As soon as the man saw Feng Beichuan, his expression darkened, and he turned to leave.
Zhuque watched from the side, feeling somewhat puzzled. Why did the two of them have another argument after attending an auction?
Feng Beichuan stepped forward and grabbed Li Chang'an's wrist, then said with a grin, "Have you forgotten that Tao Yaojun hasn't returned yet? It would be too unkind of us to leave like this!"
But after hearing his words, Li Chang'an just snorted coldly, then said with a straight face, "Who wants to be with you? Aren't you two always in cahoots? Why are you bothering with me?"
Seeing the woman's unfriendly expression and hearing his defiant words, Feng Beichuan immediately put on a smiling face and said, "How could you be in cahoots with me? I only made the bid because I saw that you really liked that silver spear!"
After hearing this, Li Chang'an was even less inclined to talk to this person, so she simply frowned, turned her face away angrily, and stopped speaking.
So Feng Beichuan pressed on, coaxing, "Money is just an external thing. The most important thing is that I think that silver spear suits you very well! With a weapon that you can handle, you'll be even more at ease on the battlefield!"
Feng Beichuan's explanation was quite clever, because he knew that Li Chang'an always attached great importance to matters on the battlefield.
As expected, after hearing his words, Li Chang'an's displeasure finally eased a bit. He then said, "I know you mean well, but no matter what, that thing is not worth three thousand five hundred taels of silver. Although I do like it, there is no need for me to have it."
Upon hearing this, Feng Beichuan spoke up again: "What matters most is that you like it. Besides, it's a divine weapon used by the God of War of Dongyue, so three thousand five hundred taels of silver isn't much."
Looking into the man's dark, bright eyes, Li Chang'an felt a mix of emotions. She knew perfectly well that he was saying those things to comfort her.
But the more he acted this way, the more anxious and uneasy he felt.
After thinking for a moment, Li Chang'an said solemnly, "Then how about this, I'll consider the silver spear as something I bought myself, and I'll have someone deliver the silver to your residence when I get back."
After saying that, Li Chang'an did some mental calculations. Although she had been in the army all these years and hadn't had the opportunity to spend any money, it would probably be difficult for her to come up with 3,500 taels of silver at once.
However, in order not to owe the other party a favor, Li Chang'an could only come up with a temporary solution: if he really couldn't raise 3,500 taels, he would borrow some from Qin Xiashi.
But after hearing his words, Feng Beichuan was somewhat unhappy.
What does this woman mean?
Is she in such a hurry to distance herself from me?
Feng Beichuan felt increasingly choked up, so he frowned and said, "You don't need to send me any money. I insisted on buying these things myself, and I insisted on giving them to you. You must accept them, and you are not allowed to give me any money, do you understand?"
As soon as Feng Beichuan finished speaking, Zhuque couldn't help but secretly click her tongue in amazement.
This guy is really domineering!
It was truly rare to witness such a tough side of this person, especially in front of Li Chang'an.
If Cangyun saw this, his eyes would probably pop out of his head.
Li Chang'an suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed by his words, and seeing the man's very unhappy expression, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"But……"
"Stop talking! If you don't want that thing, you can just throw it away!"
To his surprise, he was interrupted as soon as he opened his mouth. Hearing the man's cold and harsh words, Li Chang'an felt for the first time that he was so helpless in front of this person.
At this moment, Zhuque probably understood what had happened between the two, so she spoke up to smooth things over, saying, "Since it is the prince's sentiment, how can it be thrown away? His Highness will certainly keep it safe."
While the group was talking, Tao Yao had already paid and returned from the payment counter.
“I’ve already made the arrangements. The master will send someone to deliver the silver spear to the general’s mansion in a little while. However, just to be on the safe side, I think one of us should go with them, since there was more than one person who wanted to buy this silver spear.”
It was rare for Tao Yaojun to be so serious. After hearing his words, Feng Beichuan nodded and agreed that he should do as he was told.
Because the other bidder in the auction was no ordinary person, and they didn't know whether the other party was good or bad, they should indeed be cautious.
"In that case, I'll go with them."
Suzaku stepped forward and spoke.
"good."
Feng Beichuan nodded; he could still trust Zhuque's strength.
At this moment, Li Chang'an spoke up again: "You must be careful when you're alone. I have a feeling that this time it won't go so smoothly."
Zhuque nodded and said, "Don't worry, if anything unexpected happens, I will send you a signal in time."
"How about this? I'm free anyway, so why don't we escort that silver spear to the general's mansion together? That would be safer."
Taoyao-jun also offered a suggestion.
The main reason he made this decision was that he really didn't want to be a third wheel next to Li Chang'an and Feng Beichuan.
After making some arrangements, the four of them split into two groups to leave the underground auction house.
As a result, something happened shortly after they went out.
Looking at the unique signal flare in mid-air, Feng Beichuan's expression darkened.
This is a signal flare specially made by Suzaku; its use indicates an emergency has occurred.
"Oh no! Southeast direction! Move out of here!"
Feng Beichuan spoke in a deep voice, and then pulled Li Chang'an toward the location indicated by the signal flare.
The two soon saw several burly men carrying the wooden box containing the silver spear as they came out of the auction house and headed towards the general's mansion.
Of all those people who were with him, only Suzaku remained.
Li Chang'an and Feng Beichuan quickly followed and asked in a low voice, "Where is Tao Yao Jun?"
Afterwards, the two of them looked around again, but found nothing unusual.
However, according to Zhuque, they had just come out of the secret passage of the auction house when they sensed someone following them. After testing the waters, Taoyao decided to strike first to prevent the other party from making any underhanded moves to launch a surprise attack.
“He had been gone for about fifteen minutes. I felt the situation was not good, so I fired the signal flare.”
Zhuque frowned, his face ashen.
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