The winery was back, and Kite was really surprised.
He even thought that Gu Zheng would not be able to get the winery back. He knew the situation in Europe very well. Since Brown broke the contract, and he was a knight, even if Gu Zheng could win the lawsuit, it would be impossible for him to get the winery back without at least seven or eight years. In such a long time, the winery would be back in the hands of Guterang, and it would have nothing to do with him.
However, he did not expect that in just one day, or to be exact, not even a day had passed, everything had changed this morning.
"My phone ran out of battery, and I didn't bring a charger!"
Gu Zheng hurriedly explained. Gu Ming had a fierce look on his face. If he didn't explain, he would probably be beaten up.
Gu Zheng was naughty when he was young, and he was beaten a lot.
"If you don't have a charger, you won't buy one. You can find one anywhere!"
Gu Ming's eyes were still wide open. Just like in China, there were places that sold chargers everywhere. It was easy to solve if the phone ran out of battery.
"I don't think you have the heart!"
Gu Zheng said again. Being scolded by his father, even if Gu Zheng was a cultivator, he could only lower his head and accept it.
Gu Ming scolded for a while, and when his anger subsided a little, he urged Gu Zheng to go to the City Hall to complete the formalities. This time, it could not be delayed. The sooner the ownership was confirmed, the less worries there would be in the future.
The City Hall was very smooth. After Gu Zheng signed, the ownership was really in his name. Then, striking the iron while it was hot, Kite took Gu Zheng to the Winery Association to complete the formalities of changing the ownership of the winery, so that the winery would be completely owned by Gu.
The associations abroad were different from those in China. Most of the associations in China were just for show, but the associations abroad were very powerful, especially the winery's rating was done by the associations. Without their approval, it was impossible to get a rating.
Fortunately, there was no problem here. In fact, everyone knew that the winery had changed its owner, but the owner did not come, so they kept the name of Guterang. When Gu Zheng came, it changed naturally.
After staying at the winery for three days, Gu Ming finally left. This was the longest leave he could ask for. After all, it was not a vacation right now.
Gu Zheng went directly to the UK. His reason for visiting Gu Ming was that he wanted to visit Europe. This reason did not arouse Gu Ming's suspicion. Many Chinese people wanted to visit Europe and see the exotic scenery. Last time, Gu Zheng left in a hurry for other reasons and did not have time to take a closer look. It was normal for him to visit Europe this time.
Before Gu Zheng left, Gu Ming also introduced him to the situation of the European countries and things to pay attention to, and asked Gu Zheng to pay attention to it.
"Mister Gu!"
At the British airport, as soon as Gu Zheng came out, Hao Sen came up. Hao Sen was one of Sir Brown's men. He was the one who received Gu Zheng last time. This time, he was sent here again.
"These are all the documents of Sir Brown's castle. I will take you to handle them. Soon, this castle will belong to you!"
Hao Sen said to Gu Zheng. During the two years when Gu Zheng was not around, he heard some things about Gu Zheng. He also knew that his boss was very angry about Gu Zheng's absence.
He also knew that his boss decided to break the contract and cancel the transfer of Gu Zheng's winery. But soon, he returned it to Gu Zheng and gave Gu Zheng an extra castle.
He did not know what happened in the middle, but he was very clear that Gu Zheng must have something that his boss liked. Otherwise, it was absolutely impossible for him to do this. After all, this matter would embarrass Sir Brown.
However, he would not have thought that Sir Brown was now afraid of Gu Zheng, and Gu Zheng was not an ordinary person.
"Okay, sorry to trouble you!"
Gu Zheng was more polite to Hao Sen. He was just a staff member. Besides, it was impossible for him to know the inside story. He was purely an errand boy.
The transfer of castles was very fast. There were many historical castles in the United Kingdom. Every year, people would transfer them. Most of them were people who could not support themselves. The annual maintenance cost of the castles was not low. The lowest cost was 700,000 to 800,000 euros, and the highest cost was a few million.
Moreover, British law stipulated that the maintenance of ancient castles must be prioritized. If the owner of the ancient castle did not do the maintenance, the British Ancient Castles Association would enforce their property to maintain the ancient castle. Therefore, the market for ancient castles was declining year by year, and many of them were no longer valuable.
Sir Brown's castle was located outside London. The location was good, so it still had a certain value.
Like other castles, it was in a remote place. After completing the formalities, Hao Sen took Gu Zheng to the castle to receive it. After leaving London, they drove for two hours before arriving.
It was not that the distance was long, but the road was average and the car was not driving fast.
This was a castle with a long history. It had been in Sir Brown's family for hundreds of years. If one were to trace its construction time, it would be at least a thousand years ago.
The maintenance cost of such a historical castle was even higher. However, Sir Brown had said before that even if the castle was transferred, all the maintenance would be done by him. He would not let Gu Zheng do it. They had been maintaining this castle for many years and had rich experience.
From afar, Gu Zheng saw the castle built in the mountains. It was a typical Western ancient building, just like on TV.
The castle had its own walls, which were fifteen meters tall. This height was already considered very high. Hao Sen drove the car to the gate, and someone opened the door. There were people living here all year round, and they were all people sent by Sir Brown.
These people also knew that the castle had changed owners and were waiting for the new owner to arrive.
"Mr. Gu, the castle has a total of five parts. This is the wall part …"
Hao Sen was a competent secretary. He began to introduce everything about the castle to Gu Zheng. This castle was not big, but it was not small either. After all, many people lived here in the past.
As he walked and introduced, Hao Sen quickly brought Gu Zheng to the main hall of the castle.
Standing at the entrance of the main hall, Gu Zheng inadvertently looked back.
On both sides of the castle, there were two cultivators hiding. They were not strong, but they were equivalent to the fifth level of Internal Strength. From the aura they unnaturally revealed, they were light and dark forces.
It seemed that Sir Brown did not lie to him. There were really dark forces and light forces paying attention to this place. If there were really cultivators who had ideas about this place, as long as they had not reached the Immortal Cultivator Realm, they would definitely be discovered.
Even if there were experts in the Immortal Cultivator Realm, if they made a move here, they would be discovered and then spread the news.
"Interesting!"
Gu Zheng followed Hao Sen into the main hall. The corner of his mouth slightly raised. The reason why Gu Zheng wanted this castle was because he was curious. Now that he noticed the people hiding in the dark, his curiosity was even greater.
"Boss!"
There were more than ten people standing in the main hall. When they saw Gu Zheng come in, they all bowed and saluted. Not only did Sir Brown give the castle to Gu Zheng, but he also gave everything here to him. In the future, these people would be Gu Zheng's employees.
"Go do whatever you need to do. It's the same as before, and it will be the same in the future!"
Gu Zheng waved his hand. Some of these people were worried. Some were more satisfied with this job. They were worried that the new boss would come and replace them, then they would lose their business.
There were also some who were disheartened. They were ambitious and originally thought that if they did well here, they would be transferred away. Now that the whole castle was sold, it was equivalent to leaving the Brown family. There was no possibility of being transferred to other businesses of the Brown family.
As for the new boss, they only knew that he was a Chinese. They knew nothing else.
Everyone left, leaving only Hao Sen and the castle's steward by Gu Zheng's side.
The butler was a seventy-year-old old man. He was also an elder of the Brown family. He had been working in the castle for as long as Brown could remember. After learning that the castle was given away by Brown, the butler deliberately went to oppose it, but his opposition was invalid.
What made Gu Zheng feel interesting was that this butler was also a cultivator, but his strength was not strong. He was about the strength of the second level of Internal Strength.
Even if he was only at the second level of Internal Strength, he was an extremely powerful master for ordinary people. He didn't know if Brown knew this, but Gu Zheng guessed that it was most likely that Brown didn't know. If he knew, such a master would definitely be by his side as a bodyguard, and not stay here as a butler.
Both forces had hidden surveillance, and there was a cultivator butler in the castle. This castle was getting more and more interesting.
The castle was actually not small. After all, it was an ancient castle. Gu Zheng walked around for more than an hour and had a comprehensive understanding of this place.
"Mr. Gu, I will stay here for a few days until you are familiar with everything here!"
After leading Gu Zheng around, Hao Sen said respectfully. This was also Brown's arrangement for him.
"Well, you go and rest first!"
Everything in the castle was actually quite good. After all, Brown had never cut off the maintenance funds here. With money, everything was good. All the facilities in the castle were well maintained, and some of them even maintained the characteristics of the Middle Ages.
Especially some of the decorative paintings, many of which were old. Although they were not famous paintings, they were still considered antiques and had a lot of value. Everything in the castle now belonged to Gu Zheng, and Brown didn't take any of it away.
His family didn't live here for a long time. In fact, he didn't have anything here, and it didn't matter if he gave it all away.
"Boss, what would you like to drink?"
Not long after Gu Zheng returned to his bedroom, the butler knocked on the door and came in.
"No need. Don't come in again without my permission!"
Gu Zheng gently waved his hand. He had just taken over the castle and was curious about it. However, other than the practitioners who were monitoring and this butler, he didn't find anything different.
"Boss, I don't know what happened between you and Mr. Brown, but this isn't a place where you can make money or have fun. I hope you can understand!"
The butler didn't leave. Instead, he raised his head and said gloomily.
"Is that so? I don't have any conflicts with Mr. Brown, but I think this is a fun place!"
Gu Zheng stood up and took a deep look at the housekeeper. Then, he smiled and said.
He heard the warning in the butler's words. He wasn't surprised by the butler's attitude. A place that didn't allow other forces to touch suddenly changed owners. It would be strange if no one did something.
However, Gu Zheng didn't expect that the butler would take the initiative. He thought that the two forces monitoring him would have some kind of reaction.
However, this butler was indeed a little strange. His strength was neither dark nor light. It was also not the internal strength cultivation of China. It was more like a neutral cultivation.
Unlike the previous Indian, this butler's strength was cultivated by himself. He didn't borrow the strength of others.
"Sometimes, if you don't play it well, you will lose your life!"
The butler sighed as he turned to leave. If an ordinary person heard him say that, they would definitely have some misgivings. Even the most curious person would do an investigation. However, Gu Zheng already knew everything. Furthermore, he wasn't an ordinary person. He only smiled and allowed the butler to leave without asking anything.
"Device Spirit, how is this place? I didn't find anything wrong just now. Could it be that the dark forces didn't allow the light forces to occupy this place for the sake of their reputation?"
After the butler left, Gu Zheng took the initiative to ask the Device Spirit. After all, the Device Spirit was a top fairy weapon. There were some things that he couldn't find, but the Device Spirit could. Just like the treasure of the Kongkong Sect last time.
"No, it's not that simple. There are auras of other races here!"
The Device Spirit responded quickly. Gu Zheng was a little stunned. Other races? What are they?
"The Untainted Land is very big. There are not only humans and Goblin, but also other strange races. However, these races were expelled by both humans and Goblin in the end. They couldn't stay in the Untainted Land!"
The Device Spirit said slowly. These other races had always existed, and there were some experts among them. The Device Spirit heard from Gokusen. In fact, even Lord Gokusen himself didn't know the specific situation.
According to legend, it was very early in the Untainted Land. There was only the Untainted Land, and there was no Immortal Realm. At that time, the most powerful people were Hongjun and Pangu. There were many races living in the Untainted Land. Not only were there humans and Goblin, but there were also many other races. For example, there was a powerful race called the Wu people.
Later, for unknown reasons, a war broke out between the races. In the end, the humans won and became the rulers. Goblin cooperated with the humans and was left in the Untainted Land. The other races, including the Wu people, were expelled.
Gu Zheng wasn't surprised. In fact, there were many ancient novels in Huaxia, and they were all related to the Untainted Land.
In the novels, the humans and Goblin fought, and so did the Wu people. In the end, both the Wu people and the Goblin were defeated. The humans won, but the Goblin was better. At least they stayed in the Untainted Land, while the Wu people were expelled.
In the novels, Pangu was the Wu people. However, Gu Zheng didn't know how credible these novels were.
"Device Spirit, do you mean that there are auras of the Wu people here?"
"No, I didn't say that. I only said that there are other races. As for whether they are the Wu people, I don't know. You still need to investigate. But you have to be careful. No matter which race they are, they are not weak!"
"Okay, I understand!"
Gu Zheng nodded heavily. Races that could live in the Untainted Land were not weak. Gu Zheng didn't know about other races, but he knew a little about the Wu people. The Twelve Ancestors of Wu people were all almighty. Even Daluo Jinxian couldn't compare with them. They were even stronger than Sage-to-be.
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