Chapter 256: Strange Two Brothers

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

In just a few seconds, the two of them disappeared into the distance.

Wang Xiao’s fingers, which were about to transfer the money, froze in midair. He was stunned for a few seconds before looking at Tang Longji. “Uncle Tang, why are they running?”

“I don’t know either!”

Tang Longji was also confused. He blinked twice and probed, “Why don’t I chase after them and ask?”

Wang Xiao glanced in the direction the two brothers had left and nodded.

“Thank you, Uncle Tang.”

“It’s okay. This is what you should thank me for.”

Tang Longji replied. Before Wang Xiao could react, he had already chased after the two of them.

Wang Xiao pondered for a while with a strange expression before returning to Ma Yunle’s side. He threw the Nine Dragon Whip into the other party’s arms. “A gentleman loves money and has a reason to take it. But what do you think you’re doing?”

Knowing that he was in the wrong, Ma Yunle pouted, but he still explained softly, “You really can’t blame me for this. You heard it just now. They were the ones who offered the price. Do you want me to not earn money?”

“You’re feeling aggrieved now?”

Wang Xiao was so angry that he laughed. “I heard that you’ve made a name for yourself now. You don’t even care about a transaction of hundreds of thousands. Why did you throw away your bottom line just for this 2 million yuan

When Ma Yunle heard this, he immediately looked aggrieved. “Brother Wang, your words are so harsh! I really didn’t want to sell it to him at the beginning. This was a gift I prepared for you!”

Wang Xiao’s eyes instantly widened when he heard this. “A tool made of mutated beasts for the [Beast Tamer Lord]? Moreover, it’s a living tendon.

What are you thinking?”

Ma Yunle’s expression froze. “I didn’t notice it when I accepted it. I saw that it was orange quality and was quite cheap, so… later on, I realized that it was a living tendon and immediately changed my mind. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t have sold it to them!”

Hearing this reason, Wang Xiao suddenly did not know what to say. Speaking of which, Ma Yunle was also being considerate. Unfortunately, this matter was too dishonest.

The two of them were chatting when suddenly, hurried footsteps quickly approached. Wang Xiao turned around and saw that Tang Longji had returned.

“How is it, Uncle Tang?”

Wang Xiao hurriedly asked, “Did you catch up to them?”

Tang Longji panted heavily and waved his hand. “Those two boys ran very quickly. I chased them for hundreds of meters, but I didn’t even see a shadow!”

..Alright.”

Wang Xiao nodded helplessly. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Ma Yunle and said, “Deal with this item yourself. If they find it again later, return the money to them and deduct it from my payment.”

“No, no. How can I let you fork out the two million star coins when it was my fault.”

Ma Yunle waved his hand repeatedly. As he spoke, he opened the interface and transferred nearly three million star coins to Wang Xiao. “These are the resources you consigned to me. I’ll deduct the commission myself. There’s still a portion that I haven’t found a buyer for. Shall we reconcile the accounts after I sell them all?”

Wang Xiao nodded in agreement without thinking too much. Then, he took out some extra resources and transferred them to Ma Yunle.

When Tang Longji saw this, he asked curiously, “Wang Xiao, aren’t you also supplying the Lord’s Shop? Wouldn’t it be better to directly sell these resources to the Lord’s Shop?”

Wang Xiao smiled bitterly when he heard this. “Uncle Tang, it doesn’t matter since you’re a senior, but I’m still a student. I have to plan carefully!”

“It’s the safest to sell those high-level or relatively expensive resources to the Lord’s Shop. However, if it’s ordinary resources, the Lord’s Shop will lower the price. It’s better to put them in the market and wait for buyers.”

“Although this is a little troublesome, I’m not in a hurry to use money. Every single one of them costs a few thousand star coins. It’s not a small sum!”

This was the first time Tang Longji had heard of such thoughts. He was stunned for a few seconds before saying in a strange tone, “That’s why you

have tens of millions. You’re really good at scheming!”

Wang Xiao laughed. At this moment, Ma Yunle was almost done resting.

The two of them helped Ma Yunle up from the ground. Just as they were about to leave, Wang Xiao suddenly thought of something. “By the way, Senior Ma, do you know a person called Lan Dahai?”

“Lan Dahai…’

Ma Yunle thought for a moment and nodded. “Yes, he’s also a broker like me.

However, this person is very strange. He doesn’t do business that exceeds 10,000 star coins, so he still has some reputation in the trading market.”

When it came to “reputation”, Ma Yunle even smiled strangely. It was obvious that this “reputation” was a little ironic.

Wang Xiao frowned when he heard this. He remembered that Lan Dahai had said that he was the one who mentored Ma Yunle. However, from Ma Yunle’s tone, it was obvious that he did not have the attitude of talking about his teacher.

Puzzled, Wang Xiao simply asked, “How’s your relationship with Lan Dahai? I heard that he taught you how to do business?

When Ma Yunle heard this, he could not take it anymore. “Who has nothing better to do than to create such rumors? I earned these experiences myself—of course, it’s also because of my talent. Let me know who’s spreading rumors and see how I deal with him!”

After that, Ma Yunle bragged for a while more, but Wang Xiao was no longer in the mood to listen. His mind was filled with thoughts. Why did Lan Dahai lie?

Was it for fame? Ma Yunle was not a top-notch broker here. It was not a big deal to pretend to be his master…

After thinking about it, Wang Xiao could only think of one explanation. That was, in the situation at that time, Lan Dahai hoped to obtain his trust in this way.

Wang Xiao had taken the initiative to ask about Ma Yunle, which meant that they must know each other. Seeing this, Lan Dahai pretended to be very familiar with Ma Yunle. In the situation where it could not be verified, this “friend of a friend” relationship would subconsciously create familiarity.

This was indeed the reason why Wang Xiao had let down his guard back then.

However, the problem was that ordinary people would not and did not need to do such a thing. Therefore, there was definitely something wrong with that Lan Dahai!

Coupled with Tian Gang’s recent abnormality, Wang Xiao suddenly felt that he had thought of something. However, that thought was very vague, as if there was a glass filter and it was very difficult to see clearly for a while.

After thinking for a while and having no clue, Wang Xiao could only throw this matter to the back of his mind. When he came back to his senses, he heard the other two people discussing where to eat. It turned out that Ma Yunle wanted to treat them to supper to thank them for their help.

Wang Xiao’s heart was in a mess. He really did not have the mood to eat supper. After rejecting Ma Yunle, he left the trading market and pondered along the street as he slowly walked towards the Fang family.

Previously, Wang Xiao had agreed with Fang Tianyu to give the ten

[Breakthrough Stones] to her after gathering them. Although it was already late at night, in order not to delay her training tomorrow, he still decided to deliver them.

However, Wang Xiao, who was deep in thought, did not notice that on the roof not far away, the Lang brothers, who had run away, were silently staring at

him..