Jiang Ping An and Zhu Qianqi exchanged a glance.
Both had lived for many years and immediately understood what had happened.
Someone had skimmed a cut.
This bounty had been reported layer by layer, with deductions taken at every level, until only 25 billion remained.
Zhu Qianqi gritted his teeth, removed the treasured sword that had accompanied him for many years, and presented it to Jiang Ping An with both hands.
"I hope you will not find it beneath your notice, sir. Once you help us eliminate the great demon, Lava Fort will certainly treat you with the utmost hospitality!"
To protect Lava Fort, Zhu Qianqi could only offer up the sword that had followed him for years.
Jiang Ping An did not reach out to take it. "Since I have accepted the task, I will handle it according to the rules and help you eliminate the great demon."
Out of sympathy, he did not accept the man's sword.
When he had been young, his parents had died because they encountered soldiers who exploited people layer upon layer.
The most detestable ones were those bastards who had clearly done nothing, yet still skimmed a cut at every level.
It would not have been hard for these people to scrape together some money. If he still squeezed them dry, he would truly be no better than a beast.
Zhu Qianqi's hands trembled with emotion. "Thank you, sir!"
"Where is the great demon?" Jiang Ping An wanted a swift battle and a swift resolution so he could hurry back to the Holy Land.
"The great demon is inside Black Cloud Volcano. I will take you there."
Zhu Qianqi fastened his treasured sword back on and led Jiang Ping An toward Black Cloud Volcano.
After roughly two hours of flight, thick smoke appeared