He decided to tear his clothes up and ri9ddle his body with scars. He then portioned out all the rings of the mercenaries along with the merchant guild's members and around half the amount of the desired amount of herbs. He then put them all in a bag and headed to the merchant guild.
The guild was filled with a lot of customers as usual. Li Meng was quite well known within the guild by now and the receptionist immediately directed him to a private room. He sat on the couch in the middle and waited for the elder to come in.
The manager responsible for the transaction immediately rushed in when he heard that Li Meng had arrived. When he looked at Li Meng's pathetic state, he was surprised.
"I guess we met a misfortune." The manager said.
"More dreadful than you could imagine. We managed to gather all the things, yet we came across the worst enemy one could find ."
"Did you confront Black-Devil's people?"