"Switching territories?" Cao Man was taken aback as he held onto his teacup. "Switching residences with the Ksitigarbha Temple?" Even though he was smart, he still couldn't figure out what Miao Yi was trying to do.
"En!" Miao Yi nodded. "Boss, can you talk to the Heavenly Empress and ask her to make an exception with the Buddha Realm?"
Cao Man's eyes drooped. "How can a merchant like me talk to the Heavenly Empress? Go talk to the Kou family yourself."
Miao Yi chuckled and shook his head. There was no way the Kou Clan would do something so ridiculous. Not to mention, the Kou Clan already knew that he had made a mess out of the Manor Head. How could they possibly help him screw over the Ksitigarbha Temple? This was not something that a wealthy clan would do. "Boss, there's no need to resort to insinuations. Why can't you contact the Empress? It would be meaningless if I told you the truth. "
Hey! Cao Man looked at him up and down and found that this guy's attitude was a bit strange recently. He used to be very cautious when he saw her, and she could see a little fear in him. But now, he doesn't care at all. No one in the previous Ghost City dared to talk to her like this. It seems that he is full of confidence because he has a trump card.
But then again, it was quite comfortable to not have to hold back when speaking.
He didn't fall out because of this. As for the reason, Miao Yi knew that he knew, but he didn't know that Miao Yi knew that he knew.
Cao Man snorted and said, "Why do you want to change places? The Ghost City's main government office has stood tall for many years, but this is the first time I've heard of exchanging it with Ksitigarbha Temple. If you don't give a reason, I reckon that no one will meddle in this matter. Daren's record in Tianjie isn't very glorious, it's best if you don't cause trouble in the Ghost City. "The implication is, don't cause trouble in my territory.
Miao Yi said, "Let's put it this way. I have too many enemies, so it's not safe for me to stay in the middle of the city. The Earth Bodhisattva Temple is more secluded."
Cao Man: "The Buddha Realm doesn't meddle in the matters of the celestial heavens because they want to hide in peace. If you bring them to a bustling place, will they agree? Besides, do you think it's appropriate to alarm the Heavenly Empress over such a small matter? "She sneered. Her attitude seemed to be telling Miao Yi to give up on the idea and step aside.
Miao Yi said slowly, "Actually, as long as Master gives the two sides a heads up, they will definitely give face to Master."
Cao Man flatly refused. "The Hall of Faith and Justice doesn't get involved in this kind of thing."
Miao Yi refused to give up. "More importantly, without the Heavenly Empress' agreement … even if the Buddha Realm agrees, it's useless!"
"Oh!" Cao Man heard something from his tone. She slowly took a few sips of tea and gave a meaningful answer. "You are under the direct command of the Celestial Valley Palace. You can just report to the Celestial Valley Palace directly. You don't have to come to me." He was curious to see just who Miao Yi had taken care of in the Buddha Realm.
Miao Yi was taken aback for a moment, but soon understood. It wasn't appropriate for her to greet him openly. He still needed to report it openly, but she would probably help him deal with the Heavenly Queen behind his back. He immediately cupped his hands in thanks. "Boss is right. I'll come again another day." With that, he stood up and left.
However, Cao Man urged him to stay. "There's no rush. There's something I'd like to hear from you."
Miao Yi was taken aback. He sat back down and asked, "What is it?"
Cao Man put down her teacup. "Recently, something happened in the phantom market. Someone was dishonest and broke the rules of the phantom market. Either poisoning someone's teahouse and causing them to lose their business, or letting someone find their sect to threaten them, or finding someone to kidnap their family to threaten them. Using all kinds of methods to 'buy and sell' the shops, it's no different from getting something for nothing. According to the investigation, it's related to your subordinate, Xu Tangran. Now that they've come to the Pavilion of Faith to make a decision, I have to give them my head. What do you say, Milord? If Milord can't do it, someone else will have to do it for you. "
"Why doesn't this guy understand the rules?" Miao Yi's expression darkened as he said angrily. But then he sighed. "Actually, Xu Tangran can't be blamed for this. I was the one who asked him to buy a few shops in the phantom market. Maybe he was short on money and couldn't fork out that much. He was a little hasty. I'll give him a warning later. Don't do it again. "
"Don't do it again? Could it be that Lord Commander wants to do it again? Let's settle this first. " Cao Man said bluntly, "Spit out what you've swallowed. Recall the celestial soldiers and generals who went to threaten him. Release the kidnapped family members as long as he gives an explanation. For Milord's sake, I can spare him this time. Otherwise, don't blame the Pavilion of Faith for being impolite. "If it weren't for special reasons, they wouldn't be sitting here talking since they'd already given the Headquarters Manor a hard time.
Miao Yi chuckled, "In this phantom market, robberies and robberies happen every day. Why can't I do the same?"
Cao Man said, "Rules are rules. The people of the Headquarters Manor can't interfere in the phantom market's business."
Miao Yi couldn't laugh anymore. He said slowly, "Rules are nothing more than favors. You have to give me a way out." His words revealed a hint of 'I'll do anything if you don't give me a way out.'
Cao Man said, "Are you threatening me?"
Miao Yi said, "I wouldn't dare! How can I cultivate without cultivation resources? You have to give me a way out, don't you? "
Cao Man said, "Will the Kou family ever lack your cultivation resources?"
"Not in the past." Miao Yi's interest waned as he said this. He picked up his teacup and took a sip. "I just received news from the Kou family. They will no longer provide me with cultivation resources in the future. Once I find some people who are willing to come to the Headquarters Manor, they will have to evacuate this place as well."
"Hmm …" Cao Man was a little taken aback. She asked curiously, "What's going on?"
"It's fine if you don't tell me." Miao Yi shook his head with a calm smile.
He wasn't lying. That was indeed the case. However, the Kou family's reason was better. This was to ensure his safety. They had reached a compromise with the other big shots of the Heavenly Court, and it was also for his own good. However, the withdrawal of the Kou family's forces wasn't as simple as swapping out a new batch of people. The Kou family was helping to raise the Kou family's forces here, but if they were swapped out, who would be willing to come to a crappy place like the Phantom City? Even if they were forcibly transferred over, you wouldn't be able to give them any benefits. Without money, you wouldn't be able to get a promotion. It was obvious that you had no future. Who would risk their lives for you?
The Pavilion of Faith and Righteousness wouldn't help you level up so quickly again. If it were just him, he wouldn't have a problem supporting his entire family with the cultivation resources provided by the Six Paths. However, if he were to use the Six Paths' resources to support a large group of people, it wouldn't make sense either. If he wanted to recruit a group of trusted subordinates, he couldn't do it without financial support. He originally thought he wouldn't have to worry about resources anymore, but after going around in circles, he still couldn't avoid the problem. If he wanted to achieve great things, he would need financial support. Without financial support, even small things would be difficult to accomplish. He originally had other plans when he asked Xu Tangran to set up twenty shops. Now that something unexpected had happened, his plans had to change. It didn't matter whether he succeeded or not. Who would've thought that the Kou family would withdraw their forces, forcing him to consider the issue of financial support again.
Of course, there were benefits to this as well. The Kou family had given Yun Zhiqiu his freedom, so they would help him out with some small problems. But he couldn't hope for anything big. Furthermore, after the Kou family's forces had withdrawn, at least he wouldn't have to be under the Kou family's strict surveillance anymore.
Since the Kou family had put it this way, Miao Yi understood that they were indirectly cutting off his relationship with the Kou family. However, some things wouldn't look good on either side if they were to reveal the truth. They were leaving some leeway so that they wouldn't be embarrassed when they met again in the future.
Cao Man revealed a thoughtful expression. Even though she still didn't understand what was going on, she believed that Niu Youde wouldn't lie about this issue. After a moment of silence, she said, "You have some old subordinates in Sky Street. It shouldn't be difficult to set up a few shops there, right?"
"How can the profits of a shop in Sky Street be as great as the profits of a shady business in the phantom market?" Miao Yi shook his head. This was only one of the reasons. The other reason was that he didn't want to implicate Fu Qing and the others. After all, there were some things that the Kou family had said. Who could say for sure what would happen in the future? It might not be a good thing for Fu Qing and the others to get too close to him. Furthermore, judging from the current situation, it would be a little difficult for him to leave the phantom market. If he didn't do well, he wouldn't want to ask Fu Qing and the others for help.
Besides, it was a little dangerous to set up a shop in Sky Street when the situation was unclear. He was someone who had been in charge of the Sky Street's headquarters before. He knew that it would be easy for him to plunder the shops if he wanted to. When that happened, the losses wouldn't be small. He had offended so many people before, who could say for sure? It wasn't like the phantom market. The Pavilion of Faith and Justice could provide a certain level of protection, and the Heavenly Court couldn't interfere. This was the basis for the Pavilion of Faith and Justice to gather a trading market in the phantom market.
"How about this? I'll reduce the scale a little. How about ten shops?" Miao Yi bargained.
Cao Man immediately rejected him. "I'll say it again. Rules are rules. The people of the headquarters cannot interfere in the phantom market's business. Not to mention ten shops, not even a single shop can do it. There is no room for negotiation! Once I give in to you, when the headquarters changes in the future, they will use your precedent as an excuse. How can I stop the Heavenly Court from extending their hands here? "
Miao Yi furrowed his brows. Since the other party had explained the reason so clearly, it seemed like this path really wasn't working. After thinking quickly for a while, he finally opened his mouth to beg the other party, "Boss, can you help me with another small matter?"
Cao Man coldly asked, "What is it?"
Miao Yi's upright body leaned forward slightly. "Can you help me talk to the Heavenly Empress? I don't want the troops in the phantom market anymore, and she doesn't need to send anyone here either. I'll just be a lone headquarters. Just give me a little autonomy."
'A lone headquarters? What kind of play is this? ' Cao Man was stunned for a moment. "What autonomy?"
Miao Yi replied, "Allow me to use the name of the headquarters to recruit loose workers to serve the headquarters. This way, I can also help the Heavenly Court save a lot of salary, right?"
'What the hell is this guy thinking in his head?' Cao Man thought for a while, but still couldn't understand. For the first time, she realized she was a little stupid. She couldn't keep up with this guy's train of thought. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Don't tell me that recruiting loose workers to serve the headquarters doesn't need to pay for them? Without cultivation resources, who would serve you? If the Heavenly Court sends troops to you, at least you don't need to pay for the basic salary out of your own pocket, right? "
Miao Yi replied, "The troops sent by the Heavenly Court can only be kept in the phantom market. No matter what they do outside, they can easily cross the line. On the other hand, the troops I recruit can be released to work or do business for me to earn money. What else can't I do?"
"..." Cao Man was speechless. However, a thought flashed through her mind. 'Could it be that this guy wants to use this opportunity to pull out the power behind him?'
He slowly raised his teacup and said slowly, "You are under the direct command of the Heavenly Valley Palace. You can just report directly to the Heavenly Valley Palace. Looking for me is unnecessary."
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