"Interesting, your name is Chang Zhenyun, right? I wasn’t mistaken, you have a daughter, don’t you? If you have a daughter, send her to me, and I might consider helping you." The young man said.

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback, clearly not expecting the young man to say such a thing. Why ask for someone’s daughter instead of Spirit Stones?

"Hey, is something wrong with you? Do you know his daughter?" Han Qianfeng looked at the young man beside him and couldn’t help but ask.

At first, he thought this guy wanted more benefits, but it turned out he was after a person, something Han Qianfeng hadn’t anticipated.

"I don’t know her, but I have a slight issue with my Cultivation Technique, requiring a Furnace to assist. This guy’s bloodline is decent; if it’s his daughter, she should be suitable, no other reason. Oh, by the way, my sister is also interested in Li’s Treasure Tower!"

The young man explained, and Han Qianfeng frowned slightly upon hearing this. He had not known this young man for long, so he wasn’t aware of the other’s peculiar needs until now.

"My sister, you should know her, Hong Shuang from Cyan Smoke Workshop. I’m Hong San. Previously, Four Seasons Commerce Association asked Cyan Smoke Workshop to send people to investigate Li’s Treasure Tower. As a result, the cultivators from Cyan Smoke Workshop suffered considerable casualties, and my sister has since set her sights on this family." Seeing the puzzled expressions around him, Hong San continued to explain.

Everyone understood what was going on; there had been contact long ago, and this was just a coincidence.

As the leader of this incident, Chang Zhenyun hesitated slightly upon hearing Hong San’s words. But when he thought about the countless Spirit Stones that would roll in once Li’s Treasure Tower was taken down, his hesitation vanished.

Merchants pursue profit, and in the face of profit, family ties seem less important. As long as he has Spirit Stones, what does it matter if he fathers a few more daughters?

"Esteemed senior, as long as you can indeed topple Li’s Treasure Tower and kill that leader Li Mu, I will immediately send my daughter to you!" Chang Zhenyun bowed to Hong San.

Hong San nodded with satisfaction but then smiled again, "But I haven’t finished. Don’t rush. I want the daughter, and I want the Spirit Stones. Let’s add a hundred thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones. What do you think?"

Upon hearing Hong San’s conditions, Chang Zhenyun’s face turned somewhat grim. These hundred thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones were essentially his life’s savings, and giving them up pained him greatly.

"I never force anyone. If it’s not possible, then let’s part ways." Hong San said as he leisurely took a sip of tea.

Han Qianfeng, seeing this, remained silent, and the scene fell into a stalemate. Finally, just as Hong San finished his cup of tea and was about to leave, Chang Zhenyun moved.

"Fine, I’ll arrange it for you, esteemed senior!" Saying this, Chang Zhenyun got up to leave the teahouse. Before leaving, Hong San reminded him to bring his daughter along, for convenience.

Chang Zhenyun didn’t reply, watching the other leave. Hong San flashed a cold smile. Just by causing chaos and killing someone, he could get a hundred thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones plus a Furnace—what a fool with too much money.

"Old Man Han, want to join? When we split the resources of Li’s Treasure Tower, I’ll give you a share." Hong San thought for a moment, then said to Han Qianfeng beside him.

He wasn’t some naive youth and naturally wouldn’t tackle the matter alone. Bringing someone along was smart in case something unexpected happened, serving as a backup.

Upon hearing this, Han Qianfeng also fell into contemplation. The saying goes ’an old fox is never caught,’ and he couldn’t guess Hong San’s intention. Two Divinity Transformation cultivators dealing with a Nascent Soul Tributor should be easy work; this deal had little risk.

After thinking it over, Han Qianfeng agreed, deciding to accompany Hong San, given how tempting the resources of Li’s Treasure Tower were and how the risk seemed minimal. Two Divinity Transformation Realm powerhouses against a Nascent Soul cultivator was a manageable task.

As for what background Li Mu might have, it was irrelevant. Even if he was backed by a major force, who could stop a Divinity Transformation cultivator if they wanted to escape? Besides, who would offend two Divinity Transformation level beings over a dead person?

With these thoughts, time flew, and an hour later, Chang Zhenyun returned with his daughter, promptly handing her over to Hong San without a word.

"Not bad, quite efficient. Now go back and wait for my word." Hong San was quite pleased, then directly led Chang Zhenyun’s daughter to a private room.

Watching his daughter being led away, Chang Zhenyun did not speak up, not even when his daughter cried out in desperation.

"Don’t worry, I won’t do anything to you. I just want you to assist me in cultivation. Once the cultivation is over, I’ll let you go." Hong San, a bit irritated by Chang Zhenyun’s daughter’s cries, explained impatiently.

The young girl calmed down a bit upon hearing this, unaware that assisting in cultivation would cost her young life.

As time ticked by, Hong San eventually emerged from the private room. At this moment, his aura was even more intense than before, with a faint red glow flickering in his eyes.

"Not bad, not bad, this Furnace is quite handy. Thank you, Shopkeeper Chang." Hong San felt the changes within him and couldn’t help but smile, then got up to leave with Han Qianfeng. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Seeing this, Chang Zhenyun hurriedly entered the private room, where his daughter had long lost vitality, reduced to a dried corpse on the floor, her hideous face seeming to recount the terror she felt before death.