"Uh..." Xia Youchen's face flushed slightly. He didn't mean to trick Mu Hanyan, and he did want to repay her. However, letting Xiao Qiongqi stay by her side was partly out of sight, part out of mind.
"A gentleman does not take away what others love. You should let it continue to follow you." Mu Hanyan said righteously.
Just now, seeing the little guy acting cute in front of her, Mu Hanyan was in a good mood and threw some snacks to it. As a result, it started eating non-stop. Before she knew it, all kinds of snacks and delicacies hidden in Mu Hanyan's star disk space were eaten up by it. Even so, it still refused to let go. It grabbed Mu Hanyan's trouser legs and screamed and made a fuss, almost rolling on the ground and throwing a tantrum.
Mu Hanyan secretly wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, finally understanding the pain in Xia Youchen's heart.
Although this guy had shown off his might once before, who knew if he would be willing to attack again the next time he encountered danger. Mu Hanyan didn't dare to pin her hopes on him. More importantly, with his voracious appetite, Mu Hanyan was worried that he would eventually eat her out of money.
Ignoring the little Qiongqi who had started to throw a tantrum after failing to act coquettishly, Mu Hanyan took out a pen and paper, wrote a letter and handed it to Xia Youchen.
"Then I'll be leaving first. Miss Mu, take care on your journey." Xia Youchen took the letter, put it away carefully, bowed to Mu Hanyan, and then waved his hand casually, and the little Qiongqi who was rolling on the ground disappeared.
Seeing the guy's embarrassing look, he felt ashamed and didn't even want to look at him anymore.
Mu Hanyan also took Yue Xiuming with her and headed towards Shangyue Capital.
Without the threat of the violent stone monster, the two naturally had no need to circle around the Longyan Mountains anymore, but there was no need to return to Hanshan Town either. After wandering around in the mountains for more than half a month, they actually couldn't find their way back.
Estimating the direction of the capital of Shangyue, the two men continued on their way. After a few days, they left the mountain road and an ancient city appeared in their sight. The city was not large and was far from comparable to the capital, but the city walls were built unusually tall and majestic, which was probably a major feature of the Shangyue Kingdom.
Because the people of Shangyue were warlike and strong, wars had been frequent since ancient times, so the cities, regardless of size, were built extremely solidly, making them easy to defend and difficult to attack.
"Dingbian City." On the city gate, three large characters were solemn and majestic.
"This is Dingbian City, the most important town in the northwest of our Shangyue Kingdom. Three thousand miles to the east is the capital of Shangyue." Yue Xiuming was overwhelmed with excitement upon seeing the large characters on the city gate. He couldn't rest easy until he was far from the Longyan Mountains. Only now could he be sure that he was finally safe.
Seeing the prosperous scene of people doing business in an endless stream at the city gate, Mu Hanyan felt much more relaxed. Although the journey was safe and sound, she still felt a little tired from sleeping in the open air every day. She just wanted to find an inn to have a good sleep.
"I wonder how Huayue and the others are doing?" Mu Hanyan thought secretly.
Logically speaking, since she had led away the two violent stone monsters, the remaining weak beasts should not pose any threat to them. Moreover, Li Dingfeng also brought hundreds of elite soldiers from the Shangyue Kingdom. These soldiers were a little weak against the violent stone monsters, but they should have no problem dealing with ordinary beasts.
However, when she thought of the strange and powerful beast deep in the Longyan Mountains that Xia Youchen mentioned, and associated it with the Nine Netherworld Beast, Mu Hanyan still felt a little uneasy.
I hope they are safe. Mu Hanyan knew that her worries were in vain and she was just looking for trouble. She quickly adjusted her mood and prayed silently for them.
"Let's go and find a money house first." Mu Hanyan said as she walked towards the city.
She had a lot of silver notes on her, but the smallest ones were worth hundreds of thousands of taels. She didn't have much small change, so it was inconvenient for her to eat and stay in a hotel. She had to find a bank to exchange some silver first.
In the past, with Hua Yue and others around her, she certainly didn't need to worry about such things. Now that Hua Yue and others are not around, Miss Mu can only find a solution on her own.
"Oh." After hearing Mu Hanyan's words, Yue Xiuming, who was so excited just now, suddenly became listless, looking weak and hesitant to speak.
"What's wrong?" Mu Hanyan asked.
"Can I pay you back the money I owe you later?" Yue Xiuming looked at Mu Hanyan ingratiatingly. It seemed that he had misunderstood Mu Hanyan and thought that she was in a hurry to find the bank to force him to pay back the money.
"You're not going to default on your debt, are you?" Seeing Yue Xiuming's flattering smile, Mu Hanyan had a bad feeling in her heart.
Although she had no intention of taking advantage of someone's misfortune, she had no intention of refusing Yue Xiuming's request when he insisted on writing the IOU. If she refused to pay now, wouldn't that be deceiving Miss Mu's feelings? The consequences would be serious.
"No, no." Seeing Miss Mu's gradually raised eyebrows, Yue Xiuming felt a chill in his spine and quickly explained, "I just don't have that much money. Give me some time, and I will definitely pay you back."
"Your cousin, the Prince of Anxi, can't even come up with tens of millions of taels?" Mu Hanyan looked at Yue Xiuming suspiciously.
"The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince, and the Prince is the Prince. Before I inherit the title, all of the Anxi Palace's assets will be managed by Your Majesty. I can only receive a small monthly salary," Yue Xiuming explained patiently, adding, "But don't worry. Once I inherit the title, all of the Anxi Palace's assets will be under my control, and I promise to pay you back double."
"Then when can you inherit the title of king?" Mu Hanyan asked.
"I don't know either. Let's wait... wait until His Majesty likes me." Yue Xiuming said weakly. He probably thought His Majesty had never liked him since he was a child.
"Forget it, I don't want you to pay me double." Mu Hanyan said.
Yue Xiuming was overjoyed and was about to thank him when he heard Mu Hanyan say, "Let's calculate the interest. It's 8% per month."
"What, what?" Yue Xiuming was doused from head to toe with a bucket of cold water, staring at Mu Hanyan in amazement.
I thought Miss Mu was being merciful, but after all this fuss, this is worse than usury. Eight percent interest per month, that's almost doubled in a year. If he can't inherit the title in a few years and can't repay the debt, the interest will keep compounding. He might as well just give the Anxi Palace to her.
"Don't you want to? If you don't want to, pay it back now." Mu Hanyan glared at Yue Xiuming. He dared to owe the debt even though he had no money. Miss Mu, who felt that she had been deceived, was very angry. The consequences would of course be serious.
"80% interest is 80% interest." Yue Xiumingyan's head was drooping, and he could no longer muster any energy. He followed Miss Mu like a punching bag. Oh, yes, he was a punching bag.
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