The childish, mocking voice made Pei Sining's face turn green with anger, but he couldn't show it too obviously, lest people misunderstand that he was mentally unstable.
He could only suppress his anger and follow Zhu Yanyan into the house, where he saw Zhu Xixi lying on a pile of straw.
Seeing this, he quickly went forward to check on Zhu Xixi's condition and found that the girl was sleeping comfortably in her blanket, occasionally grinning.
Sitting in the middle of the long table, Zhu Yanyan noticed Pei Sining's little actions, picked up an apple from the table and threw it at him.
"Pei Sining, stop pretending and tell me! What's the purpose of your visit?"
Pei Sining wanted to go forward to check on Xixi's condition, but was blocked by an apple that suddenly appeared.
He watched anxiously as the apple fell onto Xixi's swaddling blanket and shouted a warning.
"Zhu Yanyan, she's only three months old. Don't you have any conscience? All you want is a hostage, right? Release Xixi, and I'll be your hostage."
Zhu Yanyan would not be deceived by Pei Sining's seemingly innocent appearance; he is the chosen one of destiny in the book.
Even if she tied him up, he would still manage to escape in various unexpected ways, so she wouldn't do something that would be a losing proposition.
Compared to the uncontrollable Pei Sining, Zhu Xixi, who won't run away, is the best hostage.
"Heh, Pei Sining, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You just want me to release Zhu Xixi so you can find a way to escape, right?"
"Do you really think I'm a fool? It's a transaction; I only want the map of the ancient city from Wang Haocheng."
Pei Sining hadn't expected Zhu Yanyan to be so cold-blooded. His face darkened, and he took out a piece of brown paper from his pocket.
"The map of the ancient city you requested is here."
Seeing this, Lin An tried to take the map from Pei Sining's hand, but was stopped by Zhu Yanyan.
She squinted at Pei Sining suspiciously. How could they possibly take out something so important so easily?
How can you prove the map is real?
Upon hearing this, Pei Sining's delicate face broke into a triumphant smile. She put one hand behind her back and looked at the distance with a smile.
"There is a small hill in the northeast. Ten meters to the left of the hill, dig down and you will see a cave. The entrance to the treasure is at the bottom of the cave."
"You can send someone to check now to see if I'm right or wrong."
Zhu Yanyan glanced at Lin An with some skepticism, hinting that he should take some men to investigate.
After receiving a signal from Zhu Yanyan, Lin An nodded to her and turned to leave with his men.
"Shall I check on Xixi's condition now?" Pei Sining looked at Lin An as he left, her face stern as she questioned him in a low voice.
Zhu Yanyan casually put her feet up on the long table and waved her hand at him irritably, "Go ahead! You two little brats can't run away anyway."
Upon hearing Zhu Yanyan's words, Pei Sining quickly ran towards Xixi, picked her up from the haystack, and checked her breathing and body temperature.
Only after seeing that the girl's face was rosy and her breathing was steady did he finally breathe a sigh of relief and hug her tightly in his arms.
"This girl is sleeping so soundly even though everything outside is in chaos."
That's because Xixi needs enough sleep, otherwise she won't be able to grow taller and become smarter.
Otherwise, you'll end up like this, acting like an idiot and handing the map over to someone else.
The treasures of the ancient city of Loulan could have sustained an entire nation.
[Gou Xixi's family has built a vast business empire on the frontier.]
Just as Pei Sining was wearily holding Xixi and leaning against the wall to rest, he heard the intermittent sound again.
This time, he only heard a few vague words: feeding the entire country and a vast business empire.
He could roughly guess what it meant from the literal meaning of the words. Could it be that Xixi was trying to say something?
This treasure could feed the entire nation and build a vast commercial empire.
If that's the case, if he obtains this treasure, the people of Liang will not have to suffer.
Father no longer needs to scramble for food and supplies because of insufficient military pay.
Thinking of this, his eyes darkened slightly, as if he had silently made some kind of decision.
A moment later, Lin An was seen returning to the room with his men.
"Boss, just as this kid said, we've found the entrance."
Seeing Lin An's excited expression, Zhu Yanyan calmly stood up from her chair, clapped her hands, and smiled as she beckoned to Pei Sining.
"Give it to me!"
"You must send Xixi back to the Zhu family first before I can give you the map."
Pei Sining held Xixi tightly in her arms, took a few steps back with a wary expression, and loudly warned her.
Zhu Yanyan was surprised that Pei Sining was so naive, and laughed loudly with her head down, "Pei Sining, are you stupid?"
"How could I possibly send Zhu Xixi back? Now that you've walked right into our trap, do you think you still have a chance to negotiate?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin An led several officers toward Pei Sining, completely disregarding Zhu Xixi, whom he was holding in his arms.
The group roughly pulled the map from Pei Sining's arms and excitedly handed it to Zhu Yanyan.
Zhu Yanyan took the map and opened it with satisfaction, only to find that it was covered with knife marks.
After realizing she had been tricked, Zhu Yanyan angrily pulled a large knife from Lin An's waist and pointed it at Pei Sining.
"Pei Sining, how dare you play me?"
Faced with Zhu Yanyan's coercion, Pei Sining laughed softly without any fear, "Right now, the only person in this world who can draw a map is me."
“Pei Sining, if you cooperate with me, I am willing to give you half of the treasure.”
"The Liang Kingdom's army is currently facing a food shortage and is under siege by the Southern Barbarians. If you can take back this half of the treasure, you will surely be able to save the Liang Kingdom and your father."
“Pei Sining, you are a smart person. You should know that even if you have the map, you don’t have the weapons to rescue the monsters in the underground palace.”
Upon learning that Pei Sining could draw the map, Zhu Yanyan instantly stopped being excited and instead showed a relaxed expression.
No one in this world knows Pei Sining better than her, and she knows the current situation of Liang Kingdom better than Pei Sining herself.
As long as her conditions meet Pei Sining's expectations, he will definitely agree to go down with her to search for the treasure.
"Who exactly are you? How do you know about the affairs of our Liang Kingdom? And how do you know who I am?"
Pei Sining never expected that Zhu Yanyan would know so much about her background; even the Zhu family might not know about Liang's current predicament.
Who exactly is this woman? Why does she always seem to know things that others don't?
“Me? I am a god. I not only know about the current predicament of your Liang Kingdom, but I also know what kind of person you will become in the future.”
After seeing that Pei Sining believed her, Zhu Yanyan smiled with satisfaction and walked towards him.
[Pei Sining, are you wavering? Don't believe Zhu Yanyan's words.]
She's wicked; there's no way she'd share her treasure with you.
When Xixi noticed Pei Sining looking down in thought and seemingly hesitant, she hurriedly flew back and forth on the projection wall.
No, she needs to find the treasure's location as soon as possible and move everything out beforehand!
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