Chapter 35

Watching the figure of Number 10 leave, Number 9 waved his hand and led the remaining people to run in the other direction.

Since this cultivation academy had only been established for a short time, the commercial streets around it had not yet taken shape. Therefore, there were not many people on the streets at this time.

Number 10 led a group into a spirit stone shop. Seeing that there were still customers at such a late hour, the salesgirl smiled and said, "Welcome, may I ask what you need?"

"I want spirit stones!"

"How many would the gentleman like to buy?"

"However many you have!"

"Please wait a moment!" The salesgirl sensed that something was amiss and hurriedly walked towards the manager's office. Then, a portly man accompanied by two security guards came over and said, "I'm sorry, would the gentleman like to pay in cash or by card?"

"Cash, but I'll bring you more money later. Give me the goods now," Number 10 said arrogantly.

Hearing Number 10's words, the manager's originally smiling face suddenly turned serious: "Sir, don't joke around. Our store does not have a policy of extending credit, so please leave!" The two security guards stepped forward, blocking the manager.

"Ha ha!" Number 10 suddenly burst out, quickly rushing towards the two security guards. Before they could react, he punched one of them and kicked the other with his left foot. With his ability to multiply his strength, Number 10 instantly knocked the two security guards to the ground, rendering them unconscious.

"Ah~" The salesgirl was frightened by the sudden situation.

"Just two low-level cultivators. If you don't resist, I won't guarantee your safety," Number 10 said coldly. "Alright! Take my people to the warehouse to get the goods!" Number 10 patted the manager's shoulder, who was lying on the ground.

Time passed second by second, and everything was proceeding according to plan. They had already robbed eleven spirit stone shops without encountering any significant resistance, as no one would have thought that someone would dare to rob near the cultivation academy.

"Mr. Number 9, this is the last shop. The owner of this shop once refused to do business with us," a man with a cunning look said.

"Go, don't waste time. After this, we'll immediately retreat," Number 9 said, looking at the shop called Old Wang's Spirit Stone Store.

"Yes!" The group rushed in.

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"How is it? Are you satisfied with the goods?" Lin Fei said calmly.

"Satisfied! Very satisfied! The quality of the spirit energy ore provided by the gentleman is excellent!" Wang Wu said, putting away his inspection tools.

"Good, then I can collect the payment, right?" Lin Fei said.

"Of course, of course, please, sir!" Wang Wu said.

Lin Fei stood up and walked to the pile of money. He placed his right hand on it, and in the blink of an eye, the pile of money disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Pleasure doing business. I'll call you in advance for the next transaction," Lin Fei said.

"Bang!" The door to the private room was kicked open by someone.

Three men in black walked in. They looked fierce and smug, brandishing knives in their hands.

"You're all here! Who's the boss? Quickly take us to the warehouse. If you don't want to get hurt, don't resist," the leader said arrogantly.

"Who are you? Entering my shop with knives, I can report this to the authorities," Wang Wu said calmly.

"Looks like you're the boss. I'm here to rob you. If you cooperate, you'll be fine. Otherwise, you'll lose your life," the man said viciously.

"Xiao Zhen, call the police," Wang Wu said.

"Looking for death~" The two subordinates who had been silent all along swung their knives and rushed forward.

Clang! Chen Xiao Liu blocked them, using his baton to knock their weapons to the ground in a few swift moves. Then he delivered two flying kicks, sending them flying to the corner of the private room.

"Tough guy!" The leader immediately fled towards the door.

"Dad, the call won't go through. The signal must be jammed," Wang Zhen said anxiously.

"They mean business! It seems they planned this. Let's leave through the back door. The authorities should be here soon, and they won't last long," Wang Wu said. "Sir, I'm sorry! I didn't expect this to happen today," Wang Wu said apologetically to Lin Fei.

"I'm speechless. Who would have thought that a simple transaction would turn into a robbery," Lin Fei thought, then said to Wang Wu, "It's fine. You wouldn't be happy if this happened in your shop either."

"Let's go!" Wang Wu led the way to the back door.

"Where do you think you're going? We haven't gotten what we came for. No one is allowed to leave," a man with a scar on his forehead, who had come with the one who fled, said to the group as they exited the private room.

"Boss, you go first. I'll hold them off," Chen Xiao Liu said.

Whoosh! The scar-faced man instantly appeared in front of Chen Xiao Liu, punching him in the stomach, rendering him unable to fight.

"Xiao Liu."

"Uncle Liu."

"Come to the hall with me! Don't force me to kill," the scar-faced man said coldly.

Wang Wu and Wang Zhen supported Chen Xiao Liu and followed the scar-faced man to the hall. Lin Fei followed behind, watching the situation unfold.

"I can't let this newly established business relationship end like this," Lin Fei had already made up his mind.

The hall was in chaos. Several salesgirls had tape over their mouths and were tied up in the corner, their faces filled with fear, their bodies trembling.

The spirit stones on the shelves had been completely swept away, and about twenty men in black, carrying large bags, stood around.

"Mr. Wang, take me to your warehouse! We're just here to borrow some spirit stones; we don't want to harm you," the scar-faced man said condescendingly.

"As long as you don't harm us, I'll take you to the warehouse. If you need spirit stones, I can only apologize. My shop is small, and I don't have many spirit stones in the warehouse. All the spirit stones are on the shelves here," Wang Wu said.

"Really? Lying to me will cost you a finger," the scar-faced man frowned.

"I have no reason to lie to you now. If you don't believe me, I'll take you to the warehouse to see for yourself," Wang Wu said.

"Mr. Number 9, we collected a total of 800 spirit stones from the shelves here," someone reported.

"So few," Number 9 said.

At this moment, a hurried set of footsteps approached from the direction of the private room.

"Mr. Number 9, I found a box in the private room of this shop, filled with a large amount of spirit energy ore," a man in black excitedly placed the box in front of Number 9 and quickly opened it. Inside was the cargo that Lin Fei had sold to Wang Wu earlier. Wang Wu had hidden the box under the coffee table, but it had been discovered.

"Good job, you'll be rewarded heavily when we return!" Number 9, seeing the spirit energy ore worth thousands of spirit stones, rarely showed a faint smile on his cold face.

"Wait!" A voice suddenly rang out.