After leaving, the shadow removed the mask from his face, revealing a stern countenance.
It was none other than Li Chuan!
After burning the bloodstained night clothes, Li Chuan quickly returned to Pine Wind Martial Hall.
Before entering his courtyard, Li Chuan checked the fine strand of hair wedged in the door latch.
It was unbroken!
That proved no one had come by.
Only then did Li Chuan relax and quietly close the door behind him.
By the bright oil lamp inside, Li Chuan took out the purse he had found on Qin Feng.
He poured out the silver and counted it.
A full fifteen taels!
"That rich bastard. He takes fifteen taels of silver with him just to go out drinking and chasing women."
He had worked his tail off delivering medicine for a mere twenty taels of silver.
From this one glimpse, he could tell just how wealthy Qin Feng was.
"That definitely isn't all of Qin Feng's money!"
When he had first reached Dark Force, the Wang Family in the Inner City had offered him a monthly stipend of thirty taels of silver.
His entire fortune was worth at least a hundred taels.
It was probably in his courtyard!
And now, with night at its darkest, this was the perfect time to go and retrieve it.
But the moment the thought surfaced, Li Chuan dismissed it.
"I mustn't put myself in danger for a trifling gain right in front of me." Li Chuan's mind was clear as a mirror; greed hadn't clouded his judgment.
Although his courtyard wasn't far from Qin Feng's, there was no telling who might see him if he went out.
If that happened, he could jump into the Yellow River and still never wash away the suspicion!
The furious Wang Family would never