Chapter 2170 - 2173: In the Cultivation World, Survival Is All About Dancing on the Razor's Edge

Looking at Wenren Meiqiao, who was smiling sweetly, Shen Qiang's mood inexplicably relaxed for a moment. Then, he carefully grilled meat for her and finally heard her long-awaited phrase again, "Meat is justice!"

Beautiful times always pass quickly.

After they were full of food and wine, Wenren Meiqiao returned to work, while Shen Qiang had to go back to the Provincial City for a while.

They agreed to meet the next morning at Wenren Meiqiao's place to review the information about Jinli Qianning once all the arrangements were complete.

Wenren Meiqiao left.

Shen Qiang drove with Ye Guyun to the outskirts.

"Master, I really don't understand what you're up to. Why did you insist that I say those words when you asked Wenren Meiqiao for her opinion and not let her say them? If I hadn't said those words, Wenren Meiqiao would have said them."

Ye Guyun was filled with curiosity.

Shen Qiang smiled and said calmly, "Women in love are very blind and easily emotional, especially when I'm around. I can clearly sense that Wenren Meiqiao has a special dependence on me."

"Isn't that a good thing?" Ye Guyun asked, curious.

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "If I were an ordinary man and she were an ordinary woman, then all this would indeed be wonderful, with the husband singing and the wife following, happy and joyful. But in reality, neither of us is ordinary."

"Gong Ziyi goes to great lengths to design traps for me. From the fact that he uses Wenren Meiqiao to relay information, it's clear that Gong Ziyi knows about my relationship with Wenren Meiqiao and is exploiting it."

Ye Guyun frowned and said, "But didn't you see through it?"

Shen Qiang laughed and said, "But Wenren Meiqiao didn't see through it. She's a talented strategist in the Dragon Group, so why can't she see through such an obvious problem? The simple reason is that when I'm around her, she stops thinking entirely, simply telling me what she knows, and then feels everything's perfectly fine."

"Isn't that trust in you?" Ye Guyun asked, curious.

Shen Qiang replied, "Yes, she trusts me, almost blindly, so I set up that little trick, hoping she'd see my intentions. Initially, she didn't see it and even spoke up for Qianning."

Turning his head to glance at Ye Guyun, Shen Qiang said, "That's why I wanted you to interrupt Wenren Meiqiao's likely words. Sure enough, your words made her alert. She finally realized I was tricking her."

"It seems to have harmed your image in her mind," Ye Guyun said, puzzled.

Shen Qiang laughed, "For those who work in dangerous professions, the only work principle is to trust no one but their own judgment."

Ye Guyun said, "That's too sad."

Shen Qiang laughed, "Gong Ziyi knows about my relationship with Wenren Meiqiao. He's already exploiting Wenren Meiqiao to pass the information he wants me to know. Now, we're very much at odds, and from here on, there's no guarantee that Gong Ziyi won't act rashly."

If Wenren Meiqiao continues to trust blindly, it's very easy for her to encounter problems. Besides, don't forget that she's the regional security director of the Dragon Group. If her mind isn't clear, everyone under her jurisdiction is in danger."

Ye Guyun was silent for a moment and then said, "I understand now. You deliberately made her feel you were deceiving her, and now she doesn't trust others."

Shen Qiang burst into laughter, "In life, the most important thing is self-confidence. Wenren Meiqiao has a nearly worshipful trust in me, so now that she's seen through my little trick, she'll become extremely confident. After all, she saw through my tricks, so do you think she'd fear others?"

Ye Guyun frowned and said, "Scary! Your world is too complicated."

"In the Cultivation World, it's like licking blood from a blade, full of intrigue. So a naive person like Guo Jing can only live well in novels. Here, surviving three days would be lucky."

Shen Qiang smiled and drove into the roadside woods, where they parked the car and Shen Qiang returned it to the Storage Ring.

With Ye Guyun's load, it took only a dozen minutes to return to the Provincial City.

After a brief absence.

Upon seeing the women, they were extraordinarily affectionate.

But this time, Shen Qiang was pressed for time.

So he didn't have the time to be intimate with them.

After simply greeting them.

The first thing Shen Qiang did was summon Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing and the Demon Immortal, Geng Jingyi, who walked out of the Scripture Pavilion. He instructed them not to leave the Mountain Villa in the short term, no matter what happens, prioritizing the safety of the villa.

Geng Jingyi agreed straightforwardly.

Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing had no objection.

Afterward, Shen Qiang called Kang Luoying and asked her to dispatch two Qingyun Sword Pavilion cultivators of the Dao Fruit Stage or higher to follow Bianyi 24/7.

This was no small matter.

If not for Bianyi, Shen Qiang wouldn't have to do anything; the business of Heshenghe Group alone could overwhelm him.

After arranging these two matters, Shen Qiang quickly took Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing to the employee hospital to visit the top Harmonization Stage expert, Lord Chi Yan.

His recovery was quite good, his mental state was excellent, and his cultivation level had recovered to about 70% of his strength. Although he couldn't compete with other top Harmonization Stage experts yet, he could calmly deal with ordinary Dao Fruit Stage cultivators.

This made Shen Qiang very satisfied.

He also provided him with some body-nourishing medicines and assigned someone to care for him.

If everything went as expected, he should recover about 90% of his peak level in half a month, but his full recovery in terms of state was uncertain. State often involves mysticism—high spirits and an upbeat mood result in good performance, while low spirits frequently cause errors.

So it's hard to force these things.

After leaving the hospital, it was already evening, and after a quick dinner, Shen Qiang took the Beautiful Fairy Qin Yurou and the beautiful teacher Ju Yang to Tianyou Pharmaceutical Company.

The only task was:

To hand over the work of refining Gathering Qi Powder to Chu Xiaotian and his team.

The only requirement was that the quality must not be lower than Shen Qiang's Gathering Qi Powder. After all, the stuff is very primary and basic, and there's nothing much to say about it. As for the slightly different medicinal materials, they're already ground into powder, so no fear of them noticing.

Aside from this, Shen Qiang specifically discussed his recent troubles with Qin Yurou, and his hope that she wouldn't return to Beijing in the short term. She was very agreeable and understanding, immediately saying yes, which made Shen Qiang very pleased.

But instead, Qin Yurou and Ju Yang didn't join Shen Qiang at Heshenghe Mountain Villa that night. They chose to stay at the pharmaceutical company to oversee the alchemists.

Considering that early the next morning, Shen Qiang had to return to Beijing to learn about Qianning's situation and begin dealing with potential actions from Gong Ziyi, Shen Qiang didn't stand on ceremony and returned directly to the Mountain Villa.

The purpose?

Of course, it was the sensual meat tank, Pan Meiqing!