After the destruction of the Immortal Realm, I took in the fallen fairy.

Although they had met once at Dawn Square yesterday, Lin Heng would never have guessed that Mi Yuanzheng was the city lord of Golden Deer City if he hadn't taken the initiative to introduce himself.

Compared to Cao He of Linxian City and the elder of the General Administration Department beside him, Mi Yuanzheng's aura was not only unlike that of a leader, but he was even as low-key as an ordinary person.

If you bump into him on the street, you might just think he's a cunning businessman running a small business.

However, Lin Heng would never underestimate this guy.

After all, the person who can establish this Fairy Maiden industry in Golden Deer City is definitely not someone without cunning.

"Alright, alright, you both know each other's names now, let's get down to business."

At this moment, Tian Qianchen waved his hand and said to Mi Yuanzheng, "Little nephew, you haven't forgotten those two things I mentioned to you this morning, have you?"

"...Of course not."

Clearly, Tian Qianchen's address of "little grand-nephew" made Mi Yuanzheng's expression somewhat awkward.

However, he did not refute it. Instead, he beckoned over a few deer demon servants and whispered a few instructions to them.

"Your grand-nephew? Is he a relative of yours?"

Lin Heng leaned closer and whispered to Tian Qianchen.

"Relatives my ass. I'm a human, he's a deer demon, how could we possibly be relatives?"

Tian Qianchen rolled his eyes and lowered his voice, saying, "Yesterday, this guy wanted to use my connections to get some formations for Golden Deer City from the General Administration, so he tried to build a relationship with me."

"Climbing the social ladder?" Lin Heng asked suspiciously.

"That's right."

Tian Qianchen nodded. "He insists that he practiced swordsmanship with the grandson of one of the old guys in our General Headquarters hundreds of years ago, but how would I know any of those old guys' grandsons... Anyway, he wants to get on my good side, so if I don't call him my little nephew, wouldn't I be hurting his feelings?"

"You're so considerate..."

"Stop being sarcastic with me. It's not like I forced him."

Tian Qianchen glanced at Lin Heng smugly.

Just then, Mi Yuanzheng finished arranging things for his men and said, "Alright, you all go ahead. I'll stay here and entertain young friend Lin Heng, and Uncle Tian... Uncle Tian."

"Listen to this, little teacher!"

"..."

After Mi Yuanzheng dismissed his men, he returned to Lin Heng and Tian Qianchen and invited them to sit down: "Young friend Lin Heng, I heard from Uncle Tian that you wanted to sell a batch of strong grass and also visit the dungeon in my mansion?"

"Um."

Lin Heng nodded.

"Perfect timing. I have already invited four well-known wealthy businessmen from our Golden Deer City to the reception room, and they all have a need for the 'Strong Grass'."

As he spoke, he smiled amicably and said, "As the city lord, I also thank you for supporting the local businesses of Golden Deer City. As for the dungeon, I'll go there first, and then I'll personally take you there after you've finished your business negotiations."

"OK."

Lin Heng did not refuse.

Although his previous instructions to his subordinates clearly indicated that he intended to make some preparations in the dungeon.

But that's understandable.

After all, while the business of immortal maidens in Golden Deer City can be well hidden from the outside, it will inevitably be exposed to some extent in his city lord's mansion.

If even the seal-making hall is so sensitive, how much more so a place like the dungeon?

Yun Yue's decision to send him to the dungeon likely stemmed from her anticipation of this situation.

"Alright, then I'll go to the reception room first and greet the local wealthy businessman."

After nodding, Mi Yuanzheng got up and went to the next room.

Not long after, he arrived at Lin Heng's place with four local wealthy businessmen.

However, Lin Heng and the two immortal servants behind him immediately recognized the fat old man among the four who had a necklace of spirit stones around his neck.

He is Shen Zu, the mine owner who formed a slave spirit seal with the fairy maiden named Liu Xiyue in the seal-forming hall yesterday.

Mi Yuanzheng walked over while talking with Shen Zu and the other three, and then introduced Lin Heng: "This is young friend Lin Heng, who has a large quantity of strong grass to sell."

"Young friend Lin Heng, I'll go to the dungeon to make some preparations. You can discuss the business yourselves; it's not appropriate for me to get involved given my status."

After saying that, Mi Yuanzheng waved to his men, signaling them to bring in Lin Heng's two boxes of strong grass, before going to the dungeon through the side door...

As they approached Lin Heng, the four wealthy businessmen almost instinctively glanced at Yun Qinghe and Mu Tinglan behind him.

As merchants of Golden Deer City, even if their main business isn't dealing in immortal slaves, they'll still have some involvement in it.

Yun Qinghe and Mu Tinglan's temperament and appearance are definitely high-end at first glance.

However, since Lin Heng was a guest invited by the Deer King and a distant relative of the Chief Administrator, their gazes did not linger for long.

"Young friend Lin Heng, may we take a look at the goods first?"

At this moment, a middle-aged man who was so thin he was practically skin and bones was the first to speak to Lin Heng.

"certainly."

Lin Heng nodded and said to the guard next to the box, "Open the wooden box."

"Yes, sir."

The guard did as instructed.

"Come here, little teacher."

Tian Qianchen whispered in Lin Heng's ear, "This guy is the biggest immortal slave merchant in Golden Deer City. If you want to buy immortal slaves, besides going to the Misty Pavilion, it's best to go to his shop."

Lin Heng nodded slowly, and at the same time, the guards opened the wooden box.

As soon as the wooden box was opened, it was filled with a box full of strong grass, which immediately made Shen Zu and the other three people's eyes light up.

This number is far greater than they had imagined!

"Hey, wait a minute."

Seeing that the skinny man was about to pounce, Shen Zu quickly stopped him, saying, "We agreed on the purchase ratio with the Deer King beforehand; stealing won't work!"

"Don't worry, I know."

At this moment, an old woman with a face full of rouge walked over to the box of "Strong Grass" and patted it, asking Lin Heng, "Young man, how much is this 'Strong Grass'? I'd like to buy half a box of it."

Tian Qianchen whispered again, "She is Aunt Xue, the owner of Wangchen Bookstore. The main business of Wangchen Bookstore is selling small spirit books. And the customers who buy her small spirit books also have some demand for the 'Strong Grass'."

Lin Heng nodded, then held up two fingers to Aunt Xue and said, "Fifty spirit stones per plant."

"Fifty spirit stones?"

Aunt Xue's expression turned noticeably unpleasant.

Although the "Strong Grass" is also a spiritual herb, if it only provides temporary pleasure, isn't the price a bit too high?

"Aunt Xue, you're giving up after fifty spirit stones?"

The last middle-aged man, whose skin was tanned dark, said to Aunt Xue, "Hehe, I'm not afraid to tell you, the strong grass that my young friend Lin Heng brought is of good quality, even excellent! One spirit herb is enough for your customers who read the Little Spirit Book to use several times."

"This guy is the biggest foreign trader in Golden Deer City. He can recognize the quality of your 'Strong Grass' because he's very knowledgeable. After all, almost all the jewelry and rouge imported from other places have to pass through his hands."

Tian Qianchen introduced Lin Heng again, saying, "And this guy might be your biggest client this time. Because his main businesses aren't actually in Jinlu City, but in many small towns around here."

"So what is his main business?" Lin Heng asked curiously.

"Little teacher, you don't really think that those fairy maidens in Golden Deer City are easy to train, do you? Although I've only heard about it, these fairies with inferior spiritual roots need to undergo rigorous training to be trained into fairy maidens. The intensity of the training is no less than that of soldiers on the border."

Tian Qianchen said to Lin Heng meaningfully, "Guess where those fairies who couldn't stand the training ended up?"

"In his possession?"

"That's right."

Tian Qianchen continued, "He will bind all these fairies with slave spirit seals, then drag them to the surrounding small towns to make money for him, squeezing out the last bit of value from the fairies."

"Making money by forming a slave spirit seal? Does that mean they're making the fairy do hard labor?"

"No, it's about making those fairies do what fairy servants are supposed to do."

Tian Qianchen shook his head: "Selling a perfect fairy is just a one-time deal. But if you form a slave spirit seal, you can have the fairy slave serve those customers who don't even know their names after the night. The profit from that is much higher than selling her one-time."

"That's why I said his business is destined to be your biggest client in this deal."

"But wouldn't having a fairy servant serve someone else trigger the slave spirit seal?" Lin Heng asked in surprise.

"It will indeed trigger, but it shouldn't be enough to completely kill the immortal slave in one go."

Tian Qianchen calmly said, "As long as they have a breath left, those eliminated fairies must continue to earn money for him and continue to entertain those nameless guests..."

"If his fairy servant were to die one day from too many customers, all he would do is have someone find a deserted place, dig a hole, and bury him."