The female disciples who had bad intentions towards me started fighting among themselves

"Come on, let's fight one-on-one. I, Li Lingshang, will fight all of you alone... together with the guards behind me!"

4. Money is not everything (k)

Singled out.

As the name suggests, the main feature is “single”.

However, after Li Lingshang said this, all of Qiu Shui's disciples were stunned.

Good man, do you have any misunderstanding about a one-on-one fight? What you are talking about is called a group fight!

But Li Lingshang didn't think so. Instead, he ordered the guards behind him fiercely: "What are you doing? Fight them one-on-one. Go up and beat them up!"

The guard with the highest cultivation level was an old man in the Hedao period. After hearing Li Lingshang's words, his originally steady steps became a little staggering, and he quietly approached Li Lingshang.

"Miss, the president asked you to travel to Dongsheng Shenzhou to open up the business, not to challenge him."

After saying that, he raised his head and glanced at the Qiu Shui gate plaque on the mountain trail, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

"Besides, why did you have to come to Qiushui to challenge someone else? Miss, you don't know that Qiushui's influence in Dongsheng Shenzhou is not inferior to our company at all... We are short-handed on this trip, and I am afraid that I can't do it alone."

"Stop talking nonsense, go up and give them two slaps!"

Li Lingshang didn't listen at all and continued to do as he pleased, looking ahead with proud eyes.

"But Miss, you are talking about a one-on-one fight. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for all of us to fight together?"

Li Lingshang: “?”

She glanced at the old man and stared at him with strange eyes, as if she was looking at a fool.

"Did my father say that you are to obey my orders on this trip?"

Li Lingshang asked.

“That’s what the president said…”

"That's it. If you listen to my orders, it means I have full authority to command you. In that case, shouldn't your fighting power be counted on me? That's why I said there's nothing wrong with a one-on-one duel." Li Lingshang fiercely taught the old man how to adapt: ​​"Don't ordinary cultivators need treasures in battle? Aren't treasures used to enhance fighting power? So just treat them as my treasures. It's reasonable. Go up and give them two big slaps!"

Old man: "???"

Although these words don't make sense on any individual basis, when put together, they seem to make sense.

After letting go of his moral bottom line and ideological burden, the old man felt much more relaxed, so he looked forward seriously and was ready for battle.

However, Qiu Shui's mountain-guarding disciples were confused.

The other side's guards, who were originally somewhat resistant, seemed to have been given some chicken soup and were ready for battle.

Although the other party's voice was loud and powerful, Qiu Shui had originally stipulated that the test of the mountain route was to climb up alone and challenge all the mountain guards. Why did he suddenly change his offensive and start a big fight?

Qiu Shui's disciples couldn't figure it out.

Besides, they were all sent to guard the mountain. They must be the idle marginal disciples in the mountain gate. The one with the highest cultivation among them was barely at the Nascent Soul stage. Facing an old man in the Hedao realm, they basically could not last more than a round.

And this is the case when they go together.

"Lady, I think..."

As both sides were on high alert, a brave mountain guard from Qiushui stepped forward and said to Li Lingshang, "You have to rely on your own strength to climb this mountain trail. You are breaking the rules by doing this. Even if you climb this mountain trail, you will not be recognized by Qiushui. So please don't break the rules..."

Before he finished his words, a storage bag full of packages was thrown from Li Lingshang's hand and landed at the feet of the mountain guard.

"Lady, what do you mean? How can we, the Qiushui disciples, bend over for a little rice? Rules are rules!"

The mountain guard spoke in a generous and righteous voice, which won him the favored glances of many Qiu Shui female disciples around him, making him feel a little proud.

"Half a bushel of rice? Can you open it and take a look?"

Li Lingshang still had the same arrogant attitude as before, her golden eyes slightly narrowed, and she spoke with her hands on her hips.

"Lady, what do you mean by that? Even if it's a lot of money, as a human being, you have to have a bottom line! I'll use my actions to tell you that this trick won't work on me!"

The mountain guard picked up the storage bag from the ground, still speaking righteously, but driven by curiosity, he still glanced at the items in the storage bag.

For a moment, he was stunned.

It contained thousands of spirit stones, as well as countless elixirs that were of great benefit to him. Just based on his current sect salary, to save up such a huge amount, it would take at least ten... one hundred... uh, three hundred years!

"Well, let me ask you again, what do you think?"

The sunlight shines through the shade of the trees and falls on Li Lingshang's golden hair, which is dazzling and sparkling. The girl's eyes burst with pure golden light, and she looks like... the kind God of Wealth.

"You're really good at reading people!"

The mountain keeper silently put the storage bag in his hand into his sleeve and quietly made way for it: "I think it's perfect. It's perfect."

The other mountain guards: “???”

You dog!

Just as everyone was looking at the original mountain guard as if he were a traitor, Li Lingshang's voice was heard again.

"Anyone else think this is inappropriate? Stand up!"

This sentence was like thunder, and both sides fell into silence for a moment. After an unknown amount of time, another one of Qiu Shui's mountain guards stood up and spoke in a low voice.

"My lady, although you can bribe some Qiu Shui villains with money, not all Qiu Shui disciples can be bribed. Some things have a meaning higher than money!"

"Snapped."

Another storage bag slowly landed at his feet. Li Lingshang's mouth curled up slightly, and he said happily, "What if there is enough money?"

The mountain guard disciple frowned, glanced at the items in the storage bag in front of him, and immediately perfectly replicated the expression of the previous mountain guard, with disbelief in his eyes.

After a while, he also gave up his seat and stood next to the cultivator who he had called Qiu Shui a scum, and said apologetically: "I am sorry for being so presumptuous. Please come in."

Facts have proved that perhaps some things are more meaningful than money, but this thing will definitely not be the moral integrity of Qiu Shui's disciples. If they still have their moral integrity, it means that the money given is not enough.

Thus, sounds came one after another on Qiu Shui's mountain climbing trail.

"Oh, they are just fools who are obsessed with petty gains. As monks, we should be fearless and free of desires, so that we can achieve the great way. Your tricks are useless to me!"

"Snapped."

The sound of a money bag falling to the ground.

"I was blind. I was wondering why the weather was like this today. It turns out that a distinguished guest has arrived. Please come in quickly!"

"You are a bunch of sect pests obsessed with money. You are simply shameless. When I was stationed on this mountain trail, I realized that this was the only honor in my life. It is my duty to restore the glory of Qiu Shui! No matter how much money corrupts me, I will not give in!"

"Snapped."

"Damn it, move over there and leave me a seat. If you stop the young lady from going up the mountain, I will never forgive you!"

"Well..."

"Snapped."

"......Although I haven't said anything yet, that's actually what I meant. Thank you, Miss, please be careful with your steps. This section of the mountain road is a bit shaky."

......

.......

As a result, the Qiu Shui mountain climbing road, which was originally extremely serious, suddenly became extremely peaceful. All the mountain guards stood respectfully on both sides of the road, for fear of ruining the mood of the God of Wealth in front of them.

"I guess you know each other."

Li Lingshang snorted coldly, raised his legs, and slowly walked towards the gate of Qiu Shui Mountain.

However, unexpectedly, when she was about to reach the mountain gate, a figure blocked her way.

The visitor had an ethereal air, kind eyes, and was wearing a loose white robe with sleeves that moved without wind, making him look like an immortal.

His eyebrows, which had already turned gray, drooped as he looked at Li Lingshang in front of him with some distress.

The person who came was Tang Jiusheng.

As the sect leader who has not yet abdicated, Qiu Shui has to deal with all kinds of affairs within the sect, big and small. Not long ago, he was still arguing with the Yantian Dao Sect over the mess caused by Yun Su, and he was busy and exhausted.

However, just now, someone came to report that a little girl brought a group of strong men in the Lianxu Hedao realm and were preparing to break into the mountain gate and cause trouble.

This is outrageous. It's bad enough that Tang Jiusheng is submissive outside the sect, but now someone is bullying him inside the sect. Can he tolerate this? Obviously not.

So Tang Jiu Sheng made a prompt decision and came to the mountain gate, wanting to see who was that person and how he had the guts to break into the mountain gate of Qiu Shui!

I simply don’t want to live anymore!

However, after seeing the person coming, Tang Jiusheng was suddenly embarrassed.

Because he knew the girl in front of him.

In other words, the top leaders of the most prosperous sects on the continent basically knew the girl in front of them.

Because her father's name is Li Changgeng.

The president of the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce, a businessman who has cultivated to the Mahayana stage.

Perhaps ordinary cultivators do not know what a giant the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce is, but Tang Jiusheng understands.

As a chamber of commerce spanning Zhongzhou, Xilinghezhou, Beijuluzhou, and Dongshengshenzhou, it maintains at least 30% of the circulation of spirit stones. The only state it cannot reach is the base camp of the Demon Cult, Nanposozhou, but recently, under its constant erosion, it has begun to tentatively conduct business.

I believe that it won’t be long before the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce will sweep across the southern Posa Province and become the first business organization with an undeniable voice in the entire continent.

However, the only person in charge of this huge chamber of commerce, the guild president, Li Changgeng, is extremely low-key. He doesn't smoke, drink, or have any lustful habits. His only shortcoming is just one.

He is a daughter slave.

That's right. Tang Jiusheng had met with Li Changgeng more than once. Every time before discussing business, he would brag about his daughter, how beautiful, cute and smart she was, and how she was a God-given blessing and his most important baby.

The only thing missing is having the words "daughter-slave" printed on his face.

Therefore, everyone understood one thing - if they wanted to gain the support of the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce, pleasing Li Changgeng's daughter was the key.

And his daughter is the girl who is now clamoring in front of the gate of Qiu Shui Mountain, Li Lingshang.

Therefore, when Tang Jiusheng recognized Li Lingshang, his original anger suddenly disappeared, and he felt that the situation was more difficult than ever before.

It is definitely impossible to drive him away, as this would be tantamount to slapping the face of the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce. A lot of Qiu Shui's spirit stone income is related to the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce. If he offends them, it would be like cutting off one's own arm. The verbal battle with Yantian Dao Sect had already made the Elder Council dissatisfied with Tang Jiu Sheng. Now that the cooperation with the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce has been cut off, Tang Jiu Sheng estimated that he would not be able to walk out of the door of the Elder Council upright.

But they had to be driven away, because they were breaking into Qiu Shui's mountain gate and not following the rules. A large group of them seemed to be collecting debts - this was tantamount to slapping Qiu Shui in the face.

Therefore, no matter how he dealt with it, Tang Jiusheng felt it was extremely difficult.

"Ms. Ling Shang, I wonder what you want to discuss with me, Qiu Shui? It's not a bad idea to talk to me here."

Tang Jiusheng stared at Li Lingshang in front of him, wanting her to give up.

But unexpectedly, Li Lingshang did not panic when she saw Tang Jiusheng appear, but instead smiled.

She spoke in a brisk tone, still maintaining her previous proud demeanor.

"Oh, Sect Master Xiao Tang is here."

She said it so lightly.

"Miss Ling Shang, please don't go too far. You should know that we Qiu Shui may not be afraid of your Shanhai Chamber of Commerce. If something really happens, I'm afraid Miss Ling Shang can't bear the responsibility."

Seeing that he was being humiliated in front of others, Tang Jiusheng suppressed his anger and spoke calmly.

"Oh, it's not as serious as you say."

Li Lingshang said lightly, took off the storage ring on her finger and hooked her finger at Tang Jiusheng.

"come over."

"what?"

Tang Jiusheng took two steps forward vigilantly and came in front of Li Lingshang.

Li Lingshang raised the corner of her mouth slightly and put the storage ring in her hand into Tang Jiusheng's hand.

"This is our Shanhai Chamber of Commerce's investment donation to Qiu Shui. What does Sect Master Tang think of it?"

Her eyes were slightly narrowed, revealing a gleam of light. The girl's temperament was proud and elegant, making everything around her pale in comparison.

Tang Jiusheng opened the storage ring handed to him by Li Lingshang in surprise and began to explore it.

Then, his expression began to harden.

The storage ring was filled with countless precious spiritual stones, forming an inaccessible mountain. According to Tang Jiusheng's conservative estimate, this was at least the annual output value of their Qiu Shui!

After accepting this funding, not only will the impeachment of him by the Elders' Council come to an abrupt end, but he can even jump up and give those corrupt old guys a loud slap in the face!