Chapter 295: Jiaodu, Fainted by Rage

Jiaodu's eye sockets on both sides were punched by someone, and he could only squint, on the verge of tears, as he watched the banknotes being loaded one by one into a Storage Scroll by Lian Ye.

All this money was earned by him day and night by continuously taking bounties, and now it's all been robbed; he has not a single coin left on his person…

If it weren't for being unable to beat Lian Ye, he would have gotten up long ago and fought desperately.

Every time he meets this guy nothing good happens; compared with the previous two times, this one is several times more tragic.

Not only was he almost beaten to death, but all the money he earned was also stolen.

Damned Uchiha Xiao Gui! One day he'll take back everything he lost today!

In this moment, Jiaodu's hatred toward the Uchiha Clan even surpasses that of Qianshou Feijian, and his desire for revenge reaches its peak.

But the throbbing pain in his body quickly brought him to his senses; he wonders what Lian Ye has been eating to become so strong in just a few short years.

A few years ago he could spar with him, but now he's being crushed outright.

Lian Ye has also mastered Qianshou Feijian's famed technique, the Flying Thunder God Technique. In the fight just now, he didn't even see Lian Ye's figure before his four hearts were shattered.

Monster, this kid is literally a monster!

A pessimistic thought surfaces in Jiaodu's mind: can he really defeat this monster and get revenge in the future?

Lian Ye's strength already far exceeds his own.

Even if Jiaodu trains hard, it will be hard to surpass Lian Ye.

But thinking of the stolen wealth reignites the flame of vengeance in his eyes. No matter what, he will grow stronger and take all the money back!

Just wait, Yuzhi Bo Lianye!

One day I'll knock you to the ground, strip you of every coin, and count your money right in front of you!

"Jiaodu, you've only earned sixty million taels over these years?" Lian Ye spent half a day counting all the money, then said with slight displeasure.

After several years, this Jiaodu fellow has only made that little money.

Has he really been working hard to earn money?

In five years, that averages just over ten million taels per year; has he truly been working properly?

Lian Ye doubts Jiaodu's earning ability; at this rate he could barely be a Bounty Hunter.

To reach a few modest goals, does he have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse?

No wonder he thinks Jiaodu earns slowly; before Jiaodu arrived, he robbed a Bounty Hunter and earned eight million taels in a short time, roughly one‑sixth of Jiaodu's entire fortune.

Add Jiaodu's free donation of sixty million, and in a few hours he'd have earned sixty‑eight million taels.

By that measure, the earning speed is indeed hundreds of times faster than Jiaodu's.

Jiaodu: "???"

You bastard, do you even know what you're saying?!

Earning money isn't that easy; a typical bounty is only about one million taels, and after locating the target, arranging an assassination and a series of steps, half a month passes.

Sometimes an assassination fails, resulting in a half‑month of no earnings.

Earning over ten million taels in a year is already pretty good.

High‑bounty targets are either extremely powerful or heavily guarded, so the difficulty of a successful assassination is obvious…

And that damn Yuzhi Bo Lianye still thinks he's earned too little all these years.

Does he think money is easy to obtain?

Does he expect to meet a fool who voluntarily tells him the vault's location, and upon opening the vault finds it filled with gold, jewels, and piles of banknotes?

He wants to retort to Lian Ye, but for the sake of his own life, he can only swallow his complaints.

At that moment, Shopkeeper Lao hunched over and hurried to Lian Ye's side, respectfully saying, "Lord Lian Ye, actually the Exchange House contains a hidden safe."

Earlier, Bai Jue covertly contacted Shopkeeper Lao, asking him to find a way to transfer the vault's wealth to Lian Ye.

Thus the scene just now unfolded…

Hearing this, Jiaodu wore a look of seeing a ghost, stared at Shopkeeper Lao in disbelief, thinking to himself, "Damn, I really ran into a fool."

If Yuzhi Bo Lianye hadn't come, the safe's money would have been his.

He didn't expect that now the kid gets it cheap!

Damned, truly damned!

Jiaodu feels the sky has collapsed; now he can only hope the safe doesn't hold much money, otherwise he'll literally die of anger…

Sometimes seeing others make money hurts more than his own losses.

Especially when the money‑maker is the bastard who stole his money.

"Why tell me?" Lian Ye asked, puzzled, looking at Shopkeeper Lao.

First the Exchange House's owner forbade posting bounties on himself, now Shopkeeper Lao voluntarily reveals the vault's location.

There must be some conspiracy; he feels the mastermind behind the owner is suspicious!

Could it be that he knows the Exchange House's owner?!

Lian Ye began recalling everyone he knows, trying to find someone who fits the Exchange House owner's profile.

After thinking for a long time he found nothing; the only candidates are Qianshou Feijian and Madara Uchiha, but if it were them, they wouldn't keep it from him…

Since he can't figure it out, he stops thinking; for now the Exchange House's owner seems to have no ill will toward him—

Not only does he forbid posting bounties on himself, but knowing Lian Ye is short of money, he even offers money.

"Your owner is really a good person!" Lian Ye couldn't help but exclaim.

Although they've never met face‑to‑face, the owner has been very kind to him, making him actually want to meet.

Don't get the wrong idea; he just wants to thank the owner for the favor and perhaps make a friend of him.

Lian Ye likes to befriend such great… great‑hearted people. For example, Jiaodu, who he now treats as a good friend of the cash‑machine type.

"Lord Lian Ye, please follow me," Shopkeeper Lao hurriedly led the way ahead. Seeing no ambushes or traps, Lian Ye followed.

"Wait for me…" Jiaodu struggled to climb up from the ground, wanting to see exactly how much money was inside the vault?

If the money were little it would be fine, but if it's a lot, that's truly more painful than killing him!

The massive iron door slowly opened, and a flood of golden light poured out from it.

Gold—so much gold!

Piles of gold ingots were neatly arranged on a custom rack, reflecting a dazzling halo under the torchlight on the wall.

Stacks of banknotes were bound with hemp rope into brick‑like blocks, piled on the floor into an awe‑inspiring mountain of money.

"This…" Lian Ye's voice, unusually, trembled slightly, "Is it really all for me?"

"Yes, Lord Lian Ye."

This amount of money could buy him hundreds of lives; Konoha Village hasn't spent that much in ten years of budget, has it?

Truly worthy of being the Ninja World's biggest Exchange House—damn, it's really loaded with money!

Jiaodu, who arrived in a hurry, saw the scene inside the vault; his breathing grew increasingly rapid, and greedy light flickered in his eyes.

Money—so much money!

But the moment he realized all this money had nothing to do with him, his vision suddenly went black and he collapsed onto the ground.

It looks like he fainted from the shock.