Chapter 215 - - 213 Please kill my child _1

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Everyone ascended the mountain.

Even after they had seated themselves in the council hall, Junior Sister was still in a daze.

She simply could not imagine how Third Senior Brother and Little Junior Brother managed to conquer Sky Mist Valley.

The adversaries clearly had more than a dozen warriors at the Foundation Establishment Stage!

Had only Third Senior Brother and Seventh Junior Brother returned, she would have definitely thought her Senior Brother was fooling them, but those dozen or so Foundation Establishment Stage fighters with severed hands and feet were all brought back…

Everything felt like a dream!

That was the very Sky Mist Valley that had sent disciples to force her father to his death!

If only her father had lived, Third Senior Brother might have attained Enlightenment Dao, and then, perhaps, the other Senior Brothers would not have died…

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After learning the identities of Xu Heming and the others, Sect Head Senior Brother’s expression was almost like Junior Sister’s, looking at Duge, he was speechless.

Among the siblings, he was the eldest and knew the most about worldly affairs.

Before,

lying bedridden, he had not noticed anything amiss with Duge.

Later, after consuming the Revitalizing Pill and regaining the ability to move, he saw all the changes in Seven Star Mountain and had long suspected that someone else might have taken over Third Junior Brother’s body.

Even if Third Junior Brother used the reason of Enlightenment Dao, Enlightenment was only related to cultivation practice; how could he suddenly master so much systematic knowledge? It was illogical; only the naive Junior Sister and Junior Brother could be deceived.

Upon returning from his trip, Third Junior Brother conquered Sky Mist Valley and even advanced his prowess to the Foundation Establishment Stage; this further assured Sect Head Senior Brother in his judgment that whoever occupied Third Junior Brother’s body was most likely some big Demon Head versed in profound methodologies…

But Seven Star Mountain had fallen to such a state, without Third Junior Brother’s efforts to turn the tide, perhaps they all would have perished by now.

The Demon Head who had taken possession of Third Junior Brother did not mean them harm and was instead protecting them at every turn, so Sect Head Senior Brother was not foolish enough to expose Duge’s true identity.

Logically speaking,

Sky Mist Valley had caused the death of their master, so Third Junior Brother should have killed Ma Chuanzong and the others to appease the spirit of their master in heaven, but Duge hadn’t done so, he even dared not mention it.

Being an invalid himself, with Junior Sister and Junior Brother unaware of worldly ways, who could be more useful than who?

Having experienced life and death, Sect Head Senior Brother had early on realized that this world operated on the survival of the fittest; without strength, no words were of any use. The current situation was the best choice for everyone; he owed Duge for his protection and life-saving grace…

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Glancing occasionally at Xu Heming and the others, Junior Sister reported the recent situation of Seven Star Mountain to Duge, “…Sect Leader Senior Brother, after you left, I followed your instructions, worked on road construction and building projects, and recruited disciples.

As a result, more and more people came to the mountain gate to buy shares. Many villagers, even if it meant borrowing money, wanted to buy some of Seven Star Gate’s stocks.

Later, the news about the stock probably spread, and many businessmen from Danyang City came to Seven Star Mountain to buy shares. They started with transactions amounting to thousands or even tens of thousands of silver.

One person named Fang Shan started with fifty thousand silver.

That man was the worst; somehow, he found out about Senior Brother’s trip to Sky Mist Valley and spread rumors everywhere, insinuating that Senior Brother might not return and that Seven Star Mountain could no longer continue to operate. This caused many people to come to Seven Star Mountain to sell their contracts in a big way, almost leading to a huge disorder.

Meanwhile, he took the opportunity to have his men purchase many of the villagers’ stocks at a low price. When I discovered this and confronted him, he defended himself vehemently, claiming it was a normal business practice, and that if we killed him, no wealthy businessman would buy Seven Star Mountain’s stock again.

If no wealthy businessmen came to buy, and the trading contracts plummeted, the villagers who bought Seven Star Mountain contracts with real gold and silver would overwhelm Seven Star Mountain. I wasn’t sure if he was right, so I just detained him for now, waiting for Senior Brother to decide.”

Wow!

This tactic?

Must have been guided by warriors from the Alien Battlefield, right?

“Hmm, I understand,” Duge said with a smile, “I see that there are still quite a few people buying stocks, what’s up with that?”

“I saw many people wanting to redeem their stocks, fearing that things would turn out as he said and that the angry villagers would overwhelm Seven Star Mountain. After all, we spent all our money and simply couldn’t pay out so much wealth. Then we informed everyone about Fang Shan’s despicable actions of spreading rumors and acquiring stocks through felicitous opportunities.”

Junior Sister said, “Then, suddenly, the common people stopped redeeming their shares, and things slowly returned to normal.

Brother, after news of your conquest of Sky Mist Valley spread, there will likely be even more people coming to buy shares. Brother, you don’t know how scared I was facing so many common people. I was just afraid that if you didn’t come back, it would have hurt so many people…”

“That won’t happen. As long as we keep growing stronger, no one will be hurt,” Duge smiled, “Where is that Fang Shan? Take me to see him.”

“He’s in the backyard,” Junior Sister said.

“Come on, let’s go see him.” Duge stood up, having been here for nearly a month without encountering a single warrior. It had to be said, those guys were all hiding too well.

This silence gave him the feeling of playing a single-player game, always feeling somewhat out of place. He needed to find himself a breakthrough.

Fang Shan might just be an opportunity.

Taking advantage of his expedition to Sky Mist Valley to manipulate the stock, was it a sort of test by the adversary?

This guy must be the first one who couldn’t resist jumping out, creating a publicly listed sect. He probably hadn’t anticipated that his buzzword was plunder, right?

According to the usual methods of those guys, they should relish a character who takes business operation as their means, standing in the foreground…

“Senior Brother, businessmen are shrewd. In the future, actions like Fang Shan’s might become more frequent, which could mean that Seven Star Mountain is indirectly controlled by them. How should we deal with this?” On the way to the backyard, Junior Sister asked with concern.

“It doesn’t matter, as long as there is no total collapse,” Duge said, “We’ve made it clear on every agreement that investment carries risk. The money has already been spent; if it really collapses, they can only blame their own greed!”

“…” Junior Sister was stunned, not expecting to hear such a remark from Duge.

Duge looked at the naive Junior Sister, chuckled, and shook his head: “Don’t worry, unless I die, Seven Star Gate will never collapse. If I do die, just take the money and run…”

Junior Sister’s face changed, and she suddenly grabbed Duge’s arm, speaking anxiously, “Senior Brother will never die, I won’t allow you to talk nonsense.”

“Of course, as long as you focus on helping me earn money, I’ll never die.” Duge smiled, patted Junior Sister’s shoulder, and then two pieces of undergarments appeared in his hand, along with two streams of Spiritual Power transferred to Junior Sister.

“…”

Duge awkwardly handed back the warm clothes.

Junior Sister’s face turned red all of a sudden, grabbed the clothes handed over by Duge, and ran without looking back: “Third Senior Brother, the second room on the left hand, you go find Fang Shan yourself!”

Duge looked at his hands, shook his head helplessly, and turned towards the room where Fang Shan was detained.

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“Fang Shan?” Duge pushed the door open and saw Fang Shan inside, a portly figure exuding an aura of wealth.

Seeing Duge enter, Fang Shan clasped his hands together and respectfully bowed, “Fang Shan from Danyang City, greets the Sect Leader of Seven Star Gate.”

“Shopkeeper Fang, please take a seat,” Duge smiled, gesturing toward the chair behind him, “Shopkeeper Fang, buying and selling shares is a matter of one’s own tactics. On this matter, my sister went a bit too far, and I apologize to you on her behalf.”

Fang Shan looked deeply at Duge, suddenly opened his robes, knelt before Duge like collapsing towers, his hands held high, revealing a Spirit Stone in his palms.

Duge was startled: “Shopkeeper Fang, what is this about?”

Fang Shan lifted his head, tears streaming down his face: “Fang Shan offers one Spirit Stone, and pleads with the Sect Leader to kill my son Fang Wenle, to avenge my child.”

Duge, observing Fang Shan, took the Spirit Stone from his hands, and laughed suddenly: “How did you discover him?”

Fang Shan stood up, a bitter smile shaking his head: “A father knows his son better than anyone. No matter how well he pretends to be someone else, how can he fool his own father?”

Duge toyed with the Spirit Stone in his hand, feeling the Spiritual Power within, and asked, “Why not seek out the Supervisory Academy, but instead travel all the way to Seven Star Mountain?”

“The Supervisory Academy is full of good-for-nothings, I don’t trust them,” Fang Shan scoffed.

“Then why come to me? Aren’t you afraid that we’re in this together?” Duge inquired.

“You couldn’t possibly be in cahoots with him,” Fang Shan shook his head, “He originally impersonated my son, living a carefree life, but as soon as the news from Seven Star Mountain reached Danyang City, he couldn’t wait to go and apprentice in the martial arts. Before leaving, he repeatedly instructed me to invest in Seven Star Mountain, ideally to control the shares of the Mountain. He is clearly avoiding you and trying to disrupt Seven Star Mountain’s operations through me, so you two must be enemies…”

“Apprenticing?” Duge asked, “Where did he go?”

“Heaven’s Path Institute,” Fang Shan glanced at Duge, “But I think, nine times out of ten, he will change his plans and head to a different sect…”

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