After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 480: This is the empire I conquered for you

Chapter 480: Chapter 480: This is the empire I conquered for you

"What?"

As Shi Yaoguang spoke, the people of the Zhao Family immediately exploded with reaction.

"Fairy Lord, what do you mean by that? Don’t deceive us, please!"

"Why would I deceive you? What good would that do me?" Shi Yaoguang said with an impatient expression, "If it wasn’t for your ancestor pleading with me to come, I couldn’t be bothered to deal with you."

Seeing Shi Yaoguang’s arrogant attitude, they believed her even more.

And it was precisely because they believed her that they felt more anxious and uneasy.

If what she said was true, then...

Wouldn’t they be in big trouble?

Thinking about it, their expressions became solemn once more.

The Zhao Family was willing to promise benefits to others to save the life of the old master, that much was true.

But this willingness to promise various benefits was predicated on the old master’s existence being beneficial to the Zhao Family.

If keeping the old master alive by hanging by a thread would cost the Zhao Family its future fortune, they would never agree to it no matter what.

The Zhao Family members looked at each other for a while before the family head finally spoke, "Fairy Lord, is what you said the truth?"

Shi Yaoguang continued with disdain, "Believe it or not."

The family head explained, "It’s not that we doubt you, it’s just... what you’ve said is too mysterious, we’ve never heard of such things before, so we’re naturally skeptical."

"I’ve said my piece; whether you believe it is up to you," Shi Yaoguang said, looking unwilling to waste anymore time, "Big brother, let’s go."

Quan Jinbei once again activated the Formation.

Watching the circle of light illuminate, Shi Yaoguang and her companion were about to disappear from sight, and the family head hurriedly asked another question.

"Fairy Lord, is it true what that person said before – that if my father marries a woman whose birth details are auspiciously aligned with his, he could live for another twenty years?"

Shi Yaoguang scoffed, "Of course that’s true."

The family head breathed a sigh of relief.

But then Shi Yaoguang added, "Your family’s old man could indeed live twenty more years if he gets married for good fortune, but what happens after those twenty years — whether you end up as vagrants or as prisoners at the foot of the throne — that’s uncertain."

After speaking, she no longer paid attention to the Zhao Family and started complaining to the man beside her, "I can’t believe that in this day and age, these people still have not progressed. No wonder Zhao Qian, that little devil, is always wearing a worried face. If I had such brainless fools for descendants, I’d be furious to death too."

Quan Jinbei comforted her, "Don’t worry, I’m watching. I won’t let anything like that happen."

As the two of them spoke, they disappeared within the range of the light.

The people of the Zhao Family just watched as they vanished on the spot.

For a long time.

Until someone voiced out, "They... couldn’t really be immortals, could they?"

The head of the Zhao Family was at a loss for words; it was hard to say whether they were immortals or not.

But unquestionably mysterious in their methods they were.

Whether entering or leaving, they seemed to appear out of thin air.

With that thought, he ordered people to bring up the surveillance footage.

The surveillance did not capture their figures; the only observable detail was a slight distortion in space a second before the two appeared.

Then, the footage turned to static.

Only after the two left did the surveillance return to normal.

Like their arrival, there was a slight distortion in space.

This minor detail would go unnoticed by those not paying attention.

Had the Zhao Family not looked at the surveillance with a magnifying glass, they would not have noticed such an anomaly.

"Whether or not they are immortals, with such abilities, they are beings we cannot afford to provoke."

From the moment Shi Yaoguang and her companion appeared, all their actions were shrouded in mystery.

Whether what they said was true, or if they were just saying things to deceive them,

They had no choice but to listen.

After all...

The ability to appear and disappear suddenly, and the power to destroy surveillance equipment after doing so,

If they wanted to commit murder or plunder, that would be a simple matter indeed.

Don’t mention that they don’t know who those two people are, even if they knew, without evidence, it would be useless.

Members of the Zhao Family’s grandson generation were the first to lose their composure. In a hurry, one of them asked, "What should we do? We can’t delay any longer due to Grandfather’s health. If we don’t ’create joy’ for him, I’m afraid he doesn’t have much time left."

But to ’create joy’...

The consequences were something they couldn’t bear.

Shang Minghao hadn’t told them what it would take to keep the old man alive.

But Shi Yaoguang had said that whatever you do, there is a price to pay.

If they wanted the old man to stay alive, they had to pay the corresponding price.

And whether they were willing to pay that price became the most pressing issue.

They had to decide whether to use the Zhao Family’s future, intangible fortunes to keep the old man’s hopes alive, possibly leading everyone into a life of poverty later, or to simply let the old man pass away.

The old man’s health status was known to the outside world.

Even if he died, it could remain a secret and not announced publicly.

That way, the Zhao Family could buy some time.

During this time, they could take the opportunity to manage their affairs properly.

Even if they couldn’t maintain their status as one of the four major families, could they at least ensure a worry-free life for the second half of their lives?

The thoughts of the people were almost unanimous.

Soon, they had made their decision.

Hearing the unanimous response, the Zhao Family’s patriarch nodded.

"Since everyone agrees, then... let’s do it that way," he said, then turned to the younger generation, "When you have time, accompany your grandfather, and don’t hang around outside all day."

Everyone replied, "We know."

They were all listless by now.

The impending decline of the family was also a significant blow to them.

...

After visiting the Zhao Family, Shi Yaoguang was still in a good mood.

She figured that with the shock of this event, the Zhao Family wouldn’t target Cheng Lingdang for the time being.

Seeing her relieved, Quan Jinbei broached the idea of taking her out for a stroll.

Shi Yaoguang was curious, "Where shall we go?"

Quan Jinbei teased, "Follow me and you’ll find out."

Shi Yaoguang was truly curious, immediately filled with anticipation and wondering where they would go.

Soon enough, she found out.

Quan Jinbei took her to the most bustling commercial building in the Imperial Capital.

"Why did you bring me here?" she asked.

Quan Jinbei, with one hand behind his back, extended his long arm with a light cough and said earnestly, "Look, this is the ’kingdom’ I’ve conquered for you!"

Shi Yaoguang nearly burst into laughter.

Facing Quan Jinbei’s dangerous gaze, she struggled to hold back her laughter, echoing his words, "So this is the ’kingdom’ you’ve conquered, Third Master? Truly impressive," she said, even making a mock bow.

She could be called quite the actress.

But soon...

She realized an issue.

That was...

This building didn’t seem to be property of the Quan Family.

Even without looking into it specifically, she knew that the Imperial Capital Building wasn’t controlled by the Quan Family.

Now, with Quan Jinbei pointing at the building, claiming it was Quan Family property, no matter how you thought about it, it was shocking.

Shi Yaoguang was about to express her "confusion" when Quan Jinbei bluntly stated, "This is my personal property."

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