The Story of Immortal Lord Hanyang

Mengmeng held a fork in her left hand and a knife in her right, looking quite the part, but even cutting off a piece of steak took a great deal of effort.

"Daddy will cut it for you." Zhang Han shook his head with a smile.

"Mmm... small... I want it small," Mengmeng reminded him.

"Sure, small."

Zhang Han cut the steak into tiny cubes, and then father and daughter began their first somewhat upscale dinner since reuniting.

As soon as they finished eating, Zhang Han's phone rang. When he answered, it was one of Liu Feng's men, calling to tell him that all the paperwork for the car had been prepared.

Half an hour later, they met downstairs at the hotel. Zhang Han put away the documents, then went to the parking lot and took pictures of the Ferrari 488 from every angle. Back in the room, he immediately posted the car on a used-car website using his phone.

He listed it for only two million.

As soon as it was posted, an employee at the website company, who was just about to get off work, suddenly noticed the listing.

The more the employee looked, the wider his eyes grew. He shouted, "Manager! Manager!"

"What is it?" the manager asked with a frown, his tone displeased.

It was already seven in the evening, two hours past quitting time. Having one of his subordinates shouting and making a fuss was bound to irritate him. He had already decided that if this employee was merely yelling for no reason, he would teach him a lesson.

"Manager, come look! Something's happened!" the employee shouted. His cries immediately attracted the people who were about to leave, and they all turned their heads and gathered around.

The manager hurried over with a frown. When he saw the information on the screen, his eyes widened, and he said in shock:

"What? A Ferrari 488 that was bought less than a month ago is being sold for only two million?"

The manager's words brought everyone rushing over, and an uproar broke out.

"This car cost 4.8 million altogether, and he's selling it for two million? Is this for real?"

"If it's real, whoever buys it will make a fortune!"

"Exactly. Buy it and resell it, and you could still get over three million!"

"Could the owner be in urgent need of money? Even if he is, this is a little too hasty, isn't it? If he listed it for three million, it would probably sell within three days."

The manager naturally understood all this as well. He hurriedly ordered the subordinate at the computer, "Quick, quick, quick! Block this listing and give me the owner's phone number!"

The manager was preparing to buy the car himself. The employee at the computer hurriedly got to work, while the other employees looked at the manager enviously.

That was the manager's advantage, after all. He had the money to make a move. If it were them, they didn't even have two million in their hands. They couldn't play this game even if they wanted to.

The manager called Zhang Han. After arranging a time to inspect the car, he laughed and patted the subordinate who had discovered the listing, preparing to reward him handsomely once the deal was complete.

After making some preparations, the manager took several employees who specialized in inspecting vehicles to the hotel where Zhang Han was staying.

After a thorough inspection, the manager was very satisfied and arranged to complete the transaction the next morning.

Once everything was finished, Zhang Han carried Mengmeng back to the room. It was already nine in the evening.

"Yaaawn." Mengmeng yawned as she lay in Zhang Han's arms and mumbled, "Daddy, I want to hear a story."

A story?

Zhang Han was slightly stunned. He had never told anyone a story before, but since his daughter wanted to hear one, he naturally had to tell her. He sorted through the stories in his mind and said:

"Then Daddy will tell you the story of Snow White. It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a Snow White..."

"Mmm... no, no. I've heard Snow White before." Mengmeng shook her head and refused.

"Uh... then Daddy will tell you the story of Little Red Riding Hood..."

"No."

"Then Daddy will tell you about the seven dwar—"

"No."

"Then how about the big bad wolf..."

"No."

"..."

Zhang Han told her the dozen or so fairy tales he knew, but the little girl had already heard every one of them many times. She kept shaking her head and saying, "No."

For a moment, Zhang Han was completely baffled.

After thinking for a long while, Zhang Han suddenly paused. An idea came to him, and he asked in a coaxing tone, "Sweetheart, do you want to hear the story of Immortal Lord Hanyang?"

"No... huh?" Mengmeng froze. After thinking about it, she realized she had never heard that story before. She happily clapped her hands and said, "Okay! Okay!"

"Hehehe." Zhang Han cleared his throat, a smug look appearing on his face, and said:

"Immortal Lord Hanyang was an incredible figure. His story begins on Earth."

"When Immortal Lord Hanyang was on Earth, life did not go his way, and he lived a miserable existence. In the end, he jumped off a cliff. Who would have thought that he would accidentally enter an entirely new world—the Cultivation World!"

"Mmm... Daddy, what is the Cultivation World?" Mengmeng asked in confusion.

"The Cultivation World is a vast world with countless planets and countless people. In some places, even a single river is larger than Earth. In other places, a single continent is nearly as large as the Milky Way. In short, it is an incredibly strange world."

"Immortal Lord Hanyang was incredibly powerful in the Cultivation World. From the moment he came into contact with cultivation, he needed only five hundred years to become a major figure in the Tribulation Crossing stage. Why was that? Because he possessed a divine innate ability called the Treasure Sniffing Nose. His nose could smell the presence of treasures. From then on, Immortal Lord Hanyang never lacked treasures again."

"Although five hundred years was a long time, during those five hundred years, Immortal Lord Hanyang was either searching for treasures or on his way to search for treasures. He also had to study extraordinarily complicated cultivation knowledge. Five hundred years passed in the blink of an eye. He had little contact with other people and few friends, so he was very lonely."

"However, in the years that followed, Immortal Lord Hanyang cultivated to the peak of the Tribulation Crossing stage. Before his heavenly tribulation arrived, he traveled through the countless worlds. And what happened? He became famous overnight!"

"He spent money like dirt. Even the tips he casually gave others were enough to support them for several hundred years. So wherever he went afterward, he received everyone's attention. People flattered him, and thousands bowed before him. Quite an imposing sight, wasn't it?"

"Impressive..." Mengmeng listened in a daze and answered instinctively.

"Because of this, people gave Immortal Lord Hanyang a nickname: the Immortal Lord of Scattered Wealth."

Receiving his daughter's praise, Zhang Han's mouth nearly split into a grin.

"Later, though, he was upgraded to the Immortal Lord of Wealth, because he was simply too rich. One person's wealth exceeded that of more than a hundred super sects combined!"

"Some people also liked to call him the Immortal Lord of Virtuous Treasures. Whenever treasures appeared somewhere, as long as he was there, they would ultimately belong to him."

"He had many nicknames, but Daddy won't list them all. Immortal Lord Hanyang seemed to do nothing but search for treasures. In five hundred years in the Cultivation World, he only fought once. But that battle shook heaven and earth. Immortal Lord Hanyang single-handedly suppressed ten super sects. He was unbelievably powerful."

"However, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't escape the heavenly tribulation. When he underwent Tribulation Crossing, he encountered the legendary Nine Heavens Divine Thunder. He brought out countless treasures, but in the end, he still couldn't withstand it."

"So, he returned to Earth."

As he said this, Zhang Han wore a broad smile. He turned to look at Mengmeng and said smugly:

"Do you know what Immortal Lord Hanyang's name was? Haha, I'll tell you. Immortal Lord Hanyang was your daddy, Zhang... huh?"

When he turned around, he saw that Little Princess had already fallen asleep. Zhang Han's face stiffened, and he felt like an overconfident, chuunibyou young man.

If the people in the Cultivation World who knew Immortal Lord Hanyang well had seen him like this, it probably would have overturned their entire understanding of the world.

The corner of Zhang Han's mouth twitched slightly. He tucked Little Princess in, and as he looked at his adorable daughter, the twitching corner of his mouth gradually curved into a tender smile.

"Next, I need to find an auspicious place to plant the Thunder Sun Tree and those seeds."

Zhang Han shook his head slightly and fell into thought.

Finding an auspicious place was easy enough. With the Thunder Sun Tree, even if the location was not originally blessed, it would gradually become a treasured place under its nourishment. The key was finding a good location.

"Where should I go?"

Zhang Han lay flat, took out the black Apple phone his younger sister had mailed him, and opened the map of Huaguo.

His gaze swept across it for a long while before finally settling on a location in the south of the map:

Hong Kong!

It seemed like a random choice, but in truth, he had considered it carefully.

Winter was approaching, and the temperature in the north was gradually falling. It was not suitable for Mengmeng to play there.

Besides, Shangjing was the Zhang family's stronghold. Although the family was declining, its branches and connections were still extensive. Zhang Han did not want to live under the Zhang family's watchful eye.

The Oriental Pearl was by the sea and was where his mother's family lived. He remembered that when his mother had married into the family, she had had many unpleasant disagreements with them. Besides, they did not seem willing to accept either him or his younger sister.

Leaving these major cities aside, there were also many places with green mountains and clear waters to choose from, but Zhang Han did not select any of them.

To put it plainly, those were all excuses. The reason Zhang Han chose Hong Kong was that Mengmeng's mother's company was there. At present, Mengmeng was not completely his yet.

Once he dealt with Ziyan's matter, wouldn't he be able to take Mengmeng anywhere he wanted?

Zhang Han was not optimistic about his relationship with Ziyan. Setting aside his identity as Immortal Lord Hanyang, even before that, Zhang Han had not been optimistic about them.

The entertainment industry was far too complicated. With Zhang Tian's former status as one of the Four Young Masters of the capital, he naturally knew quite a few inside stories. How many young women had sacrificed everything to rise to the top? How much hardship had famous stars endured? And in the eyes of the wealthy, how many stars were treated as playthings?

In Zhang Han's eyes, the entertainment industry was like a huge vat of dye. Most people had been stained by it. Although Ziyan was one of the few with almost no scandals, that did not mean Zhang Han would change his opinion.

"Let's take a trip with no plan."

Zhang Han smiled as he glanced at the sleeping Mengmeng, then immediately used his phone to book tickets online.

He booked a flight for the following afternoon. However, when it came time to pay, Zhang Han was stunned.

There was not a single cent in any of his bank accounts. Helpless, he could only deposit some money the next day before buying the tickets.

Just as he was thinking about this, his phone suddenly chimed with a notification.

When he opened it, he saw that five thousand yuan had been deposited into his bank account.

Zhang Han paused, then immediately booked the flight that night.

He then got up and walked into the bathroom. After closing the door, he called Zhang Li.

"Lili, I just received the money you sent," Zhang Han said.

"Mm," Zhang Li replied.

She sounded rather unenthusiastic, but Zhang Han knew that his younger sister still cared deeply about him.

Five years ago, when their parents disappeared, Zhang Li had believed for a time that it was because Zhang Han had caused trouble all the time. After leaving the Zhang family, she had not contacted him for more than a year.

Later, after learning that Zhang Han had refused to leave Shangjing while investigating the matter and was living in dire circumstances, Zhang Li began contacting him again.