I am grinding experience in another world

Chapter 388 Counterattack

At the waist of Mist Smoke Mountain, Misty Glow Market District.

Jilong Road's raid hit the mountain, causing destruction through smashing, looting, burning, and bombing; numerous shops were destroyed by fire, and the neat flagstone paths were also blasted to pieces by secret techniques.

However, despite such dilapidated surroundings, the market district was even more bustling than before. The sounds of bargaining were incessant, and everyone's faces were flushed with excitement.

Inside Qiankun Firm.

A burly man in his forties looked worried, "Boss, do we continue to buy those stolen goods?"

"Buy? Of course, we buy!" Jia Tian said, his face full of excitement.

"Jilong Road has attacked, and many people took the opportunity to steal a lot," Jia Tian's eyes sparkled. "A large number of magic artifacts and talismans have entered the market, causing prices to plummet. Now is the perfect time for us to buy low!"

The brawny shopkeeper remained concerned, "If we stockpile so much and the prices keep falling, we might get stuck with them..."

"Jilong Road has already fought up to the sect's gate. You think they'll just stop there?" Jia Tian chuckled confidently. "Talismans and magic artifacts are life-saving tools. Once the fighting starts again, there'll be no worries about sales."

"Buy low and sell high, making several times the profit with ease. Why wouldn't we take this opportunity!"

"Boss, you're wise," the brawny shopkeeper complimented with a smile. "Just, there might not be enough white jade on the account, right?"

"No worries!" Jia Tian flicked his Mustard Seed Talisman, and a wooden box appeared on the table. "Take these two thousand white jade pieces to use for now."

"Is this the payment collected for the All-Disease Pills from before?" the brawny shopkeeper hesitated. "Would it be okay to owe an alchemist like this...?"

"Opportunities like this don't come twice!" Jia Tian waved dismissively. "At worst, I'll just give up my share of the elixirs."

Jia Tian's face bore a shrewd expression, "My senior brother might be even happier making extra money."

Outside the firm, Chen Mu, who was listening with pricked ears, couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

It turned out it wasn't that he didn't have the money to pay but that he was preparing to make a fortune through buying and selling with the money?

This guy was truly slippery.

If things were done according to the little baldy's thinking, I, indeed, would be happy to make extra money, and he would also take advantage of this situation to buy low successfully.

Even if he explained the truth afterward, I would only admire his cleverness.

"No wonder he could be so wealthy, just look at that brain, tsk..."

"But cleverness is good."

A flexible mind, considering every aspect.

He could trust this guy with the errand of informing those people in the underground cave.

While pondering whether to use Gongsun Sheng's or Lu Zhishen's alias to approach, the conversation of the two people inside reached his ears again.

"Recovering those ownerless magic artifacts and talismans is a priority."

"Those problematic items in the store need to be handled slowly."

"Switching people and changing signs is a good method, but it takes a lot of time and effort."

"We can't let the small things cause us to miss out on this great opportunity to get rich."

Chen Mu was taken aback.

Dealing with problematic items? Changing people and signs?

This... They're planning to sell fakes and run away!

His face twisted oddly.

No wonder that little baldy once boasted so confidently, saying his firm had never accepted returns. You didn't even give people a chance to return anything!

"Why am I not surprised at all?" Chen Mu said with mixed emotions.

Chen Mu couldn't help rolling his eyes.

These cultivators were becoming more and more inhuman, no matter how much he hit their necks, he couldn't knock them out.

"Even better if he doesn't faint,"

"If he really slept for three to five days, wouldn't this dark room have detained him for nothing?"

Chen Mu, holding the wooden box filled with White Jade, watched the bald boy lying on the ground like a salted fish and couldn't help but snicker. Your next read is at My Virtual Library Empire

"Gongsun Sheng robbing you, Lu Zhishen beating you up—what does it have to do with me, Chen Mu?"

"Heh, I don't admit it either!"

...

Several days later.

West side of the Administrative Affairs Institute of Mist Smoke Mountain.

"The date has been postponed?"

Indeed. The Upper Court was also attacked, and most administrative affairs have been halted," the bald middle-aged manager explained.

Chen Mu nodded in understanding.

The Dao Sect was attacked, leading to chaos. The restriction on the movement of personnel on Jilong Road was to maintain stability.

"When can it be resumed?" Chen Mu continued to ask.

"Hard to say," the bald middle-aged man was also unsure, "At the very least, we must wait until the conflicts in both paths are settled."

"Still fighting?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

It turned out Jia Tian's guess was correct.

"Hey! The Sect Master of the Off-Sun Path was severely wounded by our East Fence Path Sect Master. Most of the attackers on East Ridge were also captured."

"At this moment, the Off-Sun Path is so weak that it's an opportune time for us to counterattack and destroy their sect!"

"The Upper Court has issued a recruitment order, immediately granting one hundred Daoist Cultivation points and one hundred White Jade to anyone who participates in the counterattack."

"Any spoils of war obtained in the process are kept by the victor, and you can claim additional rewards for the heads of Off-Sun Path members!"

"What do you think? Want to sign up?" the bald manager eagerly looked at Chen Mu.

"I'll pass," Chen Mu waved his hands repeatedly, "I'm just an alchemist, with no power to truss a chicken. How could I dare venture into such perilous places?"

"That's a pity," the bald manager sighed.

"Indeed, what a fine opportunity to make a fortune," Chen Mu also pretended to sigh with regret.

After chatting for a few more moments, Chen Mu bid farewell and left.

Along the way, he saw many people excitedly running into the Administrative Affairs Institute.

From their conversations, it was apparent that most were there to sign up in response to the recruitment order.

The recent attack on Mist Smoke Mountain by the Off-Sun Path had resulted in many deaths, but it had also provided an opportunity for others to profit amid the chaos, claiming the White Jade of the deceased.

Hearing that Jilong Road was mounting a major counterattack, their greed was stoked further, and they eagerly joined the punitive force.

"Who knows how many will die this time," Chen Mu shook his head and leisurely made his way back to his wooden alchemy hut.

"No need to go to the Upper Court for the time being."

"Old Ghost Sun is dead; the chaos and strife have moved to the Off-Sun Path's territory."

"Mist Smoke Mountain will be very safe for a while, perfect for me to comfortably grind experience."