Chapter 1 Yuan Mu Ye and Li Pangpang

Yuan Mu Ye and Li Pangpang were stunned for a few seconds.

Waves stirred in their hearts.

They exchanged a glance, and a hint of anger surfaced on Li Pangpang's face.

He was about to speak, but Yuan Mu Ye preempted him, "Uncle Fu, you can stay here, but we have to go back."

Li Pangpang was displeased to hear Yuan Mu Ye say this. How could Yuan Mu Ye say that?

This old man was so shameless.

Such a person should be taught a harsh lesson.

Not indulged.

Astonishment appeared on Uncle Fu's face as he stared at Yuan Mu Ye, seemingly in disbelief, "You're really letting me stay here?"

"Yes, as long as you can survive here on your own, I have nothing to say."

If Uncle Fu wanted to stay here.

Then his life and death would be unrelated to Yuan Mu Ye and Li Pangpang.

Naturally, they wouldn't bother to protect him.

Uncle Fu was now in a dilemma. Actually, he was astonished by two things. First, Yuan Mu Ye had so readily agreed to let him stay here. Second, Yuan Mu Ye and Li Pangpang weren't staying.

Logically speaking, this place was full of temptation.

It was truly surprising that the two of them could resist it.

"Uncle Fu, we still have serious business to attend to. Think it over. We can only give you a minute to make your decision."

Li Pangpang crossed his arms, saying nothing for the moment.

Time passed quickly, and a minute elapsed in the blink of an eye.

Uncle Fu finally said, "Then I'll stay here. You guys go."

"Alright."

Yuan Mu Ye turned to leave.

But at this moment, Uncle Fu suddenly called out to them, "After you go back, can you say that I died in an accident on the way?"

Yuan Mu Ye frowned slightly, suddenly feeling even more displeased with this old guy.

He had done such a thing and still wanted to maintain a good reputation.

Yuan Mu Ye would naturally not let him have both the bear's paw and the fish.

"No."

"This… you…"

"Uncle Fu, we've already made a great concession by allowing you to stay here, so don't push your luck."

Yuan Mu Ye's voice was somewhat stern.

Seeing this, Uncle Fu had no choice but to remain silent and slinked away.

After Uncle Fu left, Li Pangpang began to curse, "This old thing is really shameless. Old Yuan, you shouldn't have agreed to this old thing's request."

"It's fine. It's understandable that he doesn't want to go back and wants to stay here. It's good for him, and it's good for us. It's one less burden for us, and with one more portion of food, someone can eat more."

Yuan Mu Ye said calmly.

Li Pangpang thought about it, and it seemed to be true.

So he didn't say anything more.

The two continued walking, and before long, Li Pangpang led Yuan Mu Ye to a gambling den.

Gambling was in full swing here, and everyone's enthusiasm was high.

After entering, Li Pangpang wanted to take out money and gamble, but Yuan Mu Ye stopped him. "Let's take care of business first."

"Alright."

Li Pangpang then walked to a secluded area. Just as he was about to enter, he saw two burly men at the entrance.

Both of them were very rough.

When they saw Yuan Mu Ye and Li Pangpang appear, they immediately stopped them.

Both of them looked fierce and menacing.

It was clear that they were not good people.

"You two, what are you doing here?"

"Of course, we're here to play for big stakes."

"You can't afford to play here. The outside is enough for you."

The burly man said.

Yuan Mu Ye remained silent, saying nothing.

"Of course we can afford it. We can play whatever you have inside."

Li Pangpang said confidently.

"Really?"

"More real than gold…"

Li Pangpang continued.

"Alright, please come in."

Yuan Mu Ye was still a bit puzzled at this point and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Pang, was that a password you used just now?"

"I guess so."

Li Pangpang replied.

After entering, the first thing they saw was a long corridor.

The corridor was somewhat dark, and the light wasn't very bright.

After walking for a while, a gust of wind blew.

A curtain appeared. After passing through the curtain.

They entered another door. After the door opened, a hidden door appeared. Going through the hidden door, it was like entering another world.

There was a relatively spacious area here, and many people were setting up stalls.

Unsurprisingly, this was the black market.

Yuan Mu Ye said to Li Pangpang, "Brother Pang, where can we exchange for food?"

"Don't worry, let's take a look around first."

Li Pangpang said.

Yuan Mu Ye wasn't familiar with the environment here, so he didn't say much.

After walking for a while, Li Pangpang arrived at the entrance of an old woman's stall.

The old woman looked very stern, wearing a necklace made of small skulls.

The wrinkles on her face could be described as mountainous.

Just looking at her gave people a strange and abnormal feeling.

"Old woman, we want food. Do you have any here?"

"Yes."

"We want quite a bit."

Yuan Mu Ye said.

In this era, food was considered a hard currency.

Ordinary people couldn't get their hands on much of it.

After all, it needed to be rationed.

When the old woman heard Yuan Mu Ye's words, it was as if she had heard a joke. The look in her eyes at this moment even contained some disdain.

Li Pangpang smiled awkwardly and said, "Old woman, my brother is here for the first time and doesn't understand some of the rules. Please forgive him."

Only then did the old woman's expression soften a bit, and she waved her hand, saying, "It's nothing."

Her voice also seemed to come from the bottom of her throat, making people feel uncomfortable just listening to it.

"Young man, let me tell you, we have as much food as you want here, but it depends on what bargaining chips you have."

"We have bargaining chips."

Li Pangpang smiled and took out a ghost stone.

This ghost stone flickered with a strange light. As soon as the ghost stone was taken out, it attracted the old woman's attention.

She was obviously startled for a moment.

After the flicker.

She regained her composure.

"You…"

"How many do you have?"

"Don't worry, we have a lot of this stuff. The key is that if you have something, we can cooperate for a long time."

Yuan Mu Ye said.

"Well, how many did you bring this time?"

"Four."

Yuan Mu Ye said.

Li Pangpang then took out all four ghost stones.

The moment the ghost stones were taken out, the old woman wanted to reach out and touch them.

But Yuan Mu Ye retrieved them.

"Negative emotion points from the old woman +99…"

Yuan Mu Ye was stunned for a few seconds, thinking, "How stingy."

"We've taken out our things. Shouldn't you let us see your things too?"

"Don't worry, since you sincerely want to exchange things, we are certainly sincere too, but there's one thing I must tell you." The old woman suddenly became serious and said.

"What is it?"