10 Gold Ingots

The Old Ancestor smiled and said, "Anyway, there are already a lot of big trees right up to their doorstep; they're just waiting for it to get dark!"

Those big trees are clever; they had already laid an ambush at their doorstep.

Old Madam Zhou said angrily, "We originally thought that since Yanmen Pass belonged to Zhou Wanwan Zhou Wanwan, we could seize all of her shops and estates."

Zhou Fuyu, standing nearby, asked, "Mother, what about now?"

Old Madam Zhou was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth.

"The guards said that Zhou Wanwan's city lord position had been revoked."

That brat, she loves to play tricks! I thought she really was the city lord!

Qian Huihui said, "Even if she's not the city lord, she owns countless businesses; she must be wealthy."

Old Madam Zhou nodded and said, "We have to find a way to snatch everything from that little girl's hands, otherwise we'll probably have a hard time returning to the capital."

Old Madam Zhou also wanted to return to Beijing, but now that Zhou Fuyu had caused such a big problem, she would lose face even if she went back to the capital.

It would be better to just live on the border.

There is more freedom here at the border, and since the border area is just starting to develop, houses and land here are relatively cheaper.

Most importantly, Zhou Wanwan is here.

I heard that Zhou Wanwan's business has grown quite a bit, especially her takeout and restaurant businesses. I also heard that she owns a Treasure-Gathering Bank.

If we could take everything from Zhou Wanwan, we'd truly be rich.

Zhou Min said:

"Grandma, I recently did some secret investigation into Zhou Wanwan and found that she is not simple. She has businesses in almost every city."

It's not just those takeout and restaurant businesses; she has several capable people working under her.

Take Cheng Chao, for example. He manages the brothels, gambling dens, and racecourses owned by Zhou Wanwan.

There's also Shen Wanjun, who manages Zhou Wanwan's money exchange, pharmacy, silk shop, and security escort agency.

As for Xie Cheng'en, I think he's currently managing Zhou Wanwan's takeout and snack shops.

Old Madam Zhou's hands trembled with excitement. "It would be great if we could get our hands on all these properties under her name!"

It's indeed highly unlikely that Yanmen Pass is still there; it was the most important pass under heaven.

Everyone was watching closely; no matter how capable they were, they couldn't possibly overcome this hurdle.

But Zhou Wanwan is a big fat sheep.

Old Madam Zhou became more and more excited as she thought about it. When she woke up early the next morning, she found herself sleeping in the pigsty.

She screamed, "It stinks! Ugh! What happened? How did I end up sleeping here?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than several pigs came over, grunting and snorting, and nudged her into the pig dung.

Old Madam Zhou screamed and scrambled to her feet.

The others woke up too, Zhou Fuyu said, "How did we end up in the pigsty? The smell is awful!"

Zhou Min immediately vomited. "How disgusting! I need to take a shower."

Zhou Lan also scrambled out.

She cried out, "Grandma, our house is gone again!"

Old Madam Zhou rushed out from inside and said:

"Oh dear! Good heavens! Where is our house?!"

My house cost over five thousand taels of silver to build.

"Oh no, who is it? Why are they keeping an eye on us?"

Zhou Fuyu trembled with fear. "Mother, do you think it might be something evil?"

Old Madam Zhou glared at him and said, "What filth? I think someone did it on purpose."

"Then who do you think it is? Who could have followed us all the way from the capital to the border?"

Old Madam Zhou couldn't explain it either, so she quickly went to the county government to report the case, Chen Ankang received the report.

He looked at Old Madam Zhou and said, "This is quite strange. Have you offended anyone before?"

Old Madam Zhou shook her head and said, "No, it's absolutely impossible for me to offend anyone."

Chen Ankang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to investigate right now."

After investigating for quite some time, Old Madam Zhou looked at Chen Ankang and asked, "Have you found any problems?"

Chen Ankang shook his head and said, "No, there's no problem at all. Look, there aren't any footprints. Are you sure there's a house here?"

Old Madam Zhou quickly nodded and said, "Of course there's a house! My house cost more than 5,000 taels of silver, and it's very grand, a five-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house)."

Chen Ankang said speechlessly, "A five-courtyard siheyuan, you probably can't take it away in one night, can you?"

"But they just took it! I refuse to believe this five-courtyard siheyuan could have gone anywhere! Help me find it, where could such a big siheyuan have gone?"

Chen Ankang looked at them and said, "Then you can wait here for news! I'll take some men to go look for them now."

But as soon as he stepped outside, Chen Ankang went straight back to Yanmen Pass.

His subordinate behind him asked, "Sir, shall we continue the investigation?"

Chen Ankang's lips twitched. "Investigate what? You won't find anything."

Several of his subordinates, being his own men, immediately understood. "The lord's meaning is clear: this case is not simple; we shouldn't get involved."

After everyone left, Chen Ankang sighed and said, "It's so difficult to handle a case like our own! Did you manage to clean up the mess properly back then?"

"Don't worry! We're very clever! We've cleaned everything up completely, leaving absolutely no trace."

Chen Ankang was relieved.

The Jiang Lineage clan patriarch and the Black Shark Gang members arrived at the best restaurant.

The restaurant staff shook their heads and said, "Distinguished guests, we are truly sorry, our restaurant is fully booked."

The Jiang Lineage clan patriarch's face darkened as he said, "What's going on with all the restaurants in Yanmen Pass? How can every single one of them be full?"

The restaurant owner smiled and said, "I'm so sorry, the War God's Tomb is just too popular here, we're fully booked."

"What is this War God's Tomb?" the Jiang Lineage clan chief asked curiously.

The restaurant owner briefly explained, "Anyway, the second level of the War God's Tomb has opened, and there are always good items there. It's incredibly popular right now."

The Black Shark Gang leader frowned and said, "Really? Where would such a good thing happen? Every time we enter that War God Fort, we get good stuff?"

The shopkeeper chuckled, "That depends on luck."

"It's all fake, right? How could such a miraculous thing happen?" The Jiang Lineage clan chief simply couldn't believe it.

The shopkeeper said:

"Believe it or not, among all the customers I've served, there have always been a few who found treasure after entering the second level of the War God's Tomb."

"Look at those guys, they found a box of gold ingots yesterday, 10 gold ingots, do you know how much that's worth?"

The leader of the Black Shark Gang asked, "How much?"

"100 taels of silver."

The leader of the Black Shark Gang widened his eyes and said, "Just going to the War God Hall for a short while, and you can earn more than 100 taels of silver?"

"That's right! Not only that, the War God Hall can also yield top-tier weapons. Yesterday, someone found a treasured sword that can cut through iron like mud."

The Black Shark Gang leader was genuinely curious. "So, can we go tomorrow too?"

"Sure, anyone can go in, as long as they pay the entrance fee."

"What? You have to pay an entrance fee to go in there?" The Black Shark Gang leader was dumbfounded.

"Yes, it's not expensive, only 20 coins."

The Jiang Lineage clan chief snorted coldly and said, "I think it's all a lie. Let's find a place to stay first."

The innkeeper looked at them and said, "There is a place, it's a bit more expensive than our restaurant, but the rooms there are better than ours."

How much per night?

One tael of silver per room.

"Holy crap, you guys are robbing me!"

The innkeeper chuckled, "Take it or leave it. We also have tents. Why don't you buy one and camp in the wild? That would save you money."

The Jiang Lineage clan chief's lips twitched as he said, "Let's stay over there!"

The innkeeper led them to the residential area. "The rooms here are all quite nice. How many rooms do you need?"

"Give us five rooms!" the Jiang Lineage clan chief said calmly.