"Shen Qiang!" Hearing the busy tone after the phone was hung up, Bianyi shouted angrily, "I've never in my life seen someone so shameless!"

Hearing his roar, Zuo Lianghao, who had just entered his office, was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Mr. Shen, what's wrong?"

Bianyi's face turned red with anger, and he roared hysterically, "Ji Wei, I have been planning for nearly half a year to finally bring Ji Wei over. He's mature, steady, doesn't say unnecessary things, and handles everything methodically. Every detail of travel is arranged properly, having him by my side is as comfortable as a milk bath."

Glancing at the big guy sitting outside the office, Bianyi was so furious he could explode.

"Look, not even a week passed, and that bastard Shen Qiang went back on his word, swapping Ji Wei with this big fool, who then acted arrogantly in front of me, not listening to me. I asked Shen Qiang to say something to him, and that bastard shamelessly claimed he had poor signal!"

"Despicable!" Bianyi shouted in anger.

Zuo Lianghao stifled a laugh and replied calmly, "Maybe the boss's phone is malfunctioning." But as soon as he said it, Zuo Lianghao burst out laughing.

Because it's obviously impossible.

Shen Qiang's phone was specially made by the Dragon Group, and unless he's underground fifty meters, underwater eighty meters, or in a special magnetic field, without a signal jammer nearby, it's impossible for him to experience such signal issues.

So it's clear that Shen Qiang is expressing his unwillingness to speak with Bianyi.

Seeing Zuo Lianghao laughing, an extremely angry Bian suddenly laughed too.

"Damn, I understand now, Shen Qiang, that guy is smarter than a monkey, he's clearly showing that he wants Ji Wei by his side."

Zuo Lianghao smiled and said, "Shen Qiang understands Ji Wei, trusts Ji Wei. Although it's not far to Beijing, without a trustworthy person by your side, things can get difficult if something happens, and..."

Glancing at the big guy resting in the waiting area outside,

Zuo Lianghao transmitted, "The human heart is unpredictable. Sometimes, demons seem more trustworthy, so the boss might have sent this new big guy to you, hoping you could observe whether this guy is reliable."

Bianyi's gaze turned cold instantly. He also looked at the big guy in the rest area and transmitted, "I know, Shen Qiang doesn't trust this guy. Otherwise, he would have directly taken this guy to Beijing or arranged him at the Mountain Villa."

"What really annoys me is that Shen Qiang, that bastard, didn't say anything, just shoved him over and then took away Ji Wei, whom I think highly of."

Zuo Lianghao smiled and transmitted, "Maybe the boss believes you can understand his intentions and that you can handle this guy."

Bianyi laughed, then calmly returned to his seat, looking out the window and said, "I promised Shen Qiang that within a year, I would hang the plaque of Qingyun Sword Hall at the Mountain Gate of Qingyun Sword Pavilion. Now, it's time to take action."

Zuo Lianghao asked, "How are you going to do it?"

Bianyi laughed, glanced at the big guy sitting in the rest area, and said with an exceptionally bright smile, "Cut off Qingyun Sword Hall's budget, slash their benefits. If they don't accept it, let them challenge that bastard outside. He has the strength of the Dao Fruit Stage, and Qingyun Sword Hall's strongest is Kang Luoying, who can't beat him."

Zuo Lianghao was startled, "Isn't that too much? Won't Qingyun Sword Hall's people betray Sheng He because of this? If they collectively return to Qingyun Sword Pavilion, it would be a loss."

Bianyi laughed, leaned back in his chair, and said, "Young people always think too simply. When Kang Luoying saved those people of Qingyun Sword Hall from a crisis, seeing her getting bullied by us, how could they just stand by and do nothing."

"Moreover, I have intensified my support for those small sects to cause trouble in the Qingyun Sword Pavilion's territory. Now, Qingyun Sword Pavilion engages in fights with people from the Cultivation World every few days."

"So, those old, weak, women, and children of Qingyun Sword Hall, if they return to Qingyun Sword Pavilion, they would be in danger and could die anytime. So, grudgingly staying at Qingyun Sword Hall of Sheng He is their safest and most comfortable choice."

Zuo Lianghao frowned, "This seems self-contradictory."

Bianyi laughed, "Qingyun Sword Hall's people don't need to go out fighting, don't need to produce anything. Practicing cultivation every day, cleaning Qingyun Sword Hall, sending kids to school is all they do. There's no life-threatening danger, no need to worry about being plotted against. Now, asking them to go back and fight with Cultivators, they definitely wouldn't want to."

"I still don't understand." Zuo Lianghao frowned, "Since they're not leaving, what's the point of cutting their budget and slashing their benefits?"

Bianyi laughed, "During the Spring Festival, over a hundred people joined Qingyun Sword Hall, but without exception, all were the old, weak, women, and children from Qingyun Sword Pavilion. They see Kang Luoying and Qingyun Sword Hall as a safe haven, a place to resolve their worries."

"And the point of us cutting the budget and slashing the benefits is that those belong to them, but we took them away. They'll get angry, thinking I'm bullying them, and then Kang Luoying will definitely come to me."

Bianyi, crossing his legs, smiled and said, "And I'll tell her, Sheng He doesn't support the idle, and then make her battle with this big guy. If she wins, not a cent will be spared; if she can't win, then their benefits will be used otherwise."

Zuo Lianghao looked puzzled, "I still don't get it, by doing this, Qingyun Sword Hall's people will only get angry, it doesn't do any good."

Bianyi laughed and said, "The Qingyun Sword Pavilion sees Qingyun Sword Hall as a safe haven and sends those old, weak, women, and children here. But when they discover their family members are being mistreated by me, the bastard CEO, if you were a powerhouse in Qingyun Sword Pavilion, what would you do!"

In an instant, Zuo Lianghao's eyes lit up, "Of course, they'd storm in and teach you a lesson."

Bianyi laughed, "Exactly, but if you, as Qingyun Sword Pavilion's people, come to Sheng He to cause trouble, that would mean a war between the two sects, which would be a bloody conflict and a loss. So the only way to stand up for themselves is to join Qingyun Sword Hall and seek revenge under the guise of internal sparring to reclaim those benefits."

Zuo Lianghao's eyes shone brightly, "Joining Qingyun Sword Hall makes them part of Sheng He, right?"

Bianyi nodded with a smile that curved his eyes, "You're quite clever, getting it in one go. Qingyun Sword Pavilion is now besieged on all sides; if they lose a few more experts, it will become even more unsustainable. When they hit rock bottom, their only way to survive is to seek us to hang Sheng He's plaque at their Mountain Gate."

Zuo Lianghao's eyes gleamed with surprise, "Brilliant!"

Bianyi laughed, looking at the big guy outside, "I used to think Ji Wei was more suited for this task, but thinking again, as fellow cultivators, Qingyun Sword Pavilion's experts might be more unconvinced, and since Ji Wei is a demon, if he takes action, Qingyun Sword Pavilion's people could easily deduce that it's related to Shen Qiang."

"Now with this guy's addition, everything is ready. Go now, instruct Qingyun Sword Hall to stop the construction of the residential area, leave those new houses without doors and windows, without water and electricity connections, and if asked why, simply say their funds have been used by me."

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