“You guys have been doing more than just underpaying the management fee, haven’t you?” Lu Yang squinted his eyes. He remembered that the senior sister had asked them to pay the management fee, and hand over all the remaining profits from the barbecue shop.
There was a lot of room for manipulation here. For example, the barbecue shop could collaborate with other shops, and part of the profits from those shops would go to the barbecue shop, all without the senior sister’s knowledge.
Or they could use the profits from the barbecue shop to buy assets, which they wouldn’t have to hand over to the senior sister. When they needed spirit stones, they could just sell the assets.
With a little thought, Lu Yang could come up with seven or eight ways to avoid these issues. He didn’t believe that the sect leader couldn’t think of them.
The sect leader broke out in a cold sweat. He hadn’t expected to reveal such a flaw in a moment of carelessness.
“You two can have thirty percent of the barbecue shop’s profits.”
Lu Yang remained unmoved: “All of it should be handed over to the senior sister, not a penny less. You guys are already ghosts, unable to cultivate. What use do you have for spirit stones?”
He had the backing of the senior sister and the immortal fairy. Whatever he lacked, the senior sister would provide for him. The immortal fairy also had plenty of contribution points. If Lu Yang needed them, she would give them to him.
He didn’t need to profit from the barbecue shop.
Moreover, if he handed over all the profits from the barbecue shop to the senior sister, she wouldn’t keep track of it, and in the end, wouldn’t it all fall into his hands?
As for Meng Jingzhou, there was no need to mention him. The young master of the Meng family had always been worried about having too much money.
“If you don’t agree to this condition, I’ll tell the senior sister about your hidden spirit stones right now. You can guess what her reaction would be.”
The sect leader was sweating profusely. As ghosts, they indeed had no use for spirit stones. They were just saving up spirit stones to have a goal.
But the senior sister of the Seek Tao Sect might not accept this excuse.
Lu Yang said leisurely: “On the other hand, if you agree to this condition and fix the loophole, this matter can be covered up. The senior sister won’t know, and I will persuade her to let you open branches in the outside world.”
“How about it? Why not consider it?”
The sect leader was silent, considering the feasibility of Lu Yang’s proposal. Ghosts, too, needed a goal or spiritual sustenance. If they lived in a daze, their consciousness would eventually dissipate and return to the world.
As high-ranking members of the Immortal Sect, their spiritual sustenance was the immortal fairy. If the immortal fairy asked them to open barbecue shops in the outside world and spread them all over the Central Continent, they would have to fulfill the fairy’s instructions.
The sect leader glanced at the immortal fairy out of the corner of his eye. Seeing her nod almost imperceptibly, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
“Alright, I agree to your terms!”
“That’s more like it.”
“By the way, do you know Qin Haoran, the sect leader of the Nine Nether Sect?” Lu Yang remembered that the person in front of him was not only the butcher of the slaughterhouse but also the sect leader of the Immortal Sect.
“Qin Haoran?” The sect leader was taken aback. “The previous sect leader of the Nine Nether Sect was surnamed Qin, but I don’t know his name.”
Meng Jingzhou was puzzled: “As a sect leader of a demonic sect, how could you not know his name?”
The sect leader explained helplessly: “Really, the relationship between the four major demonic sects is not as close as you think. We usually only meet and communicate during joint actions or mutual exchanges. Moreover, the conflict of our fundamental doctrines makes it difficult for us to stand on the same front.”
“For example, the Nine Nether Sect believes in reincarnation, that people go to the Nine Nether after death. But we, the Immortal Sect, believe in the immortal fairy, who can resurrect after death. The difference between our doctrines and that of the Nine Nether Sect is quite significant.”
“Moreover, it’s not just that we belong to different sects. Even within the same sect, it’s not necessarily that we know each other well. For example, if Sect Leader Qin has a wife and children, would he tell his subordinates? Of course not.”
Lu Yang nodded. That made sense. If the Nine Nether Sect knew about Su Yiren’s existence, why hadn’t there been any movement in the past decade or so?
Su Yiren’s existence was a threat to the Nine Nether Sect. Su Yiren didn’t know about Qin Haoran’s identity or the location of the Nine Nether Sect, but would the Nine Nether Sect believe that?
It must have been Qin Haoran who deliberately concealed Su Yiren’s existence.
“However, I do know a bit about Sect Leader Qin. Without using immortal treasures, the overall strength of the Nine Nether Sect is slightly stronger than our Immortal Sect. In fact, Sect Leader Qin has privately complained to me, saying that he is under a lot of pressure now. So I guess that Qin Haoran’s position as sect leader is not as stable as mine. There are many people below who want to seize power.”
“The Nine Nether Sect doesn’t have an immortal to worship, so they probably don’t have any immortal treasures.” The sect leader seemed quite proud when he said this. Among the four major demonic sects, only they worshipped an immortal and held an immortal treasure. It was just a pity that they couldn’t get those immortal treasures in the immortal relics. Otherwise, the strength of their Immortal Sect could rank first among the four major demonic sects!
“The Nine Nether Sect believes in the existence of the Nine Nether, and that they will go to the Nine Nether after death, so they are not afraid of anything. They have proposed many radical plans, such as building a city as the entrance to the Nine Nether, declaring war on the Great Xia Dynasty, etc., all of which were suppressed by Sect Leader Qin.”
Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou gasped. They dared to propose plans like declaring war on the Great Xia Dynasty. Wasn’t this a spy infiltrating the high ranks of the Nine Nether Sect, trying to wipe out the Nine Nether Sect in one fell swoop?
If applied to Lu Yang, it would be equivalent to him, the founder of the Immortal Sect, declaring war on the senior sister.
This was like being possessed by the immortal fairy.
The sect leader went on to share some information about the Nine Nether Sect, which was quite enlightening for Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.
After hearing the information, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou felt that there was no need to stay here any longer, so they got up and left.
“Let me see you out.” The sect leader was very polite and saw Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou off.
“Lu Yang, I have something to discuss with the immortal fairy. I’ll be back soon.” The immortal fairy said.
“Alright.”
A figure slowly floated out from behind Lu Yang. It was a beautiful woman in a goose-yellow dress. She appeared silently in front of the immortal fairy. The immortal fairy felt as if she was seeing the end of her path, and the pressure was immense.The Immortal Dao Fruit is a superior existence to its immature form, which has no ability to resist.
“Immortal.” The Immortal crossed his hands, raised them above his head, and bowed to the Immortal Maiden.
The Immortal Maiden responded indifferently, “We have the opportunity to meet today, and there is something I need to inform you.”
“Please speak, Maiden.”
“I have observed that Lu Yang’s temperament and talent meet my requirements. I have decided that Lu Yang will be the second in command of the Immortal lineage, and you will be the third. You must treat Lu Yang with the same respect as you treat me in the future. Have you understood?”
The Immortal was first surprised. Even if Lu Yang’s temperament and talent were sufficient, his cultivation level was not high enough to qualify him as the second in command. However, he seemed to understand something and respectfully responded, “Yes.”
Soon, the Immortal Maiden returned to Lu Yang’s spiritual space.
“Maiden, where have you been?”
“I won’t tell you.”
The Immortal Maiden chuckled secretly. Lu Yang, if you don’t want to be the second in command, then I will make everyone believe that you are. Even if you deny it later, it will be useless.
I am so clever.
(End of Chapter)