77: Chapter 77 Meeting Two Women

The gourd was named the sword nourishing gourd.

As long as sword weapons were placed inside the sword nourishing gourd, their quality would constantly transform, and they could even develop spirituality.

Then, one could control those sword weapons to attack through the sword nourishing gourd.

"What a fine treasure!"

Chen Hu thought to himself, feeling somewhat excited.

As for the jade pendant, it was called the Soul Nourishing Jade Pendant; wearing it for a long time could nourish the Divine Soul and strengthen it.

Without another word, Chen Hu hung the jade pendant around his neck. He then felt a cool gas flowing from the pendant into his body, nourishing and strengthening his Divine Soul.

Now, for the last black box.

This box was even more miraculous and was named the heavens exchange box.

One only needed to place an item inside the box, and the box would tunnel into the Void Realm.

It would then travel to other worlds to conduct trades.

Once the trade was completed, the box would automatically return.

Thinking of this, Chen Hu took out an ingot of gold and placed it into the box, then silently chanted: "Go!"

The next moment, the box dove straight into the Void Realm and vanished.

Chen Hu was filled with anticipation, wanting to see what the heavens exchange box could bring back for him.

Next, Chen Hu took out three swords and placed them into the sword nourishing gourd.

These three swords consisted of one Low Grade divine weapon, one top-tier mortal weapon, and one Advanced mortal weapon.

Afterward, he grabbed the sword nourishing gourd and tucked it inside his chest.

It was not that it could not be stored in his Storage Ring, but rather that the sword nourishing gourd needed to absorb energy from the world.

If he put it into the Storage Ring, it would be unable to absorb energy.

"It's time to head to Mingxin Teahouse!"

Chen Hu stood up, preparing to leave his office.

Originally, he and Mu Mingzhu had arranged to meet at Mingxin Teahouse yesterday.

But since he had left the Prefecture City with Leader Gao Zhan yesterday, he had to send someone to inform Mu Mingzhu to reschedule for today.

"Knock, knock!"

At this moment, Hall Master Situ Bing walked outside the office and said respectfully: "Vice Gang Leader, your subordinate, Hall Master Situ Bing, requests an audience."

"Come in!"

Chen Hu said.

"Many thanks, Vice Gang Leader!"

Hall Master Situ Bing said hurriedly, then stepped cautiously into the office. Afterward, he reached into his robe and presented a stack of silver banknotes with both hands: "Vice Gang Leader, this is a small token of my sincerity. I hope you will look after me in the future!"

Chen Hu glanced at the silver banknotes in the man's hands; the face value of the first one was one hundred taels, and there were ten such notes in the stack.

In other words, Hall Master Situ Bing had brought one thousand taels to bribe him.

Chen Hu had also served as a Hall Master.

He naturally knew roughly how much a Hall Master of the Fierce Tiger Gang could earn in a month.

These one thousand taels in silver banknotes were at least half a year's income for Hall Master Situ Bing.

"Alright, I won't stand on ceremony!"

Chen Hu could not be bothered to guess what Hall Master Situ Bing was thinking. He reached out to take the silver banknotes and then used the loyalty card on him.

Immediately, the look in Hall Master Situ Bing's eyes when he looked at Chen Hu changed.

Then he lowered his voice and said: "Boss, Elder Huang seems dissatisfied with your promotion. He might even report this to the Huang Family, so you must be mentally prepared."

"Then, did you come to deliver these silver banknotes on your own initiative, or was it Elder Huang's idea?" Chen Hu instantly realized something and asked.

"It was arranged by Elder Huang!"

Hall Master Situ Bing said: "As long as you accept the silver banknotes, he will use it as an excuse to make trouble. If he also has the support of the Huang Family, your position as Vice Gang Leader will be in jeopardy!"

"Why is he targeting me?" Chen Hu asked.

Hall Master Situ Bing said: "Elder Huang is a member of the Huang Family, but he is very ambitious and has long wanted to replace Leader Gao Zhan. Unfortunately, he lacks the ability, and furthermore, the Fierce Tiger Gang was founded by Leader Gao Zhan himself, so he has never been able to defeat Leader Gao Zhan!"

"Alright, I understand. I will handle this matter; don't make a scene!"

Chen Hu said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

After dismissing Hall Master Situ Bing, Chen Hu headed straight for Elder Huang's office.

"What brings the Vice Gang Leader here?" Elder Huang said with a cold and arrogant expression.

Chen Hu could not be bothered to waste words with him.

He directly took out the loyalty card and used it on him.

Immediately, the arrogant expression on Elder Huang's face vanished, replaced by respect.

After dealing with Elder Huang.

Chen Hu left the General Hall and headed straight for the Mingxin Teahouse.

After Chen Hu arrived, he was invited to the second floor by the teahouse manager.

He was served with fine tea and refreshments.

Before long.

A knock on the door sounded.

Chen Hu: "Please come in!"

Mu Mingzhu pushed the door open and entered, saying with congratulations: "Congratulations to Hall Master Chen for becoming the Vice Gang Leader of the Fierce Tiger Gang!"

Chen Hu smiled: "And congratulations to Young Miss Mu for taking full control of the Mu Family."

"Isn't that thanks to the help of Gang Leader Chen?"

Mu Mingzhu sat down opposite Chen with a charming smile.

"Cui Liu."

The maid who followed her took out a brocade box and placed it on the table, then exited the private room and closed the door.

"Gang Leader Chen, this is a small token of my sincerity; I hope you won't mind it."

Chen Hu opened the brocade box and found that, besides a large stack of silver banknotes, there were also two property deeds inside.

Mu Mingzhu explained: "Of the two property deeds, one is for that large courtyard in the Slum Area, and the other is for a three-section courtyard on Yuquan Street. Besides that, there are forty thousand taels in silver banknotes."

Having said this, Mu Mingzhu took out another contract: "Gang Leader Chen, if you sign this contract, you will enjoy thirty percent of the profits from all of the Mu Family's businesses from now on!"

"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony!"

Chen Hu did not act coy: "Please rest assured, Young Miss Mu. If you encounter any trouble in your business in the future, just come to me."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony either!"

Soon, Chen Hu signed the two contracts.

"Young Miss Mu, happy to cooperate. I will use tea in place of wine to toast you!"

"I also toast you, Gang Leader Chen!"

Before long.

Chen Hu left the Mingxin Teahouse and headed toward the Zhenwu Division.

Before long.

He arrived outside the grand gate of the Zhenwu Division.

There were guards from the Zhenwu Division watching the gate.

"What are you here for?"

The two men's gazes fell on Chen Hu, and one of them shouted the question.

"I am a friend of your Squad Leader Sun Lingyue. I have something to discuss with her; could you two gentlemen please pass on a message?" Chen Hu said, slipping two taels of silver into each of their hands.

"Wait!"

Feeling the silver in their hands, both of them subconsciously clenched their fists.

If Chen Hu had asked them to abuse their power, they certainly would not have dared to accept the silver.

But since it was only to help pass on a message, there was no risk at all in accepting the silver.

Not long after.

Sun Lingyue, wearing her Squad Leader uniform, walked out of the Zhenwu Division gate. Seeing Chen Hu standing outside, she could not help but snort: "I wondered who it was; so it's you. Speak, what do you want with me?"

Having said this, Sun Lingyue revealed a tsundere expression.

"It's not convenient here; let's go to the teahouse over there to talk!"

Chen Hu said in a low voice.

"Then you lead the way!"

Soon, the two of them arrived at a teahouse not far from the Zhenwu Division.

And requested a private room.

"Young Miss Sun, have something to eat. Order whatever you like; it's my treat."

"You wouldn't be trying to bribe me to do something for you, would you?"

Sun Lingyue eyed Chen Hu with suspicion.

"Not only will I not bribe you, but I'm actually bringing you a credit!" Chen Hu smiled.

"Hurry up and say it, what credit?"

Sun Lingyue said impatiently. She had joined the Zhenwu Division for some time now, but unfortunately, she had not established any credit yet.

Now that Chen Hu was actually saying he wanted to bring her credit, she was naturally very eager.