"And what about Old Wen?" Liu Zixuan pondered. If Zuo Tongyu was the path that Wu Mei paved for him in the Celestial Capital, then Old Wen certainly wasn't.

Wu Mei paused for a moment after hearing this and said, "At that time, I had just taken over the family business. Old Wen was closely cooperating with us, but also because I was young, they all had various degrees of dissatisfaction with me. I was quite afraid of him then, fearing he might turn on us and destroy the Wu Family. But later on, someone gave me a crucial lesson!"

As she spoke, Wu Mei glanced at Crazy Zhou.

"Don't look at me like that. If it weren't for me telling you that back then, would you have become the queen of the business world?" Crazy Zhou muttered with an air of indifference.

Wu Mei sneered and said, "Back then, it was Old Zhou who told me to kill one to warn a hundred. At that time, I thought if I didn't act, then Old Wen would make his move. Rather than letting the family be destroyed in my hands, I might as well gamble."

"His leg was broken by someone I ordered, and two of the three fingers on his left hand were ones I personally dealt with! However, after that incident, the Wen Family directly withdrew from the historical stage of Ghost Wood City."

"Moreover, that incident made the name Wuniang spread throughout Ghost Wood City, and she became the business queen here. But also because of that, she became irreconcilable with me, wanting to destroy my Treasure Hall more than once!" Crazy Zhou immediately added.

Liu Zixuan only now realized the grudge between Crazy Zhou and Wu Mei originated from here!

In fact, it's simple: a queen forced to the top naturally doesn't want others to know about her previous weakness.

Wu Mei said to Crazy Zhou, "But I eventually gave up!"

"That's because you saw I wasn't chasing you anymore!" Crazy Zhou shrugged his shoulders.

"Ahem, I didn't know there was such a past!" Liu Zixuan laughed awkwardly.

"Of course, Wuniang back then was one of the rare beauties in Ghost Wood City. So many people lined up to chase her. I thought by helping her so much, she would definitely agree to become one of my wives. But who knew she wasn't interested at all!" Crazy Zhou said with a rather displeased expression.

"Alright, it's all old and irrelevant stuff now, so why bring it up!" Wu Mei said, and then returned to the main topic: "After Old Wen left, he didn't go to the Celestial Capital but had some associations with an organization in the Celestial Capital that you're very interested in!"

"What?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"Celestial Secret Pavilion!" Wu Mei said clearly, word by word.

Liu Zixuan suddenly looked up: "Then… if that's the case, with the strength of the Celestial Secret Pavilion, he could easily take revenge on you!"

"That's right, relying on the terrifying intelligence of the Celestial Secret Pavilion, along with their connections, killing me would be a piece of cake. But when Old Wen left, he made an agreement with my seniors: a loss is a loss, he couldn't do anything to me!"

"Old Wen is a man who keeps his promises and didn't trouble me further. Of course, this was also because over the years, I visited him during every holiday; otherwise, he might have been causing trouble this time when I retired!"

Liu Zixuan nodded in agreement: "The address he just gave me, I glanced at it, and it seems to be on the outskirts of the city!"

"Yes, when I visited him some time ago, he mentioned that he might retire in your Lingxiu Village." Wu Mei said.

"Kid, I don't know if others are envious, but I truly envy you!" Crazy Zhou patted Liu Zixuan on the shoulder: "Having one or two beautiful women devoted to you might be acceptable, but there are more than one or two around you. Even now, as this business queen is about to leave, she is still paving the way for you."

"Truly envious. If Wu Mei hadn't married, meeting you earlier, she might have fallen for you too!"

"You old fart, what are you saying!"

Before Liu Zixuan could speak, Wu Mei interrupted, giving Crazy Zhou a push. She then smiled at Liu Zixuan: "Don't listen to his nonsense!"

Liu Zixuan smiled awkwardly and then lowered his head to eat.

The three talked for a while longer before Liu Zixuan took his leave with Crazy Zhou.

There's no such thing as a never-ending banquet; since Wu Mei had decided to leave, all they could do was send their blessings and hope for each other's well-being the next time they met!

Watching Liu Zixuan leave, Wu Mei stood by the window for a long time, murmuring after a while, "Having not met the best version of you at the most wonderful time, how could I give you my incomplete self? Zixuan, I hope you get better and better in the days to come!"

"Also hoping that one day, as I travel the world, I hear about you from others and know you're doing well!"

As Liu Zixuan and Crazy Zhou left the city center's Yunwu Restaurant, they didn't rush back; instead, they sat down at a roadside barbecue stall, ordering some skewers and beers.

"What are you thinking about?" Crazy Zhou waved his hand in front of Liu Zixuan's face: "Are you worried about having no place for free meals in the future?"

"Do you think everyone is like you?" Liu Zixuan rolled his eyes at Crazy Zhou: "It's just unexpected that each of us, whether it's passerby strangers or cherished friends, have beautiful or not so beautiful pasts!"

"Of course, without stories, what's the fun in living? I'm telling you, old man's stories, I could talk to you for three days and nights without stopping."

"Stop!" Liu Zixuan directly interrupted Crazy Zhou: "I'm really not interested in hearing your stories!"

"Listen or not!" Crazy Zhou snorted coldly, picking up the skewers and eating.

Liu Zixuan drank a few sips of beer and suddenly asked, "By the way, after the Ghost Market incident last time, isn't there any reaction from the Six Gates?"

"Just thought of asking now?"

Crazy Zhou sneered with a toothpick between his teeth: "There's nothing from the Skill Gate, but you, kid, offended a great beauty from the Upper Three Gates before. Based on her usual demeanor, she'd probably send someone to kill you by the next day!"

"Then why didn't she?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"I heard some people from there mumbling about preparing for some event, which probably delayed it, but don't think you can escape. When you go to the Celestial Capital, you'll inevitably have to deal with them, so be careful then."

Crazy Zhou grinned: "Though telling you this is useless, you already offended the Willow Association, and the Upper Three Gates will probably be offended by you too."

Liu Zixuan raised his beer: "Then let's not waste words, it's all in the drink!"

"Before drinking, let me give you a piece of advice." Crazy Zhou raised his glass, solemnly saying: "When you go to the Celestial Capital, remember to be wary of ten people!"

"Which ten?" Liu Zixuan asked curiously.

He initially didn't care about these things, but after experiencing Wu Mei's retirement, he realized he knew too little about many things!

Compared to the entire Jianghu, apart from high cultivation and good medical skills, Liu Zixuan seemed to be quite unclear about many things!

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