Chapter 279: 《Black Tortoise Art》 Reaches Entry-Level Mastery
Bai Jingtang left.
In order to treat Monk Dalong’s injuries as soon as possible, she boarded the boat Wangchuan had arranged for her at the Hejiang Town dock and traveled downstream to Huishui County.
This time, Wangchuan did not take Bai Jingtang’s advice to heart.
The heads of the river bandits they had collected brought in quite a bit of silver from the authorities. Several Third-Rank Martial Artists were worth twenty taels of gold each in bounty. The rest were unknown figures. Together with the silver taken from their corpses, all of it was handed over to Chen Ergou and the others to divide.
He knew that Ergou and the rest would save the money to exchange for martial arts manuals.
Appropriate rewards could gather loyalty and also strengthen his subordinates. Why not?
Besides, he had the Sanjiang Branch Helm—a money-making machine that produced wealth every day. And it was Ergou and the others who kept it running. If he took all the unexpected gains for himself, it would show a lack of vision.
Still, he could understand Captain Bai.
Studios usually disliked becoming involved in gang conflicts. Their risk-averse approach also caused them to avoid some of the most profitable ventures.