The next day, Su Que went to the government office as usual to check in and then reviewed the progress of his subordinates' work.

Seeing that his seven subordinates were not slacking off, he offered some encouraging words and then let them continue their work.

After sitting in the documentation room for a while, Su Que walked out and left the government office.

He strolled leisurely down the main street in the center of Jiannan Prefecture City with his hands behind his back.

First, he had some morning tea at a restaurant, then he wandered around places like the painting and calligraphy gallery and bird and flower shop.

At the same time, he casually brought up the topic of the Li family in Jiannan Prefecture to others.

Some talkative people took the opportunity to share what they knew about the Li family.

After listening to them, Su Que realized that Li Wanjing was right: the Li family was indeed quite famous in Jiannan Prefecture City.

Anyone who had lived in Jiannan Prefecture for a year or two would have heard of the Li family.

The Li family was involved in industries such as beverages, textiles, tool forging, and funerals, which touched upon many aspects of everyday life.

However, since these industries were not as profitable as brothels, gambling dens, or medicinal materials, nor as essential as rice and salt,

the Li family did not enjoy much fame, and those who were not permanent residents of Jiannan Prefecture City might not have heard of them.

At the same time, he detected a hint of disdain for the Li family in others' words.

They said that Li Wanjing's father, Li An, was nearly incompetent, merely putting on a flattering smile and humbling himself to negotiate between powerful forces, gaining wealth through servility.

Su Que also heard from some who had some understanding of the Martial Arts in Jiannan Prefecture that Li Wanjing indeed had good talent in martial arts.

At the age of twenty-six, he was already a Fourth Blood Martial Artist.

After inquiring about the Li family mansion, Su Que went to Zhang Bengen's residence, using his Qi Blood to pump up his muscles to appear more robust, donned martial attire, wore a mask, and put on a cloak.

First, he placed a Tang Sect Crossbow, a Tight Back and Low Head Crossbow, a Silver Snake Sword, and five of Li Wanjing's Jade Pendants into his bundle.

Then he added the secret manuals, medicinal formulas, and elixir recipes he obtained from body searches the day before into the bundle.

These secret manuals, medicinal formulas, and elixir recipes were of ordinary level, not particularly useful to him at the moment.

If he were to sell them at the Mo Jin Commerce Association, they would need to be reviewed by the supervisor Mo Lin.

If the Mo Jin Commerce Association had previously accepted these secret manuals, medicinal formulas, and elixir recipes, they could not be sold.

The most important factor was that he did not know if Mo Lin also coveted the Tang Sect Crossbow.

Should Mo Lin see these items, he might deduce that Su Que was the one selling powerful crossbows at the Ghost Market, causing unnecessary trouble.

After some consideration, Su Que decided to offer these items to the Li family and let them make an offer.

The Li family seemed interested in winning him over and might offer a better price than the Mo Jin Commerce Association.

After packing the items, Su Que left Zhang Bengen's residence and headed to the Li family mansion.

Upon arriving at the Li family mansion, he used the Celestial Deformed Footlight Technique, moving swiftly and easily infiltrating inside.

As he wandered through the Li family mansion, he soon encountered Li Wanjing, who was wrapped in bandages, flirting with a maid in the garden.

The maid giggled at Li Wanjing's teasing, her smile as bright as a blooming flower.

Suddenly, the maid's smile froze, her eyes that were curved with laughter suddenly widening.

Li Wanjing was startled by the maid's strange expression, then suddenly felt a hand rest on his shoulder.

Instantly, a chill rose from his back, rushing straight to his skull.

"I'm here."

Su Que said calmly from behind Li Wanjing.

The voice was the same one he had used yesterday at the Ghost Market.

Upon hearing it, Li Wanjing immediately knew who it was and gave a slight push to the still-frightened maid:

"Xiao Bai, don't be afraid. Go call my father."

"No need," Su Que said. "Just bring the money."

With that, he placed the bundle on the stone table in front of Li Wanjing.

"Benefactor, my father very much wishes to meet you and thank you in person..." Li Wanjing continued to speak.

He thought to himself, as his father was far more eloquent than he, perhaps his father might be able to impress this person.

"Not meeting. Bring the money."

Su Que said decisively.

With no other choice, Li Wanjing instructed the maid, "Go to my room and bring the wooden box from my table, and don't do anything unnecessary!"

Having returned yesterday, Li Wanjing and his father had already prepared the payment for Su Que in a wooden box, just waiting for Su Que to collect it.

"Yes, young master!" the maid responded, while also pondering Li Wanjing's words.

She wondered if Li Wanjing truly meant not to do anything unnecessary, or if he meant for her to call the nursing home's guards and martial artists while leaving!

As she walked a few steps away, Li Wanjing's voice came again from behind: "Xiao Bai, the person behind me is my benefactor. I will not be in danger, so truly don't do anything unnecessary. Just quickly bring the wooden box!"

Having spent a long time with the maid, Li Wanjing knew she was clever but also had a lot of little thoughts, so he repeated his instruction.

"Yes!" The maid hurriedly jogged towards Li Wanjing's room and returned after a while with a delicately crafted wooden box.

Seeing the maid's hands trembling severely, Li Wanjing quickly took the wooden box from her and steadily handed it to Su Que.

Su Que opened it and found inside sixty silver notes of a thousand taels each, totaling a full sixty thousand taels.

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