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Chapter 278 Involving the Xie Family, Discussing Countermeasures

The sudden sound of someone slamming their hand on the table startled everyone.

Wen Qikang was the first to lose his temper, protesting loudly, "What are you doing? You scared the hell out of me!"

Wen Yuanqian: "...Your fathers are right here, what's all this noise about?"

“Hehe, Father.” Yao Changhao touched his nose and pointed to the symbol on the iron ore delivery slip in his hand. “I’ve seen this symbol before in Mobei City.”

After saying that, he handed the form with the symbol to Wen Yuanqian.

After Wen Yuanqian read it, he passed it around to everyone. When it came to Wen Qikang, he glanced at it a few times and hurriedly said, "Sanlang, bring me the list in the third row that you have here."

After comparing the two accounts, Wen Qikang looked up and said, "That matches up! I couldn't find these accounts at first. Now that it matches, brother-in-law, where did you see this symbol?"

"The Story of the Xie Family Stone Boat in Mobei City"

"The Xie family?"

"Yes, just a few months ago, I passed by the Xie family and heard that they had acquired a particularly beautiful stone, so I went over to take a look. Later, someone came out from inside, and when the curtain was lifted, I saw this symbolic token on the table."

"Token?"

"Yes, a token."

This incident caused everyone to stop what they were doing and look at Wen Yuanqian, waiting for his instructions.

Wen Yuanqian......

Ah, the family really can't do without him. Now the old man's heart is filled with the satisfaction of being needed by his family.

Wen Yuanqian stroked his beard and said, "How about you go to Mobei City, boss?"

Before Wen Qilin could speak, Wen Chengbin raised his hand, "Grandfather, eagles fly fast."

"Okay, you go too."

In the end, five people went: Wen Qilin, Wen Qikang, Yao Changhao, Wen Chengbin, and Wen Wen.

Watching the eagle soar into the sky, Wen Yuanqian exclaimed enviously, "Wow, that's fast!"

Wen Chengfeng, standing beside him, understood his grandfather's meaning. He said playfully, "Grandfather, don't be envious. When I have the chance, I'll go to the mountains to find an eagle, and then I'll take you flying."

Wen Yuanqian patted the boy beside him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Well, it's good that you have this intention, Fourth Brother. Grandfather will wait."

The rest of the people went back inside and continued their work.

......

The eagle led the Wen family out of the valley and headed towards Mobei City. Half an hour later, they arrived over Mobei City. Under the cover of darkness, the eagle swooped down and landed in an abandoned courtyard in the city.

The group evaded the night patrols of Mobei City and turned into Xie Family Stone Boat.

With a sweep of her divine sense, Wenwen spotted a young shop assistant inside the shop. The young assistant was snoring quite loudly, so Wenwen immediately cast a sleeping spell on him, causing him to fall into a deep sleep for several hours.

I activated the exploration skill and began searching the shop's items bit by bit.

The shop is not large, and the outer counter only has the account books for the past few days; there are no account books from the past.

Wenwen began searching underground. With the experience of the Genius Passage, she was now searching much more meticulously than before, leaving no small gap unchecked. Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, she found a secret passage in the corner of the shop's warehouse.

Below the secret passage was a hidden room filled with rare ores, presumably collected by the Xie family. Unfortunately, the room contained nothing but ores; nothing related to the token was found.

However, there was another side door to the dark room. Going out through the side door, after several twists and turns, you would end up in a courtyard two streets away.

Wow, this amazing tunnel-digging genius is incredible!

This courtyard has been in disrepair for years, and it's dilapidated everywhere. There's no way around it; it's much larger than the shops.

Wen Qilin, Wen Chengbin, and Wen Wen used their divine senses to scan the area bit by bit, and finally discovered a basement under the artificial hill in the backyard.

The group went down to the basement and saw what they needed.

The basement was filled with refined iron ore, and the table was covered with ledgers, various receipts, and tokens. These things were just casually placed on the table, which showed that the Xie family was quite satisfied with this hidden basement. Little did they know that there were always people more capable than themselves.

"Third brother, you two keep watch for a while, we'll rest for a bit. Wen'er, Dalang, come rest over here for a while."

Wen Qilin found a corner, and Wen Wen and Wen Chengjian sat down next to him.

Especially for Wen Chengjian, whose cultivation level had only recently reached the fourth level of Qi Refining, overusing his divine sense would damage his meridians. Therefore, it was essential for him to regulate his breathing and restore his spiritual power.

The three of them were meditating and regulating their breathing, while Wen Qikang and Yao Changhao were intently examining the ledgers, making copies and replacing them every hour if necessary.

By the time they finished their work, copying what needed to be copied and taking what needed to be taken, it was almost dawn.

Although eagles may fly high and not be afraid of being seen, it's still best to keep a low profile in Mobei City.

Before dawn, the group flew away from Mobei City on eagles and returned to the skies above the valley. Before dawn, the eagles flew directly to the back of the mountain before landing.

Back in the reading room, under everyone's watchful eyes, Wen Qikang took out a pile of ledgers and a token. The symbol on the token was exactly the same as the symbol on the previous delivery slip.

Unexpectedly, the Luo family's affair immediately dragged the Xie family into the mix.

At this moment, the fate of the Xie family was intertwined with that of the Luo family.

Wen Yuanqian glanced at the sky, then at the weary group of men, and instructed, "Eldest brother, you brothers go back to the bamboo courtyard to rest. Wen'er, come back with your brothers."

The old man paused for a moment, then said, "Eldest brother, when it's light, invite your Uncle Ye, your grandmaster, and Xiao Chuan over."

Okay, so you're using us and then discarding us. Oh, no, we're just tools, used and then thrown away!

After the five siblings left the reading room, Wen Chengbin said to Wen Chengxi and Wen Chengfeng, "Come on, I'll take you two for a spin."

Moon Sung-hee: "Really?"

Wen Chengfeng: "Second brother, are you serious?"

Wen Chengbin: "Are you stupid? When has your second brother ever lied?"

"Puch-"

Wenwen laughed out loud.

"Big brother, let's go back and get some good food. We forgot to take out that sharp-nosed pig demon last night, and there are still a lot of other things. Let's go, let's go quickly."

Wen Chengjian: "That's right, I still have quite a few sea monsters that Grandpa Turtle gave me. I should hurry back so that Grandmother can have a taste."

The two siblings swaggered down the mountain.

Wen Chengbin glanced at the two figures and called out, "Big brother, little sister, leave some for us, we'll fly around once and then go back—go back—go—"

The last note lingered for a long time, and the three brothers on the mountain only saw two of them waving and running away.

The whole day passed quickly as I ate and drank with my family and played with my younger siblings.

After dinner, Wenwen, who was playing with her younger siblings in front of the bamboo courtyard, heard her older brother calling her.

"Little sister, Grandfather wants us to go up the mountain, hurry up."

Wenwen: Hey, we've got some work to do, I'm getting busy!