After lunch, Shen Qiang returned to the hotel with Xiu Ju from the Dark Department. As they were leaving, the Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing waved her hands excitedly and giggled, "Good luck, see you at the tournament tomorrow."

Back at the hotel.

The people from the Zhang Family weren't there.

Shen Qiang wasn't interested in talking to Xiu Ju, and began cultivating in silence.

In the past while, with non-stop ingestion of Pei Yuan Pills for Qi Refinement and the Heavenly Palace Jade Lock for Body Refinement, Shen Qiang's cultivation progress had been swift. In just over half a month, he had almost reached the Golden Core Middle Stage.

At the same time, the cost had been extremely high.

First and foremost was the consumption of Pei Yuan Pills, not like other cultivators who only took them when breaking through to a new realm.

During this time, Shen Qiang had been taking a Pei Yuan Pill every day.

He had spent about two hundred million and consumed a total of 11 Pei Yuan Pills.

Even though Shen Qiang wasn't concerned about the money, the raw materials for the Pei Yuan Pills were still out of stock.

Fortunately, with these eleven Pei Yuan Pills as a foundation, a temporary halt wouldn't be a big problem.

Moreover, since Shen Qiang focused on Body Refinement, his True Yuan was constantly being refined with the help of Qingxuan, who also cultivated almost tirelessly. Therefore, achieving such an astonishing advancement in just over half a month was within expectations.

Shen Qiang, fueled by a surge of determination, cultivated fiercely, always hoping for news from the Dragon Group concerning Bianyi.

Because as long as this man was still around, Shen Qiang couldn't truly flex his muscles.

Night fell swiftly.

On the highway outside the villa complex where the Beautiful Demon Fox lived, Bianyi smiled and parked the car in the same spot as before.

Thump.

The Black Bear Spirit got into the car and closed the door with a cold glance at Bianyi, saying, "I told you to wait for my call, don't come looking for me."

Bianyi laughed, "Bro, some opportunities don't come twice. You've got to think it through. Tomorrow is the final of the Huaxia Gourmet Competition. Once it's over, Shen Qiang will probably leave Shanghai to go back to Provincial City. If the tiger returns to the mountain, and he's back in his turf with members of the Zhong Family to protect him, it won't be easy to lay a finger on him."

The Black Bear Spirit calmly looked out of the car window, saying, "Miss is a celebrity judge at the competition, an excellent opportunity for her to show her face and gain both fame and fortune. So let's talk about it after the competition is over."

At these words, Bianyi stopped smiling. He frowned and stared at the Black Bear Spirit, saying coldly, "Bro, are you playing me?"

The Black Bear Spirit glanced at him without a word.

But Bianyi was furious, "You said before that your sect leader needed Shen Qiang for treatment. Fine, let Shen Qiang treat him. But there's been no result all day today? And now you're telling me not to touch Shen Qiang, not to disrupt the Huaxia Gourmet Competition? Once it ends, he'll go back to Provincial City. Won't all my efforts be wasted?"

The Black Bear Spirit gave a slight smile and said, "Not wasted. At least you've made me realize that this Shen Qiang is young and rich, with many influential connections in Provincial City."

Bianyi frowned, looking puzzled, "Old Iron, what do you mean by that? You'd better think this through, that Shen Qiang is a lecher, and he's got his sights set on Chu Qing. He'll sweet-talk Miss Chu Qing into bed, tarnishing her with his filthy body..."

Bang!

The Black Bear Spirit grabbed Bianyi by the collar and said coldly, "Is love between a man and a woman so filthy? Haven't you also peeked at girls bathing? Right, I also know you were expelled from your sect because of that. After that, it seems you've never sought out a woman again. Why is that?"

Staring into Bianyi's eyes, the Black Bear Spirit smiled, "Is it because your master castrated you?"

Bianyi's face turned ashen, and he roared, "You're talking nonsense!"

The Black Bear Spirit laughed and pushed Bianyi away, "Tsk tsk, looks like I hit a nerve, or you wouldn't be this angry."

Bianyi's chest heaved violently as he glared at the Black Bear Spirit and after a moment's silence, he said, "Old Iron, we both love wealth, let's not fight amongst ourselves. We are after the maximum profit, don't you want to cultivate the Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra and become the foremost demon in the world?"

"Don't you want to do as you please? And your missy, she's so beautiful. If you cultivate the Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra and your strength greatly increases, you could take her away and elope. Even if she can't accept it at first, once you turn her from an uncooked grain to a cooked meal, give it some time, and she'll come round!"

"If you agree, I can help you achieve all this. Just think about it, a Divine Skill no one dares to mess with, a beautiful missy, and a hefty sum of money, living a carefree and happy life like an Immortal."

Giving Bianyi a cold glance, the Black Bear Spirit changed the subject, "You keep saying you're shrewd, pursuing maximum profit, but you fail to realize that Shen Qiang's most valuable asset is not the Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra."

Bianyi was startled.

The Black Bear Spirit said indifferently, "Datong River has now squeezed into the top three of the Huaxia Gourmet Awards, and even if it only gets third place, Datong River is worth at least two or three billion. If Datong River gets first place, just the signboard of Datong River is worth ten billion."

"People consider food as their heaven; the number one restaurant in Huaxia represents an endless stream of wealth. You fail to see it, chasing after sesame seeds while losing sight of the watermelon, what qualifies you to talk about maximizing profit with me?"

Bianyi was dumbfounded, "Is the Datong River restaurant that valuable?"

"The Zhang Family from Shanghai has already started making contact with Shen Qiang, and many conglomerates are also preparing to send money to Datong River." The Black Bear Spirit glanced at Bianyi, "So if you're smart, you should wait and see."

Bianyi's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh, laughing, "Old Iron, I get it now; we should take over Datong River first and then kill Shen Qiang after. Smart, I can't believe I didn't think of that."

The Black Bear Spirit smiled and pushed open the car door, "So don't mess up tomorrow's competition."

Watching the Black Bear Spirit's retreating figure, a cold smirk appeared at the corner of Bianyi's mouth.

"Idiot, using the fact that Datong River is valuable to deceive me?"

"Do you think I don't understand that you can't have the best of both worlds? Datong River is great, but it can't be moved; no matter where the restaurant is, it can't escape. Using that excuse to fob me off, it's clear you're planning to settle the Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra yourself, cutting me out."

"Fine, fine, fine, since it's like that, don't blame me. If you plan to monopolize Shen Qiang, then I'll devour you all together!"

Meanwhile, Bianyi turned and left.

By the river next to the villa, the Tiger Spirit, Uncle Fu, with a stern look and hands behind his back, stood in front of the returning Black Bear Spirit and said in a deep voice, "Xiong Er, why do this? You should be well aware that Shen Qiang just saved the Sect Leader. Why would you tell that greedy fellow that the Zhang Family is eying Datong River? You should know that he won't hesitate to join forces with the Zhang Family, putting Shen Qiang in danger."

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