Chapter 223: One Million Taels of Silver
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Chu Qingzhi was naturally not here to look for herbs, so she casually made something up, “Snow lotus.”
Wu Yaqing suddenly raised her voice and said excitedly, “What a coincidence. I really know where the snow lotus is.”
Chu Qingzhi was speechless.
Wu Yaqing had a good impression of Chu Qingzhi and was enthusiastic to help.
“Do you know about the Heavenly Snow Mountain? On the border of the northern border and An Huai Kingdom, there’s a mountain peak that reaches into the clouds. Someone said that there’s a snow lotus at the top of the mountain. It blooms every three years. Looking at the time, I think it’s about to bloom again.”
Chu Qingzhi was speechless.
It wasn’t a bad idea to pick the snow lotus to nourish Jinghong’s body. Although he had recovered a lot, he was still severely injured. It was very difficult for him to recover to his peak.
“Is the information accurate?” Chu Qingzhi glanced at Wu Yaqing, wondering to herself, Who is this girl exactly?
Wu Yaqing patted her chest and promised, “Of course it’s accurate. I’ve seen someone returning from the mountain peak with a snow lotus.”
Chu Qingzhi said, “Then I’ll find a time to take a look.” If there was something good, she naturally wouldn’t miss it.
Tang Jinghong caught a fat rabbit and cleaned it by the stream. He walked back with it.
Chu Qingzhi placed the rabbit on the fire and roasted it for a while. She suddenly thought of something and handed the rabbit to Tang Jinghong. “I’m going out for a while.”
Tang Jinghong held Chu Qingzhi’s hand. “What are you going to do? Let me do it.”
Chu Qingzhi winked at Tang Jinghong playfully and said mysteriously, “You’ll know in a while.”
Seeing that Chu Qingzhi was unwilling to tell him, Tang Jinghong did not ask further. “Then be careful.”
“Okay.” Chu Qingzhi got up and left the cave.
Wu Yaqing supported her chin with her hands and looked at Tang Jinghong intently. Suddenly, her eyes curved like two crescent moons.
She thought to herself, although this brother looked average, he doted on Hero Xiao Qing a lot.
It was rare for two men to be so harmonious together.
Tang Jinghong felt uncomfortable under her gaze. However, he had always been steady, and his face was still so cold and serious.
As the rabbit meat was roasted, the pink rabbit meat began to turn golden, emitting a pleasant fragrance.
Wu Yaqing swallowed her saliva.
Soon, Chu Qingzhi returned.
She was holding a large honeycomb in her hand and a few pairs of chopsticks, wooden spoons, and wooden plates.
Tang Jinghong hurriedly took the things from Chu Qingzhi. “Did you go out to find a honeycomb?”
“Yes, there’s a lot of honey in this honeycomb.” As Chu Qingzhi spoke, she took Tang Jinghong’s sword and cut the honeycomb in half.
The honeycomb was the size of a small bucket. More than half of it was golden honey. After it was split open, a rich honey fragrance spread. The three of them swallowed their saliva.
Wu Yaqing said in admiration, “Hero Xiao Qing, you’re so awesome.”
She took a spoon and scooped the honey onto a plate. She brought it to Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong. In the end, she also scooped a spoonful for herself to taste.
“Wow, this honey smells so good!”
Chu Qingzhi sat on the rock and tasted it carefully. “This is all natural. Of course it smells good.”
Tang Jinghong sat beside Chu Qingzhi and asked with concern, “Were you injured when you took the honeycomb?”
Chu Qingzhi said in a playful tone, “No, those bees can’t run as fast as me.”
Tang Jinghong laughed. “Let me do it next time.”
“Sure.”
After Chu Qingzhi finished eating the honey, she took some honey from the honeycomb and smeared it on the rabbit meat. Immediately, a mouth-watering fragrance appeared again.
Wu Yaqing’s eyes lit up. She thought that she was going to starve. She did not expect to be able to eat supreme delicacies in the middle of nowhere.
After the rabbit meat was roasted, Chu Qingzhi gave her a rabbit leg. “Eat it.”
“Thank you, Hero Xiao Qing.” Wu Yaqing gave up on being reserved. She held the rabbit leg with both hands and started to gnaw on it. She said in a muffled voice, “It’s good…”
Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong also eno joyed the roasted rabbit a lot.
Li Yuan’an, the son of the Lord of the Northern Border, finally woke up.
He looked around blankly and took a deep breath. What was so fragrant?
When he woke up, he still pretended to be unconscious. However, his hand was already holding the dagger hidden in his boot.
He held his breath and listened carefully to the movements, waiting for an opportunity to attack.
Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong turned around and looked at Li Yuan’an. They smiled at the same time and pretended not to know that he had woken up.
Chu Qingzhi asked, “Brother, why did you capture the son of the Lord of the Northern Border?”
Tang Jinghong said deliberately, “1 heard that the Lord of the Northern Border is very rich. We captured his son to get the ransom.”
Chu Qingzhi asked, “Then how much ransom are you going to ask from the Lord of the Northern Border?”
Tang Jinghong was silent for a moment before saying, “A million taels of silver.”
Chu Qingzhi smiled playfully. “Isn’t this too little?”
Li Yuan’an slowly clenched his fists and cursed in his heart. One million taels of silver is too little? Then how much do you want?
No, I’m going to kill all of you so that you won’t get a single cent!
Tang Jinghong said, “I’m afraid that if I ask for too much, the Lord of the Northern Border will simply give up on his son and let me kill him.”
Li Yuan’an’s heart skipped a beat. In the past few years, his father, who had always doted on him, had gradually abandoned him. He might really let them kill him. Moreover, his father had become especially greedy for money. He probably wouldn’t agree.
Chu Qingzhi said, “The Lord of the Northern Border is so rich. He won’t say no, right?”
Tang Jinghong said, “Then to be safe, let’s cut off one of his arms and send it over.”
Chu Qingzhi agreed. “Alright, it’s easier to negotiate when we show our attitude.”
Wu Yaqing listened to their conversation and blinked. She thought to herself, Why don’t you just cut off his head? It’s a waste of air for this bastard to live anyway.
If they were willing to kill Li Yuan’an, she was willing to pay five million taels.
As they spoke, Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong stood up and walked towards Li Yuanan.
Li Yuan’an thought that the two of them were really going to cut off his arm. He immediately sat up, took out his dagger, and pointed it at the two of them. He threatened, “Stop! If you dare to take another step forward, 1-1’11 kill myself and not let you get a single cent!”
He placed the dagger on his neck.
Wu Yaqing glared at Li Yuan’an. If you have the guts, do it! Coward!
Chu Qingzhi sat back down and gave Tang Jinghong a look.
Tang Jinghong sat down in front of Li Yuan’an. “Don’t be so nervous. We won’t kill you. If we kill you, how can we get the money?”
Li Yuan’an had never been kidnapped before. Even if Tang Jinghong said so, he was still very nervous and vigilant. “How much do you want? I’ll give it to you.”
The father had plundered a lot, and the son probably had a lot too. Tang Jinghong said, “One million.”
Li Yuan’an said, “I’ll give you two million. Let me go immediately.”
Tang Jinghong promised, “Sure. As long as I get the money, I’ll let you go.”
Li Yuan’an had to die. He had kidnapped countless girls on the streets and harmed them. It was not enough for him to die ten thousand times, but this person had to die on the execution platform as a criminal.
Therefore, they would not kill him here!
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