Chapter 1593

After sending off all the Sect Masters, Shi Song rubbed his brow; lately, it's truly been a troubled autumn.

Someone's here.

He called out, and soon a Law Enforcement Hall Steward walked in, bowed to Shi Song, and said.

Hall Master.

Have Capture Dragon junior brother come over.

Yes.

Shi Song plans to have Capture Dragon investigate this.

He really doesn't have the energy to handle this himself anymore.

Not long after, Capture Dragon appeared at the Law Enforcement Hall, and Shi Song told him about the thefts from the various sects in full.

Hearing that, Capture Dragon did not refuse either.

That twenty or thirty sects were robbed at the same time is indeed strange; it's clearly not a normal occurrence.

That day, Capture Dragon took a team of Elders and disciples from Dragon Elephant Peak and left Dao Yi Shengdi.

This matter didn't attract much attention.

After all, everyone else at Dao Yi Shengdi had their own affairs.

In the canteen, Ye Zhangqing leaned back on the Tǎng yǐ.

Overall, Ye Zhangqing's daily life is still quite leisurely.

He doesn't need to worry about other matters of the holy land; just taking care of the canteen's little plot is enough.

But just then, Shan Hu hurried in.

Big brother, the manager of Hundred Fragrance Pavilion has arrived.

Huh???

Hearing that, Ye Zhangqing was startled; this Hundred Fragrance Pavilion specially provides various seasonings for the canteen.

It was also selected by Ye Zhangqing initially.

Since cooperating with Dao Yi Shengdi, Hundred Fragrance Pavilion can be said to have taken off right where it stood.

From an unknown little shop, it leapt to become a famous major merchant guild in Haotu Shijie.

And all this is thanks to Ye Zhangqing, so the manager of Hundred Fragrance Pavilion knows full well that offending anyone is fine, but not Ye Zhangqing.

All along, the manager of Hundred Fragrance Pavilion has been extremely attentive to Dao Yi Shengdi's affairs, never needing Ye Zhangqing to worry about anything.

Cooperating with Hundred Fragrance Pavilion, Ye Zhangqing has always been at ease.

Whenever the appointed time comes, Hundred Fragrance Pavilion delivers all the seasonings Ye Zhangqing needs.

Moreover, he doesn't need to worry about the quality at all.

As long as Hundred Fragrance Pavilion isn't stupid, it wouldn't dare to scheme against Ye Zhangqing.

Hearing that the manager of Hundred Fragrance Pavilion had come in person, Ye Zhangqing felt suspicious; there wasn't anything special, so why did he come himself?

Bring him over.

Rising from the recliner, Ye Zhangqing said to Shan Hu.

Hearing that, Shan Hu nodded in agreement and immediately turned and left the small courtyard.

Not long after, Shan Hu brought a middle-aged man in fine clothes into the Yuàn zhōng.

The middle-aged man's cultivation was not high, only minor achievement in the Dharma Phase realm, yet in Haotu Shijie, few dare to look down on him.

There's nothing to be done; who let him have the backing of Dao Yi Shengdi?

What's up, Manager Wu, what matter has you personally making a trip?

Seeing the middle-aged man, Ye Zhangqing smiled slightly, gestured for him to sit, and then poured him a cup of tea.

Facing Ye Zhangqing, the middle-aged man acted very respectfully, receiving the teacup with both hands, and then spoke with a face like he wanted to cry but had no tears.

Yè Chánglǎo, there have been some problems with this batch of seasonings.

These past few days are when the seasonings are supposed to be delivered; the canteen's previous supplies have been used up, and it's time to replenish.

But just at this critical juncture, Hundred Fragrance Pavilion ran into trouble.

While speaking, the middle-aged man cautiously observed Ye Zhangqing's expression; upon hearing this, Ye Zhangqing did not show anger, merely furrowing his brow slightly.

He then turned his head toward the middle-aged man and said.

What happened? Your Hundred Fragrance Pavilion has always been normal before.

This... Yè Chánglǎo, my Hundred Fragrance Pavilion's warehouse was robbed; all the seasonings are gone, and we can't replenish them quickly, so...

The seasonings Ye Zhangqing needs are top-notch in quality and every other aspect.

All along, Hundred Fragrance Pavilion has prepared them separately.

But now, the seasonings prepared for Ye Zhangqing were all stolen overnight, and in a short time Hundred Fragrance Pavilion really can't do anything about it.

That's why Manager Wu personally came to apologize to Ye Zhangqing and explain the situation.

Having said that, without waiting for Ye Zhangqing's reply, Manager Wu stood up, bent his legs, and with a plop knelt on the ground.

He said respectfully.

It's all due to my incompetence; please punish me, Yè Chánglǎo.

Seeing this, Ye Zhangqing slightly raised his hand, a gentle surge of spiritual power lifted Manager Wu up, and then he wondered aloud.

The warehouse was robbed; do you know who did it?

He gestured for Manager Wu to sit; upon hearing that, Manager Wu carefully sat beside Ye Zhangqing and then shook his head with a bitter expression.

No clues were left behind, not even the person in charge of guarding the warehouse noticed anything unusual.

Strangely enough, the seasonings in that warehouse seemed to have vanished into thin air.

After hearing Manager Wu's explanation, Ye Zhangqing fell into silent thought.

It's impossible to vanish out of nowhere, but this is indeed suspicious—likely some people have come to Haotu Shijie, and the number of sects that have been robbed recently is not small.

Dozens of sects' treasuries have been robbed; Ye Zhangqing naturally heard about this.

All the sect masters went together to Dao Yi Shengdi to seek help; Shi Song has already arranged for Capture Dragon to investigate this.

Although Ye Zhangqing didn't intervene, he naturally had heard about it.

But I never expected that the seasonings I needed would also be stolen—these thieves really aren't picky, not even letting off the seasonings.

Without seasonings, the daily meals obviously can't be guaranteed— as the saying goes, even a clever wife can't cook without rice.

Even if Ye Zhangqing's culinary skill were superb and his technique excellent, without seasonings he could hardly make anything at all.

After a moment's thought, Ye Zhangqing said to Manager Wu.

"Alright, go back for now and try to prepare it again; I'll have you bring it over when the time comes."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Manager Wu respectfully nodded, then hurried off to re‑prepare the seasonings Ye Zhangqing needed.

At dinner time that day, when the disciples of Dao Yi Shengdi came to the canteen, they only then learned that, because the seasonings had been stolen, the meals of the past few days could not be guaranteed.

Upon hearing this news, the elders, peak masters, and disciples were all dumbfounded.

"The storehouse of the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion was robbed?"

"A bunch of good‑for‑nothings, they can't even watch a storehouse—how could it be robbed?!"

"Isn't this the work of a single gang? Lately quite a few sects have been robbed—hasn't the Capture Dragon Peak Master already taken people to investigate?"

"Damn bastards, they dare to move even the seasonings?!"

"We must investigate this thoroughly; we absolutely cannot let this gang continue to run rampant."

Earlier, the treasuries of various major sects had been stolen; the disciples didn't think much of it—just a theft, that's all.

But now it concerns everyone's meals— they can't even get a bite to eat, and for a moment many disciples hated the thieves to the point of gnashing their teeth.

You say stealing a sect's treasury is bad enough, but now you dare to lay hands on the seasonings— you're practically asking for death, your crimes are heinous.