When Dan Feng received the invitation and saw an unfamiliar address, he wasn't surprised.
Tearing down three houses and rebuilding them was nothing more than a trivial matter.
With the former marshal's financial resources, let alone three months, even one month would be more than enough.
It seemed the other party was still being overly conservative.
In a place where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold like the Luofu, Dan Feng, who owned countless shops, shared the same views as the former marshal.
In this life, the other party was just an ordinary diviner, but would the current marshal let the guardian lack money? Would they let the guardian's parents lack money? Of course not.
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if the former marshal had no memories of his past life, even if he had none of his past-life assets…
Zero would still never worry about money.
For someone who had no memories yet could still draw talismans powerful enough to seal the traces of the Plague of Longevity, money was nothing more than something easily obtained.
As for how much savings he had, that depended entirely on what he wanted.
Lord Imbibitor Lunae, Dan Feng, had quite substantial savings and had no idea how many lifetimes he'd been single.
The former marshal, now diviner Zero, had been busy with government affairs in his past life, with everything handled by subordinates, and in later generations, he never lacked money either.
Thus, one dragon and one human were very much on the same page when it came to spending habits.
Neither of them felt that real estate was some kind of extraordinary gift.
It wasn't until Baiheng happily began preparing a dowry for Jingliu that the Dragon Lord belatedly realized there was a problem.
So for other people, when one half of a couple prepares a house… that means they're getting ready to get married?
Dan Feng was deeply shaken. He hurriedly stopped Baiheng and told the foxian that Zero and Jingliu were not preparing to get married.
After hearing the Dragon Lord's words, the foxian waved her hand and laughed cheerfully, "Ah, sooner or later it's all the same! Since I still have some savings now, I should hurry up and prepare Jingliu's wedding. Besides, getting familiar with things in advance doesn't hurt! It also makes it easier for me to prepare the bride price for Jing Yuan later!"
Hearing this, Dan Feng felt there was nothing wrong with what Baiheng said.
Baiheng earned a lot and spent even more. It wasn't easy for her to get a commission that was at least presentable, of course she had to prepare in advance.
Dan Feng had originally thought that Zero might not know about the additional special meaning of real estate and was planning to tell him. But then he reconsidered and thought of the Luofu general who had dealt with successive Imbibitor Lunaes, Daiyang.
In his memory, whenever Daiyang saw the Imbibitor Lunae, he would always wear an enthusiastic smile.
The Dragon Lord knew the man was notoriously flirtatious, and looking at that smiling face from left to right… it always felt off.
That look, that smile, rather than looking at prey, it was more like he was waiting to pick out faults.
Neither the other Imbibitor Lunaes nor Dan Feng himself could deal with that kind of person. But he knew that the man had long yearned to see an empress, and now that there was Jingliu, he was probably already unable to hold himself back, eager to give Zero advice.
In that case, Zero must already know about the special significance of real estate and must have told Jingliu early on.
Dan Feng trusted Zero and that strategist of his greatly. When the appointed date arrived, he deliberately set out early.
After meeting Zero, Dan Feng followed his lead and stepped into the residence.
He couldn't help but sigh, worthy of that man.
Whether it was the artificial rockery in the courtyard or the carefully trimmed flower branches next door that just happened to extend over the wall, everything amazed him.
Setting aside the many details outdoors, there were also plenty of clever touches indoors.
So much so that Dan Feng felt like hiring someone to expand his own house as well.
The two, one human, one dragon, didn't wait long before the others arrived.
Dan Feng and the other friends tacitly left space for the couple who were in love. Before long, Jingliu was the first to come over to the group of four, leaving them all confused.
Baiheng seemed to sense something. She was the first to pull out a smile and, using the excuse of having Jingliu accompany her to pick flowers, dragged her friend away.
Next came Zero.
He arrived a step later, still wearing that flawless, highly approachable expression. Only his tone carried a hint of confusion.
Zero asked, "If someone, for no apparent reason, okay, maybe not entirely for no reason, gave you a house, would you be angry?"
The three people and one dragon, all of whom had been single for an average of well over four digits of years, looked at each other.
They unanimously skipped over Zero's question.
Yingxing asked, "What did you say to her?"
Zero replied, "I told her this was her house."
Jing Yuan's expression was complicated, but he still braced himself to analyze the emotional issue for his master and Zero.
"What else did you say?"
Zero's expression remained calm. He shook his head and said, "That's all I said."
Dan Feng gave Zero a meaningful look but said nothing.
Yingxing frowned. "That doesn't make sense. Jingliu wouldn't get angry just because of that one sentence…"
Dan Feng knew full well that Zero was hiding part of the truth. Seeing Yingxing and Jing Yuan about to keep questioning, he smoothly changed the subject without changing his expression, "Didn't you tell her in advance?"
Zero sighed. "If I told her in advance, would it still count as a surprise?"
Yingxing couldn't help complaining, "Even if it's a surprise… that's a house in the Luofu!"
So many people on the star net say they want someone to mysteriously give them a house, but if someone actually did… their first reaction would probably be to refuse.
Jing Yuan had known early on that Zero didn't lack money and had adapted well to that fact. He only said, "She might just not want you to spend too much."
Dan Feng, also wealthy, was deeply puzzled and asked, "Doesn't she know your situation?"
Zero seemed to think about it, then shook his head in denial.
"She does. I told her before."
Hearing this, Dan Feng had a very bad feeling.
'What on earth could the former marshal's mouth have said?!'
He spoke extremely carefully, "What did you say?"
Zero said, "I said that no matter how much jewelry I buy, my savings won't lose a single zero."
One dragon and two humans fell into an eerie silence.
At this moment, the noble Dragon Lord found himself having the same thought as Yingxing and Jing Yuan.
'What you said would only make Jingliu feel pressured, okay?!'
Dan Feng's mood was incredibly complicated.
He finally understood why his friends always had those hard-to-describe expressions when they learned about his daily life.
He casually asked, "You bought her jewelry?"
After getting an affirmative answer, the Dragon Lord asked again, "How much did you spend?"
Zero frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and replied, "About a few tens."
Dan Feng, "Patrol tokens?"
Zero, "How could that be? Of course it was credit points."
Yingxing looked completely lost. He turned to Jing Yuan and whispered, "Are they speaking Xianzhou language?"
Jing Yuan had originally thought that Zero, who bought a house outright in a prime Luofu location, was already rich enough. But now… how was he even more excessive than Imbibitor Lunae Dan Feng?
Jing Yuan voiced his guess, "They are, but when he say 'a few tens'… it's probably more than just a few tens."
Yingxing, used to seeing Zero make transfers, quickly reached a conclusion, "It's not a few tens. It's tens of billions."
After asking several questions and listening to Zero's answers, Dan Feng finally guessed the real reason behind the conflict between him and Jingliu.
Zero thought that the jewelry he gave her had already let Jingliu roughly understand his situation.
'But Zero, why did you buy her jewelry?! She's a sword fanatic! How would she understand jewelry?! You'd be better off grabbing a few swords from the Luofu Museum for her!'
Dan Feng didn't show it on his face, but he couldn't help sighing inwardly.
He had overlooked one thing.
No matter how much the former marshal doted on his subordinates… he was still someone in power, and still had that stubborn, self-centered side.
Especially a former marshal who did things without expecting anything in return.
He didn't care about gains or losses, but at his core, he simply didn't care about them at all.
Such a person… was gentle yet cold.
He could fulfill all the wishes of the people of the Xianzhou, and he could also erase his own information and walk toward death.
He could dote on his subordinates without any bottom line.
But when a subordinate sought death, he would not try to persuade them.
Even if a single sentence from him could make them give up, he would never open his mouth to stop them.
Dan Feng believed that if it were him, he couldn't do that.
He couldn't accept the deaths of his friends.
Dan Feng pulled his thoughts back and chatted idly with the other three.
After the review by one dragon and three people, a conclusion was reached.
Jing Yuan said firmly, "You should have discussed it with her in advance."
Zero nodded and said, "It's time to eat. Let's have hotpot first."
Just then, Baiheng returned with Jingliu.
At the table, the foxian and Jing Yuan took turns chatting, easing the atmosphere.
As usual, Zero picked meat and vegetables for Jingliu, making him look no different from his normal self.
Everyone else knew about the conflict between the two. They quickly finished the meal and each found an excuse to leave.
Before leaving, Dan Feng was still uneasy.
With the thought of helping Zero take some of the heat, he earnestly said to Jingliu, "If you have something to say, say it properly. Don't use force."
Jingliu, "..."
Just as Dan Feng expected, no matter how angry Jingliu had been before, hearing this instantly made her stop being angry at Zero and turn her spear toward Dan Feng.
Dan Feng pointedly repeated what he had just said.
"If you have something to say, say it properly."
'If you get angry and say you're breaking up… that man will only respect your choice. He really won't try to stop you.'