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Chapter 73 Extreme Wind Chasing Step, Lin Fang's Alliance (Please Subscribe)

For three days in a row, the money exchange still did not offer this service, and even though Su Chen had money, he was unwilling to exchange it.

After asking around at a few places, Su Chen stopped paying attention to the money shops.

"Although the money exchange channel has been cut off, there are still other options. Senior Sister Fang Rou, Senior Sister Liu Fang, Senior Brother Li Mo, and even the Changhe Gang are all potential candidates."

Families like Fang Rou and Liu Fang's are wealthy and should have gold reserves. Li Mo's wife's family, the Zhang family, is no less well-off; the only difference is the amount of gold they have.

As for the Changhe Gang, although it has not been established for long, it has developed extremely rapidly. There was a rumor that the reason why the Changhe Gang was able to develop was because it used a lot of money to bribe the county magistrate Tao Wenxuan.

Moreover, after this period of development, the Changhe Gang is gaining momentum, and it is likely that the gang has gold reserves.

Of course, all of the above are Su Chen's guesses, but they are the most likely ones he has listed. The question now is, which one should Su Chen exchange with?

As for the Changhe Gang, although he carries the title of a gang member, he is actually just a figurehead who uses money as a mascot. He has no real power and is not familiar with the gang members, so the other party may not be willing to exchange money.

Therefore, Su Chen's main focus was on Fang Rou, Liu Fang, and Li Mo. After thinking it over, Su Chen chose Fang Rou, who was the richest, since asking several families was not as good as going straight to the right one.

Having made up his mind, Su Chen headed to the Fang residence. Walking along the streets, he saw a desolation and urgency everywhere. Most of the shops were closed, a stark contrast to the crowded grain and oil shops.

"The Medicine Gang is giving away alms! Everyone hurry up, or it will be gone!"

Suddenly, a man's shout came from the street. Hearing this, the refugees, who had been lifeless, became excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood and ran towards the corner one after another.

"The Medicine Gang?"

Witnessing all this, Su Chen murmured, a hint of doubt in his eyes. The Medicine Gang offering alms in the city—it sounded a bit absurd.

Although puzzled, Su Chen didn't pay attention to it since they were going in different directions and left directly.

"Ouch!"

As they were walking, a child dressed in tattered hemp clothing suddenly bumped into Su Chen. Upon seeing this, Su Chen's face showed a strange expression.

After bumping into Su Chen, the other party tried to leave without saying a word, but Su Chen stopped him and, under his gaze, retrieved the stolen money bag.

Perhaps the child didn't expect Su Chen to discover his actions so easily, or perhaps Su Chen was too calm in taking back the money bag, so the child stood there stunned the whole time and did not resist.

After Su Chen retrieved the money pouch, he ignored the child. The city was in chaos, and one had to be careful walking on the street to avoid being targeted.

Half an incense stick later, Su Chen arrived at the Fang residence and met Fang Rou. Compared to usual, Fang Rou's face showed more worry.

During this period, the Lin family suffered, and the Fang family was not far behind.

The guards were killed, the goods were stolen, and the compensation alone cost the Fang family a lot of money. In addition, the harsh words issued by Lianyun Village led some partners to cancel their cooperation with the Fang family.

Upon seeing Su Chen, Fang Rou was clearly curious, wondering what this junior brother wanted with her. Su Chen explained his purpose, and Fang Rou was taken aback: "You want to exchange ten taels of gold with me?"

Su Chen nodded.

"Junior brother, why don't you wait a moment, let me ask?" Seeing that Su Chen didn't seem to be joking, Fang Rou said after a moment of silence.

"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Sister."

Fang Rou asked Su Chen to wait inside the mansion for a moment before leaving. Not long after, Fang Rou came over and said with a smile, "Junior brother, here are ten taels of gold."

"Thank you, Senior Sister!" Upon hearing this, Su Chen stood up and expressed his gratitude.

"It's out of the way."

Fang Rou accepted the silver notes Su Chen handed over, but refused to accept the transaction fee, which made Su Chen feel a little embarrassed.

Seeing that Fang Rou insisted, Su Chen had no choice but to give up. Fang Rou escorted Su Chen to the outside of the mansion, and Su Chen said, "Wait, Senior Sister!"

Fang Rou nodded, watched Su Chen leave, and then returned to her residence.

"Recharge!" "Activate Easy Mode."

The panel displays the following message: [Easy Mode Activated: Walk for one hour to reach the limit of the Wind Chaser Step.]

An hour later, with a sudden, intuitive feeling, Su Chen felt as if his legs had been freed from shackles, and walking became much lighter.

"Now that the Wind Chasing Step has reached its limit, there's not much room for improvement in the other techniques. So I can focus on improving the Iron Shirt skill!"

The presence of the word "crippled" always seemed somewhat discordant, and Su Chen wanted to see to what extent he needed to improve it before the "crippled" part would disappear.

"I wonder what my strength will be like at that level?"

Thinking this, Su Chen's mood became slightly excited, but when he saw the amount of money required to upgrade Iron Shirt, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him.

Wow cool wow cool.

"In the afternoon, let's go to the yamen to see if there are any tasks."

County government.

In a room.

The clerk stood solemnly, while Tao Wenxuan calmly looked at the case, then put it down and sighed, saying, "The city has become increasingly turbulent lately."

The number of cases has almost doubled compared to the past, and fights and brawls are rampant and difficult to quell.

The advisor remained silent. Tao Wenxuan had uttered such sentiments more than once, but strangely, he almost always just sighed without taking any action.

After sighing, Tao Wenxuan suddenly looked at his advisor and asked, "What have the Lin and Fang families been up to lately?"

The advisor replied, "The Lin family has recently been gathering skilled fighters, planning to seek revenge on Lianyun Village and reclaim Lin Family Fortress. It is said that they have also contacted the Fang family, wanting to join forces with them to wipe out Lianyun Village."

"Oh?" Tao Wenxuan exclaimed in surprise, then laughed, "It seems that Lin Lu's death and the loss of Lin Family Fortress have pushed the Lin family to the brink."

The clerk nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Sir, the Lin family also wants us to lend them some men. What do you think?"

“Men? Where would we get men?” Tao Wenxuan shook his head, then changed the subject and smiled. “But we can borrow some yamen runners. You can go and choose some and lend them to them. I’m quite looking forward to seeing if the Lin family can take back Lin Family Fort this time.”

"Yes!"

"By the way, has Dingfang sent any news?"

"Yes, they said it will arrive soon."

"Report!"

Suddenly, a shout came from outside the door.

"Come in," the advisor said.

"Reporting to you, sir, sir, Yang Guo has appeared," the man said as he entered.

"What? Where is he?"

"I'm right at the entrance of the county government office. I want to see the magistrate and his advisor."

Upon hearing this, Tao Wenxuan chuckled and said, "It seems we've all been deceived by the Rebirth Sect. Let's go see him."

After a short while, Su Chen met Tao Wenxuan and his advisor. After exchanging pleasantries, Su Chen revealed his purpose.

However, to Su Chen's disappointment, Tao Wenxuan's promises were far too grandiose!

(End of this chapter)