"This person, in the end, even threatened with his life, telling the ancestors that if they didn't agree, he would die in front of everyone.

"The Seven Sects' ancestors had no choice but to agree.

"From that year onwards, the Seven Sects and this Da You Bank were inseparable.

"However, these old tales gradually faded from memory over time.

"Over the years, Da You Bank has changed its Store Manager more than once, each one an outstanding talent in the business field.

"Yet, this time, it's unclear what mistake this Store Manager made.

"He actually had the audacity to provoke the foremost Tiger of Donghuang.

"And when this matter of seeking help was turned over to the Tianxin Sect, they immediately sent someone to investigate.

"To their surprise, that place was already deserted."

Su Mo tapped his fingers lightly on the table and suddenly smiled, saying:

"Senior, could it be that you are intentionally saying this to protect this Store Manager?"

"Su, the Chief of the Escort, please don't misunderstand."

Xuanyuan Xiaoshan hurriedly said: "You have done so much for our Dongcheng. It can be called a meritorious deed of immense proportions!

"The struggle between our Dongcheng Sects and the Demon Sect predates the establishment of Da You Bank.

"It was you who broke this stalemate for us. Now, the Seven Sects have advanced deep into the realm of the Eternal Night Valley, continuously achieving victories.

"All of this relies on you; only then do we have such a situation.

"How dare we deceive Su, the Chief of the Escort, regarding this matter?

"Moreover, Sect Leader Li is actually aware of this matter. Even if you don't trust us, how could you not trust Sect Leader Li?"

Su Mo smiled: "Xuanyuan Saintess, don't be anxious, I'm just a bit eager about this matter.

"Since there are these words here, how dare I, Su Mo, not believe them.

"Just to be honest, if this person were merely spreading rumors about me, causing the Tianxia martial jianghu to come and kill me, it wouldn't be such a big deal.

"However, they killed someone in the course of this matter.

"This person might not have been known to you all, but he truly earned my admiration…

"Therefore, I cannot ignore avenging his death.

"May I ask everyone, where is this Store Manager now, and do you have any leads?"

The matter of Su Mo holding the Xinghai Relic Sand Iron was widely spread in the Jianghu.

But the specifics of the situation did not reach Dongcheng, they only knew that many in the Jianghu wanted to seize this Xinghai Relic Sand Iron.

Through their investigation, they quickly found the source of this, but were unaware of another hidden truth within this matter.

With exchanged glances, the Third Palace Master spoke first:

"As for leads, there is indeed a little.

"I heard this person had a large ship made, and the expense was extremely exorbitant.

"After his disappearance, this ship also vanished without a trace."

Su Mo was slightly taken aback: "Ship?"

"Yes."

The Third Palace Master nodded: "This person most likely went to sea. He set up many treasure chambers on the ship, storing a lot of gold, silver, jade, and exotic treasures. Now, where he is remains a mystery."

"Given the circumstances, this person's desire to leave Donghuang likely didn't start today, nor was it because he offended me, right?"

Su Mo suddenly had a slight realization and asked:

"Everyone, a bold question here, how much silver note did he earn from the thirty percent share over the years?

"No matter how extravagant he was, it's unlikely he could have spent it all, right?

"The silver notes from Da You Bank, once taken overseas, are as good as waste paper.

"So he could only take silver taels and gold.

"Does this person have another hideout in Dongcheng?"

"All hideouts have been thoroughly searched."

Wei Chimeng suddenly spoke, with little to say, his voice was muffled, and he said with a frown:

"What seems to be baffling is exactly this.

"This person had hideouts all across Dongcheng, but after our search, we found every place dug up to three feet deep, with not a single copper coin left."

"…"

Su Mo gently touched his eyebrow and slowly exhaled:

"May I ask, did the Seven Sects' ancestors ever investigate the background of the first Store Manager of Da You Bank?"

"Of course, they investigated. The background was clean, nothing suspicious found. Unlike you, Lord Su, who emerged out of nowhere, stunning us all."

The Third Palace Master frowned slightly: "You're asking all these questions, do you have any ideas? Please share."

Su Mo looked at them, pondered for a moment, then smiled:

"Nothing really, just asking casually.

"It's just a pity… that person has escaped now.

"It seems that avenging that friend will be difficult."

The Third Palace Master looked at Su Mo with suspicion, feeling that there must be more that Su Mo was not saying.

However, holding back the question, he simply nodded and said:

"You can ease your mind a bit; when you're meant to meet this person, you will.

"If you haven't meeting now, perhaps the timing just isn't right.

"By the way, we came in a rush this time, and you didn't give us notice, so we could prepare accordingly.

"Thus, your celebratory gifts, we didn't have time to prepare them."

Su Mo waved it off:

"The fact that you all could come is already greatly appreciated, whether or not there's a gift does not matter."

"That's not acceptable."

Everyone shook their heads in unison, then looked at each other, and finally, Xuanyuan Xiaoshan spoke:

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