Genshin Impact: The traitor doesn't even let his senior sister go

Someone leaked the contents of the Seven Star Conference, but the news quickly spread among the people of Liyue.

Some people took this opportunity to call on all Liyue people to boycott the Northland Bank and urged everyone to withdraw their deposits from the Northland Bank.

At the beginning, not many Liyue people responded to this call.

When Pantalone learned about this, he even felt that such boycott behavior was a bit ridiculous.

After all, Northland Bank is a large bank that is accepted all over the world and occupies a vital position in cross-border trade. Businessmen engaged in cross-border business cannot do without the support and services of Northland Bank.

But over time, things began to change.

Chapter 36 The Collapse of the Northland Bank

In the evening, the blood-red setting sun gradually sank to the west, casting its dim and warm afterglow gently on the ancient land of Liyue.

Song Yinjian was leisurely pulling the donkey cart, accompanied by Shen He. The two of them walked slowly on the winding path in the wild.

On both sides of the road, colorful wild flowers bloomed wantonly, swaying gently in the breeze.

Suddenly, Shen He broke the silence. Her cold voice carried a hint of surprise, "Junior brother, have you made a breakthrough?"

Song Yinjian turned his head upon hearing the voice, his eyes met Shen He's, and he nodded slightly, "Yes, Senior Sister."

During this period, he took on two more business orders, and the cultivation points rewarded by the system were just enough to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

After hearing the answer, Shen He didn't say anything more, but just continued walking forward.

However, the slightly upturned corners of her mouth quietly revealed her inner joy.

After walking for a while, Song Yinjian suggested, "Senior Sister, let's go back together to see Master in a few days."

"Yeah." Shen He responded.

Not long after, the two entered Liyue Harbor. Song Yinjian led the donkey cart towards the bustling street, intending to buy some vegetables.

What surprised him was that Shen He did not go home alone as usual, but followed him.

Song Yinjian suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

He knew very well that Shen He didn't like crowds by nature, but now for his sake, she was trying hard to change herself and integrate into this complicated world little by little.

At this moment, Song Yinjian felt an unprecedented courage in his heart and made the most bold and decisive decision of his life.

He raised his slightly trembling hand and held Shen He's slender hand.

Her hands were soft and cold, like a piece of delicate and smooth glutinous rice cake.

Song Yinjian felt as if he was holding the whole world in his hands at this moment.

Shen He was startled by this sudden action. Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated and her brain became blank in an instant. She was confused and seemed to float above the clouds, surrounded by dreamy, colorful clouds.

Song Yinjian held her hand like this until they returned to the door of his shop, and then he reluctantly let go.

This scene happened to be seen by Li Shui and Zhong Li who came to eat for free.

When Lishui saw this scene, he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed helplessly.

Song Yinjian was in a particularly good mood today. He cooked a table full of delicious dishes and also took out his treasured wine.

When Li Shui saw the delicious food and fine wine, he had already forgotten everything that had just happened and was toasting with Song Yinjian and Zhongli.

After a few drinks, his face flushed and he started to talk nonstop.

He was a little drunk, and his true feelings came out, "My nephew, why is your cultivation aptitude so unsatisfactory?

If your talent is a little better, I will do everything I can to send you to the Golden Core Realm even if it means risking my life.

In your current condition, the best you can do in this life is to refine your Qi..."

He was halfway through his words when he suddenly seemed to realize something. He rubbed his blurry eyes vigorously and stared at Song Yinjian with an expression of disbelief. "You... you've actually reached the late stage of Qi Refining! How is that possible?"

Song Yinjian looked at his jaw-dropping expression and couldn't help but feel a little proud. "I just broke through today. So, it seems I still have the aptitude to cultivate."

Upon hearing this, Li Shui chuckled and asked teasingly, "Do you know how long it took your senior sister to go from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment?"

Song Yinjian guessed uncertainly, "A month?"

Li Shui shook his head, held up a finger, and said with a hint of amazement: "It only takes one day!

After that, it only took her a year to forge the golden elixir, and now she is already a cultivator in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

At this rate, he will be able to break through to become a Mahayana cultivator within ten years at most, and ascend to become an immortal within a hundred years is a sure thing."

Song Yinjian couldn't help but open his mouth in shock.

Although he knew that his senior sister had incredible talent, he didn't expect it to be so incredible. If this were placed in a fairy tale novel, she would definitely be a monster that suppressed thousands of geniuses, so terrifying!

If I didn't have Tongzi, I probably wouldn't even be able to see her back in this life.

However, he quickly adjusted his mindset, a confident smile reappearing on his face. "My senior sister is indeed powerful, but I'm not much worse. Perhaps within a hundred years, I can also successfully ascend to become an immortal."

When Li Shui heard what Song Yinjian said, he just smiled lightly and didn't take it seriously. He just thought it was his drunken nonsense.

But Zhongli on the side felt that Song Yinjian was not joking.

Time passed slowly and the dinner ended.

Li Shui was already drunk. He stood up staggeringly, muttering to himself, and then took advantage of the drunkenness to go home.

Zhongli and Song Yinjian invited each other to the yard to drink tea and appreciate the moon together.

"The taste of this Chenyu Xian Tea is not as good as before." Zhongli took a sip of tea, frowned slightly, and commented softly.

Song Yinjian didn't know much about tea, but he also felt that the taste of the tea was obviously much more astringent. "Maybe I bought a low-quality product."

Zhongli didn't delve into the topic further, but instead changed the subject, "Beiguo Bank's branches across the country have all closed down, with the exception of its headquarters in Dongdu, which is still barely operating."

Song Yinjian was not surprised by this result. After all, in the financial field, once a bank run occurs, no matter how powerful the bank is, it will be difficult to support it.

He looked calm and said calmly, "Northland Bank is run with blood and tears, which means this financial empire is destined to be full of risks."

Zhongli continued, "However, the victims have yet to receive the compensation they deserve."

Song Yinjian's lips curled up slightly. "This is a very simple matter. All we need to do is have the newly established Liyue Bank step in and buy out the shares of the Liyue branch of the Northern Bank at a low price. Then, Liyue Bank will compensate the victims on behalf of the Northern Bank."

Zhongli thought for a moment and said, "Acquiring Northland Bank at a low price may be difficult. After all, Northland Bank's shares are considered high-quality assets."

Song Yinjian said calmly, "That's not that difficult. Just issue an order that any Liyue Chamber of Commerce or individual acquiring foreign financial assets must pass the Seven Stars' review.

Then, we will target the Seven Stars and the large chamber of commerce behind them to intimidate them."

After listening to this, Zhongli had to admit that doing so could quickly solve all the problems, but the method was really not very glorious.

Chapter 37 Pantalone's Decision

Yujing Terrace, Yuehai Pavilion.

Ningguang sat at the head of the conference table. She slowly scanned the crowd and announced, "Now, please allow the Fairy Envoy Ganyu to read out the Emperor's decree."

Gan Yu, standing in the back row, looked serious as she read out the following words solemnly: "The Emperor's decree consists of three items:

First, reject the motion to remove Yuheng;

Second, Kaiyang has bad conduct, maliciously attacks his colleagues, and is suspected of corruption, and he should be dismissed from his Seven Star position immediately;

Third, any acquisition of foreign financial assets by Liyue local merchants or chambers of commerce must be subject to strict approval by the Seven Stars."

After the decree was read out, Kaiyang felt as if struck by lightning, and his whole body collapsed directly on the chair. At this moment, the only word "it's over" kept echoing in his mind.

Ningguang then said in a cold, emotionless voice, "The Criminal Law Department will immediately begin an investigation into corruption in Kaiyang."

After he finished speaking, the official from the Criminal Law Department who had been waiting in the conference room for a long time quickly walked in and dragged Kaiyang, who looked as pale as death, out with swift movements.

Uncle Tian showed a look of reluctance and said, "Tianquan, Kaiyang has made many contributions to Liyue. Is it really necessary to do this?"

Ningguang only smiled faintly when she heard this, but the smile did not reach her eyes, "Tianshu, you are old, are you thinking of retiring?

How about letting your daughter Huixin accompany you around and enjoy your old age?"

Uncle Tian's expression froze, and he quickly said, "I still want to contribute more to Liyue. I don't want to retire yet."

Ningguang said in an unquestionable tone, "Since you don't want to retire yet, then don't make random comments and interfere.

I, Tianquan, am in charge of the law. If you have any opinions, please report them to the Emperor through Ganyu."

Uncle Tian nodded and did not dare to disobey in the slightest.

Tianxuan, Tianji and Yaoguang were also silent. They lowered their heads, their eyes full of caution, for fear that they would accidentally say something wrong and anger Ningguang.

Ningguang took in everyone's reactions and continued, "The new Liyue Bank intends to acquire half of the shares of the Liyue branch of the Northern Bank at one-tenth of its market value and compensate the victims on its behalf.

After she finished speaking, she paused, looked around the room, and asked in a more serious tone, "I've finished speaking. Who agrees and who disagrees?"

As soon as the words fell, the entire conference room fell into a dead silence.

Ningguang nodded with satisfaction, "Let's adjourn!"

Then, the meeting ended.

The meeting lasted less than a quarter of an hour, but its impact was greater than almost any other Seven Star Meeting in the past decade.

Liyue's political landscape underwent a complete change after this meeting.

Although Tianxuan, Tianji, Yaoguang and Tianshu are still the Seven Stars, their power will be greatly reduced and they are basically entering the countdown to retirement.

Only Tianquan and Yuheng can truly decide the future of Liyue!

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Inside the Northland Bank, the manager's office was filled with a depressing and gloomy atmosphere.

Pantalone looked haggard, tired and decadent as he sat at his desk.

His originally deep black eyes were now bloodshot, and his entire body seemed to be swallowed by endless fatigue and anxiety.

He glared at Andrei in front of him fiercely and cursed in a low and hoarse voice: "You useless piece of shit! You can't even borrow a little bridge financing! I'm going to send you to the doctor for human experiments!"

Upon hearing this, Andrei's entire body began to tremble uncontrollably. He replied tremblingly, "Lord Pantalone, the banks in Liyue had originally agreed to provide us with bridge financing at a 1% interest rate, but they have all been warned by the Jade Pavilion."

A trace of intense resentment flashed across Pantalone's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Damn Ningguang!"

He suppressed his anger and continued, "Forget it, let's not talk about the bridge financing for now. How are the stock sale negotiations going? If it doesn't work out, we can lower the price a bit."

Andre's expression turned even uglier. "Sir, the Liyue Chamber of Commerce all said that the Rock Emperor issued an edict, clearly stipulating that any acquisition of foreign financial assets must first be approved by the Seven Stars."

Pantalone could no longer bear it, and suddenly clenched his fists and slammed them hard on the table, making a loud "bang".

Andre was shocked. He had never seen Pantalone so out of control.

After Pantalone knocked on the desk, he vented a lot of his anger and his mind gradually calmed down.

He began to analyze the current situation. Northland Bank must have suffered a heavy blow this time.

But with the endorsement of the Queen of Winter and its own solid foundation, it will stand up again one day, but it will take a long time.

If there is a huge injection of liquidity, Northland Bank will return to normal in a short time.

But the question is, where to find such funds?

Except for Liyue, other mortal kingdoms either do not have such financial resources or dislike Zhidong very much, and it is impossible for them to inject liquidity into the Northern Bank.

Just as he was thinking hard, the office door was pushed open.

A staff member came to report that Tianquan Ningguang sent someone to invite him to the Qun Yu Pavilion to discuss matters.

After hearing this, Pantalone immediately stood up and went to the Qun Yu Pavilion without hesitation.

About half an hour later, he saw Ningguang in the beautifully decorated reception room of the Qun Yu Pavilion.

As soon as the two sides met, Pantalone asked directly, "How much do you plan to invest to acquire the shares of the Liyue branch of the Northland Bank?"

A flash of admiration flashed across Ningguang's eyes. Although she was quite disdainful of Pantalone's personality, she had to acknowledge his extremely keen business sense.

She opened her red lips slightly and said, "Use one tenth of the original market value to acquire 51% of the shares."

When Pantalone heard this offer, the humiliation and anger in his heart instantly erupted like a volcanic eruption. He struggled to speak, "Ningguang, are you aware? The lowest price offered by the chamber of commerce interested in acquiring the shares was 80% of the original market value."

Ningguang smiled sweetly and said, "After we acquire the property, we still need to compensate those who were deceived by Wang Ping'an. Therefore, one-tenth of the price is not low."

Pantalone took a deep breath, trying to calm his surging emotions. He then said, "Northland Bank is willing to accept this price, but there are two conditions. First, the transaction must be completed as soon as possible, and second, it can only acquire 50% of the shares."

Ningguang pondered for a moment, then agreed to both requests.

Immediately afterwards, the two men quickly signed a series of contracts and treaties in the reception room.