Liu Mei playfully winked, but she wasn't angered by his words. She responded coyly, "Alone? For a deeper understanding? Master Xia, are you joking?"

"No jokes," Xia Chen said, his eyes gleaming with intensity.

"In that case, I would feel embarrassed if it were just the two of us!" Liu Mei retorted with a hint of anger.

Xia Chen secretly sighed inwardly, realizing that Liu Mei truly lived up to her reputation as the water snake. Her mental fortitude was impressive. Although he was merely pretending, his heart was stirred.

Xia Chen secretly sighed in his heart, acknowledging that Liu Mei truly lived up to her reputation as the water snake. Although he was pretending, his heart couldn't help but be moved.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about! What do you think? There's a big bed upstairs!" Xia Chen pointed towards the stairs, eliciting salivating looks from Lu Wenying and the others.

They didn't see anything wrong with Xia Chen's suggestion. After all, a woman like Liu Mei was indeed rare.

"Since Master Lu is kind enough to offer, let's go upstairs then," Liu Mei responded with a smug expression, confident that no man could resist her allure.

However, Lu Tianlong remained seated, smiling as he watched the interaction.

"No rush, call your boss, Wen Qingqing. The three of us can have even more fun together," Xia Chen proposed.

"What?" Liu Mei exclaimed, shocked by Xia Chen's unexpected request.

She looked at Xia Chen and saw the mocking smile in his eyes.

It finally dawned on her that Lu Tianlong was playing a trick on her.

"Master Xia! If you keep teasing me like this, I'll get angry!" Liu Mei warned, feeling a mix of annoyance and embarrassment.

Xia Chen smiled faintly. "Call your boss, Wen Qingqing, and we can discuss collaboration."

Relieved that the situation wasn't as dire as she initially thought, Liu Mei exchanged a few pleasantries before shaking her hips and leaving.

Xia Tian, who had grown bored and wanted to interrupt them earlier, had been observing Xia Chen's abilities.

In Xia Tian's eyes, Xia Chen was an idiot despite his achievements.

Why waste time talking when you had power?

Xia Chen, however, didn't want to create a massive disturbance by revealing his true power.

He had to employ these tactics to defeat the other gang.

After conquering the Axe Gang, his plan was to collaborate and unite the current Eagle Gang with the Green Snake Gang.

Then, they would launch an attack on the Black Tiger Gang.

Once he had conquered all of them, he would establish an effective information system.

This would enable him to locate the people from the Sacred Sky Jade Realm, as well as Xia Tian.

However, Xia Chen had never bothered to actively search for Xia Tian.

In his opinion, Xia Tian would find his own way eventually. But under Xia Ying's constant pressure, he had no choice but to relent.

Evelynn had already informed them that she couldn't use her strength, as it would risk collapsing the small area they were in.

So, everything was now in the hands of Xia Chen and Xia Ying.

He sighed deeply, slightly satisfied with his progress, until a hand slapped his shoulder.

*Slap*

"Haha, Little Chen, aren't you making early progress? Already conquered a gang and meeting beauties?" a familiar voice spoke.

Xia Chen's expression immediately changed, and he forced a smile. "Brother Tian, long time no see! You know, I was looking for you and even sent a rescue squad."

The words barely left Xia Chen's mouth, and even the sight of Xia Tian made him tense.

Xia Tian grinned, ignoring the confused gazes around them. "Are you an idiot? Of course, you couldn't find me until I wanted you to find me, Little Chen."

Xia Chen's face was covered with black lines, completely embarrassed by Xia Tian's presence. Regardless of the situation, Xia Tian never missed an opportunity to make him feel awkward.

Xia Tian proceeded to inquire about Xia Chen's plans, particularly regarding the three female leaders of the Green Snake Gang.

Xia Chen could only sigh and reluctantly share his plans, feeling helpless in the face of Xia Tian's coercion.

He planned to make Wen Qingqing the new leader after uniting the slum gangs. In a corner, Lu Wenying felt a slight disappointment as he had hoped to become the new leader, but he didn't dare to argue.

But why would the Green Snake gang yield to them?

The answer was simple.

The Axe gang had been an ally of the Green Snake gang, and now that the Axe gang was gone, the leader of the Black Tiger gang, Ma Long, had his eyes on the Green Snake gang's ladies.

Xia Tian recognized the name. Wasn't Ma Long also known as Brother Tiger? So the gangsters in the bar belonged to the Black Tiger gang?

As this realization dawned on Xia Tian, he couldn't help but grin. The world was indeed small.

"According to one of our informants," Lu Wenying clarified, "the Green Snake leader, Wen Qingqing, has received a warning from Ma Long. He plans to attack their gang today and destroy them if they don't submit."

Although Lu Wenying didn't know Xia Tian, he didn't dare to underestimate him when he saw Xia Chen being submissive.

Curiosity piqued, Xia Tian asked, "What are the conditions for surrender?"

Lu Wenying grinned slyly, "Ma Long has demanded that all three bosses of the Green Snake gang come and serve him together."

Xia Tian let out a whistle. Ma Long was truly ambitious.

But how dare he claim the beauties when Xia Tian was present?

Ma Long didn't know that someone existed in the world who was even more cunning than him.

Xia Tian understood the rest of the story. Since the Green Snake gang was pushed to the edge, they had come here to seek help.

However, upon learning Xia Chen's plan, Xia Tian felt truly disappointed.

What kind of great demon king couldn't weigh gains or losses?

Xia Tian stared weirdly at Xia Chen and said, "So you want to use this opportunity to unite both gangs, attack the Black Tiger gang, and then hand over the leadership to Wen Qingqing because she is the most experienced?"

Xia Chen stared at Xia Tian, wondering if his plan had any flaws.

After all, he could use this gang to collect information.

Wasn't that a good idea?

Xia Tian couldn't control his ridicule and slapped Xia Chen's shoulders. "These three women are already being forced to sleep with that Ma Long guy. Why would you just give them benefits? Isn't that wrong, little Chen?"

At that moment, Xia Chen was still clueless, but he nodded, realizing that Xia Tian was right.

After all, even though he would remain the hidden master, Wen Qingqing was the one earning the most.

Xia Tian saw through Xia Chen's thinking and smiled like an old fox.

"I have a solution," he proposed. "Tell all three bosses of the Green Snake gang to come and serve me! Now, these three women will have only two choices."

"They can either lose their gang and their bodies!" Xia Tian's voice was resolute. "Or they can just lose their gang."

"What!?" Gasps of surprise filled the hall. Xia Tian's proposition was truly outrageous, but upon further thought, it made sense.

The boss of the Green Snake gang would definitely submit because they didn't have any other choice.

Lu Wenying couldn't help but swallow his saliva. All three bosses of the gang were legendary beauties.

Xia Chen's expression turned ugly, and he scoffed, "Brother! I don't force women!"

Of course, he wasn't going to admit that he had his eyes set on Liu Mei from the beginning.

He wanted to capture her slowly and not force her.

Regardless, with the gang under his control, the women definitely couldn't escape.

According to Xia Tian, people like Xia Chen thought like idiots. Why waste time on nonsense?

If you wanted to have her, take the shortest possible route.

Why let morals or values stop you?

Xia Tian shook his head and tightened his grip around Xia Chen's shoulders. He spoke coldly, "Little Chen, you don't have to force them, but just convey my words to them. What they choose to do is up to them, or are you going to defy your 'big' brother?" 

Xia Chen trembled under Xia Tian's fierce gaze. 'Am I, the great demon king, so easy to bully?'

How could he just give away his woman?

These were thoughts he dared to have secretly.

Facing Xia Tian, he only nodded, hiding the fear on his face. "Brother Tian is right! I would do the same," he spoke like a hypocrite.

'Damn! When did Xia Tian break through to the peak of the Earth Profound Realm?' Xia Chen cursed himself inwardly.

He thought he had surpassed Xia Tian and could finally defeat him, but Xia Tian was already at the peak.