“I… don’t need friends.”
Zhe Xiu’s manner of speaking remained extremely slow causing his speech to feel a little painful for those hearing it. He looked at Tang Thirty-Six straight in the eyes and enunciated each word clearly, saying: “I need… money.”
It was still and calm, a breeze passed by the oilpaper’s edges and caused it to flutter, letting off a small sound, the roast chicken’s oily scent became dampened somewhat.
Tang Thirty-Six didn’t say anything for a long while, because he was dumbfounded.
Leaving the woodlands and coming over to converse with Zhe Xiu, he had naturally prepared himself mentally; no matter what Zhe Xiu wanted, no matter how strange, he wouldn’t feel surprised and would be willing to procure it.
Chen Chang Sheng wanting to obtain first upon the First Banner would require Zhe Xiu’s assistance, for this, even a bigger cost would still be worthwhile for Orthodox Academy.
But he never could have guessed Zhe Xiu would want money.
Within the younger generation of the continent, Zhe Xiu was unquestionably the haughtiest and most solitary youth, yet, what he wanted, was the basest thing in the world.
Tang Thirty-Six spent a long time confirming that Zhe Xiu wasn’t joking and that his words were what he truly wanted, this made Tang Thirty-Six all the more shocked.
“Money?”
“Yes, I need money, a lot of money.”
“What for?”
Zhe Xiu didn’t answer.
A light breeze fluttered the oilpaper; the roast chicken slowly became cold.
Tang Thirty-Six also cooled-down, he looked at Zhe Xiu and said: “I’m very rich.”
Zhe Xiu answered: “I know.”
Tang Thirty-Six asked: “Amount?”
Zhe Xiu said: “Depends on situation.”
After a moment’s silence, Tang Thirty-Six said: “Deal.”
Zhe Xiu looked at him, saying in an indifferent manner: “I also want one more thing, I hope you can give it to me.”
Tang Thirty-Six lightly frowned, asking: “We have that thing you want?”
Zhe Xiu answered: “Yes.”
Tang Thirty-Six stared at him in the eyes and said: “So… your objective from the start, in participating, was Orthodox Academy?”
Zhe Xiu said: “Yes.”
Tang Thirty-Six asked: “Is it Her Highness or is it someone else?”
Zhe Xiu said: “It isn’t you.”
Tang Thirty-Six understood, Zhe Xiu had come for Chen Chang Sheng.
Tang Thirty-Six gave it a thought and then said: “He really wants to obtain first upon the First Banner, so I would think, as long as you don’t want his life, he would be willing to give you anything else.”
Zhe Xiu said: “I don’t want his life.”
Tang Thirty-Six nodded, saying: “Then that’s fine. Once the lot drawing results are out, we will discuss what to do.”
Zhe Xiu didn’t answer, instead asking: “Can I eat it?”
His gaze fell upon the roast chicken.
Returning to the woodlands, upon seeing Chen Chang Sheng and the other’s gazes, Tang Thirty-Six didn’t care about saying anything first, he picked up the teapot and poured himself three cups of warm tea in succession.
It was at this moment that Chen Chang Sheng noticed his back was drenched in sweat and that his forehead was also covered with beads of sweat. Chen Chang Sheng hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and passed it to Tang Thirty-Six, then asked: “What happened?”
Zhe Xiu was famous for being cold-blooded and ruthless, but of what temperament was Tang Thirty-Six? He couldn’t possibly be intimidated to this state.
“I was frightened,” Tang Thirty-Six used the handkerchief to wipe away the sweat on his face, he then looked at everyone else, his face displayed a lingering fear.
Chen Chang Sheng was a little speechless, thinking to himself, “what did Zhe Xiu do, to the point of being able to scare you?”
“I’d have never considered it, that the wolf-child could be… a money-grubber”
Tang Thirty-Six looked at all of them while talking, placing additional emphasis on “money-grubber”.
Ignoring just money, it was the love of money.
“How can that be?”
Luo Luo and Xuan Yuan Po both spoke at the same time, they came from the yao domain, where there were a lot of rumours about Zhe Xiu, they couldn’t bring themselves to believe what Tang Thirty-Six said.
“He really just wants money.”
Tang Thirty-Six was slightly annoyed, saying: “If you don’t believe me, then just wait a while and you’ll see.”
Chen Chang Sheng thought for a bit, then asked: “Apart from money, does he want anything else?”
“Yes, he wants something from you,” replied Tang Thirty-Six.
“You agreed to it?” not knowing why, Chen Chang Sheng felt a little anxious.
Tang Thirty-Six replied in a matter of course manner: “It’s not as if he wants your life, why wouldn’t I agree? I don’t think this type of opportunity will appear twice.”
Chen Chang Sheng felt a little powerless, saying: “You don’t even know what he wants, how could you promise him in my place?”
Tang Thirty-Six countered with his own question: “Do you want to take first place upon the First Banner?”
Chen Chang