I'm determined to become an immortal!

"Is Master Wu back?"

A message came from Wanzhi Residence, asking Wu, the Imperial Scholar, to go there as soon as he returned.

As soon as He Shenggang stepped into the blue stone pavilion in the center of Shanghe Street, a sharp-eyed shop assistant came up to him, beaming as he relayed a message.

This is the Xiajiang branch of the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce.

Two red lanterns hung high in front of the door, and above the door was a signboard with the four gilded characters "Tianhai Trading Company".

The pavilion had three stories, with flying eaves and bracket sets, and its extravagance seemed out of place in the dilapidated Xiajiangfang.

Unfortunately, it's not very useful.

The fact that the shops are deserted is not an accident, but rather the norm for most of the year.

After all, Xiajiangfang specializes in serving Qi Refining cultivators, and its largest customer base consists of low-level independent cultivators in the early and middle stages of Qi Refining.

Not to mention the early stages of Qi Refining, where the mana is too weak to control magical artifacts, it's impossible to buy magical artifacts.

While those at the mid-stage of Qi Refining can control magical artifacts, most mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators in this area are dirt poor, and very few can afford to buy magical artifacts.

With both major customer groups having very little need to purchase religious artifacts, how come the business of the Xiajiang branch is doing well?

"understood."

He Sheng imitated Wu Feng's sinister and taciturn voice, humming a single word through his nose, then ignored the waiter and went straight through the front hall to the back courtyard.

Wanzhi Residence is the residence of Lin Wanrou, the head of the Xiajiang branch.

He Sheng traveled along, spreading his divine sense and easily found the vermilion gate of Wanzhi Residence.

After the announcement was made, a beautiful maid came out from inside the door.

This maid was beautiful, with almond-shaped eyes, peach-blossom cheeks, and a graceful figure. Her brows carried a touch of the gentle charm of the Jiangnan water towns. She was Lin Wanrou's personal maid.

The beautiful maid walked up to Wu Feng, about to say something, but as she slightly twitched her nostrils, a fleeting look of panic flashed deep in her eyes.

But she reacted quickly, bowing her head and saying:

"Greetings, Venerable Wu. Please follow me."

The woman's series of movements were so fluid that even He Sheng didn't notice anything unusual.

After he finished speaking, the beautiful maid bowed slightly and welcomed He Sheng in.

Once the main gate closed, only the two remained in the spacious Wanzhi Residence. The beautiful maid who had been leading He Sheng into the hall suddenly stopped, turned around, and snuggled into He Sheng's arms. Her hands wrapped around his neck like snakes, and her red lips parted slightly as she giggled.

"You rascal, why are you taking so long to get here?"

I miss Xiang'er so much.

What kind of approach is this?

The beautiful woman took the initiative to throw herself into his arms, leaving He Sheng somewhat bewildered.

He subconsciously activated the "Flesh and Blood Rebirth Technique," his muscles tensing, almost throwing the maid away.

He Sheng was somewhat surprised, as he had not found any evidence of an affair between Wu Feng and Lin Wanrou's personal maid in Wu Feng's fragmented memories.

On the contrary, it was vaguely discovered that Wu Feng had a tendency to fawn over others, and was very enamored with Lin Wanrou, who had a stunning figure and beautiful appearance.

However, given He Sheng's aesthetic sense, he had absolutely no interest in pretentious tea ceremony experts like Lin Wanrou, and instead felt that she was not as good as this charming and fiery little maid.

He suppressed his surprise and doubt, recalled Wu Feng's fragmented memories, and then remembered that the little maid's name was Kou Xiang'er.

Seeing that 'Wu Feng' didn't speak and was just looking at her with a blank expression, Kou Xiang'er breathed softly and said:

"You rascal, people are already like this, and you're still pretending?"

"Come quickly with Xiang'er!"

As she spoke, Kou Xiang'er pulled He Sheng through the main hall and headed towards the boudoir at the back.

Seeing this, He Sheng couldn't help but tentatively ask:

"Xiang'er, could it be that you couldn't hold back and deliberately summoned me here?"

Upon hearing this, Kou Xiang'er trembled slightly, her fear deepening. Fortunately, she had her back to He Sheng, so her unusual behavior went unnoticed. She immediately replied:

"I am but a maid, how dare I pass on messages without permission? I only hope that you, you dead ghost, will have time to come and see me more often."

"It was Elder Xu who summoned you here today, but he received a message from Feng Feijian a few hours ago and went out. He might not be back for a while, so we... should hurry."

With that, Kou Xiang'er pulled He Sheng straight into her boudoir.

Since Kou Xiang'er was Lin Wanrou's personal maid, she did not have a separate room. Her so-called boudoir was just a side room connected to Lin Wanrou's room.

"Is it Old Xu looking for Wu Feng?"

He Sheng's heart skipped a beat. Wasn't this Old Xu his primary target for this trip?

He immediately wanted to ask Kou Xiang'er where Old Xu had gone, and even wanted to ask Lin Wanrou where she had gone.

But before he could even speak, something happened that almost made his jaw drop!

Kou Xiang'er rested her hands on the couch, her body bent over, her robe slightly lifted, and turned to look at him, her eyes filled with seductive allure as she said:

"Hey, what are you waiting for?"

What... exactly is going on here?

He Sheng felt a rush of blood to his head, and his body became somewhat out of control.

You should know that since he transmigrated, he has been constantly on edge, being chased everywhere.

He finally met an old turtle willing to help him, but the turtle had fallen into enemy hands and its fate was still unknown.

Right now, he doesn't even have a place to settle down and cultivate. Changyang Mountain is a ready-made option, but not to mention that the He family is a mess, what if the sword-wielding youth suddenly turns around and attacks?

He also wanted to get his hands on all the resources that Piao Ge had accumulated, but he didn't succeed completely.

Now that I've finally managed to infiltrate the enemy's ranks and am on the verge of recovering all the resources and finding out who the real culprit is, this little maid is putting me through this ordeal.

He Sheng's divine sense expanded greatly. Not to mention the Xiajiang branch, there wasn't a single Foundation Establishment cultivator in the entire Xiajiang Fang. The Kou Xiang'er in front of him was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. What kind of tricks could she possibly pull against a dignified Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator like him?

So... can we tolerate this?

So the vajra angrily whipped the little demon, and a torrential downpour pounded and smashed the banana leaves.

After the clouds cleared and the rain stopped, He Sheng felt his tense mind relax greatly.

Seeing Kou Xiang'er, her legs trembling, put away the handkerchief stained with blood, He Sheng felt a little strange, but didn't pay much attention, only saying:

"Xiang'er, do you know where Old Master Xu has gone?"

When will you be back?

Kou Xiang'er shook her head and said:

"Old Xu didn't say where he went, but..."

Kou Xiang'er hesitated at this point, then, under He Sheng's expectant gaze, slowly said:

"I suspect that Elder Xu went to investigate the situation of the Black Mountain bandits' attack on Changyang Mountain."

He Sheng's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

"really!

Lin Wanrou was the one who orchestrated this scheme involving Piao Ge and the He family!

He Sheng considered his words carefully before speaking:

"I didn't expect Old Master Xu to act so quickly. He Sheng just died, and now he's going to make a move against the He family of Changyang Mountain."

He Sheng was just going along with it, but he didn't expect Kou Xiang'er to immediately say:

"Based on my understanding of Miss Liu, He Sheng might not be dead at all. Otherwise, Miss Liu wouldn't have been so late in returning, and she wouldn't have sent Old Xu back to spread rumors and send the Black Mountain gang to test the He family's reaction."

That's it!

Kou Xiang'er's words have confirmed that Lin Wanrou is the mastermind behind everything.

He Sheng's only question now is why this woman did this.

"Xiang'er, I was quite involved in this matter, but even now I still don't know why Steward Lin wanted to kill He Sheng?"

He Sheng tried to get information out of her indirectly, and after a slight hesitation, Kou Xiang'er revealed a reason that He Sheng would never have imagined!