Chapter 294: Advance Salary

"You mean Chu Zi is causing trouble in my Exchange House?!"

Deep underground, Heijue looked at the reporting Bai Jue in disbelief, a huge question mark appearing on his forehead.

It turned out that the Bai Jue who was in the Exchange House earlier hadn't left directly, but had slipped to the hall to check the identity of the troublemaker.

At a glance, the problem was clear: the person causing trouble in the Exchange House was none other than Yuzhi Bo Lianye!

One should know that that fellow is the Chu Zi that Lord Heijue favors!

Bai Jue dared not delay and rushed to report to the behind‑the‑scenes boss Heijue. It happened that Heijue was inspecting the Exchange House at that time, so he learned the news immediately.

"That's right, Lord Heijue."

"Why did he come to the Exchange House to cause trouble?!" Heijue asked, puzzled.

Hasn't Chu Zi been traveling the Ninja World lately? How did he suddenly come to the Exchange House to cause trouble?

Could it be that someone among the Exchange House owners provoked him?

It doesn't care at all about the Exchange House's losses; it only wants to clarify Lian Ye's purpose for this trip.

It's just an Exchange House; if it's gone, it's gone. Such businesses are already widespread throughout the Ninja World, so it wouldn't mind this small loss at all.

But there's only one Chu Zi for mother!

Earlier, Heijue discovered that someone in the Exchange House was offering a three‑hundred‑million bounty on Lian Ye's head, a price already comparable to the Kage of the five great Ninja Villages!

Considering Chu Zi's safety, it ordered that no Exchange House in the Ninja World may issue a bounty on Lian Ye.

And no information about Lian Ye may be sold in the Black Market!

Chu Zi's safety is above all!

Indeed, the Black Market of the Ninja World remains Heijue's enterprise.

Bai Jue can employ the hardly detectable Mayfly Technique, making intelligence gathering a breeze.

It was precisely this that led it to establish the Black Market.

……

"Lord Heijue, it seems Chu Zi came to rob a Bounty Hunter..."

"Rob?" Heijue murmured softly: "Seems Chu Zi is short on money."

So that's why Lian Ye randomly ran to the Exchange House—turns out he was broke and resorted to robbery.

Since Chu Zi has no money, we'll give him some, as a future payment for cooking for his mother—a sort of salary advance.

Anyway, money isn't important to Heijue; it's merely a tool to win people's hearts.

In its view, only reviving its mother is the most important matter; everything else is utterly unimportant.

Of course, any matter involving its mother is important, including the Chu Zi that will serve her in the future.

"When the time comes, find a way to have the staff transfer the Exchange House's money to Chu Zi."

"Understood, Lord Heijue!"

……

"The Exchange House can't post a bounty on me?" Lian Ye stared in shock, his voice suddenly rising a few notches, "What are you joking about?"

"Lord Lian Ye, this is the boss's order," Shopkeeper Lao said, a bit embarrassed.

It turned out the young man before him was the one the boss specially looked after.

"Why does your boss do this?!" Lian Ye slammed the table in anger, "Complaint, I want to complain to you!"

He didn't understand how he had offended the Exchange House's boss to be treated like this; it was simply too much!

No wonder no one tried to assassinate him along the way; after all, the Exchange House can't post a bounty on him.

It's the first time in his life he's heard such an absurd demand!

An Exchange House that can't issue a bounty is like a cold medicine that can't cure a cold.

Shopkeeper Lao's mouth twitched; even a complaint about the Exchange House had arrived. If it were anyone else, the boss would have already hired someone to chop them up and feed them to dogs.

There aren't lacking people like Lian Ye who rob Exchange Houses; it's just that after leaving, they invariably get killed.

One can guess without thinking that the behind‑the‑scenes boss of the Exchange House is the one exerting force.

As time passed, gradually no one dared to scheme against the Exchange House.

"Where's your boss? Let him come out!" Lian Ye lifted his conical hat, revealing a pair of blood‑red eyes, "I have something to discuss with him."

He actually wanted to ask the Exchange House's boss why he was targeting him!

"Sorry, Lord Lian Ye," Shopkeeper Lao bowed and explained, "I have no information about the boss."

He has been a shopkeeper all his life and has never seen the legendary boss, let alone any trace of him.

"Fine then," Lian Ye sighed helplessly upon seeing the situation. Since the boss can't be found, this is all that can be done.

If you can't be bountied, you can't be... From another angle, it just means no Bounty Hunter comes to assassinate you.

Imagine Lian Ye undertaking a mission together with Tuan Cang; the Bounty Hunter's target would only be Tuan Cang, because Lian Ye has no bounty at all!

Lian Ye can only comfort himself this way in his heart.

Although this trip revealed that he couldn't be bountied at the Exchange House, at least he earned a huge sum at zero cost.

Overall, he's fairly satisfied.

Just as Lian Ye was packing the looted money to leave, a figure flashed into the Exchange House at incredible speed.

"Kid, hand over all the money on you!" Jiaodu greedily eyed the mountain of cash not far away.

That amount of money is enough for him to take on a year's worth of bounties!

Sure enough, robbery brings in money fast!

While Lian Ye was preparing to load the money into a Storage Scroll, he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

That voice—wasn't his ATM, who are the corners?

"Jiaodu, I've been looking for you," Lian Ye turned around, flashing a brilliant smile, "Long time no see, have you made any money these years?"

The ATM he had been yearning for finally showed up—could he not feel happy?

I thought I wouldn't encounter Jiaodu this time, but unexpectedly there was a pleasant surprise—

The Golden Toad came right to the door!

"Y‑you, why are you here?!" When Jiaodu saw Lian Ye's face, the instant he recognized him, he felt the sky collapse!

Every time one meets Yuzhi Bo Lianye, nothing good happens…

The first time attempting to assassinate Senju Hashirama, he ran into Lian Ye; not only did this kid poison him, but he also spent a fortune buying Antidote.

The second time attempting to assassinate Qianshou Feijian, he met Lian Ye, repaid the money owed for the Antidote, and then was beaten half‑dead by Qianshou Feijian before fleeing in a sorry state.

After several years, he met Lian Ye again—what will happen this time?

Anyway, nothing good will happen, right…

"Don't come over!" Jiaodu shouted loudly as Lian Ye walked toward him.

"Don't be nervous; I'm just here to snatch your money, not to kill you," Lian Ye whispered, fearing Jiaodu might turn and run.

In that case, getting the money will still require some effort.

Jiaodu: "???"

Snatching the money he worked so hard to earn is even more painful than killing him!

"Bastard, I'm going to kill you!"

After several years, he has fully mastered the power of Chidō.

Today, he will wash away the humiliation of those years with blood!

"Meet your death, little brat!"

Three minutes later…

Jiaodu's four hearts shattered, his face bruised and swollen like a dead dog, he collapsed on the ground, forced to watch Lian Ye crouch nearby counting the money he had painstakingly earned over the years.

"Could you leave me a bit…"

ps: kneeling to beg for power‑ups and little gifts, eee…