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Shandong, Gold Will Merchants.
Clang, clang, clang.
Rumble.
Strange sounds were occasionally heard from within the Shandong branch of Gold Will Merchants.
Sometimes it sounded like a blacksmith striking an anvil, and other times, the ground shook as if an earthquake had struck.
"You mean that sound at night, right?"
"Yeah. What in the world is it?"
"Isn't it just that moneybug—ah, I mean, the Merchant King—biting his gold every night to check if it's real?"
"What the hell are you…. Well, now that you say it like that, that might be true."
Fortunately, the sound didn't keep people up at night. While a few sensitive people complained to the imperial government offices, their concerns were conveniently ignored, thanks to Li Yicai's bribes.
Clang, clang, clang.
Rumble.
As time passed, people got used to the sounds and shaking. The only thing that remained was strange rumors of ghosts.
"Oh, Captain Zhou."
As soon as he passed through the main gate of the Shandong branch, Zhou Xuchuan was greeted by a familiar face.
"Chu Lian."
Chu Lian, the only female member of the Ten Gale Swordsmen and the strongest of them after Wang Yi, approached him with a smile.
"Have you been well?" Zhou Xuchuan asked.
"Hahaha, would I have any reason not to be? I’ve just been working hard, earning money alongside the little one and the Head Merchant."
"And your children?"
"They're so healthy it’s almost a problem. With the doctors from the Benevolence Clinic checking on them regularly, they don’t even have a chance to get s...
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