Wu Zongnian, after reading the text message, remained outwardly calm, continuing his pleasantries with a smile.
Shortly after, various dishes were served. Ye Tian, after confirming the food and wine were safe, began to eat with Wu Zongnian. During the meal, the impostor Southwest King chuckled, "I happen to have a sum of money that needs some financial management and investment. Zongnian, you're an expert in this area, so I'd appreciate your help."
Wu Zongnian smiled, "Whatever the boss needs is my priority, and I'll do my utmost. However, after knowing each other for so many years, it's disappointing that the boss still doesn't trust me."
The man was taken aback and asked, "What makes you say that, Zongnian?"
Wu Zongnian said calmly, "Do I need to spell it out? The real Southwest King doesn't show up, and you, a fake, are talking to me about this. Is that meaningful?"
Upon hearing this, the other party was immediately stunned.
At the same time, someone behind the two of them burst into laughter. Then, another man, who looked exactly like the Southwest King in front of them, walked out. With a wave of his hand, the fake Southwest King stood up and left, while the real one took his seat.
He looked at Ye Tian with a smile and asked, "It was a friend who saw through it, wasn't it?"
Although Ye Tian was at the Human Immortal Tribulation stage, his demeanor was extraordinary. The Southwest King immediately recognized his unusual presence. Moreover, he had Li Xuangui, a Earth Immortal, with him.
Ye Tian said, "I've long heard of the Southwest King's great name. Lao Shun and I have sincerely come to pay our respects. However, your methods, boss, are a bit… ungracious."
The Southwest King laughed heartily, "My apologies, my apologies. I had some urgent matters to attend to earlier and wasn't sure if I could make it, so I had my substitute entertain you both to avoid any discourtesy. This was my mistake, and I'll penalize myself with three cups to apologize to you both."
The Southwest King's subordinates cast sidelong glances. There weren't many people in this world who could make him penalize himself with three cups! At least, they had never witnessed such a thing.
Ye Tian had been observing Zhang Longsheng, the Southwest King, and noticed that Zhang Longsheng himself was a Human Immortal, though his realm was not as high as Ye Tian's, merely at the introductory stage of Human Immortal.
He secretly asked Li Xuangui, "Old Li, is it him?"
Li Xuangui replied, "No. The Human Immortal I detected earlier wasn't him; it's someone else."
Ye Tian was surprised. There were two Human Immortals here?
After drinking the three cups, Zhang Longsheng said, "My dear brother Ye, you are the boss of Baozhi Company. Your company is quite impressive. The money you earn in a year surpasses all my earnings, Old Zhang. I admire that!"
Ye Tian replied, "No matter how much my company earns, it doesn't command the same prestige as the boss. I can't compare."
After a few pleasantries, Zhang Longsheng waved his subordinates away and said, "I had a very important matter to attend to today, so I made some arrangements beforehand, hoping you two would rest early and we could talk tomorrow. I didn't expect my little trick to be seen through by my brother Ye, which makes me, Old Zhang, very embarrassed."
Ye Tian said, "If the boss has encountered any trouble, feel free to tell me."
Zhang Longsheng looked at Ye Tian and asked, "Brother, are you a Human Immortal?"
Ye Tian did not conceal it and replied, "Yes."
Zhang Longsheng then asked, "If I were to ask for your help to deal with another Human Immortal, would you be willing to act?"
Ye Tian said calmly, "A battle between Human Immortals is no small matter. Without knowing the specific circumstances, I cannot answer your question, boss."
Zhang Longsheng nodded, "That's reasonable."
After a moment of thought, he briefly explained the cause and effect.
It turned out that Zhang Longsheng was merely a young man who had just graduated from high school and knew nothing. Once, while exploring a mountain, he accidentally fell into a bottomless abyss.
He thought he was going to die, but miraculously, when he was ten meters from the ground, he was suddenly held by a powerful force and slowly floated to the entrance of a cave.
A gentle and melodious voice emanated from the cave. Later, Zhang Longsheng learned that the person in the cave was a beautiful woman, crippled in her legs and blind, but with high cultivation, an Earth Immortal.
It was with her help that Zhang Longsheng transformed from an ordinary high school student into a cultivated Human Immortal!