Chapter 2489: Frenzied Buying Spree

Chapter 2489: Chapter 2489: Frenzied Buying Spree

At the moment when the crowd was abuzz.

Several figures quietly slipped into the crowd.

"Do you really not recognize that big figure?" These people who squeezed into the crowd displayed looks of surprise, their eyes incredulously scanning the surrounding cultivators and adventurers.

"Do you recognize them?" someone immediately retorted.

"Of course I do; that is a big figure indeed. You must have heard of the Golden Toad Commerce, right?" that person sneered.

"We certainly know about the Golden Toad Commerce; in the Heavenly Domain, who doesn’t? Wait, you mean... that elder is from the Golden Toad Commerce?" someone realized, their expression shocked.

"Of course, that’s none other than Elder Gao Zhenjiang from the Golden Toad Commerce!" the person laughed.

The news erupted like a volcano within the crowd. In no time, everyone knew that the elder who had just spent 180 billion Black Crystal Stones to purchase the business building was Elder Gao Zhenjiang from the Golden Toad Commerce.

With Gao Zhenjiang buying a business building, it’s backed by the Golden Toad Commerce. It can be considered that the Golden Toad Commerce has acquired a large business building in Hongmeng City.

Nie Quan was completely stupefied.

When he saw Jing Yan and Gao Zhenjiang approaching together earlier, he had already sensed a possibility that Hongmeng City and the Golden Toad Commerce had reached some kind of secret deal. But now hearing about Gao Zhenjiang and Jing Yan publicly trading this business building confirmed it.

The Golden Toad Commerce has intervened!

With the formidable strength of the Golden Toad Commerce, if they were to get involved, stabilizing real estate in Hongmeng City would be a cakewalk.

"Damn it! Damn it!" Nie Quan was both shocked and furious.

"Quick, quick, retract all our property listings." Nie Quan responded quickly, immediately instructing his subordinates to prepare to take down the Jade Flame Business Association’s properties in Hongmeng City from the list.

However, his subordinates swiftly reported back that the properties they controlled had already been purchased at the previous moment. A group of people had almost simultaneously stepped forward to acquire all of the properties. These purchases were not just limited to the assets under the names of Nie Quan and the Jade Flame Business Association; even the properties listed by merchants and small forces allied with Nie Quan left not a single strand behind.

Moreover, this group of people that appeared suddenly were like ravenous wolves, frantically snapping up those low-priced properties. With the cooperation of the City Lord Mansion, their actions were extremely swift.

"It’s over! It’s over!" Nie Quan’s face turned purple.

This time, the loss for the Jade Flame Business Association would be enormous. The first time the City Lord Mansion stepped in to purchase business buildings and other properties, Nie Quan was somewhat surprised but not anxious because he felt that the matter wasn’t over yet and he still had a chance to fight back. However, now that the Golden Toad Commerce has officially intervened, he realizes that both he and Jade Flame Business Association have no chance at all. Even if the Jade Flame Business Association fully supported him, there would be no way to reverse the decline.

Those around him who suffered huge losses along with him were all dumbfounded. This loss would render them unable to recover their vitality for a long time.

However, the City Lord Mansion’s means did not end there.

At this moment, the Grand Steward Bai Han of the City Lord Mansion leaped out of the crowd, publicly announcing that Nie Quan and others were given ten days to leave Hongmeng City. Moreover, in the future, Hongmeng City would never welcome Nie Quan and others, including the forces behind Nie Quan, the Jade Flame Business Association.

The whole city was in an uproar when this news was announced.

"No! No! How can you... how can you do this? On what grounds, on what grounds are you expelling us!" Nie Quan shouted loudly, his eyes reddened.

"Exactly, on what grounds should we leave, we haven’t violated any laws of Hongmeng City!"

The people who were expelled were unwillingly shouting. Among them, most had already ordered their subordinates to rush to purchase properties. However, if Hongmeng City expelled them and disallowed them from entering the city in the future, they would not even qualify to purchase properties.

Now the situation in Hongmeng City was very clear. The strong intervention of the Golden Toad Commerce directly dissipated the turmoil in Hongmeng City into nothing. It’s conceivable that soon, property prices in Hongmeng City will soar dramatically. Although it’s not certain by how much, exceeding past prices is inevitable.

After all, it’s the renowned Golden Toad Commerce!

One of the superpowers in Kunling Heaven! The Golden Toad Commerce plans to establish a business building in Hongmeng City and purchase a large amount of property. If even the Golden Toad Commerce sees potential in Hongmeng City’s development, what is there for them to worry about? If they don’t buy properties now, they’ll have to spend more Black Crystal Stones in the future.

"On what grounds do we expel you?" Jing Yan sneered.

"Because I am the City Lord of Hongmeng City, because this city is mine, Jing Yan’s!" Jing Yan declared loudly.

"You know very well what you did in the shadows. You claim not to have violated Hongmeng City’s laws? Fine, for the sake of argument, I’ll admit that. But no one forced you to dump properties in Hongmeng City, right? Why did you drastically lower prices to dump them? You wanted to ruin my Hongmeng City, yet still expect me, the City Lord, to treat you as honored guests? Truly laughable!" Jing Yan sneered.

"Within ten days, you must all be out of Hongmeng City. Otherwise, there will be no mercy!" Jing Yan’s voice turned murderous as he spoke, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

Nie Quan and the others felt the murderous intent emanating from City Lord Jing Yan.

They did not doubt for a second that City Lord Jing Yan would do what he said. This City Lord was someone who dared to kill the Red-Clothed Killing Star of the Yama Palace. For a mere middle-ranking member of the Jade Flame Business Association, killing him probably wouldn’t pose any pressure.

Nie Quan shivered all over, not daring to argue further; he was also afraid of death!

"City Lord! City Lord, I... I was merely misled by Nie Quan! Originally, I didn’t intend to sell stores and residences. It was all Nie Quan’s idea, all Nie Quan’s doing." Someone cried and wailed.

Jing Yan paid no further attention.

The City Guard entered, escorting these people away.

Within Hongmeng City, a frenzy of property purchase began to surge.

...

In a very ordinary courtyard, two cultivators knocked on the door and then entered.

"Yesterday, I saw a for-sale sign outside your courtyard. Are you planning to sell this courtyard?" inquired one of the cultivators who entered.

"We are not planning to sell," the owner of the courtyard shook their head and said.

"Come on, the price can be negotiated. This courtyard of yours was valued at 1.5 billion Black Crystal Stones yesterday; what if I offer you 2 billion Black Crystal Stones?" one of the cultivators suggested in a negotiating tone.

"We truly do not intend to sell. If we sell this courtyard, we won’t have anywhere to go," the courtyard owner hesitated slightly hearing the offer of 2 billion Black Crystal Stones for their courtyard, but still refused.