Chapter 113 Distribution of Spoils

At the Little Thunder Tavern, almost everyone had left. The girl with the Reborn Amethyst also said goodbye. Han Jia Gongzi and You Ge quickly slipped into their usual private room. Before long, Zhan Wu Shang and Yu Tian Shen Ming arrived. Seeing the deserted tavern, they knew the matter was concluded. They headed straight for the private room to meet up.

Inside, You Ge was counting money. Zhan Wu Shang and Yu Tian Shen Ming originally wanted to ask about Yin Yue's current situation, but when they saw the dazzling gold coins, they immediately forgot all about Yin Yue. They asked in unison, "How much money is there?"

You Ge finished counting the last bag of coins. He looked up at the two of them, composed himself, and slowly announced, "18,400 gold coins!"

"Ah!" Zhan Wu Shang and Yu Tian Shen Ming were so happy they almost fainted.

"That's over 3,000 more than expected. Some people who RSVP'd didn't show up, but it looks like even more showed up uninvited," You Ge said, weighing two money bags in his hands. In front of the four of them was no longer a small mountain of gold coins, but a mountain made of money bags.

"18,400 gold coins, that's 4,580 gold coins each! Ah ah ah ah!" Yu Tian Shen Ming danced with excitement. An average player could walk tall with a few hundred gold coins in their pocket, and those with a few thousand gold coins could order two drinks at the tavern, drinking one and splashing the other.

"We can't split it that way. We have to give some to Piao Liu," You Ge said.

"Of course, of course. Let me hand it over to him!" Yu Tian Shen Ming offered.

No one paid him any attention.

"How much should we give Piao Liu?" You Ge asked Han Jia Gongzi.

"It has to be at least 4,000 gold coins, right?" someone answered. The four of them looked towards the door of the private room. Piao Liu was already standing there, his eyes also fixed on the mountain of money on the table, but his attitude was much calmer than Yu Tian Shen Ming and Zhan Wu Shang.

"Who are you? Get out of here!" Yu Tian Shen Ming went to shoo him away.

Piao Liu reached out and patted Yu Tian Shen Ming on the head, pushing him aside.

"I want to duel you!" Yu Tian Shen Ming said angrily.

Immediately behind Piao Liu, two more heads squeezed in. It was Zuo Shou Xie Ai and You Shou Xie Shuai.

"A one-on-one duel, and no cheating!" Yu Tian Shen Ming quickly said.

Still, no one paid him any attention.

Zuo Shou Xie Ai and You Shou Xie Shuai withdrew their heads and went out. Piao Liu entered the private room, casually found a seat, and said, "I have to say, I was the hardest worker today! I deserve 4,000 gold coins!"

This wasn't false. Piao Liu had transformed into a social butterfly, accompanying all the big bosses who came up to ask questions and offer greetings from beginning to end. As for Han Jia Gongzi and You Ge, they mainly experienced emotional ups and downs, getting into difficult situations and then escaping. In fact, they didn't do any hard work, and indeed not as hard as Piao Liu.

"3,000 gold coins, wasn't that what we agreed on?" Han Jia Gongzi bargained with Piao Liu.

"When did we agree on that?" Piao Liu asked.

"You quoted 3,000, and I agreed!" Han Jia Gongzi gestured with his fingers.

"Didn't you counter with 2,000, and I said we'd talk about it later?" Piao Liu said.

Han Jia Gongzi shook his head and held up two fingers. "You misunderstood. That doesn't mean 2,000, it means 'oh, yeah, deal!'"

Piao Liu was stunned.

"Why are you still arguing after we've already agreed? Take the money and disappear!" Yu Tian Shen Ming quickly grabbed three bags containing a thousand coins each from the table and threw them to Piao Liu.

"Forget it, 3,000 is fine!" Piao Liu waved his hand, showing generosity, and took the three money bags, standing up. "I'll take my leave then." After saying goodbye, he left. Yu Tian Shen Ming leaned against the door, poking his head out to watch Piao Liu leave the tavern, then turned around and burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" the others asked, puzzled.

"That idiot," Yu Tian Shen Ming said excitedly. "One of the three money bags I gave him only contains 400 gold coins, the rest is change."

The three of them exchanged glances.

"It's time for us to divide the money!" Yu Tian Shen Ming calculated. "There are still 16 bags left, exactly four for each of us."

Zhan Wu Shang opened his mouth to say something, but Han Jia Gongzi quickly waved his hand to interrupt him. "Let's just split it evenly! Let's divide it quickly and be done with it, or it'll never end."

Zhan Wu Shang originally wanted to mention the small bonus that was agreed upon at the beginning, but after hearing what Han Jia Gongzi said, he thought about it and finally didn't bring it up. This event had been full of twists and turns, and it would indeed be difficult to calculate according to the amount of work done, so it was better to split it evenly, which was both clean and quick.

The four of them stepped forward to grab four money bags each. Suddenly, the curtain of the private room was lifted. The four of them turned around and looked, and You Ge was the first to speak, "Hey, it's Jian Gui!" (Sword Devil)

Jian Gui nodded, entered the room, and sat down.

The four of them were still holding money bags in their hands. For some reason, after seeing Jian Gui, they suddenly felt a sense of guilt. Zhan Wu Shang pushed a money bag in front of him towards Jian Gui. "Want some?"

Jian Gui smiled and shook his head.

"Is Yin Yue taken care of?" Yu Tian Shen Ming finally returned to the original purpose of his and Zhan Wu Shang's visit while trying to change the subject.

Jian Gui nodded.

"Don't you need to notify Qian Li?" Yu Tian Shen Ming looked at Han Jia Gongzi with a hint of schadenfreude. The fate of Bu Xiao, who was targeted by Gu Fei, was a lesson. Yu Tian Shen Ming was very happy to see Yin Yue repeat Bu Xiao's mistake.

"No need," Han Jia Gongzi said faintly.

"You only killed him three times, and it's over? That's not like you!" Yu Tian Shen Ming said. Although Han Jia Gongzi was a priest, he didn't have any compassionate feelings. He was so ruthless that he could even sacrifice his own people, and he was even colder towards his enemies.

"What I mean by 'no need' is that we don't need to do anything anymore," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Then who did it?" Yu Tian Shen Ming asked curiously.

Han Jia Gongzi smiled slightly. "Who else could it be? As soon as we dispersed, Yun Zhong Mu hurriedly left with his brothers, without even coming over to say hello."

"Oh!" The others suddenly realized, having forgotten about this.

"The resentment is deep!" Yu Tian Shen Ming clicked his tongue in amazement. "Even after so long, Yun Zhong Mu is still so motivated when he sees Yin Yue."

"Didn't they recognize each other at the tavern at first?" You Ge asked, puzzled.

"Yun Zhong Mu and the others arrived first and sat in the front. Yin Yue and the others arrived last and sat in the back. If Yin Yue hadn't talked so much, Yun Zhong Mu wouldn't have noticed him at all. Now it's all over. Yun Zhong Mu has already targeted him, and he's still oblivious," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"He brought it on himself!" Everyone sighed repeatedly.

"So let's just wait for the news!" Han Jia Gongzi said calmly, striking a comfortable pose. "Xiao Lei, bring the wine, the most expensive one, open two bottles."

As soon as the others heard this, they quickly got up and ran away. If this wine came up, and Han Jia Gongzi unreasonably said that everyone had to split the bill, then they would be at a great loss. Apart from Han Jia Gongzi, no one was willing to invest money in this.

You Ge and the other three successively fled the tavern, leaving only Jian Gui and Han Jia Gongzi in the private room.

"Want a drink?" Han Jia Gongzi asked Jian Gui.

Jian Gui shook his head.

"Want a bag?" Han Jia Gongzi picked up a money bag and asked Jian Gui again.

Jian Gui still shook his head.

Han Jia Gongzi had no choice but to pour himself a glass and toast himself. "The meeting was a complete success, cheers." After saying that, he tilted his head back and finished the glass in one gulp.

"A complete success?" Jian Gui asked.

Han Jia Gongzi chuckled. "The money was received, and the guild leaders are satisfied. Qian Li doesn't have any resentment in his heart either. Could it be any more successful than this?"

"Oh?" Jian Gui wasn't present at the meeting and didn't know what had happened.

Han Jia Gongzi gave a brief account of what had happened. Jian Gui listened silently and finally asked, "So, Qian Li came prepared. Who told him?"

Han Jia Gongzi spread out his hands. "You should ask him that."

"You Ge posted the announcement on the forum. Maybe Qian Li saw it too," Jian Gui said.

"That guy goes on the forum?" Han Jia Gongzi scoffed.

"You never know," Jian Gui said.

"That's quite a coincidence then," Han Jia Gongzi said casually.

It was indeed a coincidence. Gu Fei had recently been on the forum. However, this wasn't accidental. Every time Gu Fei leveled up by 5 levels, he would go to the forum to check information and learn about it, and then choose the next leveling area that was most suitable for his kung fu. And it just so happened that he had leveled up to level 40 that day, so naturally, after logging out of the game, he went to the forum to do some research.

Originally, Gu Fei wouldn't pay attention to posts like You Ge's that were just for fun, but the topic of "instant kill mages" was too attractive. You Ge's post was pushed to the top and was very popular. Plus, there was You Ge's familiar name. Gu Fei became curious and casually went in to take a look, and immediately discovered that this guy was still using him to peddle business.

Gu Fei was very helpless. He didn't want to be used as a commodity to sell, but he didn't want to fall out with his friend like this.

In the end, Gu Fei had no choice but to entertain himself in the spirit of entertainment.

Wearing a mask, and casting a weak spell, Gu Fei wanted to see the scene of the others being questioned until they were焦头烂额 (jiāo tóu làn é - in a terrible fix). Who would have thought that Piao Liu's unexpected arrival gave Han Jia Gongzi a chance to divert attention, and then Yin Yue's lewd behavior ultimately provoked Gu Fei to reveal his skills.

But no matter what, this meeting finally came to an end. And the ending was a good outcome for Gu Fei, for You Ge and the others, for the temporary extra Piao Liu, and for all the guild leaders and团长 (tuán zhǎng - regiment commanders) who were present.

The only one who was miserable was Yin Yue, and his misery was still continuing. As he walked down the street, wanting to meet up with his brothers, he was unlucky enough to be blocked by Yun Zhong Mu and the others.

"Guild leader Yin Yue, long time no see!" Yun Zhong Mu said cheerfully. For him, this trip was not in vain.