Chapter 218 Indulging Lin Luoxi Once
"I'm telling you, you're so clumsy when you do things. You didn't even notice the bag got lighter." Seeing Lin Luoxi slapping her thigh in regret, Lin Jize couldn't help but say a few words.
"Alright, I have a little more here, you can have it all." Seeing that Lin Luoxi was so angry that she almost cried, Lin Jize quickly took out some gold bricks from his pocket.
"Grandpa, you brought this up yourself, I can't accept it. The ones that fell out are probably things I shouldn't have..." After saying that, she picked up the bag, pulled Lin Jize along, and quickly walked towards the mountain gate.
"Let's hurry up and leave, or the soldiers will come and buy up everything, and we won't get anything." Actually, Lin Luoxi felt quite guilty towards Lin Jize when she saw that he was serious.
Upon reaching the mountain gate, they gathered the surrendered bandits and bears, and together they left Bear Ridge.
Zhao Ximo and the other three followed Lin Luoxi down the steps, their hearts filled with excitement. They had been waiting for so long, and finally they could leave this awful place.
At the stone gate of Bear Ridge, the sickly-looking handsome man and Old Man Li were almost asleep while waiting.
"Master, do you think Miss Lin has successfully captured Bear Ridge?" Old Man Li was getting a little too tired; he was too old to stay up all night.
"It should be about time." The sickly-looking handsome man had a good foundation in martial arts; he had heard some of the commotion that had occurred on the mountaintop earlier.
There's no movement at all now, so the battle is probably over. The reason they haven't come down yet is because he couldn't help but smile when he thought of Lin Luoxi's greedy little face.
"Grandpa Li, could you send someone outside to check if Ji Feng has brought his uncle over? If so, find an excuse to delay him..."
That girl was willing to risk her life to take down the bandit stronghold at Bear Ridge, because she was after the money in the bandit den.
To repay Lin Luoxi's kindness, he indulged her this once, and it was only right that he let that girl get some benefits.
Old Man Li didn't understand why his master wanted to send someone to delay Lord Ji's journey, but since it was his master's order, he would do as he was told.
Tap tap tap… A series of footsteps approached.
In addition, the presence of the large bear caused Old Man Li and his companions to feel the rocking motion at the cave entrance.
"The master is Miss Lin. Miss Lin and the others have come down."
Upon hearing the sound, Old Man Li became alert, thinking that a riot had broken out up above and some weapons had been dropped, causing the earthquake to shake.
Peeking out cautiously, and seeing that it was Lin Luoxi and the others, Old Man Li's wariness instantly turned into surprise, and he happily looked at the sickly-looking handsome man.
"Hmm!" The sickly-looking handsome man nodded lightly, but in reality, he was anything but calm.
He knew Lin Luoxi wouldn't disappoint him, but Lin Luoxi was truly amazing, far superior to the ministers in the court who only knew how to talk big.
I lifted my foot and walked towards the steps, then looked up at the steps.
When he saw the sack on Lin Luoxi's back, his lips twitched. Sure enough, this girl really didn't disappoint him; she really did go to make money.
"Master, why are you still here?" Lin Jize thought his master had left long ago, but who knew he was still waiting for them here.
His expression became a little unnatural, and he subconsciously blocked Lin Luoxi's view.
"Alright, stop hiding it. Now that you've got the treasure, you should leave before the soldiers arrive." How could the sickly-looking man not know what Lin Jize was doing?
If it weren't for the fact that there were other people around, he really wanted to imitate Lin Luoxi's signature eye-rolling move.
"Okay, thank you, Master." Lin Jize saw his master pretending not to see the sack behind Lin Luoxi, and gratefully pulled Lin Luoxi away.
"Wait, Grandpa, didn't you say before that destroying the bandit stronghold at Bear Ridge would reward you with ten thousand taels of gold and a hundred acres of fertile land? That doesn't count anymore."
Lin Luoxi was suddenly pulled by Lin Jize and almost lost her balance, but she hadn't forgotten what Lin Jize had said earlier.
After regaining her footing, she asked Lin Jize with a serious expression, but her eyes were fixed on the sickly-looking handsome man.
"This, this..." Lin Jize wanted to say it was true, but he was afraid that his master would think Lin Luoxi was too greedy. If he confiscated the gold that Lin Luoxi had looted, it would be a loss.
"You little girl, you're so young, but you have such a small appetite. That bag of gold on your back is enough for you to live on for several lifetimes. Why are you still thinking about the little reward from the court..." If he really wanted to take credit for her work, he would have sent someone to delay Ji Feng and the others from arriving, making him seem as stingy as they thought.
The sickly-looking handsome man was amused by Lin Luoxi's money-obsessed appearance and couldn't help but expose what was in the sack behind Lin Ruoxi's back.
“Handsome, that’s not how it works. I earned this money through my own abilities, and the imperial reward was also earned through my own merit. Why can’t I accept it?”
"Don't you think about it? If it weren't for me, this bandit stronghold of Bear Ridge would have been so easily captured."
"Your court has sent countless reinforcements to suppress the bandits, yet you still haven't succeeded. What? Just because I'm a weak woman, I have to suffer this unfair treatment?"
If it's hers, Lin Luoxi will never give it away; if it's not hers, she won't force it.
So when the sickly-looking man spoke, Lin Luoxi didn't give him any face and directly retorted.
"Cough cough, you're so sharp-tongued, but we never said we wouldn't give it to you."
"If you don't leave now, you might not be able to take the things in the sack on your back later." The sickly-looking handsome man was now afraid of Lin Ruoxi's mouth and started to chase her away.
"Thank you, handsome." Having received a satisfactory answer, Lin Luoxi stopped wasting words with the sickly-looking man and led her troops away in a grand procession.
"Wait." The sickly-looking handsome man looked at the large group of about 100 people behind Lin Ruoxi and quickly called out to Lin Luoxi.
"Handsome, is there anything else?" Since the other party did not reveal his identity, Lin Ruoxi did not know how to address him, so she could only call him "handsome" so that they could have an equal conversation without having to bow to him because of his status.
When Lin Luoxi heard the sickly-looking handsome man call out to her, she thought he had changed his mind, and her tone became unpleasant.
"The sudden appearance of these hundred or so people behind you will definitely cause unnecessary trouble. You should have them sign indentures with you so that they have a legitimate reason to appear by your side."
The sickly-looking handsome man felt heartbroken upon hearing the impatience in Lin Luoxi's tone!
He finally tried to be considerate of others, but was completely taken for granted.
"Oh, you're right, thanks for the reminder, handsome." Hearing the sickly-looking man's concern for her, Lin Luoxi smiled shyly at him.
"You heard what the handsome guy said. If you want to follow me, you'll have to sign a contract of servitude to prevent unnecessary trouble later."
"If you don't want to sign, you can leave on your own. I won't force you." Lin Luoxi stopped and looked at the hundred or so people behind her, speaking earnestly.
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