Nalan Rongyun: Let the Ten Chief Managers Dance to Liven Things Up

Before the Great Liang Royal Palace, a vast cloud platform had been erected.

Below it, there was a sea of people.

It was full of onlookers who had gathered from all directions.

A huge, eye-catching banner hung above the cloud platform, bearing the words: "Langya Charity Foundation Establishment Ceremony."

Up above.

Twelve chairs were arranged in an arc.

Each chair was occupied by someone.

"Gasp... who is that person in the middle?"

"The founder of the Langya Merchant Association! The Princess Consort of Prince of Wei! The former clan head of the Nalan Clan! Nalan Rongyun!"

"She hasn't appeared before the world for over a hundred years. She's always controlled everything from behind the scenes, yet she's actually shown herself because of this Charity Foundation?"

"They say Young Master Wang is showered with boundless favor. It seems that really is true!"

"And the Ten Chief Managers of the Langya Merchant Association—every one of them is a figure comparable to a regional grand official. The Spirit Stones passing through their hands each day are an astronomical sum!"

"..."

At the sight of Nalan Rongyun and the others seated there.

Among the onlookers.

The people from the Three Great Merchant Associations all turned grave, as though facing a formidable enemy.

They had originally thought that this so-called foundation was merely some little trinket Young Master Wang had put together himself.

But now.

The Guild Master of the Langya Merchant Association and all Ten Chief Managers had appeared. The nature of things was completely different.

Could it be that this was another major strategy of the Langya Merchant Association?

At that thought.

Their scalps went numb. Silently, they activated their recording stones and preserved everything before them, intending to submit it afterward.

"Grandmother, I'm sorry to trouble you with this trip!" Wang Mu sat beside Nalan Rongyun, holding her hand as he spoke gratefully.

The Charity Foundation was no small matter.

If figures of sufficient weight stepped forward to vouch for it, its effectiveness could multiply severalfold, perhaps even tenfold.

Wang Mu valued efficiency in everything he did now. If he could achieve his intended goal in the shortest possible time, there was no way he would proceed slowly.

Any strength he could borrow, he would certainly borrow.

Nalan Rongyun gently patted the back of Wang Mu's hand, her eyes full of affection. "Mu'er, it's not easy for you to finally want to do something. Your grandmother will definitely support you with all her strength!"

As she spoke, she suddenly recalled something and said eagerly, "Is it enough for us to sit here? Do you need me to have the Ten Chief Managers go up and dance to liven things up for you?"

Wang Mu: "..."

Ren Pingsheng: "!!!"

Si **: "!!!"

Everyone: "???"

Wang Mu hurriedly waved his hands. "Th-that won't be necessary!"

Nalan Rongyun nodded. "True, their dancing wouldn't look good! How about having them go up and fight? They can still put on a little spell duel!"

The chief managers: "!!!"

Wang Mu took a deep breath. "Really, there's no need, Grandmother! Just sitting here is already a tremendous help to me! What we're doing is, after all, rather serious!"

"Fine, then!"

A trace of disappointment flashed through Nalan Rongyun's eyes.

It was such a pity that she couldn't do more for her eldest grandson!

"Guild Master, Young Master, the auspicious hour has arrived!" Li Yuanhua came over and said respectfully.

"Mm! I'm going now, Grandmother!"

Wang Mu slowly rose and walked toward the front of the platform.

He had not dressed up especially today.

But he was still formally attired.

He wore an elegant blue-and-white long robe, embroidered with golden dragon-scale patterns, tied at the waist with a purple-gold and white-jade belt studded with grain-sized Spirit Crystals.

Lotus-patterned boots of silk adorned his feet.

His features were handsome, his brows sharp as sword edges.

Standing beneath the sunlight, he seemed to be glowing all over.

The moment he stepped into everyone's sight, the chaotic chatter below fell silent, and countless gazes converged upon him.

"My eldest grandson is so handsome!" From the central seat, Nalan Rongyun's eyes sparkled. "I wonder which family's girl will benefit from him in the future?"

"..."

Wang Mu did not waste words on pleasantries and went straight to the point.

"Everyone should know that in recent days, our Langya Merchant Association... has made a little money!"

"The Langya Branch on Heavenly Severing Island saw a slight increase in revenue last month!"

Hearing this.

The people from the Three Great Merchant Associations in the crowd all had their mouths twitching.

A little money? A slight increase?

Did they have no shame?

Their hands must have nearly gone limp from counting money!

Damn it!

"Making money is a good thing. I should have been happy, but this time... I feel somewhat uneasy!"

A hint of emotion appeared on Wang Mu's face. "Because apart from the value of the goods themselves, more of this money came from the trust and support that all of you in the Cultivation World have placed in our Langya Merchant Association!"

"This trust is too heavy. We know we are unworthy of it, but we have also resolved to work harder than ever, striving to live up to this support!"

"All along, our Langya Merchant Association has aspired to become a merchant association with conscience, responsibility, and public virtue!"

"To seek welfare for Daoist Friends across the world!"

Hearing this.

Ren Pingsheng looked at Nalan Rongyun strangely. "Guild Master, did we have that?"

Si ** was also bewildered. "Exactly. Wasn't our original purpose simply to make money?"

Nalan Rongyun shot them a glare. "If my grandson says we had it, then we had it! Even if we didn't before, we will from now on!"

"..."

"But because we lacked sufficient foundation and accumulation, we never had the confidence to do this!"

"Yet this time, we felt everyone's trust and support, and we realized that the time for this had come!"

Wang Mu looked toward everyone and spoke with eloquence. "We have decided that, starting today, the Langya Charity Foundation will be established! For every one hundred Spirit Stones customers spend at our Langya Merchant Association, one Spirit Stone will be donated to the foundation!"

"We will use this fund to do our utmost to fulfill the responsibilities that a conscientious merchant association owes to the Cultivation World!"

"This includes, but is not limited to, holding the Ascension Convention, aiding those in peril and distress, and providing disaster relief..."

"Why does this so-called foundation sound like another thing for throwing money around?"

"Exactly. Could it be that Young Master Wang got a taste for the Ascension Convention? He felt throwing money around wasn't satisfying enough, so he wants to throw around even more?"

"He's still too young!"

Shopkeeper Liu of the Penglai Merchant Association sneered. "Although they used the Ascension Convention this time to make business at the Langya Branch on Heavenly Severing Island soar and earned quite a lot...

But after deducting the expenses of the Ascension Convention itself, their actual profits were only so-so!

And now he's spreading the stall so wide, throwing money around everywhere, even grandly aiming at the entire Cultivation World!

At this rate, no matter how much the Langya Merchant Association earns, it won't be enough for him to throw away!"

They were all businessmen. This account was easy enough to calculate.

"That's right. Among cultivators, most are cold and heartless. What does someone else's disaster or hardship have to do with them? He wants to use this so-called charity to bind those cultivators into buying the Langya Merchant Association's goods? That's simply wishful thinking!"

Shopkeeper Zhang of the Si Hai Merchant Association echoed.

Just then, Wang Mu's clear voice rang out from the platform.

"To thank everyone for your support of our Langya Charity Foundation!"

"We have invited several Daoist Friends who gave us the greatest help during the foundation's establishment!"

"And the Guild Master of our Langya Merchant Association will personally present them with certificates of honor as an expression of our gratitude!"

"First, let us welcome with applause—"

"The Sect Master of the Nine Yang Sect, True Person Yang Juzi!"