Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

"you say!"

He glared at Keqing, wanting to see what outrageous conditions the Lord of Licheng could come up with.

His vision was really bad! He thought this was a good job, but the other party suddenly changed his mind. And the Lord of Licheng was not a gentle flower, but a cunning jackal.

"It's not a big condition. As I just said, if your Dragon King Auction House is willing to accept Licheng's business shares in the future, then you can't be deceitful in your publicity, you can't deliberately exaggerate, you can't promote harmful things, and you have to go through multiple reviews before you can advertise."

Yayoi was stunned. She didn't expect the other party to propose this condition. It seemed that he was different from these unscrupulous businessmen.

But why would such a smart person be a city lord? Wouldn't it be better to be a businessman? ?

Although he thought so, Yayoi snorted coldly.

"How do you know the boss will agree? They are just some treasures. It's just a large number. It doesn't matter!"

Facing his rebuttal, Keqing shook her head.

"You will agree."

As far as she knew, the Dragon King Auction House was in a bad situation now. The person who protected them seemed to be gone. And it was impossible for such a large auction house, with so many merchant ships and businesses, to not be coveted.

And it just so happens that they in Licheng are qualified and now have the courage to do so.

With the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, subsequent transactions with other cities and circulation and transportation have become much more convenient, and there is no need to be constrained by others.

Sure enough, Yayoi came back after a while.

His face looked a little bad, and it took him a long time to look at Keqing.

"How do you know the boss will agree?"

Keqing didn't say anything.

"Your boss should be here soon. You can discuss the details with the deputy city lord at that time. I won't bother you with the preparations for the auction."

Yayoi was a little angry, always feeling that he was being played around by the other party, he couldn't help but say.

"Didn't you say you were going to participate in the auction? Why aren't you doing it anymore?"

Keqing looked at Yayoi in surprise.

"Didn't your boss agree?"

"Yes?"

"So do I have a share in this auction?"

"Yes……"

"Then are you considered our Licheng's subordinate?"

"That's right..."

"Then isn't it our Licheng who is organizing the auction house you are running? After all, this auction house is part of Licheng."

Keqing smiled, looked at Yayoi's dazed face, and patted his shoulder.

"Then I'll trouble you. There are still formations to be set up afterwards. These will also be handed over to you. Please work hard for a while. You can relax when your boss comes."

Watching Keqing walk away, feeling relaxed, while she herself was inexplicably burdened, Yayoi was full of question marks.

He was originally worried that the other party would interfere and disrupt the auction house, but it turned out that the other party never thought of intervening personally because everything was left to him!

It seems like I'm here to be a slave!

So angry!

Keqing left the auction house, and Ye Shang, who was waiting outside, hurried over.

"Sir, have you discussed it?"

"Well, it should be confirmed. You can contact us when the time comes."

“Leave it to me!?”

"Why? I have negotiated for you. Do I still need to worry about the follow-up?"

Keqing glanced at him, as if asking, what's the use of you when I'm going to have sex with you, are you here to eat for nothing?

It is better not to have such subordinates.

"No. I will try my best, but what if the other party feels that I am being neglected?"

"Then let him not feel neglected!"

Keqing replied calmly, Ye Shang was indeed having a headache, how could he do this, he had to receive him but also make sure that the other party didn't feel neglected, the owner of the auction house came here for you, instead of seeing the Lord of Licheng, he saw a deputy Lord, anyone would feel neglected.

But Keqing can't help him solve this kind of thing. After they leave, Licheng will still be handed over to Ye Shang for management. Now it seems too difficult to handle, and there will probably be no progress in the future.

Although she requires maintaining the status quo as a basic requirement, not making progress also represents regression.

Status and reputation are earned through fighting and breaking through, not by maintaining a status quo.

Keqing shook her head and just left the matter to him.

"Then, did you consider this point before choosing this auction house?"

"What is this?"

Ke Qing was confused.

"That's the dilemma facing the auction house... Is that why you chose them?"

Ye Shang looked at Keqing with admiration, thinking that she had expected it. Unexpectedly, Keqing chuckled and looked at him helplessly.

"how

Possibly? You chose this auction house. I just nodded when you asked for my consent. How could I have predicted it? "

"That……"

"Are you wondering why this happened?"

"Ah, yes, that's not what you expected?"

Keqing shook her head. Facing Ye Shang's doubts, she just spoke softly.

"Ye Shang, I'm not a god. I can't predict everything. I just do the best and most advantageous actions based on the current situation."

"You were the one who chose the Dragon King Auction House. We chose it simply because it is honest, powerful, and well-connected, and it meets our requirements."

"As for the follow-up, it was just because of the investigation that I discovered their predicament, and then suddenly I thought of a more appropriate method, so I improvised."

"Then you are so confident..."

Hearing Ye Shang's doubtful voice, Keqing turned her head to look at him.

"Why can't I be confident? When negotiating with the other party, I will also think about how to say it, how to act, how to gain the upper hand and achieve a situation that is beneficial to myself. But to achieve this advantage, it is not something that can be done casually. I also need to think and make targeted breakthroughs based on the other party's personality."

"Confidence is the most important thing. If you don't have confidence, how can you convince the other party?"

Keqing sighed, and then her tone became serious. She looked at Ye Shang earnestly, her eyes as bright as the morning stars, as if she saw through everything in the world.

“One person can never calculate everything. Everyone thinks they are smart, but in reality, they are just too smart for their own good and fall into the calculations of others.”

For example, those people in Baicheng.

“Only by being humble, self-reflective, adaptable, not being bound by existing perceptions, and being able to detect new opportunities, can we make choices that are more beneficial to ourselves.”

Ye Shang seemed to understand something.

"I understand, Lord Mayor."

"Do you really know?"

"I know……"

"No, you don't."

Keqing shook her head.

“You should ask how to adapt to changing circumstances, what kind of humility is humility, how to introspect, what is the inherent cognition, and how to perceive new opportunities.”

Keqing sighed helplessly.

“Even a three-year-old child will ask a hundred thousand questions when he encounters doubts, instead of just saying, ‘I know.’”

"Ye Shang, Deputy City Lord Ye, you should have seen our academy. Even the students there can refute the teacher and ask any questions they want. Why don't you have the courage?"

"I, I'm just used to it... And asking questions about everything like this, isn't it a bit stupid..."

Looking at him, Keqing didn't know what to say.

"I'm not speaking empty words to you. People are a group of people who are constantly growing, and growth requires learning, not pretending to know when you don't."

She wanted to say something else but paused.

It's not good to treat adults like this. You should treat adults differently from children.

The self-esteem of adults is often deeply rooted in some unexpected places. For example, in the situation just now, a child will ask again, but an adult will not, let alone a person with fixed values.

And isn't this also a blow to the other person, making him afraid or fearful of me, afraid of disappointing me, afraid of being not smart.

Obviously she just wanted to guide.

Keqing thought about it and changed her approach. First, she should let the other party follow her thinking and understand her words and deeds, and then teach them step by step by example.

"Well, after you finish your work, take some time every day to hide your identity and walk around in the crowd. Come to me every other day to review it, and I will teach you some more skills. How do you think?"

Keqing's tone became gentle, and Ye Shang nodded suddenly.

"it is good."

"Then it's settled."

By the time he reacted, Keqing had already walked a long way away, and Ye Shang also subconsciously felt his face a little dry!

I am not even as good as a three-year-old child!

This time, the city lord is teaching by example, so I must study hard and try to grasp some of the essence!

A peeping fox: So handsome! Take note of it. Ask more questions next time and be a good kid.

In this way, Ye Shang usually handles daily affairs during the day, and whenever he takes a break, he will hide his identity and blend into the crowd, chatting with people from time to time, chatting about family matters. Among them are monks, outsiders, and mortals.

As he got deeper into the crowd, he also gained a deep understanding of some subtle problems and some situations that he could not discover as the city lord.

After a while, he prefers this way of going deep into the grassroots and understanding the impact and changes brought about by his policy decisions firsthand.

And every other day, he would go to Keqing to learn, and Keqing would give him targeted guidance. Gradually, Ye Shang also liked this busy process. Unconsciously, one day when he was looking at the world, he suddenly felt that the sky was getting brighter, the wind was getting softer, and even the noisy sounds around him seemed to have turned into a special charm.

Suddenly, something seemed to break, and Ye Shang woke up suddenly.

He suddenly realized.

My own spiritual heart has actually reached a higher level!

What an unexpected surprise!

Now looking at this noisy world with its lively atmosphere of fireworks, Ye Shang suddenly felt that his past was still inadvertently remembered by that memory.

Memory interferes.

The tragedy of the future, the countless deaths and injuries, a future without a future, the despair of survival, everything is not forgotten with the disappearance of memory, but sinks deeply into the subconscious, turning into a heavy weight weighing heavily on the heart.

Now, under the guidance of the city lord, and with his insights into the mundane world, Ye Shang finally understood.

The future in memory is ultimately false; this moment is the reality, and he should not be misled by that falsehood.

Now, when Ye Shang recalled carefully, he found that all his memories about the future had disappeared without a trace.

The whole person's eyes are clear and bright, as if waking up from a dream!

Keqing passed by this scene and saw Ye Shang, and suddenly she said something as if she had realized something.

"Escaped?"

"Well, I broke free. Thank you very much, sir."

"You're welcome. You walked out on your own."

Keqing had discovered before that Ye Shang was still disturbed by that memory so she intentionally gave him some pointers, but now it seems that it really hasn’t had any influence at all.

It’s not that the memory is bad, it’s just that how should I put it.

Some people can make good use of it, while others find it difficult to make use of it and will only be affected by it.

Just like the secrets of heaven, how do you know whether you have obtained the secrets of heaven or the secrets of heaven are influencing you?