Chapter Sixty Five : A Smile Sharper Than Blades
Shopkeeper Liu's original plan was simple and direct: investigate each of the Fang family's alchemists and try to bribe them one by one.
But the more he thought about it, the more he saw the risk. What if one of them reported the attempt to Fang family's higher-ups? Then the whole clan would become vigilant, and future contact with their alchemists would be far more difficult.
He quickly rejected the idea and decided to switch tactics.
When he received the background dossiers of the Fang family's alchemists from his subordinates, one detail stood out to him.
"Fang Chu, eighteen years old, became an alchemist about six months ago."
A smile slowly spread across Shopkeeper Liu's face.
"The youngest of the seven… and at that age, emotions are tender and ripe. A beauty trap should work perfectly."
