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Chapter 536: The Benefits

Crack...

As Tang Xiu furiously yelled, the entire space of the pocket world seemed to crack. The shattering sound, like a egg cracking, was clearly transmitted to his ears.

"What's going on?"

With a drastically changed expression, information suddenly appeared in his mind, and he suddenly felt like wanting to cry yet was without tears. It was information the humanoid old man had left him, saying that the space of this pocket world would collapse after the old man dissipated, and that he would be teleported outside as long as he pulled out the divine sword in the distance.

On a certain spot far away, Yang Le looked stupefied and tongue-tied as he gazed at the surroundings. Cracks appeared out of nowhere in the space, raising deep and intense fear inside his heart. Despite saying that he didn't have knowledge pertaining the existence of cultivation in the Dao, immortality, and divinity, the disintegration of the space now still made him desperate.

"Tang Xiu… where are you, Tang Xiu?"

Muttering in a shivering voice, Yang Le had no choice but to run towards the mountain.

"What exactly happened? Wasn't that mountain burning before? Where has that ice ladder gone? I… what the… how come that big mountain is collapsing?"

When Yang Le was able to clearly see the faraway mountain, as his mouth gaped and opened wide as his body was suddenly paralyzed.

Whoosh!

A lightning-like silhouette came flying from afar. Yang Le only felt a pair of firm hands grabbed his shoulders and he was suddenly flying amid the clouds.

"Tang… Tang Xiu?"

Yang Le exclaimed in disbelief after he to rubbed his eyes to make sure his eyes didn't betray him.

"Just keep your mouth shut!" Shouted Tang Xiu. "I know you have loads of things to ask, but now is not the time. I'll try to tell you what you wanna know after we leave this place."

"En! En!"

Yang Le repeatedly nodded as Tang Xiu took him "flying", causing his fear to fade away.

Boom…

When Tang Xiu's feet landed on the ground, he immediately released Yang Le's body and dashed toward the giant longsword that stood erect against the sky. An image of a sword appeared out of nowhere inside his mind as Tang Xiu focused his mind and his hands formed a series of hand seals.

Boom...

The layer of ash-gray substances on the surface of the giant longsword blasted out, and the 10,000 zhang long greatsword appeared in front of his eyes. Its size then reduced extremely fast and turned into a normal longsword within a few seconds. The sword revolved around Tang Xiu several times and emitted out buzzing sounds before drilling into Tang Xiu's body.

"To me!"

Tang Xiu's mind focused to manipulate it, and the longsword appeared directly in his right hand, leaving an inscribed sword pattern on it.

Quickly after, Tang Xiu returned to Yang Le. After he grabbed him, a longsword appeared out of thin air, and he stroke it the moment it appeared. As a space crack opened, Tang Xiu slipped into it while carrying Yang Le. The next moment, he and Yang Le appeared in front of the previous cave, standing on the platform covered with silk fabric.

"Move! This place is going to collapse!"

Grabbing Yang Le, Tang Xiu dashed lightning fast to the top of the stairs. Just as he passed through the third portal, the gate loudly shut down. At this moment, the longsword in Tang Xiu's palm emerged out of thin air once again. At the same time, he firmly used it to slash the gate made of special materials. It was cut into two halves like tofu and Tang Xiu collected them into his interspatial ring.

The second portal! The first portal!

Using the same method, Tang Xiu collected them into his interspatial ring and rushed out to the surface.

"We finally came out!"

Tang Xiu's heart was beating wildly when as he recalled the bitter experience he had gone through inside. Although the Yin Yang Divinity Lake had been swallowed by the black hole in his Dantian, it had given great benefits to his cultivation. He originally thought that he would need at least ten years to reach the peak of the Viscera Transformation stage. Little did he expect that he would have such a colossal fortuitous encounter, mading it easy for him to achieve it.

However, he knew perfectly well that such a boost in cultivation was both good and bad for him. The drawback was that he wouldn't be able to control his own power for a period of time, thus he must gradually familiarize himself with his current state while using his strength. Only then would he truly reach the peak level of the Viscera Transformation Stage.

"HOORAY! WE CAME OUT!!!"

Yang Le felt like he had just escaped a disaster. He looked at the sunny weather with beautiful sunlight. Despite the chaotic scene, the smooth feeling brought by his breath moved him to tears.

Suddenly, he turned to Tang Xiu and shouted, "TELL ME! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED DOWN THERE?"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Four figures flashed from the entrance of the ancient tomb and suddenly appeared in front of Tang Xiu in the blink of an eye.

"Boss!" The four men called out reverentially.

"You guys go to the Long's Dining Hall and book a private box for me. I'll catch up with you later." Tang Xiu nodded and smilingly said.

"Copy that!" The four men nodded and quickly left.

Yang Le rubbed his eyes. He realized that the time spent for those four stalwart men appeared  very short, and their departure was also very fast.

"Tang Xiu, you guys… exactly what are you, people?"

"Have you broadened up your mind after accompanying me today?" Tang Xiu laughed. "Telling you is actually fine, but now is not yet the time. Like I told you before, you're not yet eligible."

"I nearly died in the ancient tomb this time, and not even a shred of benefit did I get…" Yang Le screamed angrily. "IS THIS YOUR ANSWER??!!!"

"Yeah, that's my answer," Tang Xiu nodded. "If anything, I have offered you a good fortune already. If you can fulfill my request, I still won't take you as a disciple, but you can be sure that I'll regard you as a friend. The chance is yours to take."

Yang Le fell into silence. He stared at Tang Xiu for a long time before he asked, "That opportunity you told me, does it include explaining what happened inside the ancient tomb and that particular space? Literally everything?"

"Yes!" Tang Xiu directly nodded.

Yang Le suddenly laughed. His smile was bright yet looked frenzied, for he felt that through Tang Xiu, he had finally seen a window to a magnificent novel world filled with mystery and never-before-seen things that were beyond his cognition and knowledge.

Thus, he decided that, regardless the price he must pay, he would stick close to Tang Xiu like a dog-skin plaster to learn about that mysterious, magical world.

"I want it, Tang Xiu!" Yang Le stretched out his hand and restored his cheeky grin.

Tang Xiu rolled his eyes at him, "The benefits will be great for you. Consider it as a reward for helping me opening those two portals. But don't ask for a mile after you got an inch, okay? Or else I'll annul your opportunity."

"So, 5 billion, right?" Yang Le raised his head and asked.

"Yup, 5 billion!" Tang Xiu understood what he was asking. "Of course, if you still want to give me 10 billion yuan, I'll be more than happy to accept it."

Yang Le rolled his eyes and strode outside.

Revealing a faint smile, Tang Xiu caught up with him after several steps. He then sent an instruction to the security guards and then strode outside. Although the space underneath had caved in, the construction above it had already collapsed, so Tang Xiu wasn't worried that it would cause casualties. Nevertheless, he still instructed the security guards to guard the perimeter and told them to not let anyone approach the landslide spot.

More than an hour later, Tang Xiu and Yang Le arrived at the entrance of Star City's Long's Dining Hall. The security guards at the entrance had been replaced, thus he had to take out his membership card to be allowed to enter.

Inside the presidential suite, Long Zhengyu had already arrived after having previously received a phone call from Tang Xiu. At this time, he looked weary and exhausted. Had it not been for the various things he needed to deal with, he may have fallen asleep at any time.

"So, what about your consoling duty?" Asked Tang Xiu after motioning for Long Zhengyu to sit on the sofa.

"Everything that could be done was done, yet dealing with the aftermath of a disaster can't be done all at once!" Long Zhengyu answered with a bitter expression. "A lot of workers are dead and many got injured. This accident was really too big."

"No one wants such an accident to happen. No one," Tang Xiu sighed. "Yet we must make sure to treat the families of the dead and injured workers well. It's all right to spend more money to compensate them, for it's about their future lives, since it also relates to the reputation of the Long Group as well."

"I know. Don't worry about that!" Long Zhengyu nodded heavily.

Upon hearing his answer, Tang Xiu no longer continued talking about this issue. He put his hand on Long Zhengyu's shoulder and began to massage him. His action made Long Zhengyu dazed and surprised for a moment, yet it immediately warmed his heart, causing his weariness and heavy feelings to gradually vanish.

With Tang Xiu's very unusual massage technique, Long Zhengyu, who looked distressed and downcast, gradually relaxed. Tang Xiu's fingers then moved and began massaging Long Zhengyu's forehead, as he pressed his temple, causing him to slowly fall asleep.

"Carry him to the next room and let him sleep for three hours, and then wake him up," instructed Tang Xiu to the four men who had arrived earlier.

"Understood!" The four experts of the Everlasting Feast Hall replied and then carried Long Zhengyu off.

With a queer expression, Yang Le stared at Tang Xiu and said, "Tang Xiu, I just realized that you're very good to him. It's like… he's a family member."

"We are friends," said Tang Xiu lightly.


Yang Le was stunned.

Friends?

In his life, he used to think that his senior brothers were his closest relatives. Not until his Master passed away did he finally see their true faces, causing him to heartlessly sever any relationship he ever had with them. Aside from looking for women all day, he had been alone all these years.

All of a sudden, he felt jealous and truly envied Long Zhengyu.

The complex expression on Yang Le's face was noticed by Tang Xiu, "Perhaps we'll become friends in the future as well. That is if you're willing to open your heart and devote yourself to our relationship."

Yang Le kept his silence for a long time before he spoke with a very serious expression, "Then, I swear to God that I'll make sure to never steal your stuff in the future."

Cough, cough…

His reply made Tang Xiu choke and be at a loss whether to cry or laugh. This guy wanted to befriend him, yet it was just the same as promising to not steal his stuff? This chap was really… the best spare-tire among all spare-tires… a rare, exotic marvel!

"If you dare to steal my stuff then I'll cut off your third leg!" Tang Xiu replied with a joke.

However…

It was exactly this sentence that caused Yang Le's head to shrink.

Chapter 537: The One You Marry Will Die

The Long's Dining Hall did have delicious dishes and delicacies, yet they were so expensive that it made people shudder. Despite having a lot of money, Tang Xiu felt somewhat unwilling when he had to pay the bill. He wouldn't have come here to burn his money if it weren't for Zhengyu.

At noon, Zhengyu walked out of his room. He still looked sleepy, but he was much better. After seeing Tang Xiu, who was currently quietly reading a book on the sofa, he smiled and said, "Tang Xiu, thanks a bunch."

"It's nothing." Tang Xiu smiled faintly. "Health is our most important capital. Anyways, you might as well contact Kang Xia today, and ask her to send you some our company's health products. It will improve your physical fitness after some time."

"The Magnificent Tang Corporation's health products have finally been produced? When will it be released to the market?" Zhengyu's eyes lit up as he smilingly asked.

"It should be on the 1st," answered Tang Xiu.

Long Zhengyu clasped his hands and smilingly said, "That younger brother of mine has always been waiting for news of when the health products would be released to the market. Recently, he seems to be working on a project in Shanghai, and I heard that he is in need of quite a lot of funds. But you also know the recent situation of the Long Family. Most of our reserve funds are currently being invested in the Walled Hill Village, New City, and Nine Dragons Island. And that brat… he's kinda short on funds, and quite a lot of it."

Tang Xiu was silent for a moment, before he lightly replied, "If you're willing to listen to me, don't help him even for a penny. An uncut jade won't be useful. He has grown up accustomed to an easy life ever since he was born. You must let him experience hardships in life. As a matter of fact, I would have directly thrown him into that situation if he were my blood brother, and not let him get even a penny from the family for a period of time, so as to make him experience how a man must strive to make money."

"Are you really going to do that, Tang Xiu?" Asked Zhengyu with a strange expression.

"Not only that, I will even deliberately set up obstructions to make him stumble if opportunity permits," said Tang Xiu with a cold smile. "I'll intentionally pit and deceive him so that he will realize that making honest money is harder than swindling, for he must experience that heaven won't open its door unless he fights for it. He must know that life is hard and money is hard-earned. That will make him cherish life and make him mature faster."

"Are you not afraid that he will hate you if he learns about it later?" Asked Long Zhengyu.

"If I'm willing to give him all the wealth and inheritance of the family, even the position of the family head, will he hate me for that?" Tang Xiu rhetorically asked.

Zhengyu fell into silence. He suddenly understood Tang Xiu's intention. At this moment, however, he slightly regretted not having Tang Xiu as a close relative of his; of his own blood.

Ring, ring, ring…

A ringtone resounded. Tang Xiu took out his mobile phone and looked at the number displayed on the screen. He furrowed his brows, because Su Yaning's name was displayed there. He got her number from Wang Daoyuan when he was in Beijing, though he didn't expect that Su Yaning would actually call him.

"What do you need for calling me?" Tang Xiu asked straightforwardly after receiving the call.

There was no reply from the mobile phone for a while, as a question then slowly unfolded, "You seem to know that it was me calling you?"

"Yeah." Tang Xiu answered. "I asked your cell number from Wang Daoyuan."

"Why?"

"Why? Then why now? I just wanna know if you're dead or alive, so I can help grandma do something in the future!"

Su Yaning fell into silence. She didn't speak, but Tang Xiu was not in a hurry as well. The phone call kept silent for five minutes before Su Yaning finally spoke with unusual emotion, "Can you… help my dad?"

"What kind of help?" Asked Tang Xiu.

"I know you have the ability to get him out of prison ahead of time," said Su Yaning.

"I do have the ability to do that, but it's not like I'm going to do it," said Tang Xiu lightly. "People, whoever they are, must pay for what they've done. Two years, that's my bottom line. My anger won't subside if he doesn't stay in prison for at least that long. Of course, he can release himself earlier if he has the ability to do so, and I'll bother him no longer."

"What's between you and my dad that makes you discriminate him so, Tang Xiu?" Asked Su Yaning angrily.

"I don't know what you mean by discriminating him, but what I know is that whoever bullies my mother must pay quite a terrible price," said Tang Xiu indifferently.

Once again, Su Yaning fell into silence. Only after a long while did she finally said in a bitter tone, "I want to marry someone, and I want my parents to appear at my wedding."

"You're getting married?" Tang Xiu squinted his eyes. He then coldly snorted and said, "Hmph, if you dare to marry someone, I have the means to make your husband fall into despair, misery, and misfortune regardless of who he is. If I'm in a bad mood someday, perhaps this so-called husband of yours will be run over and become dead just like what your mother did, so you'll be a widow earlier. Also, I must reiterate once again, I'm not afraid to make the one you marry die; I have enough personal contacts and money to do it."

"You, you fucking bastard!" Su Yaning furiously bellowed.

"Asshole, bastard; that indeed I am," Tang Xiu sneered. "But have you asked yourself why I became an asshole? I believe your family knows the best about my disposition in the past, isn't that right?"

Snap…

Su Yaning hung up the phone at once.

As if seemingly having long expected that she would hang up, Tang Xiu called her again, but Su Yaning rejected the call. Tang Xiu kept dialing repeatedly and she kept rejecting, until Su Yaning finally connected his call, yet didn't speak at all.

"You can hate me, but I want you to take your time well to recall what you've done before. That time, you were the one who framed me, and you were also the one who called the cops. If I hadn't changed, it would have been me in prison now! Now think, who in your family would get me out from prison?

"I've said everything I wanted to tell you. And lastly, I advise everyone in your family, not limited to your parents. All of you are not children, it is time for you all to mature and act like adults."

After saying that, Tang Xiu directly hung up the phone and didn't give time to Su Yaning to reply.

At the side, Yang Le tilted his legs. After seeing Tang Xiu hung up the call, he gave him a thumbs up and praised, "Brother Tang, that's quite a personality. You take your revenge for your hatreds and say your complaint for your resentments. That's what a man should be. You must never be soft hearted to those who once wanted to harm you."

With a weird expression, Zhengyu glanced at Yang Le and lightly said, "Yang Le, right? I do like Tang Xiu's personality, but I don't like yours. I hope you shut your mouth before you have figured out what the bottom of the matter is."

"Tang Xiu himself didn't say anything, what rights do you have to tell me what to do?" Yang Le coldly snorted. "Is there something wrong with what I said?"

Giving Tang Xiu a glance, Zhengyu then gazed deeply at Yang Le and said, "If the person in prison is Tang Xiu's biological uncle, and the one who called him is his biological cousin, then I ask you, what rights do you have to express your opinion regarding their family problems?"

"What?" Yang Le was taken aback. As he watched the indifferent expression on Tang Xiu's face, his lips squirmed a few times, yet no words came out from him.

Tang Xiu sighed inwardly. He looked at Zhengyu and said, "I'm going back to Shanghai, and I can only return to Star City in the holidays. Help me arrange things in the prison so that he doesn't suffer there."

"Don't worry! I know what to do." Long Zhengyu nodded.

"Also, remember to find out his behavior in there. If… if he shows good behavior, then think of ways to get him out by the end of this year! Spend however much the money and relations to accomplish that." Tang Xiu nodded and said.

"For those who learn about this matter and don't know you, they may think that you're someone with a heart made of stone. But to those who know you well, you only look ruthless and heartless on the surface, yet you're actually soft inside," said Zhengyu with a sigh. "Don't worry! My family has the ability to accomplish that."

"Anyways, I still have things to take care of. This guy will stay in your place here, entertain him well." Tang Xiu nodded and said.

"He can stay here as he likes!" Long Zhengyu looked at Yang Le and said. "I also have loads of things to do."

"Zhengyu, I'm telling you to entertain him well. Also, find him several… female companions," said Tang Xiu with a forced smile. "Don't offend this brat, I tell you. Though I can't tell what he can do, your Long Family will be in great trouble if you provoke him."

"What do you mean?" Long Zhengyu furrowed his brows with a puzzled expression.

Tang Xiu shook his head and answered, "This chap is a small thief, an ancestor level one. Do you want the valuable things in your Long Family to be stolen one day? Don't tell me that your family wants those stuff that must not be exposed to be stolen?"

"I…" Long Zhengyu stared at Yang Le's proud expression. His face changed a few times before he eventually forced a wry smile and said, "Got it. I know what to do."

"I'm happy that you understand how to act according to the situation, Brother Long." Yang Le gave him a thumbs up and praised. "Anyways, I won't eye your family's stuff since you're Tang Xiu's friend, and forget about the women. I'll go out and depend on my own skills to find myself some flowers in the brothels!"

Long Zhengyu forced a wry smile inside, yet he squeezed out an amiable smile on the surface. He knew what Tang Xiu was capable of. For someone who was praised by Tang Xiu as an ancestral level thief, that person was highly likely to be a godly thief. He naturally didn't want to provoke such a person.

Tang Xiu then left Long's Dining Hall. Although he came here to have breakfast, now was lunch time, so he called Kang Xia to see him at his family's restaurant and then drove straight there.

This time he came back in a hurry, though he had ample time to spend since he had already asked Han Qingwu for a leave. She couldn't say anything anymore even if he didn't go back to campus for a few days.

"Oh… is this my family's restaurant?"

As Tang Xiu stood at the entrance of his family's former restaurant, he looked up at the wide front door as well as the four welcoming ladies in cheongsam dresses.

"Welcome!"





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