Chapter 247: Helping Out Of Kindness Only to Be Set Up?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Hearing Tang Longji ask him for help, Wang Xiao’s first reaction was disbelief.

It had to be known that Tang Longji had extremely rich experience exploring secret realms. Moreover, he was a level five lord and was much stronger than Wang Xiao. Why would he want to ask him for help?

However, Tang Longji looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated. He did not seem to be joking.

Wang Xiao thought for a moment and probed, “Uncle Tang, do you want me to explore the secret realm with you?”

“Yes… I guess so?”

Tang Longji thought for a moment and replied hesitantly. Without waiting for Wang Xiao to speak, he said, “I know you’re about to participate in the academy’s ranking assessment. You need to rest well and conserve your strength for the next few days.

“But don’t worry! You only have to agree to come with me. It’s fine as long as you come. You don’t have to do anything else!”

When Wang Xiao heard this, he burst out laughing. “Then why should I go? To make up for the numbers?”

Actually, Wang Xiao was just joking. Tang Longji actually thought for a moment. “Let’s just say that it’s to make up the numbers—how about it? Will you help me with this?”

Seeing that Tang Longji wanted to ask him for help so strongly, Wang Xiao was even more confused. He pondered for a moment and probed, “I really don’t have to do anything?”

“You might have to do something too—but it’s up to you whether you want to do it or not. I definitely won’t force you!”

“It won’t be dangerous?” “With me around, there will definitely be no danger!”

“Then… is there a commission?”

Tang Longji hesitated for a moment before nodding. “1,000 star coins. Moreover, you can take away all the resources you obtained in the secret realm!”

Wang Xiao immediately could not help but laugh. The resources obtained by a lord in the secret realm were supposed to be his anyway. Even in the exploration mission issued by the Lord’s Shop, the resources were bought by them at a low price.

As for the “1,000 star coins”, there was no need to mention it. If Wang Xiao sold all the resources in his warehouse now, he might not dare to say it, but he would still amount to a few million star coins.

However, after the battle in [Thorn Canyon], Wang Xiao and Tang Longji could be considered to have a life-and-death relationship. He had always been very generous to his friends.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiao did not know whether to laugh or cry as he said, “Talking about money hurts relationships. In the future, if you have any extra

[Breakthrough Stones], just sell me a few.”

Tang Longji’s eyes lit up. “Does that mean you agree?”

Wang Xiao nodded. Tang Longji immediately stood up excitedly. “Then it’s settled! See you tomorrow morning at the Lord’s Shop!”

“Ok!”

After settling the serious matters, Wang Xiao brought Tang Longji to tour the territory again. Then, the two of them bade farewell and left the territory.

The next morning.

After Wang Xiao woke up, he first made a trip to Yuheng Academy. Now that he had already passed the assessment and obtained the qualifications to go out and train, even if he was not tied to Zhou Xiruo, he did not have to stay in the academy to attend classes.

Tian Gang still arrived at the office early. When he heard that Wang Xiao was going out to train, he only nodded and was so calm as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Wang Xiao became even more suspicious. However, after asking indirectly for a long time, he did not obtain any useful information. Helpless, he could only give up.

After contacting Zhou Xiruo through the communication device and reporting his next schedule, Wang Xiao arrived at the Lord’s Shop.

There were not many people here in the morning. When Wang Xiao entered, Lin Xiang and Tang Longji were drinking tea on the first floor. When they saw him, they immediately stood up.

“Brother Wang!”

Lin Xiang welcomed him with a warm smile. “Why are you so early today? What resources do you want? I’ll get the shop assistant to help you get them!”

“Manager Lin, I’m not here to buy anything.”

Wang Xiao smiled in embarrassment and pointed at Tang Longji. “It was Uncle Tang who asked me to come over. He said he wanted to ask me for a favor.”

“Lord Tang?”

Lin Xiang looked at Tang Longji suspiciously. “Brother Wang are you talking about…

Before he could finish, Tang Longji’s expression changed and he hurriedly interrupted, “Manager Lin! Since Wang Xiao is already here, let’s start quickly!”

Lin Xiang was stunned for a moment before nodding. Then, he turned around and walked upstairs. Tang Longji then led Wang Xiao up. “Let’s go quickly too!”

“Okay.”

Wang Xiao agreed, but he stood on the spot and did not move. He frowned slightly and sized up Tang Longji suspiciously. “Uncle Tang, are you hiding something from me?”

“What are you talking about? Why would I hide anything from you?”

Tang Longji immediately denied it. However, at this moment, his expression seemed to have seven words written on his face: I have something to hide from you!

With Wang Xiao’s observation skills, he could naturally tell. However, because of the existence of the [vassal contract], he could sense that Tang Longji did not have any ill intentions. In the end, he sighed and followed the other party upstairs.

He went all the way to the sixth floor.

Wang Xiao was about to continue up when he realized that Lin Xiang had opened the door of the storeroom.

“Aren’t we going to the headquarters of the Holy Capital?”

Seeing this, Wang Xiao asked in confusion, “Uncle Tang, didn’t you say that you accumulate a few Lord’s Shop missions? Wasn’t that why you asked me to come and help?”

“Well…

Tang Longji was speechless for a moment, as if he did not know what to say.

Lin Xiang smiled strangely at the side. Then, he raised his hand and gestured for them to follow him. “Please follow me.”

After entering the warehouse, Lin Xiang walked straight to the deepest part.

There was a table here with a few crystal balls with different lights on it. Wang Xiao recognized that it was an artificial secret realm hidden by the Lord’s Shop. He had obtained the [Gold Armor Black Turtle] in one of the secret realms.

Immediately after, Lin Xiang took out two crystals engraved with runes. “This is the key to enter the artificial secret realm. Both of you are experienced lords. I don’t need to explain how to use it, right?”

“You’d better say it!”

Wang Xiao reached out and pushed the secret realm key back. He looked at Tang Longji and frowned as he asked, “Uncle Tang, what’s going on? Don’t tell me that the Lord’s Shop hired you to explore an artificial secret realm?”

Tang Longji looked troubled. “I admit that I lied to you a little… but I really don’t have any ill intentions! Really! You’ll understand when you go in!”

Seeing that Tang Longji looked like he wanted to swear a deadly oath, Wang Xiao hesitated for a moment. In the end, he still took the secret realm key and activated it with energy.

His vision was instantly filled with golden light. When Wang Xiao saw clearly again, he had already arrived at the secret realm.

This was an ice attribute secret realm. Low mountains stretched endlessly like fish scales. As far as the eye could see, it was all white. However, the strange thing was that the temperature here was not too low.

Wang Xiao had been to many ice attribute secret realms, and all of them were filled with bone-chilling wind. However, this place could only barely be considered “a little cold”. If he analyzed carefully, there was even a trace of warmth in the air.

Before Wang Xiao could figure out what was going on, a muffled bang suddenly sounded.. A huge blood person dozens of meters tall that was completely condensed from blood rose from the mountain range not far away!