Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 224: This Bit of Spirit Stones Might Not Be Enough

The two Golden Core cultivators weaved in and out of the buildings in Luofeng Commandery, clearly having committed the paths to memory. At night, Luofeng Commandery would dispatch cultivators to patrol the streets, but these two ingeniously avoided the patrol routes.

Just then, Li Haoran was woken up by Su Yiren. Listening to the brief summary of events from his fiancée, an odd expression crept onto his visage.

“Senior Brother Meng has finally become a target after flaunting his wealth?”

“What do you mean flaunting my wealth? Why am I not allowed to tell others that I have money?” Meng Jingzhou glared at him. As the young master of the Meng Family, who dared target my things when I was in the imperial city?

Su Yiren led the three in secretly tailing the two Golden Core cultivators. While navigating the rooftops, Lu Yang noticed from the corner of his eye that other silhouettes were doing the same in the distance.

“Is Luofeng Commandery always so lively at night?” He initially wanted to head in their direction to investigate, but he saw that the two Golden Core cultivators had vaulted over a high wall and entered the courtyard of a residence, so he could only focus on the task at hand for now.

“I remember that this place is...the Commandery Governor Estate?” Li Haoran was a bit hesitant, uncertain if he had remembered wrongly. A Phoenix Blood Stone worth five hundred thousand spirit stones is indeed precious, but it’s not enough to tempt a commandery governor.

Unless there’s more to the Phoenix Blood Stone Senior Brother Meng had bought.

As an array enveloped the high-walled courtyard, recklessly entering without the appropriate method would alert those inside.

Su Yiren ignored the array and successfully led the trio inside.

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“Patriarch, we have returned.” The two Golden Core cultivators respectfully greeted a middle-aged man who stood with his hands behind his back.

Since Li Haoran had never met the commandery governor before, he couldn’t ascertain if this middle-aged man was the commandery governor or someone like a steward.

The middle-aged man gave a soft affirmative. “Did you get that thing?”

The two cultivators were quite ashamed. “We encountered an unexpected situation. Worried that we might make too much commotion, we didn’t continue to steal that thing.”

“Unexpected situation?”

“Yes, we encountered others trying to steal the same thing at Li Haoran’s house. Although they didn’t reveal their identities, I suspect they were sent by the Mo Family.”

“What happened? Explain in detail.”

The two recounted the situation with all the details, but to their surprise, the patriarch was incensed. “Hmph, you were tricked! The people you encountered were not from the Mo Family but disciples of the Dao-Seeking Sect!

“If I’m not wrong, they’re currently eavesdropping from the rooftop!

“I’ve already said so much, so you might as well come out. We can have an open discussion.”

Li Haoran’s heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to reveal himself, Lu Yang pulled him back. Lu Yang shook his head and remained quiet.

The patriarch waited for a long time, but no one appeared. “Looks like those people are indeed from the Mo Family. As I thought, the Mo Family has also learned about the existence of that thing.”

It was just a casual bluff that he had thrown out earlier.

He had heard from his subordinates yesterday that three Foundation Establishment disciples of the Dao-Seeking Sect had come to Luofeng Commandery, with a local among them. However, he didn’t take it to heart.

Unexpectedly, his subordinates reported to him this afternoon that one of the Dao-Seeking Sect disciples had purchased an extremely rare Phoenix Blood Stone and was searching other shops for similar ones. When he heard the description of the Phoenix Blood Stone, his heart almost stopped beating for a moment; he suspected that it was the problematic Phoenix Blood Stone.

He couldn’t let this fall into the hands of the Dao-Seeking Sect. It would be disastrous if they discovered something was wrong. Thus, he dispatched two subordinates to steal the Phoenix Blood Stone, but that was when they ran into the Mo Family.

The Mo Family was the largest family in Luofeng Commandery and were at odds with him; they had been eagerly waiting for a hold on him to bring him—the commandery governor—down.

“Tsk, I wonder how that thing ended up outside. Have you asked the shopowner?”

“He’s no longer around. According to the shop assistants, the shopowner earned a hefty sum of money and took his wife and children out on a trip. They won’t be back for a while, and only a few assistants are left to look after the shop.”

“So envious.”

“Ah, what did you just say, Patriarch?”

“Nothing.”

The commandery governor thought, Once this job is done, I also want to take my wife and children to travel to other places.

“How’s the situation at the mines? When will the job be completed? We can’t keep using the excuse of the mine’s collapse to stop the miners from going in.” The excuse of the mine collapsing could only delay things for a while. After all, in the cultivation world, a few high-level cultivators could easily create a new tunnel to the mine.

The commandery governor himself was one example. In just half a day, he could break open a new tunnel to the mine. For now, he had announced to the public that something had gone wrong during his cultivation, and that he wouldn’t be able to act for half a month.

“They said they still need three more days.”

“Get them to speed up! But make sure it’s kept secret. No outsiders must know of this. This matter doesn’t only affect us but the whole of the Phoenix Tribe’s interests!”

“Yes!”

Lu Yang and the other three were taken aback. From what the commandery governor just said, it sounds like he’s colluding with the Phoenix Tribe?

With the imminent arrival of the Great Era, the overt and covert struggles of various factions on the Central Continent had intensified, including the conflict between the Central Continent and the demon tribes. Some demons wanted to start a war with the Great Xia Dynasty, while others hoped to ease the relationship with the Great Xia Dynasty and face the crisis of the Great Era together. As such, the demon tribes were divided into the pro-war and pro-peace factions.

“I wonder which faction the Dragon and Phoenix tribes belong to.” Lu Yang had heard that the demon tribes had dispatched many spies to infiltrate the Central Continent with the intention of secretly causing trouble.

“Also, do you know what to do with them after this is completed?” The commandery governor wore an expression of reluctance, as though he had no other choice.

The two Golden Core cultivators froze, but killing intent soon appeared in their eyes. “Are you saying that...these few days will count as overtime and that we should pay them triple the usual wages?”

“Yes.” The commandery governor turned around. When he saw the gazes of the two cultivators, he froze for a moment.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

The two Golden Core cultivators spoke with a trace of bitterness. “Patriarch, you’ve never said anything about paying us overtime for night shifts, just like tonight.” Even if Golden Core cultivators don’t need to sleep, you can’t let us work successive day and night shifts without resting, right?

My wife is still waiting for me in bed.

Why do others get paid for overtime, but we have to work for free?

“...I’ll also give you overtime pay.”

“Patriarch, what should we do about that Phoenix Blood Stone?”

“Hmph, since we can’t do it secretly, we’ll do it openly. The two of you will pretend to be merchants tomorrow. Say that the Phoenix Blood Stone is rare and offer a handsome sum to buy it!”

“And how much is that?”

“One million spirit stones!” The commandery governor was convinced that the disciples of the Dao-Seeking Sect wouldn’t be able to resist. This is an easy profit of five hundred thousand spirit stones!

The two Golden Core cultivators revealed a hesitant expression.

“What is it? If you have something to say, just say it.”

“Patriarch, that Dao-Seeking Sect disciple might not lack this bit of spirit stone.”

“Then make that one million five hundred thousand spirit stones!” The commandery governor was fired up. I don’t believe one million spirit stones still isn’t enough to make the other party give up.

“That might still not be enough.”

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“Two million!”

“Still not enough.”

The commandery governor flew into a rage. “Then tell me, how many spirit stones would it take for them to cede? The other party is just at the Foundation Establishment Stage. How many spirit stones could they possibly have? I refuse to believe that two million spirit stones won’t move them!”

“We heard that he is the eldest son of the Meng Family.”

“Meng Family.” “Eldest son.” These two terms combined represented tremendous power and wealth; no one dared to provoke them. As the number one ancestral clan in the Central Continent, the Meng Family’s reputation spread far and wide.

However, the commandery governor was even more irate, completely undeterred by Meng Jingzhou’s identity. “So what if he’s the eldest son of the Meng Family? If worse comes to worst, I’ll personally steal it tomorrow night!”