On our wedding day, I castrated my fiancée's white moonlight.

"Ah—! I don't want to!"

Nalan Xueyan, like a frightened little rabbit, hopped and skipped away quickly.

Ye Fan immediately activated his Golden Eyes.

"Hmm... she really is an innocent little rabbit!"

As Nalan Xueyan rushed out of the room, she turned back and made a face at Ye Fan: "You lecher! Humph!"

They skipped and hopped away.

She ran out of the palace in one breath, where a carriage was already waiting. When Nalan Xueyan ran out, Nalan Fengyun smiled and lifted the curtain: "Xueyan, you're back so soon? Grandpa thought you'd have at least half an hour left."

"Hmph! Grandpa, Ye Fan is nothing but a lecher."

Nalan Xueyan filed a complaint.

Nalan Fengyun's aged eyes flickered: "Oh? What do you mean?"

Nalan Xueyan raised her fist: "He's a bad person. He said he wanted to examine my body in front of Sister Miaoyi."

"That's absolutely outrageous! Humph! I'm not a child anymore, I know what that means!"

"Well…………"

Nalan Fengyun's aged face froze in shock.

A flicker of emotion crossed his eyes: 'Could it be that Ye Fan likes Xue Yan? Xue Yan and Ye Fan have played together since they were little, but after two or three years, Ye Fan grew up and stopped taking Xue Yan with him.'

"Speaking of childhood sweethearts, Xueyan truly is Ye Fan's childhood sweetheart."

"If Ye Fan likes Xue Yan, it's not impossible... Doesn't the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion not yet have a princess consort? Besides, Xue Yan's background... given Ye Fan's current situation, he might be able to protect her!"

Nalan Fengyun thought to himself.

Staring at his granddaughter, he then noticed that she had grown into a graceful young woman.

"Xueyan, do you like Ye Fan?"

"Huh? Grandpa, why do you say that!"

Nalan Xueyan's pretty face flushed red: "This guy is a scoundrel! A lecher!"

"Sister Miaoyi must have done something bad with him, and Nongyue and Nongyu, they don't even walk like girls anymore."

"Pfft! Hahahaha!"

Nalan Fengyun laughed loudly, then continued without responding to the previous question, "So, do you like Ye Fan?"

Nalan Xueyan lowered her head shyly: "That big bad guy, he's bullied me since we were little!"

"So spoiled and arrogant! I don't like him at all!"

"Let's go, Grandpa, let's go home!"

……

"This girl is actually quite clever and perceptive." Ye Fan shook his head.

Tang Miaoyi was taken aback: "What did you say? Xueyan is also incredibly perceptive?"

Ye Fan smiled and nodded: "Yes, and my mind is even purer than yours."

"If you're interested, you can train her as your apprentice."

A strange light flashed in Tang Miaoyi's beautiful eyes. After thinking for a moment, she nodded seriously.

Ye Fan changed the subject: "By the way, I need to leave for a while soon."

Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Tang Miaoyi's beautiful eyes, but she quickly concealed it: "Then... when will you come back next time?"

Ye Fan grabbed her hand: "Don't worry, I'll come back after I finish the Chamber of Commerce competition and bring down the five major chambers of commerce and the Crimson Chamber of Commerce."

"It won't be long."

"Um."

Tang Miaoyi nodded gently, leaned closer, and threw herself into Ye Fan's arms.

"So, you've come to say goodbye to me, right?"

"Don't be so sad, it won't be long." Ye Fan patted Tang Miaoyi's shoulder and comforted her for half an hour before returning to his room and entering the underground passage.

They left the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty without anyone knowing.

The blue phoenix had been waiting for a long time. It soared into the sky and headed straight for the Central Plains.

Not long after they flew away, a teleportation talisman flashed in Ye Fan's storage ring.

He took out the Thousand-Mile Transmission Talisman, poured his inner energy into it, and Li Youruo's voice came through.

"Master! I just arrived at the palace to request an audience, why have you left?"

"What's up?"

Li Youruo's voice was solemn: "Master! The more than five thousand guards I sent out have indeed played a significant role."

"They infiltrated the nine kingdoms of the East and the major cities of the Central Plains! A portion of them also ventured towards the North Sea, the Southern Frontier, and the Western Lands!"

"Just half an hour ago, news came back from the Divine City. It's a matter of great importance, so I came to inform you immediately."

Ye Fan raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong?"

Li Youruo said, "That eunuch is hiding in a brothel."

"But then they discovered a secret passage beneath the brothel! Leading deep underground, can you guess what it is?"

Ye Fan snapped, "Stop keeping me in suspense! Speak!"

Li Youruo dared not keep him in suspense any longer: "Master! This place is the Heavenly Slaughter Branch in Zhongzhou."

"What?"

Ye Fan was somewhat surprised.

"The Heavenly Slaughter's branch in Zhongzhou was actually found by a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard? No way!"

Li Youruo said, "Master, I didn't believe it at first either."

"But I've checked! That brothel is a mixed bag, and on the surface it's still the property of the Crimson Merchant Guild. Moreover, it's right next to the Star Moon Holy Land's base, so ordinary people wouldn't be able to find it."

"Because it seems that a very important person has arrived these past two days, my pimp, the eunuch, has discovered something fishy."

Speaking of it.

Li Youruo hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but speak up: "Master! I know I might be being nosy."

"But I think this damned big shot is very likely after you!"

"I?"

Ye Fan's eyes narrowed.

Tian Sha dispatched more than a dozen Martial Venerables to kill him, but all of them returned empty-handed! If he were a high-ranking member of Tian Sha, he would not tolerate that they would even accept the mission to kill the Holy Lord. However, he could not do anything to a mere Zhenbei King of Da Xia.

"Hehe! I understand."

"You did a good job! Keep gathering intelligence!"

Receiving Ye Fan's praise, Li Youruo blushed and felt a surge of excitement: "Yes, Master!"

……

In recent days, Shencheng has been bustling like never before.

Almost all the forces in Zhongzhou have gathered in the Divine City!

A large number of merchants and martial artists also came from the Western Lands, the Southern Frontier, and the Northern Sea!

The quinquennial Chamber of Commerce competition attracts hundreds of chambers of commerce to participate!

Everyone on the streets was talking about it.

The topic revolves around the grudges and affections between Tianzheng Chamber of Commerce, Baibaoge, Sihai Trading Company, Zhenbaolou, Jinyutang, and the most powerful Blood Chamber of Commerce, and the dark horse that suddenly appeared, the world's number one auction house!

"The Crimson Merchant Guild is undoubtedly number one, no doubt about it! They've won the guild competition held every five years for nine consecutive years, earning the title of Nine-Crown Kings, and they haven't participated in the rankings for a long time!"

"Absolutely! Let's see how the five members of the Tianzheng Chamber of Commerce will outmaneuver the world's number one auction house!"

"I heard that the world's number one auction house was having a sale recently, and the more they sold, the more they lost. They've probably already gone bankrupt!"

"Some people say that Wanbaolou has developed rapidly in recent decades, firmly holding the sixth position among the top ten chambers of commerce, and maybe this time it can break into the top five!"

"I think the world's top auction house might be able to create a miracle!"

"That's right! That Ye Fan is a ruthless guy!"

The crowd was discussing it.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man sneered, "So what if you're ruthless? Ye Fan is dead!"

"The world's number one auction house is bound to fall apart and be utterly destroyed this time!"

"Oh? Why?"

"Exactly! What makes you say that?" Many people shook their heads, indicating their disbelief.

The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "Because this time, the representative of the Star Moon Holy Land is Wang Yuan's older brother, Wang Teng!"

The scene fell silent instantly.