Mushroom Man

Unexpectedly……

Wu Liang refused.

He doesn't need to accept anyone's kindness or gratitude.

After all, he never intended to help Song Jinlian and her daughter from the very beginning.

They were merely pawns that Wu Liang casually left behind to disguise his identity.

He even came here intending to take their lives to refine mushrooms.

But now... he's changed his mind.

In some respects, Song Jinlian was indeed a clever woman.

She knew perfectly well that she had lost her usefulness to Wu Liang.

These shoes were her way of showing that she would not betray Wu Liang and reveal the matter.

At that moment, Wu Liang's refusal caused her face to turn pale, clearly indicating that she had misunderstood something.

Song Jinlian's face was full of bitterness, and she gave a bitter laugh.

She didn't cry out or lose her composure; she simply patted Tao'er's head.

Tao'er was confused and couldn't understand what Uncle Zhuo and her mother were talking about.

"I have kept this item very well, and now it is returned to its rightful owner..."

Song Jinlian took out the piece of green jade from her bosom and returned it to Wu Liang with a complicated expression.

That's right!

Wu Liang had previously placed the Green Jade with Song Jinlian in order to mislead Bai Xiaosheng.

"Don't worry, since this thing is harmless, I won't do anything to you."

"While there's still some time, let's run as far as we can..."

Wu Liang put away the piece of green jade, then turned and left without looking back, without doing anything to them.

As he said, since Qingmao and Baoyu are unharmed, then the mother and daughter will be fine.

His act of placing the jade pendant on Song Jinlian was itself a test.

If Song Jinlian fails to protect Qingmao Baoyu, or if she develops any improper thoughts, then they will surely die.

But now, not only is Qingmao Baoyu safe and sound, but someone even made him a pair of shoes...

Wu Liang is not a bloodthirsty person; all his actions are driven by self-interest.

In this situation, why not simply spare their lives?
As for the mushroom material for the "Human-Beast Reunion Mushroom," Wu Liang didn't think it was that important to him.

Since he has no use for this mushroom anyway, why should he lose some of his humanity for it?

"This……"

Upon seeing this, Song Jinlian was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Wu Liang to be such a good person, letting them go so easily.

In comparison, her actions of giving away shoes and giving a bitter smile seem like she was judging a gentleman by her own petty standards.

She remained in a daze for a long time until Wu Liang's figure completely disappeared, at which point she finally snapped out of her reverie.

"Tao'er, let's go quickly..."

"Mom, where are we going? Aren't we going with Uncle Zhuo?"

"Your Uncle Zhuo has his own things to do. As for where we go... let's just go wherever we end up."

……

After leaving the Zhuo family, Wu Liang transformed into the appearance of 'Wu Di'.

While he still had some time, he frequently visited various silver shops, borrowing silver based on his own credit.

You can never have too much of that kind of liquid silver.

Since he was going to run away anyway, he naturally wanted to fleece the entire Chaotic Star Island.

Perhaps it was because, over the past month, Wu Di, in his capacity as a guest elder of the Zhenlong Merchant Caravan, had won several betting matches for Young Master Zhenlong.

As a result, many mushroom masters on Chaotic Star Island have come to know him, a mushroom master with a mysterious origin and great strength.

When the various silver shops saw him coming to borrow money, they were incredibly enthusiastic, showing no concern whatsoever that he wouldn't be able to repay it. After all, who could have imagined…

Would a powerful and reputable mushroom grower choose to default on his debts and abscond with the money?

Moreover, the Zhenlong Caravan was also endorsing 'Wu Di'.

Once 'Wu Di' runs away, it will be the Zhenlong caravan that has a headache and will have to compensate them for their losses.

For this reason, all the owners of the silver shops were extremely generous and gave Wu Liang a very high share.

Wu Liang showed no politeness whatsoever, lending out a full 100,000 taels of silver!
Of course, 100,000 taels of silver is still a small amount.

If he disregarded any channel constraints, he could probably borrow even more silver.

However, channel constraints are always a troublesome thing.

Wu Liang now has the knowledge of Bai Xiaosheng, and the faithless inheritance of the Way can only solve most of the common Way contracts on the market.

Each of the silver shops on Chaotic Star Island possesses different methods of communication, including some cunning ones that even Wu Liang finds difficult to counter.

Therefore, he didn't want to make things difficult for himself and chose to borrow silver from these guys.

That's why, as a fourth-level mushroom master, he swallowed his pride and only lent out 100,000 silver coins.

However, this mere silver water was just a tiny profit he made from the Chaotic Star Island.

The real rewards are yet to come!

After leaving the various silver shops, Wu Liang immediately headed to the Zhenlong caravan.

As a prominent figure on Chaotic Star Island, his every move attracts much attention.

Now that a large amount of silver has been borrowed, it is estimated that this matter will spread far and wide in no time.

At that time, anyone with a brain will be able to see that he wants to run away!

Therefore, Wu Liang had to take advantage of this gap and seize the opportunity to take down the Zhenlong caravan!
Elder Wu…

"Greetings, Elder Wu..."

When Wu Liang arrived at the Zhenlong caravan's encampment, every Zhenlong mushroom master he encountered along the way bowed and paid his respects to him.

This gives us a glimpse into the extent of his influence within the Zhenlong caravan during this period, revealing the extent of Bai Xiaosheng's prestige while impersonating him.

"Oh, isn't this Guest Master Wu?"

"What brings you to the camp today? Perhaps you've come to ask me for a drink?"

When the senior executives saw Wu Liang, who was usually elusive and rarely seen, they couldn't help but make a joke.

"I'll definitely treat the senior executives to a meal when I have time."

"But it's probably not going to work out today. By the way, where is Young Master Zhenlong now?"

Wu Liang smiled faintly, then, with his expression unchanged, asked the question.

Upon hearing this, the executive had no doubts. "The young master found a pair of twin sisters last night, and they're probably still sleeping in the Mushroom House."

"If it's urgent, Mr. Wu, I'll go and report it to him for you?"

Wu Liang smiled and waved his hand, "I see, it's nothing important."

"But the young master promised me that I could choose a mushroom from the Zhenlong caravan's inventory."

"I just happened to have some free time now, so I thought I'd come and take a look."

Upon hearing this, the executive laughed heartily and said, "I thought it was something serious. Why would such a small matter require your trouble, young master?"

"Guest Wu is already one of our caravan members. It's just a matter of selecting some mushrooms. There's no need to hide anything."

"Come on, I'll take you to the Treasure Mushroom Room..."

The senior executives simply did not believe that Wu Liang, with his promising future, would do anything irrational.

Without the slightest doubt, he immediately got up and led the way, taking Wu Liang to the Treasure Mushroom Room where resources were stored...

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