The Strategist was dumbfounded. "Sect Master, this is our second step! We agreed on a three-step strategy..."
The Sect Master said, "Come on, that was the old three-step plan. Now we need a new three-step plan."
The Strategist said, "Then I can't be cut out either! This is such a huge matter—I have to be involved!"
The Sect Master thought for a moment. "Fine. You'll be an observer. If anything happens, report directly to me."
The Young Sect Master was panicking too.
The moment they came out, he grabbed Lu Chengwen and dragged him somewhere deserted.
"Xiao Wen! Are you fucking playing both sides?"
"What do you mean, playing both sides?"
"You said Chen Mengyun wanted that plot of land, so I should set up negotiations between her and my dad. Then you told my dad that we wanted her money, and that we should fool Chen Mengyun into investing in my family's land! What are you going to do now? I'm asking you—how are you going to clean this up!?"
Lu Chengwen looked at him. "Young Sect Master, you never went to school, did you?"
The Young Sect Master froze and lowered his head. "Keep your voice down."
"Uneducated?"
"I... my head hurts whenever I study. Say something serious..."
"You don't know a thing about business?"
"I... I wanted to learn, but..."
"You're just a worthless second-generation martial artist waiting around to eat and die?"
"Have you insulted me enough?"
The Young Sect Master said, "What do we do about this now?"
Lu Chengwen said, "Same as before!"
"Before... are you sick? Do you know what you just did? You fooled both sides!"
"Exactly! That's business—you fool both sides! We're middlemen making the spread. Don't you get it?"
"Xiao Wen, are you out of your mind? That's my