"Yet beauty brings immense danger in its wake. As long as the Li Family exists, people fear the Li Family and no one dares offend Li Qingqing."
"But if the Li Family no longer exists, then..."
At that, Sun Shang said no more. The meaning of what followed was self-evident—if the Li Family ceased to exist, Li Qingqing's fate would undoubtedly be utterly miserable.
As for her appearance, Old Garden did not care all that much. The main reason was that she greatly resembled the person in his dreams every night.
Even now, he could not understand why he was so obsessed with Li Qingqing. He simply did not know.
He wanted to leave, but something in his heart told him he must not.
Cultivation was chiefly about defying heaven and following one's heart.
Defy heaven, follow one's heart.
It was precisely because he did not wish to betray his true heart that, for no apparent reason, Old Garden had followed Li Qingqing all the way to her doorstep.
"Alright, you can leave first."
With that, Old Garden waved his hand.
"Sure."
Sun Shang nodded and turned to leave. As for business and the like, he no longer cared. This was clearly a big shot—someone he could not afford to provoke.
Though their restaurant had some connection to Dawn Auction House, it was only a slight connection. The mountains were high and the emperor far away; even if this place were wiped out, Dawn Auction House might not even bother asking about it.
What standing did they have? What standing did Dawn Auction House have?
"Injured, daughter, sworn enemy?"
After Sun Shang left, Old Garden murmured under his breath. Then the corners of his mouth curled upward, and his smile grew increasingly twisted.
It seemed he had thought of something