Aspiring to the Immortal Path Chapter 392: Besieged

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

In the end, Wei Danbai chose to not have Wei Tianchong go, tacitly accepting the Gu Clan's delay, even sending a letter wishing Gu Liangde a speedy recovery.

This wasn't strange. In the end, he was a merchant, not a born fighter. He innately lacked staunchness and courage.

Although he was technically right that sending Wei Tianchong to deal with the Gu Clan would inevitably damage the Wei Estate's reputation, he did not know that the loss for not acting would be even greater!

All the hubbub around taking over the Gu Clan's businesses suddenly came to a halt, causing all of Canglong Prefecture to turn their attention to the Wei Estate.

Tang Jie's decision to remain passive and not intervene in clan affairs served as the foundation for limitless speculation to simmer.

Many people speculated that the Wei Estate had tacitly accepted the Gu Clan going back on their deal because of Tang Jie—not everyone would take this as a sign of magnanimity. More people would take it as weakness.

When one side grew weak, the other side would get tough.

It was in the cities beyond Canglong Prefecture where this phenomenon began to appear first. After all, the Wei Clan's foundations were shallow in these places.

Dihuo (Earthfire) City.

This was a small city three hundred kilometers away from Canglong Prefecture. Its name came from how a river of fire flowed underneath the city. Although it was small in area, it was an important cultivator town. Ten-some sects, including the Basking Moon Sect, had set up tool-refining workshops here to produce tools for their sects throughout the year. The best art relics were naturally reserved for the respective sects to use, with the mediocre products being handed to the government. The worst products circulated among the common folk, ending up in various escort or bodyguard companies. For this reason, Dihuo City was famous for its weaponry. Every year, numerous merchants would come through to buy or sell. Two years ago, the Wei Clan had ex

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