"Change? What happened in the family?" Ling Dong asked.
Hearing Ling Dong's question, Uncle Wu revealed a bitter smile. "This change is actually related to you, Young Lord!"
"Related to me?" Ling Dong was even more puzzled. The change in the family didn't seem to have anything to do with him, right?
"Young Lord, do you still remember the martial arts practice field incident that spread throughout the family?" Uncle Wu reminded.
"I remember!" Due to the fact that there were many Ling Family disciples present at the Martial Arts Practice Field incident, there were many eyes and ears present. Even though the Ling family's upper echelons had issued a gag order on this matter, it had already spread far and wide in private.
"During the incident at the training field, young master raised doubts about the Azure Bull Battlesuit that Ling Zhengshan spent more than four hundred thousand taels of silver on, which attracted the attention of a few elders from the collateral branch. They asked for a thorough investigation of the family's accounts. Therefore, the accounts have been closely checked recently.
Previously, we spent over 80,000 taels of silver to purchase the medicinal ingredients for Young Lord. Master has already used his savings over the years to make up for the rest. Because of this, this old servant did not dare to accept the two Demonic Cores that Young Lord needed. The cheapest Demonic Core on the market costs over 50,000 taels of silver. This amount is too large, and this old servant is afraid of causing trouble for Master. Please forgive me, Young Lord! "Uncle Wu said.
"They've started to investigate the accounts? Have they found any results? "Ling Dong asked with a bitter smile. Did he just shoot himself in the foot?
Uncle Wu glanced at Ling Dong and carefully said, "There are no results, but I heard that Second Master has been selling some treasures recently and cashing in a large amount of silver … If this old servant guessed correctly, he should be trying to make up for the losses!"
"Making up for the losses? Good, good investigation! Good job! " Ling Zhengshan had embezzled so much money in the family's treasury over the years. Would he be so angry that he would vomit blood this time? Ling Dong didn't know if Ling Dong would vomit blood or not, but he was sure that Ling Dong hated him to the core.
Uncle Wu pondered for a moment and said, "Second Master has indeed given away a lot of things. However, seeing that the higher-ups are about to investigate the recent accounts of Nanshan Market, Master has already filled in half of the deficit. There are still more than forty thousand taels left. Young Master, you better think of a way. Master is also talking about whether or not he should sell a few things to cover the matter first!" Uncle Wu was using a different method to remind Ling Dong to share his father's burden.
Ling Dong was stunned for a moment. His original intention was to use some of the public funds to get the herbs. After refining the pills, he would give a portion of it to his father to increase his cultivation, and the rest of it would be sold at the auction! He would use the money from the auction to fill the hole in the treasury, and then use the remaining money to make the turnover!
However, it seemed that this idea wouldn't work. Refining pills would take at least a few days. If he were to sell them at the auction, it would take at least ten days to half a month! If the upper echelons of the clan were to leave the South Mountain Market and suffer a huge loss, one could imagine how the Head Elder Ling Gaofeng and Ling Zhengshan would bite Ling Yuanshan.
This deficit must be filled. Father must not be humiliated again! However, where would he get the money? Right now, Ling Dong needed a lot of silver. Wine needed silver, alchemy needed silver, and he also needed to make up for the deficit. This was not a small sum!
Gambling was not realistic. In a small place like Nanshan County, there weren't many people who could bet hundreds of thousands of taels.
Borrow money? That wasn't very likely. It would be fine as long as the others didn't add insult to injury.
The marriage certificate could be used to make a fuss, but it was only worth hundreds of thousands of taels. Ling Dong felt that it wasn't worth it. Moreover, because of Ling Dong's initiative, he would completely offend the Feng family! After thinking about it, Ling Dong finally thought of something and decided to take the risk!
"Uncle Wu, I will think of a way to get the money. Send someone to inform my father to not let him sell his things!" After saying this, Ling Dong hurriedly left the Ling family's business!
After leaving the Ling family's business, Ling Dong went to a few clothing stores in Nanshan Market. He bought a few pieces of clothing, shoes, and socks and threw them all into the storage talisman.
Then, Ling Dong found a remote and convenient place. In the blink of an eye, he changed into an extremely old-fashioned black robe. However, it was very strange for a handsome young man to wear old-fashioned black robes!
Ling Dong wasn't in a hurry. He concentrated and circulated his Qi. The Xiantian Qi in his body suddenly turned into dozens of Qi and spread to Ling Dong's face. With a slight turn, Ling Dong's face began to distort strangely. His nose collapsed, his cheeks caved in, and lines of extremely fine wrinkles appeared on his forehead.
This was a technique that Ling Dong learned when he was wandering the world in his previous life. It used Qi to change one's appearance. It was called Shapeshifting Technique. Compared to those who relied on tools to change one's appearance, it was many times more marvelous!
Using tools to change one's appearance, under the eyesight of a Xiantian Realm expert, as long as one looked carefully, flaws would be revealed sooner or later. However, using Qi to change one's appearance couldn't be any more real. Even in front of a Heavenly Dipper Realm expert, there was no need to worry about being seen through.
However, using this kind of Qi to maintain one's appearance required the constant consumption of Qi. If one changed one's entire body to be tall, short, fat, or thin, the consumption of Qi would be too great. Ling Dong simply wouldn't be able to support it. Therefore, Ling Dong only changed his appearance for now. However, with this changed appearance, Ling Dong was confident that even if his father, Ling Yuanshan, stood in front of him, he wouldn't be able to recognize him!
After a few breaths, a middle-aged man in his forties with a face full of vicissitudes and a somewhat gloomy expression, wearing a black robe, was freshly made. Stroking his wrinkled cheeks, Ling Dong shook his head and smiled. He put on an unapproachable expression and swaggered away from the convenience store, heading straight for a certain place in the South Mountain Market!
At noon, the martial artists in the South Mountain Market Square had already become sparse. Even the martial artists who had set up stalls to sell their wares had put away their wares and searched for nearby restaurants and restaurants to eat. As the saying went, the heavens and earth were vast, but the stomach was the largest!
However, as the largest auction house in the South Mountain Region, the Kuixing Pavilion's door was still open even after the guards at the door had been changed. At this time, a middle-aged man with a flat nose, wearing a black robe, walked into the Kuixing Pavilion, emitting a gloomy and cold aura.
That gloomy and perverse aura made the few guards at the door unconsciously shrink their necks. When the middle-aged man with a flat nose walked into the hall, one of the guards muttered in a low voice, "Have you seen this person before? He looks unfamiliar."
This middle-aged man with a flat nose was Ling Dong, who had used the Shapeshifting Skill to change his appearance.
Ling Dong was no stranger to the Kuixing Pavilion. Without waiting for the maidservant to guide him, he went straight to the third floor of the Kuixing Pavilion. The real treasures were all sold or purchased there. The items sold in the hall were all common goods.
"Sir, may I ask if you're here to sell or buy something?" The manager Zi Yao, who had received Ling Dong last time, was not present. Instead, there were two maidservants dressed in purple flowers waiting here.
Ling Dong sent a wisp of Gang Qi to his throat. Suppressing his throat, he said in a hoarse voice, "Go, call your manager and the appraiser out. I have treasures to sell!"
"Treasures? Sir, can you tell us the specific name? The manager is resting. There are some things that we can make decisions on! " The maidservant obviously did not believe that this ordinary-looking middle-aged man with a flat nose had any treasures in his hands. They had seen too many people like him!
"You definitely don't know what treasures I have. Quickly, call your manager out!" Ling Dong said unhappily with a cold look on his face.
"Sir, please show it to us first. If we …"
Slap!
Ling Dong slapped the maidservant hard on the face. He then scolded her, "Since when did the maidservants of the Kuixing Pavilion become so ill-mannered? Do you think I'm an idiot from the Jianghu? Is this the first time I've come to the Kuixing Pavilion? Quickly go and call your manager out! "Ling Dong scolded with a fierce and perverse expression.
Ling Dong, who was very experienced, knew very well what the maidservant meant. She clearly did not believe that Ling Dong had any treasures! In fact, there were many people who came to the Kuixing Pavilion with fake treasures every year!
The servant girl who had been beaten felt extremely wronged. Just as she was about to say something, a bead curtain on the side of the third floor suddenly opened. A young girl dressed in purple with her hair tied up high and exuding an alluring and enchanting aura floated in with light steps like a purple fairy!
This purple fairy was the manager of the Kuixing Pavilion, Zi Yao, also known as Zi Yao!
"Lian 'er, stand down!" Zi Yao floated in front of Ling Dong with a seductive fragrance. "Sir, I am the manager of the Kuixing Pavilion, Zi Yao. What treasures do you want to sell? You may take them out now!"
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