Chapter 102: Come In, Kobayashi

Lin Ran stepped onto the stage and took the 300,000 yuan, smiling: “To be honest, this is the first time I’ve seen so much money.”

Ye Fanzhi rolled her eyes: “Fake!”

Lin Ran said, “Cash. Usually, it’s just numbers on a card, so it doesn’t feel real. This is actual physical cash. Mom, do you want to deposit it now?”

Ye Fanzhi replied, “Teacher Zhang said to keep this money as a bride price when getting married.”

“Then no need to deposit it. Here you go.” Lin Ran handed the money directly to Ye Fanzhi.

After all, this entire arrangement was Zhang Lu’s doing... Yang Ren was merely a pawn on the spear’s tip—point and strike. What did it have to do with Yang He?

At this moment, she was in a frantic state, giving orders to more than a dozen guards from the Dongfang family.

He glanced back; his father, mother, and Nuan Yu were all staring at him intently.

Zhao Zhi said, “A sane person wouldn’t commit such acts, but there is a limit to the mental pressure one can endure. Once that threshold is crossed, the spirit breaks and madness ensues.”

“A thousand yuan for a basin of face-washing water—quite extravagant, isn’t it?” Even if it was stolen... using it for washing one’s face would still sting.

Originally, the market’s location wasn’t considered low-class compared to other parts of the city, but the rain this time had been relentless.

Soon, as time passed, more and more people entered the trading market, beginning to browse casually and trade for the items they needed.

In just three and a half hours, Cao Ren and Cao Hong led an elite force of one hundred thousand troops to surpass Yuyang, the last city standing before Xinye.

Seeing her mother about to check the authenticity of the items, Qin Nuan Yu was frightened and quickly grabbed her mother’s hand.

“Ugh.” Qu Meng was so shocked she covered her mouth, trying not to make a sound, tears welling in the corners of her eyes.

“Don’t mention me, Old Sun, please don’t mention me. It has nothing to do with me, nothing at all,” Old Liu said nervously.

Should one ask whether the spiritual cultivators usually store these treasures and dense artifacts right in the cave dwellings?

Chuxin looked puzzled, glancing at Xiang Ye, who seemed unsure if he was speaking to her. His gaze, however, remained fixed on Chuxin, who pointed to herself with a questioning finger.

“I wanted to give you a surprise,” was a plausible excuse to brush it off. For the Mingwu Sect, it was like a hundred reassurances rolled into one, completely confident there would be no grounds for others to criticize.

Now that a way had been found, the bearded man was naturally very pleased. He didn’t even consider the eunuch Meow’s intentions carefully.

Xu Yan remained indifferent but now wanted to know the academy’s stance on this mission.

If this continued, the rift between ruler and ministers would only deepen—the goal had already been achieved.

He proceeded to recount to everyone present the feud between the Li family and the Thousand Sect, as well as how Wang Chen had offended them.

“Patchy” symptoms... Sifeng was annoyed, wondering why his speech had veered off-topic.

On the other side, inside the secret realm, the Taoist from Dongyang was spitting blood, all because he faced two battle-type puppets.

After locating the people, the soldiers escorted the slaves toward the administrative hall. “Clang clang...” The rattling of two thousand shackles and handcuffs was crisp and loud, drawing the attention of others in Xiao Village.

“Let’s go see Cao Bin. Since he’s willing to surrender, I won’t treat him badly,” Xiao Mo said happily. Gao Changgong nodded and followed behind him. He wasn’t worried that Cao Bin’s arrival would cause trouble; besides, he wasn’t the type to crave power or profit.

“Are you looking down on me? I swear this is my first time; I’m very clean,” Zhao Yuyan misunderstood Lei Jun, thinking he was disdainful of her, which struck her deeply.