Within the royal palace of the Bestar Kingdom.
Lopes, now in charge of a territory spanning a million square kilometers as regent, licked his lips upon seeing the 20 billion funds credited to his account on his phone.
"His Majesty is truly... a pioneer!"
"Spending 20 billion solely on renovating the royal palace, let alone the Bestar Kingdom, even my nephew, the current King William, wouldn't dare to do such a thing."
"This is the epitome of extravagance!"
Of course, Lopes was unaware that this was merely a pretext for Ye Xuan, his king. The 20 billion was insignificant compared to the 200 billion reward.
However, Lopes dared not neglect Ye Xuan's orders.
He immediately summoned all parties for discussions and invited the kingdom's most renowned design team for the project.
Lopes intended to use these 20 billion to construct a palace of unprecedented majesty and grandeur.
Only thus could the King's status be truly showcased.
...
The following morning.
*Ding-ling-ling~*
The golden morning sun streamed into the room, dispelling the last vestiges of darkness.
A mobile phone rang. Ye Xuan glanced at it and saw it was a call from the Tianhai Panda Base. He frowned slightly and answered.
"Hello, Hall Master Ye."
As soon as the call connected, Wang Zitian's voice came through. As the second brother of Wang Zhantian and the second master of the Imperial City Wang family, he naturally knew Ye Xuan's identity.
"Oh."
"Director Wang, is it?"
Ye Xuan was momentarily taken aback. For someone to know his identity in Tianhai, besides Wang Zitian, there would be no one else.
"Ahem... Hall Master Ye, I hope I'm not disturbing your rest."
Wang Zitian cleared his throat and spoke. This formidable figure before him was none other than the Hall Master of the Underworld Hall, the direct superior of his elder brother, and a benefactor to their Wang family. He could not afford to be anything less than respectful.
"No, you are not. May I ask the reason for your call, Director Wang?"
Ye Xuan could discern Wang Zitian's nervousness but paid it no mind. Such a reaction was normal.
After all, if Wang Zitian knew his true identity and didn't react this way, that would be strange.
"That's good."
Wang Zitian breathed a sigh of relief. He had deliberated carefully before making this call, as he would not disturb Ye Xuan's peaceful cultivation unless absolutely necessary.
"It's like this, Hall Master Ye. In the past few days, a panda at the base has been behaving very strangely. It's extremely agitated, its eyes are blood-red, and everyone is afraid to go near it. So..."
"We were hoping to invite Hall Master Ye to the base to take a look."
"I wonder... if you have the time?"
Wang Zitian's attitude was extremely deferential. As Ye Xuan heard the details of the call, he was just about to take the three little ones out for some fresh air when the system's voice chimed in.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for triggering a choice mission: Take the three treasures to the Panda Base and kidnap a panda to the Bestar Kingdom!"
"Mission Choice One: Accept the mission and receive a tenfold rebate, capped at 230 billion RMB!"
"Mission Choice Two: Reject the mission, and the host's little ding-ding will shorten by 20 centimeters!"
Ye Xuan was startled by the system's voice. He hadn't expected a system mission to arrive so quickly.
However, kidnapping a panda to the Bestar Kingdom and receiving 230 billion RMB seemed like a clear win!
"Alright."
"I'll go over today."
Ye Xuan agreed after a moment's thought. He already had a plan in mind: why not place the kidnapped panda in the already completed 'Dragon Valley' amusement park in Bestar, and specially create a zoo section for it?
"Really!"
"That's wonderful, thank you so much, Hall Master Ye!!"
Upon hearing Ye Xuan's agreement, Wang Zitian was overjoyed. "Then I shall await your esteemed presence at the base!"
After a few more pleasantries, he hung up the phone.
Looking at the beauty in his arms, he realized she still had about half a month left in her confinement period. It seemed this little lady would not have the fortune to accompany him this time.
Half an hour later.
At the villa.
"Waaah~!"
"Panda Base, Daddy, are you serious!"
"Daddy, hooray!!"
As soon as the three little ones heard that Daddy was taking them to the Panda Base, they clapped their little hands in excitement. They had never been to the place where little white rabbits lived, and it must be super beautiful there.
After breakfast.
Ye Xuan drove his stretched Pagani towards the Tianhai Giant Panda Reproduction Base.
Meanwhile, the three little ones started a live broadcast.
And, notably, they also brought along Little White Rabbit and Snow Ferret Little White.
"Wow, Meng Bao Xiao Xian Nü is live streaming again!"
"Hehe, I feel like the three little fairies have become even prettier."
"Wait, look, are they here? And the male god's snow ferret is also here?"
"Where are they... going~"
As soon as the live stream began, several hundred fans poured in, immediately chattering away.
"Daddy, the Giant Panda Reproduction Base, will there be lots and lots of animals there?"
Mengmeng blinked her expressive big eyes and asked expectantly.
"Mmm-hmm, yes, Daddy~"
Nuonuo and Hanhan also looked at their Daddy with hope, clearly very curious.
"Heh heh, of course."
Ye Xuan said dotingly with a smile. His words, however, caused the fans in the live stream to pause.
What?
Giant Panda Reproduction Base!
My goodness, the male god is actually taking the three little cuties there. Tsk tsk~
Could it be that he's sending the panda, Little White Rabbit, home??
The thought made everyone feel a bit dejected.
This is a joke!
If that were the case, wouldn't they not be able to see Little White Rabbit anymore? That would be such a shame.
*Squeak squeak~*
About twenty minutes later, when the live stream's viewership broke ten thousand, the car pulled up in front of the Tianhai Giant Panda Reproduction Base.
As he opened the door and stepped out, Director Wang Zitian, along with several panda experts, had been waiting for a long time. Wang Zitian had strictly instructed the panda experts to be courteous to Ye Xuan, so there were no looks of disdain or contempt.
Of course, they were still somewhat unconvinced. If their professional team couldn't handle that panda, how could an amateur like this? They figured that the previous panda had been cured purely by luck.
"Mr. Ye, you've arrived."
Wang Zitian hurried forward upon seeing Ye Xuan. It was a joke; in such a public setting, he dared not address Ye Xuan as Hall Master Ye, as Ye Xuan's identity was not something he wanted more people to know.
"These three beautiful little fairies must be Mr. Ye's daughters, they are so lovely."
Wang Zitian did not spare his praise for the three little ones. This subtle compliment was delivered so naturally that the fans in the live stream were taken aback.
"This person... must be the director of the base!"
"Yes, he's so respectful to the male god, it's a bit strange."
"More than a bit strange; he even praises the three little cuties. It seems the male god's identity is not simple~"
While the live stream buzzed with discussion, Wang Zitian continued, "Mr. Ye, why don't we go and see the agitated panda first? The situation seems to be even worse than we imagined."
"Alright."
Hearing Wang Zitian's words, the people in the live stream were stunned.
Damn!
Going to see an agitated panda, could the male god... be planning to treat the panda??
Thinking of the panda the male god had "kidnapped" from his home, the tens of thousands of fans were bewildered. Oh my god, were they going to witness the male god treating a panda today? Heh heh... it was quite anticipated.