"Why did he contact you?" Ye Xingchen asked, somewhat puzzled.
“We expanded too quickly, and he felt uneasy. Moreover, we have had some minor conflicts these days over territory issues. I don’t think his contact with me was to resolve this problem,” Gu Manyun said.
"Then let's go talk to him." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "Where are you? I'll come directly to you. They have people from Futu Mountain over there. I'll go with them to make sure everything goes smoothly."
"Okay." Gu Manyun hung up the phone and sent Ye Xingchen an address.
Tianyu Tower is built along the river with a unique architectural style. The place is half on the river and has a panoramic view of the river from its highest point, making it extremely elegant.
Although the scenery here is beautiful, this six-story building is almost always closed, because it is not open to the general public; it is a place where underworld bosses solve their problems.
On the rooftop of Tianyu Building, Cheng Qiang had already arrived, followed by a woman who was short and taciturn.
However, this woman exuded a sinister aura, and if nothing unexpected happened, she must be a disciple of Mount Futu.
Gu Manyun finally arrived late, but of course, she wasn't alone; she came with Ye Xingchen.
"President Cheng, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." Gu Manyun sat down opposite Cheng Qiang with a smile.
"I won't bother with formalities. Since you're here, let's get started." Cheng Qiang put down his cup and glanced at Gu Manyun: "Gu Manyun, your Fengwu Chamber of Commerce has expanded very quickly. I should congratulate you."
"But now you're like a sword hanging over our Cheng family's head, making me unable to sleep soundly, so I feel it's necessary to talk to you."
“That’s a must. Our two families are separated by the river, and I haven’t touched the Cheng family’s territory on the east bank of the river at all,” Gu Manyun said. “We have indeed had some minor frictions these past few days, but these are all misunderstandings. I don’t think we need to make things unpleasant over these misunderstandings, do you think, President Cheng?”
“I don’t think this is a misunderstanding.” Cheng Qiang toyed with the cup in his hand and glanced at Gu Manyun. “I know you have people backing you up, but there are always some rules to follow.”
“Yes, we must follow the rules.” Gu Manyun nodded heavily. “If you have any complaints, just say so. Or if you have caused any disturbance, I will apologize to you and I will also tell my men to be more careful.”
"Heh, no need for apologies, we don't play those kinds of games." Cheng Qiang sneered, "These places have already penetrated deep into the heart of the Cheng family, I don't think that's appropriate, so I'm giving President Yun the area around 16th Street in exchange."
"Firstly, it puts my mind at ease, and secondly, this collaboration will further strengthen our relationship. What do you think, Mr. Yun?"
As Cheng Qiang spoke, someone brought up a map, which was then placed in front of Gu Manyun.
The places marked on the map are the places Cheng Qiang wants to exchange.
Gu Manyun glanced at it and then sneered: "President Cheng, isn't this a bit inappropriate? The territories you allocated to me are completely devoid of profit, while the places you want to go are all rich and lucrative."
"You're offering me a few cleanly gnawed bones in exchange for a piece of juicy, fatty meat. Do you think that's fair?"
"There's nothing wrong with it, Mr. Yun. When we do business together, we have to follow some rules. You can't be the only one eating meat while others don't even get a sip of soup, can you?" Cheng Qiang said with a forced smile.
“That’s true, but when these territories were in Huang Zou’s hands, President Cheng didn’t dare to utter a sound. Now that these places are under my jurisdiction, it’s making Cheng Qiang uncomfortable?” Gu Manyun said with a smile, “President Cheng doesn’t think I’m just a woman, so he’s trying to bully me in various ways, does he?”
"How could I dare? President Yun has a powerful figure backing him up." Cheng Qiang chuckled, glancing at Ye Xingchen intentionally or unintentionally: "The powerful figure behind you doesn't even respect Master Liang, so how could I dare to bully you so easily?"
These words were so sarcastic and mocking that Ye Xingchen was considering whether he should just slap this guy away and flip the table, ending the conversation.
"President Cheng, if you want to talk, then let's talk properly." Gu Manyun said with a smile, "Since everyone is sitting down at Tianyu Tower, we're here to solve the problem."
"Of course I'm here to solve the problem. If you agree to the demands I just made, we can continue our discussion," Cheng Qiang said with a forced smile.
"What if I disagree? Does that mean there's no need to continue the discussion?" Gu Manyun asked.
"Of course, if you don't agree, there's no need for us to continue." Cheng Qiang spread his hands, as if to say, "What can you do to me?"
"Then let's not talk about it, it's a waste of time." Ye Xingchen sneered, releasing his killing intent, and the temperature in the room plummeted.
Cheng Qiang shuddered and quickly took a few steps back, shrinking behind the disciple of Futu Mountain.
The short Futu Mountain disciple stepped forward and blocked Cheng Qiang's path. She slowly raised her head, and a faint green glint flashed in the depths of her eyes.
This is a drug user. Futu Mountain is skilled in using poison. Drug users are different from drug slaves.
Drug slaves are like walking corpses, without their own thoughts, only obeying the spellcaster, while drug people are a higher-level existence.
Because they have their own thoughts and consciousness, and their behavior is no different from that of ordinary people, but they will absolutely obey the orders of their masters.
"Do you really think a mere medicine man from Mount Futu can stop me?" Ye Xingchen glanced at Cheng Qiang, who was frantically flirting with death.
Ye Xingchen could tell that this drug-using person was under Cheng Qiang's command and was probably sent by Bai Wei to protect Cheng Qiang.
If it were Bai Wei, she would never bother Ye Xingchen for no reason. Cheng Qiang's decision to negotiate with Gu Manyun this time was made on his own.
"Heh, maybe she can't kill you, but she has ways to poison everyone in the private room to death in a second." Cheng Qiang sneered, "Ye Xingchen, your strength surpasses that of a celestial being, maybe you'll be fine, but can you save Gu Manyun?"
"Is this a suicidal fighting style?" Ye Xingchen looked at Cheng Qiang with some surprise: "Huh, when did you become so reckless?"
“I’ve always been this stubborn. I won’t back down on this. Either you agree with me, or we all die together,” Cheng Qiang said sinisterly.
“You took the antidote beforehand, so you definitely won’t die.” Ye Xingchen glanced at Cheng Qiang: “So you think threatening me this way will work?”
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