at him.
"I heard the formation masters at Heavenly Treasure Pavilion are first-rate. A while ago, I accidentally brought down the cultivation chamber. I was wondering if Heavenly Treasure Pavilion could help the Nan Family build a new one."
Nan Rou had recently told him that the family's disciples had nowhere to cultivate but their rooms, which greatly reduced their efficiency. Nan Yunqi was worried sick over it.
"You really are something!" Hearing that Qin Guan had brought down the cultivation chamber, Jiang Lianyue couldn't help giving him a thumbs-up.
"That cultivation chamber hadn't been maintained in years. It was a little run-down." Qin Guan gave an awkward laugh, then asked, "How much would it cost to build a new one?"
"That depends on what standard you want. A basic one costs tens of millions of gold; a good one costs hundreds of millions, with no upper limit." Jiang Lianyue smiled.
"That much?" Qin Guan was shocked by the price. So he'd caused such a huge mess. No wonder Nan Yunqi had wanted to fight him to the death back then.
"What did you expect? A good cultivation chamber can double a cultivator's results with half the effort. It's crucial to a family's growth. Just hiring a powerful formation master to build one is already a major expense."
As she spoke, Jiang Lianyue suddenly turned to Nan Rou with a smile. "Of course, for Sister Rou'er's sake, I can waive the formation master's fee of ten million. But you'll have to provide the materials yourselves."
Qin Guan looked at Nan Rou in confusion. When had this girl become Jiang Lianyue's older sister?
As if she'd guessed what he was thinking, Nan Rou smiled. "Husband, Yue Er and I hit it off as soon as we met. We just became sworn sisters."
Sworn sisters? This sister-in-law was great—a bona fide rich woman.
"That's wonderful!" Qin Guan smiled, then turned to a maid. "Go get the Family Head right away."
Even with the formation master's fee waived, the materials certainly wouldn't come cheap. Qin Guan didn't have a single coin on him.
When he learned that Jiang Lianyue had arrived, Nan Yunqi hurried over.
"Jiang Girl, please forgive this old man for not welcoming you sooner!"
"You're too kind, Uncle Nan," Jiang Lianyue replied with a smile.
At that moment, Qin Guan looked at Nan Yunqi. "Father-in-law, how much money does the Nan Family have on hand?"
Nan Yunqi thought for a moment before answering, "A little over two million."
"That's all?" Qin Guan's mouth twitched. The Nan Family really was an empty shell!
Seeing Qin Guan's strange expression, Nan Yunqi frowned. "Do you need money?"
"No. I was thinking of asking Jiang Girl to help build a cultivation chamber, but I didn't expect the family to have only two million." Qin Guan waved his hand.
Nan Yunqi sighed. "The Grand Elder and Second Elder ran off with many of the family's businesses and assets. On top of that, a lot of the Nan Family's shops are operating at a loss."
Qin Guan frowned. "They ran off with them? Why not get them back?"
Nan Yunqi said helplessly, "The Nan Family doesn't have enough people right now, and the Spirit Sword Academy might retaliate. I don't dare let the disciples leave the family grounds lightly."
Qin Guan fell silent. A moment later, he suddenly called toward the doorway, "Old Mo!"
As soon as he spoke, a burly middle-aged man appeared mysteriously at the entrance to the hall.
Nan Yunqi was startled at the sight of him. Who was this man? Where had he come from?
Jiang Lianyue also furrowed her brows slightly. The man's aura was steady and restrained, and he exuded an imposing air without even trying. He gave off an invisible pressure.
"What are your orders, Young Master?" The middle-aged man came before Qin Guan and addressed him respectfully.
"This afternoon, take two people and accompany my father-in-law to the Xiao Family. Recover all the assets those two elders took when they betrayed the Nan Family," Qin Guan said.
With the Xiao Family's Old Ancestor, Xiao Yun, dead and Xiao Yeshan crippled by him, they posed no threat at all.
"Yes!" Old Mo nodded, then withdrew.
Qin Guan looked at Nan Yunqi. "Father-in-law, don't go easy on traitors. Take back the parts of Luyun City that should belong to us, and fight for those we don't have. As for the Spirit Sword Academy, don't worry."
Nan Yunqi nodded quickly. It seemed Qin Guan had already found reinforcements. That man called Old Mo was clearly no weaker than he was.
Nan Yunqi thought for a moment, then turned to Jiang Lianyue. "Jiang Girl, I have some spiritual materials here. Could you put them up for sale at Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and get a good price for them?"
"What kind of treasures do you have, Uncle Nan?" Jiang Lianyue smiled.
Nan Yunqi took out a Storage Bag and handed it to Jiang Lianyue.
Jiang Lianyue opened the Storage Bag. When she saw the pile of precious spirit herbs and materials inside, her beautiful eyes lit up. "Uncle Nan, you've struck it rich!"
Nan Yunqi rubbed his hands and smiled. "Qin Guan brought them back. I wonder how much they're worth?"
"Three stalks of Spirit Flower Immortal Grass go for a little over five million each at market price. The Hundred-Year Blood Ginseng, Lingzhi Mushroom, and Spirit Gathering Grass together are worth over ten million. You could get thirty million for all of this, no problem."
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