Feasibility of Mermaids Infiltrating Qilin

Because of the large number of injured people, the return journey was slowed down. It only took them three days to get back, but by the time they successfully left the mountains, a full five days had passed since the day of the attack.

Fortunately, the Zhang family had brought enough emergency medication and had extensive experience in dealing with this situation. The two seriously injured people were barely clinging to life for the past five days, despite their dire circumstances.

Upon returning to the foot of the mountain, Zhang Fukong immediately ordered his men to take the wounded down for treatment. Whether they could be saved depended on their physical condition and the doctors' abilities.

Seeing that he was busy, Su Xingze greeted Zhang Xiafei and then completely broke away from Zhang Fukong's group.

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About thirty kilometers from the foot of the mountain, in a village, Tao Yan drove her newly bought horse-drawn carriage out of the village to pick up her new boss.

On her fourth day working under her superior, she finally received her first assignment.

—Buy a horse-drawn carriage and wait for his call near the village.

This wait lasted five days.

After leaving the foot of the mountain where the Zhang family was stationed, Su Xingze immediately concealed his figure and floated into the air.

He flew very fast and was not restricted by the terrain. He flew straight along following his senses and soon saw the carriage that Tao Yan was driving.

This carriage was at least twice the size of the Zhang family's. Su Xingze scanned the interior of the carriage with his spiritual power and showed a satisfied expression.

Slowly landing on the carriage, Su Xingze revealed himself to Tao Yan's astonished gaze.

No matter how many times, Tao Yan was always amazed by her junior boss's ingenious methods.

On the carriage, Tao Yan, who had cut her long hair and dressed in men's clothing, looking quite like a handsome young man, lowered her head slightly.

Su Xingze glanced at her. The yin energy within her body had subsided, and her aura was stable. It seemed that she had become proficient in controlling her power during this period of time.

"Head towards Hangzhou first."

Su Xingze gave a brief instruction and then jumped into the car.

Tao Yan didn't ask any more questions, she just nodded silently. In her short life experience, the first thing she learned was to obey.

Her superior is cunning and capable of transforming her from an ordinary person into the semi-mutant she is now, wielding terrifying power. If she angers him, the consequences will be far beyond what she can bear.

Su Xingze paid no attention to her thoughts. After getting into the carriage, he took out the jade mask again.

The jade contains a lot of energy. Last time, because things happened too suddenly, and because the jade carried polluting radiation, it caused him to lose control of the pollution. Since then, he has been traveling under the watchful eyes of Zhang Fukong and others, and has not had time to deal with this meteorite jade.

His original plan was to fly to Hangzhou at full speed. Now that he had the jade mask, Su Xingze did not change his plan, but some details could be changed.

For example, have Tao Yan buy a horse-drawn carriage to give him a ride.

On one hand, Tao Yan is a semi-mutant and a ghost breeder, which means he has transcended the realm of ordinary people and can go for long periods without rest. On the other hand, he can also take advantage of the journey to absorb all the energy within the meteorite jade mask.

He is very unhappy with his current height.

Su Xingze's face darkened as he reflexively recalled how Zhang Fukong had easily lifted him up.

Given his situation, there are two ways for him to grow taller normally:

First, it takes time. Because of his bloodline, he will probably grow into a teenager in about a hundred or eighty years, and as for adulthood, that will take even longer.

The second method is to absorb sufficient energy. Abundant energy can help him grow, like the mirage pearl before, or the meteorite jade in his hand.

Although the jade mask is not very big, it contains a lot of energy. However, it contains a lot of strange pollution and other impurities. In order not to be affected by this pollution, Su Xingze had to slow down the absorption speed.

More than half a month later, they were in a carriage with a different horse.

Su Xingze stretched lazily, and with a gust of wind, he blew away the meteorite jade that had lost its energy and turned into grayish-white fragments.

The abundance of energy within him made him exceptionally happy, and more importantly, he could finally abandon this bumpy and slow carriage.

Open the system and tell Zhang Shenglin your progress.

[Little Qilin, I've absorbed all the energy! I'll be coming to find you soon (^～^)]

Far away in Hangzhou, in a wealthy town in the Jiangnan region, Zhang Shenglin received the message while being persuaded by Zhang Haike to go to a wealthy merchant's house to freeload.

Because of their terrible luck, from Shanghai to Hangzhou, every game they played yielded little profit; they barely broke even.

With their travel funds running out and no further gains, the two were practically begging for food.

As Zhang Haike happened to pass through this small town, he heard that a wealthy merchant in the town was actively seeking out extraordinary people with exceptional skills. It was said that as long as someone was confirmed to have real abilities, the merchant would readily offer them ten silver dollars.

Note that it is ten silver dollars per person!

Upon hearing this, Zhang Haike was immediately tempted.

Of course, he was still rational enough to inquire beforehand why the wealthy businessman was looking for talented and ambitious people.

The wealthy businessman was very famous locally, and once he inquired, he immediately learned the reason.

This wealthy businessman is a local tycoon, with a family fortune and a brother-in-law who is a government official.

He himself is also a capable person. After the family business was handed over to him, it not only did not suffer losses, but the family's assets increased year by year.

This person never preyed on the people; on the contrary, he was praised by everyone in the area as a great philanthropist.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have any worries, but he has a beloved family member, his teacher's only daughter.

Unlike other fat and bloated businessmen, this wealthy merchant was handsome and a well-known good-looking man in the area.

He and his wife were a well-known golden couple in the area. From childhood sweethearts to a loving couple, they were the envy of everyone in the area.

However, the good times didn't last long. Three years ago, the wealthy businessman's wife fell ill and never recovered. Many famous doctors were consulted, but they all shook their heads and said they were powerless to help.

To treat his seriously ill wife, the wealthy merchant almost squandered his entire fortune, all in an effort to find a glimmer of hope for her recovery.

Perhaps his deep feelings moved the heavens, because three months ago, an old doctor wearing a tattered long gown passed by the place and was attracted by the generous reward offered by the wealthy merchant, so he came to the mansion to treat him.

Although the old doctor was highly skilled, he was powerless to cure the strange illness of the wealthy merchant's wife.

Despite this, the old doctor pointed out a bright path for the desperate wealthy businessman.

He knew where there was a miraculous item that could cure the wealthy merchant's wife, but the place where the item was located was extremely dangerous, and only someone with exceptional skills could obtain it.

Because the old doctor was the only person who could alleviate the wealthy businessman's wife's condition, the businessman believed him wholeheartedly, which led to this public invitation to talented and ambitious people.

"It doesn't sound like a scam. I heard that everyone who went before, as long as they weren't scammers, got ten silver dollars."

Zhang Haike thought for a moment, then turned to Zhang Shenglin for his opinion: "How about we give it a try?"

He wasn't just after the ten silver dollars; he had heard the touching love story of the wealthy merchant and wanted to help the couple. It had little to do with the ten silver dollars.

Zhang Shenglin stared at him: You'll see if I believe you or not.

In the end, he was persuaded by Zhang Haike, mainly because Zhang Haike said they would only go and steal ten silver dollars, and if things got too complicated, they would find a chance to slip away.

Just as the two were about to step into the wealthy merchant's house, he received a message from Su Xingze.

After that, Zhang Shenglin focused on chatting with Su Xingze, and didn't pay attention to what Jin Fushang was saying.

After the two demonstrated their martial arts skills, the wealthy merchant, disregarding their ages, immediately arranged for them to stay at his home.

It wasn't until he was treated to delicious food and drinks by the wealthy merchant that Zhang Shenglin realized Zhang Haike seemed to have agreed to something he shouldn't have.

Zhang Shenglin turned his head and stared at him silently.

Didn't you say you'd just hang around for a bit and then leave?

Zhang Haike felt guilty: Wasn't this because he gave too much?