Chapter 118: Surface Fruits
On the main streets of the Land of Lightning's capital, three sloppily dressed wandering ronin swaggered about.
The ronin named Dahe strutted arrogantly in the middle, occasionally snatching a few pieces of fruit and teasing decent women, looking every bit like a small-town bully…
"Captain, is this really going to work?"
Hyuga Yizhen, disguised as Jubu Yilang, asked with some concern. He had grown up in the refined and disciplined Hyuga clan—playing the role of a thug who bullied men and women alike didn't really suit him…
"Hm?"
Li Jiexuan frowned. "Jubu Yilang, what did you just call me?"
"Sorry, Boss Dahe!" Hyuga Yizhen hurriedly apologized. Wandering ronin didn't have captains—only bosses!
Li Jiexuan nodded in satisfaction, then casually pointed at a pretty young woman selling papayas not far away. "Go. Grab her for me. I quite admire her."
"Heh heh, boss, your eye's as sharp as ever!" Hyuga Yizhen chuckled as he walked toward the papaya beauty, lewdly lifting her delicate chin. "Little lady, our boss says he really appreciates your… talents…"
"Who would've thought Yizhen, who looks so proper and well-mannered, would be a beast at heart like this…" Li Jiexuan couldn't help clicking his tongue. Yamada Xunzhen nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Just as the papaya beauty was about to cry from fright, Li Jiexuan was about to wave Yizhen back when an irritated voice rang out beside them.
"What are you idiots doing? At a time like this, you're still messing around?" A well-dressed samurai raised his brows and scolded angrily. "Dahe—did you collect the money from the geisha?"
Li Jiexuan and the others exchanged glances, then smiled and nodded. "Lord, it's been collected…"
According to what those wandering ronin had said before dying, although they were part of Ginkaku's faction, they were still worlds apart from him. Their direct superior was a samurai named Yongzheng…
Li Jiexuan handed over the money chest. Only then did Yongzheng's expression ease slightly. He glanced at Hyuga Yizhen, who was still teasing the papaya beauty, and scolded impatiently, "Come with me. I'll find some work for you—so you don't cause trouble every day!"
Naturally, Li Jiexuan and the others didn't object. They followed behind Yongzheng straight into a massive fruit warehouse.
Although it looked like nothing more than an ordinary fruit warehouse, Li Jiexuan could sense that there were three separate groups of ninja guarding it, both openly and covertly. How could a normal fruit warehouse possibly have such tight security?
Yongzheng walked straight to the center of the warehouse. The area was filled with small mountain-like stacks of fruit crates, tightly sealed and neatly arranged. Several large carts had already been loaded to the brim and were about to depart…
"You'll follow these carts and deliver the goods to the Hidden Cloud Village." Yongzheng glared at Li Jiexuan seriously. "Dahe, these goods are extremely important. Nothing can go wrong."
"But… where exactly are we delivering them?" Li Jiexuan probed cautiously…
"That's not something you need to ask." Yongzheng waved his hand impatiently, signaling them to set off. The ox carts started moving, and Li Jiexuan's group slowly headed toward the Hidden Cloud Village along with the cargo.
The carts swayed gently as they traveled, Li Jiexuan and the others lying together in a seemingly lazy sprawl…
"Boss Dahe, it seems someone's watching us," Hyuga Yizhen said quietly. Even under the disguise of the Transformation Technique, his Byakugan had noticed something.
"Idiot. Do you really think a few wandering ronin like us are worth assigning ninja to tail?" Li Jiexuan curled his lip disdainfully. "It's definitely these goods that are the problem!"
"The goods? You mean… these fruits are doped with stimulants?" Hyuga Yizhen stared wide-eyed in shock…
At that, Li Jiexuan froze for a moment. Could it be that the curse mark had a side effect of lowering intelligence? But Yamada Xunzhen seemed perfectly fine…
"I think your brain's the one on stimulants!"
Yamada Xunzhen couldn't help but complain. "There aren't any fruits in here at all!"
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