I really became a king.

Donghai Market.

Li Chaosheng was sitting by the window on the second floor of a teahouse. His tea had already gone cold but he didn't drink a sip. He just stared out the window in a daze with a hint of loneliness in his eyes.

It has been nearly three years since he came to the Donghai Market, and he has gone from being ambitious at the beginning to being lonely now.

Three years ago, he firmly believed that Jiang Yi would succeed, so he left Qingyun Sect and came to the Donghai Market.

But until now, there was still no movement from Xingxiu Sea, and he felt all kinds of sufferings of being exiled from the sect.

Although it is more comfortable than being in a sect, it is of no benefit to one's cultivation. One is busy with various chores all day long, so how can one have time to practice?

Unless one can become a middle or high level official in Donghai Market, one can obtain cultivation resources through various means.

But he was just an ordinary steward, with no power and no resources, and his cultivation had hardly improved at all.

"Did you really fail?" Li Chaosheng murmured to himself.

"If this is the case, I have to find a way to transfer back to the sect..."

Because this is related to his plan. According to his plan, it will take five generations to enter the inner sect of Qingyun Sect.

If it was in the Qingyun Sect, there would be hope. But if it was in the Donghai Market, unless one could become a real core member of the market, one might be kicked out of the Qingyun Sect from the second generation, let alone the fifth generation.

A small steward like him who was sent out from the sect with no background would only be marginalized gradually until one day he was completely forgotten by the sect.

Especially after his death, his descendants will no longer be recognized by Qingyun Sect.

"Ugh……"

Li Chaosheng sighed softly. He had no choice but to wait for a miracle to happen.

"But will a miracle happen?"

Li Chaosheng turned his gaze to the street below, and when he saw a figure, he suddenly felt a little balanced.

"Compared to this person, I am not the worst."

If Jiang Yi or Jiang Yun were here, they would recognize the identity of that figure. It was the once high and mighty Prince Will.

But now, he has become the owner of a simple restaurant.

Compared to Li Chaosheng, his life is still relatively rich, but that's all. Li Chaosheng is not envious at all, and even feels a little pity for him.

After all, no matter what, Li Chaosheng is still a serious outer disciple of Qingyun Sect. But the other party, in less than three years, is on the verge of losing his status as an outer disciple.

The reason why it can still maintain this identity is due to the secular dynasty behind the other party, because Qingyun Sect needs the luck of the secular dynasty.

But it won't be able to last long. As far as he knows, Qingyun Sect is planning to make an exception and recruit royal descendants from the secular world again to stabilize the fortune of the sect, and at the same time to replenish the troops of the sect's military wing.

"It's such a pity that such a good hand was played so badly..."

Usually, royal descendants of secular dynasties like Will would first take the path of the military office after entering the sect.

With the help of the secular dynasty's manpower and fortune, stay in the military palace for a while, understand your own talent for cultivation, and then decide on the path to take.

This is also the safest way. If you have good talent, you can find an opportunity to jump out of the military palace and focus on cultivating immortal methods. If you don’t have good talent, you can develop in the military palace of the sect and eventually become a military master in charge of military affairs.

Although he is not as good as the core disciples of the sect, he is in charge of the military affairs of a region and has a high status in the sect.

But Prince Will may be too confident, or too eager for success.

After entering Qingyun Sect, he did not choose to enter the military palace, but directly sent out the 100,000 troops he brought with him as a favor.

In the end, he was not talented enough and was banished to the East Sea Market to become an idler. Li Chaosheng suddenly laughed at himself. He was so miserable, yet he still laughed at others.

Seeing that it was time for dinner, he stood up, walked out of the teahouse, and went straight into Prince Will's restaurant.

However, after entering, Prince Will was not to be seen. It was thought that he had gone to the backyard to practice, leaving only two housewives to take care of the business.

Li Chaosheng suddenly felt a sense of superiority. At least he did not let his wife show up in public and smile at others.

"Manager Li is here, please take a seat."

One of the housewives greeted them warmly. It was the former Princess Will.

At this time, Princess Will no longer had the noble and aloof air she once had, and was replaced by the materialism of a merchant.

However, as the boss lady, she usually just manages the counter and greets customers. She is well maintained and does not look old or haggard.

"Butler Li hasn't been here for a long time. Are you tired of the food in our restaurant?"

Another housewife who was dressed rather showily came forward with a sweet smile and a charming look. She was the Concubine Dong.

Li Chaosheng was about to say a few perfunctory words when a figure suddenly flashed past the corner of his eye.

At first he didn't pay much attention, but then he felt that the figure seemed a little familiar, as if...

His face changed, and he no longer cared about eating. He turned around and quickly chased after him.

Then I saw the figure stopped at the entrance of an alley, looking at a beggar.

"But...but Jiang...Brother?" Li Chaosheng's voice trembled a little.

Hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Yi turned his eyes away from the beggar lying on the ground, turned around and said with a smile: "Manager Li, we meet again."

"Finally I got you here. I thought you had already..." Li Chaosheng was so excited that he was a little incoherent.

"You thought I was dead?" Jiang Yi said the rest for him.

Li Chaosheng smiled awkwardly, and suddenly felt that the person in front of him was different from the one three years ago. He exuded a refreshing temperament, which made people feel like spring breeze, but also made people feel a little... intimidated.

Then he suddenly realized and asked in astonishment: "You... have already established your foundation?"

Jiang Yi had no one around, he just smiled and said, "I survived a disaster, and luckily I made a breakthrough."

Li Chaosheng was stunned for a while, then he bowed and said: "Congratulations, Brother Jiang...you have taken the most difficult step!" He no longer dared to call him brother.

"Why did Manager Li come to the Donghai Market?" Jiang Yi asked curiously. He knew that in markets like these, unless one was a core senior figure, staying away from the sect was equivalent to being exiled.

"I was waiting here specifically for Senior Brother Jiang. I waited for three years, but finally he came."

"Did the sect send Manager Li here?" Jiang Yi was not too surprised.

Li Chaosheng shook his head: "No, Senior Sister Chu sent me here."

Seeing that Jiang Yi was a little confused, he explained: "It was the senior sister of the inner sect back then."

Jiang Yi finally understood that the other party was the person he wanted to meet this time, but he didn't know whether this senior sister could represent Qingyun Sect.

"Let's go, long time no see, let's buy a drink, Steward Li."

Jiang Yi smiled and walked towards the nearest restaurant. Although it was a bit simple, he quite liked the atmosphere of fireworks.

"That is..." Li Chaosheng wanted to say something, but Jiang Yi had already pulled him by the arm and led him straight into the restaurant. (End of this chapter)