"Very good, very good..."
Su Zijin couldn't help but applaud when she heard that Xiang Mantang had mixed Shen Cangsheng's ashes with his flesh and blood and fed them to wild wolves.
Feeling a sense of satisfaction, Su Zijin's long-suppressed frustration was released, followed by a wave of melancholy.
Shen Cangsheng's death certainly made her happy, but Mu Jinyu—he...
He wouldn't wake up because of this!
Compared to the news of Shen Cangsheng's dreadful death, what she wanted to hear more was that Mu Jinyu had awoken.
Seeing Su Zijin's sorrowful expression, Xiang Mantang shared the same feelings in his heart.
In his mind, the top priority was to save Mu Jinyu; seeking revenge and reducing Shen Cangsheng to ashes was only something he did along the way because he currently couldn't find any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Otherwise, if he had found something like the Spring of Life, he wouldn't have been wandering aimlessly after returning from Kunlun Mountain with Mu Jinyu. He would have headed straight to the Kunlun Ruins alone.
Unfortunately, he had yet to find any lead on Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could revive Mu Jinyu.
Xiang Mantang thought to himself, wondering if inside those Great Sects of Kunlun Ruins, there might be a Heaven Cave Blessed land with a Fountain of Immortality...
Maybe there would be, maybe not.
Xiang Mantang had considered turning every sect in Kunlun Ruins upside down, no matter the cost, to see if their Treasure Pavilion contained any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
But the idea that had sprung to his mind was incredibly difficult to execute, as those Sects would not let him have his way.
Now, as a Divine Realm Warrior and a Terrestrial Immortal, he was virtually invincible on Earth and hardly met any match. Yet in Kunlun Ruins, those capable of crushing him were likely a dime a dozen!
This mad idea could be conceived, but definitely should not be acted upon rashly. At least, Xiang Mantang would wait until he'd completely exhausted all options on Earth for finding a treasure that could awaken Mu Jinyu before reaching into Kunlun Ruins.
After a moment of silence between them, Xiang Mantang shook off that crazy thought and asked Su Zijin, "Godmother, have those four families from the Capital City repaid the hundred billion they owned to my brother recently?"
Those four families were the Li Family, Wang Family, Zhou Family, and the Wang Family. They owed Mu Jinyu a hundred billion because during the funeral of the Old Dragon King, they spoke ill of Su Zijin behind her back. Mu Jinyu overheard, taught them a lesson, and despite that, they persisted, causing a big commotion and ending up with a hundred billion in debt.
Xiang Mantang was now thinking that since he still hadn't found any clues about the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and Shen Cangsheng's vengeance was claimed, it was time to deal with those grudges Mu Jinyu didn't care to bother with. Unlike his tolerant brother, Xiang Mantang wouldn't let them off easily and would settle each account clearly.
If San Liu were present and heard what Xiang Mantang said, he would have felt a wave of relief, thankful he had sensed something wrong in time and had already given the one billion he owed Mu Jinyu for medical fees to Su Zijin and the others.
Otherwise, if he had thought that Mu Jinyu's death meant they could default on the debt, he would have faced consequences he couldn't escape.
Hearing his question, Su Zijin came back to her senses, furrowed her brows slightly, and shook her head, saying, "No, each one only repaid a little over ten billion, and said they would pay the rest slowly..."
"Pay slowly..." Xiang Mantang heard Su Zijin's words, and a cold light flashed in his eyes as he said, "Did they mention any interest?"
Su Zijin shook her head softly and replied in a low voice, "No, they said if they were to take out a hundred billion at once, it would severely affect their families, so they negotiated with me to repay the debt slowly..."
"Did they say how often they would make a payment?" Xiang Mantang asked further.
"Yes, one billion per month," Su Zijin replied, somewhat ashamed.
"One billion a month? Twelve billion a year? And no interest?" Upon hearing Su Zijin's words, Xiang Mantang laughed angrily, saying, "Godmother, how could you agree to such a demand?"
Su Zijin said somewhat embarrassedly, "At that time, I thought, 'to spare someone when you can is a virtue.' Besides, it seemed like Jinyu did not really want to take their ten billion, but rather to teach them a lesson..."
Xiang Mantang reined in the cold glint in her eyes and nodded slightly, "It seems a month has passed since then, hasn't it? The one billion they were supposed to pay in installments, have they paid it?!"
"Let me check…" Su Zijin hurriedly responded.
Xiang Mantang was somewhat speechless, but then she thought it was actually quite normal.
With Mu Jinyu having gone through such an ordeal recently, how could Su Zijin have the spare energy to think about those funds?
It was the same with her; if she hadn't run out of clues about treasure medicines recently, she would not have bothered to settle these trivial matters.
Soon, Su Zijin finished checking the account, her expression turning somewhat ugly as she shook her head at Xiang Mantang, "They haven't paid me back yet, I'll go and remind them in person in a moment."
Yes, that's right, when they paid back the money, it was transferred to Su Zijin's account, not Mu Jinyu's.
Mu Jinyu had demanded the four families compensate ten billion as a way to vent Su Zijin's anger, not to leverage the situation for personal gain, so naturally, she would not pocket the compensation money.
The cold gleam hidden in Xiang Mantang's eyes surged up once again upon hearing this.
If they had really transferred the money to Su Zijin's account on time each month to repay the debt, she might have refrained from chasing them up for not paying interest, as it was Su Zijin who had agreed to it.
But now that they dared to play tricks, they could not blame her for what was coming!
Xiang Mantang shook her head, "There's no need for you to go, why should godmother trouble herself with such minor issues? I'll head over there later."
"That works," Su Zijin nodded, "then I'll leave it to you."
"Godmother, please don't say such things, it's really too much for me," Xiang Mantang hurriedly pleaded.
How could she shoulder the burden of being called a nuisance by Su Zijin?
If it weren't for her, why would Su Zijin have to suffer the double grief of losing her father and son?
All she could do was, during the time Mu Jinyu could not accompany Su Zijin, to try her best to fulfill a child's duty and take good care of her.
To prevent Su Zijin from sinking into sorrow and accumulating sadness in her heart day after day.
Su Zijin looked at Xiang Mantang who was quite pale and had a very serious gaze, and internally sighed.
Although she didn't blame Xiang Mantang for the incident involving Mu Jinyu, the guilt and self-blame in Xiang Mantang's heart would not diminish with her consoling words, so she really did not know how to persuade Xiang Mantang otherwise.
Xiang Mantang and Su Zijin talked all morning, deliberately avoiding any topic related to Mu Jinyu. After lunch, Xiang Mantang stood up to take her leave.
After leaving the Su Family Courtyard.
Xiang Mantang got into the car and commanded Gao Yu in a calm voice, "Let's go to the Wang Family first."
"Yes," Gao Yu didn't ask any questions, but Xiang Mantang's mention of the Wang Family reminded him of the incident from last month when the Old Dragon King passed away, and the farce that ensued after Mu Jinyu overheard the younger generation of a few families speaking ill of Su Zijin behind her back.
Gao Yu speculated that probably those families had become restless again, and Xiang Mantang was preparing to make an example out of them!