After a while.

As if he had done a great deal of mental preparation and fully weighed the consequences,

Pei Shao considered for a moment before slowly saying:

“Alright. Since you think I can get these things, I promise you that as long as you can gather enough trade points for these materials, I can ask my old acquaintances for help.”

“They might be qualified to purchase these materials.”

“But the premise is that you can’t tell anyone about this illegal operation. Remember, anyone!”

“I understand, Master Pei. Don’t worry, I’m a man who keeps his mouth shut, just like you.”

Knowing when to stop, Su Mo was afraid that his actions, which were almost like flipping the table, would completely trigger Pei Shao’s bottom line.

That could provoke unpredictable reactions afterward.

Having gotten the result he wanted, Su Mo immediately stood up, took two steps forward, and opened the closed door.

The sunlight streamed in, lighting up Pei Shao’s face and making the wrinkles on his skin look even deeper.

But for some reason, looking at Su Mo’s figure in the setting sun, a trace of nostalgia suddenly surfaced in Pei Shao’s eyes, which were full of the marks of time.

“Master Pei, Master Pei?”

“It’s almost time. Do you want to go and take charge of the overall situation?”

He stretched out a hand and waved it in the light. The afterglow of the setting sun was naturally cut into several stripes by his palm, then quickly returned to normal.

Only after a few moments did Pei Shao, sitting in the chair, realize what was happening. He stood up abruptly, with a speed unusual for someone his age.

He paused for a moment, then, as if remembering something, said repeatedly:

“It’s time to prepare, it’s time to prepare!”

“Teacher Su, you should start preparing too.”

Pointing in the direction of the canteen, the two looked at each other and both laughed.

But unlike before, this time it had been a thorough test.

Su Mo had gotten what he wanted.

Pei Shao seemed to have confirmed some of his own ideas, and his attitude began to change slightly.

Everything seemed unchanged, yet everything had also changed, stuck at a perfect balance.

Tian Yuan Territory, Murloc City.

Staying in a seven-story hotel, Zhang Min sat in a prime spot on the fifth floor, her gaze fixed on the direction of the castle.

Without realizing it, she had already been waiting four days in this city filled with the smell of fish.

Every morning at six o’clock she got up on time and sat on the balcony, watching the crowds coming and going from the castle to see whether the “second prince,” Yu Chenghui, whom she hoped to meet, was among them.

Until noon, until evening.

Even at mealtimes, Zhang Min would have her maids bring the food straight to the balcony, afraid of missing the chance to “coincidentally bump into” Yu Chenghui.

However, things didn’t go as planned.

Four days passed, and she still had gained nothing.

Even though she had become familiar with the tall murloc guards at the gate, she still couldn’t find out when exactly the second prince, Yu Chenghui, would return.

Every time, the answer she got was the same.

Maybe in a week, maybe tomorrow!

“Miss, why don’t you go and rest for a while? We’ll keep watch for you.”

Seeing that Zhang Min’s eyes were filled with frighteningly red blood vessels, the two maids who had come with her couldn’t help but worry and urge her to rest.

Unfortunately, Zhang Min, already obsessed, paid no attention to what they said and was completely immersed in her own world.

If you leaned close to her mouth, you could even hear her muttering something almost inaudible:

“Come back quickly, come back quickly!”

“Miss...”

Murloc City lay to the north, where the sun’s heat was even fiercer than in Mulberry Field Town.

Zhang Min sat on the balcony from noon until the sun was about to set, her face covered in beads of sweat.

As the last rays of sunlight were about to disappear over the horizon, the castle remained completely still.

For some reason, everything suddenly went black before her eyes, and she pitched forward onto the balcony railing.

It was a sudden and powerful blow. Her body was about to fly over the railing and fall straight down from the fifth floor.

Fortunately, one of the two maids had not gone far.

The instant she heard the sound behind her, she turned around quickly and barely managed to grab Zhang Min, though Zhang Min’s head struck the railing hard.

Pfft.

External fire attacks the body, internal fire attacks the heart.

The impact brought Zhang Min back to her senses, but a sudden sweetness rose in her throat, and streaks of bright red blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.

Judging from her appearance, her vital energy had clearly been severely damaged.

“Miss, you really must rest today!”

Seeing Zhang Min’s miserable state, the two maids were so frightened that they couldn’t help crying.

At that moment, the sharp pain in her head gradually brought Zhang Min back to herself.

“I’m not feeling well. I’ll just rest for a while.”

After a few halting words, Zhang Min felt her strength fading rapidly, as if she were a terminally ill patient.

Even carried by the two maids, she couldn’t muster any strength, and her whole body felt limp.

Step.

Step.

After guarding the balcony for several days, her condition had started to decline rapidly.

With one last lingering attachment, Zhang Min seemed to want to take one final look at the place where she had waited for so many days.

But in that very turn of her head, she saw a flag suddenly raised above the ancient castle in the distance.

She came alive again!

Before the horrified eyes of the two maids, Zhang Min seemed to have suddenly been injected with adrenaline, even though she had just been so terribly weak.

The next second, she crashed to the ground and then bounced up suddenly, like a toy that had lost its power and been wound up dozens of times.

“Prince Chenghui is back! Quick, hurry and help me get ready!”

“I want to see the second prince! I want to see him!”

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