"How could that be? Don't lie to me. How could it possibly have cost five gold coins!" Helunaixing looked at Uchiha Madara and said, "Couldn't find anyone else to extort, so you came to extort me instead?"
"At my age, how could I possibly lie to children like you? I spent five gold coins, not a single coin less," Uchiha Madara said.
"Then forget it. I'll just thank you verbally." Helunaixing smiled at Uchiha Madara. "My gold coins aren't some small amount. I might not be able to come up with that many gold coins in my entire life."
"Just give me one or two, then," Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
"I didn't come here to scam you out of money. I mainly came to make sure the two of you were safe," Uchiha Madara said.
"So you only need to cover my travel expenses there and back. I'm not asking for much else," Uchiha Madara told Helunaixing.
"Fine. If everything can be settled tomorrow, I'll pay you back then. If it can't all be settled tomorrow, I'll pay you back later," Helunaixing said.
"Then when are we leaving?" Xing En looked at Helunaixing and asked. "Do you have any plans in mind now?"
Helunaixing shook his head. "The plan in my mind right now is to find a place to get some proper rest first, then discuss what to do tomorrow."
"..." Uchiha Madara was somewhat speechless as he said to Helunaixing, "At a time like this, even if I gave you a bed, could you lie down? Could you actually fall asleep?"
"The most important thing right now is to consider your next move. You need to understand that once this is exposed and the entire city goes into lockdown, when they come looking for you, you