Eh? A lass that actually listens to instructions?” Jiang Chen’s viper tongued personality revealed itself as soon as he saw Princess Gouyu. “Looks like you’ve agreed to believe me. I can tell that your condition is much better than a few days ago. At this rate, you’ll breakthrough to eleven meridians true qi within the month. Congratulations in advance.”
Jiang Chen’s tone was lighthearted, as if breaking through eleven meridians true qi was as normal as eating and sleeping, and nothing to make a big fuss over.
Princess Gouyu had originally been full of expectation, waiting for Jiang Chen to compliment her with a few words. It’d be fine even if they were some all purpose, generic compliments – stuff like her extraordinary potential or being a rare genius at martial dao.
But, she discovered tragically, this fellow didn’t even seem to know that women needed to be complimented.
Seeing that Princess Gouyu was staring at him in a wide eyed manner, Jiang Chen smiled tiredly. “So tell me, what did you need me for? The past couple of days have really exhausted me. If there’s nothing else, I’m going to go home and sleep.”
Princess Gouyu felt both enraged and amused by his demeanor.
“Jiang Chen, looking at how you are now, is your father well?”
Jiang Chen winked. “Do you want something to be wrong with him?”
“Of course not,” Princess Gouyu’s jade lips moved rapidly as she appeared to be a bit put out in her anger. “Am I truly so nefarious in your heart?”
“Alright, alright. We’re all on the same boat now. I have to hold my nose and co-exist with the good and bad parts of you, don’t I? Right, you’ve come to my house everyday, what urgent business is there?”
Princess Gouyu really didn’t know how to deal with this fellow and could only respond honestly, “Of course I had a reason when I came to find you. Follow me.”
“To where? You’re not trying to be a cradle robber are you?” A wary look appeared on Jiang Chen’s face.
“Rob your butt! What do you take me for?” Princess Gouyu almost directly slapped his face.
“Hmm, you’re so fierce and you look like a tomboy… do you like women?”
Princess Gouyu was utterly defeated. If looks could kill, Jiang Chen would have absolutely died at least ten times at this moment.
He followed Princess Gouyu along her way and the two arrived at a large warehouse surrounded by heavily armed guards on all sides.
They all made their respective bows upon seeing Princess Gouyu.
“Jiang Chen, come inside with me.”
Jiang Chen still gave Princess Gouyu some face in front of others as he docilely walked inside. This was actually a large treasury.
The gold, silver, and other treasures inside were piled into a small mountain. All sorts of strange and precious treasures were piled high on racks on its two sides.
“What do you think these are?” Princess Gouyu asked.
“Isn’t that nonsense? I’m not blind.” Jiang Chen responded snappily.
“These were all raided from Du Ruhai’s house. They sit here, untouched.”
“Ah? This dog of an official was this greedy?” Jiang Chen started cursing loudly when he heard these were Du Ruhai’s loot. “So it pays this much to be an official in the capital? I must thoroughly consider moving to the capital and becoming an official. What’s the big deal in being a duke? Fighting wars everyday, shedding blood and sweat, and having to face suppression in the end. How nice it is to be an official. An unimportant and miniscule official like Du Ruhai could hoard so much wealth! I say, what’s your purpose in bringing me here? Are you trying to corrupt me? If that’s the case, I only have one sentence — you win, hurry up and move all these things into my home.”
Princess Gouyu was so amused by his manner of complete seriousness that she involuntarily cracked a smile.
She suddenly discovered that it was quite relaxing being with this damnable sort of character. This fellow was always up to a dirty trick of some sort whenever he found the opportunity to do so, and his open-minded optimism always suffused his seemingly diffident demeanor.
“Jiang Chen, my royal brother has instructed me that you can take your pick from the items here.”
“You really are planning on corrupting me?” Jiang Chen hadn’t thought that Princess Gouyu had brought him here for this purpose.
“You can’t possibly really want all of it?” Princess Gouyu’s eyes widened.