My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 559: Seeking Xuan Yangzi's Help

Upon hearing the figure of "one trillion US dollars," Zhang Lei instantly exploded: "Damn it! You damn system, do you even know what one trillion means? Are you trying to empty my pocket money?"

[Ding! Host, upgrade or not, it's up to you.]

Zhang Lei suppressed his anger, then thought for a moment and asked, "If it's upgraded, what will happen to my personal space?"

[Ding! After the system upgrades to a cultivation system, your personal space will be transformed into a cultivator's exclusive blessed land, rich in spiritual energy. Existing functions such as time adjustment and storage will be retained, and new cultivation-related buffs will be added.]

"Then can I still use the divine hand that extracts people's lifespans?"

[Ding! The unlocked ability is permanently retained and will not disappear.]

Zhang Lei nodded in satisfaction, his mind racing: "That's good. My personal space has a time flow. If it's upgraded to a blessed land, how much time will have passed in the outside world if I cultivate inside for ten thousand years? This is a huge profit!" He was overjoyed at the thought.

On the other side, Wang Tianyi made hand seals for a long time but still couldn't sense Zhang Lei's aura. He thought that the other party had been obliterated by his evil magic and couldn't help but sigh, "What a short-lived person." After saying that, he casually burned Zhang Lei's photo to ashes.

Zhang Lei steadied himself in his personal space, weighed the pros and cons of the system upgrade, and immediately teleported back to the shop. The three sisters, Ye Shuqin, Ye Shuqi, and Ye Shuhua, seeing him disappear one second and suddenly reappear the next, quickly surrounded him.

Ye Shuqin spoke first, her tone worried: "Husband, what's wrong?"

Zhang Lei recounted how he had been deprived of 30 years of his life by an evil spell, which instantly enraged the three women.

Ye Shuhua's eyes reddened slightly as she anxiously asked, "Husband, what should we do? Do we know who did it?"

Zhang Lei patted her hand and reassured her, "Don't worry, I've already found out who it was. We'll go settle the score with him later."

Ye Shuqi, standing to the side, remained remarkably calm and analyzed in a deep voice: "Master, this kind of evil magic is too bizarre and impossible to guard against. We must prepare countermeasures in advance."

"You're right." Zhang Lei looked at the three women with a solemn expression. "There's something I need you to do: immediately transfer all our global funds to an anonymous black card, at least $1 trillion. I have a very important use for it."

The three women had always trusted Zhang Lei unconditionally, and upon hearing this, they immediately nodded, closed the shop door, and took out their communication devices to begin transferring funds.

Zhang Lei immediately thought of someone—Xuan Yangzi. Xuan Yangzi was proficient in Taoist arts, and dealing with evil cultivators and ghosts was his forte. He immediately took out his phone and dialed Zhou Weiran's number.

The call connected quickly, and Zhou Weiran's voice was tinged with excitement: "Zhang Lei? Why are you calling all of a sudden?"

"Weiran, I need to speak with Master Xuanyangzi. Where are you now? I'll come find you."

Zhou Weiran quickly replied, "We're all at my house, come over right away!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Lei drove straight to the Zhou family's residence. Upon entering, he saw Zhou Weiran, Zhou Zhengxian, and Xuan Yangzi. He quickly walked up to Xuan Yangzi, cupped his hands, and said, "Master Xuan Yangzi, I have a request to make."

Seeing this, Zhou Weiran quickly asked, "Zhang Lei, what happened?"

Zhang Lei smiled and said it was a small matter. He then recounted in detail how Wang Tianyi had used evil magic to take away 30 years of his lifespan and how he had found out Wang Tianyi's address. Upon hearing that he had inexplicably lost 30 years of his lifespan, Xuan Yangzi, Zhou Weiran, and Zhou Zhengxian were all shocked.

Zhang Lei looked at Xuan Yangzi and said sincerely, "Master, you must be familiar with this kind of evil magic. Is there any way to counter it? I have found the other party's address and would like to ask you to accompany me to bring this harmful evil cultivator to justice."

Xuan Yangzi looked at Zhou Weiran, who then looked at her father, Zhou Zhengxian. Zhou Zhengxian pondered for a moment before speaking, "Master Xuan Yangzi, why don't you accompany Benefactor Zhang on this trip? In any case, our Zhou family has no plans to develop the Cloud Top Building any further."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei chuckled and interjected, "The Cloud Top Building issue is nothing. If the Zhou family is experiencing cash flow problems, I do have some spare cash. Would 100 billion be enough to fill the gap?"

Upon hearing Zhang Lei casually mention 100 billion, Zhou Zhengxian's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief: "100 billion?"

Zhang Lei nodded: "It's just some pocket money. If you're not in a hurry, I'll have someone transfer the money to your company's account after I've dealt with the evil cultivators."

Zhou Zhengxian nodded subconsciously, still in shock.

Seeing this, Zhang Lei said to Xuan Yangzi, "Master, let's set off now."

Xuan Yangzi nodded: "Alright."

Zhou Weiran originally wanted to go with them, but she was worried about her father, so she stayed behind in the end.

After Zhang Lei and Xuan Yangzi left, Zhou Zhengxian finally came to his senses, patted his face, and looked at his daughter: "Weiran, did you hear that? Zhang Lei said he could casually pull out 100 billion?"

Zhou Weiran nodded earnestly: "I heard you, Dad."

"100 billion...!" Zhou Zhengxian gasped. "How many Skyscrapers could that build?"

"Based on your previous budget, you could probably build three," Zhou Weiran replied seriously.

Looking at his daughter's serious expression, Zhou Zhengxian smiled helplessly: "You little rascal, you're such a clever one."

Zhou Weiran took her father's arm and said with a smile, "Dad, Zhang Lei is my friend, shouldn't you thank me?"

Zhou Zhengxian shook his head helplessly and said indulgently, "Alright, alright, thank you, my good daughter."

Meanwhile, Zhang Lei, leading Xuan Yangzi, quickly arrived at Wang Tianyi's residence. As soon as Xuan Yangzi approached, he sensed a thick black aura permeating the entire courtyard. His brows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Benefactor Zhang, the evil energy here is overwhelming. We're in deep trouble this time."

Zhang Lei didn't care at all. He pulled out a pistol from his pocket and waved it: "You can have the ghost, Master. I'll take care of the person."

Upon seeing the pistol, Xuan Yangzi quickly dissuaded him, saying, "Benefactor, this is a firearm, which violates the law!"

"It's nothing, just a toy gun," Zhang Lei said, showing it to Xuan Yangzi. Xuan Yangzi immediately noticed that the bullets were made of specially made silver and couldn't help but ask, "Are these silver bullets?"

"That's right." Zhang Lei nodded. "I've heard that silverware has a restraining effect on ghosts and monsters. Even if it's only slightly effective, it's better than nothing."

Xuan Yangzi nodded slightly: "It is indeed effective, but its power is limited."

"As long as it hurts, that's fine." Zhang Lei smiled and walked into the backyard with Xuan Yangzi.

In the backyard, Wang Tianyi's two apprentices saw the newcomers and immediately shouted angrily, "Who are you? How dare you trespass on my master's territory? Do you know who my master is?"

Zhang Lei didn't bother arguing with them, so he simply raised his hand and fired a shot, instantly killing the two men.

Upon seeing this, Xuan Yangzi couldn't help but utter, "Amitabha Buddha."

Zhang Lei said coldly, "Master, there's no point in reasoning with this kind of beast; otherwise, we'll only be the ones who suffer."

Xuan Yangzi understood perfectly well that no one could remain calm after losing 30 years of their lifespan for no reason.