Looking at the voluptuous and proud beauty sitting in the chair, Shen Qiang comfortably leaned back in his chair and smiled faintly, "Oh? You're asking what's cooking in this pot? I was just about to ask you. In this world, all parents and teachers teach the first rule of life, which is to serve tea when a guest arrives."

"But we from Heshenghe were invited here, and after we arrived, not only was there no tea, there wasn't even a host the size of a rabbit present. Baihua Palace is so lacking in manners. Tsk tsk, I'm really curious about what those studying at your institution could possibly learn?"

Seeing the beautiful woman stunned, Shen Qiang smiled, "Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, faith—which of these do you possess?"

The beautiful woman flared up upon hearing this and exclaimed loudly, "Answer my question, what's cooking inside? Such a pungent smell, do you dare to say there's no poison?"

"Interrupting others at will is impolite. Inviting guests and then ignoring them when they arrive, turning a blind eye, breaking promises, and not even knowing to serve a cup of tea—that's called a lack of manners." Shen Qiang smiled, "If you want to know what I'm cooking, it's no trouble. Tell me, where is Baihua Palace's etiquette, trust, and manners, and I'll immediately answer you."

Nearly a hundred cultivators looked at Shen Qiang, leaning back in his chair with a smile, their eyes full of shock.

"It's clear Baihua Palace intends to give Heshenghe a show of power; it's witnessed by everyone, everyone knows it in their hearts. But as a prestigious sect, Baihua Palace clearly invited Shen Qiang, and then behaved like this on arrival—it's really over the top."

"Alas, women as leaders are useless, too petty. No matter how big the conflict, common courtesy should be maintained, tearing faces and reaching for weapons is another matter. But you invite someone, they trust you enough to come, and then Baihua Palace turns cold and humiliates him. Now look, Shen Qiang is asking you in person if Baihua Palace has any manners, how will you respond?"

"Shameful, the Baihua Academy of Arts, specializing in educating the children of noble families, charges exorbitantly high fees. Now the truth is laid bare, if Shen Qiang were to leave in a huff, Baihua Palace would truly lose face."

Everyone thought in their hearts, looking at each other.

At this time, the beautiful woman, seemingly having communicated through sound transmission with Baihua Jade Girl Qian Dai, smiled slightly, "Mr. Shen, I don't understand what you're saying. Our Baihua Palace invited you, and there was someone specially assigned to receive you, with a tea table set up in the dining area. It seems you're the one insisting on sitting outside."

"If there was neglect in receiving you on the part of Baihua Palace, please speak up. I will certainly punish them severely."

Looking at the woman's serious expression, Shen Qiang laughed, clapping his hands, "Good performance, Oscar owes you a Best Actress! You're a good actress. I originally thought this might be a spur-of-the-moment decision, but after hearing what you said, I already know that you shamelessly planned all this."

"When questioned, you immediately put the blame on someone else, implying that Baihua Palace's manners are complete, and any accident is an individual's behavior, unrelated to Baihua Palace. Awesome! Truly awesome!"

Watching the woman raise her eyebrows smugly, as if saying "Kid, you're too inexperienced to fight me."

Shen Qiang smiled, "So if I keep harping on this issue now, you will say I'm making a mountain out of a molehill. And if I pursue it, you'll probably bring out a teenage, delicate little girl, even use my name to slap her a few times,"

"And then come up with some scenario about expelling her from the sect. Even if reluctantly, because she made a mistake, and Shen Qiang, being narrow-minded, makes a big deal of it, forcing your hand to punish her. Then the little girl would act out a scene of thanking the master with her kneeling. Tsk tsk tsk, by then, those cultivators wanting to play the role of flower protectors behind you would be filled with righteous indignation."

Looking at the stunned beauty, Shen Qiang smiled, "They would say I lack tolerance, that I am narrow-minded. After all, it's just a little girl who made a slight mistake, and because of me, her life is ruined. Tsk tsk, indeed, the Baihua Palace Master, your prepared script is truly the most venomous woman's heart."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman's eyes chilled, "Shen Qiang, don't slander me casually!"

"I'm slandering you?" Shen Qiang laughed, "Alright, then hand over the person specially assigned to receive me."

The woman was stunned, speechless.

As everyone around looked on, eyes full of suspicion, pondering whether this was truly the case at the same time.

Shen Qiang shouted loudly, "I am Shen Qiang, who is responsible for specially receiving me, come out!"

With Shen Qiang's shout.

A girl who seemed to be just fifteen or sixteen, delicate, came running hurriedly. Before even reaching the front, she started crying, "I'm sorry, Mr. Shen, it is me who was responsible for entertaining you."

Watching her cry there, Shen Qiang laughed, "Begin your performance, slap her first, scold, let her apologize to me. Hmm, then you improvise, saying I won't let it go, and you abolish her cultivation in public, expelling her from the sect, it's okay. I believe you can act well, shed more tears, make the dialogue more emotional, I know you're an Oscar-winning actress level, there's nothing in this world you can't handle."

Upon hearing these words, many cultivators observing the delicate girl smirked, revealing expressions of 'it's exactly as expected.'

Under their mocking yet subtly scornful gaze,

The beautiful woman gritted her teeth, fiercely telling the young girl, "Stop crying, get out of here, don't disgrace us."

The little girl immediately stopped crying, left with a bewildered face, taking three steps and turning around once, looking at Shen Qiang with a puzzled expression, all in her eyes was a look of disbelief, as if wondering how this guy could have known what they were planning.

At this moment, Baihua Jade Girl Qian Dai, standing by the woman's side, had already flushed with embarrassment.

Because it was simply too shameful.

But wisdom comes with age. The beautiful woman smiled, "Since Mr. Shen does not want to hold the disciple responsible for a small mistake, then naturally this matter is settled. Now, it's your turn to answer my question, what are you cooking?"

"Water anti-theft agent," Shen Qiang smiled faintly, "also called odorant. In the cold northern winter, a hot water heating system is used with water as the medium, and some heating users, for personal gain, wantonly steal large amounts of hot water to use for bathing, washing clothes, mopping, and car washing, causing the heat network system to lose large amounts of water."

"Therefore, this anti-theft agent emerged. It has a pungent, extremely unpleasant odor, so after adding it to the heating water, no one will steal water again. Since Baihua Palace is so stingy they can't spare a cup of tea for guests, I'm giving you these water anti-theft agents."

Upon hearing this, the woman became furious, shouting angrily, "Shen Qiang, you're deliberately causing trouble."

"Alright, you claim I'm causing trouble, but that means I didn't actually poison, right?" Shen Qiang smiled, "So what antidote do you want from me?"

At that moment, the woman was stunned.

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