Lu Ye casually tossed the short-blade Dao Artifact to Yan Xiaowu, who caught it in a flurry of panic, momentarily stunned.
This was a high-grade Dao Artifact, worth nearly a thousand Dao Bones. Yan Xiaowu had originally wondered whether he should find a private chamber to complete the handover with Lu Ye, thinking that would be secure enough. Who would have thought the man would simply toss it over like this?
He fondled it for a while, unable to put it down. Only after confirming that it was indeed a high-grade Dao Artifact did Yan Xiaowu solemnly put it away. Then he took out a Storage Ring and handed it to Lu Ye. "Dao Brother, there are eleven hundred Dao Bones inside. The extra two hundred are this month's House General monthly stipend."
The so-called House General monthly stipend was merely a pretext. Though Lu Ye possessed the Yan Family's House General Token, both he and the Yan Family knew exactly what that token was about. The two hundred Dao Bones each month had been promised to Lu Ye by Yan Yong before. Since Yan Xiaowu had come this time, he had brought them together with the payment for the Dao Artifact.
"Much obliged." Lu Ye nodded.
"Take care, Dao Brother. I must return and report. Brother Yan Hong said that if there is another good opportunity like this, Dao Brother must remember the Yan Family."
"No problem." Lu Ye agreed at once. After this pleasant experience of working together, if he gained anything else in the future, he would naturally contact the Yan Family again.
After watching Yan Xiaowu leave, Lu Ye turned to look to the side. Someone had been waiting there for quite some time.
It was Chen Sheng, a member of Night Owl. Lu Ye had