Chapter 783: Chairman, Have You Been Poisoned?

Deputy Chairman He shouted loudly, "These years, the Heiyan Commerce Association has indeed been overly cautious."

He always believed that one needed to be nine-tenths sure before daring to act.

But where in the world are there so many things that are nine-tenths certain? Nothing is without risk.

Moreover, the higher the risk, the greater the gain—a principle even children know—but these people present still don't understand.

However, the elders also have their own reasons.

"That's true, but after all this involves the Qingtian Holy Land; if the Dao Yi Sect loses, how will our Heiyan Commerce Association cope?"

"Hmph, the Dao Yi Sect winning once is already enough to prove the point, and after this battle the Qingtian Holy Land has suffered over half casualties; do you still think there's any chance of a turnaround?"

"At least the dust hasn't settled yet."

"By the time the dust settles, we'll have missed the hot chance."

Deputy Chairman He spoke with an exasperated "I wish you would improve" expression, then, too lazy to waste words on this bunch of old fogeys, turned and looked at Chairman Li Jue.

"Chairman, this is absolutely an opportunity for our Heiyan Commerce Association to rise; whether we can return to the ranks of the Ten Merchant Guilds hinges on this."

Returning to the Ten Merchant Guilds of Zhongzhou is currently the Heiyan Commerce Association's greatest wish.

Hearing Deputy Chairman He's words, Li Jue fell silent, constantly weighing them in his mind.

Deputy Chairman He's words are indeed reasonable, but the elders' concerns are not unfounded.

For a moment he truly found it hard to decide; after hesitating a while, Li Jue finally spoke.

"I'll go with you to the Myriad Monsters Pass to meet the Dao Yi Sect people in person; Chairman Qian will come too."

Chairman Qian is another deputy chairman of the Heiyan Commerce Association; the three of them constitute the highest authority in the association.

As long as the three nod, they can practically decide any matter of the association, even if the elders object, it's useless.

Hearing Li Jue's words, Deputy Chairman Qian nodded, didn't object, and the elders present said nothing more.

We shouldn't delay, or rather Deputy Chairman He is very anxious; we've been out for several days already, and he greatly misses the Dao Yi Sect's food.

Seeing Deputy Chairman He's eager rush to return, they boarded the spatial spirit vessel, and Li Jue asked doubtfully.

"Be honest, what reason does the Dao Yi Sect have that makes you so impatient?"

"Chairman, you'll know when you go; if I told you, you wouldn't believe it."

"Could it be just because of a meal? Nobody would believe that if I said it; you'll know once you try it yourself."

Moreover, the chairman and Old Qian going together—could we also sneak in a feast?

Although the ordinary food is tasty, a feast is certainly more tempting.

Deputy Chairman He calculated in his mind, then immediately piloted the spatial spirit vessel straight to the Myriad Monsters Pass; along the way it was lightning fast.

Heedless of spirit stone consumption, he only wanted to reach the Myriad Monsters Pass as quickly as possible.

Watching Deputy Chairman He's strange behavior, Li Jue and Deputy Chairman Qian exchanged glances; "This guy is off—could the Dao Yi Sect have bribed him?"

That shouldn't be; we can't speak of strength, but regarding money, the Heiyan Commerce Association is certainly not inferior to the Dao Yi Sect.

What capability does the Dao Yi Sect have to bribe Deputy Chairman He?

Moreover, this guy has never lacked cultivation resources—various spirit fruits, heavenly treasures—he practically eats them as snacks.

Puzzling; even if we ask, this old man won't utter a word, only saying we'll know when we get there.

This left Li Jue and the other utterly bewildered.

After rushing all the way, Li Jue and the two soon arrived at the Myriad Monsters Pass; after reporting in, they met Qi Xiong, Wu Shou, Shi Song, and others inside the City Lord's mansion.

Yu Mo and the others still did not appear.

As chairman of the Heiyan Commerce Association, Li Jue is also a Great Saint cultivator, but his Great Saint cultivation is not strong in combat; mainly he's just wealthy.

After mutual greetings, once Li Jue and his two companions were seated, they began to discuss the matter.

However, upon this first meeting, no one expected to reach consensus directly.

Li Jue still needed to pay attention to other aspects of the Dao Yi Sect, such as Yu Mo and the other three Emperor Sovereigns.

"Sect Master Qi, I don't know if the Emperor Sovereign adults..."

"Their uncles are in closed-door cultivation; it's not convenient to receive guests at the moment."

"I can understand."

It's a pity; to utterly destroy the Qingtian Holy Land, slaying those three Emperor realm ancestors of the Qingtian Holy Land is key.

This is also Li Jue's top concern, hence his question.

After some back-and-forth, Qi Xiong, as before, invited Li Jue and company to attend the banquet.

Regarding this, Li Jue originally intended to refuse.

"Thank you, Sect Master Qi, for your kindness, but after the arduous journey, tonight........"

"Thank you, Sect Master Qi, we will definitely attend."

But before Li Jue could finish speaking, Deputy Chairman He beside him directly interrupted.

Huh???

Hearing this, Li Jue speechlessly glanced at Deputy Chairman He: "Have you not eaten or what?"

As for Deputy Chairman He, he broke out in a cold sweat; good thing this old man reacted quickly, otherwise if you'd refused him, where would he go to cry?

"This is a wine banquet; do you think you can eat whenever you want? Probably this is the only time."

Upon learning there would be another wine banquet today, Deputy Chairman He happily pulled Li Jue and the other two to say their farewells and leave.

Along the way Li Jue kept eyeing Deputy Chairman He suspiciously, but this old guy kept his mouth shut; no matter how we asked, he wouldn't speak.

Until dinnertime, Li Jue and his two companions, along with several other Heiyan Commerce Association members, arrived at the City Lord's mansion.

Deputy Chairman He and the others were each extremely excited.

"I say, what's with you? Has the association mistreated you? Just one meal and you're this thrilled?"

"Chairman, you don't understand; this meal is not that meal."

Huh???

Li Jue indeed did not understand what it meant, but after everyone sat down and the dishes were served.

Watching Vice President He and the others wolf down their food, out of curiosity, Li Jue also picked up a pair of chopsticks.

One bite in, his reaction was the same as Vice President He's.

"This food..............."

Afterward, Li Jue and Vice President Qian also turned into ravenous rice-eaters, their speed not lacking compared to Vice President He's.

The whole table of food was eventually eaten clean by everyone.

After finishing, leaning back comfortably in his chair, Vice President He laughed and said.

"President, do you still have any reasons to refuse?"

"I........... Old He, you're not bad."

Hearing that, Li Jue opened his mouth, finally patting Vice President He's shoulder heavily and sincerely praising him.

After that, things became simple; Li Jue, after a private discussion with Qi Xiong, the two quickly reached an agreement, and the Heiyan Commerce Association will from now on fully support the Dao Yi Sect.

Whatever the Dao Yi Sect needs, whatever is available in Zhongzhou—talisman seals, pills, formation disks, treasures—the Heiyan Commerce Association will spare no effort to obtain them, and all costs will be borne by the Heiyan Commerce Association.

Just as the Dingming Commerce Association supports the Qingtian Holy Land.