Chapter 0217 – May I Come Forward – Absolute Returns

“I say Old Yang, how many times have I told you? You can’t always think of taking advantage of people, sometimes you have to suffer a little loss. How dare you, just because you lost a few dollars, you go to the Martial Arts Alliance for help? Is the Wulin League run by your family? They’re busy. They have to eat too. Don’t ever do that again, got it?”

However, there was no response from Old Yang, who had fallen to the ground and was dead. Golden Pig Ikuo knew that the other party was dead, but he still chattered and counted.

He has a short temper and a thin figure, which is completely incompatible with the title of “Golden Pig”. He hates when people make mistakes, so his men can’t even breathe in front of him.

“Search his place, take everything of value, and kill anyone who might have leaked the information.”

“Yes!”

The men led the way, and they would disguise the scene as if it had been ransacked by robbers and then burn it down in a single fire.

In recent times, he could only rely on this way to amass wealth, all because of that damned Divine Fairy Grass.

Ikuo yelled at another of his men, “Did you find them?”

“Not yet, I’ve put in extra manpower, I’ll have news soon.”

The First and Second Immortals, who were in charge of selling the Divine Immortal Herb, rolled away all the money, which caused serious problems in Ik Sang’s financial chain.

According to the investigation, the First and Second Immortals personally went to the battlefield to collect the money and then disappeared with all the money. Just thinking about them made Ikuo furious.

“Those two idiots!”

If they continue to follow them, they can make more money.

Ikuo couldn’t figure out how Yixian, who had always been shrewd and cautious, could do such a stupid thing as picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon.

He didn’t know what they were really thinking or what problems they were having. Maybe there was infighting among them, maybe they were in some other kind of trouble, maybe they were being blackballed by someone else.

After all, the lure of money, like the taste of blood, would attract countless jackals and tigers. But no matter what, as long as he caught them, Ikuo would break them into pieces, and even if they were killed by others, he would kill them again.

“Find them, no matter what! If you don’t find them, you’ll have your heads on a platter!”

The henchmen, knowing that Ikuo was not joking, were scared out of their wits and ran out of the room.

At that moment, another henchman walked in and reported, “Da Hu from the West Manor seeks an audience.”

The Four Tigers of the Iron Sword.

Chi Sheng recruited these four villains, who were quite famous in the jianghu, and planned to put them in charge of selling the Divine Immortal Herb.

He originally wanted to have his inner circle take charge of this matter, but the special nature of the Divine Immortal Grass forced him to give up on this idea. In order to avoid exposing his identity, he had to find people who had nothing to do with the Evil Dao Alliance, especially if he couldn’t let the Martial Arts Alliance catch a hold of him.

Ikuo walked out of the room to a carriage. A round-faced man was sitting in the driver’s seat, looking up at the sky.

When he saw Ikuo come out, the coachman bowed respectfully to him.

“Go to the Westlake Pavilion.”

The carriage started slowly, and several of his men rode behind it.

Chi Sheng used a voice transmission to say to the coachman, “My lord, what do you think of the Iron Sword Four Tigers?”

His tone was incredibly respectful.

This man pretending to be a carter is the real Golden Pig Ikuo.

Earlier, Er Xian had told Jian Wuji that he had seen tattoos on Ji Sheng’s carter, referring to this carter.

“Have you learned to read people now too?”

“I can’t even learn a millionth part of your lordship’s vision.”

“Excessive modesty is hypocrisy.”

“I’m sorry, my lord.”

“Trust your own judgment.”

This man had been pretending to be Ikuo for more than ten years, imitating Ikuo’s mannerisms and even thinking exactly like Ikuo. Sometimes, he even felt like he was the real Ikuo.

In all these years, he had never encountered any real danger. He could have regained his identity and lived openly, but he still chose to hide in the shadows.

He felt that Ikuo was truly a remarkable person, he knew that Ikuo had accumulated an endless amount of wealth, and if he were in his place, he would never have worn these shabby clothes and worked as a humble carter.

“How are the funds doing this month?”

“There’s still 20,000 taels of silver left to be surrendered.”

He can’t tell the top, “There’s been an accident this month, so the amount of silver paid in is less.”

Because the people up there will just say, “That’s your business.”

“Don’t worry my lord, I’ll find a way to fix it and make sure it won’t affect your lord and the top.”

“That’s good.”

Whenever this happens, the real Ikuo never says, “I’ll advance it this month.” This makes the fake Ikuo feel a little disappointed, he thinks Ikuo loves money too much, is money really more important than everything?

But on the other hand, Ikuo is also an awesome character because he has an unwavering belief in money. His goal in life is to make money and then accumulate more wealth. To him, money is everything.

So, Fake Ikuo once asked him, “Why don’t you go it alone?”

He knew that with Ikuo’s brains, he could make a fortune wherever he went. Now, two-thirds of the money he earned was going to be paid to Yelu Han.

At the time, Ikuo responded, “Even if I make more money, it will eventually be taken away by people like me.”

What he meant was that without a powerful backer, he would sooner or later be devoured by the others.

“Greed is not enough.”

Hearing such words from the man who regarded wealth as his life, the fake Ikuo felt some irony. If greed led to calamity, then Ikuo himself was a calamity.

The carriage came to the Westlake Pavilion.

The fake Ikuo and his men walked into the West Lake Pavilion first, while the real Ikuo got off the carriage. In fact, aside from making money, what he enjoyed the most, was this moment.

He likes to hide in the shadows and watch the world.

He enjoyed the thrill of being unknown, as if he had become a god and could manipulate the pieces on the board at will.

Shin Ikuo paced the yard with his hands behind his back.

Dahu is waiting for Ikuo in the guest room.

There was a special curtain between them, and Ikuo’s side could see the other side, while the other side couldn’t see Ikuo.

Now, it’s Fake Ikuo’s turn to make an appearance.

Fake Ikuo also enjoyed the feeling that he could play one of the four guardians of Yelu Han, the second-in-command of the Evil Dao Alliance, and this taste of power intoxicated him.

Everyone treated him with respect, and he wanted that feeling to last forever.

“It’s been hard work, coming all this way.”

“If Your Excellency summons me, even if it’s a mountain of daggers, I’ll die by all means.”

Ikuo looked at the big tiger in front of him with great satisfaction.

“Just you.”

Among the many candidates, the one Ikuo favored the most was Big Tiger. In his eyes, Big Tiger didn’t look like a tiger at all, but like a wild dog, which was exactly what he wanted.

A person with a sound mind cannot be qualified for the job of selling sacred herbs. Only those who are inhuman and indifferent to the suffering of others can be qualified for this job. Therefore, this job is not suitable for tigers, only for wild dogs.

From all perspectives, the Four Tigers of the Iron Sword are the best candidates. Their past is the best proof that they have done no evil, and the list is endless.

“I’ll tell you the truth, the person who was in charge of this before was taken care of by my own hand because of dissension.”

He could never let it be known that the men had absconded with the money.

“There is only death for those who betray me.”

“I wish to pledge my loyalty to your honor.”

“After this matter has officially begun, if you dare to reveal the secrets of the Evil Dao Alliance, you will also die.”