Inside the Council Hall.
Shang Guangyi, the Family Head of the merchant family, wearing a splendid robe, had half of his hair turned white in just a few hours. The merchant family's downfall today clearly related to their usual conduct; if they had acted kindly towards others, they wouldn't have ended up like this even if trouble arose. But now, it's too late for regrets!
Looking at the members of the merchant family in the hall, all equally troubled, Shang Guangyi sighed helplessly, then spoke: "Deliver my order, the merchant family must evacuate Ning City immediately, only take the essentials, leave everything else behind."
"Family Head!"
"That's not possible!"
"How can we just give away our prosperous business?"
"Exactly, without the foundation of our merchant family, how can we survive?"
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