Chapter 818: Contracts Reached One After Another

Ye Qianning looked at the height her father had gestured, thoroughly surprised. "What denomination are the banknotes?"

"I’ve never checked. Either way, it’s a lot—more than enough to raise you," Xiang Minghou said, lowering his hands with a serious expression.

"Assassinating people pays that much?"

Xiang Minghou puffed up with pride. "I never accept bounties for cheap heads. The price must be at least a hundred thousand."

Ye Qianning fell silent. Her father was truly formidable. Her gaze fell on the scar on his face. It appeared to have been inflicted just three or four years ago, and her heart suddenly ached at the sight.

"Father, let’s not do dangerous things anymore. Your daughter has money—a lot of money."

Xiang Minghou nodded. "Alright. Once I finish tying up loose ends, I won’t accept any more heads."

"Mhm. Let’s just stick to honest business. It’s safe and profitable, and our family can stay together. Wouldn’t that be great?"

"Why do you still want to be a merchant? Doing business is exhausting."

"Going into business is partly for my own sake. Father, there are some things I can’t tell you right now. I’ll let you know once everything settles down in the future."

Elevating an entire clan provided a substantial amount of blessing points. Once her blessing points stabilized, her life force would also stabilize. Therefore, regardless of whether a second Nanyuan would emerge, she had to take the leap and try!

"Sigh, alright. But some things shouldn’t be overly exposed." Xiang Minghou had grown used to it by now. His little girl had always been surrounded by mysteries since she was young. She could effortlessly produce a vast amount of items in an instant that others couldn’t buy with tens of millions of gold. If people found out, it would be disastrous.

Ye Qianning nodded. In the past, she had thought that staying hidden was for the best. Now, however, she didn’t really want to hide anymore. Certain things would gradually be revealed to the public anyway. There was a saying: to be arrogant, one must have the capital to back it up. Since she had the capital, why shouldn’t she be arrogant?

Night had already fallen by the time the carriage arrived at the Immortal Sea Building.

Xiang Minghou gave her a few simple instructions and told her to return to her room to rest early. Since she had spent time resting in her pocket dimension, Ye Qianning didn’t feel too tired. Back in her room, she began preparing seeds for the desert and barren regions.

For the northwest region, she could only draw up some blueprints for now. She planned to have the northwest representatives take them back to build greenhouses first, so they could plant on a massive scale once autumn arrived. Transporting the produce to various regions in the winter would make them an absolutely hot commodity.

Early the next morning.

Ye Qianning took Du Ying to find Gu Shuo. Du Ying followed behind her, laden with various bags and packages, with a large box cradled in his arms. Once they arrived at Gu Shuo’s room, Du Ying placed the items on the table and opened the cloth bags one by one.

Ye Qianning explained to Gu Shuo the planting locations and methods for the seeds. She had even written down instructions for each clan on slips of paper, laying them out in order.

The large box, once opened, was completely filled with money.

Gu Shuo listened very carefully as she detailed what to plant in each region and how long it would take. Her explanation was incredibly thorough. He was astounded by what he heard, especially regarding the greenhouse farming for the northwest. The blueprints for their construction alone were novel. He had no idea what kind of brilliance was hidden in her mind—in just a single day, she had solved the livelihood problems of several major families.

However, before he could recover from his shock, he saw his daughter hand over a box full of money.

"Little girl, I’ll take these things to the clans later, but keep the money." He couldn’t possibly let his daughter pay for this.

"Don’t underestimate me, Father. Your daughter is very rich."

"I know, but your father is also wealthy. You should keep your money." Still feeling quite pleased, Gu Shuo stood up and tied up the seed bags on the table. "I’ll head to the inn right now."

"Alright. But Father, you have to explain the date palm contracts clearly. They cannot be lumped together with their current contracts."