Upon hearing Bianyi's words, Shen Qiang's heart was instantly filled with anger, his whole body trembling with rage.

Fifty-one elite demons just gone like that?

They were the core of Heshenghe, the elite of Heshenghe.

Apart from those relatively basic demons at the Nascent Soul Stage, the demons with Yin God Realm, Yang God Realm, and Mixed Element Realm strength were the most crucial to Heshenghe, and they were different from those cultivators who could grow through cultivation.

They were demons!

Each one was unique.

Each one was the wealth of Heshenghe.

So many casualties.

Just fighting the Qingyun Sword Pavilion equated to losing a third of Heshenghe's elite?

What the hell?

Was Bianyi even using his brain?

If it required piling up corpses to achieve victory, what use does Heshenghe have for Bianyi?

Shen Qiang was trembling with anger.

An idea suddenly surged in his mind.

"Is Bianyi setting me up? He has the ability to minimize the losses; there's no way he can't! So he's doing it on purpose, shrinking Heshenghe's demons through battle, and then heavily cultivating the cultivators who follow him. This way, he'll soon have the capital to go against me!"

As this thought surfaced, Shen Qiang became even more furious.

But at that moment, a cool voice suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Wrong, impossible, Bianyi isn't the kind of short-sighted person. He knows very well that only when Heshenghe is strong will he, as the CEO, be strong. He has no reason to deliberately harm Heshenghe's interests because if Heshenghe is weak, how could he compete for supremacy?"

"So the problem cannot be that he's targeting me, nor is it that he's deliberately causing losses!"

Calmly taking a breath, Shen Qiang said, "Is this the little loss you mentioned?"

Bianyi, who had been silent, smiled and said, "I thought you would jump up in anger and loudly accuse me of setting you up."

"No need." Shen Qiang said, "If there really comes a day when I don't trust you, then I have many ways to kick you out."

Bianyi remained silent for a long time and then chuckled with a sigh, "The Qingyun Sword Pavilion has an elder with strength above the Dao Fruit Stage, which was not in our previous information. When our people entered the Qingyun Sword Pavilion, he acted, and no one could withstand a single strike from him."

"Ji Wei and Ke Bizhu, our two great powerhouses of Heshenghe are not around, our people had no choice but to use their lives as a blockade, there's no other way to win."

Shen Qiang fell silent, then sighed.

"I understand, this isn't your fault. I didn't think this through. So, tell me what we have gained? If we gained nothing, I might just faint in the bathroom from crying."

Hearing this, Bianyi smiled and said, "The quickest way to get rich is through battle and plunder."

"Obviously, wealth always favors the strong. Carefree Valley specializes in funerals and is an invisible tycoon. They are not only rich, but also have many antiques from ancient tombs, including many treasures worth a fortune, and some very strange magical treasures."

Shen Qiang sighed and said, "That doesn't make me happy."

Bianyi laughed and said, "How about adding a Qingyun branch to Heshenghe?"

Shen Qiang was surprised: "What did you say?"

Bianyi laughed and said, "My dear boss, you don't naively think that just piling up enough corpses could take down a super powerhouse above the Dao Fruit Stage, do you? In fact, the deaths of your fifty-one demons and over a hundred cultivators from other sects only bought us the chance to seize enough hostages to force him to abandon his sword."

Shen Qiang frowned and said, "Those who died held back the superpower of the Qingyun Sword Pavilion, and then you threatened him to surrender?"

"He merely discarded his sword, temporarily abandoning further combat," Bianyi said, "and he said if we don't release the hostages within three days, he'll storm Heshenghe."

Shen Qiang coldly questioned, "This is what you call victory?"

Bianyi laughed and said, "Of course, you should understand, as long as those hostages are in hand, you can force him to drop his sword once, then you can force him a second time, and from then on it will only get easier. So, my dear boss, you now have enough bargaining chips to sit down and negotiate terms with them."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang laughed, "Very well, I understand your intention, now let me tell you the bad news. The Qingyun Sword Pavilion's super powerhouse who was fighting me has retreated safely and left, they will soon regroup. No need to even think, they'll surely recruit more people and retaliate against us fiercely."

Bianyi laughed, "Oh, another super powerhouse? That's even better, the stronger our branch is, the stronger Heshenghe will become. So you'd better think ahead on how to negotiate with them."

Shen Qiang remained silent,

Meanwhile, Bianyi said, "Besides, I think I need to remind you that the Sect Leader of the Netherworld Pavilion is an ambitious fellow, he's quite formidable. If we let him take over Carefree Valley, his next target would be us, the nearest to him."

"So I was initially planning to have you spare Sha Jianming's life, but your blade was too swift."

"Now you can only find a way to prepare a wedding for me."

Shen Qiang raised an eyebrow in surprise, "What do you mean?"

"I need to marry Sha Jianming's elder sister, Sha Jianying, to ensure that Carefree Valley suffers some losses, yet still has the ability to resist the Netherworld Pavilion. After all, he's an ambitious guy, and I won't feel at ease having him too close to our Heshenghe."

Shen Qiang laughed, "Really, isn't the ambitious one actually you? What about Hidden Sword Villa? Zuo Lianghao is now your confidant, then you ally with Carefree Valley in marriage, making it seem I need to mind my words in front of you."

Upon hearing this, Bianyi laughed, "My dear boss, don't you think that a hunting dog also needs to have good teeth to help you bite people?"

Shen Qiang laughed, "No problem, you handle it yourself, but let me remind you, although Sha Jianming is dead, the two Dao Fruit Stage cultivators from Carefree Valley have returned. If they run into you, I don't think you'll be able to marry that woman, because they'll crush your skull."

Bianyi was taken aback, then hurriedly said, "Why didn't you say so earlier, damn it, I'm taking a bath at the villa in Carefree Valley."

"Then you'd better pray that ambitious ally of yours hasn't left yet, otherwise..." checking his watch, Shen Qiang raised an eyebrow, "Judging by the time, they should almost be there, so if you don't run away immediately, I estimate your wedding will turn into a funeral."

"Damn boss! You should've told me this first!"

Listening to the chaotic background noise, with Bianyi running barefoot clumsily on the ground, anxiously shouting without any clothes on, Shen Qiang laughed and hung up the phone directly.

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