After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

After calming everyone down, Zhou Ran went to his office on the top floor alone.

The door was pushed open, and a beautiful figure stood in front of the huge French window, the setting sun outlining her in a golden silhouette.

Lin Qingxue arrived at some point, and she had changed into a black yoga outfit that accentuated her figure.

Beneath the taut fabric lies a flawless, perfect figure, refined by the interplay of Yin and Yang.

Hearing the door open, she turned around, her cheeks flushed, her clear, greyish-white eyes revealing a stubbornness.

"Zhou Ran..."

"What's wrong?"

Zhou Ran closed the door, completely shutting out the noise from the outside world.

Lin Qingxue bit her lower lip and mustered her courage.

"Sister Ya and Sister Hongli are both busy with company matters, and I... want to help you too."

Her voice gradually faded, becoming barely audible.

"I...I've hit a bottleneck in my cultivation. The yin energy within my body can't be transformed on its own, and I need...your power to assist me."

Zhou Ran understood.

That so-called "support" is just...

He Zhou Ran has always been a helpful person.

"it is good."

He walked over step by step and reached out to wrap his arms around Lin Qingxue's slender waist.

It feels warm and soft to the touch.

"Perfect timing, I also want to see how far your 'Insightful Eyes' have evolved."

Zhou Ran pulled her to the French windows and casually pressed the switch on the blinds.

Outside the window, the blood-red sunset sank below the horizon, turning the entire city of Jiangcheng golden red, and lights from every household lit up.

"Sweetie, stick it on the window."

Zhou Ran's breath brushed against her ear.

"Feel my power, and feel this city."

……

In the days that followed, Zhou Ran lived a rather "simple and unpretentious" life.

During the day, he instructs Fatty Wang on physical training at the gym, while also dealing with the group of rich women who wish they could devour him alive.

In the evening, he would return to the manor to instruct his three concubines on their cultivation.

Lin Qingxue made rapid progress.

The shackles of physical constitution were broken, coupled with Zhou Ran's costless assistance as a "power bank of supreme Yang magic essence".

Her cultivation progressed rapidly, and in just a few days she broke through the shackles and stepped into the third level of Qi Condensation.

In addition, Chen Ya made a suggestion.

To facilitate the process and to give Lin Qingxue a formal identity.

She will join the Xiao Group as Zhou Ran's "special advisor" assistant.

This morning.

The atmosphere in the top-floor conference room of the Xiao Group was oppressive.

The two sides of the long conference table are clearly defined.

On the left are the Xiao family's high-ranking officials, led by Xiao Hongli.

Xiao Hongli, dressed in a red suit, with fiery red lips, crossed her legs and exuded a queen-like aura.

On the right was a group of unfamiliar faces, led by a Mediterranean man with a big smile, but his eyes held a cunning.

"Mr. Xiao, we at Hongtu Real Estate have come here with 120% sincerity."

The Mediterranean man pushed the thick tender document in front of him forward.

"If our two companies join forces, the profits from that piece of land in Jiangcheng New District will be beyond imagination!"

These are our detailed financial statements and geological exploration report, in perfect condition. Please take a look.

Xiao Hongli flipped through the documents, her brows furrowed.

This tender document is absolutely perfect.

Whether it's the funding allocation, the construction plan, or the expected returns, there's not a single flaw to be found.

To show their sincerity, the other party even offered to give up three percent of their net profit.

For the Xiao family, who were eager to expand their business in the new district, this was like a windfall.

But precisely because of her perfection, Xiao Hongli's keen intuition sensed danger.

She turned to look at the man next to her who was playing on his phone.

"Consultant Zhou, what's your opinion?"

Zhou Ran was wearing a suit today, which was unusual for him, but his tie was pulled crooked, clearly showing that he was not interested in this kind of occasion.

Behind him, his new assistant stood quietly.

A black office lady uniform hugged her alluring curves, and beneath the skirt were long, straight legs in black stockings.

The gold-rimmed glasses on her nose added a touch of asceticism to her appearance.

It was Lin Qingxue.

The moment she appeared, the Mediterranean man opposite her and his subordinates practically had their eyes glued to her.

Zhou Ran didn't say anything, but simply slammed his phone down on the table, leaned back in his chair, and rhythmically tapped the table with his long, slender fingers.

"Qingxue".

"Yes, boss."

Lin Qingxue stepped forward and adjusted her glasses.

This action would seem perfectly ordinary to outsiders.

Zhou Ran, however, sensed that behind the lens, deep within Lin Qingxue's gray-white pupils, two faint lights flashed and disappeared.

Insightful Eyes, open!

The world in Lin Qingxue's eyes was suddenly turned upside down.

Once the material outer shell is removed, only the essential "qi" remains in circulation.

Xiao Hongli was surrounded by a bright red light, which indicated that her fortune was at its peak.

Zhou Ran was surrounded by a chaotic, unfathomable mass, occasionally punctuated by flashes of purple-gold lightning, making her afraid to look directly at him.

And that group of people on the other side...

Lin Qingxue's gaze fell on the Mediterranean man.

A wisp of murky black mist hovered above his head, a tangible manifestation of lies and malice.

Her gaze shifted downwards, landing on the tender documents on the table.

Most of the paper had a normal white sheen, but the clauses on page 32 and the last appendix had an ominous blood-red hue!

Lin Qingxue narrowed her eyes, her gaze piercing through the paper, reaching the truth behind it.

She leaned close to Zhou Ran's ear and quickly reported in a secret voice.

"Boss, the tender documents are fraudulent."

"There's something fishy about the clause on page 32."

That piece of land... the underground energy is extremely heavy. Combining this with what I've read in various feng shui books and the terrain here, I suspect it's a mass grave.

"Furthermore, the financial statements are also falsified; the red light indicates a huge deficit, and their funding chain has been broken."

Zhou Ran's eyes lit up.

Although the Demon Eye's abilities were greatly enhanced after breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Condensation.

While it can see through illusions and discover the world's greatest treasures, it has little effect on mortal feng shui and fortune.

Lin Qingxue provided a good supplement to this point.

He cleared his throat, sat up straight, and all eyes turned to him.

The Mediterranean man forced a fawning smile:

"Consultant Zhou, what are your thoughts?"

"I wouldn't call it insightful."

Zhou Ran slowly picked up the tender document, didn't flip through it, and just tapped the cover with his finger.

"I just think the paper is of good quality; it's thick and soft."

"I wonder if it will hurt if I use it to wipe my bottom."

puff--

Xiao Hongli couldn't help but almost spit out water.

She quickly turned her head away, using the documents to cover her twitching mouth, while simultaneously stomping hard on Zhou Ran's foot under the table.

The Mediterranean man's face froze; his smile was more like a grimace.

"Advisor Zhou...Advisor Zhou is really joking."

"I never joke."

Zhou Ran flipped directly to page 32 of the tender document and tore that page out in front of everyone.

"Will all 'historical issues' arising during the land leveling phase be borne by Party A, namely the Xiao Group?"

Zhou Ran toyed with the note between his fingers, clicking his tongue in amazement.

"If we accidentally unearth a mass grave, wouldn't our Xiao family be wiped out?"

"Mass Grave"

Upon hearing those three words, the Mediterranean man's pupils contracted!

The expressions of the Xiao family's higher-ups changed drastically!

This is the biggest taboo in the real estate business!

An ominous place!

Anyone who touches it will die!

"You...you're spouting nonsense!"

The Mediterranean man slammed his fist on the table and stood up, his voice, raised in a guilty conscience, sounding fierce but actually weak.

"That land has been surveyed by the most professional team; it's perfectly clean! This is commercial defamation!"

"evidence?"

Zhou Ran pointed to Lin Qingxue behind him and smiled.

"My assistant saw it."

"Ha! Ridiculous! What a ridiculous joke!"

The Mediterranean man pointed at Lin Qingxue and laughed wildly, looking as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Based on the eyes of a pretty little assistant like you?"

Who does she think she is?

Can she see underground?

Why don't you just say she has X-ray vision and can see what color underwear I'm wearing?!