Fury Immortal Doctor

Chapter 2029 - 2032: The Only Loophole in Jinli Qianning's Deadlock

Seeing Shen Qiang's serious expression, the charming Ye Guyun, still feeling guilty because of what had happened before, didn't dare speak. Shen Qiang, sitting in the car, stayed silent for a moment, then called Wenren Meiqiao in Beijing to talk about the mermaid, Jinli Qianning.But what disappointed Shen Qiang was that Jinli Qianning was only running a bar and a club in Beijing. Other than that, she had no other businesses and absolutely no contact with Cultivators from any Sects.

Not only that, everyone around Jinli Qianning was Ordinary people.

In other words, if Shen Qiang wanted to grab some dirt on Jinli Qianning to force her to help him get the Divine Corpse, that was clearly unrealistic.

"Given the situation, we can only wait five days. After Qin Yurou, Abi, and Pan Meiqing arrive, we'll settle all the matters Heshenghe has on hand, then study how to communicate with Qianning properly. There's no use rushing now, this obviously isn't something that can be solved with a wave of the hand."

Shen Qiang pondered silently.

At the same time, he couldn't help sighing that in life, things rarely go as one wishes.

He had just become the Medicine King, at the peak of his fame and influence, a moment when he should have been riding high and proud.

Yet the fat guy Gong Ziyi from the Abyss, the collapse and restructuring, plus Chu Liuxiang, whom he had gotten from the stunning movie queen Song Weiyin, suddenly vanishing—these sudden changes made Shen Qiang instinctively feel pressure and a faint sense of alarm.

After all, beyond these superficial minor issues—

Yu Xinghuo and the others from the Heshenghe Pill Alliance hadn't had a deep talk with Shen Qiang yet, and getting them to actually follow him, this Alliance Hierarch, was not going to be easy.

Medicine King Valley and the Thirty-two Skillful Hands were no benevolent saints either.

And people like Chu Xiaotian—although they wouldn't dare renege on what they owed Shen Qiang, once they came to Heshenghe, whether they would pull tricks behind his back was hard to say.

Moreover, aside from these matters, the sensual young woman Gao Hui was right.

Only if Shen Qiang was strong enough could he help her.

Only then could he keep her from drifting around in misery.

If Shen Qiang wasn't strong enough, then not only Gao Hui, that Ordinary sensual young woman, but everyone in Heshenghe would be unable to have things go their way.

And to truly become strong, beyond continuing his Cultivation and strengthening himself, recruiting a few genuine top-tier experts for Heshenghe was an urgent, critical task.

And to achieve that goal, at the core of all these convoluted matters, the Divine Corpse remained an unavoidable hurdle.

Qingxuan's resurrection, Youying's growth in strength.

With Uncle Gui, the older brother of the Sea Demon King Yu Jiang, sitting in town, plus the carefully recuperated Lord Chi Yan, and the many Demons of Heshenghe together with the numerous Cultivators of Qingyun Sword Pavilion—only with such a complete Power system could he stand proudly above the world.

Not only that, once Qingxuan and Youying's abilities were fully unleashed, Shen Qiang's Heshenghe would become powerful like never before.

At that point, any intrigue or conspiracy would cease to be an issue.

Things like the Pill Alliance possibly stirring up trouble behind the scenes, Chu Xiaotian's dissatisfaction, or that Abyss young master pretending to be hot shit—those petty matters would be reduced to nothing. When that time came, Shen Qiang would only need to snort, and they'd instantly shut up, not even daring to fart.

So right now, compared to the Divine Corpse, all the problems he was facing were trivial and dispensable.

As long as Heshenghe could smoothly welcome Qin Yurou, Pan Meiqing, and Abi in a few days, then once Shen Qiang returned to Beijing, with his manpower and resources, and his relationship with Wenren Meiqiao, getting the mermaid Jinli Qianning under control would be nothing but a matter of time.

Once that was settled, everything else wouldn't even count as a problem; all issues would cease to be issues.

Just as he was thinking this, Shen Qiang's phone rang.

Frowning, Shen Qiang picked it up and saw that it was Sleeping Fire Lotus Demon Ke Bizhu calling. He finally let out a breath of relief. After all, he had already received more than enough unpleasant news today. With a vague worry that Gao Hui might have other thoughts, Shen Qiang was in no great mood and was really afraid of getting more bad news.

Right now, Heshenghe had to remain stable.

Only then would Shen Qiang have the energy to deal with the arrival of the stunning Fairy Qin Yurou and the others, as well as the many matters involving the Divine Corpse.

So at this moment, seeing that it was Ke Bizhu calling, Shen Qiang instinctively felt it should be good news.

But as soon as the call connected, he heard Sleeping Fire Lotus Demon Ke Bizhu lowering her voice on the phone.

"Shen Qiang, hurry back to the Mountain Villa, there's trouble. Some Cultivators came and are crying and making a scene, saying our Heshenghe Demons took their protection fee but not only failed to protect them as agreed, they even killed someone. They're demanding an explanation, otherwise this won't be over."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang leaned back in his seat, his temples throbbing.

After a full five seconds of silence, he forced his anger down and said as calmly as he could, "Stabilize the situation first, I'll be right back."

"Alright, I'll wait for you."

Hanging up, Shen Qiang turned with a dark expression to Ye Guyun beside him, who was so intimidated by his face that she didn't even dare snack, and said, "You know, people often say blessings never come in pairs and misfortunes never come alone, but few bother to figure out where those cascading misfortunes actually come from."

Looking at the completely baffled Ye Guyun, Shen Qiang sneered, "Someone's stirring the pot. My Heshenghe Demons live the good life under me—good food, good drink, high salaries. I don't believe for a second they'd sneak out and pull this kind of crap, taking money then killing people. Hmph, if anyone dares to play that game behind my back, whether they're Heshenghe Demons or not, once I catch them, I'll use them to light a Heavenly Lantern."

With that, Shen Qiang started the car and headed back.

At the same time—

Outside the somewhat secluded side gate of Heshenghe, on the back side near the mountain forest, a large crowd had already gathered.

A full seventy to eighty Cultivators were not only crowding at Heshenghe's gate, some were even live-streaming the scene online.

And at Heshenghe's gate, a middle-aged woman in mourning clothes, along with two children also dressed in mourning, was kneeling there, crying every now and then.

Sleeping Fire Lotus Demon Ke Bizhu and Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing were in the courtyard, whispering with grim faces.

At the back of the crowd, many Demons who lingered around Heshenghe were watching the show.

In the crowd, a Great Demon with a sinister face and a cold smile sent a voice transmission to another Demon beside him, "The Young Master's intention is to drag Shen Qiang down from his altar, make him lose all face, turn him into a rat everyone wants to beat."

"Look at it now—there's absolutely no way Shen Qiang can explain this clearly. With so many Cultivators here and the whole thing being live-streamed, as long as there's any doubt, Cultivators will take it as truth. Not only that, many people who can't stand Shen Qiang will seize this chance to step out. By then, it'll be hard for Shen Qiang not to die."

"So," the sneering Great Demon said to the Demon beside him whose face was as dark as water, "join us. You know Heshenghe will never accept a Demon like you who's made a huge mistake. So why don't we… flip him over?"