Chapter 2013 - 2016: The Alluring Beautiful Demon Fox and the Nourishing Combo Meal

"Shen Qiang, I miss you. You big liar! You promised to take me around the world and taste all kinds of delicacies, but now I'm spending all my time helping you look after those demons at Heshenghe. What happened to those promised delicacies? They don't exist."

Looking at the playful but slightly complaining Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing, Shen Qiang smiled with curved eyes, pulled her into his arms, then laughed seriously, "You are the woman I love the most, without exception. The things I promised you are always in my heart, but if we want to travel the world without any worries, we at least need to put everything at home in order and get everything on the right track before we can be carefree."

"Liar." The Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing flirtatiously rolled her eyes at Shen Qiang, pouting her pink lips, "I don't believe your nonsense."

Shen Qiang laughed, "Hmm, you make a good point. As they say, men in the Jianghu are sometimes powerless to control their desires. Taking you to wander the world doesn't seem possible anytime soon, but for this beautiful vision, we can have a deep conversation tonight."

Seeing Shen Qiang raise his eyebrows with that look of 'you know what I mean,' the pretty face of the Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing blushed immediately, then teased, "What are you talking about, that's not what I meant."

Shen Qiang smiled with curved eyes and was just about to speak when someone knocked on the door.

"Chairman, the people from Qingyun Group have gotten off the highway, they should be here in about ten minutes. President Shen asked me to see if you have any further instructions."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang calmly said, "No instructions, let him handle it."

"Got it, Chairman, I'll notify President Shen right away."

With that, the person outside the door left.

At this moment, Shen Qiang looked at the blushing beautiful face of the Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing, who had already stood aside.

At this moment, her figure was graceful and enchanting, the pretty face seemed to be dyed with red clouds, her beautiful eyes shy, and pink lips smiled, really making her a pleasure to behold.

"Why are you standing so far away? Come over." Shen Qiang's eyes were bright.

Flirtatiously, the Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing spat lightly, "No, you bad guy, I'm very busy and have other things to arrange."

"Hey! Don't go! I miss you too." Shen Qiang hurriedly said.

Instantly, the Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing's shy and beautiful eyes blushed again, and she teasingly rolled her eyes at Shen Qiang, "Liar, I didn't lock my door tonight."

With that, the blushing Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing gave Shen Qiang a charming glance, then left gracefully.

This made Shen Qiang, who was playing with a blade of grass with his hands, look exhilarated.

"The door isn't locked, that's hinting I can go to her place tonight." Shen Qiang, excitedly, picked up the phone, dialed, and said, "Oysters, lamb kidneys, yes, yes, the nourishing set, and add some pine nuts."

After hanging up, Shen Qiang felt joyful.

Gazing through the office's floor-to-ceiling windows at the city outside the building, his expression inevitably showed a bit of tension.

In fact, Bianyi was right, recruiting cultivators for Heshenghe now is not an issue.

As for his remark that whether Qingyun Sword Pavilion joins Heshenghe is inconsequential, it was merely a bargaining tactic, a hint for Shen Qiang to adjust his attitude so that Qingyun Sword Pavilion wouldn't realize Shen Qiang is determined to win them over.

The logic is simple: if Shen Qiang acts determined, then Qingyun Sword Pavilion's price will inevitably rise, but if it seems optional, what do they have to negotiate with Shen Qiang?

But in reality, the irreplaceable key issue is the area controlled by Qingyun Sword Pavilion which is a transportation hub. Without acquiring Qingyun Sword Pavilion, Shen Qiang's Heshenghe can only remain stuck in the Provincial City.

No matter how well it develops, it's difficult to reach great heights.

But once Qingyun Sword Pavilion merges with Heshenghe, everything changes. The extensive transportation network allows Heshenghe to advance or retreat, whether in the Cultivation World or in worldly business layouts, it will see a significant leap forward.

"I hope everything goes smoothly; the people from Qingyun Sword Pavilion are all surnamed Kang, it's the family of Kang Luoying. Regardless of whether Kang Luoying is present or not, with their millennium-old cultivation heritage, once they join, they definitely won't back out easily. With them around, Heshenghe is already well-prepared."

Shen Qiang pondered while playing with the piece of grass that once pierced through the building. At this moment, it spin and leaped between Shen Qiang's fingers, not only intact but also seemed to come alive, thriving, inexplicably matching with Shen Qiang's current mood.

Meanwhile, around Heshenghe, some cultivators started appearing in groups of twos and threes.

They did not hide their presence, even directly revealing their True Yuan, allowing the people at Heshenghe to confirm their identities.

Shen Qiang was neither concerned about nor paid attention to their arrival; however, these people were actually disciples of various major sects in the cultivation world. To put it simply, they were there to gauge the movements of other cultivation sects for their own.

Before coming, they had applied for permission from Heshenghe.

After all, the whole Qingyun Sword Pavilion joining Heshenghe is a major event in the cultivation world, as a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse. Even though Qingyun Sword Pavilion is now in decline, two hundred and seventy-one cultivators are still incomparable to ordinary second or third-rate small sects.

So, various factions want to understand the details.

Meanwhile, Bianyi isn't foolish.

If Heshenghe had only reached a private agreement with Qingyun Sword Pavilion, then if anything happened in the future, without other forces as witnesses, Qingyun Sword Pavilion can say whatever they want.

Therefore, for the observers sent by the major sects, Bianyi let them all pass, offering as much convenience as possible, because sometimes, public opinion also acts as a restraint.

At least it ensures Qingyun Sword Pavilion doesn't act recklessly.

Outside the side door of the building.

The convoy from Qingyun Sword Pavilion had arrived, and wearing a neat suit, Bianyi, accompanied by Zuo Lianghao, approached with a smile.

Upon meeting, it was customary to shake hands and exchange polite words.

Under the watchful eyes of cultivators from various sects, after exchanging pleasantries, Bianyi kindly invited the people from Qingyun Sword Pavilion to go upstairs to the meeting room.

With a sudden movement.

A tall, burly man with a square face and blue-black stubble on his jaw burst into terrifying True Yuan, then suddenly drew a broad Giant Sword, standing between Bianyi and the Qingyun Sword Pavilion group.

"Second Senior Brother, what are you doing?" Seeing this, a fair-faced cultivator anxiously exclaimed.

The Second Elder of Qingyun Sword Pavilion was also stunned, frowned, and said, "Presumptuous! Kang Youcheng!"

Just as the faces of those in Qingyun Sword Pavilion darkened.

The square-faced man who held the sword between both parties sternly shouted, "Make Shen Qiang come out to face me with a sword, otherwise, there's no deal today!"