Li Mu was dumbfounded.

He expected this outcome, but not that it would be this serious.

It's amazing how much the overall value can be reduced by just snapping off two small branches.

Sister Hong said, "Boss, it's already happened, there's no point in talking about it, if you think this thing is okay, make an offer!"

The shopkeeper pondered for a moment and said to Li Mu, "One price, thirty thousand taels of gold."

Li Mu shook his head, "Eighty thousand taels!"

"Brother, although this item is good, it is no longer complete, thirty thousand taels is already high."

"Dude that's not true, the big tree is the most complete, who can get it out, it's a fork after all, the completeness you speak of was never there in the first place."

"You can't say that, even though it's just a branch, it's part of the complete package, and now two twigs are missing, ruining its perfection."

"Don't talk about it, I'm regretting this too, hey, what a regret!"

"No need to be chagrined brother, let's do it this way, I'll buy it in good faith, thirty-five thousand taels?"

"Eighty thousand taels!"

"Brother, my price is already very high, another family may not be willing to pay this price!"

"Old brother, my price is also very low, for another person, I would definitely want two hundred and eighty thousand taels."

"Forty thousand taels, done or not done like this."

"Eighty thousand taels, farewell!"

After Li Mu finished speaking, he began to pack his bags and prepare to leave.

The Tavern Boss hurriedly pressed his arm and helplessly said, "Eighty thousand taels, I admit it!"

The two traded on the spot, and the tavern keeper painstakingly handed over a wad of golden tickets, which the Lin Niangiang checked and happily slipped into her bosom.

Li Mu didn't want to stay here, and after the transaction was over, he immediately offered his farewell.

The tavern keeper also did not retain the other party, and sent them out of the gate politely, arching each other's hands in farewell.

After seeing them off, the tavern's shopkeeper immediately found Wei Zhi Han and recounted what had happened.

Wei Zhi Han laughed, "Have you been hypnotized again?"

"No, no, the little man was awake this time, not hypnotized."

Wei Zhi Han nodded and said in a calm tone, "It's okay, in the long run, this deal is a sure thing, you don't have to blame yourself for it."

"Thank you for your compassion, girl!"

Wei Zhi Han murmured, "It really didn't occur to me that Little Violet had recognized its master so quickly, it seems that the nature of loyalty simply cannot be rubbed out, and it has already recognized her."

"What the young lady said is very true, Little Violet has a lonely and arrogant nature, its skills are powerful, it once recognized a master, besides its old master, who else could be in its eyes."

"You're wrong, I'm talking about her, not him as you understand him, he's in the water with her and has her karma on him, it's her that Zi recognizes, not him."

"Miss means to say that Violet recognized someone else."

"Yes, Violet found the man in his body and knew they were close, that's why she recognized him, its only master in this life is still her."

"Could that person be his wife?"

"Who else could it be if not her!"

After Li Mu and the others left the tavern, they went straight to the train station.

Menzies Continental tickets are permanently valid, and there is no time limit, no limit to the number of trips, as long as there is a seat on the bus, you can take any trip you want.

However, a ticket can only be used once, and after that, it is completely invalid.

The whistle blew long and loud, and the train raced off to a distant, populated area.

Because the hunting season was not yet over, the car was sparsely populated and many of the compartments were empty, and for a little extra money, upgrades were available.

Money was no longer a problem for them, and a few people rented a large box and stayed in comfortably.

Li Mu entered the house and immediately lay down on all fours on the bed, humming an unknown ditty.

Hope climbed up skillfully, her head resting on his arm, her big eyes fluttering at him.

Niang Lin sat beside him and asked with a smile, "You did well today, not being fooled by him, you deserve praise."

"Snubbed by whom?"

"Ah, the tavern keeper, he's purposely picking fights and fooling you in order to keep the price down, don't you know that?"

"People are telling the truth, how are they snubbing me?"

"You think he's right to pick his battles?"

"Of course it's right, a cripple is a cripple, and all the things he said, including the look of regret on my face, are true."

"So you're still insisting on eighty thousand dollars?"

"Because in my mind it is worth eighty thousand dollars alone, and I am merely defending my interests, not disapproving of his words."

Shen Xingyue giggled and said to Lin Wan, "Brother Mu came from pre-sales, so it's probably hard to get him to accept taking a loss."

Several women laughed, but Li Mu said seriously, "Don't laugh at all, I have an important matter I want to discuss with you."

Everyone stopped laughing and looked at him very seriously.

"I have a proposal, I think we should disguise ourselves and then go to the Bright Wheel Sect."

Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces.

Reimu explained, "I admit that the reason I wanted to do this harbors mischief."

"You want to make a move to snatch it?" Lin Wan asked.

Li Mu nodded and said frankly, "Wife, I've been thinking about this, what means can I use to obtain the Minglun Sect's greatest treasure."

"Is robbery the means that comes to your mind?"

"Do you have any other recourse but to rob it?"

"Then have you ever thought that doing so might bring down the sky."

"I know this is the next best thing, and I didn't think of this scenario at first, but I really have no choice, I just want to prepare in advance, and in case nothing else works, I'll make a move to force the Bright Wheel Sect to hand over the Mica Crystals."

"What do you want to do?"

"Blend into the Bright Wheel Sect in disguise, hypnotize that pair of brothers and have him take us to Xu Pingru, then take her and exchange 80,000 taels of gold for mica crystals."

Shen Xingyue hurriedly said, "Xiao Wan, what Brother Mu did is not considered snatching, at most, it is considered a forced transaction, and I think, the price is still very fair."

"A fair price doesn't work either, people don't want to trade and you're forcing them to trade, that's not robbery."

Sister Hong suddenly asked, "Auntie, the consequences of doing this will definitely offend the Bright Wheel Sect, how do you plan to get out of this once we make our move?"

"That's the point of disguise, Sister Hong, you're responsible for brainwashing that pair of senior brothers and sisters to make them forget what we originally look like, and when it's done, we'll change back to our original appearance, trade with Wei Zhi Han in a big way, and then leave the Meng Ze Continent."

"I don't agree, it's immoral, what's the difference between that and banditry?"

"Wife, our ancestors were bandits, we're just following in our father's footsteps, no big deal."

"Screw you, who wants a son to inherit his father's business, aren't you full of benevolence and morality, how did you fall so quickly."

"Because it's benevolence compared to cannibalism."

Lin Wan didn't say anything, and Sister-in-law Hong persuaded in a low voice, "Xiao Wan, I think, there's some truth in Auntie's words."

"Sister Hong, why do you say the same?"

"Don't be in a hurry, hear me out, Xiaowan, we are bound to get the divine blood, if we want to get the divine blood we have to get the mica crystal, Auntie's arrangement is for precautionary purposes, it's to leave us with an optional fallback."

"Yeah, wife, think of it another way, after we do this, we can still leave 80,000 taels of gold for each other, what can you leave behind after you eat God, nothing but a few bubbles of shit."

"Don't you talk so dirty."

"The words are true, I'm telling the truth."

Lin Wan's expression appeared hesitant, and after considering it for a long time, she then said, "If we decide to use force, why don't we tie up Wei Zhi Han and force her to hand over the divine blood."

"No!" Hope immediately stopped it.

"Why not?"

"Because the Divine Race is very united and extraordinarily fond of holding grudges, unless one kills and kills without leaving a trace, otherwise, the Divine Race will hunt us down to the sky, and that would be better than forcing a trade."

Li Mu spread his hands and said helplessly, "Look, the cost of moving the Divine Race will be higher, so choosing the lesser of two evils, I think, let's set our target on Xu Pingru!"

Sister Hong laughed, "Xiaowan, we can hypnotize Xu Pingru and make her approve of this deal, it is indeed immoral for us to do so, but it is by no means robbing."

Lin Wan hesitated for a while longer and slowly nodded her head.

After a long journey, the train finally arrived at its destination.

A few people got off the bus and found a random inn to stay in.

After a brief discussion, Li Mu decided that he would first go to Zhou Tian and Gao Song with his original face, ask them out, hypnotize them, and then carry out the next action.

These two people's identities were rather special, they were the personal disciples of the Bright Wheel Sect's Patriarch, so it was exactly through them that they could inquire about the exact whereabouts of the Mica Crystals.

It was getting late and the group stayed in the guest house for the night.

Early the next morning, Li Mu brought Lin Wan and set off for the Bright Wheel Sect.

With no words along the way, the couple quickly arrived near the sect.

I didn't realize that I had just arrived.

In the Welcome Pavilion, the disciple in charge of receiving them immediately became alert when he heard that they had come to look for the Zhou Tian duo.

The other party began to interrogate them in detail about where they came from, their purpose for being here, and what their relationship with Zhou Tian and Gao Song was?

Li Mu answered one by one and was greatly puzzled by this, we don't come over to visit our friends, do you have to investigate my ancestors?

He knew that something must have happened.

When no one was looking, he snuck a piece of gold into the other man's hand.

"Little brother, I met that pair of senior brothers by chance while traveling, this time I happened to pass by the Bright Wheel Sect, that's why I planned to pay a visit to my old friends, I don't know why little brother is so strict in his inventory, could it be that something has changed?"

The man took the gold and looked to the left and right, seeing that no one was paying attention to this place, before waving his hand at Li Mu.

"Sir, this is a crowded place, not a place to talk, let's go outside and talk!"

A few people walked out of the Welcome Pavilion and came to a secluded place.

Only then did the man say, "Sir, I also heard clearly just now that your relationship with the two master uncles is average, listen to my advice, you should stop looking for them, the two of them have committed a great crime and are currently being punished!"

Li Mu was greatly perplexed, having committed a great crime, what happened, could it be that the pair of brothers were so impatient that they used force on the youngest sister?

Curious, he asked, "Can little brother speak plainly as to what offense the brothers have committed?"

"I don't know much about the specifics, I heard that when they were searching for medicine for the old ancestor, they accidentally encountered a fake, causing the old ancestor to almost go off the rails, and now the Patriarch has punished them to face the wall and not be allowed to leave the back of the mountain for fifty years."