From eastern Qi Kingdom all the way south, there were fewer and fewer businesses bearing the Wan Chuan Merchant Guild's signboard.
Wan Chuan Merchant Guild's strategy was that, whether it was convenient or not, they had to stake out the latrine first.
Only by declaring their presence would other factions dare not come snatch their territory.
Adding up the businesses they occupied everywhere, there had to be four or five hundred shops.
Forest Farms, mines, and properties with vast Spirit Fields together numbered at least two or three thousand.
Their annual profits were not much, though. After all, they were still in the early stages of development; the Spirit Fields' grades had yet to rise, and the spiritual items they produced were all rather low-grade.
Developing new properties naturally required investing vast amounts of manpower and resources.
All the Spirit Stones earned by Wan Chuan Merchant Guild had been poured into developing properties and recruiting personnel. At present, they could only maintain a balance between income and expenditure.
Wang Daoyuan did not disturb these properties, merely flying south with his head down.
In only three days, he arrived at Blood Shadow Headquarters.
Now, no one in Blood Shadow dared oppose Zhou Luan, and her days had become exceptionally leisurely.
The various elders handled the daily affairs, then merely had him review them once they were finished.
With so much spare time, she could only use it to cultivate.
When Wang Daoyuan entered the small courtyard, Zhou Luan immediately woke from meditation.
Seeing Wang Daoyuan arrive, she directly transformed into a streak of red light and threw herself into his arms.
Wang Daoyuan smiled. "Fellow Daoist Zhou, please conduct yourself with dignity. I am not that kind of person."
Zhou Luan snorted coldly. "We already have three children. What kind of