Volume 1, Chapter 115: Becoming a Renowned Tycoon

Ji Junxiao, carrying the money he had just collected from the noodle shop, walked lightly along the road back to the village.

Bai Hengzhi glanced at Xinhu, who looked utterly dejected. In the night, his deep eyes seemed even darker and more richly shadowed.

After hearing the news, the two paid the bill and hurried toward a private residence south of Chang’an.

It was less than the previously announced nine million euros, but it still set a record as the highest transfer fee ever paid for a Chinese player moving abroad.

“Er...” Tang Xinhu scratched her head and said something that even her normally carefree self would deeply regret for several days afterward.

“How could we do that? Her Ladyship Consort An has given each of us a horse. How could I allow myself to grow even more greedy?” Qin’er replied with a smile, though her eyes were filled with delight.

After the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, a man with hair and beard more than half white appeared in the hall. Their eyes met, both shimmering with tears.

Zhang Zhetian nodded. Whether in football or any other sport, an athlete’s professional career was short. Besides, high earnings came far too easily. Once one grew accustomed to a luxurious life, it was difficult to return to frugality.

Moreover, Liu Qi wanted to make it clear to those ministers who sought to obstruct his plans to establish an empress and alter the succession: if they dared oppose him, there was only one path left to them—the path to death.

After receiving permission from the Chongyuan Court, Lady Nana set out for Matsumoto Castle that very day, ignoring Chang Lianxin’s pleas for her to stay.

Beneath the exquisite moonlight, Chen Hu held Su Qian in his arms and began kissing her outright. The burly men around them were stunned speechless, while Mao Yu and Ao Cheng grinned from ear to ear and gave them both a thumbs-up.

After twisting its back a little, Gale Dog felt somewhat unaccustomed to having someone ride on it for the first time. It slowly made its way down the mountain. Along the road, Gale Dog did not dare take too large a stride, afraid of waking its child.

Let Ling Xi worry herself over it. Even if she worried for the rest of her life, she would feel no guilt. Since Heaven had treated her unfairly, she would be unfair to the two of them in return.

Yet tonight’s sudden descent of heavenly punishment was truly abnormal. At present, all heavenly punishments in the cultivation world were controlled by the Immortal Realm. Whenever someone whose cultivation defied the heavens attempted to advance another level, they would be subjected to the cleansing of a heavenly tribulation, which washed away every will that opposed the Immortal Realm’s decree. But tonight, the heavenly punishment had descended without warning or omen.

Everything about it was difficult for me to imagine. If Jing Tian had not arrived to help dispel the darkness within me when I fought Gu Dan, just how much destruction would I, crazed and stripped of reason, have caused?

It had to be said that Qiangqu had not served as Chanyu for all those years in vain. Though the old Chanyu had aged, his lingering authority remained. The moment he spoke, the royal hall, which had been filled with heated discussion, fell silent. Even Xubu, who had seemed invincible only moments before, obediently lowered his hands and stood to one side.

Only then did most people remember that Ling Ming possessed half of the Eastern Family’s bloodline. They began searching everywhere for the members of the Eastern Family who should have been present, but all they could see was Dongfang Jue, held tightly by Gao Qi and Gao Xi. The family head, Dongfang Li, was nowhere to be found.

“Shengshi, don’t be angry with your uncle.” Rong Lan entered carrying tea and placed it before Sheng Weiyang.

“How powerful can a human being become? To what extent can one evolve? By using the Golden Mask to awaken a tiny portion of your own genes, you have given every cell a consciousness of its own. How far, then, can you evolve?” Bang! This time, it was his right leg.

“For a tower to possess such awareness, its designer must have been completely insane!” Feixue followed with a contemptuous scoff.

Only after hearing Cheng Yanhui’s words did Ming Nan notice that his hand was resting on the place where Yu Lu had been injured. He quickly let go. The heartache in his eyes needed no explanation.