The Forbidden City, The Ruyi Merchant Company.

Zuo Baolin was sitting leisurely in a chair made from cloud hardwood, smoking a pipe carved from ink crow jade. 

Behind him was a beautiful and polite young woman in skimpy clothes massaging his shoulders. 

On the other side, a musician was playing a melody on the zither. The simple and elegant tune created a tranquil atmosphere in the room. 

Zuo Baolin was the boss of the Ruyi Merchant Company and also a member of the Zuo Clan, one of the seven high clans. 

He had little talent in cultivation and was mediocre in other aspects, so he didn’t hold much status within the clan. But regardless, he was still a member of the Zuo Clan. 

That status alone helped him become the boss of the Ruyi Merchant Company and made people of the same trade respect him. 

He made a lot of money every day by just relying on his business contacts, so he lived an extravagant life. 

Bang!

The door of the room flung open, followed by a housekeeper-looking old...