Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City-Chapter 373: Extracting the Earth Vein

The crisis at the Mu Family was resolved, and Chen Fan was able to continue his dedicated cultivation.

However, he didn’t have the keys to the mansion at No. 81 Fuxing Road, so he didn’t rush to retrieve the Earth Vein, planning to wait for Zhong Xinyao to return before going.

This also gave him some time to guide Su Qingyan’s cultivation.

Two days later, while cultivating, Chen Fan received a call from Zhong Xinyao; she had successfully scattered Zhong Shulou’s ashes at sea.

They agreed to meet at the headquarters of Zhong’s Investment. After arriving, Zhong Xinyao and Chen Fan went through a series of handovers. Once done, Zhong’s Investment was completely in Chen Fan’s possession.

Chen Fan felt as if he were dreaming.

Just over a year ago, he was still a son-in-law who was looked down upon by everyone. Back then, he couldn’t even afford to buy a house in Jiang City, let alone in the Capital.

But who could have imagined that the man who couldn’t afford the most remote house in Jiang City would become the famous King of Towers in the Capital, owning more than half of the office buildings in the most bustling area of the Capital, as well as countless properties all over the country.

Now, even if he were only to live off rental income, Chen Fan could enjoy a life even better than that of an Immortal.

Of course, having embarked on the path of cultivation, Chen Fan naturally wouldn’t be satisfied with such material comfort. After delving into cultivation, he realized that money and fame were not much more valuable than the mud on the ground; only power could truly make one the master of this world.

This world wasn’t as safe as one might imagine, and only by continuously increasing his power could he protect the ones he loved. Moreover, his father was still waiting for his rescue, so he had no time to enjoy the comfortable life envied by ordinary people.

After the handover was complete, Chen Fan said to Zhong Xinyao with a smile, "From now on, you continue to manage Zhong’s Investment for me. I’m too busy to take care of it, and as my fan, consider it your expression of support, how about it?"

Zhong Xinyao rolled her eyes at Chen Fan but didn’t refuse.

Although her fandom for Master Chen began because of Zhong Shulou, deep down she held profound admiration for Master Chen, and she certainly wouldn’t refuse any request from him.

Chen Fan said with a smile, "Let’s go, accompany me to No. 81 Fuxing Road."

Zhong Xinyao paused, "What for? After grandfather passed, no one has lived there, and I’ve already put it up for sale. Moreover, it seems that there’s already a buyer."

Chen Fan’s eyes widened, "You sold it so quickly? I still need to retrieve something important from there!"

Zhong Xinyao replied, "Don’t worry, there’s a buyer, but the transaction hasn’t happened yet; it’s still in my hands for now."

Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "That’s good to hear. Let’s go, I’ll retrieve the item first."

The two left Zhong’s Investment, with Zhong Xinyao driving towards No. 81 Fuxing Road.

On the way, Chen Fan asked, "When did you put that mansion up for sale? It was bought so quickly?"

Zhong Xinyao replied, "Just a few days ago. I didn’t expect a buyer so soon either. Normally, a mansion like that, even when put on sale, would take at least a year or even longer to sell. We just got really lucky this time."

A thought struck Chen Fan, and he followed up, "How much did they buy it for?"

Zhong Xinyao answered, "The market price for that mansion is over twenty billion, but the other party was willing to pay thirty billion. We really made a good bargain this time."

Chen Fan’s eyes popped, surprised that the mansion was worth so much.

However, considering the Hillside Villa in Jiang City was worth ten billion, and that mansion was located in the most thriving area of the Capital with much more land than the Hillside Villa, not to mention the accompanying top-tier furniture and facilities, it wasn’t surprising that it sold for that price.

But a mansion with a market value of twenty billion being willingly purchased for thirty billion by the other party, almost without any deliberation, felt abnormal to Chen Fan.

After pondering for a moment, he asked Zhong Xinyao, "What’s the buyer’s name?" freewebnøvel.coɱ

Zhong Xinyao thought for a bit before saying, "The other day I heard Liu Xingtong mention it, it seems to be... Xiao Che."

Chen Fan’s eyes widened.

Could this Xiao Che possibly be Xiao Zhantian’s son?

What on earth was he doing, spending so much money on a luxury house when he didn’t seem like the type to indulge in extravagant and decadent pleasures?

Very soon, Chen Fan thought of a possibility, and indeed, it was the only possibility that could explain why Xiao Che would spend such a colossal sum of money on a mansion without hesitation.

He must have discovered the Earth Vein hidden underneath the mansion!

"It seems that within the Divine Covenant, there still are individuals with clever methods. Xiao Che is most likely planning to use this Earth Vein to make a breakthrough."

"Too bad, the Earth Vein was found by me first, and I will take it away today. Mr. Xiao’s thirty billion might just go to waste," he mused.

Thinking this, a smile inevitably appeared on Chen Fan’s face.

After a short while, the two arrived at the mansion.

Chen Fan told Zhong Xinyao to wait inside the villa and to inform the security staff to not be disturbed by any sounds they might hear.

He went into the basement himself, and following the corridor, he entered the underground room formerly occupied by Zhong Shulou.

Upon arriving in the room, Chen Fan moved the objects against the wall and then released a surge of Spiritual Power to break open a large hole in the wall.

He activated his Heavenly Eye and immediately saw the hidden Earth Vein within the soil, intertwining like a coiling Divine Dragon, radiating golden light.

This Earth Vein was invisible to ordinary people; they could only sense the pure aura it emitted.

Without hesitation, Chen Fan immediately took out the materials he had prepared from the Heavenly Creation Pearl, sat down on the ground, and began the process of extracting the Earth Vein from beneath the surface.

Subtle dragon chants began to resound as the ground beneath the mansion trembled slightly. The security personnel thought it was an earthquake and got nervous, but by then Zhong Xinyao had already notified them not to panic, so they didn’t rush over to check.

The night passed quickly.

By the next day, nearing noon,

Chen Fan, who had been seated in the underground room, finally opened his eyes and, with a few Hand Gestures, completely extracted the Earth Vein from the ground.

A majestic aura, like that of a Divine Dragon, revolved around Chen Fan’s body, continuously moving and occasionally letting out a few dragon roars.

Chen Fan used a Spell to compress the Earth Vein into the size of a palm and then placed it into a jade box, finally letting out a long breath of relief.

"This Earth Vein was much larger than I expected; it took me so long to extract it, and the Spiritual Energy within me has been nearly drained. It’s as if I went through a great battle."

He stored the jade box and went back upstairs, only to realize it was almost noon.

Zhong Xinyao was currently sitting on the sofa in the villa’s living room playing with her phone, seemingly having spent the night in the villa waiting for Chen Fan.

Upon seeing Chen Fan emerge, she quickly got up and said, "You finally came out. The transaction for the villa is complete, and the buyer will be coming over to finalize the handover this afternoon. Do you want to meet the buyer?"