Chapter 79: SHANG CLAN (1)
TONG OU SHOP (GASLIGHTING IN PROGRESS)
FANG YUAN'S SALES PITCH:
Bone Spear Gu (Rank 1): 320 primeval stones each (56 sold) → 17,920 total
Spiral Bone Spear Gu (Rank 2): 800 primeval stones each (20 sold) → 16,000 total
Bone Spike Gu (Rank 3): 6,700 primeval stones → 40,620 GRAND TOTAL
SHOP OWNER (SWEATING): "Wait… these Gu are from the SAME INHERITANCE?!"
FANG YUAN (SMIRKING): "Want the recipe too? 680k primeval stones."
SHOP OWNER (MALDING): "Best I can do is 500k… and also, you're blacklisted now."
TWITCH CHAT REACTS:
💀 "BRO TURNED A SIMPLE SALE INTO A MAFIA NEGOTIATION"
🍿 "SHANG CLAN'S YOUNG MASTER ABOUT TO LEARN THE HARD WAY"
🐍 "FANG YUAN'S RIZZ IS TOO DEMONIC"
SHANG YA ZI'S NPC PANIC
LOCATION: Third Inner City (Rich Kid Territory)
Shang Ya Zi (18, alcoholic, nepo baby) gets the report:
"Two demonic randos are flexing Grey Bone Scholar's IP in OUR city?!"
HIS REACTION:
PHASE 1: "I'll blacklist them!" (issues orders to all shops)
PHASE 2: "Why aren't they begging yet?!" (3 days later, malding)
PHASE 3: "FINE, I'LL PAY 500K—" (sigma male grindset crumbling)
FANG YUAN (UNBOTHERED): "650k or I'll wait." (continues chess game with Bai Ning Bing)
SHANG XIN CI'S PRINCESS ARC
LOCATION: Shang Clan VIP Estate
SHANG YAN FEI (DADDY MODE ACTIVATED):
Assigns spy maid TIAN LAN to monitor Shang Xin Ci
Orders investigation into "Hei Tu & Bai Yun"
Internally: "If they really helped my daughter… rewards. If they're scheming… death."
SHANG XIN CI (TRUST ISSUES):
"Why did you abandon mom?" (silent glare)
XIAO DIE (BLURTING OUT): "MISSY WAS BULLIED HER WHOLE LIFE—"
SHANG XIN CI: "XIAO DIE. SHUT."
TWIST: WEI YANG'S ENTRANCE (IT'S GIVING PLOT ARMOR)
Just as Shang Ya Zi threatens to EXPOSE Fang Yuan to Tie Clan hunters:
WEI YANG (DROPPING FROM SKY): "Clan leader summons Hei Tu and Bai Yun."
QUICK LOCATION CHANGE: Third Inner City → Second Inner City
Shang Ya Zi (sweating bullets): "FATHER INVITED THESE TWO RANDOS?!"
FANG YUAN (CASUALLY): "Oops, guess we're VIPs now."
SHANG YA ZI'S MENTAL STATE:
PHASE 1: "I'll pay 650k! PLEASE DON'T SNITCH!" (panic mode)
PHASE 2: "Wait… why does Father want them?" (existential crisis)
PHASE 3: "I'M COOKED." (young master career flashing before eyes)
TWITCH CHAT REACTS:
💀 "BRO WENT FROM BLACKLISTED TO VIP IN 5 SECONDS"
🍿 "SHANG YA ZI'S FACE WHEN REALIZING HE FUMBLED THE BAG"
🐍 "FANG YUAN'S RIZZ TOO DEMONIC FOR MERCHANT CLAN POLITICS"
SHANG YAN FEI'S TEST (IT'S GIVING BIG BRO ENERGY)
METHOD:
Leaves Fang & Bai in EMPTY HOUSE for 6 HOURS
Watches via COLORFUL SMOKE GU (surveillance state)
OBSERVATIONS:
Fang Yuan: "Impatient, rash, loud" (fake persona)
Bai Ning Bing: "Calm, scheming" (real but misinterpreted)
WEI YANG'S REPORT: "Hei Tu is simple-minded, Bai Yun is shrewd."
SHANG YAN FEI (SMIRKING): "Good. Now stall them for 3 days while I verify their backstory."
FANG YUAN'S INTERNAL MONOLOGUE: "Perfect. He took the bait."
SHI TIAN RESTAURANT (DECOY BANQUET)
FANG YUAN'S PERFORMANCE:
Eats like a starving demon (oil smeared on face)
Chugs wine (sigma male grindset)
Complains loudly → Suddenly cheerful (NPC whiplash)
BAI NING BING (SUS): "Why is he acting so weird…"
WEI YANG (FOOLED): "Ah, a simpleton. Much easier to handle."
TWIST: Fang Yuan's FAKE IMPATIENCE was a calculated act to lower guard.