"You came out!" Junior Leopard smiled weirdly and glanced behind Wang She. "I thought you wouldn't come out!"
"If I don't come out, where will your benefits come from?" Wang She sneered and threw a bag into Junior Leopard's hand, "This is your reward for these days!"
"This is …!" Junior Leopard took the bag and lifted it. He felt that it was heavy.
"They are Spiritual Stones of Fire Attribute, 19 in total!" Wang She said faintly. He looked up at Pei Zheng and said to Junior Leopard, "Well, boy, your task is over. Do you want to go in and have a look or go out with me?"
"Of course I'll go out with Chief. I've been hungry for three days!" Junior Leopard felt relieved and stood up from the ground. He had nothing to miss about the underground fire vein below. He didn't intend to go in anyway. What's more, there was a person who made him feel extremely uncomfortable inside. Junior Leopard didn't want to go in anymore.
Therefore, he followed Wang She without hesitation. Before leaving, he gestured to the pale-faced Pei Zheng to come in and said, "I'm sorry, Senior, please help yourself!"
This meant that now his task was over, he could go in if he wanted to. Pei Zheng sighed secretly. Looking at the disappearing figures of Wang She and Junior Leopard, he turned his head and looked at the entrance of the underground fire vein below. It was like the giant mouth of a monster, emitting a strange red light. He stared at the entrance for a long time and finally shook his head. He turned around and left resolutely.
The conversation between Junior Leopard and Wang She revealed another piece of information that made him uneasy. If he understood correctly, there should be another person in the underground fire vein.
He was not in the mood to care about who the other person was, whether he was brought in by Wang She, or whether it had anything to do with Wang She. He had encountered enough accidents today. Moreover, he had come here and understood the specific situation here. Even if he went back, it would be easier for him to explain. The information he had obtained from these two people was enough for him to report.
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The atmosphere was a little dull and strange.
This was the branch of the Wu Family in Hefei County. It was also one of the few buildings in the city that had not been looted by the Sect of Flame.
As one of the four smelting families in the Great Jin, the Wu Family always had some privileges. These privileges were not only in the Great Jin Empire, but also in front of the Sect of Flame.
Therefore, in the Wu Family's property in Zhonghe Prefecture, other than the Wu Residence that belonged to Chief Steward Wu, the other places were very peaceful. The Wu Family's storeroom filled with weapons was also untouched. Not even a kitchen knife was thrown away.
There was a round table in the hall, and there were a few people sitting around it. There were also a few people standing in the hall.
They were Jin Nanqing, Zhou Zhengming, Xiao Lou, and the other three Wu's disciples who came out with Junior Leopard.
"In other words, Zhou Bao's cultivation has indeed reached Level Three!"
After a long silence, an old man sitting at the side of the round table let out a soft sigh, breaking the uncomfortable silence.
"Yes @!" Jin Nanqing raised his head and glanced at the old man. A trace of helplessness flashed across his eyes. "I saw it with my own eyes. He broke through Rank-2 and advanced to Rank-3 during the battle!"
"And he even condensed the fist intent!" The old man murmured to himself. He glanced at another old man sitting beside him. This man was sipping his tea gently, looking calm and content. But he knew in his heart that this old man was so excited that he even forgot his surname. Suddenly, he asked again, "He saved you from the underground fire vein and then entered the underground fire vein. Are you sure he's not dead?"
"His cultivation is already beyond my estimation. I think the underground fire vein can't stop him!" Jin Nanqing said seriously. His tone was full of confidence that even he himself didn't believe.
The old man didn't ask again. The hall fell into another round of unbearable silence.
This was the fifth day since Zhonghe City was conquered by Jin's army. The underground fire vein was no longer a secret. For such a thing, none of the four smelting families could ignore it. No one knew better than them how much benefits an underground fire vein could bring them.
However, Zhonghe City was far away from Qianzhou. Compared to Yunzhou, it was too far away. Even if the Wu Family wanted to gain some benefits from it, it would be a very difficult thing. Hence, when they first got the news, the Wu Family's mood was very complicated. Although they didn't have much hope, they still sent a few Elders over to see if they could get some benefits. However, they didn't expect that when they arrived at Zhonghe City, they found that it seemed that the Wu Family had inexplicably taken the lead in this matter. All of this stemmed from the investigation mission that they had issued previously.
An Inner Core disciple of the Wu Family, who came out for experience for the first time, actually made the first contribution in the siege. He first broke through the city gate, then followed Tian Long Taoism's Wang She into the underground fire vein and saved the lives of other disciples. All this sounded like an experience in an unofficial history novel. Now it was confirmed by several Wu Family disciples that it could be confirmed to be true. In this way, their minds were revived and they began to plan again. They planned to get a big share of the benefits from the underground fire vein. However, before they took any action, all kinds of news were flying around.
Naturally, the other three families wouldn't just stand by and watch such a thing happen in the underground fire vein. In addition, they had the geographical advantage. Therefore, their Elders and experts arrived at Zhonghe City earlier than the Wu Family and entered the underground fire vein earlier. Because of this, the Wu Family's Elders, who had just been happy, received an even more incredible news.
Junior Leopard actually sat in a narrow passageway and prevented anyone from entering the underground fire vein. The reason was that Chief Wang She of Tian Long Taoism had defeated Prince Xiaoming of the Sect of Flame. He was also injured and needed to heal in the geocentric fire vein. No one was allowed to enter. Otherwise, he would be killed.
Before this news, the news that Prince Xiaoming of the Sect of Flame had become a Level Nine expert in the underground fire vein, killed the people of the Military Camp who entered the underground fire vein, and killed Tian Long Taoism's Chief Wang She had already spread in Zhonghe City.
This was also a piece of absurd news. How could a Level Eight expert be so easy to kill? Even if Prince Xiaoming had really entered Level Nine, it would still not be easy to kill Wang She.
Moreover, it was said that this news was spread by the people of the Sect of Flame. Most people thought that it was a means to confuse the public and cover up their failure, so they didn't care about it.
But the former news was different. It was spread by the Luo Family and the Jian Family. Not only did they spread it, but they also sent people to question the Wu Family after they learned that they had arrived in Zhonghe City. Based on the characteristics of the teenager who stopped them, it was undoubtedly Junior Leopard. Now the two families had come to Commander Li Yuan to accuse the Wu Family of wanting to monopolize the interests of the entire underground fire vein and conspiring against the law.
Of course, this accusation was very ridiculous. Even if Junior Leopard's behavior was really instigated by the Wu Family, he just wanted to get the most benefits for the Wu Family. Monopolizing the underground fire vein? Only an idiot would have such an idea.
Therefore, Li Yuan, who had a very good impression of Junior Leopard, did not hesitate to dismiss the accusation of the two families. He said that the underground fire vein was the property of the imperial court and belonged to the whole Great Jin. However, before the imperial court's attitude was clear, or before the order arrived, he would not care about anything in the underground fire vein. Everyone depended on their own ability.
The two families had no choice but to wrangle with the Wu Family. Just when the Elders of the Wu Family could not bear the pressure and personally went to the underground fire vein to see what was going on, they met the injured Pei Zheng coming out of the passageway. Hearing their purpose of coming, Pei Zheng smiled bitterly and told them everything he saw and heard in the passageway.
In this way, they helped the Wu Family out of trouble. Zhou Bao blocking the passageway was indeed instigated by Wang She. The people of the Jian Family and the Luo Family naturally could not say anything more. Even if they were more confident, they would not want to provoke Wang She.
What was more, a dignified Elder was forced out of the passageway by a boy with Level Three cultivation. Moreover, he was injured, which was not something to be proud of. Since it was destined that he could not get back at the Wu Family, he might as well admit defeat on the spot. Anyway, the mountains would not change, and the rivers would flow forever. There would always be a chance to get back at them.
Moreover, the most important thing was that now that Junior Leopard and Wang She had left the underground fire vein, there were no more obstacles in the passageway. If they did not enter now, when would they?
The Elders of the Wu Family had no intention of joining in the fun.
It had been more than a month since the underground fire vein was discovered by the Sect of Flame. After such a long time, the Sect of Flame had searched for almost everything that could be taken away. The biggest profit left was the Spiritual Stones of Fire.
If Pei Zheng did not lie, there were almost no Spiritual Stones of Fire in the fire vein now. Wang She gave Junior Leopard 19 Spiritual Stones of Fire at one time. It should be known that even in the largest underground fire vein discovered in the history of the Great Jin, only 57 Spiritual Stones of Fire were found. Now that Wang She gave Junior Leopard 19 Spiritual Stones of Fire at one time, in addition to his own collection and those taken away by the Sect of Flame, it would be great luck if they could find one or two Spiritual Stones. Since the biggest profit was already in their hands, there was no need to compete with the Jian Family and the Luo Family for the worthless soup.
Now the biggest problem was that since Junior Leopard and Wang She had come out of the cave yesterday, why had there been no news until now?
This was the most important thing.
"Elder Brother Xu, Zhou Bao is your disciple. What do you think?"
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