Chapter 2016: Next Target

Which do you think is easier to deal with, Profound Heaven Sect or the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance?

Ye Liuyun casually asked Feng Hong Xiu.

"Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance?"

You still want to make a move on the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance?

"Not even the Red Chamber would dare take an order to assassinate an important figure of the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance!"

Feng Hong Xiu immediately reminded Ye Liuyun not to think about going after the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance.

"Hehe, I was just asking casually!"

Ye Liuyun had also run a merchant association, so of course he knew how strong a chain like the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance was.

Especially before he had grown up, he would not provoke the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance.

After returning, Ye Liuyun didn't even have time to rest; he arranged for Feng Hong Xiu to cultivate in his mansion, while he himself went to find Shui Bingyue.

"Congratulations on taking out a strong opponent!"

Upon seeing each other, Shui Bingyue congratulated Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun also smiled and asked Shui Bingyue: "What do you think about my next target for action?"

I plan to train for a while to increase my strength.

This time I went out and found my strength too weak!

Shui Bingyue heard this and laughed: "Cultivation?"

Changing places for cultivation is fine, but definitely not in the City of Death!

"Ah?"

"Why?"

Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled: "Are you worried the Eastern Dynasty will send people to kill me again?"

Shui Bingyue shook her head: "No matter where you are, the Eastern Dynasty will definitely keep sending people to kill you! I mean the Profound Heaven Sect!"

You've controlled a few elders and Holy Sons of the Profound Heaven Sect; if you don't quickly control more people, those will eventually be exposed.

So even if you want to cultivate, you have to go to the Profound Heaven Sect.

Ye Liuyun thought that was true as well.

He still doesn't control enough people, and his weight in the Profound Heaven Sect is insufficient.

He still needs to strive to control as many strong people as possible.

Thus he said: "Alright then! Anyway, with them around, it's easy for me to enter the Profound Heaven Sect as a disciple!"

Shui Bingyue nodded and continued chatting with Ye Liuyun: "Your City of Death has just opened a merchant association; is it related to you?"

"That's the merchant association I invested in."

But the operation of the merchant association is handled by a dedicated person!

Ye Liuyun didn't hide it from her either.

He also wanted to directly cooperate with Shui Bingyue on the medicinal materials business.

Shui Bingyue thought the same.

She felt that since Ye Liuyun had just found his footing, the merchant association opening up must be related to him.

If she directly cooperated with the merchant association, her income would be greater.

But the amount of medicinal materials the Spirit Clan can turn over is limited.

Although each base's administrator has a certain authority to handle medicinal materials, they still cannot turn over less than what the Spirit Clan needs.

So Shui Bingyue needs a larger planting area.

And now the entire Border Battlefield belongs to Ye Liuyun; if she wants to expand, it's much easier.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun's side has plenty of manpower, enough mercenaries to find laborers for planting medicinal materials.

The two of them hit it off immediately.

Ye Liuyun immediately had Lin Luoyi and Wu Qingcheng come out of the Space World to discuss medicinal materials supply and expanding the planting business with Shui Bingyue.

After discussing the supply, Shui Bingyue again proposed to Ye Liuyun: "This time when you go to the Profound Heaven Sect, also help me kill some people on the way!"

After saying that, Shui Bingyue handed Ye Liuyun a list.

It wrote down some names, belonging to two medicinal material bases of the Shui family.

"Two medicinal material bases—can you handle both at once?"

Ye Liuyun asked curiously.

He wasn't doubting Shui Bingyue's ability.

But she currently doesn't have enough subordinates; taking on two new places at once would surely overwhelm her.

Shui Bingyue laughed: "The Shui family definitely won't hand over both bases to me at the same time."

Besides me, they might also send another person.

So I simply count both bases in my calculations; somehow it will always be my turn.

Then after I stabilize one base, I'll go back and take care of the other.

"You really are something!"

Ye Liuyun looked at the list again and asked: "Why are there still two people on this list who need to be captured alive?"

"They both previously participated in the plot to kill my mother."

"I have some things I need to ask them."

"And I also want to personally avenge my mother."

"Of course, if it's too difficult, you don't have to insist on taking them alive."

Shui Bingyue explained.

"I'll do my best; as for the details, I'll get back to you later!"

Ye Liuyun said.

"This time I'll go with you, so you won't have to run back and forth."

"Otherwise you might not have enough time!"

Shui Bingyue said.

"Alright! Then when do we leave?"

Ye Liuyun asked.

"I can go with you right now!"

Shui Bingyue had clearly already received the news that the Grand Master was taken down by Ye Liuyun and had already prepared to leave.

The matters she had just negotiated with Lin Luoyi and Wu Qingcheng, after she arranged them, she took a few trusted subordinates and followed Ye Liuyun back to the City of Death.

Feng Hong Xiu had just entered cultivation mode when Ye Liuyun called her out again.

"I told you, following you makes it impossible to cultivate properly!"

Feng Hong Xiu complained dissatisfiedly.

"You can cultivate on the Flying Boat during the journey; I have to go to the East to handle some matters.

I'll pass by Red Luan Pavilion midway and drop you off there, so you won't have to follow me anymore.

But you must not take any more contracts to assassinate me!"

Ye Liuyun discussed with Feng Hong Xiu.

Feng Hong Xiu laughed at the words: "So that's the plan you had! You should have said it earlier! I wouldn't have needed to come back with you; I could have just agreed to you right away!"

"What I'm saying is that you should never ever take any contract to assassinate me again!"

Seeing that she agreed so readily, Ye Liuyun immediately added.

"That won't do! To permanently refuse your orders, you need to make a contribution to Red Mansion first!"

Feng Hong Xiu was absolutely unwilling to compromise on principle.

"Then I saved you, a pavilion master and Administrator of Red Mansion—does that count as a contribution?"

Ye Liuyun retorted.

"... You come again! You saved me once, and you still have to remember it for a lifetime?"

Feng Hong Xiu thought for a moment and concluded that it indeed counted as a contribution to Red Mansion.

Moreover, with Ye Liuyun's Crystal Stone and influence, she could help file an application.

"I'll try! However, for this sort of thing, what I say doesn't count; I can only do my utmost to help you fight for it!"

Feng Hong Xiu told Ye Liuyun.

"Alright! Then submit the application on the Flying Boat, and we'll set off immediately!"

Ye Liuyun promptly urged Feng Hong Xiu to board the Flying Boat.

They boarded the Flying Boat and rushed toward Blood Cloud City.

Soon after, Feng Hong Xiu received a reply from Red Mansion: "There's a condition—we must open Red Luan Pavilion onto the Border Battlefield! Moreover, wherever your army goes, it must not affect Red Luan Pavilion's operations.

Do you agree?"

"No problem!"

Ye Liuyun answered in one breath, "Sure."

Then he immediately took out a Transmission Talisman and notified Yu Xiaofeng and Cao Meng, instructing them to pass the orders on.

After the arrangements, Ye Liuyun also instructed Feng Hong Xiu: "Have your people go straight to the Leader of the city guard, Cao Meng; he'll help with the arrangements!"