"I have been poor since I was young, I am used to living a hard life. It seems to amuse Miss Huang."
Chen An smiled and responded to Huang Yuexuan's words.
He didn't mind Huang Yuexuan's remarks, but just smiled and said.
He was very calm about his poverty.
After all, he was really poor.
Since he was poor, why bother pretending?
"Sir is straightforward."
Huang Yuexuan smiled, not expecting Chen An to be so direct.
Generally speaking, those who have reached the realm of inner energy cultivation, more or less value their reputation, but there are few like Chen An who openly admit to their poor and humble background.
"There are quite a few things here, I'm afraid sir alone can't take them all. Let my guards help."
Huang Yuexuan said with a smile.
"Thank you then."
Chen An did not refuse.
The results of this looting wave were quite good. Just from the silver notes found on the head of the gang leader, there were hundreds of taels of silver. Plus the belongings of the other leaders, added together, it was over a thousand taels.
But the silver notes were only a part of the spoils from this batch.
Other items, such as the weapons used by the gang leader, were also valuable.
The weapons used by the smaller leaders were mostly top-notch steel blades, each one worth several taels of silver.
Adding up all these bits and pieces, it was estimated to be several hundred taels of silver, but they were not easy to handle.
Chen An had originally planned to find someone to come and collect them after returning, but now that Huang Yuexuan was willing to help, there was naturally nothing better than that.
Walking on the road, looking at the Huang Yuexuan and her people in front of him, Chen An suddenly thought of something.
He explained the situation to Huang Yuexuan and left for a while.
This absence lasted half an hour.
The time was not long, but there were some changes on Chen An's body.
The long knife that had just been wiped clean earlier was now stained with blood again.
Chen An's body also unavoidably had some bloody smell on it, looking as if he had killed many people.
Huang Yuexuan looked at Chen An in front of her, somewhat pensive.
"Let's go."
Mounting the horse, Chen An spoke softly, looking at Huang Yuexuan, his mood seemed quite good.
Of course it was good.
Just now, he deliberately left for a while and went back to the Black Tiger Gang's stronghold, deliberately eliminating the Black Tiger Gang again.
Of course, killing was not intentional, but getting rich was.
He naturally didn't want those heavy weapons and food, but he did take a lot of lightweight silver notes, jewelry, and the like.
In total, the value was at least three thousand taels of silver.
These things should be the savings of the Black Tiger Gang over the past decade or so.
It seemed quite a lot.
Adding this to the spoils from the previous looting, just from this trip, Chen An had gained at least four to five thousand taels of silver in wealth.
More than the one month of hard work he had put in before.
"Indeed, robbing is much faster for making money."
Walking along the road, Chen An sighed.
Killing and arson really do bring in the money, the ancients did not deceive me.
This was just a normal small force like the Black Tiger Gang, if it were other forces, the accumulations would probably be even greater.
Unfortunately, such things couldn't be done frequently.
On one hand, these forces all had backers, and if they acted recklessly, they were easily targeted by others, which would be troublesome.
This time he could do it because he was helping Bai Qing, so if something went wrong, Bai Qing would naturally help share the pressure.
But if he used this as an ATM too often, the nature of the matter would be different.
If he offended too many people in the end, even Bai Qing might not continue to protect him.
Walking on the road, Chen An calculated his assets.
Without careful calculation, his current assets had expanded again.
With the three thousand taels he had saved from his previous efforts to take on tasks, plus the items from this trip, his assets were almost close to eight thousand taels.
And if nothing unexpected happened, there would be a windfall in the upcoming Bai family competition.
Thinking of this, Chen An's mood gradually improved.
From the area where the Black Tiger Gang was located to entering the Upper Yuan County, it was already nearing evening.
After paying the fee, the guards let Chen An and the others in.
In front of him, the familiar residence of the Bai family was in sight.
After settling Jiang Shu and others, Chen An, accompanied by Huang Yuexuan, came alone to the front of Bai Qing's courtyard.
"Come in."
Before they had even entered the courtyard, Bai Qing's voice came from inside.
Stepping inside, Chen An looked up.
It was already evening, and the sky outside was darkening, but Bai Qing's courtyard was still brightly lit, with lights all around, looking very bright.
Although it was not the same as daytime, you could still see many things clearly.
Bai Qing was sitting in a chair at this moment, holding a book in her hand, as if she had been reading it previously.
Seeing Chen An and the others enter the courtyard, she put down the book in her hand, raised her head to look at them, and smiled, "Miss Huang, you are finally here."
"Why did it take so long?"
"Sister Qing."
Huang Yuexuan bowed slightly and said with a smile, "I encountered some unexpected events on the way, so I was delayed."
"Good thing Miss Qing's servant Chen is here, otherwise this time, I'm afraid it would have been really dangerous."
"Hmm?"
After hearing this, Bai Qing couldn't help but pause for a moment and glanced at Chen An subconsciously.
As Chen An had anticipated, Bai Qing was actually unaware of what Huang Yuexuan had encountered on the way.
But she didn't ask directly, instead she smiled, "As long as you're safe."
"Miss Huang has come all this way, you can explore around here and enjoy the scenery of Upper Yuan County."
"Thank you, Sister Qing."
Huang Yuexuan nodded with a smile, then looked at Chen An beside her and said, "But I am not familiar with this place, so I probably won't be able to go to many places."
"If Sister is willing, can Mr. Chen accompany me and show me around?"
"Hmm?"
Bai Qing frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then nodded, "He has to prepare for the big competition recently, so he may not have that much time."
"It's fine."
Huang Yuexuan spoke softly, "I only need this Mr. to accompany me when I go out, so as not to trouble him regularly."
"That's acceptable."
With the words said to this point, Bai Qing couldn't easily refuse, so she just nodded.
Chen An was a little surprised at this turn of events.
He hadn't expected that just standing there quietly as an audience member would somehow involve him.
But he didn't have much objection to this task.
Miss Huang was not a bad-tempered ugly person, on the contrary, she was a delicate and beautiful girl with a very good temperament.
Just treat it as accompanying a beautiful woman for a walk.
Besides, at this critical moment, he didn't plan to go out and take on tasks, so he had some free time.
Next, Bai Qing and Huang Yuexuan continued to chat, from the situation in Upper Yuan County to other places, and then to the whole of Liang Kingdom.
It was evident that Bai Qing was in high spirits, and Huang Yuexuan was also a good conversation partner.
Regardless of the topic Bai Qing talked about, Huang Yuexuan could easily join in the conversation, and throughout the conversation, she maintained a smile, making people feel very warm and comfortable.
Seeing this, Chen An understood how Bai Qing and Huang Yuexuan had become friends.
"I have been poor since I was young, I am used to living a hard life. It seems to amuse Miss Huang."
Chen An smiled and responded to Huang Yuexuan's words.
He didn't mind Huang Yuexuan's remarks, but just smiled and said.
He was very calm about his poverty.
After all, he was really poor.
Since he was poor, why bother pretending?
"Sir is straightforward."
Huang Yuexuan smiled, not expecting Chen An to be so direct.
Generally speaking, those who have reached the realm of inner energy cultivation, more or less value their reputation, but there are few like Chen An who openly admit to their poor and humble background.
"There are quite a few things here, I'm afraid sir alone can't take them all. Let my guards help."
Huang Yuexuan said with a smile.
"Thank you then."
Chen An did not refuse.
The results of this looting wave were quite good. Just from the silver notes found on the head of the gang leader, there were hundreds of taels of silver. Plus the belongings of the other leaders, added together, it was over a thousand taels.
But the silver notes were only a part of the spoils from this batch.
Other items, such as the weapons used by the gang leader, were also valuable.
The weapons used by the smaller leaders were mostly top-notch steel blades, each one worth several taels of silver.
Adding up all these bits and pieces, it was estimated to be several hundred taels of silver, but they were not easy to handle.
Chen An had originally planned to find someone to come and collect them after returning, but now that Huang Yuexuan was willing to help, there was naturally nothing better than that.
Walking on the road, looking at the Huang Yuexuan and her people in front of him, Chen An suddenly thought of something.
He explained the situation to Huang Yuexuan and left for a while.
This absence lasted half an hour.
The time was not long, but there were some changes on Chen An's body.
The long knife that had just been wiped clean earlier was now stained with blood again.
Chen An's body also unavoidably had some bloody smell on it, looking as if he had killed many people.
Huang Yuexuan looked at Chen An in front of her, somewhat pensive.
"Let's go."
Mounting the horse, Chen An spoke softly, looking at Huang Yuexuan, his mood seemed quite good.
Of course it was good.
Just now, he deliberately left for a while and went back to the Black Tiger Gang's stronghold, deliberately eliminating the Black Tiger Gang again.
Of course, killing was not intentional, but getting rich was.
He naturally didn't want those heavy weapons and food, but he did take a lot of lightweight silver notes, jewelry, and the like.
In total, the value was at least three thousand taels of silver.
These things should be the savings of the Black Tiger Gang over the past decade or so.
It seemed quite a lot.
Adding this to the spoils from the previous looting, just from this trip, Chen An had gained at least four to five thousand taels of silver in wealth.
More than the one month of hard work he had put in before.
"Indeed, robbing is much faster for making money."
Walking along the road, Chen An sighed.
Killing and arson really do bring in the money, the ancients did not deceive me.
This was just a normal small force like the Black Tiger Gang, if it were other forces, the accumulations would probably be even greater.
Unfortunately, such things couldn't be done frequently.
On one hand, these forces all had backers, and if they acted recklessly, they were easily targeted by others, which would be troublesome.
This time he could do it because he was helping Bai Qing, so if something went wrong, Bai Qing would naturally help share the pressure.
But if he used this as an ATM too often, the nature of the matter would be different.
If he offended too many people in the end, even Bai Qing might not continue to protect him.
Walking on the road, Chen An calculated his assets.
Without careful calculation, his current assets had expanded again.
With the three thousand taels he had saved from his previous efforts to take on tasks, plus the items from this trip, his assets were almost close to eight thousand taels.
And if nothing unexpected happened, there would be a windfall in the upcoming Bai family competition.
Thinking of this, Chen An's mood gradually improved.
From the area where the Black Tiger Gang was located to entering the Upper Yuan County, it was already nearing evening.
After paying the fee, the guards let Chen An and the others in.
In front of him, the familiar residence of the Bai family was in sight.
After settling Jiang Shu and others, Chen An, accompanied by Huang Yuexuan, came alone to the front of Bai Qing's courtyard.
"Come in."
Before they had even entered the courtyard, Bai Qing's voice came from inside.
Stepping inside, Chen An looked up.
It was already evening, and the sky outside was darkening, but Bai Qing's courtyard was still brightly lit, with lights all around, looking very bright.
Although it was not the same as daytime, you could still see many things clearly.
Bai Qing was sitting in a chair at this moment, holding a book in her hand, as if she had been reading it previously.
Seeing Chen An and the others enter the courtyard, she put down the book in her hand, raised her head to look at them, and smiled, "Miss Huang, you are finally here."
"Why did it take so long?"
"Sister Qing."
Huang Yuexuan bowed slightly and said with a smile, "I encountered some unexpected events on the way, so I was delayed."
"Good thing Miss Qing's servant Chen is here, otherwise this time, I'm afraid it would have been really dangerous."
"Hmm?"
After hearing this, Bai Qing couldn't help but pause for a moment and glanced at Chen An subconsciously.
As Chen An had anticipated, Bai Qing was actually unaware of what Huang Yuexuan had encountered on the way.
But she didn't ask directly, instead she smiled, "As long as you're safe."
"Miss Huang has come all this way, you can explore around here and enjoy the scenery of Upper Yuan County."
"Thank you, Sister Qing."
Huang Yuexuan nodded with a smile, then looked at Chen An beside her and said, "But I am not familiar with this place, so I probably won't be able to go to many places."
"If Sister is willing, can Mr. Chen accompany me and show me around?"
"Hmm?"
Bai Qing frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then nodded, "He has to prepare for the big competition recently, so he may not have that much time."
"It's fine."
Huang Yuexuan spoke softly, "I only need this Mr. to accompany me when I go out, so as not to trouble him regularly."
"That's acceptable."
With the words said to this point, Bai Qing couldn't easily refuse, so she just nodded.
Chen An was a little surprised at this turn of events.
He hadn't expected that just standing there quietly as an audience member would somehow involve him.
But he didn't have much objection to this task.
Miss Huang was not a bad-tempered ugly person, on the contrary, she was a delicate and beautiful girl with a very good temperament.
Just treat it as accompanying a beautiful woman for a walk.
Besides, at this critical moment, he didn't plan to go out and take on tasks, so he had some free time.
Next, Bai Qing and Huang Yuexuan continued to chat, from the situation in Upper Yuan County to other places, and then to the whole of Liang Kingdom.
It was evident that Bai Qing was in high spirits, and Huang Yuexuan was also a good conversation partner.
Regardless of the topic Bai Qing talked about, Huang Yuexuan could easily join in the conversation, and throughout the conversation, she maintained a smile, making people feel very warm and comfortable.
Seeing this, Chen An understood how Bai Qing and Huang Yuexuan had become friends.
