88: This business can be done

Prince Fu desperately racked his brain, but he was somewhat disappointed to find that he didn't seem to know anyone like Sabado had just described.

Indeed, for so many years, relying on the Emperor Ming's favor, he had been arrogant, reckless, plundering wealth, taking numerous concubines, indulging in debauchery, treating his ministers like pigs and dogs, and his own Bloodline like useless trash.

How could he have made any good friends or high-level experts?!

Even among his own guards, few were truly loyal; most followed him partly due to the constraints of imperial power, and partly for the money, which made them willing to be at his beck and call.

He could see this himself, but how could such people be high-level experts?

If enemies attacked, these people would likely be the first to flee; they couldn't protect him at all.

Just as revealed in the dream, when foreign enemies invaded Southern Yue City, his guards either died or fled, with only a small group staying to fight with him until the last moment.

However, their combat power was average, and they ultimately died on the spot…

Oh, and what about his own Bloodline descendants?

At this point, the dream seemed exceptionally clear; Prince Fu saw that most of his descendants were either killed or devoured by refugees and exotic beasts.

A few who tried to escape still fell into the hands of those enemies and exotic beasts.

Of course, there were a few juniors he had focused on cultivating, but their growth time was too short, and their combat power was still very limited, making them unable to contend with the opponent's experts.

They ultimately still died on the spot!

Many others tried to hide, but they were also found.

The ultimate fate of these useless descendants was the same as his own: they were completely devoured by those people and beasts.

After all, they were all well-fed and corpulent, some even fatter than him…

As for the female relatives and younger generation of descendants, their numbers were so vast that he couldn't even count them, and their fate hardly needed mentioning.

When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact.

How glorious some of his most beloved concubines were when they were in the mansion, only to be tormented by those people and beasts until they became like madwomen, neither human nor ghost; he was terrified just watching them!

Recalling this, Prince Fu was suddenly overcome with sorrow.

He had truly ruined a perfectly good hand of cards…

He had hogged so many benefits, only to turn himself into a decadent wastrel who only knew how to eat, drink, and play, completely becoming a plump lamb in the eyes of others.

Even the fat on his body became food for others, and he was unable to protect his women and descendants.

His entire main Bloodline was completely annihilated in this way, a fate too terrible to behold, like Hell…

“How can Heaven treat this Prince like this?!

If such a fate awaits me, wouldn't it have been better not to have so many benefits in the first place, and simply live a plain and ordinary life?!”

Prince Fu suddenly began to cry; a man's tears do not fall easily, only when he is truly heartbroken…

Sabado was also stunned by this sight, never expecting Prince Fu to have a moment of weeping and wailing?!

However, he understood in his heart that Prince Fu had apparently taken his words to heart this time.

If Prince Fu had simply left after giving the rewards, it would mean he was still the same Prince Fu as before, but now, some changes had likely occurred within him…

Sabado advised, “Your Highness, do not fret; think slowly.

Since Heaven has already given you a hint, it means this fated person definitely exists.

Perhaps you haven't thought of him yet, but if you calm down, there is still a chance you will…”

“But what if this Prince still hasn't thought of who this fated person is, and the enemy has already attacked the city?

Please, Tower Lord, help this Prince think of a solution.

Oh, by the way, I wonder if Xuanji Tower can protect this Prince?!”

Prince Fu suddenly thought of this.

“Your Highness, you may not know, but Xuanji Tower does not interfere in such worldly affairs.

Because Xuanji Tower has long-standing ancestral teachings that we are a merchant guild, earning money through business, and therefore we maintain absolute neutrality.

For example, today you, Your Highness, have come to me, and I will offer you some advice.

But if another prince comes to me tomorrow, for the sake of money, I will also offer him some advice.

However, I will absolutely stick to the matter at hand, I will not speak ill of Your Highness, nor will I act to Your Highness's detriment.

Please rest assured of this, Your Highness; our Xuanji Tower, in doing business, will absolutely follow our ancestral teachings and will not overstep our bounds by a single step!”

Sabado said.

“This…” Prince Fu was stunned, his expression changing…

It seemed Xuanji Tower couldn't be relied upon either.

However, weren't they in business to make money?

He had many things, but money was one thing he had plenty of!

Thinking of this, he immediately said, “Then what if this Prince pays to hire your experts to protect this Prince?”

“Your Highness, we do not do such business!

Because if we send out experts to protect you, it means we interfere in local power struggles, and we would no longer be able to maintain neutrality.

So we only do business in information and divination predictions; we do not do other business.

Our experts only protect ourselves!” Sabado explained.

“Then… if this Prince wants to find organizations or individuals willing to take money to protect this Prince?

Does the Tower Lord have information in this regard?” Prince Fu's mind opened up, and he asked again.

“This business can be done!” Sabado said with certainty.

“Really?!

That's great!

What this Prince needs are experts, absolute experts, who can protect my Prince Fu's Mansion in Southern Yue when a crisis comes.

Can the Tower Lord find them for this Prince?” Prince Fu asked excitedly, his small eyes shining brightly.

Sabado thought carefully and said, “Your Highness, are you sure you want to find such a person?”

“Absolutely!

As long as they exist, this Prince is willing to pay a huge price for them!” Prince Fu said inhumanely, holding several more jade boxes in his hand.

Sabado waved his hand and said, “Your Highness, the idea you proposed is within the scope of this Tower’s business, so this Tower can accept Your Highness’s commission.

However, this Tower only acts as an intermediary; we will do our best to help Your Highness find such a person, but we cannot guarantee their sincerity!

If this person later goes back on their word, or turns against Your Highness, Xuanji Tower will not bear this responsibility; this must be stated clearly beforehand.

Of course, you can sign a Heavenly Dao agreement for mutual cooperation, which will have a certain binding nature.

However, wealth moves hearts; in the face of huge interests, even a Heavenly Dao agreement might become a waste paper (waste paper).

As long as the other party has certain means, or pays a certain price, they can bypass this agreement and act to Your Highness’s detriment!”

“Ah?!

How can this be?!” Prince Fu was startled.

“Your Highness, please listen to my analysis!

To protect Southern Yue City or Prince Fu’s Mansion, it means one must be capable of dealing with the high-level experts in the mansions of other powerful princes.

Your Highness, you must be very clear about what level such experts would be, right?

At least they must reach the Middle Stage of Martial Commander, right?”

Prince Fu couldn't help but nod slowly upon hearing this…

He was very clear about the strength of other royal princes' mansions; the Early Stage of Martial Commander was just basic, and several princely mansions had experts who had reached the Middle Stage of Martial Commander.

There were also several princes or their descendants who had themselves reached the Martial Commander level, and even some imperial princes eligible to contend for the throne were among the Xuanhuang Sword wielders on the Great Ming Sword Ranking!!!

They themselves were the cornerstones of the Great Ming!!!

For example, Zhu Jian, he himself was the Xuanhuang Sword wielder.

If he wanted to contend for the throne, almost no one would dare to compete with him.

It's just that he himself reportedly had no intention of participating, because the status of wielding the Xuanhuang Sword was already high enough, no different from a monarch or emperor.

Contending for the position of crown prince actually made little difference and would only add many troubles, taking up most of his Cultivation time, which would in turn affect his Cultivation of the Xuanhuang Sword.

Moreover, in Great Ming, those who wielded the Xuanhuang Sword historically generally did not serve as emperors, so he naturally would not participate in the succession struggle, only becoming the protector of the Empire…

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