Wang Xu was a man of his word. After discussing matters with his brothers, he once again sent a message through the fellow delivering letters, revealing several places where money was hidden to Li Yuan and Yao Jun outside.
Naturally, Li Yuan and Yao Jun did not dare make decisions on their own and pocket the wealth. They promptly reported it to Meng Zhao.
Meng Zhao welcomed all comers without fear. He had Lü Yue send men from the Meng Family to accompany Li Yuan and Yao Jun to retrieve the treasures.
Though they traveled by land, they had fine horses at their disposal, so it did not take long.
The haul was quite good. It certainly could not compare to the Tuxiu Treasure, but in Meng Zhao's view, it was still a substantial windfall. Banknotes and gold, silver, and jewels were one thing; more importantly, there were rare curios like the Jade Horse—valuable, refined-looking, and suitable for collecting.
Meng Zhao had always been generous to his own people. From this ill-gotten wealth, he set aside one tenth as a reward for Li Yuan and Yao Jun. The two were overjoyed, never expecting to receive rewards so soon after joining the Meng Family.
They had never imagined they could get their hands on so much money. Without Meng Zhao backing them and the County King's Mansion lending assistance, they definitely would not have dared help Wang Xu and the Jingshan Bandits escape. Even extorting money from them would have been too risky.
It was not that they did not want to; it was simply unsafe. If anything went wrong at any link in the chain, they could easily be exposed, followed by a storm of devastating blows. With their small frames, they simply could not withstand it.
Returning to Wang