# Chapter 1013: Jiangnan's Soul! (Bonus Chapter)
Xiangzhi respectfully stepped forward!
"President! Chen Daoyi has been waiting for you upstairs for an entire day. Do you think you should go and discuss the cooperation matter first?"
Yet Pepper still stared fixedly at the Mother Vine, not even blinking!
As if he hadn't heard at all!
"President? The Chen family..."
Pepper waved his hand impatiently: "I know, wait a little longer. I'll go over in a while!"
Xiangzhi was troubled: "But..."
Pepper's face was full of obsession: "The Mother Vine is about to break through to Dao Heaven! And the moment it breaks through is precisely when its vine marrow is at its most concentrated!"
"I've been stuck at Dao Heaven Five Stars for seven years now. For a Dao Heaven rank existence, even a single star difference means a world of difference in strength!"
"And this vine marrow can let me advance stars. I'm not asking for seven stars—six stars would be enough!"
"Do you understand how I feel right now?"
Xiangzhi smiled bitterly: "I understand! But if you don't go up soon, Chen Daoyi is going to get furious!"
Pepper shook his head: "No... you don't understand! Let me guard for a few more hours. Maybe it will break through in a little while?"
"Wait! Just wait a bit longer!"
Xiangzhi was full of helplessness and could only stand guard on the side. Otherwise, she'd get scolded when she went back anyway!
Zhang San, standing nearby, tried to persuade earnestly: "Why don't you just go back? You've waited this long, what's a little more time?"
"The thing is, with you standing guard here, we can't make a move on the Mother Vine either, right?"
But Pepper remained completely unmoved!
Zhang San was speechless, so he walked over to the foot of the Mother Vine and dug a small pit in the soil!
He buried the coin inside!
Since the Mother Vine existed in this dome space, it wasn't covered by the Spirit-Binding Force Field!
At the critical moment, Jiangnan could teleport or swap over using the mark on the coin!
The preparations were done, but since Xiangzhi hadn't left, Zhang San couldn't go out either!
So he started wandering around the dome space!
Only then did he discover that several vaults were built into the side walls of the dome space!
Because the external security facilities were complete, this was arguably the safest space!
The vaults didn't even have doors installed!
Boxes full of spirit pearls, spirit materials, diamonds, and gold bricks were just piled here in a messy heap!
There were even quite a few rough jadeite stones, all top-grade!
This was the wealth the Fantian Hui had plundered over a long period!
The Mother Vine had absorbed the blood of countless spirit beasts, and the spirit pearls it had accumulated were all here!
The several vaults dazzled Zhang San's eyes, making him feel a pang of regret!
"I should have brought a pocket rabbit in here!"
So he took out his phone and frantically recorded videos around the vaults!
Another two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and Xiangzhi couldn't wait any longer!
"President, I'll go out first. You must come as soon as possible, or Chen Daoyi will really lose his temper!"
With that, she hurriedly walked out!
Zhang San quickly scrambled up from a pile of spirit pearls, wearing an arm-thick gold chain around his neck, all his pockets bulging and stuffed!
Twenty green Submariner watches were on his arms, and all ten fingers were covered in big diamond rings!
With his phone in his mouth, he hugged a box of spirit pearls and rushed out!
Zhang San had really done his best—his pants were about to fall off, and this was all he could carry!
On the way back, the alarm went off again, and the guard captain could only helplessly shut down the system again!
...
In the room, Jiangnan was planning to sneak into the Chen family's side to see if he could leave a spatial mark on Chen Daoyi!
It might come in handy!
Just then, none of them noticed that the room door had opened!
Jiangnan frowned: "Huh? What's that thing that's so dazzling?"
He instinctively turned his head, and the first thing that came into view was that arm-thick gold chain!
Along with the dazzling diamond rings and an entire box of spirit pearls shimmering with spiritual light!
Jiangnan: (๑¥口¥) Ya!
"Whoa? Third Brother? You're back?"
Zhang San: ???
୧(｡･᷄口･᷅) "N-no! Boss Nan, how come you suddenly can see me?"
He'd always treated me like air before! Why can he suddenly notice me?
He even noticed me earlier than Li Si did?
Zhang San's heart couldn't help but get excited. Could this be another destined encounter?
Jiangnan looked completely matter-of-fact!
(๑¯ิㅂ¯ิ) "Isn't it obvious? You're so eye-catching—how could I not see you? Do you think I'm blind?"
"Where did you get all that? Did you really become an outlaw and rob the Fantian Hui?"
With that, he teleported in front of Zhang San and let out exclamations of amazement at the box of spirit pearls!
Zhang San was thrilled: "Am I already this eye-catching now?"
He quickly unloaded the treasures he'd brought back and put them on the sofa!
"That's all I could bring back—I really couldn't carry any more. Anyway, it's the Fantian Hui's ill-gotten gains; no point not taking it!"
"I successfully went down to the Fantian Palace, let me tell you..."
But at that moment, Jiangnan's gaze shifted to the sofa. He grabbed a handful of spirit pearls and chuckled happily!
Completely ignoring Zhang San!
Only Li Si looked on with eager anticipation and asked, "What's the Fantian Palace like inside?"
Zhang San: ???
This... how come he can't see me again?
"Boss Nan?"
He called twice, but Jiangnan still didn't respond!
So Zhang San picked up the gold chain and put it around his neck!
"Boss Nan?"
Jiangnan turned his head: "What's up, Third Brother? Oh ho~ That gold chain is really thick! It must be worth a pretty penny, right?"
Zhang San: (̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)̄
So Boss Nan only noticed me because he noticed the treasures on me?
What kind of nonsense is this?
"How obsessed are you with money?"
Jiangnan waved his hand grandly, his face full of boldness!
(๐ಡꇴಡ) "Do you know why I'm called Jiangnan?"
Zhang San was stunned: "Why?"
Jiangnan chuckled slyly: "Because my name is Jiangnan, and the 'Nan' character contains '¥'!"
"All the '¥' belong to me! Without the '¥', Jiangnan would have no soul!"
Shanmao: Σ(°△°٥)
Liu Mang: =͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇)
What the hell—no soul without ¥?
So that's how your "Nan" came about?
Why does it sound so ridiculous?
But when you explain it, it actually makes sense?
Zhang San was speechless. Could it really be like this?
In your eyes, my presence isn't even as high as a gold chain?
But at least as long as I hang the gold chain around my neck, Boss Nan will notice me!
I don't know what the principle is, but at least I won't be forgotten by Boss Nan!
"This is just a small part. There's still a lot of your soul stored in the Fantian Palace. Take a look for yourself!"
With that, he handed his phone to Jiangnan and played the video he'd recorded earlier!
Everyone looked at the content and clicked their tongues in amazement!
Third Brother was too fierce—he just followed them down to the Fantian Palace and recorded the whole way with his phone?
Even the security level of the Fantian Palace corridor alone—even if Jiangnan went down himself, he'd have no choice but to force his way through!
When they saw the treasures displayed in the vaults, Jiangnan's eyes went wide, and drool almost dripped onto the screen!
ԅ($﹃$ԅ) "Mine! All mine!"
Shanmao felt a bit worried: "The coin has been buried. You can go down anytime, but if Pepper keeps guarding the Fantian Palace, we won't have a chance to make a move..."
"Now Sister Mu Wanshu and the others are already in position, waiting for orders to attack the blood bank. We don't have much time left!"
Jiangnan let out a sly laugh: "Pepper probably plans to guard until the blood vine breaks through. That won't do!"
"The breakthrough point is still Chen Daoyi. We need to use the Chen family to lure Pepper out!"
"When he's discussing business, that's our chance to act!"
With that, his gaze fell on Shanmao, roaming over her without stopping!
Shanmao was stared at until she felt creeped out and couldn't help stepping back!
"Is... is there something on my face?"
Jiangnan grinned, grabbed Shanmao, and teleported into the inner room!
Just as Shanmao was looking confused!
Jiangnan pulled a pair of black stockings out of his alternate dimension and handed them to Shanmao!
"Put these on. You'll dress up as Black Stockings Wei later!"
"Make sure you get the body details right, or if you run into Starlight Wei and the others, you'll blow our cover!"
Shanmao blushed when she saw the stockings Jiangnan handed her, but she obediently went to change!
"Is... is this okay?"
Jiangnan stroked his chin, eyes sparkling: "Okay, okay! This isn't just similar—it's exactly the same!"
Three minutes later, Jiangnan and Shanmao walked out of the room!
Shanmao had transformed into Black Stockings Wei, while Jiangnan had turned into Ponytail Wei!
"Liu Mang, recalculate our ranks so we don't slip up!"
Looking at the two Weis who walked out of the room, everyone was stunned!
"Boss Nan? You're going to..."
Jiangnan grinned widely: "To cause some trouble!"