I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

Finally, Zhang Menglong was stubbornly adamant: he refused to return to Huaxia with Gu Yuanwu through the special channel, insisting on taking his private plane. To protect Zhang Menglong's safety, Gu Yuanwu had no choice but to return to the country with him.

As for Lei Jun, he was well aware of the potential for encounters with those looking to steal the Immortal Pill during the return flight, and he chose to split paths with them. He was patriotic, but that didn't mean he wasn't afraid of death.

Throughout the journey, Wang Ling and others chatted and laughed, eating snacks and watching movies, while admiring the rare treasures Zhang Menglong had purchased this time. But Gu Yuanwu stood solemn and meticulous in front of the plane's window, seemingly weighed down by heavy thoughts.

Most Awakeners and mutants couldn't fly in the sky, and fighting mid-air was extremely dangerous. Even if Gu Yuanwu could barely protect himself, he wasn't confident he could ensure Zhang Menglong's complete safety.

"Menglong, why is he standing there like a meditating monk?" Lu Yiyao curiously looked at Gu Yuanwu, who had maintained the same pose ever since getting on the plane, almost without moving at all.

"I don't know, he might be zoning out or 'listening to depressive music online'," Zhang Menglong said with a laugh.

Of course, he knew exactly what Gu Yuanwu was worried about, but his concerns were clearly unnecessary—because he had already robbed those mutants clean and dumped them into the Mediterranean. Of course, he couldn't possibly tell Gu Yuanwu that.

"Mr. Gu, are you very worried?" Zhang Menglong walked over and asked, "If you're really concerned, I could call in two or three hundred fighter jets to escort us home."

"Mr. Zhang, you don't understand," Gu Yuanwu said with a wry smile, "fighter jets are far too insignificant a threat to those people. They are not ordinary individuals. There are things I can't tell you, but you must understand that you are in a very dangerous situation right now."

"Oh, then you go on," Zhang Menglong said speechlessly. Why was Gu Yuanwu so stubborn?
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"Oh?" Gu Yuanwu looked at Zhang Menglong incredulously, as if thinking, even a newborn calf isn't afraid of a tiger, but after repeatedly emphasizing the danger, could he really not realize how precarious his situation was?

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However, the scenarios Gu Yuanwu had imagined did not occur. Crossing half of Earth's landscape, they passed through many vulnerable spots, but they remained unscathed until Zhang Menglong's private plane landed at the airport, leaving Gu Yuanwu incredulous.

"How is this possible? Have they all gone mad? To just let him return to the country unharmed?" If it weren't for the mysterious energy fluctuations emanating from Wang Cai, Gu Yuanwu might have even suspected that Zhang Menglong had secretly become a traitor and handed over the Immortal Pill to someone from another country.

"We're home, Mr. Gu," Zhang Menglong patted Gu Yuanwu's shoulder, "I told you nothing would go wrong. We're living in a peaceful era, a society governed by law. You really were worrying too much."

Gu Yuanwu didn't know how to respond—although the world seemed peaceful, behind the scenes, every country's second-world human organizations were engaged in brutal battles. Countless people died every year due to this, but these events were managed so well that not a whisper of them leaked out.

Behind the peace, many nameless heroes carried the weight of the world on their shoulders.

"Aha! I've got it!" Zhang Menglong suddenly shouted, startling Gu Yuanwu into almost instinctually taking a defensive stance. The people who didn't make a move abroad, could they have quietly followed them home? Impossible, this was already Jiangnan City in Huaxia—if anyone dared to act here, it wouldn't be any different from seeking death.

Gu Yuanwu looked at Zhang Menglong with puzzlement, waiting to hear what he had to say.

"Isn't it because your Longxia organization didn't give you enough travel expenses?" Zhang Menglong joked, "so you claimed to protect me as an excuse to hitch a ride on my private plane back home?"

"Come on, sir, your department is a special branch of the country, surely you're not lacking that little bit of funding?" Zhang Menglong shook his head, "Or should I make a donation? In the future, you all fly on good planes, stay in the best hotels, don't ask me why – I'm wealthy and patriotic!"

Gu Yuanwu couldn't help but smile wryly at Zhang Menglong's wild imagination. But since they had safely returned to Huaxia, there was no further need for him to continue protecting Zhang Menglong.

"Mr. Zhang, since nothing happened, I'll be taking my leave first," Gu Yuanwu said, pressing a few buttons on his wristwatch, which was probably to contact his organization to report the situation.

"Ah!" Zhang Menglong stretched lazily, "There's nothing like one's own country!"

"Captain He, the new year is just around the corner, and there shouldn't be any flight duties soon. Take this time to rest well!" Zhang Menglong greeted Captain He Liang before leading Lu Yiyao and the others out of the airport.

"Click, click!"

They had just walked out of the airport when suddenly a large group of reporters surrounded them like zombies, instantly enclosing Zhang Menglong and the others in the middle.

"Fuck, what's going on?" Zhang Menglong was instantly dumbfounded. His return to the country shouldn't be known to many, so why did these reporters seem like they were specifically waiting for him?

"Wang Ling?" Zhang Menglong turned his gaze towards him.

"Ahaha, I just posted a Weibo, that's all. Your private plane and private airport are just too badass. I couldn't help myself when I triggered it a week ago!" Wang Ling laughed, "Who knew they could wait here for so many days."

"Damn!" Zhang Menglong cursed, but he was also somewhat puzzled. Even so, were hundreds of reporters really going to squat here?

And what big news had occurred? Had he been playing so high lately that he missed some hot gossip?

"Mr. Zhang, what are your thoughts on becoming the world's richest person?"

"Mr. Zhang, how much is your total asset value exactly? Up to now, Forbes ranking has only announced the new rankings but hasn't disclosed your specific assets."

"Mr. Zhang, are all the sources of your wealth legal?"

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"World's richest person? Me?" Zhang Menglong knew his family was absolutely the richest in the world, but their names had never appeared on the Forbes list, not his or his elders'.

"Old Zhang, Forbes has updated their rankings!" Wang Ling brought his phone up to Zhang Menglong's face.

It turned out that Zhang Menglong's high-profile behavior during this period had already caught the attention of interested parties, especially after the incident in Qingqiu Country. Normal people knew that there must be huge flaws in the current Forbes billionaires list.

Forbes Magazine also immediately started an investigation. Although they didn't know how much wealth Zhang Menglong actually had, the numbers released from the incident in Qingqiu Country might not be real.

But various signs indicated that Zhang Menglong's background and wealth were absolutely terrifying, so they directly placed Zhang Menglong's name at the top of Forbes list.

Three days had passed since the new list was published, and not a single one of the listed tycoons had raised any objections, which proved that, for whatever reason, they acknowledged Zhang Menglong's status as the world's richest person!

The auction where Forbes-listed billionaires showed up one after another revealed that their wealth was probably not even close to a fraction of Zhang Menglong's. With more than 100 billion Euros in cash easily spirited away, who else would dare to babble on?

This incident instantly caused a sensation throughout Huaxia and even the whole world, but Zhang Menglong had been on that island these past few days, not paying attention to these matters, which is why he was only finding out about it now.

No wonder these reporters were blocking him like madmen.

A world's richest person in his early 20s, how important that first-hand interview material must be!

"Quiet!" Zhang Menglong was somewhat speechless. Just a few days away, and upon his return, such a big commotion was already waiting for him, which was really somewhat embarrassing.

"Mr. Zhang, can you share your thoughts on becoming the world's richest person?"

Zhang Menglong sighed, and with a blunt statement said, "TMD, you all know about the world's richest person, it's almost driving me crazy!"