Fury Immortal Doctor

Chapter 1768 - 1771: The Last Straw That Breaks the Qingyun Sword Pavilion

After hanging up Song Weiyin's call, Shen Qiang, lying on the bed, frowned. This once-in-a-thousand-years beauty, the country's biggest actress, would be an absolute goddess to ordinary men. But compared to Youying, she still fell a bit short, so Shen Qiang wasn't too concerned about her looks.Especially since her appearance almost looked like Qingxuan's twin sister.

However, Shen Qiang was somewhat curious after taking the call. After all, the day before, he had asked her out, but she refused. Yet after one night, she called in the early morning to meet Shen Qiang. There was definitely more to this.

Just as he was thinking about it, the phone he just hung up rang again, only this time, it was Bianyi calling.

"Dear boss, I'm sorry to disturb you at this time, but I have substantial objections regarding your entourage arrangements," Bianyi got straight to the point.

Shen Qiang helplessly chuckled, "Then let's hear it."

"Firstly, Kang Luoying must stay at Qingyun Sword Hall to keep the situation under control. Feifei is helping us watch Qingyun Sword Pavilion, Xiu Ju left Provincial City, and I can't handle those bastards in the Inspection Team, so I can offer you Zuo Lianghao to accompany you to the Elixir Pills Conference, but they can't go with you," Bianyi said seriously.

Shen Qiang laughed, "If Zuo Lianghao isn't by your side, won't you be a commander without any troops? With your way of handling things, I'd guess there are quite a few people who'd want to beat you up."

Bianyi laughed, "There are a few minor issues, but you're the boss, everything centers on you."

Shen Qiang smiled again, then frowned, "Alright, Kang Luoying doesn't need to come, Feifei doesn't need to come, Xiu Ju doesn't need to come, nor does Zuo Lianghao. I'll call on that big guy then, is there anything else?"

Bianyi smiled and said, "Yes, now I still lack the final straw to crush Qingyun Sword Pavilion, you need to help me with that."

"You told me the same thing three months ago," Shen Qiang raised an eyebrow.

Bianyi laughed, "I've done a lot of things, but my dear boss, you must understand, a camel that's starved to death is still bigger than a horse. Even if Qingyun Sword Pavilion were to fall, it wouldn't happen overnight. Without any financial support and surrounded on all sides, in its current state, Qingyun Sword Pavilion could hold out for another ten years without a problem."

"You promised me you'd settle them within a year," Shen Qiang said with a not-so-pleased expression, smiling at Ke Bizhu watching by the door.

Bianyi laughed, "Yes, for that goal, I've already rallied many small sects to band together against Qingyun Sword Pavilion, fighting on a weekly basis. Not only that, but I've also shut down their businesses. However, as you know, Qingyun Sword Pavilion consists of standard warrior-type cultivators, who don't heavily depend on magical treasures, and they have many members."

"I've talked with their elders, and their stance is that Qingyun Sword Pavilion, having stood proudly in the Cultivation World for thousands of years, cannot possibly fall in his hands, so either we slowly wear them down, or you pass me that straw capable of breaking them."

Shen Qiang laughed, "No problem, you're our Heshenghe's Monkey King. Even if you wanted the Ocean Stabilizing God Needle, I'd find a way to get it for you. So just say it without beating around the bush."

"I want you to steal all the elixir pills from the Elixir Pills Conference," Bianyi said.

Shen Qiang burst into laughter, "Are you joking? What happened at Baihua Palace was an exception. If I steal the elixir pills from the Elixir Pills Conference as well, it's obvious that the entire Cultivation World would collectively blacklist Heshenghe. That would be no fun, and I'm still waiting for you to extort the tokens of the five top-tier sects for me to play with."

Bianyi laughed and said, "Alright, if so, I understand your difficulty. Then how about we use the elixirs to humiliate Medicine King Valley instead?"

"I suddenly realize that you're setting me up again, posing a completely impossible demand, then switching to another one. Usually, it's the latter one that you truly want, but I think you should be more honest with me because, as you should understand, unless Medicine King Valley really crosses the line, they're the Holy Land for alchemists in the Cultivation World. Otherwise, I'll just smile at them politely."

"Moreover, there's only one alchemist at Heshenghe right now—me. At this point, provoking Medicine King Valley gains nothing for us and is potentially damaging. Besides, their chief disciple has already been dealt with by me. Though they have no evidence, I'm sure they can guess. In our nascent stage, stirring up trouble with such enemies is like courting disaster."

"This kind of bonehead idea doesn't seem like your style, so tell me your true intentions without playing Tai Chi."

Hearing Shen Qiang's words, Bianyi smiled and, after a pause, said seriously, "I'm not joking. You don't want to drag it out, there's no point in exterminating all Qingyun Sword Pavilion's members, even if you climb up Qingyun Mountain. So, to make Qingyun Sword Pavilion yield under pressure and agree to join Heshenghe, apart from their dire straits and Qingyun Sword being in our hands, we lack one more thing, which is infinite potential."

"Namely, either Heshenghe must have the power to overpower Medicine King Valley, or at least the ability to stand on equal footing with them. Only then will it mean that their joining Heshenghe would be no disgrace and only a merger, potentially making their future more brilliant."

Shen Qiang sat up, frowning, "I understand your meaning—to reveal my strength to Medicine King Valley, and make them believe I have the capability to beat Medicine King Valley, after which you'll use this as bait to negotiate with them?"

"Yes," Bianyi laughed, "they're surrounded, well aware that without someone's help, they wouldn't even fare well among second-rate sects in less than ten years, but choosing who to collaborate with is a big issue. We have Kang Luoying, Qingyun Sword, money, and people. If we show a bit more aggression, they'll seriously consider joining Heshenghe to escape their current predicament."

Shen Qiang interrupted, "But they'll come up with lots of conditions. For instance, they might choose to join in name only, but in practice, they'll still manage their affairs independently, in which case, it's meaningless."

"Let's not jest, my dear boss, you must be aware that people are inherently lazy. If they can live comfortably while still being well-equipped, even if you wanted to drive them away, you couldn't,"

Bianyi said.

"And more crucially, even if they propose such conditions, it doesn't matter. By then, the person to govern them would be Kang Luoying, since Qingyun Sword is in her hands, and she's your woman, which makes you the son-in-law of Qingyun Sword Pavilion. Rest assured, Qingyun Sword Pavilion is a very traditional sect; once they accept it, Heshenghe's matters will become their family matters. You needn't worry about them superficially complying while secretly doing something else to harm you."