Originally, residual poison still lingered in Gan Leixin's body, but it had vanished ever since the shadow crept out of him. He once again perford the specific ritual to communicate with the Shadow Master he worshipped, seeking its revelation. He also hoped to borrow its power to save his grandson, but it did not respond.
As a result, Gan Leixin had no idea how the shadow had failed.
Could it have gotten lost because of the distance? Or did so mishap befall the Shadow Master, causing it to recall the shadow prematurely?
He didn't believe anyone around Zhu Yingning was capable of destroying the shadow.
In his mind, the shadow was immortal and invincible!
「The Royal Hotel. Conference Hall.」
At the conference, the bosses of various companies took turns speaking. They proposed nurous plans to block and suppress Tianxiang Cardamom.
Soone suggested that Tianxiang Cardamom's biggest problem was its new product not being on the market yet. If they could prevent the launch or bankrupt the company beforehand, the problem would be solved perfectly. Others proposed finding various reasons to sue Tianxiang Cardamom, bogging it down with constant legal battles. So even advised stealing the formula for their new product to create a replica. Then there were the truly ruthless, who made a slicing motion across their necks, implying they should go all the way and arrange an assassination.
Hua Tianxiong expressed a similar sentint. "Everyone has a weak spot," he said. "We can absolutely kidnap the families of Tianxiang Cardamom's senior executives and force them to comply!"
PFFT!
A disdainful laugh echoed throughout the venue.
"Who was that?"
"What's so funny at such a serious occasion? What is there to laugh at?"
The crowd was displeased. Then they heard the man who laughed speak leisurely.
"All you know is fighting and killing, kidnapping and threatening. Tsk, tsk. It all lacks a certain finesse."
Everyone took a closer look.
"So it's you, Jian Hansheng, the young master of the Sandalwood Association. Your father, Jian Hetian, didn't even bother to show up, sending a young man like you instead. That's already disrespectful enough, and now you're making such outrageous statents?"
"Mr. Jian, since you look down on our proposals, do you have a better idea?"
Hua Fengchen also craned his neck for a look. Seeing that Jian Hansheng was just as handso as he was, he felt a surge of annoyance and was about to add a taunt of his own.
But Hua Tianxiong quickly shot him a glare and whispered, "Are you blind? Don't you see he's from the Sandalwood Association? Only a handful of companies here dare to confront them head-on, and that doesn't include your old man!"
Hua Fengchen fell silent.
He had a point. Only a few people had verbally countered Jian Hansheng; most kept their mouths shut, clearly afraid to provoke him.
Even Gan Leixin, who was backed by the Shadow Master, sat up straighter and said with a warm smile, "Hansheng, if you have a good idea, please share it with everyone."
Jian Hansheng flamboyantly opened his folding fan and, while fanning himself, said, "It's simple. I'm close friends with the world's top hypnotherapist, Angry. With his help, taking down the boss of Tianxiang Cardamom will be a piece of cake!"
"Hypnotherapist Angry?"
"Who's that?"
"The na sounds familiar..."
HISS! "Could he an *that* Angry? The Archbishop of the Nightmare Sect? The one who single-handedly brought down the entire Saintya Bank, made off with five hundred tons of gold, and was listed by the nation of Arin as its most wanted criminal?"
"It *is* him! Your Sandalwood Association has so nerve, being on good terms with him. Aren't you afraid he'll devour you whole?"
"They say Angry has eyes gifted by the devil himself. Anyone who makes eye contact with him for more than five seconds becos his most loyal slave, willing to offer up everything, including their own life!"
"That can't be right. Over a decade ago, there was an officially confird report that Angry had been executed by the Bright Church at the Holy Cathedral. The Nightmare Sect was supposedly destroyed along with him. How could he be alive?"
An uproar swept through the venue as everyone began to speculate. Their reactions ranged from amazent and doubt to wariness and outright fear.
"Heh, the Bright Church is formidable, but they weren't good enough to kill !" a proud voice suddenly declared from the center of the room.
At the sa ti, another person was in their midst. He seed to have been there all along, simply overlooked by everyone. Yet, it was also as if he had appeared out of thin air.
His hair and beard were as white as snow, reaching all the way to his waist. He wore a dark robe covered with nurous faces. Each one was vividly expressive, portraying the full gamut of human emotion.
Most mysterious were his erald eyes. They were deep and profound, like black holes with an imnse gravitational pull. Just a single glance felt like it was enough to have one's very soul sucked in and devoured.
"Are you Angry?"
"Has anyone here seen him before? Can you confirm his identity?"
"If you can prove your hypnotism is as powerful as they say, we'll believe you!"
"But I'm warning you, don't try your hypnotism on us! Otherwise, my bodyguards' bullets don't have eyes."
All the bodyguards and guards had already gripped their weapons, standing vigilantly before their employers. At the slightest provocation, they would attack.
"You want proof? That's simple enough."
Facing the skepticism and the nurous guns aid at him, Angry was neither nervous nor angry.
He snapped his fingers.
Several attractive waitresses from the Royal Hotel entered through the door. Wearing polite smiles, they lined up in a row.
"Strip," Angry commanded.
"Yes!"
Without a mont's hesitation, they stripped naked, revealing their beautiful figures.
"Hmph, who knows if they're just plants you paid off..." soone muttered.
Angry's smile didn't diminish. He casually tossed out several daggers.
"Pick them up," he commanded.
They did as they were told.
Pointing at one of them, Angry said, "Sacrifice your eyes. From now on, you will no longer need the light."
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