Mushroom Man

Chapter 8: Transporting Stone, Fraud and Showing Power
The next day.

My uncle and aunt were having dinner, and the table was filled with delicious fish and meat.

"Our De'er has really made it big. Now that he's become a member of the clan, our status has also risen along with it."

"For things like chicken, duck, fish and meat, we don't even need to ask for anything; the elders will send them over."

My aunt was smiling from ear to ear, and her bowl was full of meat.

"It was me who arranged the relationship and asked the elders to help transfer the title of the patriarchal family left by Liang'er's parents to De'er."

"Ah, speaking of this, I really feel a little sorry."

"His parents helped our family a lot back then..."

My uncle took a sip of wine and then sighed, as if he felt a little guilty.

"That's just that little bastard Liang'er. He's a loser and a hopeless case. What does that have to do with us?"

"The clan rules clearly state that if you want to inherit the main family, your qualifications must be at least Class C or above."

"He only has a Ding-level Dantian. No matter how hard he practices, he will only be able to reach the second level."

"It's useless to leave the title of the patriarchal family to him. It's better to transfer it to De'er..."

My aunt sneered and didn't care much about it.

My uncle sighed and said, "That's true..."

"But now that things are so unpleasant, if he decides to turn against us and finds the clan leader to demand his parents' inheritance, we will suffer a huge loss."

"Just yesterday, he was still trying to ask for the inheritance to treat that girl Weiyang."

"How dare he!" shrieked my aunt.

"We've raised him for so many years, it's good enough that we didn't ask him for money."

Upon hearing this, my uncle shook his head.

"What's the point of you saying all this? Liang'er is an ungrateful bastard. He would do anything for his sister."

"In my opinion, it would be better to give him two or three hundred drops of silver from the inheritance left by his parents and get rid of him."

As soon as these words were spoken, my aunt frowned and clenched her teeth.

"No, absolutely not."

"You want to take out so much silver water? Are you trying to piss me off to death?"

"That's the money I left for De'er to use to buy mushrooms, participate in competitions, and join the Temple of Childbirth."

"We only have this one son. You can't let De'er suffer because of that ungrateful person."

Just as the two of them were chatting enthusiastically, one after another.

Wu Liang's voice came from outside the door.

"Aunt and Uncle, I have something I want to ask you for help..."

When my uncle and aunt heard that he was coming, their expressions suddenly changed and they looked at each other nervously.

Could this guy be here to ask for the inheritance again?
My aunt frowned and opened the door reluctantly.

"You ungrateful bastard, you didn't come earlier or later, but you came when it was time for dinner."

"Why...are you asking for money again?"

"Didn't De'er give you a bag of change yesterday? Isn't that enough to pay for that bitch's medical treatment?"

Wu Liang glanced at the delicious food on the table and did not enter the house.

"Aunt, you misunderstood. My nephew didn't come here to ask for money."

"Weiyang is bedridden now and needs to take medicine every day. It's not a good idea to always ask my uncle and aunt for help."

"So I thought about asking my aunt and uncle to find a job for my nephew in the clan..."

Wu Liang told the two people the purpose of his trip in just a few words.

"Looking for a job?"

Upon hearing this, my uncle and aunt were stunned.

They looked at each other, and then a hint of joy flashed in their eyes.

It would be great to find a job!

If we give this guy something to do and let him earn his own money and spend it himself, won’t he stop coveting the inheritance?
My uncle looked like a teachable child and said in a deep voice, "It seems that Liang'er has grown up and knows how to earn money to support the family."

"Your uncle has been in the clan for so many years, and I have some connections, so finding a good job for him is no problem."

"If you have any intentions, you can tell me, and your uncle will keep an eye on it for you."

When Wu Liang heard this, his mind was moved.

In his dantian, a strange mushroom with a human face and a smile on its lips swayed slightly.

This mushroom was exactly the fifth-level mushroom he had obtained in gambling on stones through Jianshouqing in his early years... the Fraud Mushroom!

"My nephew has no special intentions. I just want a high enough salary to support my family."

Wu Liang lowered his head, his tone full of respect. Seeing him like this, his uncle was quite pleased.

He suddenly had an idea and seemed to have thought of something.

"There's a really good job in the clan recently..."

"A village near Zhaodi Town is planning to build a giant Buddha statue."

"Master Wu of the Wu family will be in charge of transporting the stone materials. It only takes one day to go back and forth, so you won't be delayed in taking care of your sister."

"After the task is completed, there will be about ten drops of silver as a reward."

"If possible, I will use my connections to help you get in, and you can leave tomorrow."

Wu Liang had no objection to this and agreed to it immediately.

"Thank you so much, uncle..."

After a brief conversation, he took his leave.

After he left, my aunt finally couldn't help but speak.

"Boss, why did you give such a good job to this ungrateful person?"

"With just one round trip a day, I can earn ten drops of silver. Even the salary from the clan isn't that much. This is a lucrative job!"

"Such a good job should be left to De'er."

When my uncle heard this, he seemed to have just thought of this and suddenly understood.

"Hiss, yes, why did I give this job to that kid!"

"It's all because of that kid calling me uncle all the time. He was so humble and servile that I got confused."

"Never mind, it's just an errand. I'll find De'er a better one when the time comes..."

……

Wu Liang staggered and walked quickly back to his little house.

Just hear a "plop" sound!
His legs went weak and he fell straight to the ground.

"With my current cultivation level, it's still too difficult for me to use the fifth-level deception mushroom..."

There was a faint trace of blood seeping from Wu Liang's mouth and nose.

Fortunately, the fraud mushroom does not mainly consume the true energy, but the spirit and life span of the mushroom master.

Otherwise, with his first-level intermediate true qi, he would not be able to activate the fifth-level mushroom no matter what.

However, despite this, the price is still not something that ordinary people can easily bear.

For example, every time you activate the Fraud Mushroom, you will lose five years of your lifespan.

In this case, if the mushroom master treats it as a toy, he will pay a heavy price and become a short-lived ghost.

Since Wu Liang paid such a huge price, the result was naturally very gratifying.

The function of deception mushroom is to influence other people's cognition.

Previously, a lecherous monk was influenced by the fraud and became Wu Weiyang in the eyes of everyone.

Later, his uncle was influenced by the fraud and successfully gave Wu Liang the job he wanted.

It can be said that this mushroom is worthy of its origin from Wuxiang Tianzun.

If a fifth-turn mushroom master knew about this wonderful use, he would probably try to snatch it away.

Wu Liang took a long time to recover his spirit.

He took a deep breath and whispered softly.

"Everything is ready now. It all depends on whether I can find the inheritance within a short period of time tomorrow..."

In the blink of an eye, the day passed quietly.

Wu Liang rode a tall horse and brought dozens of slaves to transport the stones.

Most of these slaves were ordinary people that the Wu family had deceived by using labor in mushroom pits.

The heavy stones pressed down the slaves, making them hunched over and unable to breathe.

Wu Liang looked indifferent, taking it all in.

He waved his whip and kept urging everyone to pass through the Zhaodi Town checkpoint as soon as possible.

"Hurry up, go faster!"

"If you don't see the village before sunset, you won't have any food to eat today."

And at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came.

"Donor Wu Liang?"

"Where are you going?"

(End of this chapter)