369: Chapter 167: Inheriting the Legacy Wealth of the Longevity Sect 369: Chapter 167: Inheriting the Legacy Wealth of the Longevity Sect The headquarters of the Longevity Sect was located within a high-rise apartment building in the Seaside District.
It was not the one with the mushroom cloud from the explosion; that was the public assembly place.
This here was the real headquarters.
What it used to look like was not very clear because now only a bare shell remained.
It was scorched clean from top to bottom, from inside out, leaving no trace behind.
“It seems like they’ve already done a ‘sanitary disposal’.”
Xia Yubing stretched out her finger, wiped some soot off the wall, and cast her gaze toward Max, who looked forlorn.
“Based on what I know about the Special Service Bureau, there won’t be anything left here.
Where exactly is this safe you mentioned?
If you dare to deceive me…”
“Don’t rush, follow me.”
No one would be in a good mood seeing their own home scraped to the ground and burned to ashes.
Max, sighing with regret, leaned on the wall as he walked upstairs.
“Do you understand the Longevity Sect?”
“Not at all!”
Li Mumu thought to herself, why would there be a need to understand an organization like yours that has been completely eradicated and has no future role to play?
It’s not like it’s the Defias Brotherhood.
“What exactly did your companion say to Shanhu?”
Xia Yubing suddenly asked.
Max looked baffled: “Who is Shanhu?”
“The woman in red clothes.”
“Oh…
she didn’t say much…”
Max stole a glance at Li Mumu, who was also wearing red, and sighed, “Speaking of which, it was completely an undeserved disaster.
We never provoked the Red Lantern Society; those women took the initiative to strike.
You know, those extremist racists have always discriminated against foreign immigrants.”
“Then why didn’t they go after someone else and specifically target you?”
Good, you’ve learned that kind of phrasing.
You’ve become a qualified teacher!
Li Mumu made a remark in silence and then interjected, “I heard it was because the Longevity Sect wanted to use the Red Lantern Society as a shield against this year’s crackdown…”
“Huh?”
Max was stunned: “Take a look around and then, with a clear conscience, repeat that to me!
They shielded us?
The Red Lantern Society still has such terrifying people jumping around out there, what’s left of the Longevity Sect now?”
Li Mumu had no words to retort.
Alright, indeed you seem to be in a slightly more pitiful state.
“But I think you also brought this on yourselves.
Who knows what evil plans you were concocting behind closed doors that led to such a fierce crackdown.”
“That’s what I mean, you know absolutely nothing about the Longevity Sect.
Your minds are full of stereotypes, and whatever I say now, you simply won’t believe.”
Max shrugged his shoulders and stepped into an empty room.
The furniture inside had already been burned to charcoal, and thick ash had accumulated on the floor.
“This is where the Lord Sect Master’s office used to be…
Of course, his personal safe wouldn’t be hidden here.
Luckily, it’s a full moon tonight, which saves us a great deal of effort.”
Max walked over to the window and picked up the bronze mirror Xia Yubing had given him, aiming it at the moon in the sky.
“The Special Service Bureau did indeed burn this place down thoroughly, but they still don’t quite understand ancient Greek magic.
The Goddess of Magic, Hecate, who is also the moon deity, founded her magic on moonlight, which isn’t affected by material substances of the mortal world.”
A stream of moonlight was deflected by the mirror in his hand, creating a semi-transparent, illusory door on the scorched wall.
Li Mumu followed him through the door and found herself in a long, dark corridor, giving her a sense of being back in the Containment Department.
Strictly speaking, this couldn’t be called an Outer Dimension, but rather a “hidden space” that existed dependent on the Real World.
There was no “anchor established” notification in her mind.
“This is a small ‘Blessed Land of Cavernous Heavens’ we found two years ago, but it was monopolized by the Lord Sect Master.
I knew he’d secreted away his private treasure here.”
The end of the passageway was a stone room about fifty square meters in size, which could, of course, be described as a cave abode without any problem.
Portraits of the Three Purities hung on the wall, accompanied by incense burners and offering tables.
In one corner, there was a pile of personal possessions in disarray, as well as various sized wooden boxes containing all sorts of bottles and jars that looked like antiques.
As for their exact age, it was hard to say—whether the former Sect Master was an expert in authentication or just a big sucker, nobody knew…
Hidden among these scattered items was a dirty, unremarkable leather suitcase.
Max’s eyes lit up when he saw it; he strode over, dragged it out with all his might, and knelt on the ground, sticking out his butt as he began to unlock it.
Magical symbols floated from his fingertips, burrowing into the suitcase lock.
After a full ten minutes, when he was on the verge of collapsing with sweat pouring down his forehead, the lock finally snapped open with a click.
“Ladies, the moment to witness a miracle has arrived!
I don’t even know how much he’s embezzled over the years.
I can only say, it’s not a small number.”
Max rubbed his hands together, eager to open the suitcase.
Wow!
A legend in gold!
The glare of gold nearly blinded Li Mumu.
She saw bundles of banknotes, both US dollars and Colorful Banknotes, all in large denominations.
A quick glance suggested there were over two hundred thousand.
Then there were layers of neatly stacked gold bars, each as thick as a finger, over a hundred in all.
There were also various precious jewels, gold necklaces, gemstone rings…
Xia Yubing turned to Li Mumu and gave her a look.
Should we kill and rob?
Such a large amount of sudden wealth could tempt even a ghost.
Li Mumu nodded slightly; they could do this job!
Not doing it would be a disservice to her conscience.
I’m dying of laughter; my morals cannot withstand this test!
Perhaps sensing the chill looming behind him, Max slowly turned his head, his face freezing in an awkward smile as he said, “Ladies, I know this excites you both, but please, restrain yourselves and consider one thing calmly first.
Even with all this money, given your current identities and situations, can you really go out and spend it freely?”
Li Mumu was at a loss for words.
To be fair, her current identity was indeed that of a demon, an evil spirit, a non-entity in the Real World.
Once out of this door, she wouldn’t get far before the Special Service Bureau would capture her for suppression, or simply shoot her on the spot.
If you’re dead, what use is money?
“So, why not seriously consider my proposal?”
Max pleaded earnestly, “You are not free to move about in the present world.
You need not only a new identity but also an agent to handle worldly matters for you.
Almost all core members of the Longevity Sect are dead, except for me.
We could collaborate for mutual benefit, assist one another, meet each other’s needs, and inherit the legacy of the Longevity Sect.”