Ye Tian asked, "How long have you lived?"
Li Xuangui replied, "I've lived for three hundred years now. Alas, cultivation is truly not easy; it's a path of near-death experiences and numerous hardships. Thinking back, it would have been better to be an ordinary wealthy man, with a wife and concubines, enjoying worldly riches and glory."
Ye Tian questioned, "Isn't the pursuit of cultivation precisely for freedom and ease? Why would you still think ordinary people are better?"
Li Xuangui explained, "If I had stopped cultivating at the Human Immortal stage and focused solely on health preservation, living for three hundred years wouldn't be difficult. But who doesn't yearn for powerful realms and the pursuit of eternal life's mysteries? That's why we cannot stop. When you become an Earth Immortal, you'll crave the Celestial Immortal. When you become a Celestial Immortal, there's no end; this is human nature."
Ye Tian countered, "At least, cultivation makes life more exciting, and I can control my own destiny."
Li Xuangui scoffed, "Kid, you started cultivating too late. Cultivators must lay their foundation at twelve, and complete the foundational stage before fifteen. While you seem to be cultivating well now, your body is actually filled with hidden dangers. For someone like you to seek Human Immortal status is extremely difficult."
The cold water poured on him did not dishearten Ye Tian. He said, "If I don't succeed, so be it. What does it matter? I am already very satisfied with my current achievements. Even if my cultivation stops here, it won't prevent me from treating illnesses, saving people, and practicing medicine."
Li Xuangui sneered, "With your mindset, you'll never achieve anything significant. Cultivation is about fighting against fate, defying the heavens. If you are so unmotivated, you are destined for no great accomplishments!" Ye Tian smiled, "As you said, even becoming an Earth Immortal is a matter of life and death. In my current state, I might even live longer."
Li Xuangui immediately lost the desire to converse with Ye Tian, closed his mouth, and ignored him.
Ye Tian lay on the sofa and said, "Tomorrow, I'll go check the cellar."
He had also drunk quite a bit, so he slept until dawn.
As soon as he finished washing his face, Jin Duoduo called, asking where to meet. Ye Tian gave her the address of the mansion and arranged to meet at the entrance at nine o'clock.
He woke up Zhang Jiliang, and the two ate some buffet at the hotel before driving to the mansion.
Upon arriving at the entrance, Jin Duoduo was already waiting. Zhang Jiliang was surprised, "Jin Duoduo, why are you here?"
Jin Duoduo replied, "Ye Tian has hired me as the housekeeper for this mansion, is that not allowed?"
Zhang Jiliang was taken aback, then chuckled strangely, "It's fine, you are the most suitable."
Jin Duoduo glared at him and said, "Boss, your mansion is too big. I wouldn't dare to live here at night."
Ye Tian suggested, "Then let's clean it up and rent out some of the courtyards to avoid waste."
Zhang Jiliang was stunned, "Rent it out? Boss, a five-hundred-million mansion, renting it out is too much of a loss."
Jin Duoduo added, "Renting it out is also good. I've seen the provincial plans; this area might be developed within five years."
Ye Tian's heart stirred, "Developed? Then why did this family sell it?"
Jin Duoduo explained, "I said 'might,' and the timeline is too long. Owners of such large mansions have ample funds and naturally have better investment projects."
Zhang Jiliang mused, "Thirty-five mu of land, that's at least two hundred apartments, right? Housing prices here exceeded thirty thousand last year, and in five years, they'll be at least forty thousand. Let me calculate, over twenty thousand square meters multiplied by forty thousand... Hiss! That would be ten billion, wouldn't it?"
Jin Duoduo gave a cold laugh, "Then do you think ten billion is too much or too little?"
Zhang Jiliang asked, "Isn't it too much?"
Jin Duoduo elaborated, "Even if it's demolished in five years, it will take at least three years in between, making it eight years. On average, as long as the annual yield rate is around nine percent, it can reach ten billion."
Zhang Jiliang felt bored and said, "It's pointless to talk to people like you."
Ye Tian smiled, "Let's go inside first. Duoduo, contact a renovation company and find someone to design it. Jiliang, you help out."
He handed the tasks to Jin Duoduo and Zhang Jiliang, then went to the room alone, found a pickaxe, and smashed it heavily onto the ground.
With a muffled thud, a bluestone slab cracked. He lifted the slab, revealing a wooden ladder sloping downwards, and a strange smell wafted up from within.
After lifting the opening, he waited for a moment, then held his breath and descended the wooden ladder.
However, the wooden ladder was old and fragile; it broke as soon as he stepped on it, and he fell directly to the ground.
Taking out his flashlight, he discovered a basement covering over a hundred square meters. The floor was paved with stone slabs, and the walls were also built with stone bricks.
The air in the basement was very dry. Following the beam of his flashlight, he saw several tall iron racks on the ground, piled with various boxes, large and small, all locked.
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