Feng Songhua was left speechless, but he had to admit this tactic really was effective.
The people from the Bohai Chamber of Commerce weren’t officials, but they were still upright cultivators.
When faced with an invasion from foreign tribes, there was no doubt they would go all out.
It really was unlucky to be enemies with Li Yunxian!
Feng Songhua recalled his first meeting with Li Yunxian, and he couldn’t help but sigh again—just being scolded by Li Yunxian a few times, without ever being beaten, was already such a stroke of luck.
But then, he suddenly sensed that something was off.
Speaking of which, his coming to Boxing this time was at Li Yunxian’s personal request.
Could it be… the beating he missed… was going to happen this time?!
Caution rising in his heart, Feng Songhua decided he’d have to be extra careful in this operation.
***
Meanwhile, the Bohai Chamber of Commerce was thrown into chaos.
All of the management rushed to the scene at once. The moment they saw the situation, their faces went dark. They quickly deduced who the attackers were.
Without question—it was people from the Li Clan.
Before the headquarters was destroyed, the security cameras were still working, and the footage of Li Yunxian throwing various objects was crystal clear.
Although they didn’t recognize Li Yunxian’s figure, nor could they put a name to the face, they were all too familiar with what he’d thrown!
All of them were specialty items, exclusively authorized by the Li Clan!
As for the few unfamiliar objects… there was nothing more to say!
Even these experienced merchants didn’t recognize them—so they must be brand-new products the Li Clan had never revealed before!!
It took almost no effort for everyone to deduce that this was the Li Clan’s revenge.
Or rather, it was as if the culprits had stuck a note to their own foreheads saying, “We did this!”
But could this footage be used as solid evidence to accuse the Li Clan?
The answer: absolutely not.
Because it was all just conjecture, with no real or useful proof.
The people of the Bohai Chamber of Commerce were both furious and stifled.
They had never experienced anything like this before.
All the business battles they’d been in were fought quietly in the shadows—who had ever seen someone just storm in, chop up the headquarters, and loot the place?
Was this the conduct of righteous cultivators?!
Of course, the main thing was… no one else could have done it.
The headquarters of the Bohai Chamber of Commerce wasn’t made of paper; its defenses and restrictions were all top-notch, and every material was the best money could buy.
—After all, this was a chamber of commerce. The headquarters was its public face; no one would be stingy here.
Theoretically, the defensive strength of the Bohai Chamber’s headquarters could withstand even a Nascent Soul cultivator’s attacks a few times.
And if a cultivator at that level attacked, as long as they could hold out for a moment, the Ascension Platform cultivators in the city wouldn’t just sit by and watch them run wild.
These defenses were more than sufficient—in fact, they were the very best available!
And the result…
Looking at the smooth, cleanly sliced edges at the scene, and the spiritual energy still dissipating—nowhere near Nascent Soul level—they realized the intruders hadn’t used cultivation at all, but supreme swordsmanship to break through!
This level of power wasn’t enough to draw the attention of the Ascension Platform cultivators.
After inspecting the site, the Bohai Chamber’s people nearly spat blood in anger.
Those damned sword cultivators were utterly unreasonable!
In the surveillance footage, before leaving, the intruder turned to the camera and mouthed—
“I’ll be back.”
All the members of the Bohai Chamber who saw this were so provoked, they burst out laughing in rage.
They weren’t afraid of people from the Li Clan coming again; they were only afraid they wouldn’t!
The head of the Bohai Chamber slammed the table and roared, “Call all the honored guests here! I want to see just how capable the Li Clan’s people really are!”
Watching the situation develop, the Boxing Ascension Platform:
They’d originally looked down on Ginkgo for having only a Divided Spirit cultivation, but that carelessness now vanished without a trace.
Sometimes, a person’s strength wasn’t just about cultivation.
A clever mind could be even more destructive than so-called cultivation.
Fortunately, she was on the side of righteousness…
They wiped away their nonexistent cold sweat.
The incident at the Bohai Chamber quickly caused a huge commotion across the whole of Boxing. Everyone was talking about it.
Originally, the Bohai Chamber had wanted to suppress the news—it was just too humiliating for them.
But…it was completely impossible to suppress.
On the one hand, the headquarters had collapsed in such a way that anyone with eyes could see it; on the other, it was all according to Li Yunxian’s plan.
—They wanted everyone to believe it was a dispute between the Li Clan and other forces, to avoid arousing the vigilance of the foreign tribes.
So, the Ascension Platform arranged for people to secretly spread the word.
In less than half a day, the news was blazing across the entire net.
Bohai Chamber: “…”
They cursed and grumbled, but in the end, they could only go with the flow and comfort themselves.
—In this way, the Li Clan was also pushed into the spotlight. Now, they couldn’t avoid responding, even if they wanted to.
It was a good thing!
As for all these developments, Li Yunxian didn’t spend much thought or get involved at all.
These were matters already decided in previous discussions. She only needed to set the general direction; all the rest was always left to others.
If those people didn’t handle things properly, that was their problem.
It just proved those companions weren’t reliable. Instead of thinking about how to carry out the plan, it was time to consider replacing them altogether.
All Li Yunxian needed to do was quietly wait for Su Wenjing to arrive.
And Su Wenjing didn’t keep her waiting long.
The day after the Bohai Chamber was bombed, he arrived at Boxing.
Mixed in with the crowds coming to Boxing for the excitement, Su Wenjing disguised himself as a Foundation Establishment cultivator—utterly unremarkable.
It was only when he heard that Li Yunxian had split the entire Bohai Chamber headquarters in two that Su Wenjing’s mouth twitched.
That was totally outside all previous plans.
Wherever Li Yunxian went, she always managed to stir up a commotion.
Still, it didn’t really matter. The entire central city of Boxing was slated to be demolished anyway, and the Bohai Chamber’s headquarters just happened to be the first to go.
Su Wenjing only sighed inwardly, then quickly, in disguise, made contact with the people of the Ascension Platform and met up with Li Yunxian.
From Li Yunxian, he received the entire demolition plan, as well as the instructions on how to fake a big fight with the Ascension Platform people, to make it look like there were a lot of participants.
After hearing all this, Su Wenjing heard Li Yunxian say, “If you’ve got it all memorized and there’s no problem, we’ll act tonight.”
Su Wenjing was stunned. “So soon?”
“Bohai already has three Nascent Soul cultivators here. That’s about enough; we can’t give the foreign tribes any time to react.” Li Yunxian understood very well that hesitation leads to trouble.
Su Wenjing was left speechless.
Feng Songhua and the other officials all fell silent as well.
As cultivators who had been at this for a long time, their lives had stretched out over centuries—they were long used to doing things slowly.
Counting months as action units was considered fast. Counting days, or even acting in a day or two, was something they hadn’t experienced in ages.
But they had to admit, Li Yunxian’s reasoning was sound.
None of them had expected the whole operation to move so quickly, and the foreign tribes certainly wouldn’t have seen it coming.
The Boxing Ascension Platform’s people wiped their imaginary sweat, their voices a little dry: “I’ll immediately report to the top and get people from the other planets involved too.”
Li Yunxian was immediately exasperated: “Didn’t we discuss this yesterday? Why hasn’t it been reported yet?”
The Boxing Ascension Platform’s people looked at Li Yunxian’s completely reasonable expression and were left utterly speechless.
Telling the truth would be humiliating; lying was impossible. In the end, all they could do was offer a string of awkward laughs.
Li Yunxian didn’t mock them, just sighed.
But what could she say…
Sometimes, saying nothing hurts more than saying anything at all.