Started from listening to music in the brothel and earned billions of bad people

"But I still have a long way to go to reach that realm. If General Guo needs me, I can give it up." Seeing that Guo Jian was about to give up, Li Xingyun quickly gave him a way out.

"This..." Guo Jian hesitated. It was not a good thing to steal someone's love, but he really needed it. Once he broke through to become a land immortal, he would be able to serve His Majesty better!

For Your Majesty, what does my face matter?

Thinking this in his heart, Guo Jian's belief gradually became firmer.

"Your Majesty, I will give you double the amount you spent on the Spirit Pearl!"

He didn't want to owe Li Xingyun a favor, nor did he want to get involved in the royal family's affairs. If Li Xingyun didn't want his money, he certainly wouldn't want the spirit pearl.

"Okay." Li Xingyun nodded and instructed Linglong beside him.

"Go get the spirit pearl."

"Yes, Your Highness." Linglong nodded and left the study.

"Your Highness, please tell me how much it is." Guo Jian asked persistently.

"The one in my hand is of red quality and is quite expensive, 400 million taels of gold!" Li Xingyun explained with a smile.

"Four million taels!!! Double that is eight million taels!" Guo Jian couldn't help but take a breath. The price was outrageous, yet normal!

The price of a treasure that can help people break through to become land immortals doesn’t seem expensive!

Soon, Guo Jian's face showed embarrassment. He looked at Li Xingyun awkwardly and asked cautiously.

"Your Highness... I don't have that much money at home. Can I give you 600 million taels first and then give you the rest later?"

After Guo Jian finished speaking, his old face became a little hot.

"Haha, okay, I trust you." Li Xingyun smiled, but his heart was extremely bitter!

Guo Jian has no family and spends very little, but he is not one who would accept bribes. Yet, he was still able to come up with 600 million taels of gold. This shows that His Majesty has rewarded him a lot!

It seems that this prince is really pitiful! 1000 taels of gold are no match for Guo Jian, a fool!

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness. From now on, when I receive my monthly salary, I will keep some for my living expenses and give the rest to Your Highness!" Guo Jian felt that Li Xingyun was so good!

He is totally different from the playboy in the rumors, he is a real good man!

But he didn't know that Li Xingyun didn't care about money at all. The only thing he cared about from beginning to end was him!

"It's okay, I still have some savings." Li Xingyun waved his hand indifferently.

While the two were chatting, Linglong walked in holding a very elegant-shaped sunken wood box.

"Your Highness." Linglong handed the box to Li Xingyun.

"General Guo, here, this thing is yours. Make a breakthrough soon and serve your father better." Li Xingyun pushed the box in front of Guo Jian's face.

"Thank... Thank you, Your Highness." Guo Jian got what he wanted, and his voice trembled a little!

"Well, General Guo, go back and break through as soon as possible. I won't keep you here any longer." Li Xingyun saw his eagerness and stood up and said with a smile.

"Yes, I'll take my leave. I'll send someone to deliver the money when I get back!" Guo Jicheng stood up immediately and held the wooden box tightly, as if he was holding his beloved woman!

He didn't check what was inside. He believed that Li Xingyun would not lie to him, mainly because there was no need to.

"Well, no rush." ​​Li Xingyun said politely.

"I will retire at the end."

After Guo Jian left, Li Xingyun couldn't help but smile knowingly as he looked at Guo Jian's back.

Two-thirds of the task is completed, and you will get the reward soon!

Guo Jian rode his horse at full speed back to the Imperial Guards camp, and immediately ordered his men to deliver all of his small treasury to Li Xingyun. Then he rushed to the secret room used for retreat in the martial arts hall.

"Huh~" Guo Jian let out a long breath, calmed himself down, and then slowly opened the agarwood box.

As the wooden box opened, the blood-red spirit bead emitted a faint glow in the secret room, which was particularly enchanting!

Li Xingyun did not go to Li Mei's courtyard again, but sat quietly in the study waiting for something.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you've completed the first stage of the Ascension to the Nine Fives mission: Mastering over half of the Imperial City's defenses! Reward: 3 Gold-quality inheritances of your choice.]

[Ding! Ascend to the Nine-Five Stage 2 Mission: Build a powerful elite force of 100,000 soldiers! Reward: 3 Gold-quality Heritage Cards of Your Choice.]

How could an emperor not have an elite army of his own? It is extremely important to build an army that is completely loyal to him.

boom! ! !

The system's voice emerged in Li Xingyun's mind like thunder.

"What's going on? Is it done?" Li Xingyun's face was suddenly filled with surprise!

Even if Guo Jian took the spirit pearl, he only controlled the Jinyiwei and the imperial guards! He still had one more thing to do to complete the mission!

But...why?

Li Xingyun's mind began to spin frantically, and then he thought of several possibilities.

1. The combined power of the Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards already accounts for more than half of the defense force of Shenwu City!

This is possible, but Li Xingyun feels it is not very realistic.

Second, this guard force includes the bad elements and other forces that have spread out during this period, so it meets the mission requirements.

This is possible. After all, with so many spirit beads, many of them will flow into various court departments, thus controlling these forces in disguise.

3. There is a force that Li Xingyun doesn’t know about supporting him!

This is more complicated. It might have been left by his mother, or some maternal relative he doesn't know about.

It could also be... the Disha Captain developed by Yuan Tiangang!

There are so many possibilities that Li Xingyun couldn't figure it out for a moment.

"Why think so much? It's not a bad thing anyway!" Li Xingyun shook his head with a wry smile.

"Three golden inheritance cards of my choice, this is the rhythm of getting rich!" Li Xingyun felt excited again when he thought of the reward!

After a long while, Li Xingyun looked at the newly released task.

Build a powerful elite army of 100,000 people who are completely loyal to you!

"System, what does this 'build' mean? Do I have to build it myself?" Li Xingyun caught the key words in the task.

Build, not master!

[Ding! Yes, host, please build a 100,000-strong elite army that is completely loyal to you!]

Li Xingyun nodded. This task was not difficult. Once he arrived in southern Xinjiang, he could still complete it by wasting some time!

Of course we have to do it in Southern Xinjiang! We can’t do it in Shenwu City!

"Three golden self-selected cards, which one should I choose?" Li Xingyun touched his chin and began to think.

"Your Highness, I found out." Just when Li Xingyun was thinking about the candidate, Jing Xinmo walked in and handed him a note.