AD Chapter 25

Mu-yeong and Hwa Mucheol greeted him warmly.

“Good work.”

“Well, it was simple.”

Jeok Lee-geon handed the pouch to Mu-yeong. In exchange, Mu-yeong handed over the wrapped meat.

“The finest quality meat.”

Taking the meat, Jeok Lee-geon joked:

“Is this 200,000 tael meat?”

“Hahaha!”

“How much have we gathered so far?”

“About 3 million taels in total.”

Hwa Mucheol’s expression showed shock at the mention of 3 million taels. Though he knew this wasn’t an ordinary person when he was recruited, this level of wealth was beyond expectation.

What shocked Hwa Mucheol even more was Jeok Lee-geon’s next words:

“Still not enough. We need to gather more.”

Mu-yeong nodded.

“The funds are important, but people are even more crucial.”

They needed to gather quite a few people. Having Hwa Mucheol, the greatest expert in mechanical traps, join them was already a great help.

Jeok Lee-geon smirked and said:

“Let’s try recruiting some young talents at the Dragon Phoenix Banquet.”

“I’ll look into it separately as well.”

Hwa Mucheol pulled out several papers from his breast and handed them to Jeok Lee-geon.

“There might be flaws since I made them in a hurry.”

“I trust you.”

Jeok Lee-geon tucked them into his breast without even looking. Hwa Mucheol responded with a faint smile.

Shouldering the meat, Jeok Lee-geon glanced at the Ancient Sword shop at the end of the alley.

“They say they have twelve impenetrable mechanical traps installed.”

Hwa Mucheol smirked and said:

“There’s no such thing as an impenetrable trap in this world.”

“Hahaha!”

All three burst into laughter simultaneously.

Tonight, Mu-yeong and Hwa Mucheol would rob the Ancient Sword shop. They would recover not only the 200,000 taels received today but also the Divine Demonic Jade Buddha. Adding the items in the Ancient Sword shop’s secret vault, they could collect nearly 300,000 taels.

“Though the martial arts within the Buddha statue are gone, we still need to recover it. Mother carried it since childhood after all.”

“When did you master the Buddha statue’s martial arts?”

At Mu-yeong’s question, Hwa Mucheol also looked on with curiosity, waiting for the answer.

Jeok Lee-geon smirked.

“It’s been years. So long I’ve almost forgotten. Never had a reason to use it either.”

“Haha, that’s our young master for you.”

Hwa Mucheol inwardly marveled. He too had heard rumors about the Divine Demonic Jade Buddha. Witnessing such a legendary item being treated so casually as a mere trinket was truly a novel experience.

Gazing at the Ancient Sword shop, Mu-yeong spoke calmly:

“By tomorrow morning, that place will be ruined. And Palm Essence Union will suffer a major blow.”

“We’ll drain them slowly. Like leeches.”

“Indeed.”

“And don’t kill them completely. Palm Essence Union still has some use value.”

As Jeok Lee-geon turned to leave, Mu-yeong added one more thing:

“Ah, and the elders have arrived.”

“Both of them?”

“Master Demonic Sword came too.”

Jeok Lee-geon shook his head as if to say ‘what can you do?’

“Where are they now?”

“They said they’d find their own entertainment.”

“I’m sure they will. First, we need to find proper accommodations for them.”

Jeok Lee-geon said to Hwa Mucheol:

“Soon it’ll be time for Master Hwa to show his true skills.”

Hwa Mucheol bowed respectfully.

Jeok Lee-geon’s eyes glinted.

“We’ll build the safest and most fortified house in the martial arts world.”