The headquarters of the Ji Merchants Chamber of Commerce looked quite unassuming from outside, like an ordinary residence. Only because it was a chamber of commerce did its gates remain open.
Following Chairman Fan inside, they found corridors branching in every direction, seemingly leading to different courtyards.
Yet after passing through just two corridors, that sense of simplicity vanished completely!
Fragrant flowers, gilded relief carvings, beautiful maidservants welcoming them on either side, and soft red carpets underfoot formed an entirely different world.
After the maids respectfully pushed open the doors and lifted the curtains, warm air from inside dispelled the February chill outdoors.
The scent of rouge mingled with a hint of fruit wine, and the beautiful maids' clothing became seductive and revealing.
Dancers swayed between two rows of wine tables, and everyone present had a pretty woman drinking beside him. Even as Lin Hao's group of three entered, three beauties immediately pressed close, only for Lin Hao to raise his hand and push them away.
"We don't like this. Have them leave."
With that, Lin Hao seated himself behind an empty wine table and looked directly at the black-clad old man sitting alone to one side, without a dancer accompanying him.
The man's hair was meticulously groomed, and his plain black martial attire was completely at odds with the extravagant atmosphere.
He merely sat there drinking and eating alone, yet he was the source of the powerful Force Pressure enveloping the entire chamber of commerce.
A Grandmaster-
Lin Hao simply did not know which one.
Noticing Lin Hao's gaze, Chairman Fan, who had just waved the dancers away again and instructed them not to interrupt no matter what happened inside, smiled even more broadly. Sitting behind his own table, he chuckled. "This is Elder Yan, known as 'Yan Wudi.'