The Fourth Financial Crisis

While Tianshu City was busy preparing for the once-in-a-millennium beast disaster, Chen Ming, the head of the Mountain Eagle Sect, was also attending an unusually long work report meeting in the meeting hall of the Wuliang Sword Sect headquarters.

The work report work of local sect leaders is very important.

According to the ruling tradition of the Wuliang Sword Sect, whenever a local sect comes to report on their work, the head of the Wuliang Sword Sect must come forward in person or appoint other Nascent Soul Stage monks to come forward to receive them.

The Wuliang Sword Sect has a total of thousands of vassal sects. Even if fifty vassal sects come to report on their work every year, it will take twenty or thirty years to go through it from beginning to end. What's more, the senior officials of the Wuliang Sword Sect are not usually free to do anything. As a result, the total number of sects that come to Wuliang Sword Sect to report on their work every year will not exceed twenty.

In most cases, the heads of local sects may not get such an opportunity to make their presence felt in front of the senior officials of the Wuliang Sword Sect from the time they take office to the time they step down. It is said that there are some fringe sects that are isolated overseas, as well as some of the four insignificant sects. The sect has not waited for the opportunity to report to the headquarters of the Wuliang Sword Sect for hundreds of years.

After all, the Wuliang Sword Sect only has six Nascent Soul stage monks in total, but it has to face more than 1,000 vassal sects, which is simply impossible to cope with.

In most local vassal sects, even those who want to be the pawns of Nascent Soul stage bosses have no chance. Chen Ming, the current leader of the Mountain Eagle Sect, can directly establish a relationship with Cheng Shuying, completely relying on Chen Ming's political decision-making that is almost gambling.

If it weren't for such dangerous military operations, it would be really difficult for ordinary local sect leaders to show their faces in front of the top officials of Wuliang Sword Sect!

This is why the acting head of the Mountain Eagle Sect, Fei Fan, heard that the monsters were attacking. His first reaction was not to quickly deploy countermeasures to deal with the enemy. Instead, he first wrote the minutes and draft of the celebration meeting, and took the opportunity to make a splash in front of the Wuliang Sword Sect. Sense of presence.

Precisely because the work report is a rare opportunity for the local sect's senior leaders to communicate face-to-face with the Wuliang Sword Sect's senior leaders, most local sects will compete for the quota to go to the Wuliang Sword Sect to report their work.

The Mountain Eagle Sect has not come to the headquarters of the Infinite Sword Sect for hundreds of years to report on their work. Given Tianshu City's status as a "systemically important city" in the southeastern coastal area of ​​Zhongzhou, even if they are ranked in order, it is Chen Ming's turn to come to the headquarters of the Infinite Sword Sect to report on his work. .

Since Nascent Soul Stage monks usually don't have that much time for meetings, such reports are usually jointly reported by multiple vassal sects. Chen Ming is only one of the nine vassal sect leaders who came to the headquarters of Wuliang Sword Sect to report their work this time.

Although the Shanying Sect's social security system pilot work was in a critical preparatory period, after Chen Ming heard that the Wuliangjian Sect invited him to report on his work at the headquarters, he still decided to go there in person and planned to take the opportunity to present the Shanying Sect's reform pilot plan. Throwing it out in front of the senior officials of Wuliang Sword Sect, asking for directions for Cheng Shuying, his great supporter behind him.

In other words, he wanted to take the initiative to act as Cheng Shuying's pawn across the river and represent the forces of Gongdetang in a showdown with the senior officials of Wuliang Sword Sect!

Even though Chen Ming had experienced countless storms and waves, facing this critical moment, he couldn't help but feel so nervous that his palms sweated.

I don’t know whether it was intentional or not. According to the agenda given by the Infinite Sword Sect, Chen Ming was the last one to speak among the nine people. The debriefing meeting has been going on for more than two hours now. However, the person who is currently making a report speech, It turned out that Xia Qingyang, the head of the Qingyun Sect, was only the fifth person to speak:

"...In the past hundred years, the complexity and uncertainty of the environment inside and outside Qingyun City have further increased, the economic recovery has slowed down, violent conflicts among surrounding sects have intensified, bad incidents of murder and treasure grabbing have occurred frequently, and the prices of bulk commodities such as food have There have been significant fluctuations, and the operating difficulties of major business entities have increased. Faced with the complex regional situation, the managers of Qingyun Sect have responded decisively, doing everything possible to support the population growth in their jurisdiction, promote mortals to better serve the cultivation economy, and give full play to the subjective initiative of mortals within their jurisdiction. Under the correct leadership of the senior officials of Wuliang Sword Sect, we are confident and determined to stabilize the economic fundamentals of Qingyun City and provide Wuliang Sword Sect with more cultivation seedlings and sources of merit..."

Chen Ming, who was sitting next to him, could not hide his anxiety after hearing Head Xia's long and nonsense speech.

Although deep down he was extremely impatient and wanted to slap this guy who talked nonsense to death, but on the surface, he still put on an expression of serious study and nodded slightly from time to time, as if this Xia Xia The leader said some wise words, which deeply inspired his heart.

There is no way, Chen Ming has been the leader for many years and knows the importance of everyone carrying the sedan chair. For a local sect like Head Xia of Qingyun Sect that has no direct conflict of interest with the Shanying Sect, how can he not offend the most important people? It's better not to offend.

What's more, Lin Jianxing, who was sitting at the head of the conference room, didn't show any impatience. If he showed impatience, wouldn't he just jump out and cause trouble for the other party?

Even if Chen Ming is trying to cause trouble for the other party on behalf of Cheng Shuying this time, he can't just slap him in the face before they get down to business!

I looked at the expression on Lin Jianxing's face, and then looked at the several elders of the Golden Core Stage of the Wuliang Sword Sect next to him who looked a little impatient (basically they were representatives of other Nascent Soul stage monks). Even Chen Ming I also can’t see through the opponent’s approach.

Under normal circumstances, no matter how good Mr. Xia's flattery is, he can't keep filming for an hour!

But Lin Jianxing had no intention of stopping Head Xia.

It stands to reason that Lin Jianxing should have known that he came here with bad intentions, so he personally presided over the debriefing meeting to avoid causing any trouble in public. But why was the other party not in a hurry after he had already come?

Is the time of a great monk in the Nascent Soul stage so worthless?

While Chen Ming was thinking wildly, Head Xia of Qingyun Sect was still giving a speech. Due to Lin Jianxing's tacit approval, this person even got louder and louder:

"... In recent decades, we have vigorously strengthened the education work of mortals in Qingyun City, so that mortals can firmly establish the advanced concept of serving cultivators, serving Qingyun City, and serving the Wuliang Sword Sect, and will '997' We should make the mortal work system practical and detailed, and resolutely fight against the common negative trend of sabotage among mortals. At the same time, our Qingyun Sect leadership team is also considering levying a special single tax on unmarried mortals, and is preparing to establish a birth promotion office to better promote The reasonable growth of the population under the jurisdiction of Qingyun City may require the cooperation of several neighboring sects in this regard to prevent unruly single mortals from migrating to neighboring areas to evade supervision..."

Looking at Head Xia talking nonsense next to him, Chen Ming felt a little uneasy for some reason.

Lin Jianxing acted so calmly. Could it be that he still had some trump card in his hand that he and Elder Cheng didn't know about?

The more Chen Ming thought about it, the more uneasy he felt inside.

At the same time, just outside the meeting hall, Fang Jiancai, the deacon at the outer gate of Merit Hall, was also pacing back and forth.

As a foundation-building monk, he may have been regarded as the backbone of the sect in cultivation sects such as the Mountain Eagle Sect and the Haiya Sect. However, in the Wuliang Sword Sect with so many masters, a foundation-building monk can only be regarded as a junior member of the grassroots. Shrimp.

And Fang Jiancai is not only a foundation-building monk, but also an outer disciple of the middle-grade spiritual root. He is at the bottom of the contempt chain within the Wuliang Sword Sect. Naturally, he is not qualified to participate in the meeting hosted by Lin Jianxing, or even move a small bench. There is no qualification to attend.

However, Chen Ming will soon report to several senior officials of the Wuliang Sword Sect on matters related to the pilot reform of Zhongzhou’s social security system. As Chen Ming’s direct collaborator, he also needs to be on call here at any time. If something unexpected happens during the work report, he will It can also immediately notify Elder Cheng Shuying who is sitting at the rear so that he can arrive in time to control the situation.

While he was anxiously waiting for the news from inside the meeting hall, a blue communication spell suddenly shot from the horizon in the distance. This communication spell was extremely fast and fell directly into his hand.

"Is this...Li Qingning's spell?"

After recognizing the source of this communication spell, Fang Jian immediately calmed down and carefully checked its contents.

Fang Jiancai has always attached great importance to matters related to Li Qingning. In order to establish a good relationship with Miss Li, he even came to Haiya City several times and personally visited the headquarters of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce. Not to mention ordinary Cultivation Chamber of Commerce bosses. Even the heads of ordinary local sects do not receive this kind of treatment.

Fang Jiancai is not showing courtesy for nothing.

Making friends with Li Qingning was his proudest achievement, and it was precisely because of this huge achievement that he was lucky enough to be valued by the Supreme Elder Cheng Shuying. Otherwise, he was just an ordinary outside deacon in the Foundation Establishment Period, and there was no way he could follow him anyway. The big boss at the Nascent Soul stage reported his work face to face, let alone rushed to the front line for Elder Cheng.

As long as you hold Miss Li's thigh tightly, it is not impossible for Elder Cheng to turn him into an inner disciple of the Infinite Sword Sect in the future!

However, after just reading the specific content of Li Qingning's communication spell, his face showed a mixture of horror and suspicion.

He said to himself in an unbelievable tone: "How could such a thing happen? How could Li Qingning know about such a thing?"

After reading the content of the communication spell several times, he was sure that this communication spell was sent by Li Qingning himself. However, the content of Li Qingning's communication was so shocking that it was impossible to judge whether its content was true or false.

He really wanted to discuss it with Chen Ming, but Chen Ming was locked in the meeting hall.

The Conference Hall has the strongest protective restriction in the entire Wuliang Sword Sect. It is not something that a monk in the Foundation Establishment Stage can break into. Even ordinary Nascent Soul Stage monks are unable to pass information to the inside of the Conference Hall!

Just when Fang Jiancai was at a loss, another golden ray of light shot from the horizon in the distance.

There are usually no people wandering around the meeting hall of the Wuliang Sword Sect. Only when they see people can they guard outside the door of the meeting hall. It has also been specially approved by the Wuliang Sword Sect. This ray of light can shoot straight towards the meeting hall of the Wuliang Sword Sect, indicating that the person coming is definitely Not an ordinary person.

After the escaping light fell, the figure of a young Golden Sword Sect monk was revealed.

After seeing the appearance of the Golden Sword Sect monk clearly, Fang Jiancai asked with a somewhat uncertain tone: "This fellow Taoist looks familiar, may I ask...are you here to see me?"

The Golden Blade Sect monk slightly arched his hands and said, "You are welcome, fellow Taoist. I am Wang Ziwei, assistant to the president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank. He is also a foundation-building monk. I have taken the liberty to disturb fellow Taoist Fang this time. I also have important information that I want to inform you." For you!"

Wang Ziwei, assistant to the president of Lingshi Reserve Bank?

Hearing this title, Fang Jiancai suddenly showed a look of realization: No wonder this person looks so familiar, it turns out that he is President Li Qingyang's secretary!

He is also a monk in the Foundation Establishment Stage, but he, an outer deacon of the Infinite Sword Sect, is a complete scumbag in front of the other party. He looks very familiar to him, most likely because he has seen the other party's spell images in "Cultivation Financial Weekly".

However, the other party actually knew a small person like himself, which made Fang Jiancai a little strange.

What made him even more strange was that Li Qingning had just sent him some shocking news, so why did Grandpa Li Qingning's secretary also personally send him important information?

How much important information does your old Li family have?

Although he was confused, he still politely cupped his hands and said, "It turns out to be fellow Taoist King Jindaomen. I wonder if you have any advice?"

Wang Ziwei casually set up a soundproofing spell, and then said softly: "Advice is not an issue. We, Mr. Li, got an important piece of information through top-secret channels. It seems that a thief wants to take advantage of the opportunity of Master Chen to come to the Wuliang Sword Sect to report on his work. The Golden Core Stage Black Pool Dragon King from the nature reserve has been introduced into Tianshu City to cause chaos!"

After hearing the news, Fang Jiancai suddenly showed an expression of great astonishment. However, he was not shocked because of the news itself, but because he had just heard Li Qingning say it once in the communication spell.

Only then did I realize that this information was very important.

But he is not deaf or blind. There is no need for you to come over and tell the same thing twice in a row!

Seeing Fang Jiancai's confused expression, Wang Ziwei thought he was shocked by the news he brought, so he continued to explain: "Fellow Daoist Fang, this is absolutely true, and these unscrupulous people have even thought of destroying Tianshu. To create a magic barrier for the city, I suggest you immediately find a way to contact Master Chen and ask him to rush back to Tianshu City to take charge of the overall situation!"

Fang Jiancai just nodded blankly.

Because the advice given by Wang Ziwei was exactly the same as the advice given by Li Qingning.

Not only that, Li Qingning revealed more information than Wang Ziwei. According to Miss Li, this conspiracy against Tianshu City was accidentally discovered by Yang Lu, a consultant of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, through some secret channel.

Although Fang Jiancai really wanted to ask Wang Ziwei why you had to tell me the same thing twice, it seemed very rude to ask, so he could only pretend to be indifferent and said: "Assistant Wang, I already know about this matter. Since President Li has confirmed the authenticity of this matter, I naturally have no doubts about it. However, the Mountain Eagle Sect is protected by the Nine-turn Tianshu Formation. Even if the Black Pool Dragon King really attacks, I am afraid there is only a dead end! "

Wang Ziwei said with a serious expression: "You know the existence of the Nine Turns Tianshu Formation, don't the people who caused the rebellion know about it?"

"Headmaster Kechen is reporting his work in the meeting hall, and I can't contact him now!"

Wang Ziwei shook his head and said: "I have fulfilled my obligation to inform you. How to deal with it depends on your own wishes. Our Lingshi Reserve Bank does not intend to get involved in this matter. But I have a personal suggestion..."

"Assistant Wang said it's okay!"

"I suggest you contact Elder Cheng Shuying immediately and force your way into the venue to interrupt this debriefing!"

Fang Jiancai was slightly startled, and then his pupils shrank suddenly: "You mean... this debriefing itself is a conspiracy?"

Wang Ziwei smiled and said: "I didn't say anything. This is an internal matter of your Merit Hall. Besides, if someone asks, I will not admit that I have told you these things. I'll take my leave!"

After saying that, Wang Ziwei's figure flashed and disappeared instantly.

Only then did he realize that this matter was not a trivial matter. He ignored the normal reporting process and quickly cast a communication spell to the Supreme Elder Cheng Shuying. Even so, he was still worried that Elder Cheng had not received his communication spell, so he immediately set up his escape light and soared into the sky, preparing to report to Elder Cheng face to face what had just happened.