The Beast-Taming Sun Clan had settled on a storefront. Renovations were underway, but it had yet to open.
Still, its reputation preceded it. Even without advertising, it had drawn countless eyes.
The Liu Family already felt the pressure and had specially dispatched a shrewd, capable old man in hemp robes to oversee its shop and withstand the impact head-on.
That was why Lin Changheng had not seen anyone from the Sun Clan come calling, losing his chance to make their acquaintance.
It hardly mattered, though. Once the Sun Clan celebrated its grand opening, Lin Changheng would have to pay a congratulatory visit, for both public and personal reasons.
The next six months passed in a flash.
Life as chief was quite leisurely.
Lin Changheng felt no pressure whatsoever.
First, he held the highest authority in the Xu Family Alchemy Shop. He was the man in charge, and no one dared criticize anything he did. Although the Xu Family had also stationed forces in the heart of the market ward under an elder's command, that elder had no authority over him.
The two systems operated independently.
Second, the Xu Family Alchemy Shop already had a mature operating model. With Xu Qianyou, the old shopkeeper who obeyed him without question, keeping everything under control, nothing could really go wrong.
There was no need for Lin Changheng to dream up ideas or light the proverbial three fires of a newly appointed official, changing this and stirring up that.
At a time like this, Lin Changheng understood perfectly well that doing nothing meant making no mistakes. Grand ambitions were unnecessary, and having an outsider direct experts was even less advisable.
What he personally needed to oversee was pill refining. But the three pill masters were all experienced low-grade pill masters whose work presented no