Tang Ming's face became solemn and he said seriously: "Zhu Manqing, if the news that your Zhu family possesses high-grade spiritual stone veins spreads, the Zhu family will surely perish!"
"Even now, I can't protect you."
The veins of high-grade spiritual stones are enough to attract the top experts from the hidden sects, as well as the great monks of the God Transformation Realm and the old monsters in the Tribulation Stage.
It's impossible to expect these old monsters to reason with you and follow the law.
They only believe in one truth.
That is "the weak eats the strong, and strength prevails!"
Tang Ming is used to seeing examples like this in the cultivation world. The weak get the treasure. It's okay if no one knows about it. But if others find out, you have only two ways.
A way to give away treasures and seek refuge.
The other way is to be beheaded and exterminated, and the treasure to be taken away.
This is how practitioners do things.
"Gulu..." Zhu Manqing swallowed hard, looking at the high-grade spiritual stone in front of her with a bitter look on her face.
Because of the heart of the sword, Youge will destroy the entire Zhu family; if the spirit stone veins are exposed, it will definitely cause an uproar and countless strong men will attack, kill and rob.
Zhu Manqing asked hesitantly: "Mr. Tang, can't even you protect these things?"
"If it is only for internal use, as long as the information is not leaked, I can protect it."
Tang Ming shook his head and said: "If the news is leaked and evidence is obtained, there is nothing I can do."
"Zhu Manqing, don't even think about selling this thing. Unless your Zhu family has a hidden sect as a backer, once it is leaked, it will definitely cause trouble."
"I do have a suggestion."
Tang Ming paused and continued: "High-grade spiritual stones can help cultivators improve their strength in the shortest time. I can help your Zhu family cultivate a group of strong people, and I can also make you a powerful cultivator."
"As a condition."
"I also have the right to use the spirit stone veins."
Tang Ming spoke calmly: "I'm not hiding it, the high-grade spiritual stones are very important to me. If you want to sell them, I will accept them all."
"But I can't afford that much money right now, so I can owe it first. Within ten years, I will pay back hundreds of billions. How about that?"
One hundred billion! Such a terrifying price came out of Tang Ming's mouth, and it was an understatement.
But this is not an arrogant statement.
The Wei family dominates Zhonghai, and now the total value of the family businesses is five to six billion. In addition, half of the Anzhou Liu family's industry belongs to Tang Ming, and the total is more than one billion.
Plus the Zijin Chamber of Commerce.
After annihilating the Zhonghai Zhou Family, the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce, and the Shilong Town Arena Competition, he also won many industries in the surrounding urban areas. In total, he can now spend more than 10 billion.
More than 10 billion, one-tenth of a hundred billion.
If Tang Ming really wanted to buy it, he could raise hundreds of billions in a few years to buy the entire spirit stone vein.
Tang Ming said in a deep voice: "Think about it carefully. If you need money, I can get tens of billions now, and I will give you the remaining ninety billion later. How about that?"
Zhu Manqing asked: "Mr. Tang, are these things useful to you?"
"right."
Tang Ming nodded and said in a solemn tone: "This thing is really important to me. If you sell it to me, I owe you a huge favor."
Top-grade spiritual stones are really important to him.
If it were a low-grade spiritual stone, he would not be so eager, but the high-grade spiritual stone contains innate spiritual energy, which is very helpful for his current cultivation.
Zhu Manqing smiled: "Mr. Tang, I don't sell these things."
Tang Ming frowned slightly and was about to increase the price - "I'm going to give it to Mr. Tang."
Zhu Manqing's heart was pounding and her palms were full of beads of sweat, but her expression remained as stable as possible.
She said with a smile: "I will give this spirit stone vein to Mr. Tang, as long as Mr. Tang can always protect the Jiangbei Zhu family, of course, the Zhu family will always surrender to you."
"you sure?"
Tang Ming looked at the woman in front of him in surprise: "This is worth hundreds of billions, and it is a priceless treasure for cultivators. Are you really going to give it to me?"
"Well, that's absolutely true."
Zhu Manqing smiled and said: "As long as Mr. Tang agrees to the conditions I mentioned before and protects my Zhu family, this mine will belong to you from now on."
Tang Ming fell silent.
He took a deep look at the beautiful woman opposite and nodded immediately: "Okay, I, Tang Ming, will protect the Zhu family in Jiangbei as long as I live."
Hearing this, Zhu Manqing relaxed her tense mind and finally showed a knowing smile.
Tang Ming joked: "You have lost hundreds of billions, and you can still laugh?"
"It's only a hundred billion. If I can get a promise from Mr. Tang, I feel relieved."
Zhu Manqing said with a smile: "Besides, we don't dare to buy these spiritual stones. We can't digest them ourselves. We have to worry about powerful enemies coveting them all the time. It's better to exchange for Mr. Tang's promise."
As the eldest lady of the Zhu family, she is a very smart person.
Otherwise, the old man of the Zhu family would not have handed over the family heir to her as a female.
Zhu Manqing knew very well that she had surrendered her Heart of Sword Soul in exchange for Tang Ming's help and the rebuilding of the Zhu family. After the Zhu family was rebuilt, Tang Ming would leave and would have nothing to do with the Zhu family in the future.
Until then.
Even if the Zhu family is rebuilt, she is the only direct descendant of the family. Can such a huge property be saved?
Just like today, all the major forces in Jiangbei came to bid for the Zhu family's ancestral home. If it were her, would she have the strength to stop it?
"The Lingshi mineral vein is useless to the Zhu family, and it is a hot potato that can lead to the destruction of the family at any time."
"And the spirit stone is useless to ordinary people and cannot be sold. Once it causes trouble, the Zhu family will be destroyed again."
Zhu Manqing's thoughts were racing.
In just half a minute, many thoughts flashed through her mind.
The most important point is that once Tang Ming breaks away from the Zhu family, the Zhu family will not be able to develop even if it can be rebuilt.
Thinking of this, Zhuman's green eyes became firm.
"Mr. Tang, I have decided on this matter."
"When my grandfather passed away, he passed on the title of head of the Zhu family to me, and all the properties of the Zhu family were under my control, including the land of the ancestral temple."
Zhu Manqing bowed and said solemnly: "Today, the spirit stone vein is presented to Mr. Tang."
"No regrets?"
"I will never regret it."
"Since you said you would give it to me, you Zhu Manqing, including the descendants of the Zhu family, will not regret it from now on."
"It's natural."
"Okay, then I will accept this vein of spiritual stone."
Tang Ming finished speaking and pointed out.
Whoosh! A pure soul wave entered from the center of Zhu Man’s green eyebrows.
At the same time, Tang Ming also waved a stream of innate spiritual energy into Zhu Manqing's body.
"Although it is a gift, you will not receive any reward for no merit. Today I will give you a blessing."
"A divine soul spiritual power can help you open up the sea of consciousness; an innate spiritual power can open up your Dantian meridians; from now on, as long as you practice with peace of mind, you can achieve the golden elixir path within half a year."