Beast Tamer: I can extract blood

'The three strongest level four guards.'

Just take these kinds of words with a grain of salt, just like no merchant would admit that their product has a problem.

However, after Argus's introduction, Chen Jiuge still hired three people. In addition, he also hired thirty level-three guards, which directly drained most of the Mountain City Guardian Family's strength.

After seeing Chen Jiuge off with a smile, Argus's face showed a thoughtful expression.

"Sir."

Argus glanced at the somewhat reserved Violet and said calmly, "You did a good job. Your commission will be well paid. Remember to let me know in advance if this person comes again!"

"Yes, sir!"

Back in my own office, the crystal chandelier above cast a warm glow.

"Click"

Cutting open a cigar, Argus muttered to himself with some doubt, "Strange, when did such a rich man appear in this mountain town!"

Thirty level-three guards and three level-four guards would cost 60,000 coins a month. Chen Jiuge wasn't hiring them for a month, but for a year, which would amount to 720,000 coins a year. That's no small sum.

There are many people in Chongqing with assets exceeding one million yuan, but not many can actually come up with one million yuan in cash.

"Interesting. Could it be that even such a small place has been targeted?"

Argus pressed the cigar, which he had only taken a few puffs of, into the bronze ashtray, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"So, Mr. Chen, whose side are you on?"

On the other side, Chen Jiuge, sitting in the carriage, was sizing up the three level-four guards in front of him.

"Boss, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to stare like that? Old Snake and I have no problem with it, but there's a woman here."

The rugged-looking man, nicknamed "Mad Bear," couldn't resist Chen Jiuge's probing gaze and spoke first.

"Ahem, I was a bit out of line. My cultivation level is quite ordinary, so it's understandable that I'm curious about powerful cultivators like you!" Chen Jiuge explained.

Chen Jiuge was indeed curious, as this was a legendary cultivator above the Great Luo realm.

"Boss, you're joking. Even someone with strong cultivation isn't your bodyguard, is he?" Mad Bear said with a chuckle.

"We're almost at Twilight Manor, can you handle that?" Chen Jiuge abruptly changed the subject.

Cold Serpent, the gaunt man, said in a hoarse voice, "Twilight Manor is just an ordinary manor. Its main source of income is the ancestral Twilight Wine. The strongest guards there are only at the third level of cultivation, so it's not a difficult task for us!"

"However, we are only responsible for your life. We will not take action unless your safety is endangered," said Xingxia, the masked woman, calmly.

"Although it may seem a bit harsh, these are the rules, please forgive me, boss!" Leng She gave an apologetic smile, though it looked somewhat forced.

Chen Jiuge knew that taking action within the city was forbidden, otherwise the executioners would cause trouble for him. These executioners came from the Ten Kings of Hell, and these few guards could not resist them at all. Moreover, it was not worth getting into a fight with the executioners for some money.

"However, we can still handle some minor troubles!" Kuang Xiong tried to smooth things over, inwardly speechless at his two colleagues. They both came to be bodyguards, either because they had offended someone in the past or because they were short of money. Now they were causing trouble for the big boss. What were they doing?

"However, boss, since you own the land deed to Twilight Manor, those people wouldn't dare to do anything even if they wanted to. If they really dare to continue occupying Twilight Manor, you only need to talk to the Ten Palaces, and those executives will teach them a lesson!"

"Finding an executive officer is too much trouble. If they know what's good for them, I can give them a small but not insignificant compensation!"

The Twilight Manor isn't very valuable; even with the ancestral Twilight Wine recipe, it's probably worth at most a million dollars.

Although one million in earnings was a lot for Chen Jiuge, it was still within his means. After the transaction with Qin Lin, he still had about ten million in earnings.

It's definitely worthwhile to use a million dollars to acquire your own estate.

After all, in the next few years, Chen Jiuge should mainly familiarize himself with the customs and culture of the Yellow Springs Realm, rather than rushing to find news of the Heavenly Gift Realm, which would be suicidal.

Despite the easing of tension caused by the raging bear, the atmosphere remained somewhat silent, with the four people in the carriage each having a flicker in their eyes.

The construction of the mountain city leans more towards the modern scenery before time travel, with three- or four-story buildings on both sides, and if you look further into the distance, you can see the towering skyscrapers that pierce the clouds.

On the flat streets, you can often see pedestrians dressed in casual clothes, suits, or sexy outfits passing by.

Besides these, there were also cultivators who were clearly different from ordinary people, hunting groups who were full of murderous aura and rode on ferocious beasts, and wealthy people who sat in fashionable cars and showed off their ostentatious faces. Those with higher status, like Chen Jiuge, relied on horse-drawn carriages to travel.

"What a prosperous city!"

Chen Jiuge looked at the bus with its horse-drawn carriages passing by and sighed with emotion.

"This can hardly be considered prosperous; Mountain City is just a small, level-three city!" Mad Bear said with a chuckle.

"A third-tier city?"

Chen Jiuge shook his head slightly. Cities in the Yellow Springs Realm are divided into three levels: Level 2 and Level 1. The smaller the number, the more prosperous the city.

Tier 3 cities may sound like the lowest level, but they are not actually. The Underworld consists mostly of cities that don't even qualify as tiered.

A city's rank is not solely determined by its strongest members. Population, resources, and people's livelihood are all factors that must be considered to qualify it as a third-tier city.

The biggest difference between a third-tier city and other second-rate cities is public security. Only when a city becomes a third-tier city will the Ten Kings of Hell station the Ten Courts of Justice to ensure the city's security.

Although Twilight Manor is also located in the mountain city, its geographical location is extremely remote.

Looking at the tall trees on both sides, Chen Jiuge's face showed a hint of doubt: "There are no other residents here. Could it be that this is all the territory of Twilight Manor?"

"Of course not!"

Mad Bear looked at the dense forest outside, a hint of fear on his face, and said, "Thirty years ago, a great chaos occurred in the mountain city, an invasion by the Abyss!"

"A deep abyss passage appeared here, causing a large number of casualties. Although the abyss passage was eventually closed, the residual abyssal energy was not so easily removed."

"These trees of light are meant to dispel the abyss's energy; it should be enough in a few more years."

"If you have money, boss, you might be able to buy some land here and expand the scale of Twilight Manor!"

"Hehe, that's a good suggestion!" Chen Jiuge nodded with a smile.

As the carriage ventured deeper into the area, Chen Jiuge began to realize that these Trees of Light were extraordinary.

Atop the tree canopy, tens of meters high, was a bright fruit, about the size of an adult's head, surrounded by a small amount of black mist.

Chen Jiuge had a bad feeling about this black aura; it was probably the abyssal aura that Kuang Xiong had mentioned!

With a sense of pleasure, Deng Han pushed open the door to the room. On the exquisite large bed lay a beautiful woman, bound hand and foot. Her delicate face, star-like eyes, jade-like skin, and incredibly hot figure made Deng Han feel a surge of heat rising in his lower abdomen just by looking at her.

Since the invasion of the Abyss thirty years ago, when he seized the opportunity to occupy Twilight Manor, women have become commonplace for Deng Han. However, beauties of this caliber still stirred his emotions.

"Hehehe, little darling, let me have some fun."

"bang"

The door was hurriedly pushed open by someone: "Master, something terrible has happened! Someone's here!"

Deng Han, whose mood had been interrupted, asked with a gloomy expression, "Who is it?"

The newcomer was Deng Han's confidant, and also an accomplice who participated in the usurpation of Twilight Manor thirty years ago. He spoke in a barely audible voice, "Young Master is back!"

"Little Lord?"

Deng Han was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened in disbelief: "You mean that good-for-nothing who hasn't come back for fifty years has returned?"

"Master, he's no longer considered a useless person!"

"what's going on?"

"Sir, you should go see for yourself!"

"Regardless, go and gather men for me first, if things really don't work out..."

A hint of hatred flashed across Deng Han's face. He knew he wasn't without powerful backers. Twilight Manor wasn't an enterprise that a steward could seize and hold onto for thirty years; it naturally had powerful figures behind it.

Twilight Manor is a manor with a style that resembles that of a traditional Chinese manor. The two sides of the reception room are filled with screens with an antique charm, and on the wall facing the gate hangs a magnificent calligraphy and painting that reads "Man proposes, God disposes".

After casually looking around, Chen Jiuge was quite satisfied and nodded, saying, "It looks pretty good!"

Mad Bear chuckled and said, "Of course! Although Twilight Manor may not seem big, its market value is close to five million in cash, so it's naturally not bad!"

"Five million to make money?"

Chen Jiuge frowned slightly. To be honest, the price was a bit beyond his expectations. He had thought that it was just a winery that specialized in brewing wine, and in the seemingly technologically advanced world of the Yellow Springs Realm, it wouldn't have much value, but five million.
"Who are you? My Twilight Manor has never heard of a young master like you!" Deng Han strode over and directly denied Chen Jiuge's existence.

"Deng Han is the current owner of Twilight Manor. It is said that he was the butler of Twilight Manor thirty years ago!" Xingxia said calmly.

Of the three, Xingxia has the strongest intelligence capabilities and knows a bit about Deng Han.

"So, this can be considered a case of a wicked servant seizing power?"

Slavery exists in the Underworld, even more so than in the Heavenly Gift Realm. Anyone in the Underworld without official citizenship is a slave. Official citizens can kill or beat slaves at will, and punishment is merely a small amount of money.

“No, he’s not that bold. A slave without citizenship wouldn’t dare to do that. He must have been instructed by someone else. I don’t know who that person is, but it’s probably either one of the Ten Palaces or one of the government departments!” Xingxia said disdainfully.

"The Ten Palaces, the Administrative Affairs Department, that's really a bit troublesome!"

Chen Jiuge looked at the gloomy old man in front of him and frowned slightly. The Ten Courts Division came from the Ten Kings of Hell and was mainly responsible for the security of the city and all unstable factors. It was the largest violent organization.

The Administrative Affairs Department is mainly responsible for some public welfare construction in the city. Although its power is not as great as that of the Ten Palaces, the relationships among them are more complex. They bring together the combined strength of the four strongest factions in the Underworld.

Whether it's the Three Lives Stone, the Helpless One, the Other Shore Flower, or the Ten Kings of Hell, they all exist in the Department of Government Affairs. Under such complicated circumstances, even the Ten Kings of Hell, who have more power, are unwilling to provoke them, not because they are afraid, but because of the trouble!

"Men, throw these people out of here!"

Seeing Chen Jiuge and Xingxia whispering to each other and ignoring her, Deng Han's face flushed red.

I am no longer the slave I was thirty years ago, whose life and death were not in my own hands. I am now the nominal master of Twilight Manor, and these people dare to look down on me!

"dong dong dong"

Having experienced life and death that were beyond his control, Deng Han also attaches great importance to the guards of Twilight Manor. Every year, he allocates 80% of the resources he uses to train his own guards to his own benefit.

Therefore, compared to thirty years ago, Twilight Manor is now much stronger!
“Three level three cultivators, interesting. I remember that the strongest man in Twilight Manor back then was only a level three guard captain!” Mad Bear looked at the three burly men who rushed in with some surprise.

"However, I won't let you bother our boss!"

With a firm resolve, Mad Bear's tiger-like body trembled slightly, and an extremely powerful surge of blood energy enveloped the three who had just entered.

"How is that possible? A level four martial artist!"

The voice did not come from the three guards, but from Deng Han. After taking control of Twilight Manor, although he was still a big shot's dog, Deng Han's horizons had broadened considerably.

Every cultivator in the mountain city who breaks through to the fourth level has a vast network of connections, or is a household name. But Deng Han had never even heard of the Mad Bear before him, let alone seen him.

"Wait, you're a guard from the Guardian's House, aren't you!"

Although it was a question, Deng Han's tone was very certain. Only a family of guards could casually produce someone with a level four strength.

Moreover, the Guardian Family's power is extremely large. Although it is not one of the four most powerful forces in the Underworld, it does not mean that the Guardian Family is powerless to resist.

Or perhaps it's normal that the Underworld is so vast that it harbors forces comparable to the four major powers on the surface.

“You guys take money to do things, right? I’ll pay you, no matter how much this kid pays, I’ll give you double, no, triple!” Deng Han said through gritted teeth.

Mad Bear asked with a strange look, "Putting aside whether we'll betray the contract, do you even have the money?"

Twilight Manor is worth five million in earnings. This is the total value of Twilight Manor, but it doesn't mean that Twilight Manor can make that much profit. According to the information provided by Xingxia, Twilight Manor's annual profit is probably less than fifty thousand in earnings.

The monthly hiring fee for himself and his companions is 10,000, which is 120,000 a year. This is why Mad Bear, despite being a highly skilled level four martial artist, would choose to work as a bodyguard.

It's a quick way to make money, requires little brainpower, and offers ample time for self-cultivation.

"How much?" A bad feeling welled up in Deng Han's heart.

"This number!"

Seeing that Chen Jiuge didn't seem to be urging him, Kuang Xiong couldn't help but want to tease Deng Han, so he stretched out a chubby finger.

"Ten thousand dead coins?"

Mad Bear said speechlessly, "Ten thousand dead coins? You'd cost more than that to raise a level two cultivator!"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Deng Han's face, and she knew in her heart that she probably couldn't solve this problem.

A hand hidden in his sleeve traced a mysterious rune in the air, and the invisible fluctuations dissipated. (End of Chapter)