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Mo Hua had wanted to ask for more information, but Shopkeeper Zhao was an old hand in the world. If he asked too much, Zhao would definitely notice something and grow suspicious.
With the situation unclear, it was better not to talk too much.
So Mo Hua silently drank his tea and pretended none of this had happened.
After a while, the Black-Robed Elder came downstairs with Zhu Muchen. It looked as though they had visited the chief shopkeeper.
Mo Hua glanced upstairs, somewhat curious about Fortune Pavilion's chief shopkeeper, but he did not act rashly.
Zhu Muchen had wanted to chat more with Mo Hua, his Senior Martial Brother, but with the Black-Robed Elder present, many things were inconvenient to say.
His schedule was tight, and he had no way to stay long. He could only bid Mo Hua farewell, saying reluctantly,
"Senior Martial Brother, I'll be leaving first. I'll come find you next time."
Mo Hua nodded and said gently, "Cultivate well."
"Mm!" Zhu Muchen nodded.
Afterward, Zhu Muchen left with the Black-Robed Elder.
Mo Hua and Shopkeeper Zhao settled some Array Technique orders and cleared the payments from their previous tomb raids, receiving roughly three hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
Shopkeeper Zhao paid the Spirit Stones readily. He and Mo Hua were practically "accomplices"—whether it was tomb raiding or drawing Array Techniques, whatever Mo Hua earned was equivalent to Shopkeeper Zhao earning as well.
The more Mo Hua earned, the more Shopkeeper Zhao earned.
To Shopkeeper Zhao, Mo Hua, known in the underworld as the "Black-Faced Fiend," was undoubtedly a little god of wealth.
After finishing these matters, Mo Hua bade Shopkeeper Zhao farewell.
Shopkeeper Zhao respectfully escorted Mo Hua, his "little god of wealth," out the door.
After leaving Fortune Pavilion, on the