Dragon's Origin

"Alright!" The Emperor didn't hesitate and nodded directly. Wasn't it just a beauty salon near the imperial city? The Empress had mentioned these, but hadn't considered this kind of promotion.

Wang Sheng said he had tens of millions in pocket money, so letting the Empress earn tens of millions wasn't bad either. Anyway, the Empress and the Emperor were one, and their relationship couldn't be described as marital love anymore.

It could be said that Wang Sheng's purpose in meeting the Emperor was completely achieved. What remained was just chatting among the people.

Because it was the Emperor's private residence, and the Emperor himself was relaxed, Steward Zhou, Chief Steward Li, and Eunuch Shen also slowly changed a bit, no longer following the rigid ways of the imperial palace. At least, they didn't need the Emperor to nod for every little thing they said.

They weren't talking about important matters of the court, nor any extremely dangerous adventures, but rather city gossip and local happenings. Of course, most of the talk revolved around the goods that Qian Sheng Yuan had produced in recent months.

Wang Sheng didn't pay particular attention to these. In his eyes, Qian Sheng Yuan's items were exquisite, unique, and custom-made by grandmasters, nothing more. But for those self-proclaimed romantic scholars, it was a different matter.

Almost every unique item produced by Qian Sheng Yuan was given an extremely elegant name. The owners would play with them almost every day, and there would even be regular exchange meetings where everyone would bring their treasures to exchange and discuss. Sometimes they would even swap collections, which had become a celebrated story in the capital.

It wasn't just the capital; all the major vassal states also had scholars who liked these incredibly exquisite items. Some rulers even collected one or two sets to nourish their minds and cultivate their Qi.

Of course, the only consequence of this was that Qian Sheng Yuan's business could be said to be invincible. Sometimes, asking someone for a favor with a set of Qian Sheng Yuan's treasures was more effective than giving them a divine weapon.

The wine was almost finished, and the people had chatted enough. Wang Sheng suddenly remembered something and thought that the people in front of him had enough vision, status, and cultivation, so Wang Sheng could ask for some advice.

"Everyone, in terms of age, you can all be considered my seniors." Wang Sheng raised his glass, coughed, and toasted everyone, saying as he toasted, "In terms of cultivation, you are all stronger than me. In terms of knowledge, aside from the Thousand Devil Land, you have definitely seen more of the outside world than I have. There is one thing that I can't figure out, so I specifically ask you seniors for advice."

Seeing Wang Sheng being so formal, the Emperor and the three old eunuchs all drank the wine Wang Sheng offered. They were also curious about what Wang Sheng couldn't figure out.

"Has the Old Monarch Hall been keeping a low profile for too long, so anyone dares to bully them?" Wang Sheng asked.

"Bully the Old Monarch Hall?" Chief Steward Li laughed directly, a mocking laugh: "Although I don't know about other families, the three of us working together might not dare to break into the Old Monarch Hall's Sutra Depository."

Steward Zhou and Eunuch Shen didn't speak, but they didn't refute Chief Steward Li's words. They all nodded in agreement, and nodded deeply.

"I once sparred with an old Daoist from the Old Monarch Hall a few years ago," Chief Steward Li finished, and Eunuch Shen also opened his mouth: "We were evenly matched. But there are at least twenty Daoists of that seniority in the Old Monarch Hall." The implication was that the number of experts in the royal family might not be able to catch up with the Old Monarch Hall.

"Am I considered a poor person without money in the capital?" Wang Sheng asked again. As soon as he said this, the Emperor spat out a mouthful of wine.

"If you are a poor person, then 99% of the world are beggars." The Emperor spat the wine in front of the three old eunuchs and Wang Sheng, which was definitely a breach of etiquette. However, as the saying goes, this was the Emperor's private residence, and no one would laugh at him regardless of status. The previous sentence was not said by the Emperor, but by Chief Steward Li on behalf of the Emperor.

"Then am I not ruthless enough, and haven't killed enough people?" Wang Sheng asked again.

Not killed enough people? When Wang Sheng was still an unknown, the hundreds of people who followed him into the Thousand Devil Land had already been buried by him. Later, he killed people of great importance, and anyone he took out could be said to be an expert. Just thinking about the Dai family, almost a hundred people had died in Wang Sheng's hands.

"If you are not ruthless enough, then at least more than half of those in the world who claim to be ruthless are frauds." It was still Chief Steward Li's answer. Including the Emperor, they were all nodding.

"Then are the experts I killed not strong enough? Like the Blood Sabre of the Divine Might Prison." Wang Sheng asked another question.

"It is said that the Blood Sabre is already a mid-stage expert of the ninth level." This time it was Eunuch Shen who answered: "Counting on your fingers, there are no more than ten people in the world who have killed legendary ninth-level experts in the past twenty years. What do you think?"

"According to what you said, I have the Old Monarch Hall behind me, I am rich, powerful, I have killed enough people, I am ruthless enough, and I have killed legendary ninth-level experts." Wang Sheng asked with a puzzled expression: "In that case, not many people should dare to provoke me, but why do people always think I am easy to bully, and want to capture me, kill me, and plot against me at every turn?"

Wang Sheng was of course referring to the Dai family's actions this time, as well as the owner of the Exquisite Pavilion. None of the people present were fools. Without Wang Sheng saying it explicitly, they knew what Wang Sheng was talking about.

However, as Wang Sheng said, Wang Sheng was rich, powerful, killed enough people, was ruthless enough, and was strong enough. Indeed, no one should dare to provoke him easily. Even the Emperor had the idea at first, but was scared back by Wang Sheng. This was still on the Emperor's territory. The Dai family did not have an advantage in Worry-Free City, but they dared to do such a thing. Why was this?

You should know that after Wang Sheng killed the Blood Sabre last time, the three old eunuchs present had completely believed that Wang Sheng had the ability to kill hundreds of thousands of people. Don't look at Wang Sheng as just a small fourth-level expert, but if they were to take action, they would not have the certainty of victory.

The Emperor was also pondering. His vision was higher and farther than the three old eunuchs. As an observer, he should be the one who saw the clearest.

"If you ask me, there are probably several reasons." The Emperor held the wine glass without drinking. After pondering for a while, he said: "First, these families are used to being tyrannical. Those who obey me prosper, and those who oppose me die. It is not easy for people who are used to showing off their power to bow their heads."

"Second, it's still that sentence. There are some things that they don't know, so they always think that what they know is what they want to know." The Emperor continued.

"Ignorance is fearless?" Wang Sheng pondered and asked.

"Yes!" The Emperor slapped the table, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp and said, "Ignorance is fearless."