[Yu Xiaogang walked into the shop, and Yu Qinglv, who was looking at the account book, looked up.]
["This… guest, what is this?"]
[Yu Qinglv looked at the masked person in front of him, his voice carrying a hint of wariness.]
["Selling something."]
[Yu Xiaogang altered his voice slightly so that Yu Qinglv would not be able to recognize it.]
["Oh, selling something? Please, have a seat, guest."]
[Yu Qinglv signaled the person beside him with his eyes, then stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the box in Yu Xiaogang's hand.]
[He was wondering what the other party intended to sell.]
[Yu Xiaogang did not beat around the bush; he opened the box a crack, revealing the Spirit Bone inside.]
["This is..."]
[Seeing the Spirit Bone in the box, Yu Qinglv's eyes widened instantly, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.]
[A Spirit Bone, this is actually a Spirit Bone!]
[Although the Spirit Bone did not look like it was of a very high age, regardless, any Spirit Bone was a very good acquisition.]
[Consequently, Yu Qinglv instantly cast aside the unpleasantness caused by the problems the shop had encountered and began to chat with Yu Xiaogang with a smile on his face.]
["Guest, rest assured, our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect is very fair. When we encounter something of value, we will absolutely purchase it at the market price!"]
[Yu Qinglv promised.]
["Oh? But earlier, I saw a dispute in front of your shop, and that person swore that you were forcing purchases and sales."]
[Guided by Yu Qinglv, Yu Xiaogang sat in a chair, leaning back against the backrest with a relaxed expression as he asked.]
["...Sigh, guest, you must absolutely not believe the words of those villains. They are not here to sell anything; they are clearly here to ruin the reputation of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect."]
[Yu Qinglv was silent for a moment, then finally sighed and said with a helpless look.]
[Clearly, he had been tormented by those people for a long time.]
["Ruin your reputation?"]
[Yu Xiaogang's tone carried intense curiosity, just like someone who loved listening to gossip.]
[Hearing this tone, Yu Qinglv did not think much of it, because as a large coastal city, Vast Sea City had people coming and going, and any normal person would take the initiative to inquire about news in the city.]
[By inquiring like this, many people developed a hobby of listening to gossip.]
["Guest, just think, a person runs into our shop to ask for a price, we are chatting with him nicely, and he suddenly makes an exorbitant demand, stating a price that we absolutely cannot accept."]
["Naturally, we refuse, so the man immediately runs outside the shop and starts shouting, claiming his item is worth fifty thousand, but we only offer twenty thousand."]
["Then he claims we don't allow him to sell it elsewhere."]
["Guest, think about it, could a shop like ours, which hangs the Sect plaque, really say such things?"]
["Or rather, if we really said such things, would he still be able to walk out of our shop safely and shout outside?"]
[Yu Qinglv really couldn't help but complain.]
[Their shop truly represented the Sect; how could they possibly do something like forcing a purchase or sale?]
[If they really did such a thing, and one day the Sect found out he was ruining the Sect's reputation, he would likely be crippled by his own impartial father!]
[If they really wanted to commit a robbery, it wouldn't be possible to show it so blatantly.]
["Then why don't you defend yourselves? And you just let that guy go?"]
[Yu Xiaogang asked with some curiosity; this was the point he was most confused about.]
[That person ranted at the shop entrance for a long time, and ended up walking away unscathed. In a World without super-powered individuals, Yu Xiaogang could hardly imagine this, yet it could still happen in the Douluo Continent, a World where individuals wielded great power.]
[It was simply unbelievable!]
["Sigh, we have also suffered losses, that's why we have no choice."]
["Guest, you probably don't know, this kind of thing hasn't happened just once; it has happened many times in the last two years."]
["The first time, we were indeed very angry and beat up the person who started the trouble on the spot."]
["The result was that business was hindered during that time. If it weren't for the stock we had, our shop would have had to contact the Sect for help during that period."]
["The second time we encountered this situation, we didn't take action immediately, but secretly followed the other party, only to discover that it was a trap set by them."]
["A large group of people appeared at the spot where we beat the person up and started smearing our reputation without saying a word."]
["There were several more times after that; in any case, they had all set traps for us, tempting us to jump in."]
["And we cannot abandon the coastal business, so over time, we have had to just let the other party provoke us like this."]
[Yu Qinglv looked helpless.]
[The other party was just using provocations to smear their reputation, and with so many traps, he was completely overwhelmed, so he had no choice.]
["..."]
[Watching the helplessness on Yu Qinglv's face, Yu Xiaogang was also silent for a moment.]
[This was clearly deliberate targeting, intentionally setting traps. If you jump in, you fall for their scheme; if you don't, they come to provoke you all day, which also ruins your business.]
[One could only say that the person behind this was very sinister.]
["Then why don't you look for the mastermind behind the scenes?"]
[Yu Xiaogang asked.]
["We have certainly tried, but we couldn't find them. There are too many business competitors and guys who bear ill will toward our Sect; it's impossible to determine who exactly did it."]
[Yu Qinglv leaned back in his chair, looking helpless.]
[In Vast Sea City, there were those competing for business with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, leading to friction, and there were local forces that didn't get along with them, the outsiders.]
[The Two Great Empires, the Upper Three Sects, the Lower Four Sects, Spirit Hall, and other various forces were intertwined. Some were naturally at odds due to their factions, and others were at odds because of the shop's person in charge...]
[There were too many suspicious targets.]
[It might even be more than one or two; it was not impossible for several to have joined forces.]
[How was he supposed to find them?]
["Actually, it's not that hard to find."]
["Frequently bringing valuable treasures to provoke, having the brains to design different traps, and being proficient in business, knowing how to strike at a shop's business."]
["Besides that..."]
["You have encountered traps so many times yet have never been able to solve the problem; I imagine there are people with decent strength in every trap, right?"]
[Hearing this, Yu Qinglv nodded subconsciously.]
["That's right, every time there is someone who can fight me."]
[Yu Qinglv was a Spirit Emperor. He considered his own strength to be quite decent, and with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, it could be said that as long as he didn't encounter a Spirit Saint or someone above the level of a Spirit Saint, he could walk sideways.]
["Every time there is someone who can fight you, and every time they are different, preventing you from discovering their background."]
["There are only so many who would dare to do something that offends the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. Add that to what I said before: having many treasures, being smart enough to design traps, being proficient in business, and knowing how to strike at others."]
["Isn't that easy to guess?"]
[Yu Xiaogang listed all these characteristics, and as Yu Qinglv followed the train of thought, a name instantly surfaced in his mind.]
[Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!]
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