If the Golden Crow Were a Star Beast, What a Super-Rich Dog!

Moonlit night.

A certain location in Chongyang City.

"Arrogant."

After listening to the Great Cultist's account, the old woman, who had been sitting upright, opened her eyes and gently tapped her cane on the ground.

She spoke indifferently:

"A young man who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth."

The Great Cultist wiped the sweat from his brow and bowed, saying:

"Your Excellency, should we do as he says? Or..."

The middle-aged man who was drinking nearby opened his eyes and smiled:

"Granny Jin, please calm down. That young man did make one right. For now, it seems we do need him."

Granny Jin sighed and bowed her head towards the drunken middle-aged man:

"Your High Envoy, this boy is arrogant and spoiled; employing him is unwise."

"We might as well kill him. With Jin Qiuyue here, we're all the same."

Before he could finish speaking, another master-level expert retorted:

"Granny Jin, you are mistaken. The young man is indeed the best choice now. Besides, with that old fellow Hu Zhongli valuing him, he certainly has the right to be arrogant."

Granny Jin raised an eyebrow, said nothing, but looked at the drunken High Envoy.

This High Envoy him burp and say casually:

"By the way, have you heard about that recent news? During the Double Ninth Festival, some people encountered a [True Person] who claimed to be from the Above High Heaven, and they completed an unbelievable transaction."

Granny Jin said thoughtfully:

"Of course I've heard of it. It's very mysterious. There should be an extremely powerful deity standing behind this True Person, but strangely enough, I've never heard of him before."

The High Envoy nodded slightly, put down the wine bottle, and looked at a petite young woman:

"Xiao Chen, what do you think?"

All eyes turned to the girl.

Chen Nuanyu snapped out of her daze and bowed her head respectfully.

"I'm new here and don't know much about any of this, so naturally I can't offer any opinions."

"Um."

The High Envoy responded faintly:

"You don't need to belittle yourself. You were blessed by the God of Plague in Jiangzhou. The God of Divine Favor values you highly, and even some venerable ones know your name."

After pausing for a moment, he continued:

"Speaking of which, this Zhang Fusheng seems to be from Jiangzhou as well? But unfortunately, Jiangzhou has now become a place of Divine Descent, making it impossible to find out any specific information about him. Do you know him?"

Chen Nuanyu's expression remained unchanged:

"I've heard of this person, and we even had a brief encounter."

Granny Jin and the others showed surprise on their faces.

Do you really know him?

The High Envoy also became somewhat interested:

"Really? Then tell me, what kind of person is he? Is he easy to get along with?"

Chen Nuanyu paused for a moment:

"Not very familiar with it."

"I see." The High Envoy another sip of wine, looked at the moonlight outside the window, and his expression returned to calm.

He suddenly said:

"Alright, let's prioritize winning over this young man, but we also need to let him know who's the host and who's the guest."

"Compile his information file. If he's unwilling to cooperate, send the information to the Investigation Bureau."

Everyone was taken aback at first, then quickly realized what was happening. Granny Jin asked, puzzled:

"Your High Envoy, even if he comes from Jiangzhou and knows about the dirty deeds of the Investigation Bureau, they won't make things difficult for him now that it hasn't been Investigation Bureau, right?"

The High Envoy smiled.

"That was originally the case, but now that he has gained Hu Zhongli's favor, the Investigation Bureau naturally doesn't want Hu Zhongli to know about this."

As he spoke, he stood up from the windowsill and delivered his final verdict:

"Let's do it this way. First, see if this kid is willing to cooperate. If he is, it wouldn't hurt to grant him some favors. But if he isn't..."

Granny Jin stroked her cane:

"Then let the Investigation Bureau deal with him, and we can easily subdue him then."

"I could even forcibly implant a life-sustaining Gu in him."

The High Envoy smiled and nodded:

"Then Granny Jin will take charge of this matter."

Granny Jin lowered her head and replied, "Yes."

The Chu Family Manor.

Guided by servants, Zhang Fusheng and Lin Changle entered the main building of the manor and sat down in the outer reception room, casually looking around.

The Chu family is truly extravagant.

He even saw a huge lion's head hanging on the wall above the fireplace, exuding a solemn and majestic aura.

The lion head gave Zhang Fusheng a very familiar feeling.

Brave Lion.

This is the head of a Brave Lion.

A Brave Lion whose meat costs 100,000 pseudo-souls, and a specimen made from its entire head—what price would that cost?

Zhang Fusheng was amazed. Ignoring the servant who brought him tea, he walked to the fireplace and carefully examined the majestic lion head.

The lion's eyes seemed lifeless, but upon closer inspection, one could actually see a faint, Buddha-nature Golden Light within their serene gaze!

What a waste! What a waste!

Zhang Fusheng remained silent, having originally planned to extort 100,000 Living Souls from the Chu family before leaving.

He suddenly changed his mind.

The Chu family seems to be even richer and more extravagant than I imagined.

"We apologize for any neglect caused to our late-night guests."

A warm voice came from inside.

Zhang Fusheng turned his head and saw a middle-aged man who looked very composed and refined, but whose cheeks were slightly flushed.

Moreover, his body reeked of blood.

He just killed someone.

Lin Changle stood up somewhat nervously:

"Assistant Manager Zhang, let me introduce you. This is Chu Jipeng, the young Chu Family Head of the Chu family. And this is Zhang Fusheng, the Deputy Director of Operations of our Public Security Bureau."

Zhang Fusheng sized up Chu Jipeng and asked with interest:

Where is Old Master Chu?

"The old man is quite old and is resting in the back hall. I'll handle everything with Mr. Zhang."

Chu Jipeng laughed:

"If there are things I'm unsure about, how about we arrange for Mr. Zhang and the old man to meet later?"

Zhang Fusheng stroked his chin. The back hall?

The Chu family's manor was naturally built to the highest standards, with extremely high-grade special materials used to fill the walls.

According to the Public Security Bureau's information, it is capable of significantly resisting the Mental Intent of Great Grandmaster.

Zhang Fusheng naturally didn't rashly use his divine sense to scan the area.

He turned around and continued to examine the Brave Lion Skull.

The purpose of coming to the Chu family was not actually just to "beg for alms".

The Chu family, though merely a wealthy business clan, had at most one grandmaster-level retainer.

But the tentacles of the Chu clan have almost covered the entire Golden Province.

In other words, as long as Miss Mingyue is not in the Provincial Government Golden City, but within some city,

With the Chu family's influence, it's not difficult to pinpoint the opponent's exact location.

Only after gaining insight was Zhang Fusheng able to secretly deliver the High Heaven Token to Miss Mingyue.

It would be very beneficial to include the Miss Mingyue in the Above High Heaven, but of course, the disadvantages would also be enormous.

Miss Mingyue probably knows more than I do; it will be difficult for me to suppress her.

But it's not impossible.

Amidst a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind, Chu Jipeng's voice rang out:

"Mr. Zhang seems to really like this lion's head?"

No, I was just amazed.

Zhang Fusheng responded calmly, turned around, walked to the sofa, sat down, and began to speak with great interest:

"Is this the head of the Brave Lion?"

"Mr. Zhang has a good eye."

Chu Jipeng gave a thumbs-up and sat down, looking the young man up and down, and smiled:

"This thing is considered a treasure of our Chu family. Legend has it that the Brave Lion possesses great Buddhist nature and can ward off evil spirits and suppress malevolent forces."

He spoke eloquently:

"Among level 3 star beasts, the Brave Lion has the best effect in protecting the home; even among level 4 star beasts, there aren't many stronger than it."

After a pause, Chu Jipeng counted on his fingers:

"Generally speaking, only the Four-Tusked White Elephant and the Mixed-Blood Three-Legged Sunbird are more capable of suppressing evil spirits than the Brave Lion."

Zhang Fusheng was slightly taken aback.

Four-Tusked White Elephant?

His first thought was of the Six-Tusked White Elephant, as for the Three-legged Sunbird.

The image that immediately came to mind was the [Golden Crow].

Zhang Fusheng searched for information about Level 4 Star Beasts on the Divine Net and the internal network of the Public Security Bureau, but all of them were 'top secret'.

This is the first time I've ever heard of a Level 4 Star Beast. Is this thing even a Star Beast??

He became interested:

"Mr. Chu seems to know a lot about star beasts?"

"Yes."

Chu Jipeng nodded slightly:

"In our early years, my Chu family wanted to get into the star beast business, and we spent a lot of money to uncover some of the secrets of the star beasts."

He was very talkative, smiling as he said:

"These enormous beasts that inhabit the starry sky seem to have an inseparable connection with Different Dimension. Level 4 star beasts are alright."

The middle-aged man changed the subject and exclaimed in surprise:

"As for those rare Level 5 Star Beasts, they are truly extraordinary. I've heard they are incredibly powerful life forms, even comparable to gods."

Zhang Fusheng's eyes shone brightly as he tentatively asked:

"For example?"

Chu Jipeng glanced at the young man and calmly replied:

"For example, the True Blood Three-Legged Sunbird is a Level 5 Star Beast. According to legend, each one is like a sun."

"The true sun, as large as a star, is scattered deep within the cosmos. If you look up at the night sky, you might just catch a glimpse of golden crows."

"For example, the superior level of the Four-Tusked White Elephant —the level 5 star beast, the Six-Tusked White Elephant —possesses profound Buddhist nature, comparable to Evil God at the level of an Arhat or even a Bodhisattva in the Buddhist Sect."

Zhang Fusheng listened attentively, a look of amazement appearing on his face.

This trip was worthwhile.

Even this one piece of news has already made him a fortune!!

Level 5 Star Beast.

It's clearly a life form from mythology!

Golden Crow!

Six-Tusked White Elephant!

The only problem is, aren't there only a handful of Golden Crows in mythology?

How come, according to Chu Jipeng, this thing seems to be in the double digits deep within the star sea?

Zhang Fusheng stroked his chin, lost in thought. Indeed, all the gods and Buddhas of the heavens have vanished.

These mythical beings are naturally not the original ones either.

There are also Contract Book.

The Contract Book absorbs a certain substance from the Star Beast Meat, which can accelerate cooling; I didn't understand why before.

But now that I think about it, if the Star Beast is indeed a life form from mythology...

He licked his lips, his eyes shining brightly:

"Above the level 5 star beasts, are there any level 6 star beasts?"

Level 6?

Chu Jipeng was stunned:

"That can't be right, can it? Level 5 star beasts are already terrifying beings comparable to gods."

Zhang Fusheng clicked his tongue.

Chu Jipeng looked him up and down, then suddenly asked:

"Speaking of which, it's so late at night, what brings Mr. Zhang here to visit?"

Zhang Fusheng snapped out of his daze and looked at Chu Jipeng with a smile:

"Then I'll get straight to the point."

He thought for a moment and continued:

"I intend to compete for the position of Deputy Director, or even director-general—and naturally, financial support will be essential."

So that's why.

Upon hearing the young man's words, Chu Jipeng's face showed surprise, mixed with a hint of excitement.

I was just struggling to find a reason.

Here it is, here it comes!

The young Deputy Director of Operations to beg for money, but when he was refused, he became furious and killed him.

Now, we need to make this a reality.

A bright smile appeared on Chu Jipeng's face:

"Financial support? Of course."

He clapped his hands, and a servant came up and handed him a silver card.

Zhang Fusheng took it and curiously flipped through it.

He heard Chu Jipeng speak with a smile:

"This is a storage card from the Divine Net. We present one to every distinguished guest who visits. The card contains approximately 100,000 pseudo-souls."

Zhang Fusheng's eyes widened.

Chu Jipeng continued:

"However, Assistant Manager Zhang is no ordinary guest."

He clapped his hands three more times, and a servant came over carrying a tray.

This time, the tray contained three gold cards.

"Each of these three deposit cards contains one million fake souls," Chu Jipeng said casually.

Lin Changle coughed violently, leaving Zhang Fusheng somewhat bewildered.

No.

Seize the young??

Three cards, three million fake souls.

Three million!!

Chu Jipeng, a pang of pain in his eyes. Three million souls—for the Chu family, whose influence extended to almost every city in the entire Golden Province —was a significant sum.

It's by no means a small sum.

However...

He glanced at Venerable Zhou, who had silently entered, then fixed his gaze on the astonished young man, his smile widening.

"Does Assistant Manager Zhang feel that's not enough? There's more, but Assistant Manager Zhang will have to go and see the old man first."

Chu Jipeng clapped his hands and said meaningfully:

"Someone, take Mr. Zhang to the back hall to see the old master."