The Fourth Financial Crisis

Fortunately, what Yang Lu was worried about did not happen.

Less than half an hour later, Yang Lu found Ye Chen in a forest clearing who was about to set up camp.

As a cultivator who practices the forbidden art Gengjin Body Transformation Art, Ye Chen's situation on the battlefield outside the territory is actually very embarrassing. Although the Gengjin Body Transformation Art gives him a strong frontal combat capability, the battlefield outside the territory is not the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference. There is no arena for him to fight head-on, and other testers will not give him a chance to fight head-on.

In the past few hours, Ye Chen had already discovered traces of several trialists. However, Ye Chen, who knew nothing but frontal combat, could not even kill his opponent on the spot, and he did not even have the ability to escape the opponent's taillights. touch.

In desperation, Ye Chen had to find a place to set up camp and see if he could find an opportunity to wait and see.

However, before he finished setting up his camp, he heard a familiar voice coming from behind:

"Fellow Daoist Ye, it's been such a long time!"

Suddenly hearing someone greeting him, Ye Chen felt like his butt was sitting on a charcoal fire. He was almost scared to the point where he jumped up. After seeing the face of the person clearly, Ye Chen said with shock on his face: "Consultant Yang, how could it be you? ?how did you find me?"

"Oh? I thought Master Chen had told you!" Yang Lu's tone was very enthusiastic, but also a little doubtful, as if he was a little curious, how could Ye Chen ask such an obvious question.

However, Ye Chen couldn't understand what Yang Lu meant at all.

He subconsciously took two steps back and said suspiciously: "What did Master Chen say to me? Master Chen didn't say anything to me at all! Consultant Yang, you might as well speak more clearly!"

Yang Lu pondered for a moment, then suddenly showed an expression of realization and said: "This matter is of great importance. In order to prevent the secret from being leaked, it is right for Master Chen not to tell you in advance. But it doesn't matter, it's not too late for me to tell you the reason for this in person!"

If someone else had said these pretentious words to him, Ye Chen would have killed him on the spot. The fists are the biggest on the battlefield outside the territory, and no orders from any leader are of any use here!

But Yang Lu had a fearless expression on his face, as if he had already convinced himself, which made Ye Chen feel a little unsure. After all, Yang Lu's usual behavior was not like the kind of person who didn't take his own life seriously. Crazy...

Recalling that before the start of the extraterritorial battlefield, he had witnessed Yang Lu and Chen Ming having a secret meeting for a long time and even pointing fingers at him. Could it be said that Chen Ming really had any secret instructions?

Thinking of this, Ye Chen thought it would be better to take a look at the situation first.

He is quite confident in his own strength. If it is a one-on-one duel, not many people in the entire foreign battlefield can defeat him. He does not believe that Yang Lu can plot against him when he is already prepared!

After making a decision secretly, Ye Chen said with a vigilant face: "Consultant Yang, if you have anything to say, just say it and I will judge the truth and falsehood!"

Yang Lu's expression suddenly straightened up, and he began to make alarmist remarks: "Fellow Daoist Ye, you have caused a big disaster!"

Ye Chen wondered: "Me? Got into a big trouble?"

Yang Lu took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "At the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference, you humiliated the descendants of Ren Tianyuan, the Supreme Elder of the Wuliang Sword Sect, in front of the heads and elders of various sects in Zhongzhou. Do you think this matter is right? Is it just like this?"

Hasn't this matter passed?

If Yang Lu hadn't said anything, Ye Chen would have really thought that this matter was over!

Seeing Ye Chen's confused face, Yang Lu showed a wry smile: "What kind of person is Elder Ren? You can't hit his face casually? If my eldest daughter Qingning hadn't personally come forward to vouch for you, Fellow Daoist Ye Don't talk about joining the Wuliang Sword Sect, Elder Ren Tianyuan would have sent someone to get rid of you long ago!"

When Ye Chen heard this, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "How could it be so? Why did Master Chen never tell me?"

Of course, Master Chen didn’t tell you, because I was making this up from beginning to end!

Ye Chen's first reaction was actually correct. The Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference had indeed passed a long time ago. Ren Yi was not that small-minded at all. To put it bluntly, if a person was bitten by a dog, would he still think about how to bite him back every day? What's more, Elder Ren Tianyuan is such a big shot, how can he possibly fight against a monk in the Qi Refining Stage?

However, for Ye Chen, a passionate young man, the knowledge of human nature is still too profound.

He couldn't find any flaws in Yang Lu's nonsense.

Seeing the disbelieving expression on the other party's face, Yang Lu tightened his expression and sneered in a serious manner: "So what if Master Chen tells you? Can you still let Elder Ren take the initiative to betray you?"

"So you came all the way to find me just to ask me to return your favor?"

Yang Lu nodded and said: "To be precise, I want to ask you to help my eldest lady this time. The eldest lady is the great-granddaughter of President Li Qingyang, and she is the only one qualified to make Elder Ren look good. But you You also know that the eldest lady has many enemies. If she unfortunately dies on the battlefield outside the territory, no one will be able to speak for you!"

"So before the start of the external battlefield, you were discussing this matter with the master?"

Seeing that Ye Chen had learned to answer questions, Yang Lu couldn't help showing a childish expression: "Yes, Master Chen also hopes that you can cooperate with my eldest daughter. It's just that the enemies of our Qingning Chamber of Commerce have a strong background, and as a mountain master, Master Chen also hopes that you can cooperate with me." The leader of the Eagle Faction still needs to focus on the overall situation, and cannot openly stand for the Qingning Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the Mountain Eagle Faction, so I can only let me convey it secretly."

Unable to find any flaw in Yang Lu's logic, Ye Chen could only ask: "Why didn't Master Chen tell me this in person?"

Yang Lu had known for a long time that he would ask this question, so he deliberately pretended to be hesitant and said hesitantly: "This matter is of great importance. The fewer people who know about it, the better. Although Daoyou Ye is a direct disciple of Master Chen, it's just... …”

"Just what?"

Yang Lu sighed softly and explained with some reluctance: "Fellow Daoist Ye, it's not me who is making trouble. According to my observations during this period, Head Chen Ming doesn't seem to trust you very much!"

These words made Ye Chen's expression change drastically on the spot.

After the incident at the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference, Chen Ming did have a big opinion against him, and even began to deliberately hide many things from him. This incident was like a thorn in his heart, which he could not let go of.

As an outsider, Yang Lu took the initiative to expose this matter, which made Ye Chen's expression become distorted: "Consultant Yang, what do you mean?"

"Fellow Daoist Ye, I know that good advice is hard on the ears, but some of my words come from the bottom of my heart!" Yang Lu seemed not to notice the strangeness in Ye Chen's tone at all, but continued on by himself, "As a consultant to the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, I have no motives. To sow discord between you and Master Chen, but some things are self-evident, and your own experience must be deeper than mine..."

The biggest doubt deep in his heart, Ye Chen finally couldn't hold back after being continuously verbally assaulted by Yang Lu.

"You...what exactly do you want to say?"

Yang Lu persuaded earnestly: "Fellow Daoist Ye, in the end, cultivators like us must rely on our own strength to achieve success. You help Miss Qingning not only to help the Mountain Eagle Sect, but also to help yourself. Only Miss Qingning Only if Miss comes forward to clear up the misunderstanding with Elder Ren can you successfully join the Infinite Sword Sect and realize your ambition in life!"

What Yang Lu said was just lying with his eyes open.

After all, the real world is not a cool novel, it is not about the protagonist shouting that he can defy heaven if he wants to.

As long as society is composed of human beings, then the most important knowledge is human nature. Even the history of Yang Lu's own fortune is a process of constantly leveraging the contradictions of major forces to leverage each other. If not, with his humble status at the fourth level of Qi Refining, In terms of cultivation, how can it be possible to achieve "building a foundation by talking and laughing, but not refining Qi by going back and forth"?

However, this refreshing theory is very much to Ye Chen's liking.

For the sake of revenge, he endured pain that ordinary people couldn't bear, and he had long been deeply immersed in self-moved emotions and couldn't extricate himself. Little did he know that there was never any gain in this world.

If the world was really like a computer game, where you gain as much as you work, there would be no losers in this world!

Yang Lu still didn't know the blood feud that Ye Chen was carrying.

But what he said about "joining the Wuliang Sword Sect and realizing one's ambitions in life" and "cultivators must rely on their own strength" shocked Ye Chen, because his lifelong ideal is to avenge his family!

Chen Ming's recent actions have gradually made him realize the truth that "you need to be strong to make iron."

If he wants to avenge his family, he must not place all his hopes on Chen Ming. If he can join the Wuliang Sword Sect, even if he doesn't rely on Chen Ming's power, he might be able to shake the powerful Haiya Sect!

However, whether it is with the help of Chen Ming's power or with his own power, joining the Wuliang Sword Sect is a prerequisite. If the matter falls short due to Elder Ren Tianyuan's misunderstanding, then it will be all in vain.

Although Ye Chen had basically accepted Yang Lu's statement, he still wanted to confirm it again: "Consultant Yang, as the saying goes, there is no basis for what you say, is there any evidence for your words?

Upon hearing his question, Yang Lu knew that he had already believed most of it. If he didn't believe what he said at all, there would be no need to ask around and he would just roll up his sleeves and do it.

So Yang Lu took out the guest token of the Shanying Sect, waved it and said, "Do you recognize this thing?"

Ye Chen forced himself to pretend to be expressionless and said: "This is a battlefield outside the Lawless Territory. The token of the elder of the Mountain Eagle Sect cannot explain anything."

Yang Lu didn't care about Ye Chen's pretended indifferent reaction, and said with a smile: "Even if it doesn't explain the problem, think about it for yourself, if Master Youchen hadn't secretly used means to help, how could I have survived in such a huge foreign battlefield? Where did I find you?"

"Maybe you met me by chance, and then you tried to trick me with your sweet words!"

Hearing the other party's baseless doubts, Yang Lu spread his hands and said: "Of course not! In fact, Head Chenming not only gave me a way to find you, but even gave me a way to control you! It's just that I have always When Fellow Daoist Ye is my close friend, I really can’t bear to use such despicable means to control you like Master Chen did!”

While Yang Lu was talking nonsense, he couldn't help but apologize to Head Chen for Feng Ping's murder.

As expected, when he heard the words "despicable means", Ye Chen's pupils shrank slightly: "He also gave you that means?"

Yang Lu showed a hint of reluctance and nodded with a sad face, which was regarded as an admission of guilt for the unlucky head Chen.

Ye Chen's expression changed drastically, but he soon calmed down again. He looked deeply at Yang Lu and said, "In that case, prove it to me! Just use the methods Chen Ming gave you to torture me!"

Yang Lu was secretly happy in his heart, but his face turned pale with shock and said: "Fellow Daoist Ye, why are you doing this?"

However, Ye Chen looked like a martyr who was about to go to the execution ground. He shook his head resolutely and said, "Fellow Daoist Yang is not to blame for this... I just want to confirm for myself whether Master Chen Ming really uses me as a tool! If it is true, If this is the case, then I, Ye Chen, will definitely help Miss Qingning, but this is not for the Mountain Eagle Faction, but for myself!"

Yang Lu originally wanted to continue to show off.

However, before he could perform the "three concessions and three concessions" drama again, Ye Chen was the first to lose control.

He shouted at Yang Lu: "Come on! If Chen Ming really gives you that kind of method, then use it on me and make me give up on him! Don't worry, I I will never blame you for this!"

Yang Lu always pays great attention to the details of conversations.

He was keenly aware that Ye Chen initially called Chen Ming Master Chen, but after the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference, he began to call Chen Ming Master Chen. From now on, Ye Chen has begun to call him Master Chen directly. His name is taboo.

Under Yang Lu's deliberate guidance, Chen Ming's reputation in Ye Chen's heart has obviously taken a turn for the worse.

This can't be completely blamed on Yang Lu for sowing discord. If Chen Ming hadn't first used a dark method like sharing the joys and sorrows to control Ye Chen, Yang Lu wouldn't have won the other party's trust so easily. Since the other party has actively requested to be tortured, what else can Yang Lu say?

He put on a look of compassion, nodded and said: "In that case, then I have been offended a lot!"

"Come on though!"

Yang Lu immediately put his hand into the storage bag and put some pressure on the Shared Wealth and Suffering Gu.

The Sharing the Joys and Woes Gu was stimulated and immediately began to twist violently. The other Sharing the Joys and Woes Gu that was parasitic in Ye Chen's Dantian Qi Sea also began to go crazy, stirring the spiritual energy in Ye Chen's body. Ye Chen's originally handsome and cold face suddenly twitched, a large amount of cold sweat broke out, and even his body began to tremble.

Fortunately, Ye Chen was well prepared this time, and he didn't fall to the ground in pain like last time.

He gritted his teeth and said tremblingly: "That's it...this feeling, this...is Chen Ming's way of controlling me!"

Seeing that the other party couldn't even stand still, Yang Lu immediately withdrew his magical power: "Fellow Daoist Ye, now you know what I said is true! To be honest, I really don't want to use this method to blackmail you, because we are naturally the most powerful. With a suitable ally, there is absolutely no need to use such despicable means to maintain the relationship. It’s just that Master Chen really doesn’t trust you, so he took this trick..."

Although Yang Lu's words were half true and half false, they were still spoken from the bottom of his heart.

Although it is convenient to control Ye Chen with Gu insects like Chen Ming, it is difficult to guarantee that he will help him wholeheartedly.

As the saying goes, only a thousand days can prevent a thief, but there is no such thing as a thousand days to commit a thief.

If he uses strong methods to control Ye Chen, if Ye Chen conflicts with other cultivators and Ye Chen does nothing for him, or stabs him in the back when he is not paying attention, Yang Luke will regret it.

Therefore, if he was not forced to do so, Yang Lu still hoped to get Ye Chen to "sincerely" help him instead of being coerced by him using Gu insects. According to Yang Lu's observation of Ye Chen, a passionate young man, he didn't seem like the kind of person who was willing to be coerced.

But it is not easy for Yang Lu to maintain his image of greatness and integrity. After all, the Gu insect is too sinister. He must first explain clearly how this Gu insect got into his hands.

Yang Lu couldn't say that I brought this thing into the foreign battlefield just to use you as a tool. That would make it appear that he didn't trust Ye Chen very much. So he had no choice but to put the blame on Chen Ming's head through his talk just now, confirming the identity of the hapless leader Chen as a villain.

In fact, Yang Lu's strategy of attacking the heart was extremely effective.

Before he finished speaking this time, Ye Chen roared angrily: "That's enough, don't say any more!"

Yang Lu knew that he had successfully aroused the other party's emotions, so he immediately kept silent and waited for Ye Chen to speak on his own.

As the pain gradually subsided, Ye Chen finally breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Huh... I can see that you are different from Chen Ming. You are still an open-minded person. If your Qingning Chamber of Commerce only needs me to help Li Qingning get through it, If you can overcome the difficulties, you can help me resolve my grudges with Elder Ren and help me join the Infinite Sword Sect. This request... I can agree to you!"