223: Huge sum of money in hand, small hands tremble

After successfully borrowing a huge sum of money from Old He, Xiao Shen and Liu Ling'er both felt a bit unreal.

"Oh my god... it's really 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones, I didn't see wrong, did I?"

Liu Ling'er looked at so many thick stacks of spirit stone vouchers, and all of them were mid-grade spirit stone vouchers; it was no exaggeration to say her eyes were gleaming.

Ever since she ran away from home, Liu Ling'er had never seen so much money again.

And honestly, even when she was the eldest young lady of the Liu family, the most money she had on hand was only a few thousand mid-grade spirit stones; 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones would have been considered a huge sum to her, let alone the current 100,000.

"You didn't see wrong. Let's go, we're going to buy rare ores." Xiao Shen was also very shocked, but after the shock, he immediately remembered why he had borrowed the money, so he quickly put away the spirit stone vouchers.

"Okay." Liu Ling'er paused before nodding.

With a huge sum of money in hand, her small hands trembled.

The two of them went together to the Mall that Old He had mentioned last time, intending to buy rare ores.

Then they were informed that rare ores were only available on weekends, and tomorrow was the weekend.

Hearing this news, Xiao Shen slapped his thigh, exclaiming in annoyance, "I actually forgot such an important thing!"

Old He had told him that the Guild's Mall only sold rare ores on weekends, and people would have to queue up then.

Queuing wasn't a problem; they had also queued when they rushed to buy train exclusive water before. He hoped there wouldn't be too many people wanting to buy rare ores...

"It's fine. Since tomorrow is the weekend, we'll come back tomorrow," Liu Ling'er said.

The money was already borrowed, so she wasn't panicking.

If they couldn't get it this week, they could try again next week.

It felt good to have money in hand!

"Alright, then let's go back first."

The two returned to their lodging and parted ways; Xiao Shen went back to his own home, while Liu Ling'er went to Zheng Jinfeng's place.

After Liu Ling'er told her that they had borrowed the money, Zheng Jinfeng was a little surprised, but her focus was still on buying rare ores, so she said, "The Mall only sells rare ores for one day on the weekend. There will definitely be a lot of people queuing, so we need to prepare early."

"How do we prepare?"

Liu Ling'er blinked, thinking, wouldn't it be enough to just go early tomorrow to queue? What else needed to be prepared?

Zheng Jinfeng sighed and shook her head, saying, "You two are still too young. Leave this matter to me. I'll definitely find out by tonight."

Liu Ling'er became even more confused, her eyes full of doubt.

Zheng Jinfeng didn't explain, she put down the ordinary weapon in her hand, washed her hands, and said to Liu Ling'er, "You rest for a bit, I'm going out for a walk."

"Oh..."

...Outside the 155 Fortress, Axe Gang.

The atmosphere throughout the gang was currently very subtle.

Bao Hui had always been cautious, unwilling to directly conflict with the neutral faction, and outwardly loyal to the Axe Gang. But this time, he actually openly challenged Old He and even brought out the Old Gang Leader.

And the Old Gang Leader came out to preside over justice because he was invited to the main hall by Xiong Mao, who was usually not very clever, to counterbalance Bao Hui.

The gang members were impressed without fully understanding, always feeling a sense of things being turned upside down.

Zhuang Sanming and Tao Erbao had now been assigned by Old He to the neutral faction. Since they were all martial artists, they didn't have to do the rough work and could immediately command a dozen people.

This made Tao Erbao and the others overjoyed.

After coming to the Axe Gang, they could eat their fill again and become minor leaders. Was there anything more wonderful in the world?

But Zhuang Sanming didn't seem as happy as them.

"Big Brother, what's wrong? Why do you look like you're not feeling well?" Even after coming to the Axe Gang, Tao Erbao was still very concerned about Zhuang Sanming.

"It's nothing." Zhuang Sanming naturally wouldn't tell Tao Erbao his worries.

Tao Erbao looked confused after hearing this, but he didn't press further; instead, he scratched his head and left.

Inside Xiong Mao's room, Xiong Mao was pacing anxiously, not knowing what to do.

"Plans can't keep up with changes. Who knew Bao Hui would suddenly pull such a stunt? What do we do now?"

Xiong Mao paced back and forth in the room. He was worried about Zhuang Sanming's current situation and wanted to call him over to his own faction for important tasks, but he couldn't find a suitable reason.

He himself was fine; after all, he had long-standing grievances with Bao Hui, and if a fight really broke out, no one would find it strange. But if Zhuang Sanming was suddenly involved, given Bao Hui's suspicious nature, he would definitely see that Zhuang Sanming was very important to them, and then he might secretly deal with Zhuang Sanming.

It's easy to dodge an open spear, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow, which is why Xiong Mao was so anxious.

"Alright, sit down first and listen to me slowly." Wen Hui was also thinking of a solution, but he wasn't as anxious as Xiong Mao; instead, he appeared calm and composed.

Xiong Mao was very obedient; he sat down when told to, but his heart was still racing.

"Being anxious now is useless. We need to wait." Wen Hui looked at Xiong Mao, who was like an ant on a hot pan, and almost laughed out loud.

"But..."

Xiong Mao hesitated to speak. Although he was a rough and unrefined man, he was actually very loyal to his friends, preferring to get hurt himself rather than let anything happen to Zhuang Sanming.

"You should really learn from Xiao Zhuang. Even in this den of dragons and tigers, he shows no signs of nervousness. He should also be thinking of countermeasures right now," Wen Hui said slowly.

"Huh?" Xiong Mao's eyes widened, seemingly not expecting Zhuang Sanming not to be anxious.

Seeing Xiong Mao's reaction, Wen Hui couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry. Although the Old Gang Leader intervened to stop a farce, Bao Hui won't give up so easily. Since coercion didn't work, he might resort to enticement."

"Enticement?" Xiong Mao felt even more confused. He reached up and scratched the back of his head, always feeling out of place with Wen Hui and Zhuang Sanming.

Wen Hui continued, "Bao Hui is currently short on manpower. Xiao Zhuang and the others are all martial artists, and they came from the selection zone. They have clean backgrounds, have received professional training, and don't require additional time for training. Bao Hui definitely won't give up on such good candidates."

"So, all we need to do now is wait for Bao Hui to first entice Xiao Zhuang. Then we'll pretend to have found out the news and also entice Xiao Zhuang. That way, it won't be strange for Xiao Zhuang to ultimately choose to come to us."

Xiong Mao suddenly understood after hearing Wen Hui's words: "Brilliant!"

Turning passive into active, who wouldn't want martial artists? Especially well-trained martial artists who can be put to important use immediately.

"Now the only worry is Xiao Zhuang. We don't have time to communicate with him, and being in the Axe Gang, it's also difficult for Ximen Chuifeng to send messages..."

Wen Hui said worriedly.

Unexpectedly, Xiong Mao, who had been so anxious just moments ago, was now incredibly calm: "I trust Xiao Zhuang. He will definitely understand."