Chapter 1986

Hearing He Pingsheng wanted to make him a slave, Long Zhidu was instantly frightened, trembling all over, and said: "Young Master, you cannot joke like that!"

"By your side there is an expert like Senior Yusi; for me to go over there would be nothing but a chicken rib!"

"How about this: I have a special item here; Young Master, please take a look!"

Long Zhidu did not directly produce the item, but instead handed He Pingsheng a blood-red ring.

He Pingsheng took the ring and then swept his Divine Sense into it.

He saw that inside the ring's empty space, there were only two objects the size of fingernail caps!

No… I should say, those are not eggs!

But two cocoons spun by some kind of creature!

These two cocoons flashed with nine-colored light, gorgeous to the extreme.

He Pingsheng asked somewhat puzzled: "What is this thing?"

Long Zhidu said: "In my youth, I obtained this from the Tian Gu ruins; at first I did not know what it was, but later I learned it is a creature called the 【Nine-Color Divine Butterfly】!"

"The divine butterflies in these cocoons are a pair; if they hatch and are bred, they will produce many cocoons in the future!"

"The silk extracted from these cocoons can be woven into peerless treasure garments!"

"I have inquired with some merchant guilds, and they say the lowest grade of such treasure garments is seventh rank, possibly even reaching eighth rank; these garments not only possess defensive ability, but will also develop miraculous auxiliary abilities!"

After hearing this, He Pingsheng's brow twitched slightly: if what Long Zhidu said is true, then this thing is indeed extraordinary.

But after a moment's thought, He Pingsheng smiled again and said: "Deputy City Lord Long must have obtained this a long time ago, right?"

The Tian Gu ruins open only once every several thousand yuan.

And last time, this old brat certainly did not go!

"Hehehe…" Long Zhidu chuckled, saying: "Yes… these two butterfly cocoons were obtained by me from the Tian Gu ruins fourteen thousand yuan ago!"

"I know what you are worried about, Young Master!"

"You worry that the divine butterflies inside have already lost their lives!"

"Rest assured, they absolutely will not!"

"If you don't believe me, now use your Divine Sense to probe deeply inside and feel for yourself!"

"Mm!" He Pingsheng again extended his Divine Sense into the ring!

Before, he had only hastily swept it; this time, however, he directly extended his Divine Sense into the butterfly cocoons to investigate.

Both butterfly cocoons contained pulsing vitality.

"That's right…" He Pingsheng said: "They are alive, but… it has already been fourteen thousand yuan, so why haven't you hatched them?"

Long Zhidu said: "It's not that I don't want to, but these Nine-Color Divine Butterflies are rather special!"

"During their process of breaking out of the cocoon to become butterflies, they require an extremely precious substance to participate, called 【Heavenly Amber Clear Dew】."

"After transforming into butterflies, they must drink the clear dew to sustain life!"

"Without the clear dew appearing, they will not metamorphose!"

"As long as Fellow Daoist He can later find Heavenly Amber Clear Dew, he can make them break out of their cocoons and become butterflies!"

He Pingsheng gave a wry smile.

Good fellow, this thing given to me is not bad.

As long as there are materials and resources to cultivate it, the Nine-Color Divine Butterflies will continuously be bred in the future.

The value created naturally needs no saying.

But the key is, what exactly is this Heavenly Amber Clear Dew?

Should I want it or not?

If not, then perhaps the Long family cannot produce anything good either.

At first, He Pingsheng only wanted to extort some divine gold, but now seeing the Nine-Color Divine Butterflies, his thoughts have changed again.

Divine gold can be earned, but if the divine butterflies slip through his fingers, then there will truly be no opportunity later.

Moreover, Yusi comes from the Golden Butterfly Xian Sect, which is a hereditary family specializing in breeding divine butterflies; perhaps if she helps with breeding, her family might have Heavenly Amber Clear Dew?

"Good…" He Pingsheng nodded slightly: "I agree!"

"You may leave… the disciples of the Fifth Family you have recruited—consider them my gift to you!"

"Many thanks, many thanks!" Long Zhidu was overjoyed.

He Pingsheng asked: "Do you need me to provide you with a divine vessel?"

"No no no…" Long Zhidu said: "Thank you, Young Master, but our Long family has enough divine vessels!"

The Long family are shipbuilders by origin; when they initially went to attack He Pingsheng, they proudly brought along more than twenty warships.

Although their family is large, they also have no need for He Pingsheng's ships.

Long Zhidu clasped his hands in farewell and departed, organizing his own family to leave.

"Hmph…" Just as he left, Old Cao, sitting not far from He Pingsheng, coldly snorted and said: "Long Zhidu this fellow is short-sighted!"

He Pingsheng said: "He does not understand me; pursuing freedom is always correct!"

"Alright!" He Pingsheng's gaze then turned to Lian Nihong and Gu Ruoyi: "Lian Nihong knows, what I just said to Long Zhidu are all true!"

"I have truly offended the Lu family, and moreover, I have slain their elder!"

"Now I want to go to a very distant place to settle down; the exact destination has not yet been decided!"

"You two families, will you follow me together, or part ways here?"

Gu Ruoyi gave a bitter smile: "Elder Brother He, I definitely want to go with you, but my father has not returned yet; I cannot leave, for if I go, my father will not be able to find me—what then? I cannot abandon that old fool!"

"Good…" He Pingsheng said: "That large ship is yours; you decide for yourselves!"

"Yes!" Gu Ruoyi also clasped her hands and departed.

Old Cao said: "This girl is not bad; she has a good temperament and is filial!"

He Pingsheng pursed his lips: "Others make the same choice, yet you give a different evaluation, Old Cao—you're being unfair!"

Old Cao laughed heartily.

Lian Nihong didn't wait for He Pingsheng to speak, and proactively said: "From now on, there will be no Lian family... I, a weak woman, cannot uphold this family. Starting today, all disciples of the Lian family will merge into the He family!"

"I will also move with you all!"

"That's right!" Old Cao slapped his thigh hard, saying: "Listen to me, Lian girl—joining the He family is just the first step. Later, quickly press our Young Master onto the bed, and you'll enjoy blessings..."

Lian Nihong's cheeks instantly flushed red as blood.

Next, the Long family activated their flying vessel and departed.

He Pingsheng transferred the disciples of the Tong and Han families onto his own giant warship, and gave another giant warship to Gu Ruoyi.

"Ruoyi miss, farewell!"

"Don't leave yet—wait for me a moment!"

"Later, help me bring some people to the Scorpion King City!"

Gu Ruoyi also didn't ask what people to bring, simply nodding: "Alright, Big Brother He, I'll wait for you!"

He Pingsheng returned to the main hall again and summoned the core members of the He family.

Many people entered the main hall at once.

Qiao Huizhu, Wen Wanwan, Su Zhenzhen, Kong Jiaojiao, Tai Zhen, Zhou Qingmei, Xin Baobao, Luo Bingyao, Cheng Xiaohe, Qiao Xiaoqiao, plus Old Cao, Tong Haotian, Fubo, and Longyi.

Everyone gathered around He Pingsheng.

"Young Master, allow this old servant to speak first!" Old Cao produced a map: "For your reference only!"

He Pingsheng said: "Speak!"