80: Chapter 80 Auction House Invitation

When Chen Hu returned to the Fierce Tiger Gang's General Hall, he discovered a carriage parked opposite the main gate of the General Hall.

This carriage was far more luxurious than ordinary ones, and there was a conspicuous mark on it.

Almost anyone from Linjiang Prefecture would recognize this mark, as it represented the Nangong Family, one of the Five Great Families of the Inner City.

“Young Master Chen, please wait!”

A young girl dressed in black martial attire emerged from the carriage and called out to Chen Hu.

“Oh, it's you, Maid.”

As she approached, Chen Hu intentionally let a look of pleasant surprise appear on his face. Indeed, this Maid was the maidservant of Nangong Hong, who cross-dressed as a man, and she had brought him half a catty of exotic beast meat last time.

“Greetings, Young Master Chen!”

Maid curtsied slightly, then took out an invitation card and presented it with both hands. “Young Master Chen, this is an auction invitation from my Young Master.”

“An invitation to the Nangong Family's auction?”

Chen Hu was somewhat surprised, because one had to hold an invitation to attend the Nangong Family's auction. Those who could obtain an invitation had backgrounds and wealth far exceeding ordinary people.

“Yes!”

Maid nodded. “My Young Master learned that Young Master Chen has become the Vice Leader of the Fierce Tiger Gang, so he specially ordered me to deliver this invitation. Please do not let my Young Master's kindness go to waste, Young Master Chen, and come to the auction in three days!”

“Alright, I will definitely arrive on time in three days!”

Chen Hu took the invitation and said in an assured tone, “Please help me thank your Young Master, Maid.”

After obtaining the Item Upgrade Card, he had been wondering where to get some rare items.

He didn't expect that just as he was getting drowsy, someone would bring him a pillow. This 'Young Master' Nangong was truly a good person.

Maid nodded. “Very well, Young Master Chen. Then this humble girl shall take her leave!”

“Take care, Maid!”

After watching the Nangong Family's carriage leave, Chen Hu turned and entered the General Hall.

He went to his office and sat down.

He couldn't help but take down a roster and start flipping through it.

This roster registered the names, ages, and cultivation information of all members of the four major Battle Halls.

On the Fierce Tiger Gang's side, he had almost reached his limit.

Unless he became the Gang Leader, it would be impossible to increase the number of his lackeys.

But he would not do something like replacing Leader Gao Zhan.

First of all, Leader Gao Zhan treated him well and had personally promoted him to Vice Leader.

His power was now second only to Leader Gao Zhan.

If he seized Leader Gao Zhan's position as Gang Leader, he would be labeled as ungrateful.

Therefore, if he wanted to increase the number of his lackeys,

he could only continue to take in more children.

As for the cost of adoption, he didn't care about it at all. Just the gold obtained from opening the gift pack had already exceeded two hundred thousand taels.

Converted into silver, that would be over two million taels.

Not to mention raising a few hundred children, even raising thousands or tens of thousands would not be a problem.

However, adopting children still had its limitations.

In fact, the best way was to strike out on his own and establish a new Gang.

But establishing a large-scale Gang was not easy either.

“Forget it, I'll just get by like this for now!”

His current strength was only at the Bone Refining Realm. Once his strength reached the Liangang Realm, he would then find a way to establish a Gang that spanned the entire country.

Time flew by.

Soon, evening arrived.

Chen Hu locked his office door and walked out of the General Hall.

Everyone he met along the way greeted him respectfully, and he nodded in response.

Needless to say, this feeling was quite good.

After all, before his Transmigration, he was just an ordinary person.

No wonder so many people were passionate about power.

Returning to his new home,

Chen Hu felt that this three-entry courtyard house seemed a bit desolate.

Moreover, he was not short of money now, so he couldn't help but wonder if he should buy some maidservants and servants to attend to him.

Walking all the way to the backyard,

he saw Qianxue and Qianyu happily coming forward to welcome him.

“Brother Hu, you're back.”

Afterward, the sisters began busying themselves with bringing hot water to brew tea.

After being well-nourished during this period, the two sisters had shed their impoverished look. Not only had their cheeks become rosy, but they had even grown a bit taller.

As for Widow Wang, she also ran out of the kitchen to show her face and told Chen Hu that dinner would be ready soon.

After washing his face, wiping his hands, and changing into a pair of slippers, Chen Hu took a delightful sip of the tea.

“Brother Hu, are you tired? Let me massage your shoulders!” Qianxue said attentively.

“Brother Hu, I'll massage your legs.”

Qianyu pulled up a small stool and sat in front of Chen Hu, then lifted Chen Hu's feet, placed them on her lap, and began to gently massage them.

Chen Hu looked at the two girls with a smile, letting them do as they pleased, but he was quite satisfied in his heart. These sisters knew how to be grateful.

After enjoying it for a while,

Widow Wang called everyone to eat.

After dinner,

Chen Hu took out a bag of spiritual rice and handed it to Widow Wang. “Use this rice to cook from now on. However, when cooking, it's best to close all the windows so the aroma doesn't drift out!”

When they lived in the small courtyard before, Chen Hu had not taken out the spiritual rice.

Mainly because the small courtyard was too small, and the smell could easily drift out.

It wouldn't matter if ordinary people smelled it, but if someone with ulterior motives did, it could easily cause trouble.

“I understand, Brother Hu!”

Widow Wang nodded earnestly.

After eating the exotic beast meat and drinking the spiritual spring water, combined with Chen Hu's special instructions, she understood that this bag of rice was no ordinary rice.

Thus, she hid this bag of rice directly in her room.

When it was time to cook, she would take some out from there.

That night,

after Chen Hu finished guiding Widow Wang's cultivation, she surprisingly did not fall asleep as usual.

Instead, she hesitated to speak.

“If there's something, just say it directly.” Chen Hu patted her back gently.

“Brother Hu, my parents want to marry my younger sister off to a widower for the sake of the bride price, but she doesn't want to marry him. She sent a message through someone, begging me to help her, but I'm just an ordinary woman, and I don't know how to help her!”

Widow Wang said with a face full of distress and worry.

Chen Hu also had some understanding of the basic situation of Widow Wang's parental home. Her parents were farming peasants; Widow Wang was the eldest sister, and she had a younger sister and a younger brother below her.

Her younger sister was named Liu Xianglan, who should be seventeen this year and had reached the age of marriage.

Her younger brother, Liu Fugui, was only fifteen this year.

Back then, when Widow Wang married into the Wang peddler's family, the bride price was quite generous.

Probably because the Liu couple had tasted the sweetness of it, they wanted to marry their younger daughter to a widower.

Chen Hu said, “Your father wants to marry your sister to a widower nothing more than for money. As long as you give your parents a sum of money and bring your sister to the Prefecture City, I can find her a job then, and that will be that.”

It just so happened that he was still recruiting people to cook and take care of children, so he could arrange for Widow Wang's sister to go there.

Hearing this, Widow Wang's eyes lit up. “Brother Hu, thank you.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Widow Wang proactively leaned in. “Brother Hu, I haven't Cultivated enough just now. Could you guide me one more time?”

More than an hour later,

watching Widow Wang fall asleep,

Chen Hu quietly got up and went to the study in the middle courtyard.

With a thought,

the Cultivation Doubling Card appeared in his hand.

“Activate!”

“Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a five-fold cultivation effect!”

“Not bad!”

Chen Hu nodded to himself, then took out a soul nourishing pill and swallowed it, beginning to enter his cultivation state.