Scars

Now that Little Black Tower had such an outrageous function, Qin Guan knew he'd need a huge amount of cultivation resources going forward. What he needed most right now was Spirit Stones—and lots of them.

After leaving the cultivation room, Qin Guan went to the Nan Family's main hall.

Inside, Nan Yunqi was discussing business with several managers from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion. With the pavilion's help these past few days, the Nan Family's business had been thriving, raking in money by the day. Nan Yunqi had been busier than ever.

"Greetings, Young Hero Qin!"

When they saw Qin Guan enter, several managers from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion hurried over to pay their respects.

"Thank you for all your hard work!" Qin Guan replied, nodding to each of them.

"Young Hero Qin, you're too kind. This is a win-win partnership, a win-win partnership!"

One of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion's managers hurriedly replied with a smile. Before leaving, Jiang Lianyue had repeatedly instructed them not to slight Qin Guan or the Nan Family. As a result, the pavilion now took every order from the Nan Family, large or small.

"Perfect timing. I have something I'd like to ask the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion to help me with."

Qin Guan smiled and took out a Storage Bag. "I'd like to ask you to sell these things for me."

Hearing this, the manager hurriedly took the Storage Bag. The moment he saw what was inside, he was stunned.

Seeing the manager's reaction, Nan Yunqi and the others crowded over curiously. As soon as they saw what was in the Storage Bag, they were stunned too.

There were more than ten Second-grade Pills, four Soul Weapons, three Earth-rank Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, and a number of first-grade pills.

"These are all priceless treasures. Are you really going to sell them all, Qin Guan?"

Nan Yunqi looked at Qin Guan with great reluctance. He hadn't expected the fellow to have so many top-grade treasures.

Qin Guan nodded. "I'm short on Spirit Stones right now. There's no use keeping these things, so I'll sell them all for Spirit Stones."

When Nan Yunqi heard that Qin Guan needed Spirit Stones, he asked, "How many do you need? The family business will be up and running soon. I'll prepare a good number for you then."

Qin Guan was the Nan Family's pillar. They owed everything they had today to this good Son-in-law. Even if one Low-grade Spirit Stone was worth three million gold, Nan Yunqi wouldn't begrudge him a single one.

Qin Guan waved his hand with a smile. "No need. The family is still developing, so I'm sure you'll need plenty of money. Just focus on running the business. In five or six days, the Spirit Sword Academy and Cloud Mist Sect should come bringing money."

Everyone was taken aback by Qin Guan's words, but they quickly understood. The things in the Storage Bag must have belonged to Yan Rong and the Cloud Mist Sect's Black Dragon Protector.

This fellow was incredible. So he was treating the Spirit Sword Academy and Cloud Mist Sect as walking moneybags now.

Nan Yunqi looked at Qin Guan cautiously. "Are you sure you can get them to pay?"

"I'll take whatever they bring," Qin Guan said with a smile.

"Hahaha, good! That's good!" Hearing Qin Guan's answer, Nan Yunqi burst into laughter.

Truth be told, he'd been especially worried about the Spirit Sword Academy and Cloud Mist Sect these past few days.

They'd killed so many of their people two days ago, and the news had probably already reached the Imperial Capital. The Spirit Sword Academy and Cloud Mist Sect must be furious by now. Just thinking about it made Nan Yunqi uneasy. What kind of powerful experts would they send next?

But seeing Qin Guan still so calm and composed meant he had the confidence to handle them.

"Young Master Qin, I'm afraid you won't be able to sell these goods in Luyun City," the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion's manager said with a troubled expression.

"Why not?" Qin Guan frowned.

"A single Soul Weapon costs forty or fifty million. No one in Luyun City would be willing to buy one, and most couldn't afford it. As for Earth-rank Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, their value goes without saying. They'd fetch at least a hundred million at auction!"

Qin Guan nodded slightly. He hadn't realized Earth-rank Cultivation Techniques were worth so much.

"This old man thinks that if Young Master Qin ever has a chance to visit the Imperial Capital, you could put these items up for auction at our Heavenly Treasure Pavilion there. They might even fetch twice as much!" the manager said, handing the Storage Bag back to Qin Guan.

"Very well. Thank you for the advice, sir." Qin Guan put the Storage Bag away, then smiled at Nan Yunqi.

"Father-in-law, please keep an eye out for those Spirit Stones. Get me a hundred or so to use for now. I'll pay you back once I have money, all right?"

"A-a hundred or so? Are you kidding me?" Nan Yunqi's mouth twitched violently.

"Young Master Qin, to be honest, even our Heavenly Treasure Pavilion only has twenty Low-grade Spirit Stones in stock. In a small place like this, demand for such costly luxuries is very low," the manager hurriedly explained with a smile.

Qin Guan nodded slightly. It seemed he'd have to visit the Imperial Capital if he got the chance. Otherwise, he'd soon run out of Spirit Stones to cultivate with.

Before long, Qin Guan returned to his room.

He saw Nan Rou sitting there doing needlework, and walked over with a smile.

Qin Guan wrapped his arms around Nan Rou's soft waist from behind and rested his chin on her shoulder. "Why aren't you cultivating? What are you doing needlework for?"

Nan Rou smiled gently. "It's getting colder. I want to make my Husband a couple of warm clothes."

"It's great having a Wife. Someone to care for you and dote on you!"

Qin Guan kissed Nan Rou on the cheek, then picked up an apple from the table. Just as he was about to take a bite, Nan Rou hurriedly said, "Husband, let me peel it for you first!"