Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 23 Accident
The second floor of the Spirit Hall.

After some nonsense, the clone, wearing a mask, successfully proved his identity and received the royalties, a total of 5,000 gold soul coins.

Just as the clone was about to leave, the purple-robed cardinal of the Spirit Hall called out to him:
"Wait a moment. His Holiness the Pope greatly appreciates your intelligence and has specially awarded you 10,000 gold coins."

The fifty-year-old purple-robed cardinal took out an anonymous gold card, placed it on the table, and pushed it towards Gu Lai's clone.

"Thank His Holiness the Pope for me."

Gula was not polite. He picked up the gold card and put it together with the previous one, and said:

"When I have new papers in the future, I will mail them to you in a different way. You can just exchange the manuscript fee for an anonymous gold card and keep it for me. I will come to pick it up when I have time."

The bearer gold card is backed by two empires and jointly issued by major chambers of commerce. It can be used and cashed out at any chamber of commerce on the mainland, making it much more convenient than heavy gold coins.

"Your Excellency's request is very simple. I can agree to it on behalf of the Spirit Hall." The Purple Cardinal nodded in agreement, then changed the subject:
"Sir, would you like to join the Spirit Hall? With a talent like yours, how can you do good spirit research outside without the resources and books? Only in the Spirit Hall can you fully utilize your talents."

The Purple Cardinal extended the invitation, but seeing that Gula was dressed so tightly, he guessed that this mission was in jeopardy.

As he expected, Gula directly rejected him and turned away.

He left a message: "Don't try to investigate me, otherwise, future papers will only be sent to the top three."

After the clone left the room, the Purple Cardinal sneered, "You're lucky enough to write a paper and get a compliment from His Holiness the Pope. You really think you're something."

He picked up the paper left by Gula and threw it on the table to vent his dissatisfaction.

"How dare you threaten Spirit Hall? Just based on this sentence, I know you are not a good person. You are playing tricks on me. Let me see what you have written."

The Purple Cardinal is already the highest-ranking position within the Spirit Hall in a city below the main city level. He is used to having the final say in the small town, so how could he tolerate Gula's rejection?

He opened the paper and glanced at the introduction. After seeing the effects of the body-building and bone-strengthening ointment, he fell silent.

He really wanted to laugh at the author for lying, but the data was written in the paper and could not be faked. If it did not conform to the facts, it would be easily exposed.

He flipped through the pages again, his arms began to tremble, and the pages became slower and slower. When he reached the middle, he couldn't turn any further.

He stood up suddenly and said loudly:

"Come here! I need to go to Wuhun City in person. After I leave, Cardinal Gao Jieren will manage the affairs of the palace."

He carefully put away the paper, walked out of the room, gave some instructions, and then rode his horse at full speed to Wuhun City.

Strictly speaking, the superior of the Purple Cardinal is the Black Cardinal of the main city, and above him are the Red Cardinal and the Platinum Cardinal. He is not qualified to go to Wuhun City to report to a higher level.

But he was afraid that the paper would be leaked, which would make him so miserable that he would have several heads chopped off. In a hurry, he ignored the rules and decided to report it without hesitation.

Moreover, this is also his opportunity. It is a mistake to report it to a higher level, but if the paper is true, it will greatly enhance the strength of the Spirit Hall, and he will be a hero of the Spirit Hall!

……

On the street, the shadow clone left the Spirit Hall, turned around and came to a remote alley, threw down the gold card, and disappeared.

After a while, an arm emerged from the mossy corner of the wall, picked up the gold card, and disappeared in the blink of an eye. The alley was silent, as if nothing had happened. "The person is missing!"

Two Spirit Hall soul masters walked into the alley, looked left and right, but could not find how Gula disappeared. After a careful search, they did not find any tunnel nearby, so they had no choice but to return to the Spirit Hall.

Of course, it would be another matter when they returned and found out that their bishop had run away.

On the other side, Gula came to the busiest commercial district in Xinya City. There were many large warehouses on the outskirts, storing goods to be shipped to surrounding cities.

After releasing his superpowers to sense a little, he quickly sensed the location of Tang San and Xiao Wu. Gula followed the direction and found the two in front of a warehouse.

The streets were dusty, and carriages were passing back and forth, busy and bustling.

Tang San was talking to a wealthy businessman. When he saw Gula, his eyes lit up and he said, "Boss, our elder has arrived. Please talk to him."

Gula changed his clothes, wearing a gray robe and silver face, not revealing any skin. His voice was cold and icy: "Didn't you reach an agreement?"

Tang San showed an indignant expression, "These people think I'm young, so they're all overpaying me. Boss Sun is actually quite sincere."

Upon hearing this, Boss Sun bowed and said with a smile, "I wonder what you want the bone jade bamboo for. It's not very good as a medicinal material, and it's hard to become a soul beast. It's only because of its hard texture that it can be used as a building material. If you don't explain it clearly, we can't transfer it at will."

Gula knew it was a lie as soon as he heard it. The nearby warehouse was just a few steps away, and he could smell the fragrance of medicine here. Why would he need to go somewhere else to get the goods?

"Boss Sun, is this your first time doing business? You don't even know the rules."

Gula's voice became even colder, and he used his superpowers to simulate pressure, forcing Boss Sun, who was just an ordinary person, to take a step back.

The soul master guards behind him immediately stood up. They were two second-ring soul masters, each with two soul rings, one white and one yellow.

Gula sneered and increased the gravity to three times. The two soul masters couldn't help but bend over and had to struggle to stand up.

Just as Gula was about to increase the gravity, Boss Sun spoke from behind, "Soul Master, please forgive me. I have overstepped my bounds. Please spare me for the sake of the Qibao Chamber of Commerce."

Boss Sun smiled bitterly, he didn't expect to hit a wall.

He had seen Tang San bargaining with other medicine dealers before, and originally just wanted to amuse the two children, but he keenly realized that what the two wanted seemed to be a prescription, and he couldn't help but have some thoughts.

After pretending to agree, he tried to delay time and wanted to know the specific prescription and efficacy of the medicine.

Anyway, he would just give it a try. He would sell the medicine around, no matter whether the prescription was useful or not. If he could make some money, he would not lose anything.

I just didn't expect that the soul master behind the two kids was so strong. Although I didn't see their soul rings, he could suppress the great soul master with his pressure alone. He must be at least a five-ring soul king. I just don't know why such a person would come to buy medicinal materials in person.

"Are you from the Qibao Chamber of Commerce?"

Gula said in surprise, looking at Tang San, what kind of luck is this? He is worthy of being the protagonist. He can encounter accidents whenever he goes out.

Boss Sun bowed and lowered his brows: "I don't dare to accept it. It's just a name in the Chamber of Commerce. If you go out to do business, you won't last long without a backer."

"I am willing to apologize for the misunderstanding just now and give you 100 doses of medicinal herbs for free. I hope to clear up the misunderstanding with you and supply the herbs at cost price. Harmony brings wealth to all of us."

(End of this chapter)