At half-past nine in the morning, in the chairman's office of Heshenghe Group, the voluptuous and charming Sleeping Fire Lotus Demon, Ke Bizhu, was gracefully leaning over the desk, wiping it down for Shen Qiang. In her act of bending over, her slightly plump hips nearly burst out of her tight black skirt.

After she left and closed the door.

From her seat by the window, Xiu Ju couldn't help but whistle, then she teased Shen Qiang, who was sitting in his chair, "Tsk tsk, quite a secretary you've got there. That body of hers is so sexy that even I feel stirred up. No wonder you wanted me out as soon as she arrived."

Hearing the jealousy in her voice, Shen Qiang calmly replied, "I thought you were always confident. Besides, you can look at the schedule she arranged; it's far better than the mess you used to make."

Xiu Ju scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Huh, secretaries do the work, and when there's no work, we do the secretaries. That's what people say, isn't it? You think I can't guess why you hired such a pretty secretary?"

"She's at the Dao Fruit Stage of cultivation, so you'd better watch what you say." Shen Qiang raised an eyebrow helplessly. "And you should know, if I needed beauties, there's plenty out there."

Seeing Xiu Ju's face turn somewhat green, as if genuinely angry, Shen Qiang changed the subject with a laugh, "But I'm a pure-hearted and noble man. I only love my girlfriend."

His words amused Xiu Ju. "You, pure-hearted?"

"24K pure-hearted, no discounts," Shen Qiang laughed and then pulled Xiu Ju, who was sitting by the window, into his arms. "Believe it or not, if you keep causing trouble, I'll deal with you right here and now."

Xiu Ju's face turned red in an instant, and then she coquettishly rolled her eyes at Shen Qiang. "Pervert! You never do any serious work. This is an office; you should be working!"

Shen Qiang laughed, "I'm the boss. If I had to bend over writing reports all day, wouldn't that be miserable? We hired so many people at Heshenghe, and I pay them well to share my workload."

Xiu Ju tinkled with laughter, pushed Shen Qiang's hand away, and pouted, "Stop messing around. Wait until we get home tonight, and I'll deal with you."

"New moves?" Shen Qiang teased.

Xiu Ju's face flushed red again. She then pulled her laptop in front of Shen Qiang, "Stop messing around! Time to get serious! The Mountain Villa celebration invitation has been posted on the forum, but it seems things aren't going as you expected. The cultivation world doesn't seem interested."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang was momentarily stunned. He then let go of Xiu Ju and turned his attention to the laptop.

On the Immortal Realm Forum, discussions about the Heshenghe Mountain Villa celebration were in full swing.

"Heshenghe sent out invitations for the Mountain Villa celebration. What's Shen Qiang up to? When the Heshenghe Group was listed, he didn't invite anyone."

"Damn, is he short of money? Does he want the cultivation world to give him red packets?"

"Haha, Shen Qiang is too wild. Who the hell would go with an invitation like this?"

Seeing these discussions, Shen Qiang smiled slightly and calmly closed the post.

Actually, Shen Qiang had sent out formal invitations, but only six in total.

To Cheng Xinyi, Wanxin Hesheng, Long Chang, Dragon Group, Zhong Family Clinic, and Doushi Temple, which had never had contact with him before but was said to be quite powerful in the local area.

The first five were essential invites.

The monks of Doushi Temple, although appearing to be free from worldly affairs, were actually another provincial city sect. Not inviting them would make Shen Qiang seem narrow-minded.

As for other families and sects in the cultivation world, it wasn't that Shen Qiang didn't want to invite them, but there was no practical way to do so.

The cultivation world had existed for a long time.

The entanglements and interests of the various factions were deeply rooted and crucial to cultivators, so in such a situation.

Heshenghe should technically send invitations to all sects in the cultivation world, but it would be time-consuming and laborious. Moreover, Shen Qiang had just mocked some big shots in the cultivation world recently. Sending them invitations now would be like handing over his face for them to slap.

When they turn against you, toss the invitation, and arrogantly say they're too busy.

Where would that leave Heshenghe and Shen Qiang?

Hence, Shen Qiang absolutely wouldn't do something as foolish as presenting himself for ridicule.

Announcing it on the forum might seem disrespectful.

But in reality, it's like inviting guests to a home event. Those who want to come will come with a call or a message. Those who don't want to come, no matter how you plead or send a car to fetch them, they won't have time.

It's a case of Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai — willingly accepting the blow.

Those who want to come will come, and those who don't, you can't force them.

However, seeing another post made Shen Qiang a bit angry.

Because the post was made by the Kunlun Sword Sect Leader.

His post was simple, just one sentence.

"Heshenghe is a den of demons, the root of all evil. Anyone with a shred of conscience would stay far away."

This was clearly picking a fight!

Power is not inherently good or evil, but depends on the heart of the user.

Like how a kitchen knife can cook but also kill, even a three-year-old understands that, yet the Kunlun Sword Sect Leader, taking advantage of his status, was trying to isolate Heshenghe using the influence of his sect.

Scrolling down the post.

Leader of the Xixia Sect: "The Kunlun Sword Sect has always been the standard of the cultivation world. You're right, that Heshenghe is a chaotic mess. We righteous cultivators should not associate with it!"

Hu Family Head: "Leader Luo is highly respected, and his words contain the truth of the universe. The Hu Family will comply."

Leader of the Ancient Pine Sword Sect: "Leader Luo is right, that Heshenghe is full of scoundrels. Which wise person would bother with them."

Feikuai Island: "Exactly. We're already kind enough not to completely wipe out Heshenghe. Shen Qiang thinks he's some kind of mighty King of Demons? Even without Leader Luo's words, we wouldn't attend."

Lancang Family: "Leader Luo embodies the virtue of benevolence and life. Otherwise, with one command, we'd leave Heshenghe in a bloody mess."

Further down, over a hundred sects and families, large and small, all pledged their loyalty beneath Leader Luo's comment, degrading Heshenghe and Shen Qiang to no end.

One local small sect even followed up, saying, "Leader Luo's call is supreme, who dares not respond? His command rules, and the world obeys! Rest assured, we, the Ma Family, absolutely won't go."

At this point, Shen Qiang's lips curled into a cold smile as he logged in to his account and replied to the post, "Today you snub me, but tomorrow you won't be able to reach me! Want to show off? Then draw your sword!"

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