Chapter 46: Crouching Tiger Brings the Deed
The calm voice rang out and fell into their ears.
Those Dongning Pavilion members immediately revealed furious expressions. Their eyes widened as they stared fixedly at Xiao Wen, looking as though they wished they could tear him apart right then and there.
However.
In the end, they still did not dare make a move.
Someone capable of killing their guild master could kill them with one hand, could he not?
This guy could not be provoked!
“Retreat!”
From within the crowd, no one knew who whispered the word.
The others heard it, and although their faces showed unwillingness, they still did not linger any longer. They scattered to the left and right, leaving a path in the middle for Xiao Wen to leave.
Xiao Wen grinned, revealing his white teeth. His gaze swept across those Dongning Pavilion members as he chuckled.
“Not bad. You’re very sensible.”
“Damn it!”
“I’m going to kill you!”
...
Inside a certain villa in Jiuzhou, Wang Heng’s face was full of rage. He grabbed whatever was nearby and smashed it viciously onto the floor. His entire face was filled with fury, as though he wanted nothing more than to tear Xiao Wen apart alive.
After venting for a while, the expression between Wang Heng’s brows gradually returned to normal. His face carried a trace of indifference, making it impossible for others to tell what he was thinking.
He grabbed the computer beside him, opened a chat room, and sent a message.
[Only I Shall Be King]: Tomorrow, I want to see every piece of information related to “Half-Journey Through the Mortal World” in my inbox. If you can’t provide it, you know the consequences!
After this message was sent, one player after another immediately appeared in the chat room. None of them wasted words. They simply replied with “yes,” indicating that they understood.
While those people responded one after another in the chat room, Xiao Wen had already returned to Luoyang.
Just as Xiao Wen was preparing to take these soldiers back to the inn to rest, a figure appeared before him.
Shen Que?
Why would this guy appear here?
Xiao Wen’s gaze landed on this Crouching Tiger, and his originally relaxed muscles tensed at that moment.
Inside Luoyang, players had no authority to attack and could only fight through duels.
But this Crouching Tiger held an official post in Luoyang. To a certain extent, he could ignore permissions and directly take action to arrest people.
Of course, as a player being arrested, one could also resist. However, Luoyang was the residence of the Son of Heaven. It was protected by fortune and formations, and the officials within Luoyang could mobilize the power of those formations to kill enemies.
In his previous life, an Eighth-grade existence had relied on his powerful cultivation and tried to act recklessly inside Luoyang. In the end, he was directly erased, and his name was even placed on Luoyang’s blacklist. The moment he entered the city, he would be erased.
Even an Eighth-grade expert had ended up like that, let alone the current Xiao Wen, who was only a little over Level 20 and could barely be considered to have just stepped into the Second Grade.
If he truly faced Shen Que, he would have no chance of winning.
“Shopkeeper, why are you here?” Xiao Wen looked at the NPC who had suddenly appeared before him with a face full of surprise and asked aloud.
Shen Que looked at Xiao Wen with a smile and said, “Little brother, I saw the battle you fought outside just now. I admire you very much, so I plan to help you.”
You saw it?
Are clothing shop owners all this idle?
Although your real profession is Commandant of Sili, please show some respect for the profession of clothing shop owner.
Right now, you should be guarding your clothing shop, not running around everywhere.
Also, you want to help me?
How exactly are you planning to help this lord?
Are you going to trick this lord into becoming your subordinate?
A thought flashed through Xiao Wen’s mind. His gaze landed on Shen Que, and with a smile on his face, he asked in an extremely kind tone.
“May I ask how the shopkeeper plans to help me? Are you planning to sponsor every brother behind me with a set of armor?”
The moment these words came out, the corner of Shen Que’s mouth twitched fiercely.
Shen Que glared at Xiao Wen. Then, without saying a word, he took a deed out of his robe and shook it in his hand.
“In the eastern district, near the imperial palace, there is a residence that occupies one hundred mu of land. This is the deed.”
A deed?
Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes, his gaze falling on the deed in Shen Que’s hand.
This thing seemed somewhat interesting.
However, the person holding it was an old fox.
And an extremely money-grubbing old fox at that.
Give?
That word was absolutely not suitable to appear on Shen Que.
“Price,” Xiao Wen looked at Shen Que and asked directly.
Seeing that Xiao Wen understood the situation so well, the smile on Shen Que’s face became even richer.
“Cheap. Just this much will do!”
As he spoke, Shen Que raised one finger.
“One tael?” Xiao Wen blinked and could not help sighing. “Shopkeeper, you truly are worthy of being a good man! Even the way you invest is different from ordinary people—”
“What one tael? It’s one hundred thousand taels!”
“One hundred thousand taels of silver. Not a single coin less!”
“This shopkeeper is helping you! This deed is for a residence with an excellent layout. It was the mansion of the previous Grand Minister of War. He simply committed a crime, got thrown inside, and the residence was left behind.”
“Not long ago, this deed only just entered circulation. When it reached my hands, it cost me a full one hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver to obtain it.”
“It’s just that business has been poor recently, and the shop’s cash flow can’t keep up, so I have no choice but to sell this deed to you at a loss.”
“So, brother, you’ve found a huge bargain!”
Shen Que spoke with a perfectly serious expression. As he spoke, he even looked at Xiao Wen with an expression that said he had struck it rich.
The corner of Xiao Wen’s mouth twitched as he stared at Shen Que without speaking.
If this lord didn’t know what kind of personality you dead fox had in my previous life, I might really have believed you!
One hundred and fifty thousand?
More like you bought it for fifteen thousand.
Then you turn around and sell it to me for one hundred thousand!
Making a huge difference off me!
Do you really think I don’t understand?
However...
The previous Grand Minister of War’s residence?
If this lord was not mistaken, that residence should be rather special and connected to a hidden side quest.
If he could buy it, it would not be bad.
Moreover, this guy even dared to take out an official’s residence and sell it. His guts were truly not ordinary.
Or perhaps that Son of Heaven had sensed the decline of imperial authority and wanted to revive imperial power, seizing authority back from those aristocratic ministers?
If he wanted to seize power, military authority came first.
If he wanted to seize military authority, he had to have money.
So Shen Que had come to raise money on behalf of the Son of Heaven.
“One hundred thousand taels is a bit expensive. Make it cheaper. Fifty thousand taels, and I’ll buy it.” Xiao Wen looked at Shen Que and said in a calm tone.
Fifty thousand taels.
He directly cut the price in half!
Shen Que’s brows twisted together. His gaze turned cold as he stared at Xiao Wen.
“Brother, you’re not sincere at all! One hundred thousand taels. Not a single coin less!”
“You should know what the Grand Minister of War’s residence represents! Moreover, those people behind you also need somewhere to rest, don’t they? There is a curfew inside Luoyang at night!”
Shen Que spoke in a deep voice, his threat obvious.
Xiao Wen’s expression remained completely calm as he looked at Shen Que and said, “It’s enough. After all, that residence is haunted, isn’t it?”
“Let’s each take one step back. Eighty thousand taels. That’s my limit.”
“Or, if the shopkeeper insists on keeping it to raise ghosts, I don’t mind.”
Shen Que was greatly shocked. He looked at Xiao Wen with disbelief written all over his face. His lips twitched, and for a long while, he could not say a word.
“Fine. I agree!”
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