Morax is dead, Liyue will fall into my hands.

Of course, they won't actively participate in the discussion of the meeting content, because some ignorant chambers of commerce have indeed raised objections in the past. So now everyone is very rational and waits for the results of the discussion before making a formal statement.

The Liyue Sept's meetings are usually divided into four steps. First, each Liyue Sept receives the content to be discussed at the meeting, and then their subordinates analyze the content and draw conclusions.

The second step is to hold a meeting and express everyone's opinions, where everyone directly presents their conclusions.

If the majority of the seven stars express their approval, the third step is to formulate a detailed and feasible implementation plan, which is a very long and trial-and-error process.

Countless approved proposals may be scrapped during this process due to various unexpected or uncontrollable factors.

Once the plan is finalized and confirmed to be without problems, it will be submitted to the Seven Stars of Liyue for review and signature before it can be put into formal implementation.

We're only at the second stage now. Everyone has already had their professional teams analyze the situation privately, and they're here to express their opinions.

The Liyue Seven Stars unanimously approved the "Charity Subsidy Plan";

As for the amount of the subsidy, how it will be provided, and how it will be announced to the public, these will be discussed and adjusted by the execution team after the Liyue Seven Stars have unanimously approved them.

Following the passage of the Charity Subsidy Scheme, the reform of the pension for disabled veterans was also temporarily approved.

In fact, this project had already been put on the agenda when Gan Yu was still a secretary, but the reason why it was delayed was due to the issue of expenses.

Once the expenditure problem is solved, reform is basically inevitable.

After the death of the Rock King, the Golden House stopped producing Mora for a period of time, which made the already poor treasury even worse.

In this situation, the "Reform of Pensions for Disabled Soldiers" will most likely remain shelved. However, the introduction of the "Charity Subsidy Plan" has helped the government save a lot of Mora that could be used to improve people's livelihoods. The saved Mora can then be used for pensions.

As for why we invited the influential business leaders of Walnut and Xingxia in Liyue Harbor to listen in, it was partly to show "respect" for their opinions; and partly because we've already said all that, we believe you will definitely participate actively, right?

The Liyue Seven Stars passed the vote unanimously, and none of the participants in the audience objected; instead, they all began to pledge their loyalty.

Once everyone had pledged their loyalty, the meeting was considered over.

The next step was for the attendees to relax and chat about interesting things that had happened recently, or to talk about anything noteworthy that had occurred recently, before the banquet began.

When the banquet was about to begin, everyone went together to attend.

Xingxia decided to put in a good word for Li Ye in front of the Seven Stars of Liyue. After all, even though Li Ye created the "People's Daily" and had an excellent reputation in Liyue Harbor, he was still just an unknown small business owner.

He had previously had the opportunity to come into Yuheng Star's sights through the "Charity Subsidy Program," but he gave that opportunity to Xingqiu, and because of this, Xingqiu always felt that he owed Li Ye a lot.

Xingxia understands his younger brother and admires his character.

Therefore, I decided to take this opportunity to make up for what I owed Li Ye on behalf of Xingqiu.

Thinking of this, Xingxia spoke first: "Speaking of charity, we must mention Li Ye, the owner of Jiaxuan Teahouse."

Qi Xing may not have had any direct contact with Li Ye, and what he'd heard was mostly from the "Wanmin Daily," but in my opinion, this man is far more worthy of attention than the "Wanmin Daily."

Ningguang saw that Xingxia was about to talk about Li Ye, and immediately became interested: "To be honest, I am quite interested in this person. Since there is still some time before the banquet starts, why don't you ask Mr. Xing to chat with us?"

Ke Qing and Hu Tao, and even Bei Dou, who had been silent, sat up straight, wanting to hear what the leader of the "Feiyun Chamber of Commerce" had to say about Li Ye.

Seeing the expectant expressions on everyone's faces, Xingxia felt much more at ease!

The worst thing about doing something like this—speaking kindly for someone—is that the leader isn't interested.

Saying more would be pointless and might even backfire.

Xingxia said, "As far as I know, this person not only has excellent business acumen, but also great literary talent."

Many literary figures in Liyue Harbor have highly praised this person's works, and he is also the only male pen pal of Miss Yun Jin, the head of the Yunhan Society.

Ningguang, Keqing, Hutao, and Beidou were all taken aback when they heard this. Li Ye's literary attainments were so high? I've read a lot, you can't fool me!

These women all knew that Li Ye had written novels, and that Jiaxuan Teahouse had even made its fortune from these novels. But they hadn't actually read a single one of them; they were all too busy to have the time.

Sure enough, there's new information about Li Ye. While there's still time, let's drop more bombshells!

Seeing everyone's reaction, Xingxia immediately understood. It seemed that they really didn't know Li Ye, so he was relieved.

There was no other way; he had never actually dealt with Li Ye before, and all his knowledge of Li Ye came from his younger brother Xingqiu. He couldn't boast without thoroughly understanding Li Ye's background.

Xingxia added, "It is said that one should not be greedy as a person, nor cunning as a merchant; if you want to do good deeds, you must first have money in your hands. Speaking of Li Ye, one must mention that the biggest difference between him and ordinary merchants is his honesty."

This person is not scheming or calculating; his achievements today are due to his honesty, integrity, simplicity, and genuine nature.

It is said that suffering a loss is a blessing, but how many businessmen are actually willing to suffer a loss?

Li Ye's remarkable quality lies in the fact that he not only doesn't care about suffering losses, but he's even willing to take them on. Even when conflicts arise, he often chooses to back down.

Xingxia became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, while Ningguang and Keqing began to doubt their own existence as they listened.

Are you talking about Li Ye?

Just then, a knock on the door interrupted Xingxia's boasting.

Ningguang: "Come in."

Bai Xiao pushed open the door to the conference room and quickly recounted what had happened at the banquet: "This is what happened. Boss Li suspected that Mao Lian had instructed his subordinates to kill the waitress Rong Zhu to frame him. In a fit of rage, he beat Mao Lian and seven others, leaving them seriously injured."

Xingxia: "Holy crap!"

What did I just say?

Is Li Ye simple and honest? Does he not care about being taken advantage of? Will he take the initiative to back down when there is a conflict with someone?

My dear Mr. Li, don't be so quick to slap me in the face!

Ningguang and Keqing, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news.

As expected, it's still the Li Ye we know. He's finally feeling comfortable now.

Chapter 99: I don't even dare to guess who Boss Li is.

Li Ye is honest, trustworthy, simple, and has no scheming or plotting!

Li Ye, damn it, never cares about being taken advantage of, and he will take the initiative to avoid conflicts!

Has this guy ever suffered a single loss since he arrived in Liyue Harbor?

As for giving back to the poor people of Liyue, it was simply because he was willing to do so!

Xingxia looked at Ningguang and Keqing with an embarrassed expression and said, "Is there some misunderstanding? Boss Li shouldn't be that kind of person."

Ningguang and Ke Qingxin said: There may be misunderstandings in other cases, but Li Ye is absolutely capable of doing something like this.

Given his style of doing things, it would be strange if he could let Mao Lian go after learning that Mao Lian had smeared him by murdering an innocent girl!

Ningguang stood up, looked around at everyone, and said, "Everyone, this unexpected incident at the banquet is my fault as the host."

However, before we do that, let's go and see what the real situation is like before making any conclusions, shall we?

Ke Qing then put on her mask, stood up and said, "Tian Quan Xing is right. Instead of making wild guesses, let's go and see the specific situation first."

Besides, after hearing Mr. Xing's story, I'm now very eager to meet this Mr. Li.

With both of the Seven Stars speaking, the others naturally agreed.

......

While Bai Xiao went to inform Ning Guang, people inside the banquet began to whisper among themselves, discussing how the matter might end.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Liang Zhou hurriedly pulled Feng Yan aside and secretly asked, "Old Feng, what exactly is going on? Don't tell me it's just because you can't stand Mao Cai Gong that you're openly taking sides, or I'll never forgive you!"

Seeing that no one was around, Feng Yan lowered his head and explained to Liang Zhou, "Don't blame me for being too rough just now. Do you know who the bodyguard next to Boss Li is?"

Liang Zhou asked instinctively, "Who is it?"

Feng Yan wiped imaginary beads of sweat from his forehead and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "The Great Sage Who Subdues Demons!"

Liang Zhou: "Exorcising demons, waaaaaah!!!!"

When Feng Yan saw that Liang Zhou had let something slip, he quickly covered Liang Zhou's mouth and only carefully let go after Liang Zhou had completely calmed down.

Liang Zhou swallowed hard, feeling like he was walking on clouds, as if he had drunk too much and his head was spinning: "Really?"

Feng Yan secretly pointed in the direction of Li Ye and said, "When I assisted the Seven Stars of Liyue in suppressing the Vortex Demon God, I was fortunate enough to fight alongside the immortals. This immortal was one of them. How could I mistake him?"

"It's only because of the celebratory banquet you personally organized for me last year that I'm risking displeasing the immortals to remind you, don't be ungrateful."

Liang Zhou nodded repeatedly: "He's a good brother, no doubt about it. He hit the nail on the head just now. That Boss Li..."

When Feng Yan heard Liang Zhou mention Li Ye, he gasped and shook his head, saying, "I only know that among the immortals who suppressed the Vortex Demon God, there was no Boss Li."

But what exactly is the identity of the person who could make the "Great Sage Who Subdues Demons" serve as his guard? I dare not even guess.

Liang Zhou also raised his right hand to cover his chest, his face still showing signs of shock.

As a high-ranking official in the General Affairs Department, he had also spoken of the Three-Eyed Five-Manifestation Immortal and knew that the "Great Sage Who Subdues Demons" held a very high position among the immortals.

Even other Three-Eyed Five-Manifestation Immortals wouldn't be qualified to make him willingly serve as their guard.

If it weren't for the other three-eyed, five-manifested immortals...

A crazy and audacious idea popped into Liang Zhou's mind: "Old Feng, do you think that after Lord Rock left, there can't be no second Rock God forever?"

Liyue may not need a second Geo Archon, but as long as the system of the Seven Archons remains unchanged, a new Geo Archon will inevitably emerge, which is common knowledge.

After all, apart from Mondstadt and Liyue, the seven gods in the other five places have already been replaced.

The speculation is that the new god intends to inherit the will of the Geo Archon and become the second Geo Archon, or choose to stop interfering in Liyue's affairs like Barbatos.

When Feng Yan heard Liang Zhou's guess, he neither agreed nor disagreed, but gave him a meaningful look, as if everything was understood without words.

I understand, Boss Li is acting on behalf of Heaven! Mao Lian deserved to die!

After agreeing with Liang Zhou, he suddenly changed the subject and said, "Old Feng, do you have time at the beginning of next month? I heard that Xinyuexuan has launched new dishes, but I haven't had a chance to try them yet."

Feng Yan: "Just the two of us! Nobody else!"

Liang Zhou: "Then there's no way he's going to run away. I'll accept the penalty for having one more person."

While Feng Yan and Liang Zhou were whispering, Li Ye looked at Mao Lian and the others lying on the ground, refusing to get up, as if they were determined to wait for Tian Quan Ning Guang to come and uphold justice for them. His contempt for them intensified: "Stupid idiots like you, even if a zombie cracks open your skulls, it will shake its head and sigh, cursing your bad luck."

Although Li Ye didn't know whether it was because of Tian Shu Star or some unknown secret, Feng Yan and Liang Zhou's attitudes had completely changed, he became more and more certain that he would be fine tonight as he listened to the discussions around him.

If Li Ye argues with Mao Lian until he runs out of words before resorting to violence, people will subconsciously think that he lost his temper and became irrational, thus leading to the fight.

But in reality, Li Ye did not do that. He admitted that he acted decisively without evidence, and he repeatedly emphasized that what angered him most was not Mao Lian's attempt to frame him, but the fact that he had implicated the innocent girl Rong Zhu.

This easily gives the impression that Li Ye simply wanted to seek justice for Rong Zhu, which is why he acted out of righteous indignation.

While righteous indignation and exasperation may seem similar in terms of outcome, they can significantly influence an observer's judgment.

Li Ye has always mastered this skill of controlling psychology perfectly.

Tonight, Li Ye will not only beat Mao Lian so badly that his own mother wouldn't recognize him, but he will also ruin their reputations at the banquet, in Liyue Harbor, and throughout the entire Liyue!