Why Do You Refuse Me?

The next day.

Jiang Yan arrived at the headquarters of the White Crane Merchant Association and found Li Jiyang. After briefly recounting what had happened the previous day, he immediately said:

"The other party's actions seem rather brazen. This can't continue. It'll make them think we're too weak and easy to bully."

At this point, he paused before continuing:

"If this goes on, they may grow even more aggressive and take further action against us, encroaching on our interests."

Li Jiyang fell into thought upon hearing this.

Jiang Yan did not conceal his thoughts, and his tone turned cold:

"What do you think? Should we use some means to teach them a lesson and issue them a warning, so they'll retreat in the face of difficulty instead of treating us like soft persimmons?"

He appropriately made his stance clear.

Cutting off someone's path to wealth was akin to killing their parents. To Jiang Yan, the Da Jin Merchant Association's actions had directly obstructed his ability to earn spirit crystals, which, to some extent, had also slowed the rate at which he obtained Weird Value.

That meant the Da Jin Merchant Association had obstructed Jiang Yan's path of martial advancement.

Therefore, he harbored undisguised hostility toward this faction. He wanted to teach the Da Jin Merchant Association a lesson and make them understand that if they wanted to expand, they had to consider who they were competing against.

Some bones were very hard. They might not be able to gnaw through them.

But considering that the White Crane Merchant Association was a whole entity, Jiang Yan had not acted immediately. Instead, he had come to ask Li Jiyang's opinion and see whether he had any good suggestions or countermeasures.

With his own medicinal-material channels being encroached upon, Li Jiyang was not