Chapter 99: Wanting to Resign

In the fountain plaza.

When Li Luo finished burning these three fires of his new appointment, everyone looked at him with somewhat complex expressions; the disapproval in their eyes had completely dissipated, replaced by a sense of solemnity.

Elder Zheng Ping also let out a sigh of relief in his heart; he had truly been afraid that Li Luo would act rashly out of youthful arrogance and use a blade to cut those wavering phase-crafters straight out of Xiyang House. If that had happened, it might have felt satisfying, but Xiyang House would have suffered a severe blow to its vitality.

The crucial point was that it would have caused a bad reputation; once these phase-crafters were driven away, it would certainly have made Xiyang House notorious in the Daxia City phase-crafter circle, and who knows how much effort would have been required to restore that reputation later.

But fortunately, Li Luo did not choose the most direct method; on the contrary, with these three fires, he burned away the worries of these Xiyang House phase-crafters and also let them see the future potential of Xiyang House.

Although this might not necessarily clear away Pang Qianchi's influence and schemes in Xiyang House all at once, it was a good start. He believed that with Li Luo's methods and the temptation of that secret technique source water, the future Xiyang House would surely gradually end its chaos and begin to improve.

Pang Qianchi looked at Li Luo with a dark expression, then, without saying any more nonsense, turned and left.

In the current situation, Li Luo had already seized some of the hearts and minds in Xiyang House at the fastest possible speed; his incitement had failed completely, and now he could only lie dormant for the time being, waiting for future opportunities.

Following Pang Qianchi's departure, the phase-crafters present looked at each other for a moment, and finally, they all bowed to Li Luo: "Greetings, President."

Li Luo waved his hand with a smile and said, "Everyone, go back to your work for now. Rest assured, Xiyang House will soon be on the right track, and the future Xiyang House will definitely be stronger than before."

Hearing this, the many phase-crafters dispersed one after another.

As the crowd dispersed, Li Luo finally let out a heavy breath, then turned around to look at the three women who had been watching the whole time but had not said a single word from beginning to end.

"How was it?" he asked with a smile.

Among the three women, even including Jiang Qing’e, they all stared at Li Luo's face for quite a while. They did not speak, but the look in their eyes clearly carried a hint of admiration.

"Not bad."

Jiang Qing’e chuckled, her eyes filled with appreciation: "You did even better than I imagined."

She couldn't help but appreciate it; after all, she had always wanted to deal with the problems here at Xiyang House, but she had no way to intervene and could only maintain that stalemate.

After all, she was not a phase-crafter herself and didn't understand these things too well. Of course, the most important thing was that the Luolan Mansion had too many problems, and she really couldn't spare much energy for Xiyang House.

She had seen Li Luo's three-fire approach, and even she couldn't find any fault with it. Especially the roster that was burned—the truth of it didn't matter; what mattered was Li Luo's stance on it, which would maximize the severing of Pang Qianchi's control over those Xiyang House phase-crafters.

Although it was impossible to clean it up all at once, this was a very good trend.

Of course, the most important point of all this was the high-purity secret technique source water that Li Luo produced; for phase-crafters, this thing possessed great temptation.

And with the premise of the secret technique source water, the subsequent actions were able to achieve such good results.

Yan Lingqing adjusted her silver-rimmed glasses, her red lips curling into a mysterious smile as she stared at Li Luo: "It seems that secret technique source water is really very useful. I just don't know if the Young Mansion Master has enough of it?"

Regarding Li Luo's secret technique source water, among the three women present, perhaps only Yan Lingqing had vaguely guessed where it came from. This was a clue she had glimpsed when Li Luo was assisting her at the Tian-Shu County Spirit Water and Light Festival.

Hearing this, Li Luo also sighed. What Yan Lingqing said was indeed a difficult problem. He was currently only at the Ten-Seal Stage of phase power, and the amount of secret technique source water he could condense each day was limited. He had previously promised the Tian-Shu County Xiyang House that he would provide them with a certain amount of secret technique source water every month, which was already a significant burden. Yet now, if he also had to provide for the Xiyang House headquarters, it would truly squeeze him dry.

However, fortunately, he was not far from breaking through to the Phase Master Stage. Once he completed the breakthrough and condensed a phase seed within his phase palace, his own phase power would see a leap in improvement.

At that time, he should barely be able to withstand the squeezing.

Cai Wei stared at Li Luo with some resentment and said: "With a flick of your little mouth, you promised away twenty percent of Xiyang House's annual profits. Do you have any idea how heartbroken I am every time I have to scramble to purchase spirit water and light for you?"

Li Luo felt a bit awkward and said: "Sister Cai Wei, we have to look forward. The situation in Xiyang House is too terrible right now; with a massive loss of phase-crafters, we must stabilize the hearts and minds, and then use this to attract more phase-crafters to join Xiyang House. Only then can Xiyang House get better and better."

"Oh my, I'm actually being lectured by the Young Mansion Master," Cai Wei said with a smile, her eyes charming.

Jiang Qing’e laughed: "Sister Cai Wei is just teasing you. We believe in your ability; Xiyang House will definitely become one of the top ten spirit water and light houses in Daxia under your hands."

"Sigh, I hope so." Li Luo sighed helplessly. He had just arrived in Daxia City and was already carrying such a heavy burden. Wanting to make Xiyang House one of the top ten spirit water and light houses in Daxia was not a simple matter. Even if he could produce a type of high-purity secret technique source water, that alone was probably not enough.

The other top ten spirit water and light houses all possessed more than one type of secret technique source water and source light. So, for Xiyang House to truly become strong and large in the future, he would likely have to find a way to obtain some other secret technique source water and source light; he couldn't rely entirely on himself alone.

Li Luo chatted with the three women for a while, then went together with Elder Zheng Ping, who had been waiting on the side, to the conference hall. Since he had already become the President of Xiyang House, it was necessary for him to understand all the affairs within it clearly.

And this understanding took an entire day.

When night covered Daxia City, Li Luo in the conference hall finally slumped on his chair, exhausted, and then looked with some sympathy at Jiang Qing’e, who had accompanied him all day: "Sister Qing’e, you've really worked hard these past few years."

He was only taking over one Xiyang House and was already this tired; he truly didn't know how much bitterness and fatigue Jiang Qing’e had endured when she first took over the chaotic Luolan Mansion.

Jiang Qing’e also stretched her arms, immediately revealing her exquisite curves. Although they were slightly smaller than Cai Wei's in certain dimensions, the overall proportions were near perfect.

"If you really feel sorry for me, then manage Xiyang House well. I don't want to be distracted here anymore," Jiang Qing’e said.

Hearing this, Li Luo felt a headache coming on. After reviewing the data on Xiyang House for a day, he had gained a definite understanding of it, but it was precisely this understanding that made him feel somewhat helpless.

Because the problems in this Xiyang House were, damn it, just too many.

If he had known it would be like this, he really wouldn't have dared to brag about turning Xiyang House into one of the top ten spirit water and light houses in the Daxia Kingdom.

If he weren't afraid that Jiang Qing’e would drag him directly to the training room for a spar, he would really like to ask: is it too late to resign now?

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