After hearing Li Yunxian’s words, Su Wenjing’s first reaction was that if she chose him, there wouldn’t be any issues in that regard at all.
Then he realized what he was thinking.
Su Wenjing: “…”
What on earth was going through his head!
After realizing he had feelings for her, was he already starting to fantasize about their future life together?
Su Wenjing was at a loss for words regarding his own state of mind.
Finally, Su Wenjing stared at Li Yunxian for a long while before standing up with a cold face.
“What I seek in this life is also the Dao,” Su Wenjing said calmly. “I will see you at the meeting time tomorrow.”
Su Wenjing had naturally seen the message Li Yunxian sent to those factions.
Li Yunxian’s eyes curved into crescents. “Alright, see you tomorrow.”
Watching Su Wenjing’s figure suddenly vanish, Li Yunxian waited until she was sure he had completely left before she finally couldn’t hold it in anymore and let out a muffled laugh.
Sigh~ This thousand-year-old fox, how could he be even more awkward than that guy Ying Wenhe.
In all the time she had spent with Su Wenjing combined, the changes in his facial expressions hadn’t been as frequent as they were just now.
She hadn’t expected that guy Su Wenjing to be quite cute.
Thinking this, Li Yunxian also got up and headed toward the activity area in the Transcendence District.
She soon met Min Juan.
Min Juan was dealing with the aftermath with a headache. When she saw Li Yunxian arrive, she turned to look at her and immediately felt even more depressed.
“You seem to be in a very good mood,” Min Juan said with a hint of resentment in her voice.
Hearing this, Li Yunxian blinked slightly.
Was she in a good mood?
Li Yunxian tilted her head and caught a glimpse of her expression in the reflection of a mirror in the room.
Well, she did look like she was in a very good mood.
If almost everything had come to a close and all the busy work was being handled by others, it would be impossible not to be in a good mood in such a situation.
Especially when contrasted with Min Juan’s resentful expression, it was even more so.
Li Yunxian didn’t think much of it and didn’t respond to Min Juan’s comment, directly stating her purpose: “I want to borrow the large meeting hall tomorrow.”
Min Juan naturally had no objections. She also knew that Li Yunxian had come specifically to report the borrowing, but in reality, she was reporting the negotiation with the various factions.
What she was really asking was whether Min Juan and the others wanted to arrange for someone to listen in.
If it were anyone else, Min Juan might have arranged someone. After all, when several factions meet, no matter what is discussed—whether they make up or fall out—it has a huge impact on the entire Galaxy.
But since the person presiding was Li Yunxian…
Based on the other’s consistent style of doing things, plus the fact that she was once a Transcendence Stage, Min Juan was too lazy to take on more work.
“Just use it directly,” Min Juan said plainly, then tossed a sword to Li Yunxian. “Earth grade, mid-rank, named Spark. I don’t know when the Heaven grade spiritual sword you wanted will be available, so take this for self-defense.”
Li Yunxian naturally accepted it without being polite and gave Min Juan a brilliant smile. “Alright, then I’ll give you some good news tomorrow.”
Min Juan didn’t yet have a profound understanding of Li Yunxian’s ability to cause trouble, so she didn’t pay much attention to those words.
Looking at the new replies from colleagues in other galaxies, Min Juan waved her hand casually at Li Yunxian and said indifferently, “Sure, then I wish you a pleasant meeting.”
The next day, representatives from various factions gathered together at the entrance of the Transcendence District.
They glanced at each other, and each could see the ugly expressions on their faces.
When Li Yunxian first appeared in Qingxing, these factions were all high-spirited.
They felt that handling Lishi was no different from handling an ant.
They had been rooted in the Interstellar for at least hundreds or thousands of years, so why would they fear a tiny new thing like Lishi?
Even if Lishi suffered a loss, they would only dare to be angry without daring to speak out.
Even if their move failed, it didn’t matter. No one thought Lishi could do anything to them.
In their worst-case scenario, they would just pay a little money at most, throw out some scraps as a gesture, and the matter would be over.
Anyway, it had always been like this: if you take it, you make a huge profit; if you don’t, you don’t lose anything.
As it turned out, no one expected Li Yunxian’s actions to be so fast, so ruthless, and so relentless. This slap across the face left everyone stunned.
They could only shamelessly beg for peace now.
Otherwise…
After Li Yunxian posted that content on the network, many people in the cities where their respective headquarters were located looked at them with very strange expressions.
It was the kind of restless feeling as if they wanted to sell them out in exchange for a new city.
For the first time, these factions felt isolated and helpless.
But there was no way to explain anything.
Because ever since Li Yunxian appeared in Wanwuwu, these factions began to be pointed at by the Interstellar public.
Initially, some people whispered about the price difference between the authorized items and the items they sold.
But at that time, such voices were only niche, and people even came out to explain things like large faction management fees and hiring costs, saying they couldn’t be compared to the costs of an authorized individual.
Things like “large factions have reliable quality” and “quality assurance.”
These factions didn’t care much. More accurately, they didn’t even hear these faint ripples. Only some with a keen sense of smell bought back some Dan Yao and talismans to do some research.
***
Later, when Li Yunxian authorized on a large scale and competition became fierce, friction began to occur.
More people started to dig up the things these factions had done in the past to suppress new powers.
However, because of the large number of people Li Yunxian authorized, it showed an unstoppable momentum from the start. Everyone’s attention was mainly focused on those fresh novelties.
Although this discussion was high, it didn’t last long, lasting only a day or two before their focus shifted again.
After that came the incident of Li Yunxian’s attack in Qingxing.
This time, the scandals of these factions exploded collectively, drawing a strong protest, and several local shops were even smashed.
In a world based on cultivation, the worship of martial prowess is very high, and such instances of resorting to force are very common.
At that time, these factions were actually prepared to wait a bit for the storm to pass before making plans.
Unexpectedly, what followed was Sheng Yu’s discussion of the righteous path that swept across the entire network.
The past behaviors of these factions began to be denounced as things that only alien races would do.
But being cursed didn’t really hurt.
They all dared to prove their status as part of the righteous path. Aside from grumbling about these online peasants behind their backs, they didn’t take it too seriously.
Anyway, memories on the network only lasted a few days; once it passed, it passed.
However, these people secretly held a grudge in their hearts, preparing to vent all the grievances they suffered during this time back on Lishi in the future.
Yet, next, their headquarters were attacked.
That would have been fine, but the people from Lishi ransacked all their property and then didn’t want it, returning it all through official hands.
This was completely saying that Lishi could teach them a lesson whenever they wanted, without needing to pick a time!
Lishi didn’t want it only because Lishi didn’t want it!
This was even more insulting than taking all their money!!
Before the leaders of these factions could finish being angry, Li Yunxian immediately posted on the internet about wanting to gouge their headquarters out of the cities.
The various factions were instantly so angry they coughed up blood.
They hadn’t even made a move on Lishi yet, how did Lishi dare to hit them first!
At this point, these factions still didn’t feel the danger.
But when they prepared to repair their headquarters, they realized something was wrong.
No one was willing to do the job.
Even if they found someone, the person would be stopped on the way while carrying equipment. If they went out to eat or buy something and others heard they were repairing the headquarters for these factions, they would immediately refuse service and might even be spat on.
Then these people, seeing the situation was bad, all ran away.
In places managed by the righteous path, most people care a lot about things like reputation.
“In the future, my kid is going to cultivate and become a great expert. What if they get a mental block later because our family helped a tyrant!”
This money was too hot to handle!
And the conflict between the righteous path and alien races was also very concrete in the Interstellar World.
Every city had suffered from alien race attacks; truly, every household had someone who died at the hands of alien races.
Various factions were always used to taking their own thoughts as the principle for the world’s operation.
Thinking that all the world’s bustle is for profit, and all the world’s clamor is for gain.
It was them who were living in luxury, not the public.
The words of the righteous path awakened the simple perception of morality in the hearts of many people.
They wouldn’t listen to the sophistry that these people did these things not because they were bad, but because human nature is like that.
Before the headquarters were torn down, the upper echelons of these factions hadn’t felt these changes in people’s hearts at all.
But now they felt it.
They were terrified.
They wanted to find the authorities to handle it, but the attitude over at Dengxiantai was very ambiguous.
Under such circumstances, the best and easiest person to bring this matter to a close was actually the culprit who caused all of this.
That is, Lishi, Li Yunxian.
As for where Li Yunxian was, these factions had their connections and quickly found out.
Then these people quickly and dutifully sent messages for a meeting to where Li Yunxian was.
After getting Li Yunxian’s reply, several factions compared notes.
…It was the same time and place.
They immediately fell silent.
In their view, if it weren’t the same time and place, it would mean Lishi was prepared to negotiate with them.
Only by talking about compensation separately could Lishi’s interests be maximized.
And a collective meeting certainly wouldn’t result in anything.
Since Li Yunxian chose such a meeting method, then it was only possible… the people on Lishi’s side hadn’t cooled their anger yet; they were looking for people to go over and continue being the target of their anger!
Only someone wanting to teach others a lesson would call them all together to do it at once.
After all, no one wants to repeat their scolding many times.
Consequently…
This time, the people chosen by the various factions to meet Li Yunxian were all people who had been abandoned by their respective factions.
Of course, the positions of these people weren’t actually low.
Because the reasons these people were abandoned were roughly the same.
They were all the people in those factions who had previously advocated for giving Lishi a lesson.
Because this proposal caused the factions to suffer such heavy losses, it would be strange if they weren’t abandoned.
As for the contributions these people had made to the factions in the past, no one in the factions cared.
Again, all the world’s bustle is for gain, and all the world’s clamor is for profit.
Since these factions believed in this set of theories and chose to be profit-driven, they would abandon them for the sake of profit.
This was the logic of these factions.
In just about a month, these people had instantly fallen from heaven to hell. They were pointed at by everyone both inside and outside the factions, so it was no wonder their faces were so ugly.
These people’s figures were even a bit desolate. At this moment, they rarely saw others in a similar situation, but none had the intention of comforting each other.
Everyone looked at the grand building before them with a heavy expression.
In a stretch of silence, these people stepped inside as if heading to an execution ground.
When these people stepped into the large meeting hall, what met their eyes was a warm scene that had been carefully arranged.
Flowers, potted plants, and various furniture that had been meticulously decorated. On the table, tea and snacks were also carefully laid out.
The fresh color scheme of the entire scene looked warm and soothing to the body and mind.
The representatives of the various factions looked at everything before them in a daze.
They could hardly believe their eyes.
They even saw Li Yunxian, who was sitting in the middle of the meeting hall, give a polite smile, stand up, and raise her hand to give them a sign.
“Welcome, please everyone, take a seat as you like,” Li Yunxian said in a friendly voice.
Members of the various factions: “…”