Wenren Hu frowned slightly upon hearing this.

However, he wasn’t too flustered.

He had known this day would come ever since he decided to sell the same Technique multiple times.

It was already extremely lucky that they had managed to drag it out for a month!

Lin AhSan said, blaming himself,

"Sigh, it’s all my fault. I wanted to trade for some things at the black market and used the Elixir Pills we exchanged for before. Those pills were probably marked. I was careless, got followed, and my identity was exposed!"

If he hadn’t spent the last month practicing Wang Xiao’s Martial Arts, causing his strength to skyrocket to the Meridian Passage Realm, he probably wouldn’t have been able to escape the black market at all.

Wenren Hu didn’t blame him too harshly.

"What’s done is done. There’s no use saying more. We both have the status of government officials now, so these people from the black market won’t dare to make a move openly."

"However, I’m afraid we can’t stay in Qingshui City any longer. We have to leave quickly!"

Although his current strength was a bit weaker than Lin AhSan’s, he had still reached the Peak of Life Spring.

With that kind of power, he was considered an expert. He could make a living anywhere.

There was no need to stay here forever.

Lin AhSan glanced at the room with the tightly shut door and couldn’t help but ask,

"Is Senior still in seclusion?!"

Wenren Hu nodded.

"He hasn’t come out all month. But I can occasionally hear some echoes. Senior’s strength should be slowly recovering, I just don’t know to what extent!"

This month, to allow Wang Xiao to cultivate better, he and his younger sister had mostly been living in the woodshed.

Lin AhSan raised an eyebrow.

"So what do we do now? Should we notify Senior?!"

He was worried about disturbing him rashly. If Wang Xiao was at a critical point in his Cultivation and something went wrong because of the interruption, the trouble would be immense.

Just as the two were hesitating,

Wang Xiao’s voice suddenly echoed in their minds.

"I am already aware. There is no need to worry."

Hearing Wang Xiao’s voice, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin AhSan couldn’t help but ask,

"Senior, they’re probably going to find us soon. How should we handle this?!"

Wang Xiao’s voice replied,

"The ones who are supposed to come haven’t arrived yet. I can’t make a move right now, or I’ll tip them off. You two have improved a lot this month. It’s enough to handle the current situation."

Wenren Hu and Lin AhSan frowned slightly, a trace of confusion in their eyes.

’Who are the ones who are supposed to come?!’

Just then, a sudden rush of hurried footsteps sounded from outside the house.

In an instant, shadowy figures emerged one after another from the darkness outside, staring menacingly into the house!

Nearly every one of these figures had opened their Life Spring; their strength was not to be underestimated.

"You damn government officials, how dare you double-cross us!"

"I suggest you two spit out the Elixir Pills you scammed from us. Otherwise, you won’t be walking out this door today!"

"Hmph, I’m backed by the Carefree Sect! If I report this, not even your official status will protect you!"

The threatening voices passed through the door one by one.

Lin AhSan sneered.

"You run a black market, but you don’t investigate properly before you buy something. How can you blame me? I don’t have any Elixir Pills, but I do have a life. If any of you have the guts, come and take it!"

He knew that if he and Wenren Hu couldn’t win, Wang Xiao would definitely step in. This knowledge bolstered his confidence.

Wenren Hu also tightened his grip on his long saber and said,

"In business, you’re responsible for your own profits and losses. What we did wasn’t wrong, so why should we compensate you for your loss?"

As his voice fell,

THUMP, THUMP, THUMP!

another series of footsteps rang out.

Then, a deep, powerful voice drifted over.

"Tsk tsk, what big talk. Business is indeed about bearing your own profits and losses. However, selling one Technique multiple times like this... it’s been many years since I’ve encountered someone breaking such a taboo."

"I wonder, who gave you two the courage to scam my Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion? Not even Yang Jun would have the guts for that, would he?!"

As the voice sounded, a pot-bellied, middle-aged man slowly walked over. He was holding a string of Golden Buddhist Beads. Although he looked fat, he walked with the gait of a dragon and the stride of a tiger, making the ground tremble slightly with each step.

Seeing this middle-aged man and the merchants behind him, the crowd of black market vendors unconsciously parted to make a path!

"Master Qiao the Third is here! You must seek justice for us."

"These two have some serious nerve, daring to scam even Master Qiao the Third!"

"Today, if these two don’t spit out the Elixir Pills, we’ll grind their bones to dust! It won’t matter even if the Officials’ Family shows up!"

Lin AhSan and Wenren Hu’s pupils constricted slightly when they saw the pot-bellied man.

The middle-aged man before them was named Qiao An.

Because he was the third son in his family, people in the Jianghu called him Master Qiao the Third.

In Qingshui City, his strength was second only to Hu Yishan, the leader of the City Defense Army. He had already reached the Myriad Laws Realm Middle Stage.

Rumor had it that Qiao An had once joined the Buddhist Sect, but he couldn’t stand its strict rules and regulations, so he returned to secular life.

Later, by a stroke of luck, he joined the Lingxiao Sect and became an Inner Sect Disciple.

The Lingxiao Sect was considered one of the top ten Sects in Ye State.

And the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was an enterprise of the Lingxiao Sect!

Lin AhSan took a breath and mustered his courage to say,

"Master Qiao the Third, your Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is open for business. Don’t tell me you have a policy of taking back things you’ve already sold. If that’s the case, who would dare do business with you in the future!"

Qiao An kneaded the Golden Buddhist Beads in his hand, his gaze falling upon Lin AhSan.

"You’ve got some nerve. Heh, I won’t make things difficult for you today. Take out all the Elixir Pills you scammed, and then each of you will take one punch from me. If you don’t die, we’ll call it even!"