Chapter 90: Early Delivery

The entire venue fell silent.

This was Luo Bao!

Even though Luo Bao had just backed down, no one had believed that this young man in green robes would dare to kill him.

But now, Luo Bao was dead!

The attendees instinctively looked over at the Northern Marquis's Estate representatives in charge of the Eastern Suburb Manor.

However, the two Northern Marquis's Estate managers with Great Ascension cultivation levels also looked utterly bewildered. Clearly, they hadn't expected Li Changsheng to kill Luo Bao. And now that Luo Bao, who was stronger than them, was dead, they naturally weren't foolish enough to step forward.

This god of death dared to kill even Luo Bao. They certainly wouldn't dare to approach him.

But the guest elder of the Northern Marquis's Estate, who was overseeing the Eastern Suburb Manor, hadn't shown himself. They didn't know what to do.

"How audacious! You dare to attack people from the Grand General's Estate? You're asking for death!"

At that moment, an angry roar came from the distance.

A terrifying aura descended over the manor, indiscriminately targeting everyone. The crowd immediately felt an overwhelming pressure, and those with lower cultivation levels were forced to their knees.

Only about twenty people in the venue could barely remain standing, and without exception, all of them were at least at the Great Ascension Realm.

As for Li Changsheng, who was at the center of this pressure, his expression didn't change in the slightest. The aura felt like a gentle breeze to him—completely inconsequential.

"Chen Zhishang, the Northern Marquis's Estate is not a place for you to cause trouble."

A white-robed elder ascended from the manor and, with a wave of his sleeve, dissipated the aura Chen Zhishang had unleashed.

"It's Elder Bai!"

The white-robed elder was a well-known powerhouse in Pearl City, and he was recognized the moment he appeared.

"With Elder Bai here, no one can cause trouble anymore."

"Indeed, Elder Bai is a Transcendence Tribulation expert. Who would dare to cause trouble in front of such a powerhouse?"

The attendees breathed a sigh of relief. Bai Qiugui was one of the three Transcendence Tribulation experts of the Northern Marquis's Estate, having guarded Pearl City for over three thousand years. Countless criminals had fallen at his hands.

Seeing Bai Qiugui, many felt reassured.

However, a few individuals still couldn't shake the worry on their faces.

"Have the Grand General's Estate and the Northern Marquis's Estate really reached this level of conflict?"

"This time is different from before. It seems like they're really going to fight. If we're seen as part of the Northern Marquis's faction after attending this exchange event, will we be targeted by the Grand General's Estate?"

"Right now, the Northern Marquis's Estate might not be a match for the Grand General's Estate. If we're considered part of the Northern Marquis's faction, we'll likely face retribution in the future!"

The speakers were all at the Great Ascension Realm, and they were from first-rate forces in Ming Province. However, neither the Grand General's Estate nor the Northern Marquis's Estate was a force they could afford to provoke.

If they got caught up in the conflict between these two behemoths, they might not even know how they died.

In the sky, two figures, one black-robed and one white-robed, stood facing each other, staring coldly.

The Northern Marquis's Estate and the Grand General's Estate had been enemies for a long time. Chen Zhishang and Bai Qiugui had clashed multiple times, but neither could defeat the other. Moreover, the two factions hadn't yet completely severed ties.

"Bai Qiugui, this madman has killed members of my Black Armored Cavalry. You can't protect him!"

Chen Zhishang, dressed in black, glanced at Li Changsheng, who was sitting at a table leisurely sipping wine, and spoke with a grim expression.

Bai Qiugui shook his head slightly and said, "Whether I can protect him or not, you can't touch him today!"

Today, the Northern Marquis's Estate was hosting this banquet and exchange event to showcase its strength and connections. If someone invited to the Eastern Suburb Manor were killed by the Grand General's Estate, where would the Northern Marquis's Estate's face be?

Moreover, he knew that the Northern Marquis's Estate still had an outstanding order with the Herbal Pavilion. If the Herbal Pavilion's people died in the Eastern Suburb Manor, what would happen to the Northern Marquis's Estate's supply of pills?

They had already paid a deposit.

"Enough talk."

"Let's settle this with a fight first."

The two figures vanished into the sky, one after the other.

If two evenly matched Transcendence Tribulation experts fought in the city, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for Pearl City.

Moreover, if a fight broke out in Pearl City, the Northern Marquis's Estate's other two Transcendence experts would definitely not stand idly by.

Watching the two Transcendence experts disappear into the horizon, Li Changsheng shook his head slightly and focused on the delicacies in front of him.

The others in the manor had long since lost their appetite. Everyone's eyes were filled with worry. If the Northern Marquis's Estate and the Grand General's Estate went to war, they would undoubtedly be caught in the crossfire.

"Brother Zhou, I just remembered that I have a batch of pills at a critical stage at home. I'll take my leave first."

"Ah, now that you mention it, I also have a batch..."

Within moments of Bai Qiugui and Chen Zhishang leaving, nearly half of the attendees had already departed.

Many others hesitated, torn between leaving and staying. Leaving might offend the Northern Marquis's Estate, but staying risked being labeled as part of the Northern Marquis's faction by the Grand General's Estate. They were caught between a rock and a hard place.

Only the staunch supporters of the Northern Marquis's Estate remained, their expressions grim but still gathered together and chatting, with no intention of leaving.

Just as Li Changsheng was immersed in enjoying the food, Old Mo appeared beside him and whispered, "Young Master, I've ransacked several of the shops you mentioned. Everything is in this storage bag."

Old Mo handed a storage bag to Li Changsheng.

"Hmm."

Li Changsheng nodded, took the storage bag, and stashed it into his own.

When Huang Wu and the others had come with ill intentions, Li Changsheng had realized that a fight was inevitable. Since he was destined to be enemies with these people, he might as well take the opportunity to ransack their shops.

This way, the resources in those shops wouldn't fall into enemy hands.

Old Mo, with his peak Transcendence Tribulation cultivation and former Earth Immortal Realm strength, was practically invincible in Ming Province as long as he didn't encounter that shadowy figure from the Grand General's Estate.

With all the attention of Pearl City's powerful figures focused on the Eastern Suburb Manor, now was the perfect time to act.

At that moment, Lin Ruoxi gracefully walked over and looked at Li Changsheng with a complex expression.

She had initially thought that Li Changsheng's cultivation level was similar to hers, at the Unity Realm. But after receiving a report from her subordinates, she realized how wrong she had been. She could now confirm that Li Changsheng was the rumored Transcendence expert behind the Herbal Pavilion.

A Transcendence expert was someone worthy of her grandfather, the Northern Marquis, treating with respect.

"Young Master Li, this incident was also caused by my Northern Marquis's Estate dragging you into it," Lin Ruoxi said softly as she approached Li Changsheng. "But please rest assured, as long as you remain in Pearl City, no Transcendence expert can attack you."

"Hmm."

Li Changsheng nodded, then looked at Lin Ruoxi with a slightly strange expression and said in a low voice:

"Miss Lin, regarding the order we signed, I think our Herbal Pavilion can deliver it tomorrow."

Just now, after inspecting the spoils Old Mo had brought him, he was surprised to find that most of the pills listed in the order were stocked in these merchant houses, and in significant quantities.

Combining the stocks from these shops, they could not only fulfill the Northern Marquis's Estate's order but also make a tidy profit!