Chapter 279: Crazed Jing Wei (1/2)

”Oh? Good news, I presume?” Xukong asked curiously.

Lin Mu nodded in response before speaking.

”Indeed, Senior. Jingming Shang delivered the material required to repair the ring about two weeks ago, and he has just been finishing up. Old man Jing Wei told me that he was just about to contact me when I did it first instead.” Lin Mu replied.

”That's good, another thing off your mind,” Xukong said.

Lin Mu hummed in agreement before leaving the room and heading out to the streets. He had already gotten used to leaving Little Shrubby at home and did not worry much. No matter where he was in the Town, Lin Mu could sense him through his connection, especially after it has strengthened even more.

And it was not like Little Shrubby would get into trouble either. There were not really many people that were as strong as it was, and the ones that were actually stronger than him would not be able to catch him anyway. Even now Lin Mu was unable to match the speed of the small beast.

Lin Mu made his way to the desolate alley where the Jing Wei's emporium was located in and triggered the formation to make it reveal itself. He then walked into the shop only to find it empty.

”Hmm, looks like Duan Ke is in the courtyard.” Lin Mu muttered to himself.

He took a look around and found everything to be the same except for a few things that had been added. These things were sacks and large packages that were yet to be opened. The packages were wrapped in canvas, and the contents of it could not be perceived from outside.

Lin Mu curiously scanned it with his spirit sense and got the shock of his life. There were about three large packages kept in the room, and all of them looked common. But its contents were anything but simple.

”Gold… So much gold…” Lin Mu uttered with shock.

All of the packages were filled with solid bars of gold which had no stamp or engravings on them. Usually, the gold issued by the kingdom or any other organization had some markings on it which proved its authenticity. But there did not seem to be anything on these gold bars, and they actually seemed to be a bit crudely made as they had dents and unequal edges.

”Why is this gold lying here?” Lin Mu wondered.

He knew that there was no chance of the gold ever getting stolen, but it still seemed unusual for it to be kept here.

Just as he was thinking about that, the door behind the shop opened, and out walked Duan Ke.

”Oh, you're here just in time. Grandfather is nearly done, and now we have the final ingredient as well.” Duan Ke said.

”Let's get to him then,” Lin Mu said in an impatient tone.

”Wait, we have to get the final material,” Duan Ke said before walking to the three large packages.

Lin Mu was a bit surprised at first before understanding what she meant.