Meanwhile, thanks to reports from Wang Zheng, Bai Qi, and the others, the Four Sides Heavenly Balance had become interested in the Fifth Continent's various combat methods. They were also intrigued by Wireless Gu. Two months later, they finally sent someone to Heaven's Sect in the Fifth Continent to discuss various deals. The envoy was Bai Qi, Bai Wangyuan's daughter. She was highly respected, and because she had spent years guarding the Fourth Formation Base, she hadn't been involved in the Lu Family's exile or in hunting down the Lu Family Remnants.
She had no prejudice against the Fifth Continent, so she was the perfect person to negotiate with Heaven's Sect. Wang Zheng accompanied her.
Unfortunately, the visit didn't go smoothly. Bai Qi met with Lu Buzheng, while Qiong Xi'er handled the trade negotiations.
If there was anyone in the Fifth Continent who was best at business, it was Qiong Xi'er. She had been one of the three cleverest people in the Outer Universe, alongside Wang Wen and Wei Rong.
Wang Wen excelled at seeing the big picture, Wei Rong at devising schemes, and Qiong Xi'er at crushing her opponents economically.
Heaven's Sect hadn't unified the Fifth Continent solely because Lu Yin had used Ancestor Chen's power to suppress the starry sky. Power could make people afraid to resist, but it couldn't make the entire Fifth Continent cooperate.
Qiong Xi'er had played a major part in that. Without her, the Fifth Continent's economy would have collapsed, with unimaginable consequences.
Her contribution was no less important than Wang Wen's and Wei Rong's.
Doing business with Qiong Xi'er gave Bai Qi her first taste of a merchant's cunning. She was completely bamboozled and even forgot what she had originally wanted to trade. Qiong Xi'er led her around by the nose, dumping a