My Co-renting Lady Boss

Chapter 2159: Chapter 2155: Guesthouse Treasure Cache

The Sea Shark Gang’s reputation in the Jiulong Dynasty was infamous; many people had suffered losses at their hands. This was also why, when Meng Zhong first saw that this was an inn run by the Sea Shark Gang, he hesitated over whether to enter.

"Fine then, I’ll have to trouble Old Steward Meng Zhong. Make a trip to Tianpo City overnight and let Senior Brother Tian know what’s going on here. As for the situation here, the three of us brothers and Senior Brother Meng can handle it."

Hou Mang gave a small laugh, then spoke.

Meng Zhong nodded. He hesitated for a moment, then said, "It’s no problem for us to make a move, but what about Tang Ming?"

"He’s so weak that even if we call him, he’ll be no help. Once we get the loot, we can toss him a couple of pieces as a reward. A brute from the Qingfeng Dynasty like him, acting together with us, would only mess things up."

Meng Liang snorted disdainfully. He felt that he was someone who did great things, while Tang Ming was just an Immortal Chef who cooked. Someone like that was dispensable; in the face of Treasure and profit, Tang Ming was nothing more than a disposable bargaining chip.

The four of them, Meng Liang and the others, had no idea that as they talked in the room, Tang Ming was quietly lurking beneath the rear window of the room.

Meng Liang’s words made Tang Ming’s eyes narrow slightly; a mocking smile appeared on his face.

Late at night, Meng Zhong had already left for nearly two hours, and with Meng Zhong left a Steel Armor Beast as well.

The sound of a door opening came from the courtyard. Tang Ming opened his eyes and turned over, letting his face face the inner wall.

The three of them, Meng Liang and the others, didn’t care about Tang Ming at all. They pushed the door open and went straight out. Tang Ming sat up on the bed; seeing the three of them leave the courtyard, he pushed open the window in the rear wall of the room.

The Bone Claw flew out, and Tang Ming quickly climbed up onto the courtyard wall, disappearing into the night.

Meng Liang naturally had no idea that Tang Ming was very clear about his movements; his target was the rear courtyard under Wang Song’s watch.

Even though he knew that Meng Liang and the others would most likely make their move at night, Wang Song still didn’t expect that the three senior and junior brothers of Meng Liang would act so brazenly.

"Guests of the Banshan Sect, it’s so late already. Instead of resting in your rooms, you’ve come to this restricted area of my Sea Shark Gang. I wonder what business you have here?"

Wang Song forced himself to appear calm as he looked at the three of them. He had arranged it long ago: this line was the signal. He would do his best to entangle these three.

Meanwhile, the Sea Shark Gang Disciple in the room would transfer the Treasure in the room into the Formation within the secret passage hidden inside.

Meng Liang gave a cold laugh. "Why bother asking when you already know? I won’t make things difficult for you. Hand everything over and I can let you walk away alive."

"Hahahaha, I really didn’t expect Disciples of the Banshan Sect to stoop to banditry like this. If you want the Treasure of my Sea Shark Gang, then show me some real ability."

With a wave of Wang Song’s hand, many jet-black Puppets appeared in the courtyard.

These Puppets were something Wang Song had prepared beforehand. As a Puppet Cultivation practitioner, what he was best at was defeating many with few.

Seeing those Puppets appear, the bodies of the three of them, Meng Liang and the others, instantly swelled larger. "I really didn’t expect you to be a Puppet Cultivation practitioner. Then we three brothers will have a look at what you’re capable of."

Outside in the courtyard, they were already brawling in a tangle; the clash between those Puppets and the Banshan Sect’s Body Cultivation Technique made the entire inn echo with booming sounds.

When the fight broke out in the courtyard, Tang Ming had already circled around to the back of the room. The buildings of this Sea Shark Gang inn were basically all the same: a door in front, two windows, a skylight in the roof, and a window in the rear wall.

Wang Chuan’s feet hooked onto the eaves of the back of the house; his eyes, peering through the rear window, could see that Sea Shark Gang Disciple in the room staring outside in panic.

When Meng Liang and Wang Song began fighting, that Sea Shark Gang Disciple took a deep breath, moved the rattan chair in the room aside, and lifted up a floorboard.

Tang Ming’s eyes lit up at once. This room that stored Treasure wasn’t large. Several chests were deliberately placed in the corner; the lids were half open, revealing the glittering Spirit Stones inside.

But Tang Ming knew full well that the real Treasure was definitely kept in the Storage Ring of that Sea Shark Gang Disciple who was entering the underground passage.

Tang Ming flipped himself over and slipped in through the rear window. Imitating that Sea Shark Gang Disciple, he swiftly twisted the rattan chair.

The floor tile beside the rattan chair opened at once, revealing a pitch-black hole.

This was a common design for secret tunnels in the Taoyuan World. If a Formation was used, the flow of Immortal Energy could be detected; using Puppet Mechanism Technique avoided that problem.

Seeing the entrance to the secret passage, Tang Ming didn’t rush in. He stretched out his hand, and the Soul-breaking Lock flew from his sleeve, dropping straight into the tunnel.

No sounds of fighting came from inside the passage. Tang Ming took a deep breath and jumped down into the secret tunnel.

The relationship between Wang Jin and Wang Song wasn’t all that good; the reason they seemed on decent terms was that both of them were Puppet Cultivation practitioners.

The cost of making Puppets wasn’t too high for Wang Song, but as a minor Manager of a Sea Shark Gang branch, Wang Jin didn’t have many good Puppets at his disposal.

This time, Wang Song had brought out his Lifebound Puppet and a recommendation from the Manager of Evil Slayer Town to coax Wang Jin into taking this risk with him.

Wang Jin thought it over for a full two hours before agreeing. After all, the one courting death was Wang Song; Wang Jin only needed to keep the Treasure safe.

Just as Wang Song had told him: once the Gang Leader arrived, Wang Song would be the sinner, while Wang Jin would be the meritorious man.

The secret passage was extremely narrow, and because it had been hastily dug, the ground was uneven.

A thud sounded behind him. Wang Jin’s body trembled; he turned his head and saw something green drop down. It looked very much like a length of rope.

With a wave of his hand, a black Puppet resembling a vicious dog flew out from his Storage Ring and lunged at that green rope, biting down.

Just after he landed, Tang Ming saw that the Soul-breaking Lock was coiled around a jet-black puppy. The puppy kept making creaking sounds from within its body—it was clearly a Puppet.

"You’re not a Disciple of the Banshan Sect."

Wang Jin’s voice echoed in the passage. The body of a Banshan Sect Disciple absolutely wouldn’t be this light. Even if a Banshan Sect Disciple shrank their body, they couldn’t reduce their weight.

The corner of Tang Ming’s mouth lifted slightly. "You’re right, I’m not a Disciple of the Banshan Sect. But just like the Banshan Sect’s Disciples, I very much want the Storage Ring on your finger."

"So you knew."

Wang Jin took in a sharp breath of cold air. He thought Tang Ming had discovered the secret between him and Wang Song, and had come chasing because of that. In truth, Tang Ming had only seen him enter the secret passage and hadn’t touched the Spirit Stones in those decoy chests.

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