PNB Chapter 252 The gangster eats the gangster
Chapter 252 The gangster eats the gangster
Just as Ye Xiaobai was rapidly pursuing the target, Lao Mo, the person involved, was pacing anxiously on a desolate island reef.
It turns out that not long ago, Lao Mo followed the instructions of the demons in the Thunder Islands to sabotage the deep-sea dodder in the Spirit Herb Hall on East Star Island.
Since he was already there, Lao Mo decided to loot most of the precious spiritual herbs in the warehouse.
Destroying it was definitely out of the question; Old Mo had already contacted the Thousand Spirits Trading Company in advance, saying that a large quantity of spirit herbs were available for sale today. The Thousand Spirits Trading Company specialized in selling and buying spirit herbs and treasures of dubious origin.
This would solve the problem of what to do with the spiritual herbs that Lao Mo had stolen.
The thought of receiving a reward from the demons on Thunder Island and also selling some spirit herbs for extra profit filled him with joy.
"What's going on with Gaoyang Mountain of Qianling Trading Company? We agreed to trade at this time, but we haven't seen a single person yet!" Old Mo couldn't help but complain.
"Did something happen?"
Old Mo flew into the air and looked into the distance, searching for anyone heading there.
A moment later, as expected, someone arrived.
However, the two who arrived were middle-aged male cultivators, but their appearances were vastly different. One of them was dressed in a magnificent Daoist robe and had a radiant face. Old Mo naturally recognized this person as Gao Yangshan, an outer sect steward of the Thousand Spirits Trading Company, whose cultivation was also at the early stage of the Core Formation stage.
Judging from this, they must have earned a lot of spirit stones recently.
The other cultivator, Old Mo, looked unfamiliar. His Taoist robe was tattered and he reeked of alcohol. He didn't look like a cultivator at all; he was as dirty as a beggar.
"Fellow Daoist Gao, you're so late! I thought the deal had been canceled!" Old Mo greeted him first.
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Mo is joking. We ran into an acquaintance on the way, which delayed us a bit," Gao Yangshan said with a smile.
"Oh, I see. May I ask how I should address this fellow Daoist beside me?" Old Mo asked, looking at the disheveled cultivator next to Gao Yangshan.
"This is the new protector who has joined our Qianling Merchant Guild. Just call him Old Zhang!"
After giving a polite greeting, Lao Mo noticed that Lao Zhang didn't say much, but Lao Mo didn't mind, as business was more important.
"I've brought the items, Fellow Daoist Gao. Have you prepared the spirit stones?" Old Mo cut to the chase without further ado.
"Haha, let's see what you brought first, and see if it's worth the spirit stones!" Gao Yangshan showed no sign of urgency, remaining completely calm. He seemed to have already taken control of the entire transaction.
"These must all be good stuff. All the spiritual herbs that Dongxing Island's Spirit Herb Hall has treasured for many years are here! Fellow Daoist Gao, your Qianling Trading Company will definitely make a fortune by meeting me!" Old Mo said, taking out the precious spiritual herbs he had snatched.
"Dongxing Island has been under martial law recently to guard against the invasion of the demon race. Fellow Daoist, you actually managed to obtain these precious spiritual herbs. I really underestimated Fellow Daoist Mo!"
When Gao Yangshan saw that Lao Mo had actually brought out spiritual herbs far exceeding his expectations, his eyes lit up. He had indeed originally planned to make a deal with Lao Mo.
However, looking at the mountain of spiritual herbs in front of me, worth nearly a million spirit stones, wouldn't it be more worthwhile to get them for free? It would be perfect to bring an extra helper with this trip.
Gao Yangshan pretended to haggle, saying with a look of disdain, "These deep-sea dodders aren't in high demand, so they don't seem to be worth many spirit stones, right?"
“It’s alright, I’ll sell them cheap. I’ll give you a discount too. These spiritual herbs are probably worth four million spirit stones in total, but I’ll give you three million two hundred and eighty thousand spirit stones! Fellow Daoist Gao, you can definitely make a lot of profit!” Old Mo said confidently.
"Three million is no small sum. Let me discuss it with the protector next to me!" Gao Yangshan prepared to communicate with Old Zhang next to him so they could take action together later.
"No problem, you can discuss it. But don't discuss it for too long, I don't have much patience. If you don't want it, there are plenty of other people who will!" Old Mo felt that with so many precious spiritual herbs, he could definitely control the other party.
After pulling Old Zhang aside, Gao Yangshan casually set up a simple shielding array and whispered, "We'll make our move later and snatch all those spirit herbs!"
"Huh? Didn't you say you were here to buy spirit herbs? Now you're just robbing me!" Old Zhang asked, somewhat surprised.
"The other side has more spiritual herbs than I expected, and I didn't bring that many spirit stones. Besides, those spiritual herbs were stolen by that old Mo. He can steal from others, and we can steal from him! That's how the world works. Whoever has the strongest fist gets to enjoy the good stuff!"
"Don't forget, I saved you when you were being hunted down and even got you into the Thousand Spirits Merchant Guild! You're not even willing to listen to me anymore?" Gao Yangshan said with a serious expression.
"Alright, since you've said so, I'll follow your arrangements!" Old Zhang said, then reluctantly picked up his wine gourd and gulped it down, as if he had made some difficult decision.
"Have you two finished discussing this? It's been so long. If it really doesn't work out, let's just call off the deal!" Old Mo couldn't help but complain after seeing Gao Yangshan and the other man discussing for so long.
At this moment, Gao Yangshan was ready, and to be on the safe side, he would definitely launch a sneak attack.
"Fellow Daoist Mo, don't rush. After all, this is such a big order, I still need to carefully check the condition of the spiritual herbs!" Gao Yangshan said as he approached Old Mo, with Old Zhang following closely behind.
Old Mo had a bad feeling, but he still decided to take out the spiritual herbs and let Gao Yangshan check them carefully. After all, what the other party said was right. With so many spiritual herbs, if there was a problem, it would be the other party who would suffer the loss.
"Then hurry up and check!" Old Mo said, tossing over some of the spiritual herbs for Gao Yangshan to examine.
Gao Yangshan took the storage bag and pretended to inspect it. Suddenly, he took out a handful of Antarctic fruits and said, "Fellow Daoist Mo, there seems to be something wrong with these Antarctic fruits!"
"How is that possible? I've checked all these Antarctic fruits, there's nothing wrong with them!" Old Mo immediately showed an incredulous expression.
"If you don't believe me, come and see for yourself!" Gao Yangshan said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.
Old Mo certainly didn't believe there was anything wrong with this batch of Antarctic fruits, so he quickly went over to check it himself.
Just as Lao Mo was completely focused on the Antarctic fruit in Gao Yangshan's hand, he heard Gao Yangshan shout, "Make your move!"
Old Zhang, standing to the side, didn't hesitate either, immediately using his gourd-shaped magic weapon to launch a swift attack.
With a loud "bang!", Old Mo was caught off guard and coughed up blood.
Fortunately, he was wearing a protective magic item—the Xuan Tie Heart-Protecting Armor—which blocked most of Lao Zhang's attack power; otherwise, Lao Mo would not have been able to stand up after taking such a blow.
The once smooth surface of the Xuan Tie Heart Armor was now covered with cracks, and Old Mo immediately felt that he might not have a good end today.
"Fellow Daoist Gao, you're trying to double-cross me!" Old Mo roared angrily.
"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Mo, that's how the world is, the strong prey on the weak. This Spirit Grassland was originally stolen from Dongxing Island by you, so it's not unreasonable for you to give it to us!" Gao Yangshan laughed loudly.
"What a cruel world! But it won't be so easy to snatch these spiritual herbs from me!" Old Mo certainly didn't want to give up so many spiritual herbs so easily.
After taking a healing pill, he turned and fled into the distance.
"Stop struggling, you're already seriously injured and can't escape now!" Gao Yangshan said, and he and Lao Zhang quickly caught up and surrounded Lao Mo.
"Indeed, stop struggling, Old Mo. Hand over the spirit herbs you stole from the Spirit Herb Hall, and I can give you a quick death!" A familiar voice rang out.