The dishes tasted pretty good, and the little guy was very satisfied with his meal.
Seeing the little guy's eyes shining, the Gu Mo envoy felt even more at ease.
The king has such a firm grip on this kid, now he's completely in control.
The little guy had eaten and drunk his fill, his little belly was round and plump, and he was in a good mood. He even admired him, saying, "You are a much better ruler than they are."
The King of Gumo smiled gently, "Thank you for the compliment."
The little guy became serious. "Good, but we still need to discuss the tribute. Are you going to hand it over honestly, or..."
Upon hearing this, the King of Gumo replied, "No rush, no rush. I have prepared a gift for you. Why don't you take a look at it before we talk?"
The little guy's face turned serious. "Don't talk about gifts or anything like that. I'm not the kind of person who can be bought off. Even if you give me a lot of gifts..."
Before he could finish speaking, two soldiers carried up a box of gold beans.
"We also have to pay tribute."
The little guy murmured, but his eyes were fixed on Jin Dou, unable to look away.
The King of Gumo smiled and said, "I heard that you have a great fondness for golden beans, so I had some prepared. I hope you won't find them too tacky."
The little guy frowned and looked at him warily. "Don't expect to bribe me. Whatever you give me, you'll have to pay tribute."
The King of Gu Mo's eyes were indifferent. "This is just a small token of my appreciation. I heard you like it, so please accept it. There's no other meaning behind it."
The little guy was skeptical. "You really don't have any other intentions?"
The King of Gumo said earnestly, "I really don't have any, please accept it!"
Hearing this, the little guy's expression brightened slightly. "Since you insist on giving it to me, then I'll accept it."
Upon seeing this, the Gu Mo envoy's eyes widened.
Amazing, absolutely amazing!
The king has once again firmly grasped the boy's hand, just like last time, and has taken control of his lifeline.
In his view, whether it was food or gold beans, it was all a means by the King of Gumo, and everything was within his calculations.
Seeing that the little guy's attention was focused on the gold beans and food, Xiaoyao took a step forward and whispered a reminder: "Don't forget our purpose."
He was well aware that the goal was to retrieve the missing tribute, and as a bodyguard and assistant, he naturally had to give the little guy a good reminder.
The little guy nodded. "I remember."
As soon as he finished speaking, the King of Gumo added, "There are some toys that are very rare. Why don't you take a few more and bring them back with you?"
The little guy shook his head slightly, "Thank you for your kindness, but I already have enough toys, I don't need any more."
Seeing this, the King of Gumo was not in a hurry and said calmly, "No need to rush, let's take a look first."
As he spoke, several servants came in carrying wooden trays, each with a toy on its tray.
The ruler of Gumo picked up a wooden horse model and placed it on the ground. He then picked up a black pebble next to it. "This is the Mo family's automatic horse. As long as you control the direction of this pebble, the horse will react in the same way and walk in the direction controlled by the pebble."
As he spoke, he flicked the black pebble in his hand, and the horse moved in the direction the pebble moved.
The little guy's eyes were indifferent, showing no interest whatsoever. "There's really no need for that."
Seeing this, the King of Gumo was not discouraged. He picked up another rattle drum and said, "This drum not only makes a clanging sound when it is shaken, but also produces beautiful music."
As he turned the rattle drum, the "ding-ding" sound mingled with the sound of wind chimes, which was quite amusing to watch.
The little guy's eyes were indifferent. "Not interested."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Xiaoyao suddenly nudged the little guy.
The little guy turned his head, looking at him with a puzzled expression, "What's wrong?"
Xiaoyao was a little embarrassed and slowly said, "Could you give me that rattle drum?"
The little guy was taken aback. "You like it?"
At Xiaoyao's age, he should have no interest in such mundane things, so it was quite unexpected that he would be interested in a rattle drum.
Xiaoyao said rather awkwardly, "My master gave me a similar rattle drum when I was young. I haven't seen it for so many years. I never expected to see it again today."
As he spoke, Xiaoyao's expression was quite emotional.
Seeing this, the little guy looked at the Queen of Gumo and said, "Let's have this rattle drum."
Seeing that the little one accepted it, the King of Gu Mo was overjoyed. "Good, good, good! I'll have someone wrap it up for you right away!"
Upon seeing this, the Gu Mo envoy was even more shocked, and the excitement in his heart was beyond words.
sharp!
That's absolutely amazing!
They not only got the kid under their thumb, but they also got his henchmen under their thumb!
The king's methods are truly astonishing.
His gaze toward the King of Gumo was full of adoration.
After accepting the rattle drum, the little fellow looked at the King of Gumo, "Now it's time to talk about tribute, isn't it?"
The King of Gu Mo remained calm and did not refuse again, asking indifferently, "How many do you want?"
Upon hearing this, the Gu Mo envoy's eyes lit up.
Everything is ready. Is the king finally going to make his move?
Show them your trump card, Your Majesty! Let them see how powerful Gu Mo is!
The little guy looked at him and said, "Given your good performance, let's put the double tribute on hold for now."
He was fairly satisfied with the performance of the King of Gumo. Although the king said it was free, the little guy wasn't so unreasonable as to refuse to give him any discounts.
As for whether it's still pending, that depends on his future performance.
After all, if this guy wanted to use underhanded tactics, the amount would definitely be more than double.
Under the expectant gaze of the Gu Mo envoy, the Gu Mo king said, "As you say, I will have someone prepare it."
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