Chapter 547: No More Pretense, Laying the Cards on the Table
"You really have so little faith in me?" Zhang Menglong patted Wang Ling's shoulder, sending a life-force filled energy flowing through Wang Ling's body.
His wounds began to heal visibly fast, the bruises dissolving quickly, and in a matter of seconds, his skin was left with nothing but some scabs, no other signs of injury.
"Wow, awesome!" Wang Ling couldn't believe his eyes as he looked at his body, the fiery pain he had felt before had vanished completely, "I had no idea you had this ability?"
"My abilities are much more than you think," Zhang Menglong laughed, "Do you even consider me a friend?"
"Of course, who wouldn't want to cling to Boss Zhang's coattails!"
"Then tell me the full story," Zhang Menglong said, "Even if you don't tell me, I'll find a way to find out. There's hardly anything in this world that I can't dig up."
"Are you sure?"
"Joking aside, not going to lie, if my family wanted to unify the world, Earth would have been under the Zhang surname thousands of years ago, but now it's not much different, you could call me the Mayor of Earth Village," Zhang Menglong half-joked.
"So you're our landlord, forgive my oversight!"
"Stop messing around, tell me who was so vicious, and also, who exactly is Jiang Qiyuan?"
"Do you know why I keep switching girlfriends?" Wang Ling suddenly became somber.
"You're not going to tell me it's because of Jiang Qiyuan, are you?"
"Right," Wang Ling said, "Actually, I've known her since we were childhood friends, but her family's background is somewhat special; before she went to university, she just vanished into thin air, disappearing without a trace."
"How is that possible?" Zhang Menglong was surprised, finding a person nowadays is really easy, how could it be possible for a wealthy family like Wang Ling's to not be able to find someone?
"Not just her, her entire family disappeared too. The house they lived in was left empty. Just a month ago, she reappeared, and later I found out she comes from a world unknown to ordinary people."
"Ancient Martial Arts Families?"
"How do you know?" A flicker of surprise crossed Wang Ling's face, but he soon regained composure. Since Zhang Menglong had abilities similar to those people, it seemed not so strange that he knew about the Ancient Martial Arts Families.
"I've fought almost every one of those Ancient Martial Arts families," Zhang Menglong said, "Even the so-called Martial God of the Ancient Martial Arts World barely reached the standard of my family bodyguard after my guidance."
"Whoa, that's pretty badass!" Wang Ling rolled his eyes, but for some reason, his gut told him that Zhang Menglong was telling the truth.
"However, I know her family is somewhat special in the Ancient Martial Arts Families," Wang Ling added, "She said the reason she disappeared for a while is because her body is special, so she was chosen by a place in the Ancient Martial Arts World called Realm Island. She stayed there for eight years and said she had to reach the Grandmaster Realm to come and go freely."
"Grandmaster? So, Jiang Qiyuan has reached the Grandmaster realm now?"
"I don't quite understand, but according to what she said, she should have."
"And she's only about twenty-six or twenty-seven, right?" Zhang Menglong fell silent. According to his understanding of the current Ancient Martial Arts World, to reach the so-called Grandmaster realm, one would typically need to be at least forty or fifty years old, a twenty-six or twenty-seven-year-old Grandmaster Martial Artist, that must be considered a genius among geniuses.
"Hong Yi, within five minutes, help me find out about a place called 'Realm Island'!" Zhang Menglong immediately sent a message to Hong Yi.
Seeing Wang Ling like that, Zhang Menglong simply brought him back to his own home. While he was taking a bath, Zhang Menglong opened the information collected by Hong Yi.
This "Realm Island" was indeed an island, but this place was very unique. It was located in a public maritime area of the Pacific Ocean and its uniqueness lay in it being situated in an independent space. Ordinary people couldn't see it, and it could only be found through precise positioning.
Currently, it was hypothesized that it might be a special region produced by the overlay of two time-space dimensions or it might be a special spatial relic left behind by another civilization long ago.
Realm Island didn't belong to any country, but it attracted people from various nations. Periodically, through global organizations in the Second World, Realm Island would recruit exceptionally gifted individuals. It was akin to a secluded Immortal Realm, and other than the people on the island, nobody knew of its existence.
Zhang Menglong's subordinates had found this place purely by chance when they were passing by that area of the sea and sensed some unusual fluctuations.
This was an area rich in energy, and cultivating ancient martial arts and supernatural abilities here was several times faster than in the outside world. However, the oxygen concentration and gravity conditions here were different from the outside world, and not everyone could withstand them.
The guard from the Zhang Family had only roughly scanned the area. The highest energy level here was the Tianyuan realm, so they hadn't paid it much attention.
After all, for the Tianyuan realm individuals, one fart from the Zhang Family could kill a bunch.
"Man, your bathtub and toilet are encrusted with diamonds; you're really living the high life," Wang Ling cursed as he walked out of the bathroom, "Thanks for today."
"Stop being disgusting. Eat something first. You look like you saw a ghost," Zhang Menglong said, "I understand a bit about Realm Island now, but who exactly beat you up?"
"I don't know the origins of this person, but my guess is eight or nine out of ten that he's from Realm Island," Wang Ling speculated, "After all, Qiyuan hasn't left that place for many years, and the people connected to her are probably from there too."
"Oh? Could it be a love rival?" Zhang Menglong asked with a wicked grin.
Wang Ling seemed to accept the possibility of this love rival, "The first time I met Qiyuan, he appeared, initially just warning me to stay away from Qiyuan. I thought he was just a lunatic, but today, right after I dropped Qiyuan off at her home, he ambushed me on my way back. He even wrecked my Aston Martin."
"You're lucky you didn't die this time," Zhang Menglong estimated the attacker must at least be a Grandmaster-level in strength, and killing Wang Ling would have been a breeze.
"He also said, this was the last time he'd warn me," Wang Ling wiped his nose, "But am I such a coward? If he's capable, he should just kill me!"
"Hahaha, let me ask you, do you want revenge?" Zhang Menglong asked.
"Of course, do I look like someone who would meekly submit after being hit?" Wang Ling said fiercely, "If I ever run into him, I swear I'll kick his guts out, fighting over a woman with me!"
"Hahaha," Zhang Menglong laughed, "As long as you have that spirit, I'll help you."
"You'll help me?" Wang Ling looked surprised, "From what that guy said, it seems like he has a lot of power on that so-called Realm Island. I'm just a rich second-generation; what can I do? Rich people rely on technology, poor people rely on mutations. Can I rely on mutations or technology?"
"You can rely on me, your dad," Zhang Menglong declared, "Whatever Realm Island, whatever Ancient Martial Arts Families, if you want, I'll take you there to smash that broken Realm Island myself."
"Are you saying you have some Miracle Elixir that could make me a 'Battle King' overnight, capable of striking the elderly home at Nanshan with my fists and kicking the kindergarten at Beihai?"
"Hehe," Zhang Menglong let out a sly smile, "No use pretending anymore, I'll lay it all out, I'm actually the dean of a really badass school!"