Then, they pushed the fishing vessels back into the sea and set off on the return journey.
Soon, a few helicopters appeared in the night sky. They came to investigate the situation and were shocked when they saw fire cover the entire island.
“Oh my god! They’re all dead!”
When the news reached the command center, the generals trembled, and their faces turned pale.
Nanyang’s cultivation world was completely destroyed!
The news continued to spread.
Before they even reached South Beach, the news sent shockwaves around the world.
Even though many people had expected that Huaxia would win, they were nonetheless shocked when they heard the news.
An entire cultivation world was destroyed just like that. The impact was indescribable.
For a time, the entire world was in an uproar.
The reactions of all sides were different.
The Dongyingese side became even more terrified.
If they destroyed Nanyang today, were they going to destroy Dongying tomorrow?
Only one major force remained in the Dongyingese cultivation world. As long as Huaxia had the intention, they could destroy it at any time.
Hindustan was thinking of the same thing. However, they were also a little jealous.
Meanwhile, Europe was overjoyed.
They considered themselves good friends with Huaxia, and they shared their glory.
They even sent a congratulatory message to Huaxia.
In just a few hours, the fishing vessels returned to the base in South Beach.
By then, it was already past midnight.
The dock was brightly lit and full of people.
When the fishing vessels approached, the crowd burst into thunderous applause.
“Welcome the triumphant heroes!”
Someone shouted, and the atmosphere was very lively.
“Haha! Look, they call us heroes!”
The celestial masters were very excited.
The Taoist masters all rolled their eyes at them.
“Comrade Tang Hao, thank you for your hard work!”
General Bai took the lead and came up to them. Behind him were a row of leaders lined up waiting to shake hands with him.
“That was incredible!”
“Thank you for your hard work!”
They praised him endlessly.
It took Tang Hao a long time to shake hands with everyone, after which he let out a sigh of relief.
Behind him, Taoist Master Qian Ji and the others came down one by one and shook hands with the leaders.
After celebrating for a while, Tang Hao walked to the side and sat down.
He let out a long sigh of relief and finally relaxed.
At that moment, Mu Xintong also walked over and sat down against the wall not far from him.
Tang Hao looked at her but did not say anything.
She was too cold. She had not spoken to him ever since he arrived at the base.
She silently looked at the celebratory scene in front of her without saying a word.
“This is nice.”
Suddenly, she muttered.
“Huh?”
Tang Hao was surprised and looked at her in confusion.
“I mean, this atmosphere is pretty nice,” she said.
“Oh!”
Tang Hao nodded.
Then, they were silent again.
“Why… why didn’t you come and visit me before?” Suddenly, she asked again.
Tang Hao was surprised again and looked at her.
“You were in the Capital, right?” She stared at him unblinkingly.
Tang Hao opened his mouth, but he could not say anything.
Then, he scratched his head awkwardly.
She had mentioned before that he could visit her whenever he was in the Capital. However, he thought that it was only a casual remark and did not pay much attention to it.
He did not expect that she was serious.
“Well… it wasn’t convenient!” Tang Hao explained.
“OK.” She stared at Tang Hao for a long time before accepting the answer.
“Next time, remember to look for me!” She stood up and walked forward. After a few steps, she stopped and hesitated for a long time before turning around.
“Hey! Do you have a nice number?”
“Yes, I do…” Tang Hao said, “You want it?”
She nodded.
“I have 1 to 8 and 10. Which one do you want?”
“8.”
“OK!” Tang Hao retrieved the identification pendant with the number 8 and handed it over.
“Thanks!”
She thanked him and left, leaving Tang Hao a graceful back view.
After hanging around for a while, Tang Hao said goodbye to General Bai, went to the airport, boarded the plane, and flew back to Province Z. When he got home, it was already early in the morning.
When he came to the door of his apartment, he was about to take the key when he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps coming from inside.
Then, the door opened, and a head popped out.
Gorgeous and seductive, it was indeed Tamamo.
“You’re back, my dear little brother!”
She pursed her lips and smiled charmingly. Then, she grabbed Tang Hao’s hand and pulled him in.
“You must be very tired, my dear little brother! I’ve prepared the bathwater for you. It’s still hot! Go wash yourself up!”
As she said that, she pushed Tang Hao into the bathroom, flashed him a charming smile, threw him a flying kiss, and closed the door.
Tang Hao stood there, feeling helpless.
Then, he took off his clothes and got into the bathtub.
The water was still very hot as if it had just been filled.
‘How did she know that I’m coming back? Oh, right, she must have checked the flight information!’
It would be very easy for her to track flights.
He lay down comfortably and soaked his entire body in the bath.
Outside, she hummed softly in the kitchen while working on something.
But soon, there was no more sound. Then, he could hear footsteps outside of the bathroom.
The door was pushed open, and a beautiful figure wrapped in a towel walked in.
Chapter 719 - Fantasy Fish Is On Sale
Tang Hao looked up and was immediately shocked.
Reflexively, his body sank into the water, and his face blushed.
“What are you doing?”
At the door, Tamamo smiled charmingly, closed the door, and slowly walked over.
Tang Hao glanced at her, and his face turned even redder.
“You’re still shy!” Seeing him like that, Tamamo giggled.
She walked over and stopped in front of the bathtub.
With a gentle pull, the towel fell down. She took another step and entered the bathtub.
The bathtub was big enough to accommodate two people.
Tang Hao coughed lightly and turned his face away.
“It’s not like I haven’t seen it before. Why are you shy?” She pretended to sound angry. “Come, let me wipe your back. You just came back from a long trip. You must be very tired!”
Her tone was very gentle.
Tang Hao nodded slightly.
“Thank you for your hard work! Let me serve you today!”
She smiled, leaned over, picked up a towel, and started to wipe Tang Hao’s back.
For a moment, only the sound of water splashing could be heard in the bathroom.
“Dear little brother!”
Suddenly, she called out.
“Huh?”
“Your skin is so good!” She muttered. As she spoke, she used her white fingers to gently stroke Tang Hao’s back. “It’s even better than mine.”
“No way!” Tang Hao said.
“Really!” Tamamo replied seriously.
After a while, they chatted about other things.
“By the way, I might need to trouble you with some things in the future.” Suddenly, Tang Hao seemed to remember something and said.
“Really?”
Tamamo’s beautiful eyes lit up, and she asked in surprise, “What’s the matter?”
“In the future, I want to bring my products to Dongying, and I think I’ll need to go through a lot of procedures. I might need to trouble you,” Tang Hao said.
Not long ago, when he discussed expansion plans with Manager Liu, they had decided that they would expand abroad. Dongying was the closest, and that would be their first target.
“That’ll be a piece of cake! Just let me know when the time comes!” Tamamo said.
“Thanks!”
“For what?” Tamamo smiled.
In the bathroom, fog was rising.
Her delicate face was partially obscured. It was like a scene from a dream.
Tang Hao was stunned by what he saw.
“Am I beautiful, my dear little brother?” She looked into his eyes.
“Yes!”
She immediately smiled brightly, just like a little girl.
“You’re such a charmer!” She giggled.
After a long time, the two of them put on bathrobes and walked out.
“Oh no! My love sushi!”
When they reached the living room, she shouted and rushed to the kitchen. “Phew, it’s fine! It’s still a little warm. Come and eat, my dear little brother!”
After eating, she reached out and said to Tang Hao, “Where’s my identification pendant?”
Tang Hao took out the pendant with the number 9 and handed it over.
“Thank you!”
She smiled charmingly and leaned over to kiss him.
“This is for you too!” Tang Hao took out the Pill of Everlasting Beauty and handed it over.
“What’s this?” Tamamo seemed surprised when she took it.
“It’s the Pill of Everlasting Beauty. After eating it, you’ll look young forever!”
“Wow! It’s so magical!”
Tamamo’s face was filled with amazement. Her beautiful eyes lit up excitedly.
After another kiss, she leaned over to Tang Hao’s ear and said emotionally, “I like this gift very much. I won’t be leaving today. Can I accompany you?”
After a night of intimacy, Tang Hao saw her off the next morning.
There was already a car waiting downstairs.
She muttered, a little reluctant to leave, “Now that I’m leaving, I don’t know when I’ll be able to come to visit you again. It might be three months, five months, or even longer, but I’ll miss you.”
As she spoke, she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a passionate kiss. Then, she turned around and entered the car.
After watching the car leave, Tang Hao walked back and began to tidy up his room.
At noon, he first called Assistant Han, then Yan’er.
After picking up Yan’er, they had lunch and drove back to Westridge.
In the next few days, Tang Hao was busy with the company’s matters while helping to prepare for Qin Gang’s wedding.
Now that Qin Gang was going to be married, the happiest ones were Old Master Qin and Mr. and Mrs. Qin. They grinned from ear to ear every day. They were also very satisfied with Sun Yi as their daughter-in-law.
After careful preparations, the wedding was held on July 3rd.
The wedding was very grand, and many guests were invited. All the influential people in Westridge and even Provincial City were in attendance.
Tang Hao attended the wedding together with Qin Xiangyi.
“Thank you, Brother-in-law!”
Qin Gang toasted Tang Hao several times during the banquet.
Tang Hao smiled and drank with him.
“I’m already married. The two of you will be next!”
Qin Gang looked at Tang Hao, then at Qin Xiangyi.
“Big Bro!”
Qin Xiangyi’s face turned red, and she said angrily, “It’s too early!”
Qin Gang laughed, filled up their glasses, and handed one to her. “Come, let’s drink!”
Then, Sun Yi toasted the two of them.
“My brother… has finally settled down!” Qin Xiangyi sat down and smiled happily.
Then, she glanced at Tang Hao and said, “Lil Tang, you will marry me, right?”
“Of course!” Tang Hao took her hand and held it tightly.
In his heart, no one was more important than Qin Xiangyi.
“I know you would!” Qin Xiangyi said gently, “But we’re not in a hurry. You’re still young!”
The wedding banquet ended on a high note.
The days passed one after another. He worked during the day and cultivated with Qin Xiangyi at night.
One day, the news came from Haotian Fisheries that the fish were ready to be sold.
Tang Hao took Liu Yan and the others to the farm.
Only two months had passed before the fish hatchlings grew into mature fish weighing two to three kilograms each. Some of the bigger ones weighed four kilograms.
“Wow! So fast!” Liu Yan exclaimed.
“Sis Yan, Chairman Tang, we have roughly counted that there are about twenty thousand fish in the ten ponds here. We won’t know the exact number until we catch them.”
Ma Fangfang stood at the side and explained.
“Twenty thousand? That’s not going to be enough. We have customers from both inside and outside of Huaxia. Our phones might explode from the sheer number of reservations,” Liu Yan said.
“How should we sell them?” Ma Fangfang asked.
“How about this! We’ll sell half of them in Huaxia and the other half abroad. We’ll fix a relatively cheap price in Huaxia, but everyone from abroad will have to bid for it,” Liu Yan said.
As she spoke, she looked at Tang Hao, waiting for his approval.
“Let’s do it that way!” Tang Hao pondered for a moment and nodded.
Chapter 720 - An Unprecedented Occasion
On that day, the international gourmet world was in an uproar.
That was because the fantasy fish from Huaxia was finally being sold.
Many food lovers from around the world had waited for that moment for so long.
Huaxianese fantasy fish was now a world-famous delicacy, attracting the attention of rich tycoons and royal families around the world. Tasting the five-colored fish was a status symbol.
In the upper-class society, those who had not tasted this fish were embarrassed to show their faces in public.
Those who had tasted it were obsessed with it.
Unfortunately, the fish was in very limited supply. New Magical Kitchen only served one fish per day, no exceptions.
The waiting list for the fish stretched out a year long.
They would rather not wait for so long. The three-colored fantasy fish might not taste as good, but it was enough to satisfy their cravings.
Instantly, they converged upon Huaxia.
Private jets took off from all over the world. The passengers were all super-rich people and members of royal families.
Those who could not come in person sent representatives to Huaxia.
The Merrican oil and media tycoons came. All the Saudian princes and princesses came. The other royal families sent representatives.
This auction had become a gathering of the rich and famous, causing a sensation all over the world.
Media reporters from all over Huaxia and the rest of the world rushed to the venue to report on the international gathering.
The central government was alarmed. Security was tight to ensure that no accidents happened.
With so many important figures gathered together, it would be a disaster if something went wrong.
The venue for the auction was in Westridge.
As the people arrived, the entire district was in an uproar.
One could bump randomly bump into a bigshot while walking on the street.
That morning, reporter
s from all around the world staked out at a clubhouse in the north of the county seat with their bazookas.
The guests started arriving at about half-past nine.
“Look, that’s the Prince of Britannia…”
“Wow! That’s the representative of the Walton family…”
From time to time, waves of exclamations could be heard.
“This is unbelievable!” They exclaimed.
Half of the most influential people in the world had gathered in the small town. The other half had sent representatives.
They gathered there not to discuss global affairs but to bid for fish.
Were the fish really that amazing?
Eventually, they were desensitized.
The clubhouse gradually filled up with people. Some of the people who knew each other began to chat enthusiastically.
Not long after, a man walked up to the auction stage. He picked up a wooden gavel and tapped it lightly.
“Attention! The auction is about to begin!”
“A total of five thousand fantasy fish will be put up for auction. The fish will be auctioned in batches of one hundred, for a total of fifty batches.
“Alright, let’s start with the first batch. The starting price is one million yuan. Each increment must not be less than one hundred thousand yuan.”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a low uproar.
Everyone was excited. A hundred fish was enough to eat for a long time.
Very soon, bids started pouring in.
The price soared crazily from one million yuan to ten million yuan with no signs of slowing down.
The people present were all internationally famous. They were not short of money, but they wanted to be the first person to win the first batch of fish.
After an intense competition, it was finally sold to the Britannian royal family for thirty-five million yuan.
The second batch also caused intense competition.
There were several hundred people in attendance, but there were only fifty chances to buy fish. No one wanted to miss it.
Eventually, the second batch sold for thirty-one million yuan.
The subsequent batches sold for about thirty million yuan each. There were a few times when two bidders did not want to lose, and the price rose to more than forty million.
In other words, each fish sold for over four hundred thousand yuan.
The price was already more expensive than the five-colored fantasy fish.
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