Chapter 1860 - 1863: I Don't Team Up with Noobs
Chapter 1860 - 1863: I Don't Team Up with Noobs
The arrival of Pan Zheng made everyone at Heshenghe very wary, especially the enchanting woman with a voluptuous body, who not only knew who Pan Zheng was but had previously asked Shen Qiang to help her kill him.So instinctively, she approached, staring intently at Pan Zheng, her eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Oh, darling!"
Seeing her seductive posture, her eyes filled with growing intent to kill.
Sitting in his chair, Shen Qiang not only pulled her into his arms but held her tightly.
For a moment, she was stunned, looking at Shen Qiang in surprise, then she wanted to stand up.
But Shen Qiang not only didn't let go but held her tighter, whispering, "Don't you want to hear what he wants to say to me?"
Hearing this, she stopped moving, but seeing Ye Guyun, Ke Bizhu, and those curious customers staring wide-eyed at her, her face flushed red.
"You're really beautiful." Pan Zheng, sitting beside Shen Qiang, looked at her seriously, with inexplicable affection in his eyes, and said, "I feel like I've seen you somewhere before."
She was taken aback, then gave a fake smile, but seemed unsatisfied with her fake smile, then stiffened up, sitting silently on Shen Qiang's lap like a wooden puppet.
"I want to discuss with Mr. Shen about the survival and development of alchemists." Seeing she wasn't interested in talking to him, Pan Zheng smiled and looked at Shen Qiang, "Do you think this is convenient?"
Shen Qiang smiled and naturally patted her, saying, "Barrier."
With the pat, her whole body trembled, flushing red, but then she obediently set up the barrier to isolate the surrounding sounds, ensuring the secrecy of the conversation.
Moreover, what surprised her was that Shen Qiang seemed to have anticipated all this. Otherwise, if she wasn't sitting on his lap now, Pan Zheng wouldn't have even asked and would have directly set up a barrier, and then only Shen Qiang and Pan Zheng would know what was discussed.
Seeing this, Pan Zheng seemed displeased and said, "I actually think matters between men shouldn't involve women."
Hearing these words, Shen Qiang laughed, "Oh, yes, you're right, but I love her too much to be apart from her even for a minute, and I have no secrets from her, so say whatever you want, it's okay."
Pan Zheng laughed, eyes full of incredulity, looking at Shen Qiang as if to say, "Are you trying to fool me?"
Seeing this situation, although somewhat embarrassed and helpless, the seductive woman still raised her fair arm, wrapped it around Shen Qiang's neck, nestled into his embrace, and gave a provoking glance.
Pan Zheng laughed and said seriously, "Miss, although I can't recall exactly where, I'm certain I've seen you before, and honestly, there's no need to act in front of me."
"Real couples aren't like this." Pan Zheng raised his eyebrows with a smile and continued, "But don't worry, it's okay. Since Mr. Shen doesn't mind you knowing the conversation's content, it proves you're trustworthy in his heart, so I naturally won't hide anything."
With that, not caring about her suddenly reddened, utterly embarrassed look, Pan Zheng gazed at Shen Qiang, who was holding her with a smile, and spoke earnestly, "Mr. Shen, the Thirty-two Skillful Hands, I believe you're aware of them, but about me as the leader, you might not be so sure."
Shen Qiang smiled, "I'm afraid to disappoint you, quite the opposite, there are too many members of the Thirty-two Skillful Hands for me to be interested in knowing each one, so I know quite a bit about you as the leader. For instance, not only do I know you're ambitious, but I'm also aware of some of your past."
"Oh?" Pan Zheng smiled with satisfaction and said, "That's good, since we understand each other, I believe our upcoming discussion will be enjoyable."
"Not necessarily." Shen Qiang smiled, "But you can speak and I'll listen."
Looking at Shen Qiang, Pan Zheng smiled and said, "The Thirty-two Skillful Hands were originally a loose sand, merely puppets under the Medicine King Valley, but since I became the leader, Medicine King Valley can no longer act brazenly at the Elixir Pills conference."
"Because we are a unified group, controlling about fifty percent of the elixir pill transactions in the Cultivation World, basically, for every two elixir pills sold, one comes from the Thirty-two Skillful Hands."
Shen Qiang smiled, raising an eyebrow, "Impressive, but what does it have to do with me?"
Pan Zheng smiled and said, "You're outstanding, unexpectedly so, hence I'm earnestly here to invite you to become one of the Thirty-two Skillful Hands."
Shen Qiang burst into laughter, "Are you joking?"
Pan Zheng shook his head, "I'm not joking, I'm telling the truth. You know, in the Thirty-two Skillful Hands, some families have become nominal due to having no successors, if not for the support of the other Thirty-two Skillful Hands members, they wouldn't even have basic elixir pills."
Shen Qiang laughed, "You must be kidding me, as the leader, you want to remove each member's title and put me in? Have you considered how others will view you for doing so?"
"They would thank me." Pan Zheng said seriously, "In fact, among the Thirty-two Skillful Hands, one family no longer has any alchemists, if it weren't for my support, they'd have long been removed from the alchemy circle, and they themselves know it's just a matter of time before they're removed from the Thirty-two Skillful Hands."
Shen Qiang laughed, "That's quite interesting, and seems reasonable, yet I think the Cultivation World fears nothing more than having no successors, so each generation diligently cultivates the next. What you describe seems like the whole family line of that Thirty-two Skillful Hands member was wiped out, leaving such a result, and the culprit is usually the one who appears as a benefactor."
Pan Zheng was stunned.
Her beautiful eyes grew cold.
But after a moment, Pan Zheng chuckled, thoughtfully saying, "What you said, though unbelievable, seems to make sense. But that has nothing to do with our conversation. I'm now sincerely inviting you to join the Thirty-two Skillful Hands, believing with your addition, we'd be the strongest alchemist group without parallel!"
Hearing this, Shen Qiang burst into laughter again, "Sorry, I don't have the habit of teaming up with mediocre folks, nor do I want to play babysitter."
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