After settling Big Yellow Dog in, Li Ping'an, Yun Shu, Old Ox, and Run Tu set off back to Shushan.
Nothing happened along the way, and they returned to Shushan.
After collecting their payment, they headed toward Heaven-Reaching Peak.
Halfway there, someone suddenly appeared, his robes fluttering, like a towering mountain.
His muscles bulged and knotted all over; one look told them he practiced martial arts.
With a ferocious face, he spoke in a regional accent and carried an enormous coffin on his shoulder.
"Pay up!!!"
His voice boomed like thunder, seemingly making the ground shudder three times.
"What are you shouting so loudly for?" Run Tu said unhappily.
The man pointed at the coffin on his back. "If you don't pay up today, this coffin..."
"This coffin will be for me?" Li Ping'an said.
"No! I know I can't beat you, and I can afford to offend your master even less.
"So this coffin is for me. If you don't pay up today, I'll die right in front of you."
"There's really no need for that." Li Ping'an smiled helplessly.
This man was presumably a debt collector hired by those who lent money at Lamb Interest in the Black Market. People like him relied above all on being willing to throw their lives away.
Li Ping'an readily took out the payment for this mission and handed it over to the man.
"Every last coin, principal and interest."
The man froze for a moment, having never expected the other party to hand over the money so readily.
Even after receiving the money, he still hadn't recovered.
(⊙o⊙)...
"You've come such a long way. Why not have a cup of tea?"
"...No, thank you."
"Then take care. I won't see you off."
"All right, goodbye."
"Goodbye."
Holding a large bag of