Hearing Yao Zhi’s words, Steward Han quickly walked over and bowed to her. "Young Master Lei, it’s this servant’s negligence. This servant will exchange it into gold ingots for you."

"I’m sorry for bothering you, Steward Han."

"It’s not a bother at all."

When Steward Han left the hall, he was holding the wooden box filled with banknotes. His admiration for Lei Feng improved by leaps and bounds.

In front of the Xue family’s massive wealth, he was unmoved. It showed that he was a man with principles and that the Lei family’s ancestor rules were strict. Their help was not something they could receive easily.

Inside the hall, Xue Ya’er let out a sigh and said, "I understand."

She stood up and went to get the jade token. Holding it, she turned to the Elders and said, "Elders, please help me exchange half of the Xue family’s wealth into gold ingots."

The elders were unwilling to trade half of the Xue family’s wealth for the explosives. They didn’t know how good these weapons were, but since the order was issued under the family head’s name, they could only obey.

"Understood."

While it was not easy for them to liquidate the assets, they still managed to do it before midnight. They returned at 8 o’clock in the evening, followed by a large group of people pushing carts.

They placed more than 500 wooden chests on the ground outside the hall as the First Elder said, "Eldest Miss, these are half of the Xue family’s assets. A total of 17.8 million taels of gold."

Soon after, Steward Han also returned, followed by the guards. They used 5 carts to carry the wooden chests. "Young Master Lei, these are the gold ingots you want. A total of 5 million taels of gold," Steward Han said.

The moment he said this, the Elders were stunned. They never thought that the General would have so much money. In their minds, the General was nothing but a poor orphan who was lucky enough to get adopted by the Duke of Zhenguo.

Xue Ya’er was not as surprised as they were. She already had some suspicions regarding her husband’s private stash. Although the amount was more than she thought, it was still not much different from her own assets.

The guards opened the chests, and Yao Zhi went to check on them. The gold ingots were 50 taels each, and they were stacked neatly inside the boxes. Satisfied with the gold, she nodded and said, "Very well."

After they delivered the wooden chests, Steward Han led everyone out of the room, leaving only Xue Ya’er and the Elders. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Soon after the door was closed, Yao Zhi waved her hand and stored all the chests into her system’s storage.

Even though this was not the first time they saw it, the Elders were still very excited. If they were also able to learn the immortal arts, they wouldn’t have any regrets in life. Unfortunately, not everyone had the fate to learn them.

Now, she was someone who owned wealth greater than several kingdoms combined together.

Since she had received the payment, Yao Zhi was generous. She opened the system’s merit shop and bought a spatial ring for 500 merit points. This ring had an area of 200 square meters.

Although it was nothing compared to her spatial bracelet or her husband’s spatial bag, it was big enough to hold enough bombs and grenades needed to defeat the barbarians.

She took out the spatial ring and said, "Madam, this is for you."

Seeing the simple ring made of black iron, Xue Ya’er was full of doubts. After she accepted the ring, Yao Zhi used a needle to prick her finger until it bled.

Before anyone could react, she pressed Xue Ya’er’s bleeding finger onto the ring. The next moment, a bright light emitted from the ring for a second before it disappeared.

"This..."

Yao Zhi smiled at Xue Ya’er’s bewildered expression and explained, "This is a spatial ring with an area of 200 square meters inside."

Xue Ya’er’s heart was beating fast, and it took her a while to calm down. "Young Master Lei, why did you suddenly give it to me?"

"The goods are heavy, and it will be troublesome if they fall into bad people’s hands. I only lend you this ring to make it easier to transport the goods," Yao Zhi replied casually.

Hearing this, Xue Ya’er frowned and said, "I understand."

Yao Zhi could let Ling Shijiu deliver the goods and give the spatial ring to him. But she wanted to test Xue Ya’er. Whether she was worthy of befriending or not would depend on this time.

If she returned the spatial ring, then Yao Zhi wouldn’t mind lending a helping hand when the Xue family faced danger in the future. If she didn’t return the ring, then there was no need for future contact. She would find another person to cooperate with.

Reaching an agreement, Yao Zhi took out the grenades and bombs from her system’s storage. She gave a total of 2,000 bombs and 5,000 grenades. Since the amount was a lot, she needed to divide them into several batches.

After Xue Ya’er stored everything into her spatial ring, she gave her a formal curtsy and said, "Thank you for helping us, Young Master Lei."

Yao Zhi waved her hands and said, "This is purely a business deal. There is no need to thank me." Looking at the dark sky, she added, "It’s not early anymore. I will take my leave first."

"Walk slowly, Young Master Lei," the elders cupped their fists.

Steward Han saw that they finally walked out of the hall and asked, "Young Master Lei, it’s not early anymore. Would you like to stay for the night?"

"Thank you, but there is no need," Yao Zhi smiled.

Since she had said so, Steward Han didn’t insist. He saw them off until the main gate before he returned to the main hall.