Shen Qiang was taken aback by Ji Liangchuan's words, and couldn't help but look in astonishment at Xu Nan sitting not far beside him. She was very beautiful, with big eyes, a gentle and intellectual appearance, and a stunning figure—an absolutely first-class beauty.

Previously, Bai Jiao had repeatedly called her a tomboy to her face, which Shen Qiang thought was just a result of some petty grudges between them, but now, to his shock, he heard Ji Liangchuan call her that too, which inevitably made Shen Qiang feel a bit bewildered as there clearly was a story there.

Just then, Xu Nan smiled gently, "Young Master Ji still lacks manners, it seems he hasn't been beaten enough."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang instinctively felt things were about to turn bad.

But just when Shen Qiang thought Ji Liangchuan was about to flip the table.

Shen Qiang was surprised to see that Ji Liangchuan not only showed no signs of anger but rather seemed somewhat dispirited as he said, "I came here today to congratulate Shen Qiang; I don't want to expose your old secrets." Then Ji Liangchuan turned his head and looked at Bai Jiao, "Bai Jiao, you've fallen. I didn't expect you to sit together with her."

Hearing this, Bai Jiao rolled her eyes and said, "Aren't you sitting here too?"

After that, Ji Liangchuan fell silent.

Shen Qiang, astute as he was, could tell there was something going on, but clearly, now was not the time to delve into these matters.

Then Shen Qiang stood up beamingly and went about introducing everyone to each other.

Previously, Lan Yong, who had been staring straight at Bai Jiao, immediately looked away and became very serious when he heard she was the heiress of Cheng Xinyi. Wu Zhaoyang was composed, expressing no special reaction, but Kong Richeng and Zhong Yongxi became extremely uncomfortable.

The reason was simple.

Although Wu Zhaoyang and Lan Yong themselves lacked any real power.

Being Shen Qiang's brothers, although Cheng Xinyi and Shenghe Chengxin Yi were powerful, the two heiresses and Ji Liangchuan were Shen Qiang's friends, so no matter how formidable, they couldn't do much to them.

But it was different for Zhong Yongxi and Kong Richeng.

Kong Richeng, with his Cultivation at the Yang God Realm, was considered a good hand.

In any other place, he definitely was the kind of existence that would make many ordinary cultivators dare not breathe aloud.

When he had come to eat earlier, he thought about showing off to impress his boss and earn some respect.

But now, he truly didn't dare to even breathe heavily.

The strong aura emanating from the Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing and Dark Department Xiu Ju had already made him feel uneasy.

And then, who else was sitting at the table?

The actual head of the local medical Family, Zhong Jixiang from Zhong Family Medical Pavilion. Although the Zhong Family wasn't considered elite in the Cultivation World, a skinny camel was still bigger than a horse. Zhong Jixiang's cultivation in fact was comparable to that of Kong Richeng, and apart from him, Kong Richeng knew that there was at least one other person in the Zhong Family with a cultivation above the Mixed Element Realm.

In such a situation, he couldn't act overbearing towards Zhong Jixiang or Zhong Yongxi.

Not to mention, dealing with the five super-first-class families like Shenghe Chengxin Yi, Cheng Xinyi, and the Ji Family.

Xu Nan, the most outstanding young person of her generation from Shenghe Chengxin Yi.

Bai Jiao, the next leader of Cheng Xinyi.

Ji Liangchuan, a young elite of the Ji Family who provided over eighty percent of the beginner-level Flying Sword Magical Treasures in the Cultivation World.

These three people, normally, were entities only mentioned in legends.

Like Wang Moucong, a super second-generation figure, in the eyes of ordinary people.

Now, thanks to Shen Qiang, Kong Richeng had the fortune of dining with these three individuals.

Just this fact alone would allow him to boast for a lifetime.

So his mindset was one of being flattered yet somewhat fearful, afraid of being looked down upon and also afraid of being mocked for showing off.

As for Zhong Yongxi's discomfort, it differed from his. He actually worshipped Shen Qiang immensely, always boasting about his grand-uncle wherever he went, but what was embarrassing was that for Shen Qiang's sake, he had once threatened Ji Liangchuan to his face.

And now, Ji Liangchuan was sitting there, smilingly watching him.

To say he wasn't pressured would definitely be false.

But fortunately, today was the grand opening of Shen Qiang's new store, Xi Duo Bao.

So there was no shortage of topics, and after starting a conversation, it didn't feel boring at all.

However, it was quite awkward that just as all the dishes were served, Bianyi came to find Shen Qiang because some guests wanted to leave.

This was indeed frustrating.

But that was the reality of the situation.

Shen Qiang had no choice but to leave the private room and go outside to give small gifts to the departing guests.

The gifts were ordinary, just two packs of well-packaged cigarettes for each person who came to offer congratulations.

After all, they were different from ordinary people.

Now, it seemed a bit tacky for Shen Qiang to hand out just a pack of cigarettes and a bag of candies.

And leaving the banquet could become contagious.

Except for the two tables that had particularly good relations with Boss Ma and Sun Kaiping,

nearly everyone left about five minutes after the dishes were served.

Of course, they left behind a pile of red envelopes.

But Shen Qiang had no interest in opening them.

After having a few drinks with the guests at the tables of Boss Ma and Sun Kaiping and reminding them not to leave if they hadn't drunk well,

Shen Qiang returned to the private room with Bianyi.

Once this guy arrived.

The atmosphere immediately changed.

Bianyi was a very eloquent person.

Moreover, he often frequented both Shenghe Chengxin Yi and was familiar with the Ji Family, the biggest supplier of entry-level Magical Treasures in the Cultivation World, and his flattery, coupled with genuine knowledge, immediately lifted the atmosphere in the private room.

However, after Shen Qiang's surgery, Bianyi now looked like a very handsome and stylish middle-aged man.

Conversational.

Knowledgeable.

Eloquent.

Thus, Xu Nan, Bai Jiao, and Ji Liangchuan, and even Old Master Zhong from the Zhong Family liked him, especially Zhong Yongxi, who was completely bamboozled by him.

The only exceptions were Wu Zhaoyang and Lan Yong, who remained vigilant towards him,

because they knew that Bianyi was an utterly insidious and shameless guy.

And as more drinks were consumed, the atmosphere in the private room gradually improved, and when it came to Shen Qiang's business, Ji Liangchuan laughed and said, "Shen Qiang, antiques can't be mass produced, so the profit is definitely very limited, if you really want to make money, then cooperate with me, I can supply you with a lot of entry-level Magical Treasures and Flying Swords."

Hearing this, the expressions of Xu Nan and Bai Jiao immediately soured.

Because most of the Ji Family's entry-level Magical Treasures were sold through Shenghe Chengxin Yi, and if Shen Qiang got involved in this, it would undoubtedly put him on the opposing side.

Both of them knew this very well.

Shen Qiang knew even better, so he smiled faintly and said, "Xiduobao will only deal with antiques and will never touch Magical Treasures."

Ji Liangchuan, not giving up, arrogantly replied, "Antiques are just petty play, what future can they have?"

Seeing his pretentious demeanor, Shen Qiang, understanding his goodwill, simply smiled, Xu Nan managed to keep her composure with a glowing smile, but the straightforward Bai Jiao was displeased and not only rolled her eyes at Ji Liangchuan but also scoffed coldly,

"Pssh, what's so great about entry-level Magical Treasures? Shen Qiang's Elixir Pills sell way more than your Ji family's Magical Treasures."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately lit up, and they looked at Shen Qiang in surprised awe. Indeed, aside from Bai Jiao and Xu Nan, not even Bianyi knew about Shen Qiang's Elixir Pills, not to mention the others.

"Shen Qiang sells Elixir Pills?" Ji Liangchuan, astounded.

But almost at the same time, realizing she had misspoken and violated the customer confidentiality principle, Bai Jiao awkwardly smiled and hurriedly tried to salvage the situation, explaining, "He has absolutely nothing to do with the recently popular Gathering Qi Powder or the Divine Grade Pei Yuan Pill, really."

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