I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

Chapter 1696 1700: I'm Planning to Stir Things Up

"He still has money?" With this bid, Anshou caused even Heiwu and Heimeng to lose their composure, as a good amount of time had passed and the other two of the Big Three still hadn't continued to bid. Clearly, they've reached their limit.

"I told you, he's bound to win," Zhang Menglong said smugly.

"We're willing to accept our loss," the two said, "from today until you leave this Skyless Realm, we'll be your bodyguards free of charge!"

Though they said this, they actually still profited greatly. After all, the value of those two elixirs far exceeded the cost of hiring them as bodyguards, and so far, the price they paid was only being tormented by Zhang Menglong's ancient cold spirit fire for half an hour.

They would do such a business deal a million times if given the chance!

"Boss, how did you see this coming? Do you know the leader of Anshou?"

Even the banking authority of the Skyless Realm could only barely investigate the amount of money in their accounts, but they couldn't track the money obtained by liquidating assets or other channels for a while. Otherwise, Xichen, as the bank's largest shareholder, would have been invincible long ago.

So according to their guess, Zhang Menglong might have some private dealings with Anshou. Of course, this was just a bold conjecture.

"No," Zhang Menglong shook his head, "this is my first time meeting him. How could I know him?"

"Do you have some ability to foresee the future?" Heimeng guessed more and more wildly. Although it sounded unbelievable, there were indeed some powerful diviners who could predict certain future events. However, most predictions were about grand events, and the more detailed the matter, the harder it was to predict. On second thought, this guess seemed unrealistic too.

"Hahaha, it's actually quite simple. I just gave Anshou 200 billion.

"Uh..." Heiwu and Heimeng were immediately filled with black lines on their foreheads. Zhang Menglong was really cunning, using such underhanded means. This wasn't predicting the outcome; this was manipulating the outcome!

The items Zhang Menglong sold were approximately known to them too, aggregating to at least 5 trillion Divine Crystals at auction. This probably took over the entire assets of most nearby power organizations. To put it bluntly, as long as Zhang Menglong wanted to help someone, that person certainly couldn't lose. Who else could have so many liquid assets?

By this time, the auction was also drawing to a close. With this sum, Xichen and Yun Cangzi were directly out of competition.

And what they lost wasn't just an elixir with the chance to help them transcend the Divine Cultivation Realm, because gathering such assets had already greatly wounded their vitality!

They could sell their assets cheaply, but those who bought these assets would never return them at the original price, so their losses were indeed significant!

"Let's congratulate Mr. Anshou on successfully obtaining this Universe Ring Pill. We hope you can take that step and become the first person to transcend the Divine Cultivation Realm in our Skyless Realm," the auctioneer bowed, "With that, today's auction ends. Tomorrow at the same time, our Blackrock Auction House will be waiting for you all again."

As the auction ended, participants left the venue one by one, and soon only Zhang Menglong and Anshou were left.

Anshou walked up to Zhang Menglong. Since Heiwu and Heimeng also concealed their identities, he couldn't discern Zhang Menglong's identity either, only seeing some basic information Zhang Menglong was willing to let others see.

"Crown Prince of the Ritian Empire, Gu Tianle." Anshou had traveled far and wide, but he had never heard of any Ritian Empire. But from Zhang Menglong's casual 200 billion support, it was clear this Ritian Kingdom was probably very wealthy, and this Crown Prince held a high position in the country.

"Shall we talk somewhere else?" Anshou didn't plan to take the money and run, because Zhang Menglong gave him an unreadable feeling. In the Skyless Realm, although killing is not a big deal, Anshou always felt Zhang Menglong was not simple. If his background were immense, any wrongdoing could bring ruin not only to the entire Anshou organization but even implicate the entire Skyless Realm.

"Sure," Zhang Menglong casually switched the scene, and the two instantly arrived in a virtual restaurant, ordered some drinks, and sat face to face.

"Thank you, Mr. Gu, for your assistance earlier," Anshou got straight to the point, "with your help, I could obtain that Universe Ring Pill. You also said earlier that this money was not given in vain, and I am well aware of it. I'll refund you 1,500 billion first; the rest may take some time."

"Huh? What do you mean by this?" Anshou looked at Zhang Menglong with a puzzled expression, as the banking system just told him the recipient had refused to accept the money when he transferred funds to Zhang Menglong.

"It's nothing," Zhang Menglong said, "Actually, I have a business proposal for Mr. Anshou."

"Business?" Anshou asked, "Are you looking to kill someone?"

"Not necessarily," Zhang Menglong shook his head, "I want to hire all your assassins above the Fifth Grade Divine Cultivation Realm for 20 days, until I leave the Skyless Realm."

"Hahaha, Mr. Gu, my Anshou is an Assassin Organization, not a bodyguard agency. If you're looking for bodyguards, you've found the wrong people."

"It's the strength of your people I'm after," Zhang Menglong said, "A bodyguard can be used as an assassin, and an assassin, of course, can be used as a bodyguard. During my stay in the Skyless Realm, I might stir some trouble and might need protection from assassins. Or, I may need to kill someone."

"If you only need them to lie in wait until called upon, then I have no reason to refuse this business," Anshou said, "We are assassins; when we strike, we guarantee a kill. If we fail, we flee a thousand miles. This is something you need to consider."

"That, I understand," Zhang Menglong nodded, "Since we've reached an agreement, may I ask Mr. Anshou how many people you can provide me with?"

"In my Anshou, there are over 17,000 Fifth Grade Divine Cultivator assassins registered, over 5,000 of the Sixth Grade, 500 of the Seventh Grade, 27 of the Eighth Grade, and only me at the Ninth Grade. Due to financial obligations, half of them have already been dispatched, so I can only provide you with half."

"I want them all!" Zhang Menglong said, "Whatever they paid you, I'll pay you that amount!"

"Due to my urgent need for money, this time the amount is huge, probably exceeding 3 trillion Divine Crystals," Anshou smiled wryly, "Also, we have a protocol in Anshou that if an accepted task is canceled, a 50% cancellation fee must be reimbursed."

"3 trillion, huh? 50% is 1.5 trillion, so 4.5 trillion Divine Crystals in total. I'll give you 10 trillion in total. Everyone above the Fifth Grade Divine Cultivator is at my command for 20 days, how about it?"

Anshou's pupils visibly dilated several times. How much money does this Ritian Empire have? A 10 trillion offer? The largest organization in the entire Skyless Realm couldn't scrape together 10 trillion even if they sold everything!

This Crown Prince is actually willing to be such a fool with such an enormous sum of money. My God!

"Are you also heading to the Hong Yun Empire this time?" Anshou suddenly asked.

"That's right," Zhang Menglong nodded, "I've heard this luck assessment is a big project, so I plan to stir up something exciting here in the Skyless Realm!"