Dragon's Origin

Chapter 478: Uncle Li Doesn't Believe in Evil (Part 1)

Uncle Li left. How could he have the face to stay in the Duke's residence? With the old Taoist there, he didn't dare to recklessly kill, and could only leave the Duke's residence in extreme anger and return to his own residence.

“Why didn’t you kill him?” When only the old Taoist, Meiere, and Rose were left, Wang Sheng asked the old Taoist with dissatisfaction, “Since we already ran into him, such a good opportunity, why let it go for nothing?”

“Kill him?” The old Taoist Ling Xu rolled his eyes and retorted to Wang Sheng with great dissatisfaction, “Isn’t it all because of you? Do you think I don’t want to kill him?”

“Because of me?” Wang Sheng was taken aback for a moment, then asked with a smile, “You wouldn’t be thinking of using him to temper me, would you? That’s not a good idea!”

“Bullshit!” Old Taoist Ling Xu cursed, “If it was for that reason, I would have killed him long ago, why wait until now? The reason I didn’t kill him is because if you kill him, you will have to face the backlash from the entire Worry-Free City. I’m not afraid of anything, but in the end, won’t it all be counted on your head? Even if you hide in the Thousand Absolute Lands, can you withstand the assassinations of so many red-label killers from Worry-Free City?”

This reason was too powerful, even Wang Sheng knew that he couldn't confront Worry-Free City head-on. Uncle Li's status in Worry-Free City could be seen just from the fact that he alone guarded the armory. Killing Uncle Li would indeed drive the city lord of Worry-Free City and the others crazy.

If the entire Worry-Free City really went crazy, not to mention a Wang Sheng, even a family as large as the Song family would probably have a headache. So, Uncle Li really couldn't be killed right now.

“Damn it!” Wang Sheng cursed hatefully, “I’ll kill him sooner or later.”

“However, you don’t dare to kill him, and he can’t kill you now either, so it’s a tie.” Old Taoist Ling Xu gave Wang Sheng a comforting sentence, “This guy is still a trustworthy person. After the concert, the city lord of Worry-Free City probably won’t let him touch you.”

“That’s the only way!” Wang Sheng knew that this was the best balanced outcome. Wang Sheng was also very grateful that the old Taoist was thinking of him so much.

Uncle Li returned to his residence with a sullen face. As soon as he entered the door, the twin assassins were startled. There was a very obvious bruise on Uncle Li's face, and it looked like it was left after being beaten. In the capital, someone dared to hit Uncle Li?

“Tell people not to keep an eye on Lone Wolf these days.” After Uncle Li returned, he was still unable to calm down, but since he had already promised Old Taoist Ling Xu, and Uncle Li was a man of his word, he directly withdrew the Worry-Free City people who were watching Wang Sheng, “We’ll wait in the city and see what tricks he has up his sleeve for that concert.”

The two women hurriedly agreed, but their hearts were already filled with stormy waves. What kind of background did Wang Sheng have that Uncle Li came back bruised and swollen after going out, and even had to withdraw the people who were watching him?

This situation was too easy to guess. Someone from Wang Sheng's side must have taught Uncle Li a lesson, forcing him to submit.

The question was, they had personally witnessed how strong Uncle Li was. With their twin sisters' almost telepathic understanding, their combined strength was comparable to that of a peak Legend realm expert. But they couldn't even last one move in front of Uncle Li, and that was still Uncle Li showing mercy. What kind of cultivation level would it take to beat Uncle Li black and blue?

In any case, as long as Uncle Li didn't cause trouble, the capital could basically be said to be calm. Everyone's focus was on the concert a few days later, wondering what kind of tricks a concert with tickets costing 10,000 gold coins would have.

Before the concert started, another event in the capital caught Wang Sheng off guard.

Ever since the two beautiful twin assassins from Worry-Free City flaunted their Dream Workshop's tight-fitting outerwear, shaping pants, and long boots on the streets of the capital for two or three days, the reputation of Dream Workshop, which was originally only popular in the highest-end circles of the capital, began to spread among the common people.

Ordinary people naturally had no chance to see Dream Workshop's products, and without going through Runzi Workshop's beauty salon, they wouldn't even know which way Dream Workshop's door opened. However, this didn't prevent some people from trying to find ways to enter Dream Workshop.

The most active among them were the top courtesans of the most famous brothels in the capital. Since Runzi Workshop was launched, the exquisite makeup that was displayed to the public was initially done through brothels, and now it was no exception. Ordinary people couldn't afford Dream Workshop, but the top courtesans still had the resources, and each of them had at least a few patrons willing to support them.

Before, no one would tell these brothel women how good Dream Workshop's products were, they hadn't reached that level yet. But when the twin female assassins appeared on the street in those outfits, it caused a sensation, and these brothel women couldn't help but start inquiring about what they were wearing. Then they learned about the existence of Dream Workshop from some big shots who frequented brothels.

In less than two days, several top courtesans from the brothels successively started receiving guests wearing Dream Workshop's clothing. In just two nights, the tips earned by these top courtesans exceeded 100,000 gold coins, and that was with a price tag of selling their art, not their bodies.

When a few bolder brothel courtesans appeared on the street wearing slightly more conservative clothes, the legend of Dream Workshop basically started to slowly spread throughout the capital. Dream Workshop instantly upgraded to become a women's shopping paradise comparable to Runzi Workshop.

“Dream Workshop’s sales have increased by 30% in the past few days.” Meiere also happily looked at the report and told Wang Sheng the good news.

Of course, the better news was that in the past two days' sales, the sales of women's evening gowns had doubled. It was said that they were all for the female relatives who had received invitations to wear when attending the concert. In this regard, the Dream Workshop women's wearing evening gowns at several concerts had played a very good leading role.

Just from the sales in the past few days, Dream Workshop created another sales peak after the frenzy of the first few days of its opening. The full gold coins made Meiere and Rose grin from ear to ear.

Almost amidst much anticipation, all parties finally waited for the day of the concert. The entire Royal Grand Theater was tightly surrounded by thousands of Imperial Guards that morning, and without tickets, it was impossible to approach within a hundred meters of the Grand Theater.

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People began to arrive one after another starting an hour before the concert. Representatives from various vassal states, some relatives of the royal family who were close to the Emperor, and secretly trained experts from the palace all arrived early.

Uncle Li also arrived with a group of Worry-Free City experts. Ordinary experts sat in the hall, while Uncle Li and a few experts sat in their own boxes.

Wang Sheng's group, Song Yan's group, and the Emperor's group arrived almost at the same time. The Emperor specially greeted Song Yan, and everyone then entered their respective boxes, waiting for the performance to begin.