Volume Two: Naked Primitive Accumulation of Capital - Chapter One: The Big Fish

"Open a branch?" Du Lengning's eyes lit up, and he slapped Luo Qian hard on the shoulder. "Old Luo, you've finally seen the light! Hahaha..." Luo Qian paused. "So you agree? The new shop definitely won't be on Ningyao Mountain. Think it over." Du Lengning was thrilled. "That's exactly why I'm happy! I've been under my father's wing for so long, I've wanted to go out and make my own way for ages. I've earned plenty from our medicine shop, but with Father watching, I haven't dared spend a coin. Now I've got a perfectly respectable excuse to go out and live it up... Ouch..."

Li Xuexiao seized his ear. She was Ningyao Mountain's strongest young fighter; even if Du Lengning had been on full alert, he might not have dodged her.

Du Lengning knew he had said the wrong thing and hastily corrected himself. "I'll take my wife along to live it up!" Li Xuexiao spat at him and gave his ear another fierce tug. "Who's your wife?" Yet she could not keep a sweet smile from her lips. Luo Qian seethed with envy. Those two shameless lovebirds...

"Good. Since you agree, let's get moving. Ask around for a location. I've asked Li Feier to look too, and we'll take whichever suitable place turns up first," Luo Qian said. Du Lengning grinned. "No problem. We Ningyao lovebirds will set off right now and scout land prices in the Divine Void Source for you."

Luo Qian shook his head helplessly. What a shameless fellow. He wants a holiday and expects me to pay for it! The Divine Void Source was one of the Six Sources. A palm-sized plot there cost a hundred thousand High-Grade Immortal Jade. Could Luo Qian afford that now?

His targets were the Overseas Twelve Isles or