The Fourth Financial Crisis

Climbing up the stairs, a white-haired monk with an extremely old appearance was already sitting in the hall on the second floor, waiting for him.

Although Yang Lu had never seen this person before, when he saw this old monk sitting on a futon and meditating with his eyes closed, he realized that he was probably Li Qingning's great-grandfather and the president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, Li Qingyang.

No matter how old an ordinary monk is, he will not look old. The most typical example is Chen Ming, the head of the Mountain Eagle Sect who is now over 400 years old.

Although his beard and hair are also white, Chen Ming's face is rosy and he looks like a young man. Only when he has entered the final stage of his life where he burns his cultivation base to exchange for longevity, can a cultivator look so old.

After seeing Yang Lu, Li Qingyang opened his cloudy eyes slightly and said: "The environment here is a bit bad, mainly because I don't like letting others clean my house, and in my current state, I don't have the energy to clean it often. Well, as a junior monk from my sect, you can make do with me, a dying old man!"

Although Li Qingyang is a big shot who stands at the top of the Kyushu cultivation world, his tone of voice is unusually gentle.

Yang Lu was about to say a few polite words when he heard Li Qingyang continue: "I have heard about you. The theory and practice you have made in Qingning Chamber of Commerce are very good, and Qingning seems to like you very much. Every time I come back, She will always talk about Consultant Yang of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce. Although I haven’t met you in person, I have heard of your name!”

Yang Lu couldn't figure out Li Qingyang's attitude, so he cupped his hands in embarrassment and said, "Miss Qingning and I are very good friends. This little skill is just a trick in front of you!"

"Are they just ordinary friends?" Li Qingyang asked noncommittally, and did not give Yang Lu a chance to defend himself, so he continued to talk to himself, "I invite you here alone, and I have no other intention. It's just that if you don't ask some questions, You know, I’m afraid I’ll die with my eyes closed. I wonder if Consultant Yang can help me, a dying person, to clarify my doubts?”

How could Yang Lu dare to show off in front of Li Qingyang? He quickly saluted respectfully and said, "I don't dare to accept it, but President Li said it's okay!"

After receiving Yang Lu's affirmative reply, Li Qingyang gently closed his eyes. A mysterious aura emanated from him, and then enveloped Yang Lu, making Yang Lu suddenly feel a thrilling feeling of hair standing on end.

Before Yang Lu could ask questions, Li Qingyang took the initiative to explain: "Don't panic, I just used my spiritual consciousness to lock your aura. Although I can no longer mobilize my magic power normally, my spiritual consciousness still has the golden elixir stage. At the level of a monk, and with the help of Bai Jade Pavilion, I can even temporarily reach the level of consciousness at the Nascent Soul level."

"President Li, what are you going to do?"

Li Qingyang closed his eyes and slowly said: "I just want to make sure that I get the most true answer before I die!"

Yang Lu was no longer a rookie in the world of cultivation, and he instantly understood what Li Qingyang meant.

Cultivators rely on the sixth sense called divine consciousness to control aura, and as long as it is human perception, it will inevitably be affected by emotions. When a cultivator's emotions fluctuate significantly, it will naturally cause disturbance to the surrounding aura environment. The consciousness of the great monks at the Nascent Soul stage has become so powerful that it is so meticulous that as long as the low-level monks are locked by the aura of the Nascent Soul monks, even the subtle emotional fluctuations caused by lying will be keenly detected by the Nascent Soul monks.

Although this lie detection method is not very accurate, the accuracy rate is at least 70-80%. As for the specific success rate, it also depends on the psychological quality of the target and the emotional state of the target at the time.

Yang Lu knew that he had no room to bargain with Li Qingyang.

Forcibly suppressing the instinctive discomfort caused by being locked by the high-level monk's aura, he swallowed with some difficulty and said: "President Li, just ask, I will definitely answer truthfully!"

Li Qingyang nodded slightly: "After I ask the question, you must answer within one second. Only in this way can I be sure whether you have lied to me. I can assure you that no matter what answer you give, I won’t have any ill will towards you, after all, you are the one that girl Qing Ning likes, so I will definitely stand by your side!”

"President Li, the eldest lady and I are just ordinary friends——"

"You lied!"

Before Yang Lu could finish his explanation, Li Qingyang exposed his lies mercilessly.

Hearing Li Qingyang's unquestionable tone, Yang Lu knew that this must be the lie detector test, so he could only scratch his head and said: "Okay, I admit that I have a little crush on Miss Qingning. After all, Miss Qingning is naturally beautiful. I’m afraid there are few normal male cultivators who wouldn’t have a good impression of her..."

However, Li Qingyang said with a faint smile: "Is it really just that little good impression?"

Yang Lu rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said, "Uh... maybe I have a little more favorable impression, maybe a little more favorable impression!"

Fortunately, Li Qingyang did not continue to ask, but sighed softly and said: "Even if you admit it openly, I will not interfere in your young people's affairs. I am just worried that Qingning will not be able to take good care of herself after I die. ah……"

Hearing this, Yang Lu didn't know what to say.

He immediately patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I will definitely do my best to assist the eldest lady!"

Li Qingyang nodded slightly and said: "Xu Yannan and Jiang Hua'an have told me through various channels about the things you have done for the Qingning Chamber of Commerce recently, whether it is the internal governance of the Chamber of Commerce or the handling of relations between all parties... It can be said that I have not personally come forward. Under the circumstances, you have done your best, and I believe you have the ability to take good care of her."

It is not surprising that Xu Yannan snitched to Li Qingyang.

I just didn't expect that this old guy Jiang Hua'an, who usually seemed quiet, secretly reported everything he did to Li Qingyang!

This old fox hides so deeply!

You must know that Li Qingyang is one of the most important figures in the Jiuzhou cultivation world. Jiang Hua'an can send a message to Li Qingyang who is far away in the Lingshi Reserve Bank. In terms of mobility alone, he has already thrown Han Xinhe and Su Yuanfeng out several blocks.

It seems that Jiang Hua'an is able to take charge of the Haiya system not only because his cultivation level is higher than that of Han and Su!

Li Qingyang seemed to see what Yang Lu was thinking, and explained with a smile: "You have me, and I have you. The relationship between the Wuliang Sword Sect and the vassal sect has always been like this, and the Haiya Sect is the top of this set of game rules. Player. You asked the Qingning Chamber of Commerce to bind the Haiya Sect instead of the Shanying Sect. This is indeed a clever move. On the surface, the Haiya Sect does not have any backer in the Wuliang Sword Sect, and it seems that it is not as good as Tianshu who has Cheng Shuying as his backer. Chengshan Eagle Sect, but the potential energy it possesses is simply not comparable to that of the Mountain Eagle Sect with a shallow foundation!"

Li Qingyang's judgment was the same as Yang Lu's.

If the Mountain Eagle Sect after Chen Ming came to power was like an unsheathed sword with its sharp edge exposed, then the Haiya Sect, which kept a low profile and bided its time, was like a huge iceberg lurking under the sea, with a deep foundation but rarely exposed.

Han Xinhe, Su Yuanfeng, Jiang Huaan...

None of these three people are fuel-efficient, not to mention that the Haiya Department also has Xu Haihong, a golden elixir-level monk who specializes in business in Huoyunzhou!