“May I ask if you are the Black Thorn from the capital city of the North Qiu Kingdom?”

Walking through the East City, she was approached by a man of about fifty years of age smiling with bright eyes. The look at which he was giving Wei Hanzi was as if he had found a gem.

From the corner of her eyes, Wei Hanzi gave Gu Lingzhi a look. Gu Lingzhi responded with a subtle nod, before Wei Hanzi smiled slightly and nodded at him, responding warmly, “Yes, that’s me. Who are you? Why are you looking for me?”

The man laughed softly and his eyes glittered more, “I am merely a shopkeeper from the Baina Court - I wonder if the Black Thorn has any interest in doing business with me?”

The Baina Court was the largest shop in the city and also the leading family business in the North Qiu Kingdom. It held a status that was just below that of the Royal Family of the North Qiu Kingdom.

“Sorry, I am shopping with my friends now and I am afraid that this is an inconvenient time.” She had to politely reject...