"I knew you would say that," Xu Jiaorou said in annoyance.
"Chief Xu, I have to thank you for your bravery," I only smiled, and quickly changed the topic.
Obviously, Xu Jiaorou also knew what I was talking about. When Hsieh Shih-chi was in danger, no one was willing to stand up for her. Xu Jiaorou decisively came out to help, although it didn't have any immediate effect, it at least showed her righteousness, on this point, I still admired her.
"Don't, what's the use of just saying thanks, it's better to do something," Xu Jiaorou waved her hand, as if she meant something.
I blanked out for a moment, then suddenly understood. If I'm not wrong, she should be talking about business cooperation. Last time, I got to know Xu Jiaorou through Tang Mengyun's introduction, and I heard from Grandmaster Chen that she was a strong woman from Jingcheng's Xu family.
This Xu family was also the invisible number one family, although I didn't have much to do with the Xu family, one more friend means one more path, moreover, Xu Jiaorou's request wasn't too much.
"Hehe, how about this, Chief Xu, I'll go to your company later, other than helping to improve the product, I'll also sign the cooperation contract, what do you think?" I asked politely.
"Ah!"
Xu Jiaorou clearly blanked out, she didn't think that I would actually agree so easily. Originally, she thought that helping to improve the product was already a great harvest, now that we reached a cooperation without even knowing, it was a pleasant surprise.
"What's wrong, did your company find a new partner already?" I couldn't help but ask.
"No, I just feel that, Boss Zhuang, you're too straightforward, it's a bit hard to believe," Xu Jiaorou was very honest.
Xu Jiaorou was very honest. Just a moment ago, she still had a grudge against me, but now, it had completely disappeared.
Then, her gaze landed on Hsieh Shih-chi, and said with envy, "Xiao Qi, I haven't seen you for a while, not only did you become more beautiful, your skin also became more tender."
Actually, the two of them knew each other before, but they weren't too familiar with each other. After all, the Pretty Women Company mainly targeted female customers, their products were also for women, and Xu Jiaorou was in charge of the cosmetics.
After chatting for a while, we left for the Pretty Women Company's headquarters.
At the same time, in Beijing's underground black market.
An old man dressed in a cyan robe stroked his beard and stared at the people in front of him. Although these people were the higher-ups of the martial arts sects, they were exceptionally polite to the old man. This could be seen from their respectful gazes and expressions.
"Elder Zhu, tell me, what should we do?
We'll listen to you, "Grandmaster Qiu said respectfully.
"Elder Zhu, I still feel that we can't swallow this insult. Otherwise, how will we survive in the martial arts world in the future?" Without waiting for Elder Zhu to speak, Zou Chengyun anxiously said.
"These two people have some grudges with me. However, one of them lost to me in alchemy while the other's martial arts are not as high as mine. Now that the upper echelons of the Five Poison Sect have arrived, they have begun to denounce me.
"Sigh, in the end, it's the two of you who are too useless. Losing to a brat in the domain that you're so proud of is truly a disgrace. If I were you, I'd just find a piece of tofu and knock myself to death." Old Man Zhu criticized.
"Uh …" The two of them suddenly blushed, wishing they could dig a hole and hide in it.
In fact, Old Man Zhu's sarcasm wasn't without reason. Although the Five Poison Sect was a big sect in the martial arts world, it was ranked at the bottom. Moreover, because it was famous for its poison, its reputation had never been too good. Because of this, the Five Poison Sect had to come up with some countermeasures to stabilize its position.
The first to bear the brunt was to unite with some small sects and form a small alliance. Today, the Jiang Wu Exchange Meet held in the underground black market was more or less decided by the Five Poison Sect. There were a series of sources of profit, and the members of the alliance were just 'getting some soup'. The one eating the meat was naturally the Five Poison Sect.
Because of this, when necessary, the Five Poison Sect had the obligation to stand up for these small sects.
However, in the martial arts world, the complexity of people's hearts was no less than in the Jianghu. To put it bluntly, whether it was the Five Poison Sect or these small sects, they all had ulterior motives. In the past half a year, the Five Poison Sect had been pushed aside by the big sects of the martial arts world, and seemed to be on the verge of falling out of the big sects. The Five Poison Sect itself wasn't having a good time. These small sects had to pay tribute every month, be it natural treasures, elixirs, etc. As the influence of the Five Poison Sect continued to decline, the treasures they paid as tribute also became more and more pathetic. There were even three small sects that didn't pay tribute last month.
Coincidentally, one of them was the sect that Grandmaster Qiu and Zou Cheng Yun were in. This kind of method of growing their wings had caused the Five Poison Sect to be dissatisfied. However, the Five Poison Sect couldn't say it out loud. If these small sects left the alliance, it was very likely that there would be a situation where they spread the news, and their losses would be even greater.
However, the other small sects had always been observing the situation. If the Five Poison Sect didn't go crazy, they would also follow suit. At that time, the position of the Five Poison Sect as the leader of the alliance would only exist in name.
Originally, it was just a regular Jiangwu Exchange Conference. Elder Zhu was in the capital to visit his old friends, and had no intention of coming to the underground black market. However, he suddenly received a call saying that there was a situation here, and so he hurried over. After knowing the truth, he was a little shocked.
Now that Grandmaster Qiu and Zou Cheng Yun had a favor to ask of him, he definitely wouldn't just stand by and watch. But before that, he had to use this opportunity to teach them a lesson.
"Don't worry. When our Five Poison Alliance was first established, we made it very clear that if you encounter any trouble that you can't solve, the Five Poison Sect will definitely not sit by and watch." Elder Zhu waved his hand and said.
The two of them couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"Elder Zhu is wise!"
"As expected, the Five Poison Sect still takes care of us alliance members."