Xuan Yuanling’s trading had expanded to the southern Regalty.

As soon as she heard Ye Liuyun’s order for her to get to Dormir, she began organising her manpower.

Ye Liuyun instructed the local military commander to block other traders, and reserved space for Xuan Yuanling before he left Dormir.

In Dormir, he had no plan to appoint a new city lord. All orders were solely by the military commander, within Ye Liuyun’s jurisdiction.

He told Mu Lianqing and had him deliver the message. From now on, Ye Liuyun would have direct command over the city guards in every city.

Consequently, the south region’s city underwent a tremendous change.

Ye Liuyun did so for the convenience of military logistics. Nevertheless, his execution changed the administrative structure of all southern regions.

Before this, every city was ruled by its City Lord respectively.

Since there was now a second military commander being stationed in every city, the dynamics of power inevitably changed, establishing a different balance of power between the two sides.

Xuan Yuanling’s trade, Mystique Mart, had entered the southern region. With it, Xuan Yuanling had become the manager overseeing the southern region.

Furthermore, Ye Liuyun could only recognise Xuan Yuanling. He wouldn’t agree if someone else came to do the trading. As a result, Xuan Yuanling had established a stable position within the family.

Once Ye Liuyun and his troops were back at their station, he went straight to the Mystique Mart in Regalty to trade supplies with Xuan Yuanling.

"I heard that you killed millions of Devil Clan? Quite ruthless indeed!" Upon seeing Ye Liuyun, Xuan Yuanling started engaging in casual chat.

"I had to. If I wasn’t ruthless enough, what if someone caused trouble when your trading centre started its operation?" Ye Liuyun explained with a chuckle.

Xuan Yuanling also chuckled, "Your reason is far-fetched! Are you saying you are fighting against the Devil Clan just to support my business!"

"Haha, it’s not just for your business! I’m making money from your business too!" Ye Liuyun laughed along with her.

Xuan Yuanling instantly told Ye Liuyun, "There’s no need to remind me. I remember every cent I owe you and won’t miss a dime! It’s just that I’ve been busy opening branches and my funds are tight..."

"What’s with the nervousness? I’m not chasing my debt now. It’s a joke! Ye Liuyun hurriedly spoke. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Xuan Yuanling stuck out her tongue, mocking him. "How could I not be nervous? In the southern region, you are the lord, and your word is the law. With military power in your hands, you can strike anyone you want. While in the Devil Clan cities, you slaughtered millions in anger, as if you could even wipe out an entire city. Your actions, such as skewering soldiers onto weapons and hanging them up, clearly made your point. I’m afraid of offending you and having my Mystique Mart wiped out."

Ye Liuyun heard and nodded earnestly, saying, "So you better serve me well! Otherwise, Mystique Mart won’t exist when I am upset."

"Hahaha!" Ye Liuyun and Xuan Yuanling burst into a hearty laughter.

After some chat, Ye Liuyun showed her the resources he had just acquired.

These included resources from the City Lord’s Manor, resources the Devil Clan looted from Sapien Tribe City, and resources from the Devil Clan, as well as, some resources from several business divisions within the few cities.

"My gosh! These are enough to start more than tens of my establishments!" Xuan Yuanling exclaimed in excitement.

Ye Liuyun brought the resources to her right when she was worried about getting funds to support her business divisions.

"Can I treat these as loans from you and not compensate you with other resources for now?" Xuan Yuanling enquired.

"Treat this as an investment to build your business. What do you think?" Ye Liuyun asked Xuan Yuanling.

Xuan Yuanling wasn’t keen to use her family’s money in her business, to avoid arousing Xuan Yuanhong’s suspicion.

"So you want to take the bigger share! Can you let me think about it?" Xuan Yuanling also needed to think about it.

"That’s just my suggestion. It’s fine if you don’t need it!" Ye Liuyun said.

"Of course, I need the money! You’re truly my saviour!" Xuan Yuanling promptly said.

"Solving money shortages is easy. I can supply 50 trillion each of Devil Crystals and Immortal Realms. As for resources, I’ll let Yu Xiaofeng send over his current resource list for your reference!" Ye Liuyun said.

Ye Liuyun had an abundance of resources right now even some excess. Hence, he quickly requested Yu Xiaofeng to make a list of all the resources he didn’t need.

The news left Xuan Yuanling stunned in awe. She almost sprang to her feet at Ye Liuyun, startling him.

With these resources, she would no longer need the help of her family and could monopolize the entire southern region on her own.

Furthermore, Ye Liuyun’s war had not yet ended, so additional resources would undoubtedly arrive in the future.

"Calm down, jeez!" Ye Liuyun hurriedly calmed her.

What Ye Liuyun had mentioned was only a part of his total resources. Many of the Spirit Crystal and Devil Crystal he obtained from the City Lord’s Manor and the Devil Clan’s cities were buried in the Spatial World of his and his clone.

"You truly hit a fortune with the war! That’s great! Allow me to thank you in advance! Oh, hold on! Let me gauge how much to invest and how to allocate appropriately."

After a while, Yu Xiaofeng reported all the usable resources he was keeping.

Xuan Yuanling was even more excited!

"With these resources, I can expand the business throughout the whole southern region!"

Ye Liuyun simply grinned, choosing not to discuss his continuous conquest of the East. It was military confidentiality that he would never reveal to anyone other than those who had signed a Divine Soul Contract with him.

Even Mu Lianqing and Mu Lianshi were clueless about his plans.

Next, Xuan Yuanling had people tally up the resources and wrote a receipt for Ye Liuyun.

A few days later, Xuan Yuanling took the initiative to look for Ye Liuyun.

She proposed to Ye Liuyun: "I am planning to start my venture! For the resources needed to establish a business, you will contribute seventy per cent, I’ll contribute twenty per cent, and Mystique Mart will cover the rest. That would be a form of my return to them."

"As for the division of profits, you will get sixty per cent, Mystique Mart gets zero point five per cent, and the remaining thirty-five per cent is mine. We would name the establishment ’Cloud Celestial Emporium’ in commemoration of our partnership. What do you think?"

Ye Liuyun didn’t bother with the math. These resources had been lying around unused. It would be better for him to invest them now.

"I have no complaints," said Ye Liuyun. "If Mystique Mart decides not to contribute, I can cover their share. If your contribution falls short, I can fulfil it as a loan to you!"

"Then I thank you in advance!" Xuan Yuanling said with a smile.

"But why named it ’Cloud Celestial Emporium’? I find it a bit of a tongue twister!" Ye Liuyun asked.

"You are the main investor, so it makes sense to have something that signifies your involvement! What if you, the big boss, get irritated and decide to wipe out your own business?" Xuan Yuanling laughed.

"Hahaha!" Ye Liuyun laughed along with her joke, "Let’s call it ’’Celestial Cloud Emporium’, it rolls off the tongue much easier! As long as the name could represent both of us!"

"Right, big boss, your word is the law!" Xuan Yuanling laughed in agreement.

In the following days, both the Battlefield border and the southern region’s Mystique Mart were renamed ’Celestial Cloud Emporium’.

Many influential figures, upon realising that Mystique Mart had always opened branches wherever Ye Liuyun went, could deduce the relationship between Xuan Yuanling and Ye Liuyun from the abrupt name change.