No. 7, Evergreen Street, Imperial Capital.
Wu Qi had suffered a disastrous stroke of luck yesterday. Demon Beasts in the Wilderness Secret Realm had battered him within an inch of his life. In the end, he had hidden in a hollow tree and endured until the two hours were up before leaving the secret realm.
After coming out, Wu Qi sighed with feeling. It was good to be alive.
The next time anyone asked him to enter a low-level secret realm like that, he would refuse even if they beat him to death.
Early that morning, Wu Qi left his residence.
The Wu Family had shops in the Imperial Capital, and he was responsible for managing them. While he was there, he also sought instruction and visited friends, building his reputation in the Imperial Capital.
All of this was to lay the groundwork for inheriting the Lineage's business in the future.
Originally, Wu Qi had come to the Imperial Capital to make more friends, preferably to enter the upper circles of the younger generation and befriend the children of the rich and powerful.
After arriving in the Imperial Capital, he had indeed worked hard to fit into those circles.
Then he met Chu Ruoyan, forgot all about that goal, and spent a long time as her lapdog.
Not only had he failed to make friends, but he had also made quite a few enemies because of Chu Ruoyan.
Take Liu Hao, who belonged to that circle. He was the scion of a highly distinguished noble family. Rather than building a good relationship with him, Wu Qi had turned him into an enemy.
He had managed to achieve the exact opposite of what he intended.
Some time ago, the Lineage had apparently considered summoning him back and sending another junior member