Chapter 2096 - 2099: Gong Ziyi Fanning the Flames

As Bianyi took Shen Qiang's strategy and headed straight for the Provincial City branch of the Dragon Group, on the Immortal Realm Forum, numerous discussions about Shen Qiang's upcoming Heshenghe banquet had completely dominated the forum.

"I have never in my life seen such a shameless person! The absolutely beautiful Fairy Qin Yurou, condescending to marry into Heshenghe and stand by Shen Qiang, was already an incredible blessing for him. Yet, Shen Qiang is not content but wants to exploit this further?"

"This Shen Qiang is utterly disgraceful! Such wonderful times, such a beautiful fairy, oh, this profit-driven guy, does he even know what love is? Does he even understand honor and shame? And what can he announce? Isn't it just to monopolize the Elixir Pills? This is something even an uncle can tolerate, but not an aunt!"

"No need to guess, it's definitely Heshenghe Pill Alliance, Medicine King Valley, and the Thirty-two Skillful Hands joining forces to monopolize the Elixir Pills. In the future, life for us cultivators will only get harder."

Seeing the forum filled with grievances, the Abyss heavyweight Gong Ziyi smirked, quickly typing out a post.

"Indeed, this Shen Qiang is despicable, shameless, vulgar, squalid, and cunning to the extreme, sparing no effort to exploit even the pure and beautiful Fairy Qin Yurou. You tell me, what wouldn't he do?"

His words immediately garnered a wave of approval.

Seeing this, he was very satisfied.

Turning his head, he looked at another laptop on the desk.

The laptop screen was showing a period martial arts drama starring the absolutely beautiful actress Song Weiyin. In the drama, she was ethereal, with a radiant smile and breathtaking beauty.

"Congratulations, Gong Ziyi, Shen Qiang is indeed nothing but a mediocre man; he took the bait we set, and he's not far from his doom."

Hearing this, Gong Ziyi laughed and leaned back in his chair, proudly saying, "These young people want to fight with us, but they are too inexperienced. Just watch, once he announces the Alchemist Alliance tomorrow, he's done for. Human nature is difficult to gauge, and even if his alliance doesn't work toward a monopoly, people in the Cultivation World will still think so. Once that label is placed on him, he won't be able to wash it off."

"Gong Ziyi is wise, and everything is under control," the elder beside him nodded and smiled.

Gong Ziyi smiled, raised a glass to the beautiful actress Song Weiyin on the screen, and said, "Song Weiyin, it's truly regrettable that the man you like is not as good as me. I'll play him to his doom, and he's obliviously unaware."

The elder smiled at these words and said, "Congratulations, Gong Ziyi."

Gong Ziyi drained his glass, then proudly declared, "I used to think Shen Qiang was a formidable enemy. Now it seems I was overthinking. In terms of background, Shen Qiang is impressive, but not in terms of intelligence. So now, it's time to give him another little gift."

Hearing this, the elder nodded, then took out a phone and made a call.

The elder then smiled and said, "Mr. Bai, sorry to bother you, but we've heard some rumors that Shen Qiang's Heshenghe is uniting with Medicine King Valley and Thirty-two Skillful Hands to establish a pill distribution platform. Yes, reportedly, the prices will be thirty percent lower than Wanxin Hesheng and Cheng Xinyi."

"Yes, indeed. Originally, I shouldn't meddle, but Shen Qiang made it from scratch; without Cheng Xinyi and Wanxin Hesheng, he wouldn't be where he is today. His burning bridges like this is chilling."

"Well, I'm unsure whether it's true since it's just rumors, but where there's smoke, there's fire, and if the matter affects your fundamental interests, I'd adopt a better-safe-than-sorry mentality."

"Correct, it's confidential. Just keep it in mind and don't spread it, particularly not that it came from me because if this is true, I'll surely cooperate with them for future purchases. Well, that's it, goodbye."

After hanging up, the elder smiled and took the glass of red wine Gong Ziyi handed him and said, "Thank you, Gong Ziyi."

Gong Ziyi chuckled, saying, "Problems arise when you're personally affected. Tomorrow, with Heshenghe in the spotlight and guests gathering, with your call, I reckon Shen Qiang won't rest tonight."

The elder also laughed, "Such an important matter; Mr. Bai will surely report it to the Bai Family head. The Bai Family won't believe it right away; they'll seek verification, and the simplest way is undoubtedly to go to Bai Jiao."

"If Bai Jiao confirms this, Bai Shiyi's temperament means he won't let Shen Qiang off lightly. If Shen Qiang is doing this behind Bai Jiao's back, she'll immediately go to Xu Nan; if Xu Nan is also unaware, both of them will definitely confront Shen Qiang."

"At that time, they might not physically fight, but severing their relationship with Shen Qiang is inevitable. Soon, they'll leave Heshenghe. Without the support of Cheng Xinyi and Wanxin Hesheng, Shen Qiang will have to find his own way to sell Elixir Pills. They'll inevitably fall apart. Such a great alliance, mutually helpful and complementary, but once greed leads to a wrong decision, they can never return to how things were."

Hearing this, Gong Ziyi laughed, clinking glasses with the elder, and said, "This toast is for the chaos in Shen Qiang's backyard catching fire. Cheers!"

As night fell.

At the Provincial City store next to the antique market of Wanxin Hesheng, it was just closing time. Xu Nan, dressed in a business suit, was tidying up, preparing to go home.

Just then, with a knock, Xu Nan saw Bai Jiao standing at the doorway.

"Oh, what brings you here? Is something up?" Xu Nan asked in surprise.

Bai Jiao sighed helplessly, then sat directly on a chair, looking at Xu Nan, "Big Cow, my family called, asking me to verify if Shen Qiang is planning to team up with Medicine King Valley and the Thirty-two Skillful Hands, cutting out Cheng Xinyi and Wanxin Hesheng to go independent."

Xu Nan chuckled, arching an eyebrow at Bai Jiao, "Is your brain as small as your chest? Shen Qiang isn't that kind of person, understand? Just like when he first started, he only had a few relatively worthless antiques, and he could have chosen to trade them privately with other antique dealers, but he never did."

Bai Jiao replied, "I also think Shen Qiang isn't someone who would betray over such profits, but this time is different. The call came from my dad, so I reckon he must've heard something."

Xu Nan smiled, arching an eyebrow, "You can't solve this by overthinking and guessing. Go home and just ask Shen Qiang directly, won't you?"

Bai Jiao, nervous, said, "I'm afraid he'll get angry; I dare not ask."

Xu Nan laughed, "Don't worry, I've got your back. Come on, let's find him."