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Chapter 405 What to do when you're out of money (Bonus chapter for the great contributor!)
"You two really aren't brothers?"

Qin Shuang held her chopsticks and bowl of noodles, feeling indignant.

He was still resentful about the way Ding'an and Nie Feng had scared him the night before.

At this moment, after a night of spring rain, the mountains are shrouded in mist, and the water is warm and the flowers are fragrant.

"Slurp, slurp, slurp."

Everyone gathered around the table, holding their bowls of noodles, and were enjoying their meal.

Hearing Qin Shuang's complaint, Ding An wiped his mouth with his hand, then snuggled up to her and chuckled, "Of course not!"

Bu Jingyun pursed his lips, turned his head away, and decided to ignore it.

Nie Feng chuckled from the side, "Senior Brother Shuang, are you feeling better?"

"Much better," Qin Shuang said. "Ding'an's 'Divine Illumination True Qi' is truly amazing. In just one night, it allowed my severed arm to heal and grow muscle again. I am extremely grateful!"

He put down his chopsticks and was about to bow to Ding An.

"No need, no need!" Ding An quickly waved his hand and smiled sheepishly, "I've also lost an arm, I understand how it feels, I can't bear to see this."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuang smiled and said, "I, Qin Shuang, acknowledge you as my brother!"

Ding An said casually, "That's great, I'll acknowledge you too!" As he spoke, he picked up the bowl of noodles, "Your injuries haven't healed yet, so you can't drink alcohol. Let's just drink a bowl of noodle soup together."

"it is good!"

The two men raised their bowls and clinked them together, then gulped down their drinks in one go. They put down their bowls, looked at each other, and smiled.

Hongxiu ate noodles while holding the bowl, and also drank the last drop of soup from the bowl. She then handed it to Ren Shaoyang: "Another bowl, please!"

"Oh, my appetite isn't great today, I'm eating so slowly."

Hongxiu shook her head and leaned closer to whisper, "We're almost out of money."

"what?!"

Ren Shaoyang was stunned and asked, "The Yuan Emperor's treasure trove! All those treasures have been spent?"

Hongxiu's eyes reddened as she carefully said, "I don't know what happened this time, all the treasures were shattered into pieces, and the wind and rain blew them all away in the dilapidated temple."

"So, Ding'an bought a wooden hut?" Ren Shaoyang slapped his forehead. "And we've gone from rich to poor?"

Hongxiu asked cautiously, "How much silver do you have left?"

Ren Shaoyang blushed: "More than ten taels."

Hongxiu frowned and said, "Why are you so poor too?"

"Sigh, I spent too much money treating Nie Feng to dinner yesterday," Ren Shaoyang muttered under his breath. "Damn it, Wuming didn't even offer a discount."

"Can I have another bowl?" Hongxiu asked softly.

"Eat! No one can go hungry, but the children must!"

Ren Shaoyang got up and went to the kitchen, made her a fresh bowl of noodles, and brought it over.

"Ha ha!"

Red sleeves swung chopsticks high, slurping as she ate heartily.

On the other side, Ding An thumped his chest and said loudly, "Brother Qin Shuang, once you've gathered all the materials, I'll definitely forge you a fine prosthetic hand, guaranteed to be just as good as a real one!"

Qin Shuang laughed heartily: "In that case, thank you so much, Ding'an!"

Nie Feng smiled broadly: "Ding'an, you're very thoughtful."

"Haha!" Ding'an chuckled. "Of course, of course."

Suddenly, Ding An seemed to remember something and said to Nie Feng, "Hey, that's right! Didn't you say yesterday that the family heirloom Snow Drinking Saber was lost in Lingyun Cave?"

Nie Feng nodded and said, "That's right."

"Ha, I went to Lingyun Cave a while ago, and I think I saw the Snow Drinking Blade!"

"Really?" Nie Feng was overjoyed. "Ding'an, are you sure?"

"Of course!" Ding An exclaimed. "The entire Lingyun Cave is as hot as a volcano, except for the cave where the Snow Drinking Blade is hidden. It's icy cold and filled with the aura of the blade. I'm naturally certain of it."

"Then, do you remember how to get in?"

"Uh, after entering Lingyun Cave, go straight and turn left, then right and right again. After passing a lava field, jump down a small cliff. You'll then see three cave entrances. Turn right. You'll see a patch of plants that look like small strawberries. Hmm, that's where the knife is buried."

"This is so complicated." Nie Feng was completely bewildered. "If I were you, I probably wouldn't be able to find it."

"Haha, the fools of Ding'an are blessed with good fortune; their brains have all turned into blessings," Hongxiu chimed in. She then put down her chopsticks, touched her belly, and looked as if she had weathered many years of hardship.

Ding'an didn't refute, just chuckled foolishly.

Nie Feng said, "Since that's the case, I must go to Lingyun Cave to retrieve the Snow Drinking Blade and restore the glory of my Nie family!"

Ding An laughed and said, "That would be great! You can use Snow Drink and I can use Eagle Blade. You can use ice and I can use fire. Let's have a game."

Nie Feng laughed loudly: "Good! If I find Xueyin, I will definitely have a good match with you, the 'Knife Emperor'!"

"It's a deal!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, both very happy.

However, what Nie Feng didn't know at that moment was how many undeserved disasters he would suffer because of this face.

If he knew, he probably wouldn't be smiling like that.

After Qin Shuang, Bu Jingyun, and Nie Feng finished their noodles, they bid farewell to the three villains and went their separate ways.

Qin Shuang went to Ironheart Island to find materials to forge a prosthetic arm; Bu Jingyun went to the Imperial Mausoleum to visit Kong Ci again; while Nie Feng returned home, tidied up, and prepared to go to Lingyun Cave. The three brothers had spent half a day together, and now they went their separate ways again.

The arising and ceasing of conditions, the ceasing of conditions and the arising of conditions.

No one can be with anyone forever. Meeting for a night, drinking and having fun, and then going our separate ways after waking up is the reality for people living in the martial arts world.

"Ahem, alright, sit up straight!"

After seeing Qin Shuang and the others off, Ren Shaoyang invited Ding An and Hongxiu to sit down.

Even the panda and the white donkey were listening in from the sidelines.

"What's wrong? What happened again?" Ding'an asked.

Ren Shaoyang hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "We're out of money."

"What?" Ding'an was completely bewildered. "We can't possibly be broke?" He turned to the little beggar. "Aren't all the treasures with you?"

Her red sleeves were almost buried in her chest, and even her ears seemed to be burning. Her voice was as low as it could be: "Gone, all gone."

Upon hearing this, Ding'an's face turned pale: "How come it's gone?"

Hongxiu repeated what she had just said.

Ding An listened and remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "Crippled man, are there still treasures in this world?"

Ren Shaoyang said, "You've unearthed the greatest treasure."

Ding An tilted his head and thought for a moment, then had a terrible headache. He said, “No way? Lingyun Cave? Then, what should I do? Go there again with Brother Nie Feng?”

"No!" Ren Shaoyang waved his hands. "We can't mess with the dragon vein inside. There's not much money in there either. You've practically plucked the Fire Qilin bald. It'll probably run away as soon as it sees you."

"Hey! We can sell fire qilin scales!"

Ding An clapped his hands, "If a single scale can be forged into a Fire Scale Sword, then so many of them must be worth a fortune!"

“No!” Hongxiu shook her head and said, “The scales and horn are for researching immortality, so they can’t be touched.”

"Ugh, nothing works, nothing works." Ding'an slumped on the table, utterly dejected. "Are we supposed to learn from the bandits at Dishui Cliff and rob people? That's so unskilled."

"Eh~?"

Ren Shaoyang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "That's right!"

"Do you have any idea?"

Ding'an and Hongxiu crowded around.

Ren Shaoyang looked at the two of them and asked with a smile, "Who are we?"

Ding An said, "The Three Fiends of the Northern Frontier."

"No, we are barbarians, we are bumpkins, aren't we?"

Hongxiu wrinkled her nose and snorted, "It doesn't sound nice, but the words are rough and the reasoning is sound."

"That's settled then!" Ren Shaoyang slapped his thigh and laughed heartily. "Usually we're the ones who bully others, but no one ever gets to bully us."

"Oh, I understand!" Hongxiu exclaimed excitedly, "You're going to the World Society?"

"Of course!" Ren Shaoyang laughed. "Xiong Ba dared to shout and fight on our territory, he's clearly not giving us any face!"

Hongxiu nodded fiercely, slammed her hand on the table, and shouted, "That's right, the local gangs are so rude!"

"So, should we ask him for 100,000 or 200,000 taels of silver? Uh, gold is fine too. Is that too much to ask?"

"Not too much!"

"Did you ask him for a single extra penny?"

"no!"

Ren Shaoyang clapped his hands and laughed: "Isn't that settled?"

Hongxiu chuckled: "Perfect!"

The two of them clapped their hands together, big and small, and their thoughts were now aligned.

Ding An looked left and right, her eyes clear, and hesitated before speaking, "Why do I feel like this is some kind of extortion?"

Ren Shaoyang said matter-of-factly, "It's just extortion." He looked at the beggar, "Didn't I make myself clear?"

Hongxiu chuckled and said, "That's very clear."

Even the slow-witted Ding'an knew what to do next, and shrugged, saying, "Xiong Ba has done terrible things, so he really needs to pay compensation."

"Wow!"

Ren Shaoyang and Hongxiu's eyes lit up, and they said in unison, "Ding'an, you've grown up."

Ding An scratched his head repeatedly and said, "Hehe, all I know is that this is my true thought."

Ren Shaoyang stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "This is called post-war reparations, and it's an important part of the settlement."

He turned and walked into the house, his voice clear and melodious.

"Winning a war but failing to settle scores with the enemy is tantamount to harming oneself."

Ding'an asked, "What does the cripple mean by that?"

Hongxiu laughed and said, "Well, it's just a way to extort money from people."

(End of this chapter)