Wang Butcher smiled dismissively, "It would be nice if we could live ordinary lives!"

"We're in the martial world, and members of Liangjie Tang. Are we afraid of not living a spectacular life?"

"Let's do it!"

Su Su had just put her hands together when Old Liu gently pressed them down with his fan. "No need to rush. If she wants to drag this out, we'll play along!"

"Let's see who can outlast who!"

Old Liu smiled slightly. "Jing Henyun is watching our Liangjie Tang, but isn't Liangjie Tang also watching her?"

"We can't support our Lord, and Jing Henyun can't support Bei Yan Yungui either."

"Isn't that good?"

Wang Butcher looked at Old Liu for a long time, then suddenly smiled. "Alright! Let's drag it out then!"

Lin Zhao and the others were all bewildered. No one knew what Old Liu was up to.

Old Liu waved his fan and said, "It's just a test of patience, right? What's so scary about that?"

"Our Lord isn't someone who can be easily taken down."

"Besides, what use is it for her to watch our Liangjie Tang?"

"In terms of manpower, Nan Weiyang and Dong Afang have thousands of elite troops under their command. Our Lord can call upon them at any time."

"In terms of intelligence, Tianji She spies are available at a moment's notice."

"In terms of experts, Jun Jixue and Lin Lingxiao can provide support from a thousand miles away at any time."

"In terms of ghosts and gods, haha... then there's even less to mention. As long as our Lord is willing, Hei Bai Wuchang (Black and White Impermanence), Po Jun, and Qi Sha can be summoned at any time."

"Does he need our group of helpers?"

Old Liu waved his fan and looked at the ceiling. "Jing Henyun, you think you control a lot of resources, but in reality, you have nothing."

"I could bring you into Liangjie Tang, so naturally I've prepared a backup plan."

Old Liu said, "If I don't send a signal to the outside tonight, all of your Yuehai Tower's business will be ruined. All of your cronies will be arrested and imprisoned."

"You know better than I what kind of business you're doing, right?"

Seeing no reaction nearby, Old Liu said again, "At this time tomorrow, if I still don't contact the outside world, the Bei Yan family's forces under the Wuxing Sect will be hunted down immediately."

"Of course, they won't be wiped out. However, I can guarantee that they definitely won't last more than five days."

This time, Old Liu finally felt a subtle fluctuation in the surrounding space—Jing Henyun was starting to get scared.

Old Liu laughed and said, "Guess what will happen on the third day, the fourth day, the fifth day... if I still don't contact the outside world?"

Jing Henyun finally couldn't help but ask, "The people of your Liangjie Tang are all here. What ability do you have to attack Wuxing?"

Old Liu smiled and said, "You can try, you know?"

"The martial world! Isn't it just a gamble?"

Old Liu said, "Let's go, we'll all move to the training room and sleep on the floor, to avoid giving Boss Jing any opportunities. It's good to continue dragging this out with Boss Jing, right?"

Old Liu really led people into the training room and started a standoff with Jing Henyun.

Old Liu couldn't contact the outside world, but Jing Henyun could.

As a result, Jing Henyun received the first news that night: all of her industries in Yangcheng had been uprooted, and all funds had been frozen.

Although the subordinates she had secretly cultivated had not suffered any losses, all sources of funds had been completely cut off.

This kind of blow was even more fatal.

Wuxing needed Jing Henyun because she could make money.

Bei Yan Yungui was able to win people's hearts and build up his power in Wuxing because he had a large sum of money to use. Without money, who would risk their lives for him?

In fact, Liangjie Tang really was an anomaly in the martial world.

We risked our lives together, but no one ever mentioned the issue of compensation.

It wasn't that Old Liu didn't pay wages, but no one had ever cared about that aspect.

These things were almost impossible to see in other groups.

I was conflicted about this for a while: You say, the girls in Liangjie Tang risk their lives with me, and I only pay them symbolic wages. Isn't that too unfair?

When I secretly said to Old Liu, "Let's tighten our belts a little and pay the girls more," Old Liu told me: You're overthinking it. They're all richer than you, and they all have businesses outside.

You thought Feng Ruoxing, a Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren for so many years, would be as poor as you, brewing your own wine?

You thought Wang Butcher, as a grandmaster, had no family fortune? Let me tell you, one time she slaughters a demon beast, it's enough for you to earn for a year.

You thought Wang Xiaohuan and Jiang Junci were broke after losing their sects? If their assets were converted into cash, you'd have to work for them.

Old Liu gave me an analogy.

If someone asked the girls of Liangjie Tang: "Love or bread, what would you choose?"

They would tell you: Bread? That doesn't exist. I've been eating steak and lobster as my staple food for a long time. Who still eats bread?

People are in Liangjie Tang for you to take them to experience the martial world, not to work for you.

Got it!

After all that, Ye Yang and I were the poorest people in Liangjie Tang.

Embarrassing!

Embarrassing to the extreme!

Old Liu comforted me at the time, saying: Liangjie Tang is a rare flower in the martial world.

But I always felt like he was saying: You're the oddball Tang Master, aren't you?