Seven Treasures Chamber of Commerce Sealed! Ning Rongrong Appears, and the Young Lady Gets Smacked in the Face with the Account Ledger!

The Seven Treasures Chamber of Commerce's outer branch was located in the western market of Heaven Dou City.

On the surface, it was a trading operation under the name of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

In reality, it was jointly controlled by several Heaven Dou Nobles and managers from the Seven Treasure Outskirts.

An enormous volume of goods passed through here every day.

Medicinal herbs, ores, soul beast materials, Soul Tool components—it had everything.

It was the perfect place to hide things.

When Di Yao arrived with his people, he gave no advance notice.

He stood at the entrance to the chamber of commerce and glanced up at the Seven Treasures emblem.

"Seal it."

Deacon Zhou immediately stepped forward.

"Spirit Hall is investigating a case!"

"All Account Ledgers, Cargo Manifests, and Warehouses are to be sealed for the time being!"

The entrance to the chamber of commerce instantly descended into chaos.

The manager hurried out with a smile plastered across his face.

"My lords, this is an industry under the Seven Treasures Chamber of Commerce."

"Is there some misunderstanding?"

Di Yao looked at him.

"We'll talk about misunderstandings after the investigation."

The manager's expression shifted slightly.

"Sir, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has always lived in peace with Spirit Hall."

"Sealing our goods outright like this may not be in accordance with the rules."

Di Yao said, "Rules?"

He pulled out a goods serial-number list.

"Three batches of stolen materials from Spirit Hall's Fasnuo Branch Hall passed through here."

"And you want to talk to me about rules?"

Cold sweat broke out on the manager's forehead.

"Th-This must be because the people below didn't know any better."

Di Yao said blandly, "Arrest him."

Deacon Zhou waved his hand.

Two Law Enforcement Team members immediately pinned the manager down.

The chamber of commerce erupted at once.

"Spirit Hall is being too overbearing!"

"This is Seven Treasures territory!"

"You dare touch Seven Treasures people?"

Just then, a sweet but angry voice rang out.

"Who dares cause trouble in my Seven Treasures Chamber of Commerce?"

The crowd parted.

A young girl strode over.

She was young, finely dressed, and had lively eyes.

Though she still had some childishness about her, anyone could see the pride of someone pampered since childhood.

Ning Rongrong.

The little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

She had only come out today to inspect one of her family's chambers of commerce.

Though calling it an inspection was generous—she had mostly come to have fun.

Yet the moment she arrived, she saw Spirit Hall personnel sealing the accounts and arresting people.

How could she tolerate that?

Ning Rongrong looked at Di Yao and frowned.

"Who are you?"

Di Yao glanced at her.

"Di Yao."

Ning Rongrong froze.

She had heard that name before.

Spirit Hall's most talked-about Demon Emperor genius lately.

Innate Level Twenty Soul Power.

Two Over-Limit Soul Rings.

He had investigated the Fasnuo Resource Case and turned both Yu Xiaogang and Tang San into wanted criminals.

But hearing about him was one thing.

Looking at the child before her, who was even younger than she was, Ning Rongrong still felt unconvinced.

She raised her chin.

"Even if you are a direct disciple of Spirit Hall, you cannot casually seal a Seven Treasures Chamber of Commerce."

Di Yao tossed the Account Ledger to her.

"See for yourself."

Ning Rongrong caught it instinctively.

Her expression turned even more displeased.

"What kind of attitude is that?"

Di Yao said, "The attitude of an investigation."

Ning Rongrong was so angry that she wanted to throw the ledger right back at him.

But after opening the first page, her brows immediately knitted together.

Goods serial numbers.

Dates.

Transit Warehouses.

Recipients.

Spirit Hall identification numbers.

Each entry lined up with striking clarity.

She was not completely ignorant of accounts.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had built itself on commerce, and she had absorbed such knowledge from an early age.

She could tell whether these Cargo Manifests had problems.

Ning Rongrong's expression changed.

"This... perhaps the people below merely borrowed the Seven Treasures name."

Di Yao said, "That is why I did not directly detain Seven Treasures."

"What I sealed was the outer branch."

"The ones arrested were the managers who handled it."

Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth.

"Even so, you should have informed Seven Treasures first!"

Di Yao looked at her.

"If I had informed you, would the accounts still be here?"

Ning Rongrong choked on her words.

Hu Liena nearly laughed beside her.

Ning Rongrong shot Hu Liena a glare.

Hu Liena raised her brows.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Ning Rongrong snorted, then looked back at Di Yao.

"Don't think a few account books are enough to prove that Seven Treasures has a problem."

Di Yao nodded.

"Fine."

"Interrogate him on the spot."

He looked at the manager being held down.

"Talk."

The manager's face went deathly pale.

"I... I don't know anything!"

Di Yao said, "Hu Liena."

Hu Liena stepped forward and released her Demon Fox Spirit.

But this time, she did not immediately use Charm.

She first laid three Cargo Manifests before the manager.

"The first batch: copies of the Soul Beast Catalog from the Fasnuo Branch Hall."

"The second batch: low-grade Soul Power potions."

"The third batch: Mimicry Cultivation Materials."

"All of them passed through your hands."

"Seven Treasure Outskirts trade routes, Heaven Dou Noble Warehouses, Black Market auction transfers."

"And you say you know nothing?"

The manager trembled all over.

Ning Rongrong's expression grew increasingly ugly.

Di Yao then had someone bring out the receipt records.

"This one bears your signature."

"This one carries your seal."

"This one has the goods serial number."

"The three lines match."

"Now that you say you know nothing, do you think Seven Treasures' accounts are stupid, or do you think I am?"

The manager's legs gave out.

"I'll talk!"

"Viscount Luo's people told me to do it!"

"He said it was only a batch of low-grade goods and that Seven Treasures would not inspect things so carefully!"

"I only collected a transit fee! I truly did not know they were stolen Spirit Hall goods!"

Ning Rongrong was so furious that her face turned red.

"You dared use the Seven Treasures name to move black-market goods?"

The manager cried, "Young Lady, I was wrong!"

"I was foolish for a moment!"

Ning Rongrong was so angry that she wanted to kick him.

But Di Yao had already turned and issued his orders.

"Seal the accounts."

"Seal the goods."

"Take the manager away."

"Add the noble Warehouses involved to the next stage of the investigation."

Ning Rongrong panicked.

"Wait!"

Di Yao stopped.

"What is it?"

Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth. "Seven Treasures will handle this matter."

Di Yao said, "Spirit Hall is handling it now."

Ning Rongrong glared at him.

"This is my Seven Treasures Chamber of Commerce!"

Di Yao looked at her.

"Whether you are the young lady is unimportant."

"What matters is that this batch of goods traveled through your family's routes."

"Seven Treasures can either provide an explanation."

"Or provide compensation."

Ning Rongrong's chest heaved with anger.

Ever since childhood, who had not fawned over her?

Even Heaven Dou Nobles had to politely call her Miss Rongrong when they saw her.

Yet Di Yao simply did not fall for any of it.

He hadn't scolded her.

Nor had he tried to flatter her.

He had merely slapped the bill down in front of her.

Item by item, he hammered it home.

Until she had no way to argue back.

Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth. "Aren't you afraid I'll go back and tell my father?"

Di Yao said, "Perfect."

"Let Sect Master Ning come discuss the compensation."

Ning Rongrong: "..."

Hu Liena finally couldn't hold it in and laughed.

Ning Rongrong glared at her in anger.

"What are you laughing at?"

Hu Liena said, "Nothing."

"It's just my first time seeing someone leave the little princess of the Seven Treasures speechless."

Ning Rongrong's face turned even redder.

She looked at Di Yao, the anger in her eyes gradually turning into curiosity.

This person was truly strange.

When others approached the Seven Treasures, they either valued its money or its connections.

But Di Yao looked at her as though she were a bill leading to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Cold to the extreme.

And precise to the extreme.

Just as the Law Enforcement Team sealed up the third Warehouse.

The air suddenly fell silent.

An aura sharp to the utmost descended soundlessly from afar.

Hu Liena's face instantly went pale.

She felt as though an invisible longsword had been pressed against her mind.

But Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up.

"Sword Grandpa!"

Di Yao slowly raised his head.

That sword intent had yet to reveal itself.

Yet it had already settled between his brows.

Sharp.

Icy.

Lofty and aloof.

As though if he lowered his head even a moment too late, his mind would be cleaved apart by a single sword strike.

The corner of Di Yao's lips moved slightly.

Someone from the Seven Treasures had finally arrived.