Chapter 2168 - 2171: The Beautiful Mermaid with Sweet Voice and High Martial Arts—Interested?

At noon, the gallantly charming and unrivaled Major General of the Dragon Group, Wenren Meiqiao, arrived at the Datong River Beijing store. Immediately, she spotted Ye Guyun who was drooling beside Shen Qiang, looking aggrieved and wide-eyed, with her shirt sleeves rolled up and wearing an apron, sitting nearby while scribbling randomly on paper with a pen.

"I thought you've already prepared the fried beef, waiting for me." The charming Wenren Meiqiao placed her military hat down, sat elegantly beside, and smiled.

Shen Qiang smiled, "The taste is best when it's just off the pan."

Wenren Meiqiao chuckled and said, "I've done what you asked me to. If nothing goes wrong, by afternoon, everyone in the Abyss will know that Gong Ziyi has put a bounty on your head."

Shen Qiang laughed, while starting to make fried pork belly, and said, "In that case, by tonight at the latest, Gong Ziyi will stand out to deny this."

Upon hearing this, Wenren Meiqiao smiled and asked, "Then, do you predict what he will do next?"

Amidst the sizzling sound of frying meat, Shen Qiang calmly said, "He will hold steady for a few days. When everyone is certain it's not him who put a bounty on me, he will launch a lethal attack against me."

"You're so sure?" Wenren Meiqiao frowned.

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "If it were me, I wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. After all, for ordinary people, if someone expresses multiple times they don't want to kill you, it will subconsciously make you think they're backing down, then you'll lower your guard. In such moments, if he suddenly acts, eighty percent of people would fall for it."

Wenren Meiqiao furrowed her brow and said, "So what are you planning to do? Do you really not want the War God to step in and talk to him? Maybe, whatever issues between you two, it doesn't necessarily have to end in a life-and-death confrontation."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang handsomely flipped the meat in the pan and said, "Women are naturally dreamers, this saying is absolutely true. In reality, the Dragon Group's War God has already stepped up for me. If Gong Ziyi really intended to cease, he wouldn't have forced Song Weiyin to act with him, nor set a trap waiting for me."

"Maybe you could take a step back," Wenren Meiqiao suggested.

Shen Qiang laughed, "How to step back? Go to Song Weiyin and tell her, oh, I'm scared of Gong Ziyi, let's break up?"

Wenren Meiqiao was stunned, then said helplessly, "You know I didn't mean that."

"Then you should understand even more, even if Gong Ziyi gets Song Weiyin, he wouldn't spare me," Shen Qiang calmly raised his eyebrow and said, "Because Song Weiyin is his Achilles heel, he always sees her as his private property, so talking about this now is meaningless. Between him and me, a battle is already destined. If I win, the title of King of Demons will resonate throughout the Cultivation World. If I lose, Gong Ziyi will naturally soar."

"True, now Shen Medicine King's fame is so great, if even you can't defeat him, then no one in the Cultivation World would dare to challenge Gong Ziyi."

Looking at Shen Qiang, Wenren Meiqiao pondered but then said helplessly, "But right now, Gong Ziyi has four great generals by his side. If everything goes as you predict, you have at most one week to prepare and respond."

Shen Qiang heard this and frowned, "That's about right, so after we eat, I need to make a trip back to the Provincial City to arrange everything regarding Heshenghe properly."

Wenren Meiqiao charmingly smiled and said, "To arrange those two beauties, right?"

"Think what you will." Shen Qiang silently said after two seconds, "In fact, if within a week, I can't find a way to definitely defeat Gong Ziyi, I can disappear and remain unseen to buy time. But by then, Gong Ziyi will definitely try everything to force me to show myself."

After a moment of silence, Wenren Meiqiao said, "None of these are solutions. Unless you rush over now and directly kill Gong Ziyi, otherwise, you won't be able to stall for long. So why not seek help from Cheng Xinyi, Wanxin Hesheng, or Medicine King Valley?"

Shen Qiang smiled calmly, "Their assistance would definitely be advice for reconciliation, which would be pointless."

Wenren Meiqiao sighed, "If only Qian Shanxue were here, she's much stronger than me. If she were here to help you, I'd be relieved."

Shen Qiang laughed. Wenren Meiqiao, the eternal second in the Dragon Group, has fought with Qian Shanxue for over a decade, never winning once. So she could be said to hate Qian Shanxue to the core. But now, for Shen Qiang's sake, she doesn't hate Qian Shanxue at all, but rather hopes Qian Shanxue was at Shen Qiang's side.

Indeed, life is full of twists and turns.

While Shen Qiang sighed inwardly.

The charming Wenren Meiqiao picked up the piece of paper Shen Qiang had placed on the table from nearby, glanced at it, and burst into laughter, saying, "Shen Qiang, what is this you've written?"

While frying the meat, Shen Qiang smiled and said, "A solution to deal with Gong Ziyi, but I haven't truly decided whether I should do it."

Wenren Meiqiao was stunned and asked in surprise, "Jinli Qianning? You think she can solve Gong Ziyi? How is that possible? I admit, her singing is very moving and indeed enchanting, but singing won't dissipate Gong Ziyi's will to kill."

"In the face of absolute power, any scheme is a joke," said Shen Qiang calmly as he fried meat. "Gong Ziyi is unlike other enemies who are easy to handle, primarily because his background is too strong."

"Understand?" Shen Qiang said to Wenren Meiqiao, "To kill Gong Ziyi, my virus is enough. But then, do you know what will happen?"

Wenren Meiqiao frowned and asked, "What will happen?"

"His grandfather, who can go toe-to-toe with the Dragon Group's War God, would lead a lot of powerful people to attack Heshenghe, by then, rivers of blood will flow—Heshenghe will harm a thousand enemies while suffering eight hundred losses, and then fall into obscurity."

Upon hearing this, Wenren Meiqiao frowned and said, "So you intend to seek Qianning's help?"

Shen Qiang raised an eyebrow and said, "It's about obtaining the Divine Corpse through Qianning, and then releasing Qingxuan. With her there, along with our own strength in Heshenghe, even if we can't beat Gong Ziyi, at least we can make sure he doesn't dare act rashly."

Wenren Meiqiao paused, then said, "Then why hesitate? Just do it."

Upon hearing this, after placing the meat that's been cooked onto Wenren Meiqiao's plate, Shen Qiang said seriously, "Meeting Qianning has a very important prerequisite, which is that I must confirm if I should let her into Heshenghe, because I feel she doesn't fit in, and that might not be a good idea."

Wenren Meiqiao heard this and burst into laughter.

"Oh, you, Young Master Shen, are so inflated that you almost don't know your own surname, huh? Qianning is beautiful, sings sweetly, has high cultivation, and her father is the Great Sea Demon King commanding millions of the Sea Clan. If she's willing to be with you, it'd be like your ancestors' graves smoking with good fortune."