Seeing Shen Qiang's surprised gaze through the car window at the pretty girl with a shy face and a great figure, Ali chuckled and said, "That girl just gave you a portable jade talisman, and look how happy you are. Maybe I'll make you a big pancake, tie a string on it and give it to you to hang around your neck. Scallion oil flavored or meat filled, take your pick."

This made Shen Qiang laugh.

At this moment, Qian Shanxue was driving down the bumpy mountain road, and as she drove, she softly said, "Shen Qiang, you're really something. That KTV practitioner server had already harmed seven people before, and although it seemed insignificant, it directly added eight points for me."

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "Actually, you could have caught Zuo Lianghao. He killed the young master of the Qingyun Sword Pavilion and his entourage; the points could easily increase by several hundred."

Qian Shanxue raised an eyebrow helplessly, "The grudges within the cultivation world, as long as they don't harm ordinary people, our Dragon Group generally doesn't interfere, as you should know. Otherwise, catching Zuo Lianghao is no different than catching you."

Shen Qiang smiled, then fell silent and said, "Actually, I often wonder why, with the Dragon Group being so powerful and having so many members, they don't simply wipe out all the sects. Wouldn't that be a once and for all solution?"

Qian Shanxue frowned, "That's not a funny joke. Only two things have established order since ancient times: one is law, and the other is force. In Huaxia, they're called cultivators, while abroad they're called wizards, ninjas, supermen, knights, magicians."

"But essentially, they're all the same, just a group of people wielding powers that ordinary people don't have."

"They also have their own desires—money, beautiful women, power, status. If Huaxia's cultivators tear each other apart, it's equivalent to crippling themselves, and that's when many supermen, ninjas, knights, and magicians will enter Huaxia."

Raising an eyebrow, Qian Shanxue said, "Just like the Carefree Valley, Baihua Palace, Qingyun Sword Pavilion, and Hidden Sword Villa coming here."

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "So essentially, it's about who holds the biggest stick, and they control peace."

Qian Shanxue chuckled, "Do you think today, if you couldn't beat Zuo Lianghao, Wei Sheng Qian Dai, that pretty girl, and the people from Carefree Valley would sit down and have hotpot with you? The answer is definitely no. No matter how much conflict there is, they would find a way to band together and eliminate Heshenghe."

"The result is just as you said, they found out the stick in your hand is thicker and stronger than theirs, so they sat down to talk."

Sitting in the back, Ali said, "That's exactly it. Only when they're not sure they can definitely win, or if they want to win but aren't willing to pay the price, will they sit down, so the most important thing is that Heshenghe must be strong enough. Otherwise, there's no qualification to sit at the negotiation table."

Ali's words left Shen Qiang silent for a moment.

"Qian Shanxue, I'm curious, your long spear obviously shot up into the sky, so how were you able to retract it? Even if you're at the Mixed Element Realm, you shouldn't be able to control something from such a distance."

Qian Shanxue smiled and said, "That spear is my nascent soul, so no matter where it is, as long as I want it to come, it will immediately appear."

Shen Qiang was stunned.

Qian Shanxue said, "If you want to use this method to control your flying knives, forget it. Once you throw them, just leave them. You know this yourself. I saw your sword array after the attack; those fine steel surgical knives were mostly reduced to scrap metal. It's not worth the time and effort to retrieve them."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang nodded.

Then he said, "I'm really not at ease with Zuo Lianghao not dying."

Upon hearing this, Qian Shanxue slightly frowned and said, "Actually, you can rest assured. Without absolute confidence, Zuo Lianghao probably won't bother you again, because this isn't the first time he's lost. One of the Five Tigers of the cultivation world, who uses a bow as a magical treasure, taught him a harsh lesson last year, and he didn't pester them for long afterward."

"Because although he's arrogant, he's quite smart. If you can't beat him, he'll bully you until you have no way out. If he finds that you have enough strength to contend with him, he'll find a way to avoid you until he is confident of victory before coming at you again."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang felt a sense of relief.

Indeed, this Zuo Lianghao is reasonable. If he were someone who insists on pushing at all costs, Shen Qiang would be incredibly annoyed.

"Great, I've already expressed my intent to talk business with Baihua Palace, Qingyun Sword Pavilion, and Carefree Valley, so they shouldn't cause trouble in the short term. We can settle down and focus on helping you get promoted to Major General."

Qian Shanxue was silent for a moment, looking gently at Shen Qiang and said, "You said you wanted to do business with them just to help steady them for me?"

Shen Qiang smiled, "There's less than ten days until your Major General promotion contest ends, so if we can negotiate, we do. If not, we'll put it off. Things have to be prioritized. They might be interested in coming to the Provincial City, and I'm thinking of bringing Heshenghe to their doorstep. So it's obviously not something that can be solved in a few days."

"But for you, missing the chance to advance to Major General would mean not knowing how long you'd have to wait again. So go for it."

Qian Shanxue smiled, turned back to focus on driving, and said, "Where are we going now?"

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Shen Qiang smiled and said, "Drop me off at Heshenghe. I have some personal matters to handle. If there's a case that needs help, call me right away."

Qian Shanxue nodded.

Half an hour later.

At the Heshenghe Building, coming out of the elevator, Shen Qiang walked towards his office while telling Bianyi beside him, "Negotiate with the three families, find a deal you think is worthwhile, don't make concessions easily. If they can't agree, just delay it."

Bianyi laughed happily, "Don't worry, my dear boss, I know how to handle it."

Seeing no one around, Shen Qiang lowered his voice and said, "No matter how you negotiate, there's a female sword cultivator named Kang Luoying from the Qingyun Sword Pavilion that you must get for me."

Bianyi was stunned, surprised, and said, "I thought you'd go out of your way for the Baihua Jade Girl, Wei Sheng Qian Dai."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang gave him an absolute eye roll and said, "Getting them all would be best, of course, but Wei Sheng Qian Dai is the new generation symbol of Baihua Palace, and they won't agree. But Kang Luoying is different. She's eighteen or nineteen, very young, not very bright, and although her combat power is explosive, she doesn't seem to have a high status in Qingyun Sword Pavilion."

"Apart from being used as a weapon, she will eventually be used as a bargaining chip for the Qingyun Sword Pavilion to exchange for benefits, so rather than that, it would be better to have her by my side. At least, I wouldn't wrong her."

Seeing Shen Qiang's serious expression, Bianyi laughed, raised an eyebrow and said, "My dear boss, I understand your intentions. You're doing this to save her, it's very noble and great. I'm almost moved to tears, and it makes me acutely aware that she's likely very pretty and has an excellent figure."

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