Compared to the Song family's businesses, the wealth possessed by the monsters of the Sakura Kingdom, who have been operating for thousands of years, is simply an astronomical figure.

Even if Song Qirui is a business genius, he probably wouldn't be able to directly compete with him!

Not to mention, Song Qirui actually didn't have that much power!

Therefore, under the deliberate strangulation of those monsters in the Sakura Kingdom, the Song family could only barely hold on for two years before they became stretched thin and were on the verge of collapse!

This was only achieved with his help, albeit with difficulty.

"So, that's why the boy was on his deathbed?!" After hearing Jin Chan's words, Song Mengmeng could easily figure out why the boy she saw locked in the basement in the backyard was in such a miserable state.

Song Qirui had no way to resist the economic strangulation by the monsters of the Sakura Kingdom, so he could only place his hopes on the Golden Toad! However, the Golden Toad's power required offerings!

Therefore, in order to gain the help of the golden toad, they can only keep offering sacrifices in a frenzy. The consequence of this short-sighted approach is that everything will inevitably collapse in the end.

"It wasn't because I forced them, it's just that the Song family wanted too much!" Jin Chan was also full of grievances when he mentioned this. He looked at Song Mengmeng and complained, "You know the strength of those monsters in the Sakura Kingdom. I'm just a little Jin Chan. It's already a miracle that I've been able to hold out for so long!"

That's not entirely untrue. Although the golden toad was offered sacrifices, it didn't just accept the gifts without doing any work. Judging from the enemies it faced and the strength of the Song family, it had indeed done its best.

"If I ask you to sever ties with the Song family, you..."

Before Song Mengmeng could finish her request, Jin Chan hurriedly responded: "Sever it, sever it right away! I'll be your stepping stone, your lackey and handyman from now on. Please, have mercy and spare my life!"

"That's true, the small pieces of meat are rotten and not good to eat!"

To save its life, the golden toad was now desperate. As it spoke, it opened its mouth and spat out its demon core, raising it with both hands and presenting it to Song Mengmeng: "Please, if you don't believe me, you can brand my demon core. If I betray you, I will be punished by being instantly reduced to ashes and leaving no trace!"

This is quite a severe pledge of allegiance.

Song Mengmeng thought for a moment. Although the toad was ugly, it was at least somewhat clever and sensible. After considering it, she decided to spare its life, but the brand on its demon core had to be removed!

The little girl waved her hand, and although the golden toad was mentally prepared, it still rolled on the ground in pain.

It's easy to imagine that even if one willingly submits, having one's demon core branded by the powerful force of a Pixiu is not an easy thing to bear.

However, this golden toad was quite resilient. Even as it writhed in agony on the ground, it stubbornly endured the pain without uttering a single groan. Only after the agony subsided did it breathe a sigh of relief, crawl over, and kowtow to Song Mengmeng, acknowledging her as its master.

At least, after this battle, its life is temporarily saved!

Even if it were a dog now, it would still be a big shot's dog!

"The Song family is not one to accumulate good deeds for themselves; they have committed too many evils, and they will eventually face retribution!"

The documents she had seen previously, besides recording the Song family's actions over the years, also detailed their origins long ago. It was clear that their rise to power was far more complex than the rumors suggested—simply going to Hong Kong to do business.

Traitor to the nation!

Song Mengmeng never had a good impression of the Song family to begin with, and after learning about the Song family's rise to power, her disgust for the family reached its peak.

Who would have thought that the seemingly glamorous richest man in Hong Kong made his fortune by trafficking laborers?!

So what right does the Song family, who accumulated wealth from the very beginning without a single clean penny, have to survive in this world and continue to enjoy their riches, just because their descendants are becoming increasingly despicable and shameless?!

"Don't worry, don't worry! I will definitely handle this matter properly."

Jin Chan knew perfectly well what Song Mengmeng was planning. This was clearly a test for him; if he could handle it well, everything would be fine; but if he couldn't…

It's likely that if this big shot gets angry, his life will be in danger.

"You just said that those monsters from the Sakura Kingdom are trying to use the Song family's shipping ships to find something?!" Seeing that Jin Chan had taken over the Song family's affairs, Song Mengmeng simply let go of the matter. Anyway, she didn't like this kind of scheming and backstabbing.

So she immediately changed the subject to the news that the golden toad had just told her.

The monsters in the Cherry Blossom Country are always causing trouble; this is something she knew from the moment she arrived in this world.

Like the people of the land of cherry blossoms, they have never known what it means to be law-abiding; they are a bunch of ungrateful wretches who can never be satisfied!

Therefore, what they are secretly searching for must be extremely important! Thinking about the whereabouts of Chi You's corpse that she has been searching for recently, and combining it with the messy and chaotic actions of the Sakura Kingdom, Song Mengmeng's intuition told her that there must be something here that interests her!

"I'm not entirely sure about this yet. They've been very cautious over there and haven't dared to make any big moves! Originally, out of curiosity, I secretly hid my divine sense in there to try and find out what was going on, but their defenses were too tight, so I didn't dare to act rashly."

Everything else was fine, but the word they mentioned most often was "return to the void."

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