Chapter 19: Mystery
Although the interior of the house does not look luxurious, it is quite a novelty in design. It's a bitterly cold winter, but the house is filled with unknown greenery. Even more peculiar, these plants are like mirrors, mixed with the pale blue light reflected by the exterior walls to reflect a turquoise glow, illuminating the entire interior of the mansion.
However, although the scene in front of me was shocking, I was in no mood to appreciate it when I was depressed at the moment, and just silently followed behind the crowd.
Not long after, we were taken to a separate compound.
The courtyard is large and quiet, and the flowers and plants around it are carefully manicured. Not only are there some rockeries designed here, but there is even a pond that is not frozen.
"Your Excellency, here we are. Do you have any other orders?" said the man respectfully.
"Thanks, nothing more, just a call to us at the start of the mission. Breaking ground said calmly.
"Then don't disturb Your Excellency's rest, Chu He retreated. The man named Chu He left with the same respectful attitude as ever, but he deliberately accentuated his name, as if it was to make an impression on the groundbreaker.
When Chu He left, the beautiful lady came to me, pinched my face with her hand and said, "Little brother, my sister is leaving." Then she quietly stuffed something into my arms, and then I heard her whisper in my ear, "Sister give you some pocket money, don't let anyone else find out." β
Looking at her kind smile, for some reason, my melancholy mood has been washed away at this moment.
After that, I would smile and respond, "Thank you, sister!"
When I came to the house, I did not hide the breaking of the earth, and I could not wait to open the small hanging money bag that the beautiful woman had given me, and saw that the money bag was full of silver coins that had been used to break the ground and pay for it.
Anxious to know the number of coins, I found a table, threw the silver coins from the bag onto the table, and began to count the coins.
Just as I was happily counting the money, a voice suddenly broke the ground: "Look at your wealth obsession, you really can't wait for dawn when you are poor." There is no need to count, there are a total of 100 silver coins in the money bag. β
I subconsciously retorted, "What do you know, old fellow, don't you know that counting money is also fun?" You said... There are only a hundred silver coins here. β
Seeing that Potu nodded, he woke up and muttered in disappointment: "Although I am very happy with this intention, but such a rich family gives too little, which is enough for the two of us to have a meal." Is... Oops!"
Before I could finish complaining, I was hit on the head by the ground. I only heard the earth break the ground and said sharply: "You little conscienceless! People give you money for nothing, and you are still complaining here." Do you know how rich you are right now?"
Seeing that I was just covering my head, I surprisingly didn't talk back, as if I had realized that I was wrong. Breaking the earth's voice softened a little, and said, "Stinky boy, I really don't know what environment you grew up in, and you don't even know the value of coins. Listen, it is said that the common currency of the country is Xuanyuan, and Xuanyuan is divided into three types: gold, silver, and copper. The base system between them is one thousand, which means that one thousand copper coins are equal to one silver coin, and one thousand silver coins are equal to one gold coin. For cultivators who pursue strength, one hundred silver coins may not be nothing, but for an ordinary family of three, one hundred silver coins is enough for three years. β
After listening to the words of breaking the ground, a sense of happiness came to my heart, the pain in my head seemed to disappear, and my eyes shone as if I was about to burst into a star, and I smirked: "Hahaha!
Since you said that 100 silver coins is enough for a family to eat for three years, why did we spend so much on one meal?"
"Stinky boy, didn't you want to treat you to a good meal when you came out of the customs, who would have thought that there were only one hundred silver coins left on your body. Breaking the ground said helplessly.
After listening to him, I fell into a short contemplation: "Breaking the ground, this old boy, is definitely not simple." He just used the word "left" to indicate that this huge sum of money in the eyes of ordinary people is nothing in his eyes. And just give a token casually, you can make one side of the force nod and bow. If you want to say that a country can let human traffickers run rampant like this, I don't believe it.
No, I have to ask what this old guy is.
Wait, this old guy is very strict-mouthed, and he pushes back when he asks me where he sent me, and if I ask him normally, he will never tell me. Well, why don't I paraphrase him. β
After thinking of countermeasures, I pretended to be an understatement and said: "Old fellow, you can take a random piece of something to manage such a rich person well, and you still need to carry money when you go out? β
Breaking the ground said calmly: "This may be the last time." β
Hearing his inexplicable answer, I was stunned for a moment. Then I thought to myself, "Okay, you old boy! It's all now, and you're still here to fight guerrillas with me! No, I have to ask for a result today." β
Just when I was about to ask Po Ground with the determination that I must know the truth, the words choked on my lips. Because at that moment, I saw in the eyes of the broken earth the expression of this man who should not have appeared in this tower-like manβdesolation. At that moment, I had a thought: "Is what he is hiding from me related to that painful experience?" I insist on asking him, is it too cruel?"
The atmosphere was surprisingly heavy, and we were silent for a few moments. After that, when the ground was broken, he came to his senses before he smiled and said, "Stinky boy, go to bed early! I finally came to such a good place, and it would be a pity to enjoy it if I didn't enjoy it much." β
"Old fellow, you still need to say this, I'm going to sleep. I laughed in response, and walked over to the bedroom.
When I turned around, there was a flash of gloom in my eyes, "The truth of our laughter."
The accommodation that Chu He arranged for us was really good, not only did I and Po Tu have our own rooms, but the beds in the rooms were unusually wide and soft. Lying on the bed thinking about breaking the ground, my eyelids were defeated by this comfort, and I fell asleep not long after lying in bed.
Actually, I don't blame me for this, I'm so tired. In the past three months, my nerves have been tense, and now that I am in such a comfortable environment, it is no wonder that I don't sleep!
Shortly after I fell asleep, a pale blue glow rose from the center of my brow. With the appearance of the blue light, a faint whirlwind blew around the blue light. The strange sight didn't last long, and as the pale blue light faded from dim to submerged again, the whirlwind vanished. The room was calm again, as if nothing had happened.
I slept soundly this night, completely unaffected by the deafening snoring of the breaking ground. In this state, I slept until noon the next day, and I didn't wake up until the groundbreaking slap landed on my buttocks.
Even if he hit me with the force he was now, it wouldn't feel as painful as the first time. But under the effect of getting angry, I still got angry and looked for a groundbreaking theory.
"You old fellow, I" I was about to scold, when I turned to look at the broken earth beside me and suddenly froze.
"Breaking ground... It doesn't seem to be the same as before. β