281: Chapter 281 Boarding the Ship for the Return Journey: This gigolo was eaten very cleanly.

The sun was high in the sky.

When Xu Chen walked out of the Myriad Treasures Tower headquarters with Shang Qingdai, who was completely conquered by the "return on investment," the entire Tianyin City Branch had already been thoroughly reorganized by his overbearing and peerless methods.

Unchanging Gold's remnants were uprooted, and those once-lofty Chamber of Commerce Enshrined Elders were now all honestly signing Divine Soul Contracts of loyalty to the Xu Family.

Of course, Xu Chen did not personally handle all these tedious handover tasks.

This newly appointed "Big Boss" simply tossed the Purple-Black Crystal Token, representing the highest authority, to Shang Qingdai, who had just finished dressing and still walked a bit unnaturally beside him.

"Since you are now my, Xu Chen's, person, the assets of this Tianyin Branch will be left for you to manage."

Xu Chen looked at Shang Qingdai's cold and elegant face, which still had a trace of redness from the "morning exercise," and said with a light smile, "Consider this a betrothal gift from This Young Master to you, my 'Virtuous Assistant'."

Shang Qingdai held the token that originally belonged to her but was now endowed with a completely different meaning. A complex light flashed in her beautiful eyes hidden behind the gold-rimmed glasses.

She knew well that Xu Chen's seemingly casual delegation of power was actually a form of control born from absolute confidence.

Because her Heaven-Reaching God of Wealth Physique, along with all her commercial ambitions, had already been firmly branded with the "Xu" label by this man in the most primitive and overbearing way.

"Rest assured, Big Boss."

Shang Qingdai quickly adjusted her mindset. She bowed slightly, her slim-fitting black dress once again tracing a breathtaking curve.

Her tone no longer held the initial humiliation, but instead carried a sense of shrewdness and ambition after finding the strongest backing.

"I will certainly forge this Tianyin Branch into the Xu Family's sharpest Wealth-Gathering Blade in the Eastern Wastelands. I guarantee the Big Boss... excellent value for money."

Xu Chen nodded in satisfaction. He liked the feeling of dealing with smart women; it saved many unnecessary tests and troubles.

Rumble!

Just then.

The clouds above Tianyin City were brutally torn apart by a terrifying force.

A Void Flying Boat, ten thousand feet long, crafted entirely from Top-Grade Divine Wood and engraved with countless complex defensive Formations, slowly emerged from the rift and hovered over the Myriad Treasures Tower square, blotting out the sun.

"Young Lord, your subordinates have come by order of the Grand Elder to welcome the Young Lord back to the clan!"

A squad of Xu Family Iron Guards, clad in heavy armor and radiating the terrifying fluctuations of the Saint Realm, leaped down from the flying boat in unison. They knelt on one knee before Xu Chen, their voices booming like a great bell.

This scene instantly frightened the Loose Cultivators around the Myriad Treasures Tower, who hadn't yet recovered from last night's shock, into kneeling on the ground again.

Xu Chen nodded slightly and did not linger.

He turned around and naturally reached out his hand to the blind girl Gong Yu, who had been standing quietly behind him.

Although Gong Yu could not see the sun-blotting flying boat, the terrifying fluctuations of Spiritual Qi still made her instinctively feel a sense of awe.

When Xu Chen's broad and warm palm grasped her soft hand, Gong Yu's hanging heart finally settled back into her stomach.

"Let's go, come home with me."

Xu Chen's voice was very soft, yet it carried an unquestionable power.

Gong Yu nodded obediently, allowing Xu Chen to lead her as they slowly boarded the Void Flying Boat, which represented absolute power in the Central Continent, surrounded by the squad of Saint Realm Iron Guards.

Shang Qingdai and Hua Jieyu followed closely behind.

As the massive flying boat once again emitted a deafening roar and tore through the Void Realm to depart...

...

Inside the Void Flying Boat.

The space inside was far larger than it appeared from the outside. Not only were there cultivation rooms where the Spiritual Qi was so dense it almost turned into liquid, but there was also an extremely luxurious sky pavilion.

Xu Chen lay lazily on a soft couch covered with the hide of a Ninth-Order Vicious Beast on the top floor of the pavilion.

The flying boat shuttled through the void turbulence, but because of the top-tier stabilizing Formations, not even a hint of a bump could be felt inside.

Sunlight poured through the special glazed dome, making the spacious deck warm and bright.

Xu Chen squinted his eyes, enjoying this rare moment of leisure.

And beside him.

The business empress Shang Qingdai, who was enough to make countless Cultivators outside worship her frantically, was now sitting obediently on the edge of the soft couch.

She still wore that black slim-fitting dress that traced her incredibly hot figure, and the signature Gold-Rimmed Colored Glass Spectacles rested on the bridge of her nose.

However, what she held in her hand now was not some killing Magic Treasure, but a thick Golden Ledger recording all the core assets of the Tianyin Branch.

"Big Boss, after my inventory check this morning..."

While Shang Qingdai used her fair and soft hands to skillfully and with moderate pressure massage Xu Chen's shoulders, she reported in her magnetic, mature female voice.

"Currently, in the Tianyin Branch treasury, there are a total of eighteen million catties of Top-Grade Spirit Stones, over three hundred Saint-Rank Magic Treasures, and as for those ancient rare Spirit Medicines and mineral materials, they are too numerous to count."

"If all these resources are liquidated, and combined with the several exclusive trade routes to the Central Continent we hold..."

Speaking to this point, a shrewd light flashed in Shang Qingdai's beautiful eyes hidden behind the lenses.

She leaned down slightly, her proud curves intentionally or unintentionally brushing lightly against Xu Chen's shoulder.

"I am confident that within ten years, the Xu Family's industrial profits in the Eastern Wastelands will triple."

Hearing this string of numbers that would make any Holy Land envious and feeling the soft touch on his shoulder.

Xu Chen stretched comfortably.

He suddenly felt that this Heaven-Reaching God of Wealth Physique was not only a top-tier stunner in bed but also practically a human cheat code when it came to making money.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Xu Chen reached back and grabbed Shang Qingdai's soft hand that was massaging his shoulder, pulling her into his arms.

"However, This Young Master is not interested in those cold numbers of Spirit Stones."

Xu Chen's finger gently removed the gold-rimmed glasses from Shang Qingdai's nose. Looking at her long, narrow, beautiful eyes that instantly became somewhat blurred, the smile at the corner of his mouth gradually turned wicked.

"I am more interested in you, this Wealth God Lady who can lay golden eggs."

"Earlier at the Myriad Treasures Tower, time was short. Now on this flying boat... we should continue to discuss the specific details of that 'high return on investment'."

Hearing Xu Chen's suggestive words.

A moving blush instantly flew onto Shang Qingdai's cold and elegant face.

Her instinct as a God of Wealth Physique, under the teasing of Xu Chen's massive Imperial Clan Luck and Grandmist Origin, uncontrollably awakened once again.

After the frantic "morning exercise" at dawn, she had already tasted the sweetness and thoroughly experienced the extreme benefits of the surge in cultivation and Luck brought by Dual Cultivation.

For a business empress like her who saw profit as everything.

What investment could be more profitable than lying in this man's arms and working hard to conceive a child with the Imperial Clan Bloodline and a special Physique?

"Since the Big Boss is in the mood..."

Shang Qingdai bit her red lips. Her originally cold, mature voice had now become syrupy and sweet.

She did not go to pick up the gold-rimmed glasses that had fallen onto the soft couch.

Instead, she actively straddled Xu Chen's body.

With her movements, the hem of her black slim-fitting dress slid down her snow-white thighs to her waist.

"I... will naturally cooperate fully with the Big Boss's 'inspection' work."

Shang Qingdai lowered her head, her long hair falling onto Xu Chen's chest, bringing a tingling sensation.

She actively offered her burning red lips while simultaneously circulating the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Art to its limit.

Just as the two were in the heat of their battle.

From behind the carved screen not far away, a slight sound was heard.

It was Hua Jieyu, who had also been brought onto the flying boat by Xu Chen.

This Hehuan Saintess was currently hiding behind the screen, looking at the blood-pumping scene on the soft couch through the gap, her face completely flushed.

Her peach-blossom eyes, which seemed capable of dripping water, were full of shock and disbelief.

She never imagined that this normally lofty business empress.

Before her own Young Lord, would actually become like this... even more active and frantic than her, a Hehuan Saintess.

"The Young Lord is indeed the Young Lord..."

Hua Jieyu swallowed hard, feeling the heat gradually rising within her body from watching the show.

She I subconsciously touched my flat stomach..

Since even this Chamber of Commerce manager was desperately trying to please the Young Lord, how could she, a professional Cauldron, fall behind?

Once the Young Lord finished "inspecting" that Wealth God Lady.

She must use all her skills to serve the Young Lord.

In another quiet, luxurious cabin of the flying boat.

The blind girl Gong Yu sat quietly before a zither table.

Although she could not see, her hearing, which was acute to the extreme, clearly captured those obscure and ambiguous sounds coming from the top floor.

Gong Yu's pure and refined little face was as red as a ripe apple.

Her soft hands, which were just gently stroking the zither strings, were now nervously twisted together.

She knew that the destination of this flying boat was that legendary, unattainable Central Continent Imperial Clan.

And she, a humble blind girl, was about to step into that magnificent Imperial Palace as Xu Chen's woman.

"Young Master..."

Gong Yu silently repeated this name in her heart.

Listening to the whistling of the void turbulence outside the window, she took a deep breath, as if making a great resolution.

She slowly stood up and felt her way toward the spiritual spring bath in the cabin.