Chapter 2379 - 2382: Imminent Crisis

The sensual and charming Yu Wenzi gave a coquettish smile upon hearing this, and then said, "Since you want to go, I naturally haven't thought much about it. But boss, I want to know, am I considered a member of Heshenghe now?"

Upon hearing this, Jinli Qian Ning and the stunned Ye Guyun looked at Shen Qiang in astonishment.

Because in their hearts, her appearance on the battlefield that night already signified that she was a member of Heshenghe.

But Shen Qiang smiled slightly and said, "In this era where hiring a waiter requires careful selection, Heshenghe naturally has its own set of standards for selecting members. You can count as a peripheral member, a part of Qian Ning Studio, but the door to Heshenghe has not yet opened for you."

"I understand," Yu Wenzi said, her tone slightly disappointed.

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "If you truly want to join Heshenghe, it's not impossible, but that's not urgent. You should prepare for going out with me tomorrow."

"Oh, okay." Yu Wenzi smiled coquettishly and then went downstairs.

After she left, Shen Qiang smiled at Jinli Qian Ning and Ye Guyun who were looking at him in surprise and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I think she's pretty nice, but you don't seem to trust her at all," Qian Ning said curiously.

Ye Guyun, eating a bun, said, "Yeah, she's nice, but you seem a bit repulsive towards her."

Shen Qiang smiled with a touch of helplessness.

In fact, before coming here, Shen Qiang had already received information about Yu Wenzi from the Sea Border Department of the Dragon Group.

The data showed that her true identity is a high-ranked ninja, well-versed in wind ninjutsu. Although she is from Ninja Country, her real name is Yu Wenzi. Moreover, the ninja group she belongs to is the one with the Balance Ruler, which Shen Qiang has been watching.

Frankly speaking, if it weren't for this, Shen Qiang wouldn't have come here to stay overnight.

Because Shen Qiang wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Yu Wenzi.

Clearly, she had already approached Shen Qiang actively more than once.

From the fast-food mishaps, to the musician, to her appearance on the night of the battle with Gong Ziyi, and her request to follow Shen Qiang to see the Great Sea Demon, her core purpose was only one: to get close to Shen Qiang.

This made Shen Qiang want to laugh.

"A weakness exposed to everyone's sight is not necessarily a real weakness; it could be a trap. As long as a normal person understands their weakness and consciously magnifies it, then those approaching from this weakness should be enemies."

"I, Shen Qiang, am not a Saint, nor am I lustful to the point of being unable to walk when I see a woman. But the cultivation world thinks I have two weaknesses: greed for money and lust. So the most effective way for those with ill intentions is to use a beauty trap to plant people around me."

"But if they really believe this, they are gravely mistaken. Because every woman I have a relationship with has a family background that can be checked clearly, whether it's Xu Nan, Bai Jiao, Weisheng Zhimei, Weisheng Qian Dai, or Zi Se, their backgrounds are all clean. Only then do I interact with them."

"Using someone like Yu Wenzi to try and play a beauty trap in front of me? That's really too naive."

Thinking this in his heart, Shen Qiang still suppressed the urge to tell the two of them about his thoughts on this woman's ill intentions. The reason was simple: the woman's goal was to get close to Shen Qiang. Before achieving this goal, she wouldn't harm Ye Guyun and Qian Ning; instead, she would try to befriend them.

Moreover, neither Jinli Qian Ning nor Ye Guyun were people who could keep secrets. If he told them that Yu Wenzi was unreliable, it would immediately be apparent to Yu Wenzi.

So Shen Qiang smiled and said, "That's not something you need to worry about."

Soon, night fell.

Ye Guyun was surfing the web and watching anime in her room.

Shen Qiang and Jinli Qian Ning were exploring the true essence of life.

In the room on the first floor, the snowy white and seductive back adorned with a large tattoo, Yu Wenzi wrapped herself in a towel. She then quietly looked at herself in the mirror for a long time before turning and leaving the bathroom. She returned to the bed and picked up the voice recorder beside her, speaking softly.

"Shen Qiang wouldn't tell me without reason that he wants to meet the Great Sea Demon. I'm sure this is a test, possibly a key to joining Heshenghe or perhaps going on an adventure alongside him as proof of loyalty. So, I must perform perfectly. But I don't know if my guess is right, because this person doesn't seem as lustful as imagined; otherwise, he should have come to see me alone!"

Meanwhile.

At the Dragon Palace.

Old butler Gui Shu and the bald Great Sea Demon King Wang Yujiang stood with cold expressions, arms crossed, outside the Dragon Palace.

In front of them.

Hundreds of Great Sea Demons stood, with the leader being the one who had once been taught a lesson by Shen Qiang.

At this moment, he was wearing a snow-white tuxedo, white leather shoes, with a sleek appearance, saying with a cold expression, "Demon King, the lance our tribe warriors retrieved from the Dragon Emperor's Treasury is indeed extraordinary, but it has been identified as a mass-produced standard weapon named Emperor's Flag Triangular Eagle, crafted a thousand years ago on the Long Chang."

Hearing this, the Great Sea Demon King Wang Yujiang looked at him coldly and said, "What do you mean by that?"

"I mean, the weapon that appeared a thousand years ago appearing in a treasury that vanished four thousand years ago suggests the treasury is fake."

Suddenly stepping forward, Wang Yujiang shouted angrily, "Presumptuous! With so many people present at the time, how dare you speak such nonsense!"

Upon hearing this, the Great Sea Demon in a white tuxedo suddenly smiled and said, "Sea Demon King, calm your anger. This is not targeted at you. Allow me to speak frankly; I believe we have all been deceived by Shen Qiang. The Dragon Emperor's treasury couldn't possibly contain items from a thousand years ago. Everyone knows this. Now, the Dragon Emperor is avoiding us altogether. Don't you think there's something fishy about this?"

"What's fishy?" The Great Sea Demon King Wang Yujiang's face turned cold as he stepped forward angrily, "Whatever the Dragon Emperor wants to do is not for you to control!"

The Great Sea Demon in the white tuxedo laughed, "Sea Demon King, you should understand, the things I said were for your own good, because the Sea Emperor made it clear. He said you and Shen Qiang colluded and orchestrated all of this."

The Great Sea Demon King Wang Yujiang raised his eyebrows suddenly upon hearing this. But just as he was about to speak, the seemingly resting Gui Shu suddenly said, "The Dragon Emperor will return tomorrow. If you have any doubts, you can ask him directly then. Wang Yujiang has nothing to say to you."

Upon hearing this, the Great Sea Demon in the white tuxedo saw that Wang Yujiang didn't speak either and then sneered, "Okay, since he's returning tomorrow, I'll inform the sea demons scattered around to gather. I want to see how he explains this!"