The Fourth Financial Crisis

As soon as Yang Chenglong said these words, Liu Hanxing could no longer say what he wanted to give in.

Although Yang Chenglong's words seemed to be upholding his authority as the president of Lingshi Reserve Bank from any angle, and he seemed very loyal, but for some reason, Liu Hanxing had the guts to eat shit and still get stuck. The nauseating feeling in your throat...

In full view of the public, if he succumbs to the coercion of a mere monk in the Qi Refining Stage, wouldn't that make it true what Yang Chenglong just said, that he is the laughing stock of the Kyushu cultivation world?

What's more, he has no room for compromise!

Seeing that Liu Hanxing was silent for a long time, Ye Chen couldn't help but laughed miserably and said: "Sure enough! Mr. Liu, you have no determination to avenge me at all! In this case, for this banquet hosted by the Haiya Chamber of Commerce, I Ye Chen is going to make a reservation!"

Now that things have happened, Liu Hanxing finally understands the aggrieved feeling that Chen Ming felt at the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference.

No matter which leader confronts such a weak-headed subordinate, his lungs will probably burst with anger. What’s even more uncomfortable is that even if he gets angry again, he can’t just slap the guy to death. He has to follow him. This idiot should be reasonable.

Seeing Ye Chen who was as stubborn as a donkey, Liu Hanxing felt as if he had fallen into Chen Ming's trick. Chen Ming might have deliberately transferred this pig teammate to him and bought him a good price by the way!

Liu Hanxing now wants to run to Tianshu City and ask Master Chen:

How have you survived the past twenty years!

Forcibly restraining the urge to slap Ye Chen to death, Liu Hanxing gritted his teeth and said: "If I insist on not letting you go to the meeting alone, will you not plan to cooperate with our actions?"

There was no turning back. Now that the harsh words had been spoken, Ye Chen had no way out. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, "Since you don't want to swear an oath, do I have any other choice?"

"You guy...aren't you afraid of death?"

Ye Chen retorted on the spot: "I really don't want to die, but I don't believe that Jiang Hua'an dares to attack me in public! If the Haiya Sect dares to openly kill the disciples of the Wuliang Sword Sect at the banquet, isn't it tantamount to raising a flag to rebel? Are you there? If they want to send Tingheyuge killers to assassinate me, you are fully capable of protecting me just like Ma Tianyi protected Lu Yang, aren't you?"

The former leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect, Ma Tianyi, used Lu Yang, the president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank in his Qi refining period, as bait to kill the Shenhuo Sect assassin. It is also a well-known classic in the Kyushu cultivation world. Already familiar with it.

But with Ye Chen's mind, he definitely couldn't come up with such a lofty rhetoric. This was obviously the method Jiang Hua'an taught him in the letter to deal with Liu Hanxing.

These sharp remarks also left Liu Hanxing speechless for a while.

And Yang Chenglong also followed up and shouted: "What Daoyou Ye said is quite reasonable! Didn't "Xu Zhen Financial Weekly" say it? Our Wuliang Sword Sect does not take the initiative to cause trouble, but we are definitely not afraid of trouble! Facing any challenge, the Wuliang Sword Sect's red line For his actions, the Wuliang Sword Sect will take effective measures to resolutely respond and counterattack. If the Haiya Sect insists on going its own way and attacks Ye Chen brazenly, we can wait and see what the consequences will be!"

Looking at Yang Chenglong whose face was full of "confidence in the sect", everyone was speechless. These high-sounding speeches in "Xiu Zhen Financial Weekly" were all made outside. Why are you suddenly saying this in private?

Are you afraid that others won't know your love for the Infinite Sword Sect?

However, it is not easy for everyone to refute him publicly, because these words are undoubtedly politically correct in Zhongzhou.

Several senior monks of the Wuliang Sword Sect were lamenting that the propaganda of the Wuliang Sword Sect was getting more and more outrageous, but they heard Liu Hanxing suddenly relent and said: "If you have to go to the banquet, then go!"

As soon as these words came out, even Fu Meng, the elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, couldn't hold back.

He quickly stepped forward and persuaded in a low voice: "President Liu, the current Haiya Chamber of Commerce is completely like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. If Ye Chen goes to a place like that, can he still come back alive?"

However, Liu Hanxing ignored Fu Meng and turned to Ye Chen and said, "I can agree to your going, but you must also promise me that as long as you can come back alive, you must unconditionally cooperate with our next actions!"

Ye Chen was also very surprised to see Liu Hanxing choose to compromise.

For Ye Chen, being able to force Liu Hanxing to make substantial concessions was already a great achievement, but he still insisted: "The old thief Jiang Hua'an also said in the letter that he must talk to me alone!"

That means Liu Hanxing can't go with him.

Everyone thought Liu Hanxing would be furious, but Liu Hanxing said in a deep voice: "We have to guard you outside the banquet hall. Don't worry, I won't care what you talked to Jiang Hua'an. It's just to prevent Jiang Hua'an from treating you badly." Kill me. If the distance is too far, I won't be sure to protect your safety."

Ye Chen knew that this was Liu Hanxing's bottom line.

Although he didn't think Jiang Hua'an dared to openly plot to kill him, he felt a little guilty because he didn't have bodyguards around him to protect him. Considering that in "In the Name of Mortals", Master Hou Xian also arranged for a foundation-building monk named Zhao Xilai to support him outside the Shanshui Chamber of Commerce. , he nodded heavily and said: "Then thank you, Mr. Liu, for your support!"

Fu Meng wanted to persuade him again, but Liu Hanxing just whispered something in his ear, and Fu Meng said no more.

Having said that, this Hongmen Banquet is already inevitable.

After discussion, everyone finally decided that Liu Hanxing and Fu Meng would go to the Haiya Chamber of Commerce headquarters to protect Ye Chen in person, while Tan Sijun and another late-stage Jindan monk from the Law Enforcement Hall of the Wuliang Sword Sect, as well as all the array masters who came to help, would Continue to guard the Zhujia Chamber of Commerce to prevent sneak attacks from foreign enemies.

Seeing Liu Hanxing take the initiative to relent, Yang Chenglong also felt very strange. However, when he asked Liu Hanxing whether this arrangement would be a bit rash, Liu Hanxing just told him not to worry and did not explain too much.

Obviously, after the "letter delivery incident", Liu Hanxing no longer trusts Yang Chenglong's ability to do things. He has not had an attack so far, just because he can't embarrass Qiu Longbo's people privately!

The experience of observing words and emotions brought by many years of fraud work made Yang Chenglong aware of the other party's distrust, and through Liu Hanxing's tone, he instinctively felt that the other party should rely on someone else.

It's just that with his current status, it's really hard to continue to inquire about these secrets, otherwise he will definitely get burned, so he can only pass these speculations to Yang Lu through the switch, and let Consultant Yang make the judgment himself...

After the Haiya Department and the Law Enforcement Hall made their own plans, both parties began intensive preparations.

After a few more hours, the banquet time officially arrived.

Although this Hongmen Banquet was arranged by Jiang Hua'an, he did not follow the usual practice of holding a banquet to entertain Ye Chen at his home base of Haiya City. Instead, he chose the banquet location at Su Yuanfeng's home court, which is located in the center of Haiya City. , the headquarters of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce is decorated like a classical oriental garden.

That night, Ye Chen arrived as scheduled under the escort of two golden elixir-level monks. As soon as he stepped into the headquarters of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce, Fu Meng, an experienced law enforcement monk, frowned.

The headquarters of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce looks like just a classical garden composed of rockeries and spiritual plants, but these man-made landscapes rich in spiritual energy together form the famous illusion array [Pine and Bamboo Trace] in the world of cultivation.

Because this formation is expensive, it is not common in the world of cultivation. Its main purpose is to protect the privacy of cultivators. As long as you are in the formation, whether you are the owner or the guest of the formation, your spiritual consciousness will be seriously disturbed, and you may even lose it. The method covers a place more than three feet away, making the detection range of the cultivator's spiritual consciousness even narrower than vision.

Since this formation treats everyone equally, the Haiya Chamber of Commerce sets up formations similar to [Pine and Bamboo Mystery] in private places to express respect for guests.

Under normal circumstances, there is no problem for the Haiya Chamber of Commerce to set up such a formation to protect the privacy of customers. After all, no customer wants to eat alone and be locked by the consciousness of strangers at any time.

However, because Jiang Hua'an chose to host the banquet at the headquarters of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce instead of his hometown, the Haiya City Lord's Mansion, it revealed very suspicious signs, and then felt the special "god-consciousness" environment created by [Songzhu Mystery] , which immediately aroused the vigilance of Fu Meng, a professional law enforcement officer.

As the most professional law enforcement agency in Zhongzhou, in addition to having very powerful force, the Wuliang Sword Law Enforcement Hall also has its own expertise in the fields of reconnaissance and communication spells. For example, the Wuliang Sword Law Enforcement Hall’s special sound transmission spells can Treat most interference as if it were nothing. Unless the opponent sets up a magic barrier to violently intercept, there is almost no way to intercept it.

After noticing the abnormality, Fu Meng immediately used the sound transmission spell and reported to Liu Hanxinghui beside him: "President Liu, the Haiya Chamber of Commerce's guardian magic array does have some tricks. Jiang Hua'an must be cheating when hosting a banquet here. !”

Liu Hanxing raised his eyebrows and replied in the same way: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't be able to catch the tiger's cubs. If we don't take the initiative to sell them a flaw, we can't catch their fox tail. Since Jiang Hua'an insists on fishing Ye Chen out. , I hope they can gather all their strength to launch a thunderous strike, so that we can take the opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop!"

However, Fu Meng put forward a different opinion this time: "Although there is nothing wrong with this trick, but after seeing the illusion formation here, I think there is a high probability that they will not fight head-on, nor will they leave us with any clues, but very likely There is a possibility that Ye Chen will be killed in secret ways, after all, the crime of openly killing a disciple of the Wuliang Sword Sect is too big!"

Liu Hanxing's tone remained unchanged and he said: "To deal with this kind of unsightly trick, if you look at the entire Zhongzhou, I'm afraid you won't be able to find a more professional monk than you, fellow Taoist Fu!"

When it comes to his professional field, a hint of pride flashed across Fu Meng's face: "I have solved countless cases. As long as the other party doesn't dare to be tough, they will never be able to fool my eyes!"

Liu Hanxing also sneered and said: "That's good. If they really dare to be tough, I will definitely make it impossible for them to come back this time!"

Ye Chen, who was walking in front of the two men, did not notice the sound transmission between the two Jindan bosses.

After "coercing" Liu Hanxing into making concessions, Ye Chen had the illusion that he had transformed from a chess piece to a chess player. However, he was completely unaware that in the eyes of the two major cultivation forces, he was like a chess player in the palm of the Tathagata Buddha. Sun Wukong, no matter how he turns somersaults, can't escape from the Wuzhi Mountain of Jiang Hua'an and Liu Hanxing.

Under the guidance of the disciples of the Haiya Sect, the two people quickly arrived at the banquet venue, which was a small island located on an artificial lake somewhere. The island was surrounded by soundproof barriers.

After arriving at the wooden bridge connecting the island, the disciple of the Haiya Sect who was responsible for guiding him pointed to a pavilion by the lake and said: "Two seniors, you can rest here for a while. We have already arranged for you to go there. I will send Master Jiang to host a banquet on the island in the center of the lake in person to clarify the misunderstanding. However, the events of that year involved many secrets of the Haiya Sect, so I also asked the two seniors to take the initiative to avoid the incident. two."

These are all conditions agreed upon in advance.

Liu Hanxing nodded and took the initiative to take Fu Meng to sit down at the pavilion by the lake.

As Ye Chen's bodyguard, Fu Meng had no intention of tasting the best spiritual tea worth hundreds of spiritual stone coins per jar. Instead, he set his sights directly on the banquet hall on the island in the middle of the lake. He soon discovered that the angle of this lakeside pavilion was quite Yes, you can have a clear view of the situation in the Huxin Island Banquet Hall. The Haiya Chamber of Commerce has not even arranged a blinding spell.

This frank environment is a bit suspicious!

Fu Meng secretly observed the environment and soon discovered that the banquet hall had an obvious feature.

This hall is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows, giving it a broad view and luxurious style, but this also brings problems. From the outside, the entire hall is exposed, like a big stage. If the curtains were drawn, the problem would be solved. But the strange thing is that there is a curtain box on the top of the floor-to-ceiling window, but no curtains are installed, or the curtains were temporarily removed for some reason.

This discovery gave him a chill.

Others may not be able to see the strangeness here, but Fu Meng, who has handled countless major cases, discovered the problem immediately.

Because of the strong interference of the Songzhu Mysterious Array on the spiritual consciousness of the cultivators, the spiritual consciousness of the cultivators has been completely abolished in the headquarters of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce. Instead, visual signals have become the most efficient means of observation, and this hall is surrounded by open This feature certainly allows them, masters of the Infinite Sword Sect, to gain a very good third-party observation perspective, but it also turns this banquet hall into an open-air shooting range without any shelter, and anyone can launch a surprise attack from any angle!

So Fu Meng immediately informed Liu Hanxing of his discovery.

However, Liu Hanxing must have expected it. After hearing Fu Meng's report, he just casually sighed that the visitor was not a good person, and quickly asked: "Can you monitor the conversation in the banquet hall?"

Fu Meng nodded slightly, then shook his head and said: "They have set up several soundproof formations, but our Law Enforcement Hall also has its own eavesdropping methods, so we should be able to crack it, but it will take some time!"

Liu Hanxing nodded and said, "Can Ye Chen's safety be guaranteed?"

Fu Meng observed the surrounding environment again and said firmly: "There should be no problem! The Haiya Department is most likely planning to assassinate Ye Chen through long-distance sniping. This method makes it difficult to trace the real culprit, and is most suitable for taking the blame. Throwing it at Tinghe Yuge or other inexplicable guys does not exceed our previous expectations."

"So you're ready?"

Fu Meng said with a firm tone: "Don't worry, I have carried out countless assassinations and protection missions. In this regard, the Haiya cultivator capitalists are much more inexperienced than us!"