He didn't blame Auntie Sujun too much, knowing that it was a deliberate move by both mansions to make things difficult for merchants like them who were not firm in their standing.
It wasn't that he genuinely sided with Shan Country; it was simply that his customer base was among the mortals, and only the mortals from Shan Country and Anhe Country would come to him to stock up and trade. Those from distant nations could not come over.
Jinxiu was vast, and occasionally demons caused trouble, making long-distance travel still a difficult task for mortals; since his main customer base was in Shan Country, how could he possibly cut off his own source of wealth? This was the reason the two mansions frowned upon him, just picking faults with him—for merchants like him in Zhongqing City, there were many more.