Chapter 544 - 231 Tremors from Three Sides_3

She quickly turned and walked towards the mountain cave. Her steps lacked the usual graceful demeanor and were filled with urgency and anxiety.

Upon reaching the practice room in the cave, she didn’t waste any time and shouted directly, "Brother Meng! Brother Meng!"

Wu Meng was startled from his meditation, looked up at Zhuang Shuyuan, and asked with a slight frown, "What’s wrong?"

"There’s been an incident. Tian Wei is dead, and the mining area has been taken over by someone else!"

Wu Meng’s expression changed slightly, and he immediately stood up and asked, "What’s the situation?"

Zhuang Shuyuan said, "Tell you on the way, everyone’s waiting for you at the pavilion."

Wu Meng followed her out at once, quickly heading towards the pavilion.

Meanwhile, Zhuang Shuyuan recounted what Yue Yawei had said.

Wu Meng paused his steps, turned to Zhuang Shuyuan, and asked, "Who did you say? Who killed Tian Wei?"

"Liang Yuan! That Liang Yuan you fought before!"

Wu Meng frowned deeply, "Impossible!"

He immediately denied it, saying, "I’m very clear about his combat power. That day in the Fire Bamboo Forest, if I hadn’t shown mercy, he wouldn’t have stood a chance."

"Besides, with his ability, he couldn’t possibly withstand Tian Wei’s Flame Superpower!"

"Where did this information come from?"

As he spoke, they had already reached the pavilion.

Everyone was present, and Li Yuejin immediately spoke, "The people who went to the mining area to trade Superpower Stones brought it back."

"I personally questioned them, the news should be true."

Upon hearing this, Wu Meng’s face showed a contemplative look.

Li Yuejin was a mature and cautious person. If he said it was true, it must have been investigated and wouldn’t be false.

But he couldn’t understand how Liang Yuan, with his strength, managed to kill Tian Wei?

"How did he do it?"

He subconsciously asked.

Li Yuejin felt a bit helpless. Was this the time to care about that?

But he knew Wu Meng was a battle maniac, obsessed with fighting.

So, more than the interests of the mining area, he cared about how Liang Yuan did it.

"We don’t know either, Brother Meng. Now is not the time to worry about how Liang Yuan defeated Tian Wei. We need to figure out what to do about the mining area."

Wu Meng looked at Li Yuejin and asked, "What do you mean? Since Brother Liang killed Tian Wei, the mining area naturally belongs to him."

Li Yuejin quickly said, "You can’t say it like that, Brother Meng. The mining area is not like the Fire Bamboo Forest. Giving away the Fire Bamboo Forest is harmless, we still have aquaculture and Red Chicken farming."

"But the mining area is different. Our Superpower Stones are obtained through trades from the mining area."

"When Tian Wei was in charge, we got our supply from him."

"Now that Tian Wei is dead, do we still have to get our supply from Liang Yuan?"

Wu Meng asked, "Why not? It’s still getting the supplies, would Liang Yuan disagree?"

Li Yuejin said helplessly, "But why can’t we make him give up mining rights so we can mine ourselves?"

"Why do we have to trade with him to get Superpower Stones?"

Wu Meng frowned, "That’s his spoils of war. He took it from Tian Wei. If we couldn’t take it before, that’s our own fault. Do you want me to take it from him again?"

Li Yuejin was speechless. He knew Wu Meng’s character. He couldn’t do such a thing.

Zhuang Shuyuan, standing by, couldn’t help but say, "Brother Meng, we couldn’t take it from Tian Wei before because he was crazy and would drag everyone down with him."

"But this Liang Yuan, you fought him before. His strength is average. What qualifications does he have to guard the mining area?"

"If we don’t take it, do you think Tu Long and Li Yuefeng won’t try to take it?"

"If Tu Long and Li Yuefeng take it, it will be hard for us to trade in the future."

Wu Meng’s face darkened, and he turned to Zhuang Shuyuan, "Do you want me to take the mining area from Liang Yuan, too?"

Zhuang Shuyuan dared not directly say yes. Instead, she suggested a different approach, "I’m not asking you to take it. I’m saying we might cooperate with him."

"He’s new to Yangshan and has only a hundred people under him. Can he guard the mining area alone?"

"We can offer a win-win solution, let him share part of the mining rights with us, and we can work together to mine Superpower Stones and guard the mining area together."

"This way, Tu Long and Li Yuefeng would naturally hesitate and wouldn’t dare to force him, right?"

"It’s not taking, it’s a fair deal."

Wu Meng thought about it and found the idea reasonable.

Because it wasn’t taking, it was trading, which benefited everyone.

In his mind, Liang Yuan’s combat power was indeed insufficient to guard the lucrative mining area.

He suddenly asked, "What if he refuses?"

Zhuang Shuyuan immediately said, "Impossible. As long as he’s smart, he will definitely agree!"

"He’s fought with Tu Long and should know how tough Tu Long is."

"And Li Yuefeng is even tougher than Tu Long!"

"He, Liang Yuan, as a newcomer, has no confidence to deal with both of them alone."

Zhuang Shuyuan realized that if they approached Liang Yuan with conditions,

if Liang Yuan was smart, he would know that rejecting their proposal

meant he would face not two but three adversaries!

She believed that as a Shelter leader, Liang must be wise enough not to reject their proposal.

Wu Meng thought about it, then looked at Li Yuejin and said, "You handle this. Let me make it clear, we do not fight amongst ourselves!"

"Humans can only get out of this predicament through unity."

"That is my principle and our Shelter’s principle!"

"I said this when you first followed me."

"Don’t forget!"

Li Yuejin’s heart was shaken. He immediately nodded and said, "I understand, Brother Meng."

Zhuang Shuyuan slightly frowned but eventually sighed and let Li Yuejin arrange it.