Chapter 222
In less than an hour, Blacksmith Zhou was brought back.
Chen Ergou returned with gold notes worth one thousand taels.
This was the fortune Blacksmith Zhou had amassed over seven years in the Weapon Room.
In addition to that, there were the title deeds to his five residences—including the estate at the prefectural capital—altogether valued at three thousand five hundred taels of silver.
Chen Ergou leaned in and whispered about a small incident that had occurred while Blacksmith Zhou was scrambling to gather the money.
At the time, a second-rank martial artist had arrived with more than a dozen martial artists in tow. They came in aggressively, their expressions unfriendly, clearly intending to snatch him away.
But the moment Captain Bai appeared, the other side immediately left the gold notes behind and retreated in disgrace.
Wangchuan understood at once.
The Island Lord Lan backing Blacksmith Zhou had caught wind of the matter and rushed over to support him.