Rooting Out the Traitors

Madam Qin stared intently at Lu Qing'an, and when she saw that Lu Qing'an actually had a box of Demon God Mother Tree leaves in his hand, and they were all freshly picked, she swallowed hard.

When she first heard that Lu Qing'an was able to refine the Demon God Mother Tree, she was a little skeptical. It wasn't until she sent someone to check and confirmed that the Demon God Mother Tree was gone that she believed it.

Now, witnessing Lu Qing'an return to Demon Descent City in less than a breath, his speed is enough to demonstrate just how powerful he is.

If traveling at full speed, it would probably only take a breath to go from the very end of the Immortal Ruins to the very end of the Demon Domain, which is the easternmost to the westernmost point of the Cangyun Continent!

Is this the strength that the Cangyun Continent should have?!

"Senior Qin, these tea leaves are for you."

Madam Qin smiled and nodded, accepting the gift without hesitation.

At that moment, Madam Qin suddenly saw her daughter wink at her with her right eye, and she instantly understood.

"Come on, let's have some tea and chat about what's happened to you these past few years. This old woman is getting a little curious about you."

Lu Qing'an smiled and nodded.

The four of them sat together and started chatting.

Before long, only Lu Qing'an and Madam Qin were left chatting.

Because Lu Miaomiao took Xue Tianfei to play nearby.

After her daughter left, Madam Qin looked at Lu Qing'an and decisively asked him what was on her mind.

"Mother of the two children, are you really not coming to the Immortal Ruins anymore? Is your divorce complete?"

Lu Qing'an looked at Madam Qin, pondered for a moment, and then nodded.

"That's all in the past. From now on, I just want to raise my child well."

"I see. Have you ever thought about finding a stepmother for the children?" Madam Qin asked with a smile.

"Senior, if you don't bring up this topic, we can continue our conversation properly."

"Oh, please consider my daughter! She's not getting any younger, and she's been pursuing you for so many years. Don't you understand her heart? I can guarantee that once she becomes your wife, she will never leave you! Look, she has such a good relationship with your child. Isn't she the perfect stepmother candidate? I'm not bragging, but my daughter is very capable. In the past thousand years, this merchant guild has developed to its current state, and she deserves 90% of the credit! A woman with such capabilities has plenty of men pursuing her!"

Madam Qin's slightly wrinkled mouth began to babble incessantly.

He was pushing his daughter's career relentlessly.

Mainly, she also wanted Lu Qing'an to be her son-in-law!

Handsome, incredibly capable, and devoted—what mother-in-law wouldn't like him?

Most importantly, her daughter likes it!

"Senior, I just got divorced. Let's talk about this later."

"You just don't understand. I was a girl too, and let me tell you, there are many things a child shouldn't interfere with during their upbringing; the mother is extremely important! Also, I can guarantee you, if you marry my daughter, I'll give you the entire business guild as your dowry!! What do you say?!"

Seeing Madam Qin's eager and reckless attitude, Lu Qing'an felt ashamed.

The entire chamber of commerce was used as dowry.

Is this how rich people play?

"I'll think about it..."

"Alright, then think it over carefully. Really, I'm much older than you, and while I may not be as capable, I certainly have more experience. The best way to get over the heartbreak from your previous relationship is to find someone new!"

Seeing Madam Qin start rambling on again, as if she were brainwashing someone, Lu Qing'an quickly interrupted Madam Qin.

"Senior, cough cough, the main reason I've come here is to help you resolve the Chamber of Commerce's issues. Why don't you just gather all the high-ranking members of your Lineage together, and I'll see if I can help you find the bad apples?"

He couldn't let Madam Qin continue talking; if she did, who knew how far things would escalate.

"Oh? You have a way to handle this?"

I'll give it a try.

"Alright then, let's talk about you and Little Xue later."

"OK!"

Madam Qin took out Sound Transmission Jade Slip and, as if giving an order, conveyed the command to all the high-ranking members of the Xue Household, instructing them to immediately proceed to the Xue Household council hall.

At this moment, Xue Tianfei returned with Lu Miaomiao and secretly asked via telepathy, "Mother, how is it?"

"I've said it once; whether it works or not depends on your own fate. But I can see that after all these years of hard work, it seems you've achieved some results. He's no longer avoiding you like before!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Tianfei's eyes lit up.

It looks like there's hope!

Lu Qing'an then turned to look at Xue Tianfei Xue Tianfei and found her staring intently at him. For some reason, a thought popped into his mind.

Was he shining in Xue Tianfei's eyes? There seemed to be a radiance hidden in her eyes.

After all the high-ranking members of the Xue Household gathered together, Xue Tianfei and her three companions flew in that direction.

In the Xue Household's conference hall.

The two rows of seats were already full. Every member of the Xue Household exuded an aura of authority, dressed in fine clothes, and their cultivation aura was extremely strong, almost all of them being at the Great Emperor Realm!

The presence of dozens of people created a tense atmosphere in the hall, with only wisps of tea steam rising to try and break the silence.

These people were all talking in hushed tones, wondering why the patriarch had suddenly gathered them all together.

"Ahem! The patriarch is here, everyone be quiet."

At this moment, an elderly man with white hair and a cane, sitting in the front row on the left, coughed lightly with his eyes closed.

In an instant, the hall fell silent.

This person was none other than the eldest elder of the Xue Household, second only to Madam Qin and Xue Tianfei in terms of seniority and status.

Lu Qing'an and his three companions appeared in the hall in a flash.

"Young Master Lu, please make yourself at home," Madam Qin said with a smile to Lu Qing'an.

Lu Qing'an felt it inappropriate to sit in the main seat at someone else's home, so he took a seat with his daughter at the first table on the right.

A group of high-ranking members of the Xue Household all turned their gazes toward Lu Qing'an.

Everyone became curious: who was this person, that he had come with their guild leader and family head?

He looks very young and doesn't seem to have any signs of aging.

But it's definitely not simple!

The eldest elder of the Xue Household, Peak Great Emperor Realm expert, was also looking at Lu Qing'an. He realized he had never seen Lu Qing'an before, but this figure...

Suddenly, his eyes widened.

When the Eternal Night Demon Emperor cooperated with their merchant guild, he always wore a mask, and he had never seen the Eternal Night Demon Emperor's true face. Now, this physique is a perfect match for the Eternal Night Demon Emperor's physique!

Moreover, this person appeared together with both the family head and the guild leader!

Furthermore, the Eternal Night Demon Emperor has recently emerged from seclusion!

This is... the Eternal Night Demon Emperor?!

Why is this god of death here? And what does he seem to be up to?!

He was shaken to his core.

"Yes, everyone's here. Today we'll talk about something." Madam Qin said, then looked at her daughter, "Little Xue, tell me in detail."

Xue Tianfei nodded, glanced around at everyone present, and said, "I've discovered that someone within our Xue Household's upper echelons seems to be secretly plotting something using special methods, and has caused some minor problems. They might be moles from other chambers of commerce, or they might be driven by self-interest, which is why they've done things that affect their chambers..."

She shared her discovery.

The Chamber of Commerce has been experiencing various strange little problems lately. They seem insignificant, but they're just really odd.

It's as if someone is sabotaging them from the shadows, and it's someone from one of their higher-ups.

She suspected there was a traitor, or perhaps someone was secretly setting a trap!

After Xue Tianfei finished speaking, the group of high-ranking members of the Xue Household present were all shocked and began to discuss among themselves.

"President, have you found anything? If you find evidence, just drag the culprit out! We absolutely cannot tolerate the existence of pests!" The Xue Household's eldest elder tapped his cane, speaking with utmost seriousness.

Xue Tianfei hadn't figured out who it was, and at that moment she glanced at Lu Qing'an.

Lu Qing'an kept his eyes fixed on all the high-ranking officials present. Finally, he suddenly pointed a finger at two people.

"You two come out here."

Two seemingly ordinary high-ranking members of the Xue Household, suddenly pointed at by Lu Qing'an, both showed bewildered expressions and pointed to themselves.

"I?"

"That's right, it's the two of you."