Chapter 704: White Spirit Came Following Her Scent

"Tsk, tsk. Who could be so cruel, striking a child so viciously." The doctor was aghast at the sight. He opened his medical kit and found his silver needles.

Luo Feng watched with a deep frown. They had just come ashore from the port, and he hadn’t heard any recent news of a family massacre or anything of the sort.

"What... are you doing..." The boy grabbed the doctor’s arm.

"Agh!"

Luo Feng stepped forward and restrained the boy.

The doctor broke free from the boy’s grip and rubbed his shoulder. "Let’s treat this wound first. It’s so inflamed, it’s a miracle he isn’t burning up with a fever. If this child had been seen one day later, he would have been dead."

The boy struggled.

"Don’t move," Luo Feng said coldly. "If you can’t calm down, I’ll have you thrown out."

The boy’s struggles weakened, his eyes fixed on the doctor’s every move.

The doctor stretched his arm a few times, then picked up the silver needles again, setting them aside. He then found a bottle of medicine and poured out a white ointment.

Ye Qianning left the room and walked into another.

’Dayu City is so lively. On the way here, it looked like most of the inns were already full. With the Four Countries Chamber of Commerce gathering, one can only imagine how grand it will be.’

’The major merchants from all four countries will bring so many people. If you don’t book an inn early, you might end up sleeping on the streets.’

Ye Qianning called upon some animals to investigate the current situation in Dayu City, prioritizing news about the Four Countries Chamber of Commerce.

’Why would such an important event be held in a remote place like Coastal City?’

’Gu Shuo isn’t in the city, so I don’t know which faction’s people are currently in Dayu City.’

’That guard from before was from the Xianyue Sect, and his surname was Luo. I’m still not sure if it’s the sect I had Luo Xuan and Du Ying establish back then.’

’Even back when I wanted to establish the sect, I knew that enforcing a rule against the buying and selling of children would be difficult and require a massive amount of funding.’

’I have my dimensional space and special abilities, so money isn’t an issue for me.’

’But for people like Qian Fanji and Gu Shuo, every cent had to be earned through real, honest work. The fact that they’ve achieved so much... I admire them from the bottom of my heart.’

Especially when she overheard people at the port discussing the Immortal Sea Building, the admiration evident on their faces filled her with an indescribable sense of excitement and pride.

’Nanyuan...’

’I learned from the Jiang family that many people there are already unhappy about the Gu family buying up all the seafood.’

’The Huo family seems to have been secretly colluding with Beili for a long time. The Jiang family said many people are planning not to renew their ten-year contracts with the Gu family once they expire.’

’I wonder what the Nanyuan royal family’s stance is right now.’

’The Four Countries Chamber of Commerce...’

’I’ll just stay in Dayu City for a while and see what kind of monsters these major merchants from the four countries really are.’

’After the summit is over, I’ll go visit Fourth Granny, and then head to Beili to stir up some trouble.’

WHOOSH!

A white, fluffy ball shot in through the window.

Ye Qianning snapped out of her thoughts. When she got a clear look at the thing on her table, her face lit up with surprise. "White Spirit?"

’It’s me, it’s me!’ White Spirit stood up on its hind legs, tucking in its two front paws and continuously nuzzling its head against Ye Qianning’s wrist.

"How are you here?"

’I’ve been living here for a long time.’ As if nuzzling her wrist wasn’t enough, White Spirit put its paws down and squeezed onto Ye Qianning’s lap. ’Mmm, that’s the scent.’

"Living here for a long time? Who brought you here?" ’There’s no way it could have gotten to Nanyuan by itself.’

’Your master.’

Ye Qianning’s heart leaped with joy. "Is Master in the city?"

’He was picked up by some people a few days ago.’

"Who?"

’I don’t know. It was a lot of people, all dressed alike. I think your dad went with them, too.’ Having had its fill of nuzzling, White Spirit curled up and settled onto her lap.

’The little one’s scent hasn’t changed a bit. It smells so nice.’

’Dad?’

"You mean Gu Shuo?"