Dragon's Origin

Chapter 83: A Moth to a Flame (Part 1)

Wang Sheng didn't even ask if the manager of Baoqing Yu Tang knew about his situation. He had created such a stir; it would be strange if Baoqing Yu Tang hadn't paid any attention.

As expected, the manager didn't ask anything and went to prepare what Wang Sheng needed himself. Even if he didn't know some details, he could find out the general idea by asking the people he'd sent out.

Wang Sheng was enjoying VIP treatment here, with various fragrant teas and refreshments being brought up in a constant stream. However, Wang Sheng barely touched anything, simply reclining and resting, waiting patiently.

In less than half an hour, the manager reappeared. The pills Wang Sheng wanted weren't anything too obscure or advanced, so they had a complete stock, and everything he asked for was delivered to him.

The manager didn't waste words, stepping forward to whisper an address, and then said nothing else. In total, the two of them exchanged only a few sentences.

Wang Sheng swept the pills into his ring. The manager wasn't surprised to see this; after all, the ring was bought from Baoqing Yu Tang. Anyone who could manage Baoqing Yu Tang's business in Worry-Free City was definitely an important figure and would know about such things.

Leaving Baoqing Yu Tang, Wang Sheng went straight through the front of the assassin's hall and into Yu Baozhai. As soon as he entered, Wang Sheng saw the pretty little girl, Ling'er, whom he had met next to Lu Wenhous last time.

Originally, Wang Sheng's purpose in coming to Yu Baozhai was the same as with Baoqing Yu Tang: to sell a tusk of a wild boar in exchange for some life-saving pills. But from the moment he saw Ling'er, he knew there would probably be more to discuss.

"Young Master!" Ling'er seemed to be waiting for him there. Seeing Wang Sheng enter, she curtsied and gestured for him to follow, leading Wang Sheng to the back.

Without asking, it was clear that if Ling'er was here, Lu Wenhou must be as well. Waiting in the back was definitely the young master of Yu Baozhai, Lu Wenhou. Sure enough, following Ling'er into a quiet room, he saw Lu Wenhou sitting behind a long table, pouring tea.

"Brother Wang, please sit." Lu Wenhou gestured to the seat opposite him, indicating for Wang Sheng to sit down. "I just brewed this and was waiting for Brother Wang to sample it."

Wang Sheng understood this tactic very well. The people of Yu Baozhai must have been paying attention to Wang Sheng for a while. Seeing him come out of Baoqing Yu Tang, they immediately calculated the time so that when Wang Sheng entered, the tea would be just right, showing the host's excellent control of the situation, sometimes as a subtle way to intimidate the guest.

Based on what Wang Sheng saw of Lu Wenhou last time, he wouldn't do something so obvious. So, without asking, it must have been Ling'er's arrangement.

This little girl, for some reason, perhaps because what Wang Sheng said about the use of snake venom made her feel embarrassed, was trying to get back at him in every possible way. Wang Sheng wouldn't bother with a little girl; there was no need.

Picking up the teacup, Wang Sheng smelled it but didn't drink. At this time and in this place, Wang Sheng was still cautious. He didn't drink at Baoqing Yu Tang, and he wouldn't drink here either.

"Hmph, coward!" Ling'er seemed to have expected this. She snorted disdainfully, took a cup of tea poured from the same pot from her young master, drank it all in one gulp, and then looked at Wang Sheng with a provocative gaze.

"Miss Ling'er is right. I've always been timid," Wang Sheng replied to Ling'er's mockery with a smile, without the slightest hint of shame or embarrassment at admitting he was a coward.

"Hmph!" Ling'er couldn't do anything about Wang Sheng's thick skin and could only turn her head away and snort again, glancing at Wang Sheng with extreme contempt, as if she had gained the upper hand, but without any joy in having done so.

"Of course, Brother Wang needs to be cautious and careful in Worry-Free City," Lu Wenhou chuckled and said to Ling'er, helping Wang Sheng explain.

Turning back to face Wang Sheng, Lu Wenhou still had a smile on his face. "Now that you've come to Worry-Free City, settle down for a while. Outsiders can't be too extreme. I believe that as long as Brother Wang has some time to recover, you'll find a way to make them afraid to touch you."

This guy was good at guessing people's thoughts. Wang Sheng didn't deny it; his plan was almost identical to Lu Wenhou's. First, gain a foothold, and then slowly use some benefits to lure those aristocratic families to restrain each other, and naturally, he would turn danger into safety. Lu Wenhou saw through it at a glance; he wasn't simple.

"Last time I saw Brother Wang, you were at the first level of cultivation. Why have you fallen in realm now?" Lu Wenhou asked Wang Sheng as if he hadn't heard the rumors outside, ignoring the fact that the Yuan Soul star rating was checked with Yuan Mirrors in the assassin's hall.

For Lu Wenhou, no matter what others saw with their own eyes or heard with their own ears, it couldn't compare to what he saw with his own eyes. The last time Wang Sheng met Lu Wenhou, it was when Wang Sheng had just advanced to the first level of Yuan Soul, Carp Leaping Over Dragon Gate, and he couldn't pretend. Lu Wenhou remembered it very clearly.

"There was a small problem," Wang Sheng replied casually, as if it was really a minor issue. "You know, with such a group following behind me, it's impossible to get rid of them without paying a price."

Wang Sheng spoke lightly, but Lu Wenhou and Ling'er both looked solemn. The group following behind Wang Sheng wasn't just a group of ordinary people, but more than a dozen fifth-level experts plus hundreds of fourth-level, third-level, and second-level experts! Any one of them, one-on-one, could probably kill Wang Sheng ten or eight times with a wave of their hand.

If it were Lu Wenhou and Ling'er, they both asked themselves that they would never be able to get rid of such experts chasing them, and they couldn't imagine what kind of pressure Wang Sheng had endured and what kind of life-and-death test he had gone through to get here. But he spoke so easily. This attitude made Ling'er look at Wang Sheng with new respect.

Being able to come to Worry-Free City alive was really a great fortune. Whether it was the pursuit of fifth-level experts or the danger of the Thousand Despair Lands, to be able to solve it with only the price of a little cultivation realm, from a businessman's point of view, was really earning more than he could ever earn. Wanting not to pay any price at all would be greedy and should be condemned by heaven.

"If Brother Wang trusts me, I will send someone to the Imperial City to invite the best imperial physicians and alchemists to come to Worry-Free City to see Brother Wang," Lu Wenhou said seriously. "Maybe if the hidden injuries are discovered and resolved early, Brother Wang's cultivation can be restored. What do you think?"

When he spoke, Lu Wenhou's tone and expression were extremely sincere, as if he was really considering Wang Sheng's best interests.

"Then thank you, Brother Lu!" Wang Sheng didn't act coy. Since the other party wanted to make a move on him, then let them watch carefully, so they wouldn't have to guess.