The Fourth Financial Crisis

After returning to Qingning Chamber of Commerce, Yang Lu immediately connected to Xutian Illusion at his residence.

As usual, every evening at dusk, Murong would take the initiative to activate the Qiankun Ring and wait for Yang Lu in the virtual environment of the Qiankun Ring. Even Li Qingning would join in and play Landlords with the two of them.

Of course, Yang Lu's main purpose of accessing Xutian Illusion this time was to do business, which was to exchange information with Murong, his number one spy within the Wuliang Sword Sect.

Since returning from the battlefield outside the territory after receiving two golden wheels of merit, Murong has become the star of hope of the Wuliang Sword Sect. Even Lin Jianxing no longer forces her to practice in seclusion, but instead trains her as a true direct disciple.

Therefore, Murong can move quite freely. As long as she does not run out of the gate of the Wuliang Sword Sect casually, no one will restrict her. Disciples in the Qi Refining Stage are not allowed to leave the gate without permission. This is also the unified requirement of the low-level disciples of the Wuliang Sword Sect. Mainly It was to prevent the sect's genius from dying unexpectedly, not to target Murong intentionally.

Despite this, due to her status as the direct disciple of the head of Wuliang Sword Sect, Murong was still watched by countless people at all times. Lin Jianxing also arranged for several monks from the Law Enforcement Hall to secretly protect her.

If Murong frequently sends communication spells outside the Wuliang Sword Sect, it will easily cause unwarranted associations among interested people. Therefore, this Qiankun Ring, which is highly suspected of being an ancient immortal magic weapon, has become an important tool for the two of them to exchange information with each other.

Lin Jianxing never imagined that Yang Lu could contact Murong thousands of miles away through such an unpreventable way after he had protected Murong so tightly. Therefore, he had almost no defense against her and would not deliberately avoid keeping many secrets. she.

The focus of Murong's recent inquiries is naturally Liu Hanxing's actions in Haiya City.

This matter was of great importance, so Liu Hanxing had to report to Lin Jianxing in advance, so that he could do it mentally or not. During this period, Murong really got a lot of important information, and these core secrets of the Wuliang Sword Sect were all revealed to her through Xutian. The illusion informed Yang Lu.

It wasn't until the early hours of the night in the stillness of the night that a vague communication spell suddenly shot towards the Qingning Chamber of Commerce. Yang Lu, who was immersed in the illusion of Xutian, slowly opened his eyes.

After receiving the message, Yang Lu immediately picked up a masked hat and put it on his head, and put on unmarked clothes, ready to go out to do errands.

However, as soon as he opened the door of his residence, he saw Butler Zhou already waiting for him at the door.

Seeing Yang Lu's obviously malicious appearance, Butler Zhou frowned and asked, "Haiya City is in troubled times now. Where is Consultant Yang going?"

Yang Lu smiled softly and said, "I'm just going out for a casual trip. Please don't think too much, Butler Zhou!"

Butler Zhou took a deep look at him and said: "Consultant Yang is full of clever ideas. Even Li Xingchang praised him before he was alive. However, Haiya City is no longer what it used to be. It is watched by countless eyes. I am afraid that any communication spells will be monitored by someone." .Since the communication spell just now was noticed by me, it must not be hidden from the eyes of other interested people."

Messaging spells are not a secure method of communication.

Tianshu City's spell barrier can intercept all communication spells, and the spiritual energy fluctuations caused by communication spells will also be noticed by powerful cultivators. Some cultivators who have reached the Golden Elixir stage and Nascent Soul stage can even When both parties were alerted by the communication spell, he relied on his powerful spiritual sense to sense the few words of the low-level monk's communication spell.

A large commercial town like Haiya City has tens of thousands of communication spells communicating back and forth every day. Normally no one would be free to observe the trajectory of these communication spells. However, now Haiya City has become the eye of the storm in Zhongzhou’s cultivation world. The communication spells sent and received by many important forces are likely to be silently monitored by interested people.

Regarding the current tense situation in Haiya City, Yang Lu knew more than Butler Zhou. Faced with Butler Zhou’s warning, he just waved his hand casually and said: “That communication spell was sent by my friend Xi Zi’ang, inviting me. Go to Haiya Pavilion to reminisce about old times, there is no need to keep the content inside secret!"

"Then why does Consultant Yang still dress up like this?"

"Just in case!"

Seeing Yang Lu's resolute attitude, Butler Zhou could only nod his head and said, "Then you can take care of yourself!"

When Butler Zhou moved out of the way, Yang Lu moved and disappeared into the night.

However, just as Butler Zhou said, as soon as Yang Lu left the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, there were several sneaky figures lurking near the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, and they turned around to report to their respective owners.

Butler Zhou saw these sneaky guys leaving. After hesitating for a moment, he finally did not stop him. Although he was a cultivator in the Dzogchen realm of foundation building, there were so many foundation building buildings in Haiya City now that even gold There are several alchemy monks. Since President Li's absence, the Qingning Chamber of Commerce no longer has the privileges it once had, and even he is inconvenient to take action at will.

Since Yang Lu himself didn't care, Butler Zhou had no choice but to give up.

It was early morning in Haiya Pavilion, and there were not many guests in the lobby. Yang Lu, who was dressed in a mask, naturally attracted attention, but Yang Lu did not avoid the eyes of other guests.

The Haiya Clan has been operating in Haiya City for more than seven thousand years, and their control over this city has already penetrated into all aspects. Their spies are almost everywhere in the city. Haiya Pavilion, where many outside cultivators live, must be theirs. Yang Lu chose to disguise himself as the key target to guard against, just to guard against gentlemen and not villains.

Since the relationship between Xi Ziang and him was not a secret to begin with, he went straight to Xi Ziang's residence and knocked on the door.

Xi Ziang had been waiting for Yang Lu's visit for a long time.

After casually placing anti-reconnaissance spells in the room, Xi Ziang reported: "Consultant Yang, I just communicated with Yang Chenglong in person, and he has conveyed all your wishes to me. Now things are going according to your instructions. Plan goes ahead.”

Yang Lu casually put the bamboo hat on the table, turned around and asked, "You didn't alert Liu Hanxing, did you?"

Xi Ziang said resolutely: "Absolutely not! After all, Haiya City is the territory of the Haiya system. Liu Hanxing was dragged to the city lord's mansion by City Lord Jiang for excuses. He has no ability to monitor my whereabouts. What's more, Liu Hanxing and Yang Chenglong are still Ming It is definitely taboo for him to send people to monitor Yang Chenglong as an ally on the surface."

The meeting between Xi Ziang and Yang Chenglong was arranged by the Haiya Department, and the local snakes of Haiya City personally provided cover. It was indeed difficult for Liu Hanxing, who had just arrived, to notice.

So Yang Lu nodded and said: "That's good! Speaking of which, you are not a reckless person. If you suddenly invite me to Haiya Pavilion for a secret talk this time, aren't you afraid of someone eavesdropping?"

Xi Ziang took out a ruler-shaped treasure from his arms and introduced: "My ancestor Xi Jinhu knew that the situation in Haiya City was complicated, so he specially handed over the Xi family's heirloom [Rules] to me for safekeeping. This treasure is the Infinite Sword. The treasure refined by the lineage of the Senshi World Sword can detect any reconnaissance and concealment spells. It is said that President Lu felt that this magic weapon was very suitable for intelligence work, so he chose our Xi family ancestor to be the first reporter of "Cultivation Financial Weekly" …”

Among the four major inheritances of the Wuliang Sword Sect, the Human Sword inheritance is famous for seeing through people's hearts and piercing illusions. Since this magic weapon called [Rule] has been praised by the Ascension Immortal himself, Yang Lu naturally has nothing to say.

So he continued to ask: "What conditions did the Haiya Department offer Yang Chenglong this time?"

Xi Ziang stretched out three fingers, took a deep breath and said: "A total of three hundred thousand spirit stone coins in cash! If Yang Chenglong can continue to work in this position and cooperate honestly with the actions of the Haiya Department, he can add more later. Seven hundred thousand spirit stone coins!"

The sugar-coated bullets fired by the Haiya Department made Yang Lu couldn't help but admire: "As expected of the Haiya Department, what a generous move!"

Xi Ziang said disapprovingly: "The price for bribing the inner sect deacons of the Infinite Sword Sect is not expensive!"

"Having said that, ordinary chambers of commerce cannot take out such a large sum of money casually. How do you plan to distribute this money?" Yang Lu didn't even ask Yang Chenglong if he accepted the money, and he obviously acquiesced. The other party accepted the bribe.

When it came to the matter of dividing the spoils, Xi Ziang said sternly: "If it weren't for Consultant Yang's arrangement, we would have no chance of making this money. Yang Chenglong also said that if you hadn't urged him to win the post of special trade representative in Haiya City position, he really didn’t know there was such a big profit to be made in Haiya City, so we plan to give you 500,000, and the remaining 500,000 will be divided equally between the two of us."

But Yang Lu did not agree with this proposal: "Yang Chenglong's position is very critical. It can be said to be a tightrope walk. It is not easy to get the Haiya Department and the Law Enforcement Hall to recognize his work at the same time. It is not appropriate for me to take too much!"

However, Xi Ziang said: "Two hundred and fifty thousand spirit stone coins is definitely a huge amount of money for ordinary monks in the foundation-building period. Even if Yang Chenglong was fired from his position by the Wuliang Sword Sect Law Enforcement Hall afterwards, there would be no surprise for having these two hundred and fifty thousand spirit stone coins. The wealth is also earned with blood, he——"

"No need!" Before Xi Ziang finished speaking, Yang Lu raised his hand to interrupt him, "I always pay attention to fairness and justice in my work. Only business that is fair to everyone can last for a long time. You have all been through it with me. On the battlefield outside the territory, brothers should not fail to understand the principle of settling scores, so the three of us should divide these spirit stone coins equally!"

"It's all up to Consultant Yang!" After saying that, Xi Ziang bowed slightly like a reflex.

Seeing that the other party had no objection, Yang Lu lightly knocked on the table and mentioned another thing he heard from Murong: "I have another important piece of information here. Liu Hanxing wants to open an official charity hall through a government-supervised business office. But he was afraid that the Haiya Clan would get in the way, so he chose the default business partner, the Zhu Family Chamber of Commerce who was kicked out of Haiya City."

Xi Ziang said matter-of-factly: "It's normal! After all, the Zhu Family Chamber of Commerce is the local chamber of commerce in Haiya City and is familiar with the internal channels of Haiya City. Moreover, Zhu Ziming has offended all the vested interests in Haiya City to death, so there is no way out. Come on, if it were me, I would use the Zhu Family Chamber of Commerce as a vanguard to open up the situation in Haiya City."

Yang Lu just continued noncommittally: "But the problem is that the official business partner of the Wuliang Sword Sect is not something Liu Hanxing can decide. Although the reform of Zhongzhou's social security system is an act of seizing power by the Wuliang Sword Sect, it has become the official business partner of the Wuliang Sword Sect. Business partners can also drink soup along with them. According to the "Zhongzhou Sect Management Regulations", for issues involving the distribution of interests between Wuliang Sword Sect and local sects, the review process must be made public!"

"You mean, there is something wrong with this review?"

Yang Lu nodded and said: "Yes, in order to meet the compliance requirements of the Wuliang Sword Sect and ensure that the Zhu Family Chamber of Commerce can be shortlisted, Liu Hanxing is preparing to launch a surprise attack and personally preside over the review work the day after tomorrow, and is preparing to leave Haiya City after he leaves Before, the matter was completely finalized, thereby catching the Haiya Department off guard. The requirements for the official partner qualification review of the Wuliang Sword Sect this time should be tailor-made for the Zhujia Chamber of Commerce, which can eliminate the vast majority of competitors. We I need you to pass this news to the Haiya Department, just say that it was the information that Yang Chenglong found out privately, so that the Haiya Department can prepare in advance."

"Is this the news that Yang Chenglong inquired about?" Xi Ziang was stunned on the spot, because he had just returned from Yang Chenglong's place and had never heard Yang Chenglong mention this matter at all. "How come I haven't heard of it?"

"Because this is not the news that Yang Chenglong found out at all, but the news that I found out myself." Yang Lu pondered for a moment, and still planned to reveal his trump card to Xi Ziang: "This news should only be known to people around Lin Jianxing and Qiu Longbo at present. . Only if you tell the Haiya Department this important information can the Haiya Department believe that Yang Chenglong has boarded their pirate ship. And it is precisely because Yang Chenglong has no channel to learn the news that Liu Hanxing can investigate the insider afterwards. First of all, eliminate Yang Chenglong, and if he can transfer the suspicion to the Zhu family, that would be great."

Xi Ziang had already known that Consultant Yang had vast magical powers. Hearing that Yang Lu actually had other sources of intelligence and could find out the core secrets of the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect, Xi Ziang felt no worries in his heart.

He didn't even verify the authenticity of the news, but said with a look of realization: "I understand! In this way, when Yang Chenglong really delivers the news to us in the future, we can help him clear his suspicions. After all, if Liu Han Xing has two moles appearing next to him, so he will definitely suspect that these two people are the same person!"

"This can be considered one of the factors!"

Xi Ziang sighed in admiration: "Consultant Yang, great advice! I wonder if you have any other instructions?"

Yang Lu lightly snapped his fingers and talked about the third thing: "If you find an opportunity to tell Yang Chenglong, if he has any important information in the future, don't notify us through a communication spell."

Xi Ziang nodded and said: "Messaging spells are indeed too easy to intercept, especially with the current turmoil in Haiya City. Any news coming from the Trade Representative's Office may be at risk of being intercepted by high-level monks or array masters. If Han Xinhe hadn't personally taken me to see Yang Chenglong, I wouldn't have dared to take the initiative to find him, for fear of being noticed by someone who was interested!"

Yang Lu smiled and said: "This is why I asked Yang Chenglong to greet you in public, just to create a legitimate opportunity for you to meet."

Especially when Yang Lu assigned Yang Chenglong a task, he did not use communication spells, but entrusted Murong to help convey the message through the illusion of the sky, so that it could be done flawlessly. However, Yang Chenglong obviously did not tell Xi Ziang about this. There is no explanation for the road.

So Xi Ziang then asked: "If we don't use the communication spell, how should we exchange information in the future?"

Yang Lu smiled, took out a magic weapon that looked like a mobile phone from Earth and handed it over: "Just use this!"