Primordial Emperor
Chapter 467 This Chamber of Commerce Must Have a Significant Background

Chapter 467: Chapter 467 This Chamber of Commerce Must Have a Significant Background

"Little girl, I’m known as Dragonfly the Bandit. In this city, all the merchants tremble at the mere mention of my name. Today, my men and I are raiding your establishment, consider it an honor for your guild. Interested in becoming my woman?"

The emaciated man’s gaze roved continuously over Zhou Lan’s body, his mind no doubt conjuring up all manner of filthy thoughts.

Zhou Lan was from the Floral Transfer Palace, and whether in terms of her appearance or figure, she was of superior beauty, naturally arousing the longing of the men before her.

Behind Zhou Lan, there were seven or eight other women, some from the Floral Transfer Palace, others from the Jade Cauldron Sect, all of them not lacking in beauty or grace.

At this moment, the predatory desire of the emaciated man and his lackeys was quite apparent.

Seeing that Zhou Lan was ignoring them, the emaciated man began to slowly approach her with his group in tow.

Step by step—

However, just as the emaciated man and his men took a couple of steps forward, the guards from the Commerce Guild drew the long swords at their waists without hesitation.

They hadn’t forgotten the instructions Lin Chen had given them beforehand.

Given the situation at hand, they knew well enough they were no match for the emaciated man and his group.

If the other party intended only to seize their goods, the Jade Cauldron Sect would naturally settle accounts with them afterward. But if they dared to lay hands on the people of the Lingxi Commerce Guild, the guards were prepared, even if it meant perishing together, to fight the emaciated man and his group to the bitter end.

"Gentlemen, don’t go too far!"

A burly guard among them, with sword drawn, glared at the emaciated man and coldly rebuked him.

The strength of the burly guard was merely at the Fourth Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm, whereas the emaciated man’s strength was at the Seventh Layer.

But the burly guard showed no fear against his opponent. As members of the Jade Cauldron Sect War Division, they were fearless, brave, and ready to confront any adversary.

Seeing the resolve of the burly guard to fight desperately, the emaciated man furrowed his brow slightly.

The purpose of their visit was merely to rob the goods. They had previously boasted only to intimidate—they had lied when they said that all the merchants in Da Yun Kingdom would be frightened at the sound of their name.

They only dared to target newly established companies like the Lingxi Commerce Guild and some smaller merchants. Faced with larger companies, they wouldn’t dare to make even a peep.

Seeing that the burly guards were ready to fight to the death, the emaciated man decided not to pursue Zhou Lan and the others any further. He snatched the treasures and left.

Outside the Lingxi Commerce Guild, in a room at a vantage point.

A band of martial artists sat in a group, hiding in the shadows observing the Lingxi Commerce Guild.

They had just witnessed Dragonfly the Bandit and his men robbing the Lingxi Commerce Guild and seen them leave.

"Boss, we really should have made a move. This Lingxi Commerce Guild was so easy to take down," lamented one martial artist, full of regret. Their leader, out of extreme caution toward this newly arrived guild, had hesitated for too long. And now, someone else had beat them to it.

"Take it down? I’m afraid it’s not that simple. I’ve already looked into it; this Lingxi Commerce Guild came from Jade Cauldron Kingdom."

"Jade Cauldron Kingdom? You mean the recently renamed third-grade Shu Country? I heard that even Red Soul Hall with its grand army couldn’t take it down. If this Lingxi Commerce Guild truly represents the Jade Cauldron Kingdom, then Dragonfly the Bandit might have just bitten off more than he can chew this time!"

...

Time flew by, and an hour later.

Twelve dark silhouettes appeared within the Lingxi Commerce Guild. Zhou Lan stepped forward and immediately recognized that these shadowy figures were the power of the ’Dark Division’ from the Jade Cauldron Sect.

Immediately after, Zhou Lan recounted to the people of the Dark Division what had previously happened at the Lingxi Commerce Guild, and then took out a compass.

"This compass can track down those guys’ whereabouts. I’ll leave the rest to all of you from the Dark Division," she said calmly, handing over the compass to the leader of the shadowy figures.

Within the Jade Cauldron Sect, aside from the disciples of the various peaks, there were also the War Division and the Dark Division, which were not under the control of the peak masters.

These forces were directly managed by Lin Chen and Xu Ma’an. They could disregard the orders of anyone else in the Jade Cauldron Sect but had to act with the sole purpose of guarding and maintaining the interests of the Jade Cauldron Sect.

The War Division was naturally the main military force of the Jade Cauldron Sect, but that was only on the surface.

Beyond the War Division, Lin Chen had also established the Dark Division, whose martial artists’ training was no less arduous than that of the War Division’s members.

The martial artists of the Dark Division were all carefully selected, each possessing sharp movement techniques and formidable strength; each was trained as an assassin.

Although the Da Yun Kingdom had complex relations, sending out too many martial artists from the War Division to protect the Lingxi Commerce Guild was clearly inappropriate.

Hence, Lin Chen sent the power of the Dark Division.

Whoosh whoosh——

At this moment, twelve dark silhouettes were following the compass’s guidance, heading towards the gathering place of the gaunt men and others who had robbed the Lingxi Commerce Guild.

Having dared to snatch the treasures of the Lingxi Commerce Guild and even intending to harm their people, the twelve shadowy figures had already sentenced their opponents to death in their hearts.

As for being dispatched to the Da Yun Kingdom to guard the Lingxi Commerce Guild, the twelve members of the Dark Division were extremely happy, for though the kingdom was chaotic and filled with troubles, it was also their opportunity to make achievements and earn Contribution Values.

Sometime later, the twelve dark silhouettes arrived at a desolate area on the border of Da Yun Kingdom.

There lay a dilapidated village, with cries of crows echoing all around, and without any villagers in sight—it appeared to be an abandoned village.

"Boss, these goods are really quite something, with so many Third Grade Elixirs and so many unique Talisman Inscriptions. They’re worth a lot of money. That Lingxi Commerce Guild really has some nerve, owning so many valuable items yet daring to do business in the Da Yun Kingdom with just a few weak guards. They’re truly courting death."

"Yeah, I didn’t expect us to get our hands on this batch of goods so easily. It’s like picking up money off the ground."

"It’s just a pity about those girls, with looks and figures like that, it would’ve been a huge pleasure to capture them and bring them back here for a good time in this bleak village."

"Enough of that. Although those guys earlier had strengths lesser than ours, they came with full momentum, ready to fight to the death. Such determination shouldn’t belong to a lowly commerce guild like that. I always feel a bit uneasy."

"Big brother, I think you’re worrying too much."

Thump——

While Dragonfly the Bandit and the others were talking, the rotten door was kicked to dust with a single foot.