Dada!

  The sound of the carriage wheels came to a stop in front of the Xiyangwu headquarters, and then Li Luo, Jiang Qing'e, and Cai Wei stepped out of the carriage under the watchful eyes of everyone.

  All eyes were on Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e.

  "What a lively scene!"

  Li Luo looked at the protesters sitting quietly in front of the Qingyang Building headquarters and smiled.

  Zheng Ping hastily came forward and detailed the events that had transpired, sighing: "Young Master Shao, Miss Jiang, this matter is not easy to handle. Some of these cultivators present were merely coerced into participating, but the mastermind behind them is likely Pei Huan."

  Jiang Qing'e's golden eyes swept the scene, and she said, "Li Luo is the General Manager of Xi Yang Wu, he will handle these things himself, I won't interfere."

  Zheng Ping, the elder, gritted his teeth and said, "Young Master, why don't we just be decisive and directly remove the West Ridge County branch from Xi Yang Wu's jurisdiction? That way, they won't be able to use our banner anymore and tarnish the reputation of Xi Yang Wu and Luo Ran Fu."

  Jiang Qing'e somewhat agreed with this, her personality was originally overbearing and she liked to cut through the chaos quickly. Since the Xiling County branch was controlled by Pei Huan, it was a good opportunity to take advantage of the current situation and directly eliminate them all. Although some of the branch's Shixiang masters might be mistakenly injured in the process, this was an unavoidable thing, and these people may not have been unaware of Pei Huan's intentions, but rather chose to default due to their inability to resist.

  Li Luo's gaze swept over the branch refining masters, and he fell silent for a few breaths. He did not respond to Zheng Ping's suggestion, but instead walked forward slowly and said to the two middle-aged men in front of him: "You are Tang Yun and Lu Xiao Feng, the two branch presidents, right?"

  Looking at Li Luo, Tang Yun and the others were slightly startled, because they could see the shadow of Li Taixuan and Dan Tai Lan on his face, which made them a little awkward for a while.

  After all, Li Taixuan and the two of them in Luolan Prefecture have a reputation that is too high. Even if they disappeared for many years, their remaining prestige still exists.

  "Less, Less Palace Master..."

  "Stand up and talk," Li Luo said with a smile.

  Tang Yun and Lu Xiao Feng exchanged a glance, Li Luo's words were calm, but they seemed to feel an inexplicable pressure, and immediately dared not sit still, hastily getting up.

  On the other side, Pang Qianchi saw that the two men's momentum was completely suppressed by Li Luo, and he suddenly felt a bit bad. As for Li Luo, the young master of the Shaofu, he had experienced his methods before, so he immediately stepped forward: "Young Master Shaofu, since you have appeared, please give these brothers from the branch division an explanation."

  "Everyone is a person of Xiyang House, why can the headquarters and Tianxu County branch obtain the secret method of Yuan Shui, but the Xiling County branch has none? Is this the Lord of Shaofu being partial?"

  Zheng Ping glared, "Why doesn't Xiling County have a branch? Are you short of money?"

  "Pang Qianchi, you've been idle for a long time, what right do you have to speak here?" Zheng Ping Lao scolded.

  Pang Qianchi coldly snorted, "Although I've been idle, I'm still the elder of Xiyang House. I've made significant contributions to its development. These people from the Western Ridge County branch were also once under me."

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  "We worked together, now they are being treated unfairly, I must speak out for them!"

  "If the master of Zhaofu thinks I have overstepped, he can directly expel me from Xiyangwu."

  This Pan Qianchi is still as cunning as ever, with a strong sense of justice in his words. If Li Luo really eliminates him completely at this moral high point, he may instead raise his status in the hearts of these Shu Xiang masters in the Xiling Prefecture branch.

  Li Luo glanced at the seated Western Ridge County's Zhenxiang Masters, and indeed saw that many of them were filled with righteous indignation. At the same time, their gazes towards Pang Qianchi also became much more respectful.

  This guy is really a slick talker, always thinking of winning people over.

  "What do you think should be done?" Li Luo smiled and asked Pang Qianchi.

  Pan Qianchi said without hesitation: "The Lord of the Ministry should provide sufficient Secret Method Source Water to Xiling County every month. If the Lord of the Ministry is not able to refine the Secret Method Source Water in time, he can also hand over the method of refining the Secret Method Source Water to a branch of Xiling County, and then there will be no need for transportation troubles."

  Zheng Ping, the elder, was furious and laughed, wishing he could slap him, the dog thing was so arrogant, still wanting the young master to hand over the method of refining the source water of the secret law to Xiling County.

  Why don't you just die?

  Behind her, Cai Wei also slightly frowned and said to Jiang Qing'e: "This guy is purely here to cause trouble."

  Jiang Qing'e's expression was quite calm, and she said: "He deliberately said that to provoke Li Luo. Once Li Luo is enraged and speaks harshly, it will only lead to the dissatisfaction and resistance of these Western Ridge County soldiers."

  She lifted her pretty face and gazed at the nearby wine building, although she couldn't see it, but she could feel that Pei Hao was also staring here in secret.

  Is he trying to see how much trouble his smooth push can bring to them?

  Jiang Qing'e's eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent.

  After stating the conditions, Pang Qianchi looked at Li Luo, but what made him slightly disappointed was that the latter did not suddenly become furious, but instead seemed to be thinking deeply.

  Li Luo looked at Tang Yun and Lu Xiao Feng among others in the midst of those numerous gazes, saying: "You all want the Secret Method of Origin Water, right?"

  Tang Yun nodded and murmured, "Young Master, the Secret Method of Yuan Shui can also have a nourishing effect on us, the Quenching Masters. If we can use it for an extended period during our cultivation, it will greatly enhance our Quenching Techniques."

  Li Luo smiled faintly and said, "In recent years, it seems that the Xiling Prefecture branch has not submitted any more gold to headquarters?"

  Lu Xiaofeng hesitated and said, "Master of the Ministry of Works, we are not aware of these matters. Every year, our department will truthfully submit the supply gold, but... whether this supply gold has arrived at headquarters, we are not very clear about that."

  This is a bit sly of them, they handed over the gold to Pei Huan's hands, and if Pei Huan hands it over to headquarters, there will be trouble.

  Li Luo looked at the two with a smile on his face, while Tang Yun and Lu Xiaofeng also felt somewhat embarrassed under his gaze.

  Li Luo was being nice and spoke kindly to them, but they seemed less sincere.

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  However, Li Luo did not blame them, but instead hesitated slightly before looking at the Qu Xiang masters of these departments and said: "I can provide you with the Secret Method Source Water."

  As soon as this was said, it immediately caused a shock, and no one had expected that Li Luo would actually choose to concede!

  Zheng Ping was also about to speak, but Li Luo waved his hand and said: "However, there is a condition. I will conduct a one-month assessment of you. During this assessment period, you need to refine the Ling Shui Qi Guang at headquarters. During this time, the secret method source water is available for your use."

  "Your treatment is also exactly the same as that of the headquarters' Shu Xiang Shi, I believe you already know that when I took office previously, I had already raised the treatment of Xi Yang Wu's Shu Xiang Shi to a level much higher than before..."

  "If you all perform well this month, after the assessment is over, I will provide Xiling County with the Secret Method of Yuan Water."

  "How?" He glanced at Tang Yun and Lu Xiao Feng, who were shocked, and smiled.

  Those Xiling County branch masters looked at each other, then whispered to each other. They seemed to be somewhat moved by Li Luo's proposal.

  They will come to the headquarters to protest, all for the sake of the mysterious source water and the treatment here at the headquarters. However, now Li Luo has completely agreed, as for that probation period, they feel that they can pass the assessment themselves, and there shouldn't be too many problems.

  Tang Yun looked back at the many cultivators behind him, and understood their choice. Finally, he gazed deeply into Li Luo's eyes in front of him.

  "The Minister of Works has already made concessions. If we still disagree, it would be too excessive." They said so and accepted Li Luo's proposal.

  Pang Qianchi, on the other hand, was not very satisfied with this result. He wanted Li Luo to have a falling out with the Xiling County branch, and now he's retreating like this?

  But Li Luo has already retreated to this point, what can he achieve by provoking again?

  Haven't you seen those branch managers all being quite satisfied with this?

  Cai Wei was also a bit surprised at Li Luo's solution and said in a low voice, "When did the young master of Shaofu become so easy to talk to?"

  "Because he has a big appetite."

  Cai Wei thought for a moment, then raised an eyebrow: "Does the Lord of the Ministry want to eat these divided and refined masters? There are probably many people here who were planted by Pei Huo."

  "This is inevitable, but before Xiyangwu headquarters, wasn't there fewer people from Pei Hang's side? What about now?" Jiang Qing'e said.

  Cai Wei's finger lightly tapped, this is to see who has the stronger assimilation power after all. The move of the Lord of the Minor Treasury is really very powerful.

  There is greatness in tolerance.

  As Li Luo clapped his hands, those seated department heads stood up one after another and finally surged into the headquarters.

  The crowd of onlookers also gradually dispersed.

  Li Luo stood at the gate, his eyes gazing at the wine houses on the streets around him, a smile appeared on his face, and then he bowed to all directions with a smile, followed by laughter.

  "It's the thought that counts, this gift is precious to me."

  (End of Chapter)