I use my future dreams to prove immortality.

Chapter 86 Aftermath

When Zhou Qiuyuan saw Cao San, he realized that he had almost forgotten about An Ye.

After entering the inner city, he had no time to deal with the affairs of the Dark Night, and with the future dream failing, the Dark Night became less and less useful.

The intelligence agents in the shadows should also go their separate ways and find new homes.

Cao San had no idea that a few words would lead to his unemployment.

Instead of rushing home, Zhou Qiuyuan went to a brokerage firm, bought maids and cooks, and hired a bodyguard.

Since expanding the Dark Night's influence, he has been earning more than 100,000 coins every day. To date, Zhou Qiuyuan's savings have reached 1.87 million coins.

In addition, there is a land title that is yet to be liquidated.

Looking at the outer city, he could be considered from a moderately wealthy family.

Zhou Qiuyuan learned that he could exchange gold essence for a low-grade thunder spirit root, and soon after entering the inner city, he would embark on the path of cultivation.

Earning worldly wealth will be easy in the future; the family won't need to raise mutant chickens, and the parents won't need to personally handle various chores.

They've worked hard all their lives, and they deserve to live a comfortable life and enjoy their blessings.

Zhou Qiuyuan selected a maid and a cook from among the brokers, and asked the brokers to find a slightly older body refiner at the ninth level of external cultivation.

Without the aid of secret medicines, the body refiner's cultivation level is stuck at the ninth level of external refinement, unable to advance further.

The maids and cooks were paid a fixed price of 20,000 coins.

The external guards are paid monthly, at four thousand coins a month.

Zhou Qiuyuan readily paid the money and led his men to the residence in Willow Leaf Lane.

Zhou Chengwu and Shen Wan understood their son's intentions, and without saying much, they readily agreed.

"Uncle Zeng, after I enter the inner city immortal sect, I'm entrusting my parents to you." Zhou Qiuyuan made it clear where he was going, so that as long as the Zeng guard wasn't stupid, he definitely wouldn't do anything foolish.

Is this person destined to become an immortal master?

The nurse surnamed Zeng looked at him with more respect, his attitude became more humble, and he lowered his posture considerably.

"This is my duty. As long as I am alive, I will never allow anything to happen to the two elders."

Zhou Qiuyuan arranged for them to stay in the front yard and the right wing room.

He took one hundred taels of gold from his existing savings for emergencies, and gave the remaining eight hundred thousand coins to his parents for daily expenses.

The maids and cooks were no novice; they were busy working quickly and efficiently after joining their new master, hoping to make a good impression.

When Zhou Hui arrived with her brother-in-law Chen Yi'an and his family, Chen Yi'an had a fawning expression on his face.

"Brother-in-law, after you enter the Blackwater Sect, don't forget your brother-in-law."

Zhou Qiuyuan smiled and nodded, replying, "After I enter the inner city, it will be inconvenient for me to enter and exit the outer city. I will have to trouble my brother-in-law to help me out during this period."

"If anyone causes trouble at the grocery store, you can ask Uncle Zeng for help."

Chen Yi'an shook his head and chuckled, "Who would dare to cause you trouble!"

"Brother-in-law, many people know that you got a spot in the Dao Army. You're quite the big shot now."

"The Black Shark Gang just collected protection money from the general store this morning, tsk tsk, and this afternoon the boss personally came to the store and returned all the protection money they had collected."

"Who would dare mess with you except for those who have no sense of propriety?"

Dao soldiers represent those who have a celestial master behind them, and they have a much better chance of embarking on the path of cultivation than ordinary people.

Even the powerful families outside Black Swamp City dared not easily provoke a future immortal master.

Zhou Qiuyuan hired a guard surnamed Zeng to guard against bandits who would climb over the wall to steal money and grain.

These people are desperate and will do anything.

He didn't want his parents to experience something like that a second time.

After the family finished their reunion dinner, Zhou Chengwu, in a very good mood, drank quite a bit of wine and went to bed early. Zhou Qiuyuan saw off his brother-in-law's family and then headed to Tianxianglou.

Gong Lei welcomed Zhou Qiuyuan into the backyard of Tianxiang Tower and took out the intelligence he had just obtained, each piece of intelligence marked with its own value.

Zhou Qiuyuan didn't look at the intelligence report that was delivered, but instead asked, "How much money does Dark Night have in its accounts?"

Gong Lei quickly replied, "A total of 987,300 coins."

Zhou Qiuyuan took the biggest share of the profits, but his time was limited, so the remaining valuable intelligence was handed over to the Foreign Affairs Department.

Even a small amount of information is still valuable. Zhou Qiuyuan sifted out a small portion of the intelligence, which allowed Dark Night's Foreign Affairs Hall to earn a considerable amount of money.

This is the money left after deducting the rewards and allowances for Dark Night and other expenses.

Zhou Qiuyuan wasted no time and got straight to the point: "The Dream Immortal Master of Dark Night is moving to another city and taking Dark Night's high-ranking officials with him. I'm going with him."

"I took 500,000 coins, and the rest I gave to the brothers of Dark Night. We will go our separate ways in the future."

Gong Lei was shocked to hear such terrible news. He stood there stunned for a long time, unable to recover.

Since following Dark Night, Gong Lei has experienced power he had never known before. Not only does he have a steady stream of money coming in, but his path as a body cultivator will also be smooth sailing.

Unexpectedly, things changed so quickly.

Without the darkness, he will fall into the mortal realm and return to the Qi family as a servant.

He is not willing!

Gong Lei took a deep breath and said respectfully, "Dark Night is ultimately a decent intelligence force, and it would be a waste to disband it like this."

"Sir, may I continue to oversee the affairs of the Dark Night?"

Zhou Qiuyuan gave Gong Lei a deep look and replied, "Without the Dreamlike Immortal Technique, Dark Night can no longer make money as easily as before."

Gong Lei took a deep breath and smiled, "There are no other intelligence organizations in the outer city of Black Swamp. The brothers are all skilled, and we can make a fortune by collecting and selling intelligence."

"The remaining 480,000 coins are enough to ensure the normal operation of the organization."

Selling intelligence?

Zhou Qiuyuan had considered having Dark Night adopt this model, but selling intelligence would require dealing with various forces and could easily expose their identities, so he gave up on the idea.

However, this is a good way out for the Dark Night.

The people of the night had followed him for some time, and he hoped they would find a good home.

Once the Dark Knight has grown stronger, it may still have opportunities to be used.

Zhou Qiuyuan took out sheets of Xuan paper, on which were recorded a large number of secret techniques. Apart from the sect's secret techniques, the Wind Listening Technique, and the Killing Intent Perception Technique, all other secret techniques were listed.

"I knew you wouldn't give up on Dark Night. This is a secret technique collected by Dark Night, and it's the last bit of effort I can put into you."

Gong Lei gripped the Xuan paper recording dozens of secret techniques, his hands trembling slightly, his eyes unable to conceal his excitement.

With no shortage of money or secret techniques, the future looks promising.

He knelt before Zhou Qiuyuan and solemnly said, "Thank you so much for your generous gift, Steward. I will never forget this great kindness!"

"When you return, I will present you with the power of the night."

"You'd better watch yourself." Zhou Qiuyuan shook his head and strode away.

With this, the power of the Dark Night was officially delegated.

Zhou Qiuyuan returned home and fell into a deep sleep, eager to know if his dreams could be restored in the future.