Chapter 3716

Zi Chen sat in the carriage and the old man sent him back to the manor.

They were silent the whole way.

Connie lowered his head and remained silent.

The old man didn't know what to say. This lord's eyes were as clear as a mirror, able to see through everything. It was as if everything in the world was revealed in front of his eyes.

He could see through the Riley family's calculations.

What about the Dahl family's plans?

They arrived at the manor. Zi Chen got off the carriage and the old man and Connie followed behind him.

At the entrance of the manor, a servant immediately opened the door. Zi Chen stood at the entrance and turned around to look at the old man.

The old man bent down out of habit.

Zi Chen said, "My share of the Miracle City, apart from the previous one-fifth, the rest will be divided in two. I will take one and your Dahl family will take the other."

The old man was stunned.

Connie, who had been keeping his head down, suddenly raised his head and looked at Zi Chen's face. Perhaps it was because he was shocked.

"It's settled then."

Zi Chen turned around and walked into the manor.

The old man stood there for a long time without moving, as if he had been petrified.

This benefit came too suddenly. Previously, he gave the Riley Family a fifth, which was already a very large amount. It should be known that after many years of development, the population of Miracle City was close to a million, and the monthly rent collected from those industries was already an extremely large amount.

But compared to the Riley family, the Dahl family received more. It was twice as much as the Riley family.

After coming back to his senses, the old man's face had a trace of joy. This could be considered a blessing in disguise.

He indicated for Connie to follow him back. In the carriage, the old man couldn't help but sing a little song. He was in a very good mood.

Connie wanted to say something but stopped.

"If you have something to say, say it."

The old man leaned back in the carriage and said with a relaxed expression, "Today, we have done a good deed. When we return to the family, we will all be rewarded."

Connie said, "I don't know if my feeling was wrong, but the way the lord looked at us was a bit like how an elder would look at a younger generation. Although he didn't say much, he was always kind and kind."

The old man said, "Your feeling is not wrong. That person has a very deep relationship with our ancestor. It is also mentioned in the ancestral teachings that we can treat him as our ancestor.

Moreover, after so many years, the other party's appearance had indeed not changed. Otherwise, why would people privately call the owner of the manor an old immortal?

Aren't his legendary stories still circulating now? "

Connie said, "But, after Your Excellency said that we should split the spoils equally, although his eyes and expression didn't change at all, I felt that the sense of intimacy disappeared, and there was a sense of estrangement."

"Alienate?"

The old man was slightly taken aback, and the smile on his face disappeared.

The ancestral teachings clearly warned him not to anger that legendary being.

He believed in Connie's perception because it was his innate talent. It was also the main reason why he chose Connie. He could sense emotions and know whether things were going well or badly.

His Excellency had actually started to distance himself from them. Then, this time, was Darr in the wrong?

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"If you can obtain half of Miracle City's wealth by alienating others, are you willing to alienate others?"

The head of the Darr family looked at the old man in front of him and said, "Tell me, what will you choose?"

The old man said hesitantly, "I might choose wealth, but the ancestral teachings …"

He was interrupted by the head of the Darr family. "It's not 'might,' it's definitely!

The ancestral teachings were something from many years ago. At that time, Grandfather only pitied the other party for old times' sake.

Even if he was very impressive in the past, he is now just an ordinary person who has lived for a long time. The era that belonged to him has long ended.

This era now belongs to us! "

"If that was all, it would be fine. But he has a large amount of wealth, and he has no capable helpers by his side. He doesn't even have a powerful guard."

The head of the Darr family said, "This is like a beautiful woman stripping naked and standing in the middle of a group of homeless people. Who can resist that?

Speaking of which, this time, the Riley family acted in advance, and we invited that existence. Wasn't that also a test?

Now that the results of the test are out, he is indeed not very capable. Naturally, we have to eat him up. "

The old man hesitated and said, "But the ancestral teachings' warning has its purpose. After all, those people are no longer around. Only some legends are left.

In the legends, the other party's strength is unparalleled. "

"You said it yourself. Only legends are left."

The head of the Darr family's lips curled into a mocking smile. "In that legend, level-six people are very common. There are so many level-nine people, and there are even ascendants. That guy was able to defeat ascendants at level-nine. Two of our Kata family members have also ascended. Do you think such a ridiculous thing can happen?"

"Besides, you saw what happened today. In the face of danger, other than giving up his own wealth, what else does he have?

He is just an ordinary person. It's just that Grandfather has made him into a legend.

Perhaps Grandfather's real motive is to let us Darrs protect him, and not for him to protect us in times of danger! "

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Zi Chen returned to the manor and walked towards the small tree.

He was used to sitting beside the small tree. Just as he sat down, a leaf fell to the ground.

The leaf disappeared after falling to the ground, as if it had never been there.

Zi Chen's calm eyes were filled with surprise. "It's not time yet. Why did the leaf fall?"

Another leaf fell to the ground.

In the past, it would fall once every ten years, but today seemed a little different.

The third leaf fell.

Zi Chen said in a low voice, "Did it sense my emotional fluctuations?"

The fourth, fifth, and sixth leaves fell as well.

As the sixth leaf fell, Zi Chen's face gradually aged, as if he had lived for sixty years.

His senses were very sharp, so he could feel the changes in his body.

He smiled bitterly and looked at the small tree. "Old friend, it seems that you can't hold on much longer."

The small tree was yellow and withered, as if it would reach the end of its life at any time.

In the past hundred years, he had seen too many deaths.

The people he had saved back then had all died.

Kata had left behind many legends, but they were just legends.

Looking at the thirteen leaves on the small tree, Zi Chen said, "If this goes on, it seems that I can't hold on for much longer."

He raised his head and looked at the sky. "Have we all been disappointed in this world?

But if we leave, what will happen to our friends when they come back?

Looking around, they don't see any old friends. How sad will they be when the fetters and perseverance in their hearts are gone? "

"No matter how disappointed we are with this world, we should hold on until we see them for the last time.

Even if we can't change anything, we should at least say thank you to them. "

Zi Chen called all the servants in the manor over. They were obviously shocked when they saw the changes in Zi Chen.

It had only been one day, but he had become so old.

Zi Chen gave everyone a large severance pay, enough for them to live happily for the rest of their lives.

When they left, all the servants saluted Zi Chen reluctantly and then said goodbye.

Zi Chen waved his hand at them and said "thank you".

"Thank you for taking care of me all these years."

Now, he was the only one left in the manor, which seemed lonely and desolate.

Fortunately, the small tree was still there.

The next day, the leaves stopped falling, which seemed to indicate that Zi Chen's mood had calmed down again.

Under normal circumstances, thirteen leaves could last for 685 years. But with such a big thing happening, even Zi Chen was not sure what the future would be like.

Miracle City ushered in a change of power.

The Riley family entered the city and tore up all the previous agreements with the shops, taking one-fifth of the original business for themselves.

But compared to the huge Miracle City, the Riley family was obviously not satisfied with one-fifth of the business.

Because this was one-fifth of the business from a hundred years ago. In these hundred years, Miracle City was constantly expanding under the management of the Dahl family. After the expansion, they did not give Zi Chen the share.

As the most powerful family for three generations, the Riley family naturally could not allow the Dahl family to monopolize the business. So, on the surface, they started a conflict of interest with the Dahl family.

At the same time, their eyes fell on Zi Chen.

Because although the business that Zi Chen occupied was a hundred years ago, it had long become the core area. Its value was extremely high, and everyone was jealous.

On this day, a person came to Zi Chen's manor.

Bang!

The manor's door was kicked open, and a strong man carrying a large knife walked in.

Zi Chen sat beside the small tree and glanced at the other party.

A storm was coming.

At this moment, a leaf fell from the small tree.

There were twelve more.

"You're the owner of this place?

The legendary existence? "

The other party came to Zi Chen's side and raised the large knife in his hand. But for this world, this also meant a huge improvement.

"That's me," Zi Chen said calmly.

"I heard that Miracle City is yours?" The other party asked again.

"Only a part of it is," Zi Chen corrected.

"Very good. Now I'll give you two choices. One is to give me your share, and the other is for me to chop off your head and take away the part that belongs to you."

The large knife in the other party's hand danced with the sound of wind breaking. "My patience is limited. Tell me your choice immediately!"

Zi Chen looked at the small tree again. Another leaf fell.

Zi Chen's face had wrinkles, and his hair had turned a little white.

At such a close distance, the man with the knife naturally saw the changes in Zi Chen. Such a strange situation made him a little timid.

After all, it was a legendary existence, and he had grown up listening to those legends.

"Okay, I'll give it to you."

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the other party actually nodded in agreement. This surprised the man with the knife. He immediately dispelled the fear in his heart and said indifferently, "At least you're tactful, old thing."

Zi Chen reached into his bosom and took out the deed that he had prepared long ago.

At this point, Miracle City no longer had anything to do with him.

The man was very satisfied with Zi Chen's cooperation. He was very happy and laughed heartily. "I thought it would be difficult, but I didn't expect an old thing like you to be so tactful."

Then, his eyes turned again and he said, "This manor is too big. You can't live alone. Why don't you give it to me?

Of course, you can also choose to refuse. It just so happens that my knife is thirsty. "

Zi Chen looked at the man and said, "Are you sure you want this manor?"

Looking at the calm other party, the fear in the man's heart that had dissipated emerged again. However, he naturally couldn't show it. He raised the knife and swung it a few times in the air before saying, "Of course, my thirsty knife can cut through everything in the world."

Zi Chen said calmly, "I can give you the manor, but I have to live here because I have to take care of it."

As he spoke, another leaf fell from the small tree.

The man with the knife looked at the small tree with a few withered leaves left and said, "It's almost dead. What's the use of it?"

"When it withers, I'll leave."

In the blink of an eye, three leaves had fallen, and the remaining ten wouldn't last long. Thus, the other party nodded and agreed. "Alright then. Seeing that you're homeless, I, Uncle Luke, will kindly take you in."

Luke left with the title deed and house deed. This was definitely an unexpected gain.

Not only did he get what he wanted, he also didn't expect to get a manor for free.

As long as the small tree died, he would be chased out by the old man.

However, what he couldn't get rid of in his mind was still that legendary scene of him suddenly growing old. It was too strange.

After losing Miracle City and the manor, Zi Chen's emotions didn't fluctuate much. He just felt some regret.

He thought that he would be able to live out more than two hundred years in peace. He didn't expect that in less than half of that time, human nature would be completely exposed in front of him.

There was disappointment, and the waiting was real.

He didn't guess whether Luke was from the Dahl family or the Riley family.

From today onwards, he, who had nothing, became a true spectator in this world.

He was watching the passing of time, watching the various changes in life, and also waiting for the return of the friend he had been waiting for.

Luke moved in without restraint. After searching for a while, he found Zi Chen's wealth and was immediately excited.

The next day, there were more than ten beautiful maids in the manor who were in charge of Luke's daily life.

Zi Chen's identity became an old butler who didn't care about anything. Every day, he was only responsible for watering a dying small tree.

Every night, Luke's life was very uneasy.

One night, a month later, Luke was drinking outside and got into a conflict with someone. He picked up his thirsty broadsword …

When he was discovered, the broadsword was on his own neck. Fresh blood flowed down the blade.

He didn't know if it was because he had drunk enough blood.

If he could choose again, he didn't know if Luke would still be willing to exchange the rest of his life for this one month of glory and wealth.

The manor had a new owner. This owner didn't change the servants. Clearly, he thought that Luke had good taste.

Zi Chen was still watering the tree.

He turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside.

The second owner didn't live for more than half a month before dying an unnatural death.

Then there was the third, and the fourth.

Fallen leaves fell one after another. This manor was like a pugilistic world. There were constantly people fighting over it.

Gradually, it changed from the initial secret struggle to the final open struggle.

Two groups of people were fighting to the death here.

Zi Chen still didn't care about this. He continued watering the small tree with spirit water. It was as if he was in a different world from the battle not far away.

Those who were fighting also had a tacit understanding. No matter how much they fought, they didn't spread the flames of war to Zi Chen.

This manor was in a remote area a hundred years ago. But a hundred years later, this was a good location and was worth a city.

After knowing that the legend was just an empty shell, everyone's heart was filled with greed.

Blood flowed like a river.

It was unknown how many people had died in this manor.

The sounds of fighting in the manor suddenly stopped.

Outside the manor, two groups of people rushed in. One was the Dahl family and the other was the Riley family.

The heads of the two families appeared. They finally walked out from behind the scenes.

Zi Chen sat beside the small tree, watching the leaves fall and disappear one after another.

Only the last leaf was left.

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The battle stopped and the crowd parted. They also took away the bodies of their companions.

The two family heads walked in from outside the manor. The head of the Dahl family looked at the messy manor and couldn't help but show a trace of anger. He scolded, "What nonsense. What do you think this place is?"

The head of the Riley family also said with dissatisfaction, "This is the residence of a legend. How can you be allowed to do as you please?"

"What legend? Legends are all fake. He's just an old turtle that has lived for a long time." A disdainful voice came from the front.

Zi Chen was still watering the tree. Even if there was only one leaf left, he didn't care about the deliberate mockery.

The head of the Dahl family came in front of Zi Chen. He looked at Zi Chen who was sitting beside the small tree and said, "Sir, I just heard that something happened here. I just found out that you lost your share of the Miracle City and your manor."

It had been a year since the knife-wielding Luke came here. The news from the Dahl family came a little too late.

At this time, Lott also came to Zi Chen's side and said, "I just happened to come across a title deed and a house deed. I don't know if you lost them. If you really did lose them by accident, I can return them to you now.

After all, in the history of Kata, you are the legendary hero who saved Kata. "

Immediately, laughter came from behind. "The legendary hero who saved Kata?

I think he's more like an old turtle.

He was obviously a coward who gave away the things. Today, I want to see if he has the face and guts to say that he lost them by accident. "

The head of the Dahl family said, "Don't worry. If you really lost them by accident, they are yours. The Dahl family will help you get them back. You don't have to worry about anyone."

Lott also smiled and said, "That's right. If you really did lose them, I will naturally return them to you."

Zi Chen put down the water ladle that he had been using for many years and looked at the two family heads. He clearly knew that he was going to die today, but his expression was still calm.

He said, "How boring."

The two of them were a little confused.

The head of the Dahl family showed a look of dissatisfaction. "Just say whether you lost them or not. Why are you talking about interesting and boring in front of us?

Are you worthy? "

Lott said, "If you lost them, then they are yours. Our Riley family doesn't care about these things!"

The threat was very obvious.

Zi Chen looked at the small tree again and said, "Old friend, do you also think that this kind of life is too boring, so you want to leave?"

Zi Chen's face became even older, as if he would reach the end of his life in an instant.

The last leaf on the small tree was also on the verge of falling.

Lott gave a look to the side, and a person immediately came forward and said angrily, "Pretending to be mysterious, die!"

A blade slashed toward Zi Chen.

Zi Chen raised his head and looked at the sky. He did not look at the blade.

A smile stretched from the corner of his mouth.

"I'm finally back."

Suddenly, a ray of light appeared in the sky.

A powerful aura suddenly descended upon this world.

The world went from moving to still in an instant, as if everything had entered a state of stillness.

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