Chapter 742: The Female Bandit’s Business Acumen

"Hey, hey, hey, don’t be fooled by Ye Xiu’s honeyed words," Galava hurriedly advised, seeing the four Seventh Realm War Gods exchanging glances.

The four Seventh Realm War Gods ignored him. One of them turned to Ye Xiu and said, "Divine Doctor, you’re right. Our target is the three Judicator Families. For countless years, this has been the sole goal of our ancestors. Any factor that hinders or influences our mission to eliminate the Judicator Families is an insult to our ancestors who died at their hands."

Another said, "Wang Jianhan’s goals are the same as ours. Since they chose to follow you, it shows they believe you can lead them to severely damage or even eliminate the three Judicator Families. Although I don’t know you well, I trust their choice."

The third one stated, "I will return to the Xuan Ming Sect at once, gather my men, and come to join you."

The fourth, a man of few words, simply said, "Let’s go. Time to gather our men."

Galava watched as the four Seventh Realm War Gods turned and left, his expression one of utter shock. What in the world was happening? He had brought four Seventh Realm War Gods to teach Ye Xiu a lesson, but before a single punch was thrown, they had all been sweet-talked into switching sides.

"Why don’t you come over to my side as well?" Ye Xiu asked with a smile.

Galava was speechless. Poaching my subordinates is one thing, but is he trying to recruit me, the boss, too?

"Don’t even think about it!" Galava stormed off in a rage.

Jie Ding quickly followed him. "Sect Hierarch, Ye Xiu is too despicable! We can’t just swallow this insult. Let’s go ask the Necromancers for help..."

SLAP!

Enraged, Galava struck Jie Ding across the face. "Get out! You’re expelled from the Xuan Ming Sect."

Jie Ding lay on the ground, his head buzzing. Have I been expelled?

He scrambled to his feet, ran over to Ye Xiu, and said with a sycophantic grin, "Divine Doctor, to be honest, I’ve long despised Galava’s character and wanted to leave the Xuan Ming Sect. So, uh, can I join you?"

Ye Xiu looked at him coldly. "Keeping a rat dropping like you alive would just create more chaos on Biluo Island."

With that, he snapped Jie Ding’s neck. A sycophantic fence-sitter like that didn’t deserve to live and waste the Spiritual Energy of Biluo Island.

"Seniors, thank you for your help." Ye Xiu cupped his fist to Wang Jianhan and his sixteen companions.

"Divine Doctor, you’re too polite. This is what we ought to do," Wang Jianhan said, feeling flattered.

"As for those four Seventh Realm War Gods from the Xuan Ming Sect, I’ll leave them in your charge. Let them join your group," Ye Xiu said.

Wang Jianhan and his sixteen companions were filled with solemn respect. Ye Xiu’s willingness to let the four Seventh Realm War Gods join the ’Owed Ye Xiu 2,500 Lives Alliance’ instead of keeping them by his side showed that he had no intention of forming his own clique. It also proved that he trusted them completely.

A man of such great character is truly a rare sight on Earth!

In that moment, the respect Wang Jianhan and his sixteen men had for Ye Xiu deepened even further.

"Ye Xiu, it’s a waste of your eloquence that you’re not running a pyramid scheme," Qiuchanyi remarked after they entered the Abandoned City.

Ye Xiu was speechless.

***

As Galava headed back to the Xuan Ming Sect, he grew angrier the more he thought about it.

Damn it, am I the only Seventh Realm War God left in the entire Xuan Ming Sect? I can’t just swallow this!

Galava called Bruce, the president of the Necromancers Association.

Bruce answered cheerily, "How did beating up Ye Xiu feel? Satisfying?"

"We didn’t get to beat him up!" Galava said gravely.

"Your Xuan Ming Sect has five Seventh Realm War Gods. You couldn’t even beat a single Ye Xiu?"

"Ye Xiu has sixteen men on his side now. Besides, those four Seventh Realm War Gods I just recruited were poached by Ye Xiu right in front of me," Galava explained.

Bruce was stunned. Is that even possible?

"Bruce, you said you’d back me and the Xuan Ming Sect. Now that I’ve suffered such a huge loss, I need you to lead the experts from the Necromancers Association and attack the Abandoned City with me," Galava said through gritted teeth.

"What was that? The signal is bad, I can’t hear you clearly. Oh, sorry, a guest just arrived. I’ll talk to you later."

With that, he hung up.

Galava stood there, dumbfounded.

At that moment, he suddenly felt that Bruce had just been using him as a pawn—egging him on to fight Ye Xiu, only to abandon him after he failed.

***

「Abandoned City!」

Oleg and the crowd of wealthy scions, young ladies, reporters, and bodyguards were settled into an uninhabited residential complex.

Ye Xiu gathered them all together. He planned to hold a meeting to persuade them to leave Biluo Island.

"Little bro!"

Just then, An Dongye arrived with Tang Bo and Dong Fangbai.

Upon seeing An Dongye, Oleg and the others tensed up. Damn it, the female bandit is here!

"What are you doing here?" Ye Xiu asked.

"Here to help you!" An Dongye declared. "You’re a man destined for great things. Leave trivial matters like this to us."

Ye Xiu scrutinized her. Did this girl take the wrong medicine? How could she say something so righteous and dependable?

"Do you know what I plan to do with them?" he asked.

"The second you lift your ass, I know what shit’s about to come out!" An Dongye said.

Ye Xiu’s mouth twitched. "...Alright then. I’ll leave them to you."

"You can count on me!"

An Dongye nodded and watched Ye Xiu walk away before turning to Oleg and the others. "I have a project worth billions, maybe even tens of billions, and all of you are going to invest," she announced loudly.

In An Dongye’s view, Ye Xiu had brought this group of rich young masters and ladies to the Abandoned City for the sole purpose of fleecing them.

"All our money was taken by you," Oleg said weakly.

"You might not have money on you, but your families do!" An Dongye said, her eyes lighting up with a smile.

Oleg and the others were dumbfounded.

"Don’t worry, I’m not robbing you this time. This is a cooperative venture to get rich together," An Dongye said earnestly. "You probably already know that when Kristina ordered the residents of Biluo Island to relocate, she took almost all the food with her. Now, the more than five million Martial Artists on the island are facing a subsistence crisis."

At this, she asked proudly, "Smell the business opportunity?"

The eyes of Oleg and the other scions and young ladies lit up instantly. Of course, they could smell such an obvious business opportunity.

"How do you plan to handle it?" Oleg asked.

"Here’s my plan..." An Dongye began to explain enthusiastically.

The idea was simple. She planned to establish a company on Biluo Island and have everyone present invest. Then, she would leverage their collective networks to import daily necessities and other goods from countries around the world to sell on Biluo Island.

Except for Tang Bo and Dong Fangbai, everyone else present understood immediately.

"I think your plan has a tiny flaw that could use some refinement," Oleg said timidly.

"Feel free to speak your mind!" An Dongye encouraged.

Oleg immediately laid out his ideas.

After listening, An Dongye pointed at Oleg and declared, "From now on, you’re the CEO."

Oleg was stunned.