Xu Yuan had never really taken Su Jinxuan's words at face value. Just as Su Jinxuan did not trust him, there was no way he would blindly believe her side of the story either. That said, the information in the sealed report did confirm one thing. When Su Jinxuan was young, her family had indeed been hit by a devastating upheaval.0

While her parents were still alive, the Su family had lived quite comfortably. Back then, her parents ran a mid-sized trading guild in Southriver Prefecture, Suqin Cloth House. Their main business was fabrics and silks, along with perfumes and rouge meant for women.0

Because Su Jinxuan's father had once studied with one of the men in charge of the Calm Sky Merchant Association in Southriver Prefecture, the two sides had some connection. They were not especially close. But with that old school tie and a generous amount of gift money, the Suqin Cloth House managed to secure a bit of trade cooperation with the giant that was the Calm Sky Merchant Association, mostly on the scraps and side margins of its business.0

And because of that...0