Thinking Too Much

The Mi Family truly deserved its origins in commerce. What they valued most was the family business, and their judgment was indeed quite good.

This world had no saying like "without farming, there is no stability; without commerce, there is no wealth; without industry, there is no strength." But it was obvious that if one only scratched out a living from the soil and depended on the weather for food, even survival could become a problem, let alone building a legacy that lasted a thousand years.

For a family to grow powerful, it needed martial strength as its backing. But where did martial strength come from? It had to be supported by sufficient wealth.

The Gu Family was one of Yangshan's largest landowners, and its wealth accumulated at an impressive rate. However, there were many cultivators within the family, and they consumed wealth at an equally astonishing rate.

Therefore, besides its land, the Gu Family had many other businesses. Half of Yangshan County belonged to the Gu Family, and it also had quite a few businesses in Xiyin Prefecture City, as well as elsewhere—even in Dragon City.

Feng Jun accepted the suggestion and sought out Tian Yang Ni. "Spread the word. If Gu Maoyuan doesn't come within three days, I'll publicly execute one of his family's juniors."

He had kept the Gu Family Martial Master alive precisely to lure out that Innate Realm expert, but the other party had stubbornly refused to react, as though this place did not matter to him—though perhaps he was holding back some major move.

Then Feng Jun no longer intended to wait. Besides, he had promised that man he would give him a quick death.

To keep the Gu Family from having any reservations, he met with Yu Zhengqing again that afternoon and told