After hearing Cheng Xiaofan's answer, Inoue Shoichi almost burst into tears, thinking, 'Do I not know you're a humble farmer from Huaxia?'
What I want to ask is how you can transform into a dragon and control lightning, wind, and rain!
"How can a small farmer like you transform into a dragon?" Inoue Shoichi asked with an air of intense curiosity.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and replied, "It's very simple, I am a descendant of the dragon!"
"..." Descendant of the dragon?
Huaxia people all call themselves descendants of the dragon, so why can only you transform into a dragon?
Just as Inoue Shoichi was about to press further, with a *poof*, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes rolled up white, and he fell to the ground, dead.
"Mr. Yoshida, you die too!" Cheng Xiaofan released the hand that was strangling Inoue Shoichi's neck and said to Yoshida Hideo.
"No, I can't die!"
Yoshida Hideo sprang up from the ground as if he were deranged, "You've already crippled me, I'll never be a threat to you again, just let me go!"
Cheng Xiaofan shook his head and said, "If I let you go just because you ask, what kind of person would I appear to be in your eyes?"
It wasn't that Cheng Xiaofan was deliberately trying to be ruthless.
For top figures of the Blood Demon Sect like Inoue Shoichi and Yoshida Hideo, even though their Golden Cores had been abolished, they had mastered the cultivation system so proficiently that it couldn't be undone.
Once they encountered an unexpected opportunity, or a heavenly material and earthly treasure that aided cultivation, they could quickly re-enter the cultivation system and potentially accelerate through consecutive breakthroughs.
To not eliminate such individuals was no different from releasing a tiger back into the mountains; they would sooner or later become Cheng Xiaofan's greatest threat.
"Yoshida Hideo, you must die!" Cheng Xiaofan coldly shouted and struck like lightning, his hand grasping his neck.
"Ah—"
Yoshida Hideo let out a scream, spat out blood, and then his breath hitched.
Cheng Xiaofan's gaze then fell upon Matsushita Kutsukuko.
"Please, Mr. Cheng, I beg you, don't kill me. I'm just a weak woman who was mixed in with the Blood Demon Sect, forced to be Inoue Shoichi's lover!" Matsushita Kutsukuko said, wiping away tears, while trying to garner sympathy from Cheng Xiaofan.
Anyone chosen by Inoue Shoichi was definitely not a simple woman.
Moreover, Inoue Shoichi had entrusted all of the Blood Demon Sect's assets to Matsushita Kutsukuko for management.
This showed that besides her stunning beauty, Matsushita Kutsukuko was primarily an extraordinary management talent.
"I didn't intend to kill you!" Cheng Xiaofan placed his right hand on the crown of her head and channeled a stream of dragon energy into her.
Dragon energy could alter the structural thinking of Matsushita Kutsukuko's brain, giving him complete control.
Under normal circumstances, Cheng Xiaofan would never control a woman in this manner, as it seemed rather dishonorable.
However, for a woman from the Blood Demon Sect, it was a different story.
To be honest, in Cheng Xiaofan's eyes, Matsushita Kutsukuko posed no threat to him whatsoever.
Why would he harbor killing intent towards such a woman?
Upon hearing Cheng Xiaofan's words, Matsushita Kutsukuko immediately perked up, her alluring eyes gazing at the young man before her, saying, "Mr. Cheng, as long as you don't kill me, I'll do anything you ask. From now on, you are my master, and I will forever be your female slave!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan withdrew his hand from her head and chuckled, "Tell me, are all the Blood Demon Sect's assets under your control?"
Matsushita Kutsukuko, thinking he wanted money, immediately replied, "Yes, they are all under my management. The cash we can readily access is at most a little over fifty billion. The rest has already been transferred to your account."
"I'm telling the truth. If you want the fifty billion, I'll transfer it to your bank account right away!"
Cheng Xiaofan waved his hand and said, "Keep that fifty billion for now."
"Also, among the profitable industries currently controlled by the Blood Demon Sect, what are the main ones?"
Matsushita Kutsukuko replied, "Reporting to Master, including the assets recently obtained from Sakai Kazuo, they are in cosmetics, perfume production, construction, catering, film and television, and tourism, among others."
"Can you manage all of these?" Cheng Xiaofan asked with interest.
Matsushita Kutsukuko nodded and said, "I can. Besides, I have a quite capable management team under me. With their assistance, it should be basically problem-free."
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Good. Since you regard me as your master, from now on, help me manage those assets well and strive for them to grow like a snowball."
"If I need funds in the future, I'll call you anytime!"
Hearing this, Matsushita Kutsukuko finally understood that she had been spared.
She said excitedly, "Don't worry, Master. From now on, all industries under the Blood Demon Sect belong to you. I will definitely manage them well for you!"
Cheng Xiaofan patted Matsushita Kutsukuko's shoulder and said, "Good, I'm satisfied with your words!"
At the same time, he knew that the dragon energy he had infused into Matsushita Kutsukuko's mind had taken full effect. No matter the time, this person who called herself a female slave would never betray her master.
"Master, how do you plan to deal with the sanatorium here?" Matsushita Kutsukuko asked.
Cheng Xiaofan said, "Destroy it!"
Around this sanatorium, the Blood Demon Sect had designed an evil aura. If it were left uncontrolled, it would harm innocent people nearby.
He asked Matsushita Kutsukuko, "Are there any other people in this sanatorium?"
Matsushita Kutsukuko replied, "As early as when Inoue Shoichi was preparing to deal with you, Yoshida Hideo had already withdrawn some people."
"After all, ordinary people don't know that this is the Blood Demon Sect's territory. Moreover, most of the people recuperating here are from prominent families, and some matters cannot be known to them."
"Who would listen to Yoshida Hideo's orders?" Cheng Xiaofan asked.
Matsushita Kutsukuko said, "Yoshida Hideo himself can't, but he can notify his brother, Yoshida Yuzuo, to come forward. Under the pretense that dangerous individuals have infiltrated here, the police will need to clear the area, and those people will naturally be scared away!"
This was a cliché plot often seen in cop movies.
Cheng Xiaofan had no interest in listening further.
However—
"Kutsukuko, does Yoshida Yuzuo know the inside story about Inoue Shoichi entrusting you with the Blood Demon Sect's assets?" Cheng Xiaofan asked.
He was worried that after Inoue Shoichi's death, Yoshida Yuzuo might target Matsushita Kutsukuko and snatch the Blood Demon Sect's assets from her.
Upon hearing this, Matsushita Kutsukuko smiled and said, "Reporting to Master, the rules of the Blood Demon Sect are very strict. Such matters are absolutely not leaked to outsiders. Yoshida Hideo would not dare tell his brother."
Cheng Xiaofan nodded in relief.
After all, the Blood Demon Sect's assets had now become his own, and he had to care about the safety of these assets.
Anyone who dared to covet what he had obtained, he would eliminate them. No one, no matter who they were, would be allowed to live.
As a Shennong successor, how could he lack a bit of dominance!
*Pah!*
Suddenly, a strange sound came from the vicinity behind him.
Cheng Xiaofan's eyelids twitched violently. He immediately realized that danger was approaching...