"Where are the guards? What are they doing?"

A steward of the Spirit Fighting Commerce saw the Chairman's face growing increasingly gloomy, and immediately spoke loudly in inquiry. As a matter of fact, this steward was the leader responsible for the guards at the Commerce headquarters.

However, when this steward loudly demanded a response, silence greeted him, and everyone watched as two figures entered together. The first person wore a white dress, with a clear and delicate appearance and a slightly upturned mouth that revealed a hint of aloof arrogance.

As for the person beside the woman in white, he was an ordinary old man dressed in linen. This person did not seem to possess high cultivation powers, and his elderly eyes were slightly closed, as if he was indifferent to the strong experts of the Spirit Fighting Commerce present in the hall.

"Who are you? Do you know what kind of place this is?"

Seeing these two unfamiliar figures walk in, the Sixth Elder of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, who just spoke, was an expert already at the peak of Earth Bending Realm. He suddenly felt embarrassed and took a step forward, his tone becoming multiple times harsher.

As the Sixth Elder responsible for the guards, although he just broke through to the peak of Earth Bending Realm, his ambition was exceedingly high. He knew that with the Vice Chairman dead, his steward position might be eligible for promotion.

Thus, this person named Hua Qun, the Sixth Elder of Spirit Fighting Commerce, jumped out directly. He was eager to demonstrate his capabilities in front of the Chairman, hoping for more opportunities for advancement to come his way in the future.

"My name is Xue Qi. You can call me Lady Xue Qi!"

The girl in white seemed extremely calm and did not get angry at Hua Qun's rude attitude. When she revealed her name, the many stewards of Spirit Fighting Commerce, including Wei Duzheng at the forefront, were completely puzzled, as they had never heard of her.

If Yun Xiao were here and saw this woman in white, hearing her name, perhaps he would immediately recognize her as his "older sister" who grew up as a childhood friend. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Xue Qi was an abandoned infant picked up from the snow by Yun Xiao's mother, Shang Li, who treated her extremely well at a young age. She received the same treatment as Yun Xiao and his siblings.

Unfortunately, Xue Qi turned out to be an ungrateful person. When Yun Xiao faced oppression from the Shang Family, she decisively turned her back and latched onto the eldest son of the Shang Family.

Even later, when the Shang Family suffered a massacre, she ignored the childhood friendship with Yun Xiao and the nurturing grace of Shang Li and brazenly betrayed the Shang Family mother and son, nearly leading them to a fatal end.

It was due to Xue Qi's cry that the steward of the Star-picking Tower, Ning Fu, learned that Blood Moon Jade was with Yun Xiao, leading to a series of subsequent events.

Although Yun Xiao and his mother are still alive and well today, the family of three is separated across three lands, unable to meet for years—tracing everything back to Xue Qi.

Unfortunately, the lone girl in the snow had unexpected luck; after Ning Fu took her from the Shang Family, she was handed over to the Emperor Canglong Palace, the overlord of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, and adopted as an honorary daughter by Empress Canglong, soaring to great heights.

With her cultivation complete, the first thing Xue Qi thought of was to humiliate Yun Xiao. She didn't actually know Yun Xiao was still alive until she came to the Tenglong Continent and heard Yun Xiao's name by chance.

According to the information obtained by Xue Qi, Yun Xiao seemed to have some connection with Spirit Fighting Commerce, so she came straight to one of the four major forces. Upon entering the Commerce headquarters, she heard Wei Duzheng's roar of resentment, and her heart was no longer in doubt.

With Xue Qi's current strength, a few palace guards couldn't stop her, and even the Sixth Elder of Spirit Fighting Commerce who shouted at her was completely ignored.

"Xue Qi?"

When the name Xue Qi was mentioned, the elders in the hall were all baffled, wondering how they had never heard of such a young woman before. What family had produced this genius?

"No matter who you are, hurry up and leave, or face the consequences!"

Sensing the presence of fellow elders behind him and the most esteemed gaze, Hua Qun, the Sixth Elder of Commerce, felt as though he had a thorn in his back. He issued another angry shout, his tone containing intense threat.

Hua Qun knew that since he had stepped forward, if this matter was not resolved perfectly, his status in the eyes of the President would fall drastically, as no leader likes ineffective subordinates.

Hence, Hua Qun decided to expel this man and woman from the hall first, and later deal with them properly. At this moment, he hadn't sensed a single hint of danger from the old man and the girl.

"Noise!"

Yet Xue Qi did not pay attention to Hua Qun earlier, simply because she didn't consider him worth her attention. But as this old man kept barking incessantly, she couldn't ignore it anymore and immediately shouted.

No matter how strong an elephant is, continually poked and provoked by ants can make it angry—like Xue Qi at this moment. As she finished speaking, she gently swung her palm.

Bang!

A clear sound rang out, and immediately, the dignified Commerce Sixth Elder, Hua Qun at the peak of Earth Bending Realm, was directly struck on the right cheek, his entire body flung like a rag doll.

"Splat!"

Hua Qun, who was blasted away mid-flight, spat out a mouthful of crimson blood, along with several blood teeth mixed in. It was evident how formidable Xue Qi's blow truly was.

When Xue Qi initially decided to descend to the Lower Realm, she had just broken through to the early-stage Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm, and as time has passed, she has already made another breakthrough, reaching the middle-stage Floating Life realm.

With this level of strength, how could Hua Qun, merely at the Peak of Earth Bending Realm, possibly be a match for her? Simply knocking him flying and denting his teeth was already Xue Qi showing mercy.

"How dare you!"

Witnessing Hua Qun being smacked into a pig's head without a word, the elders from the Chamber of Commerce were all filled with rage, especially the Great Elder, who shouted angrily.

This Shang Family Great Elder named Lu Xing had already broken through to the early-stage Floating Life Realm cultivation level and was only one step away from reaching the middle stage. Following Lu Tianrun's death, besides President Wei Duzheng, his strength was the mightiest in the entire commerce.

Lu Xing, with a cultivation lower by one level than Xue Qi, hadn't even realized the terror this white-clad girl was, feeling confident as a Heavenly Rank Expert.

"No matter who you are, daring to hurt someone at the headquarters of Douling Commerce will cost you your life!"

Having someone come to heal himself here, Lu Xing knew that if he continued to let her be rampant, Douling Commerce would lose even more face, prompting him to act immediately.

Despite the ruthlessness of the white-clad woman who dealt such damage to Hua Qun with one strike, Lu Xing believed he could do the same, without much hesitation.

Regarding Lu Xing's actions, Wei Duzheng, sitting high, did not stop him. Perhaps he sensed something extraordinary in the moment Xue Qi made her move but never believed Lu Xing couldn't handle it.

This second-strongest figure in Douling Commerce, flying towards Xue Qi like a big bird, only drew out a sneer from her; moreover, her motion was identical to before.

Smack!

A familiar crisp sound reverberated throughout the Commerce's hall moments later. The commerce's Great Elder was then struck and spun several times like a top, with his left cheek visibly swelling up.

"This..."

If Hua Qun being slapped flying earlier hadn't left everyone shocked, seeing even Lu Xing, the early-stage Floating Life realm Great Elder, unable to receive a single move, was quite astonishing.

Everyone knew that Lu Xing was a genuine early-stage Floating Life Realm expert, merely half a step from breaking through to the middle stage.

Yet, with such tremendous cultivation, he was slapped into a spin; what level had that white-clad woman's abilities reached?

"How is that another such monstrous figure has emerged on the Tenglong Continent?"

At that moment, many elders at the Douling Commerce headquarters regretted deeply while a slender figure with a wooden sword appeared in their minds, filled with emotion.

Having one Yun Xiao had already turned the entire Tenglong Continent upside down, and his many young companions were exceedingly talented, hardly weaker than these older-generation experts.

But what about the white-clad girl before them, who appears only about twenty but whose prowess seems no weaker than Yun Xiao's, perhaps even stronger than his partners?

Yet everyone was completely in the dark regarding the appearance and background of this white-clad girl. Despite searching their minds, they couldn't associate her with any of the four top forces.

"Who are you, really?"

Having consecutively slapped away two major elders from Douling Commerce, Wei Duzheng finally couldn't sit still anymore, knowing that facing such a formidable opponent, only he, as the President, could manage it.

Clearly, Wei Duzheng had now fully sensed Xue Qi's true level of cultivation—a middle-stage Floating Life realm maiden was nothing to scare him off; he was more curious about her background.

Still, with someone attacking them and injuring two elders, no matter how curious he might be about her origins, he had no intention of letting her go, particularly under these circumstances, with his mind extremely sensitive.

Ever since Lu Tianrun perished on Impermanence Island, rumors circulated across the continent that Douling Commerce's overall strength had plummeted drastically and no longer deserved a position among the four top forces.

There were even opinions suggesting that Demons Mountain was better suited for this spot. These rumors had reached Wei Duzheng, causing him to furiously smash several of his cherished teacups.