When Bai Yiling was asleep, Cheng Xiaofan got into bed, lay beside her, held her in his arms, closed his eyes, and entered the dreamland.
He had originally intended to transform into a golden dragon in his dream, fly to the vast starry sky, and once again merge his soul with his goddess Bai on a dragon boat.
But!
He had a dreamless night.
His wish was not fulfilled.
When he woke up, the sky was already bright.
Bai Yiling had gotten out of bed before him and was already washing up in the bathroom.
After Cheng Xiaofan finished washing up, Li Weiguo called to invite him downstairs for breakfast.
The breakfast was quite good: pigeon soup with millet porridge, scallion oil pancakes, hard-boiled eggs, and chopped scallions mixed with tofu pudding, along with a few small pickled vegetables.
Pure Chinese flavor!
These were all things Cheng Xiaofan liked to eat.
“Wow, this looks so pleasing to the eye, and it tastes great too!” Bai Yiling exclaimed loudly.
Hearing her praise, Li Weiguo was very excited and said, “I’m very happy to receive praise from a goddess-level beauty!”
“I wanted to praise you too, but seeing how excited you already are, I’ll spare you. I’ll just give you a word of encouragement: Keep up the good work!” Cheng Xiaofan said with a smile.
Li Weiguo chuckled, “Those four words, ‘Keep up the good work,’ are also excellent!”
After breakfast, Cheng Xiaofan said, “By the way, Governor Takahashi is visiting my group of companies this morning, and I’d like to invite him for a meal at noon. Please arrange a table for me!”
“I think Governor Takahashi is quite a decent person. Inviting him is just to deepen our acquaintance, especially since my businesses are under his jurisdiction!”
Upon hearing this, Li Weiguo smiled and said, “Sure, let me treat him!”
Cheng Xiaofan shook his head and said, “No need for you to pay, Qinzi will settle the bill later!”
Ring ring!
Just as he finished speaking, his mobile phone rang.
Cheng Xiaofan took out his phone and saw that it was from Matsushita Qinzi.
As soon as he answered, he heard her voice from the other end of the line: “Master, I’ve arrived at the entrance of the Tang Dynasty Hotel. Have you and Goddess Bai already eaten?”
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, “We just finished eating. Wait for us at the entrance, Goddess Bai and I will be down shortly!”
After hanging up, he took out a pile of ingredients from his backpack, including lobsters, immortal fish, drunken chicken, and some Happy Wine produced by the Miaoxiu Flower Brewery.
“Li Weiguo, have someone process these ingredients. We can also use this as an advertisement for your hotel in front of Governor Takahashi and his officials!” Cheng Xiaofan said.
For a moment, Cheng Xiaofan was dumbfounded.
He stared at Cheng Xiaofan’s backpack, unable to even move his eyes.
After a long pause, Li Weiguo hesitantly asked, “Old classmate, what kind of bag is this? It’s so small, how can it possibly hold so many things?”
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan laughed heartily and said, “Li Weiguo, to be honest, this backpack was given to me by a mysterious master.”
“This bag is similar to ‘Sleeve Concealment of the Universe’ or ‘Mustard Seed in a Sumeru,’ or you can think of it as a ‘Cosmic Bag.’ Anyway, you could throw several trucks into it without any issue.”
His words made Li Weiguo roll his eyes.
The cosmic bag from folk legends actually appeared in Cheng Xiaofan’s hands. Did such bags truly exist in the world?
Could legendary items appear in reality?
“Old classmate, you’re not fooling me, are you?” Li Weiguo asked.
As soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted them.
How could Cheng Xiaofan fool him?
The facts were right in front of him; he had seen it with his own eyes. If it weren’t a cosmic bag, how could it hold so many things?
He quickly added two more sentences: “Cheng Xiaofan, ever since I met you in Sakura Country, I feel like I’ve stepped into a world of myths!”
Looking at his old classmate’s bewildered and pitiful expression, Cheng Xiaofan patted his shoulder and said, “Li Weiguo, this bag of mine is a rare treasure, so don’t spread the word, lest you attract trouble!”
“Ah, I understand, I understand. Forget it, it’s just my curiosity. I won’t ask anymore!” Li Weiguo quickly replied.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, “Qinzi is still waiting for Goddess Bai and me downstairs. We’re heading down!”
Li Weiguo nodded repeatedly and said, “At noon, let’s arrange it in yesterday’s private room!”
Bai Yiling was also very curious about her husband’s backpack and how it could hold so many things. After hearing his explanation, she felt the same as Li Weiguo: did legendary items truly exist?
However!
Whether she believed it or not!
The fact was right in front of her.
She found her mysterious man to be increasingly enigmatic.
Yet, there was one thing Bai Yiling was very clear about: in her life, he was a real, good man who truly loved her.
That was enough!
Upon arriving at the hotel entrance, Matsushita Qinzi greeted them with a radiant smile, saying, “Master, Goddess Bai, you’re out!”
Bai Yiling smiled and said, “Yes, sorry to keep you waiting!”
Matsushita Qinzi stepped forward, opened the car door, and smiled, saying, “It’s my duty. Goddess Bai, please don’t be so polite with me!”
Getting into the car, Matsushita Qinzi immediately started it.
After driving for about twenty minutes, the car stopped in front of a tall building.
It was a building with two underground floors and twenty-two above-ground floors. In the middle of the skyscraper, a line of continuously flashing neon lights formed the words: Cheng Xiaofan Group Company Headquarters!
The architectural style of the entire building was very Western, with a simple and generous exterior, minimal decoration, and clear, bright lines. The overall appearance was modular.
Cheng Xiaofan quite appreciated this style.
The top of the building housed the mechanical room and administrative and maintenance spaces, which were inaccessible to ordinary people.
This building gathered various business elites and controlled various commercial sectors nationwide, including oil refining, natural gas processing, as well as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, and so on.
All the directors and senior executives within were controlled by Matsushita Qinzi and a few of her close friends.
Stepping out of the car, Cheng Xiaofan listened to Matsushita Qinzi’s introduction to the group company headquarters, and couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion. He never imagined that the Blood Demon Sect possessed such a vast industry.
And its scope of involvement was incredibly broad.
However, the notorious and arrogant Blood Demon Sect had been completely annihilated, and their vast assets had fallen into Cheng Xiaofan’s hands in an instant.
“Master, Goddess Bai, please!” Matsushita Qinzi led Cheng Xiaofan and Bai Yiling towards the headquarters building.
A large red carpet was laid out from the inside to the outside of the entrance. As Cheng Xiaofan and Bai Yiling approached the entrance, more than twenty beauties swarmed out from inside, standing in orderly rows on both sides.
“Welcome Chairman Cheng and Goddess Bai!” the beauties bowed deeply and shouted in unison.
Their voices were incredibly sweet, making one’s bones feel weak.
Cheng Xiaofan and Bai Yiling waved to the beauties, responding almost in unison, “Beautiful ladies, you’ve worked hard!”
The beauties shouted again, “Chairman Cheng, Goddess Bai, you’ve worked hard!”
“…” Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan and Bai Yiling couldn’t help but glance at each other.
They thought, what had they worked hard at?
It seemed that Matsushita Qinzi had arranged this so-called welcome ceremony in advance!
Cheng Xiaofan instructed Matsushita Qinzi, “Qinzi, let them attend to their own affairs. There’s no need for such a grand occasion!”
“Yes, there’s really no need for this!” Bai Yiling agreed.
She could see that the beauties were all very nervous when they saw Cheng Xiaofan, their every move was so cautious.
It made her feel a little wronged for her man in private.
While he appeared very mysterious in the eyes of others, he was certainly not a man-eating tiger.
What was there to be so nervous about!