The wedding was livestreamed by the sister, revealing his identity as a Taoist priest.

As soon as Chen Shidu finished speaking, pure white lightning suddenly exploded around him.

A flash of white light, and the blue stone was empty.

Only the sea of ​​clouds on the horizon was torn open, pointing directly towards the Kunlun Mountains in the northwest.

"The fifth betrothal gift, to be collected from Kunlun..."

The head of the Golden Register Academy swallowed hard as he gazed at the cloud trail.

"Is the Celestial Master going to extract the dragon vein from Kunlun?"

Don't make wild guesses.

Master Xuanmo withdrew his gaze.

"The Celestial Master acts with discretion."

Just as he finished speaking, hurried footsteps came from the stone steps below the cliff.

An outer sect steward in charge of secular intelligence held a stack of briefings in his hand.

"Reporting to the Headmaster! Elders!"

"Something's happened in Jiangcheng!"

Master Xuanmo frowned.

"Who dares to cause trouble in Jiangcheng?"

"The Wang and Lin families of Beijing, together with the Qi family, launched a full-scale business war against the Shen family."

The deacon spoke very quickly, handing over the briefing with both hands.

"With logistics, finance, and overseas assets all working in tandem, Shen's Group's stock was hammered down to its daily limit at 9:30 this morning."

The air in front of the side hall suddenly turned cold.

The walnut wood struck by lightning in the hands of the Elder of Wulei Academy shattered into powder with a "crack".

"What audacity!"

"The Celestial Master has just been engaged, and people are already rushing to ransack his father-in-law's house?"

"How is the Shen family doing now?"

Master Xuanmo took the briefing and quickly scanned it.

"The Shen family is fine."

"Several powerful figures suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The Song family in Suzhou issued the 'Taiyin Order,' He Yunting in Shanghai poured 50 billion yuan in cash to take over, Lei Zhen in Guangdong province cut off all of the Wang family's air routes, and Hong Kong also made a move."

The deacon took a deep breath.

"In less than an hour, those three companies in the capital were shorted, their cash flow was completely cut off, and they lost everything."

There was a moment of silence on the cliff.

"The Order of the Great Sound?"

Qingxu stroked his beard.

"That old lady from the Song family, Zhou Xiuqing? She certainly knows how to pick her bets."

Master Xuanmo closed the briefing and glanced at the twelve elders.

"The Shen family can now be considered half a Taoist sect."

Master Xuanmo's voice was deep and resonant, each word carrying immense weight.

"If others bully us, it's a slap in the face to the righteous path; if others step in to help, it's taking the blame for the Celestial Master."

"The chief is right!"

The head of the Golden Register slapped his thigh.

"Our Taoist sect never owes anyone a favor!"

"The Song family has issued the Imperial Decree; this is a significant favor."

Master Xuanmo looked at Elder Danfang.

"Junior brother, what's so special about your Curry?"

Elder Danfang's eyelids twitched, and he clutched the Qiankun bag at his waist.

"Master, don't even think about taking my Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill. That batch hasn't even been made yet..."

"Take the second-best one."

The title of Master Xuanmo is beyond question.

Elder Danfang gritted his teeth, fumbled around for a while, and finally pulled out a jade bottle.

"We don't have the Great Rejuvenation Pill, but we have thirteen 'Longevity Pills' here."

"If an ordinary person eats one, all diseases will be cured and life will be extended by ten years. In the secular world, one of these things can be exchanged for a city."

That's enough.

Master Xuanmo nodded.

"Send someone down the mountain to deliver it to Zhou Xiuqing in Suzhou."

"etc."

Qingxu suddenly spoke up.

Everyone looked at him.

Qingxu stroked his beard, his eyes darting around.

"Giving it directly to the Song family would be a favor from the Taoist sect. With the Celestial Master's wedding approaching, it would be better to let the Shen family do it."

Master Xuanmo's eyes lit up.

"rational."

Master Xuanmo accepted the jade bottle.

"Deliver these thirteen pills directly to the Shen family in Jiangcheng and hand them over to Miss Shen."

"Tell Miss Shen that this is a 'return gift' for the Shen family. Whoever helps the Shen family will receive this elixir from Shen Nianqing!"

"good!"

The elders all echoed in agreement.

That's how protective and domineering the Taoist sects are.

You want prestige? I'll give you prestige.

If you want leverage, I'll give you leverage that everyone in the world would crave.

……

Jiangcheng, Shen Family Villa.

A black Maybach screeched to a halt in the yard.

Shen Xingzhou scrambled down the stairs, his tie undone.

"Water! Uncle Liu! Give me water!"

He ran into the living room, grabbed the cold boiled water on the coffee table, and gulped down most of it.

Shen Nianqing sat on the main sofa, holding a merger and acquisition case file in her hand.

Su Qingluan sat on the side single sofa, with the Nine Heavens Phoenix Melody Zither in front of her.

Chen Xiaoyu and Lin Keke huddled in a corner, munching on apples.

"He's alive."

Shen Xingzhou wiped his mouth and slammed the kettle down on the table.

"Nianqing! You weren't there, you have no idea how exciting this morning was!"

Shen Xingzhou frantically gestured with his hands in the air.

"9:30! The market opened at the daily limit down! Eighteen million lots of sell orders! I'm ready to jump off a building!"

"And guess what happened?"

Shen Xingzhou slapped his thigh.

"Fifty billion! A full fifty billion in cash, smashing the price down to the daily limit in just one minute! They bought it all!"

Shen Nianqing turned a page of the book.

"He Yunting made the move."

"Yes! We're celebrating the God of Wealth in Shanghai!"

Shen Xingzhou's eyes widened.

"That's not all! Lei Zhen has completely blocked the southern shipping routes, leaving the Wang family's cargo ships adrift at sea like targets! He's also directly frozen the Qi family's overseas trade in Hong Kong!"

Shen Xingzhou paced back and forth in the living room, his steps so fast they seemed to carry the wind.

"Now, the Lin family's pharmaceutical company is under investigation, its stock has plummeted, the Wang family's logistics are paralyzed, and all the shares that the Qi family ceded to them are now worthless."

"Three hours!"

Shen Xingzhou held up three fingers, his voice trembling.

"In three hours, two major clans in the capital, plus the Qi family, were wiped out!"

In the corner, Chen Xiaoyu forgot to chew her apple and stared at Shen Xingzhou with her mouth open.

Su Qingluan didn't even lift her eyelids, continuing to rest with her eyes closed.

"Nianqing, something's not right."

Shen Xingzhou suppressed his excitement and his tone became extremely serious.

"He Yunting, Lei Zhen, and the Li family of Hong Kong Island."

"These three families are usually completely at odds, so why would they all join forces to protect our Shen family?"

"To throw away 20 billion yuan in cash flow like that, that favor is more important than the sky."

Shen Xingzhou stared at his younger sister.

"Do you know something?"

Shen Nianqing closed the book.

I picked up the black tea in front of me and took a sip.

"No need to guess."

"It's the Song family."

"The Song family?"

Shen Xingzhou was stunned.

"The Song family in Suzhou, the ones who play the piano? Where do they get such power?"

"Old Madam Song issued the Imperial Decree."

Shen Nianqing put down her teacup.

"The Supreme Sound Order..."

Shen Xingzhou gasped.

Anyone who's in the business world has certainly heard of this legendary call to action.

The trump card used to annihilate the business world thirty years ago.

"The Song family has used up all their hidden resources for us?"

Shen Xingzhou felt a chill run down his spine and collapsed onto the sofa.

"It's over. The Shen family can't repay this favor even if they give their lives."

The living room fell silent.

Frustrated, Shen Xingzhou scratched his head, his mind racing as he considered what assets the Shen family could mortgage to the Song family.

"It's no big deal."

A cool, clear voice broke the silence.

Su Qingluan opened her eyes.

"It's just an order from the Song family, what kind of favor is that?"

Shen Xingzhou looked up at the young master of Tianyin Pavilion, whose murderous aura was still palpable even in casual clothes.

"Miss Su, this is the Taiyin Token, which is backed by the Song family's century-old legacy."

Su Qingluan took a sip of tea and put the teacup down.

"You don't need to pay me back."

"After the Tianyin Pavilion ceremony, I will have Zhou Xiuqing write the Song family's name into the outer sect register so that they can recognize their ancestors and return to their roots."

Shen Xingzhou was stunned.

Recognizing one's ancestors and returning to one's roots?

Why would a top-tier family that holds the Taiyin Token and can mobilize half of China's wealthiest families be made an outer disciple?

Moreover, judging from Su Qingluan's tone, this is actually an honor for the Song family, a tremendous favor bestowed upon them.

Shen Xingzhou's worldview was severely impacted.

He glanced at Su Qingluan, then at Shen Nianqing.

Shen Nianqing remained calm and even nodded slightly to Su Qingluan.

"Then I'll have to trouble Qingluan."

"We're like sisters, no need to be so polite."

Su Qingluan smiled faintly.

Shen Xingzhou swallowed hard.

He suddenly realized that his proud Shen family, worth hundreds of billions, was as small as a toy in front of these two.

"Young Miss! Young Master!"

Butler Liu strode in from outside.

"Qi Zhen, head of the Qi family in the capital; Wang Jianye, head of the Wang family; and Lin Peisheng, head of the Lin family."

Uncle Liu pointed outside the door.

"The three of them are kneeling outside our gate right now."

"He was shirtless, carrying a bundle of thorns on his back, saying he came to apologize and beg Miss Shen to give him a way out."