Chapter 150 Something is wrong

"When will you give it to me? Don't regret it later." Qing Yi asked with a smile, as if he was afraid that the King of the Northwest would go back on his word.

"Come here, go and get one million taels of silver!" The King of the Northwest shouted to the housekeeper on duty outside.

"Qing Yi!" Ye Qingyu didn't believe that Qing Yi would break off all ties with him for one million taels of silver, but what on earth did he want to do?

"Xiao Ye, this is not what I want. It was given to me by the King of the Northwest, right? As a junior, how can I refuse it?" Qing Yi said seriously with a serious expression.

"But..." Ye Qingyu opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. He thought for a moment, then suddenly knelt down in front of the King of the Northwest, "Father, Qing Yi and I are..."

"You don't have to say anything more!" King of the Northwest rudely interrupted Ye Qingyu. The study room instantly fell into silence and no one spoke anymore.

"Your Highness, the banknotes are here." A moment later, the butler hurried back. When he pushed the door open, he was startled by the scene before him: the King of Northwest sat in a chair, his face gloomy, the young prince knelt on the ground, silent, and the young man in the blue shirt stood aside, his expression calm.

"Give it to him!" the King of the Northwest ordered with a dark face.

The housekeeper was stunned. "Ah? To whom?"

Qing Yi stepped forward and stretched out his hand. The butler handed the banknote over, then looked at the prince blankly. Was the prince going to give it to this person?

"Get out!" the King of the Northwest said sternly.

The butler understood this time and was definitely asking him to leave. He quickly turned around and came out, closing the study door tightly. He stood outside, wondering, "One million taels of silver is a lot of money. Why would they give it to this young man in a blue shirt?" What had the young prince done wrong? Why was he kneeling there?

Although the butler had countless questions in his mind, he knew that there were some things he should not inquire about.

"I've given you the silver. Let's write off what happened before." The King of the Northwest said in a deep voice.

"Well, okay!" Qing Yi showed a hearty smile and agreed without hesitation. His straightforwardness surprised the King of the Northwest.

"Qingyu, did you see that? Why are you kneeling? Hurry up and get up!" The King of the Northwest despised Qingyi's actions. Although he disliked this kid from the bottom of his heart, he didn't expect him to be so obsessed with money and blinded by it. He didn't even say a word of defense. When he thought of his precious son eating and sleeping with such a person, the King of the Northwest felt distressed and cursed inwardly: "What a fool!"

"Father, the matter between Qingyi and me still needs to be explained..." Ye Qingyu did not stand up as he was told. Although he did not know why Qingyi insisted on having the one million taels of silver note, he knew in his heart that he had to confess the matter between them to his father and make things clear.

"Alright, he's got the banknotes, and he's also said that everything is over. You don't need to feel any indebtedness towards him anymore. Let's just leave it at that!" The King of the Northwest felt much calmer. Although he had lost a million taels of silver, on second thought, this was what Qing Yi deserved. After all, he had risked his life to save Qing Yu. As long as this kid didn't pester Qing Yu anymore, the money would be well spent.

"Xiao Ye, the King of the Northwest is right. I have accepted the banknote. From now on, don't say anything about saving my life or being grateful to me. Let's settle the past!" Qing Yi narrowed his eyes and smiled. The smile seemed sincere, but it was also unpredictable.

"Closing all ties? What are you talking about? Qing Yi, why are you..." Ye Qingyu couldn't believe it. He simply didn't believe Qing Yi would truly break off all ties with him and leave him with no regrets for just one million taels of silver. The Qing Yi he knew was definitely not such a greedy and heartless person.

"Your Highness, I've accepted the money. This is my first time in Xibei Wangcheng. Can I stay in the palace for a few days, or should I stay in an inn?" Qing Yi asked shamelessly, not minding Ye Qingyu's doubts at all.

The King of the Northwest was, after all, a man of status and position. Qing Yi, besides being Qing Yu's savior, was also a disciple of the Demon Cult leader, Mo Qitian. If he were to be driven to stay at the inn, word would spread that the King's mansion was unkind and heartless. After a moment's deliberation, the King of the Northwest said, "There are plenty of rooms in the mansion. Feel free to stay."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Qing Yi bowed and expressed his gratitude.

Ye Qingyu watched the two people go from being on edge to being friendly and polite, and felt that something was not right. "Is there something wrong?"

"Your Highness, there is military affairs to report." At this moment, Mu Hu's voice sounded outside the door, breaking the delicate atmosphere in the study.

Upon hearing this, the King of the Northwest said to Ye Qingyu, "You guys go down."

Seeing this, Ye Qingyu had no choice but to take Qingyi out of the study. It felt like they hadn't made their point yet, and the matter hadn't been resolved, yet they were leaving in such a daze.

"Qingyi, why do you insist on asking my father for the one million taels of silver?" Ye Qingyu asked in a questioning tone.

"Hey, that's not what I want. It's obvious that he insisted on forcing it on me, okay?" Qing Yi said as he took out the silver note from his arms and looked at it carefully in front of his eyes. He looked as if he had really transformed into a wealthy man in an instant.

"Are you really going to leave me just for one million taels of silver?" Ye Qingyu looked at Qing Yi's greedy expression.

"Huh? Who said that? When did I ever say I wanted to leave you?" Qing Yi asked in confusion while casually fiddling with the one million taels of silver.

"You accepted the banknote, isn't that what it means..." Before Ye Qingyu could finish his words, he was interrupted by Qing Yi's hearty laughter.

"Hahahaha, this banknote is not for free, it offsets the reward I paid for detoxifying you before! I've accepted the silver, so you don't have to always feel that you owe me something. From now on, our relationship will have nothing to do with repaying a favor or anything like that. It's just pure mutual affection and love." Qing Yi explained with a big laugh, feeling secretly proud of himself. Humph, it feels so good to have tricked the King of the Northwest!

"But my father thought..." Ye Qingyu finally understood Qing Yi's little plan. This kid not only cheated his father out of one million taels of silver, but also had no intention of letting him go.