Chapter 717 (1/2)

Chapter 717: Femme Fatale

Translator: Udeze Editor: Udeze

Tang Xiu’s ability in judging people was usually spot on. He also trusted the findings of his intelligence network on this fella. This type that was money-greedy, cherished life, was crafty and shrewd was absolutely a great candidate to be used for personal use as long as one had sufficient benefits to offer them. He also recruited a lot of this type when he was in the Immortal World.

Suddenly, Tang Xiu felt like he returned to the time when he was mingling in a certain country in the Immortal World. Scheming and planning everything to achieve his goals, frenziedly amassing wealth either by hook or crook and secretly recruiting manpower to raise a large army. His blood boiled as he recalled the feeling of placing himself as the man who pulled the strings behind the curtain back then.

“Umm, Boss?” cautiously asked Mouse in a low voice while looking at the distracted Tang Xiu.

Tang Xiu snapped back from his reverie and cast those away memories. He then smiled and said, “I give you three years to help me establish an intelligence network that covers entire China just like the big net you control in Shanghai. I’ll impart you a cultivation technique once you have accomplished this task, so you’ll also have magical power. Until then, I’ll provide you the money and manpower that you need, to aid you in laying out the net all over the world, and you must go beyond the Darkwind Organization in the future.”

Mouse’s eyes lit up and his heartbeat sped up. Though he was forced to come here, he found that he seemed to have seized a huge opportunity at this moment rather than being forced to help.

“I’ll definitely achieve it!” Said Mouse with a resolute and decisive tone.

Tang Xiu nodded in response. With the twitch of his finger, an ancient rune instantly pressed on Mouse’s glabella, as a fascinating red ancient rune seemed to have been printed on it.

“You must expend something to gain what you want. I need competent subordinates, but I what need more is their loyalty. I have imprinted a tracking rune on your glabella. Even if you run away from Earth, I can sense your aura, direction, and your current position from this ancient rune. I will remove this tracker and regard you as my trusted man completely as long as you have absolute loyalty and achieve what you’ve promised me.”

Mouse’s expression slightly changed and subconsciously raised his hand to touch the red ancient rune on his glabella. He secretly felt that there was a magical invisible line that connected him to Tang Xiu. He could not tell Tang Xiu’s situation at the other end of the line but was sure that Tang Xiu could track him wherever he was from this line.

“Anyways, is this tracker harmful to me, Boss? Are there any repercussions?” Asked Mouse cautiously as he was shocked by Tang Xiu’s method.

“It won’t harm you, and there are no repercussions either.” Tang Xiu shook his head. “It’s, in fact, the contrary, since I injected my Primal Chaos Force into the ancient rune implanted into your body. Over time, it will subtly change your body system and can make your mind clearer as well as improve your memorization ability in the long run.”

Mouse was taken aback and gratefully said, “Thank you so much, Boss.”

In the next morning.

“So, have you grasped everything?”

Asked Tang Xiu as he looked at Ji Mu, who looked fatigued yet full of spirit inside his eyes. He followed behind Mo Awu as he came out.

“All of them.” Ji Mu nodded.

Tang Xiu nodded in response and then personally took him into a room. He then picked a good cultivation technique from the weasel’s bristle brush and taught it to him, saying, “Cultivation is not something you can progress in a flash. Logically speaking, your age has passed the best period of time to cultivate, so it will take a long time for you to barely reach the threshold to become a cultivator without aid from external forces. However, given that you’ve gifted me that two thousand years old wild ginseng, I’ll give you a great gift to improve your physique as well as your cultivation speed when you can feel the flow of spiritual qi inside your body.”

Ji Mu’s expression was joyful as he quickly asked, “How long does it take for me to achieve what you said, Brother Tang?”

“I can’t tell.” Tang Xiu shook his head. “Each person has a different physique and thus lead to different cultivation speeds. You only have an average aptitude, so if my guess is correct, it would probably take a year and a half for you to achieve it. But if during this time you can find some precious medicinal herbs and take them as a medicated diet, the rate will speed up a bit.”

Ji Mu immediately nodded and said, “I got it, and thanks.”

Soon after, Tang Xiu came to the living room with Ji Mu. Since he had other things to tend to, he did not let him stay there for long. After Ji Mu left, Mouse quietly walked to Tang Xiu’s side like a thief and whispered, “I never thought that you were also acquainted with the scion of the Ji Family from Changxi City, Boss. This guy usually runs a shady business, but he has quite the skill and finesse. As far as I know, he has control over several secret channels that make a fortune.”

The revelation piqued Tang Xiu’s interest and he curiously asked, “Tell me about his money-making channels.”

“A construction company, four KTVs, two amusement centers, and a car dealership. Nobody can link those establishments to him because they are not under his name, but under his most trusted person, whose name is also used in legal formalities. This young master Ji so often stays in Shanghai that he can be said as a half-local, so I sent someone to investigate him before. It took a lot of effort and energy to clearly find out his depths. And according to the investigation, he earns an annual net income of more than 100 million yuan.”