World-Ending Demon Emperor

Chapter 2245 - 1119: Showing Off! Li Yizheng Is Shocked!

Lanling looked at the man in the suit in front of him and said, "Did Li Yizheng send you?"

"Don’t ask so many questions, just come with us." The suit-clad man replied.

Then, several weapons simultaneously aimed at Lanling’s head. Next, two other men stepped forward to grab Lanling’s arms and pushed him into the car.

Three Mercedes s500s drove towards the suburbs outside the city.

Along the way, the people in the car remained silent, their right hands tucked inside their sleeves, weapons consistently aimed at Lanling, ready to fire at any moment.

After driving for dozens of miles, they entered a mountain, winding their way up to the top.

There stood a castle!

Of course, it wasn’t a traditional Western castle, but a modern building with a faux-aged effect.

The entire castle stood atop the mountain, along with the garden, covering more than two hundred acres. Though it imitated a Western castle, it was quite exquisite and mysterious.

Lanling clearly saw three helicopters parked at the castle.

Compared to Lin Hao’s luxurious villa, this faux-aged castle was on another level entirely; the difference between the two was like night and day.

Inside the castle, everything was old-fashioned and almost devoid of any modern traces.

The soft wool carpets, the antique-style wallpaper, and the famous paintings hanging on the walls made one feel as if they’d traveled back to 18th-century Europe.

Even the crystal chandeliers here were made to resemble candle flames.

The entire castle was about thirty meters high, equivalent to ten stories, and the banquet hall just inside the gate spanned ten stories, covering over a thousand square meters, exuding an understated luxury.

Walking up the stairs, not a whisper of sound was made on the soft carpet.

Finally, they stopped in front of a door, and the man in the suit stepped forward to knock.

"Mr. Li, the person has been brought."

Moments later, the heavy door opened.

Lanling noticed not only was the doorknob golden, but even the decorative patterns on the door were gilded.

Upon entering, he saw Li Yizheng lazily sitting behind an antique desk.

Beside him was a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian woman in a luxurious short dress, clipping a cigar for Li Yizheng.

Another Asian woman in a white long dress was pouring him wine.

The rings, dresses, shoes, bracelets, earrings, and other adornments on these two women were all worth no less than fifty thousand each. They truly looked like women encrusted with gold.

Li Yizheng took a puff of his cigar, then pinched the chin of the Caucasian woman, turning her towards Lanling, saying, "Which do you think is more beautiful, her or An Lan?"

Lanling glanced over, and he had to admit that the Caucasian woman in front of him was meticulously beautiful, easily rivaling the supermodels in those European and American advertisement films, Dior girls, Chanel girls, and so on.

"Beautiful women are a kind of resource, a precious resource, an extreme luxury for ordinary people." Li Yizheng said, "But for me, beautiful women are just an ordinary resource. I value social status that matches mine, wisdom, character, clean family background, and a clean foundation more. So An Lan is very precious to me. But to you, she’s just a great beauty. I have plenty of such great beauties. Women who pour wine for me, light cigarettes for me, they’re all such great beauties. Because to me, they’re just numbers, monetary figures."

Lanling remained silent, but although the two exquisite women showed no facial changes when they saw Lanling, their breathing became a lot more rapid, and the temperature of their breath noticeably increased.

Some men spend money to seek women, while some men, like the one before him, not only don’t spend money on women but can even profit from them.

The Lanling in front of them was the kind of man that women would look at and want to sleep with.

"Lanling, all you want are beautiful women’s looks; any noble status, spotless past, to you, it’s a burden, isn’t it?" Li Yizheng said. "It’s like a poor man with nothing to eat; for him, the best food is braised pork, not truffles or caviar, right? If you give him those things, he’d wonder what the hell they are, so fishy and smelly?"

"So, braised pork for you and truffles for me?" Li Yizheng laughed. "You can choose one of the beauties around me. The one clipping cigars, pouring wine, making the bed, take your pick, you can take her away, I’ll foot the bill."

Lanling responded, "An Lan is not mine, and you can’t make a deal with me."

"Right, I certainly didn’t think to make a deal with you; I’m just having a long, intimate chat with you." Li Yizheng said, "You offended me today by snapping the arm of one of my men. At the time, I was very angry, and I thought to myself, you’re dead, no matter who you are or where you come from; you’re dead if I want you to be. But when I got home and had a drink, I calmed down instead. Beauties are a luxury, and aren’t heroes the same? A master of martial arts is also a luxury item."

Lanling understood that Li Yizheng wanted to recruit him.

"When you reach a certain point, you’ll find there’s no place to spend that money. You try your hardest to be different from others, but it’s hard. You get a castle, and he gets an estate in the desert, buys an island in some sea. You buy a Van Gogh, he gets a Monet. You stockpile a bunch of Maotai from the ’50s and ’60s, others get a pile of ’82 Sprite... Hahaha!" Li Yizheng felt he told a really funny joke.

"Look at those oil sellers in the Middle East, each one playing with tigers, leopards, and falcons," Li Yizheng said, "Everyone needs to show off. We’re the same. The rarer something is, the more worth showing off it is. Tigers and leopards are nothing. Having a true martial arts expert by your side is worth showing off. That’s true prestige."

Lanling understood that Li Yizheng wanted to recruit him not as a celebrity, not even as a bodyguard, but as a pet to show off.

It was rare for Li Yizheng to speak so bluntly.

"So I had someone watching near Lin Hao’s place. If you died, then forget it, you weren’t strong enough, not enough to catch my eye," Li Yizheng said, "If you’re still alive, it means you’ve defeated Song E, Nicholas, and Luo Ming, which means your martial arts are already at a very high level, rare enough for me to collect. So, I want to recruit you."

"From now on, you’re with me," Li Yizheng said, "You’re my person now. You can take your pick of the beauties around me. As for An Lan, I finally found someone suitable for marriage, so don’t think about her, don’t have any contact with her, or the consequences will be very serious."

Li Yizheng continued, "From now on, you don’t need to do anything, just continue practicing martial arts every day. Rest assured, you won’t be put in any dangerous situations where you have to risk your life. Most of the time, I just want you to show off. In certain high-end situations, you defeat some people, show off your martial arts, make others envy me, that’s enough. As for the salary? Twenty million a year, with a 15% annual increase, a Mercedes S500, and a clothing allowance of five hundred thousand a year."

Then, Li Yizheng hesitated, "Of course, as a man, you’re really too handsome. If you’re willing to undergo surgery to become a woman, I’d give you a very, very, very high bonus, no pressure, consider it. If you don’t want surgery to become a woman, at least damage your looks a bit, you can’t outshine me as your master, right?"

"Alright, you can go now, a servant will take you to a room, and tonight you’ll receive your first month’s salary," Li Yizheng said, "Tell me which woman catches your eye, and I’ll send her to your room tonight."

At these words, the two stunning women beside him held their breath, filled with anticipation.

Lanling said, "Mr. Li, you want to keep me in captivity?"

"It’s recruitment," Li Yizheng said, "Of course, you can call it captivity if you like."

Lanling said, "Lin Hao’s house has a surveillance system. Everything tonight was recorded. Have you sent someone to remove the hard drive?"

Li Yizheng said, "Don’t worry, it’s been handled. Even if you did something outrageous, there wouldn’t be any evidence."

Lanling said, "I suggest you watch the surveillance footage before deciding whether to keep me in captivity."

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Mr. Li, the surveillance footage from Lin Hao’s house has been retrieved," a bodyguard said.

If this surveillance footage fell into other hands, the screen would be blank, but in Li Yizheng’s hands, everything was clear.

Lanling’s divine power made this easy.

Li Yizheng took the hard drive, plugged it into a computer, and as he watched, he laughed, "Trying to show me your prowess to raise your price, right..."

Li Yizheng began watching the surveillance footage.

Seeing Lanling lightly tap Song E’s Danzhong Acupoint, sending him flying, Li Yizheng displayed an excited expression.

He was indeed a master, definitely worthy to show off.

Next, the mercenary master Nicholas used his Tungsten Steel Spiked Fist to wildly punch at Lanling, yet Lanling remained unscathed.

Li Yizheng’s face changed slightly, this... this seemed somewhat unbelievable.

He had a rough idea of the power behind each of Nicholas’s punches, enough to kill a bull. Yet Lanling remained unharmed, this... this was too bizarre.

However...

The next scene was terrifying, horrifying!

Even the two stunning women beside him let out a gasp.

Because, in the surveillance footage, Lanling caught a bullet shot by Nicholas with his bare hands.

Li Yizheng’s eyes narrowed, his heart skipped a beat, revealing an expression of immense shock.

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