Lěng Yè stood in front of five abandoned carriages, his brow slightly furrowed and his mind filled with doubt. "Where did they get their intelligence? Could we have been targeted by people from the Yan family outside the city?" he muttered to himself, his gaze sweeping across the silent caravan.
"Don't dwell on it. Check the supplies in the carriages first," Lěng Yè said to Zhuge Lin by his side. The latter nodded quickly, leaped onto the nearest carriage, and began taking inventory of the cargo. The crude wooden crates were filled to the brim with spirit stones—stones containing Spiritual Energy that were an indispensable resource for cultivators.
With a ledger in one hand and carefully opening each box with the other, Zhuge Lin meticulously tallied everything inside. After about half an hour, he climbed down from the carriage with a satisfied smile and reported to Lěng Yè, "Young Master Lěng, a total of five thousand spirit stones, three thousand taels of gold, and several precious items."
Chapter 855