Chapter 38

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Young Master, you didn’t come here so late at night just to talk to me about my elegant and flirtatious friend, did you?”

Ye Qingge stared at the man with her big innocent eyes.

Her slender fingers tapped on the table from time to time.

It was obvious that she did not want to talk about Tang Mo anymore. Instead, she hoped to get to the point quickly.

She originally had nothing to do today, so she chased the maidservants out and wanted to rest early. She did not want to give her time to entertain this silly son of the landlord.

“Of course not.” The man paused. He actually wanted to know her exact feelings, impression, and attitude toward Tang Mo.

However, seeing her like this, he could not continue asking, or it would seem too deliberate.

With her intelligence, it was hard to guarantee that she would not suspect anything.

Hence, the man looked at Ye Qingge and smiled meaningfully, “I’m here to talk about the hundred thousand taels of silver.”

Was he here to ask for money?

If he wanted money, she would not give it to him even if he wanted her life!

“100,000 taels of silver. Aren’t we done with the money and goods?”

Ye Qingge, who had made up her mind not to pay, looked at the man innocently.

“I paid, but I didn’t take the goods.”

It was really interesting to see her like this. He realized that this little girl, who had a lively personality and a strange mind, was actually a money-grubber.

“I gave you the goods, but you didn’t take them yourself. You can’t blame me for that. The rule here is that if the goods leave the cabinet, they can’t be returned. If they’re lost or damaged, you can only blame yourself for being unlucky.”

It was important to keep one’s word. If she said she wouldn’t return the money, she wouldn’t return it.

“Don’t tell me this rule was set for me alone?” The man didn’t expect her to answer after saying that. Instead, he said leisurely, “I won’t return it or exchange it. If it’s damaged, I’ll admit that I’m unlucky. However, even if it’s broken, I still want to take the gun away.”

“Oh, then I’m afraid you’ll have to go to my grandmother’s. I thought you didn’t mind when I saw you didn’t take it away the other day. I thought you didn’t want it anymore, so I gave it to her.”

Ye Qingge spread out her hands, indicating that there was nothing she could do.

He didn’t take it away that day? He wanted to take it away, but he had to have the ability.

If not for Sha Qi’s timely appearance, he would have stayed here, let alone the gun.

This girl really had a glib tongue.

“I’m going to look for Matriarch Ye? I’m afraid that’s not a good idea.”

The man looked at Ye Qingge and asked calmly. He didn’t seem anxious at all.

Actually, he had already arrived at the Ye Residence a long time ago, and he had just been on the roof of Matriarch Ye’s house, so he had heard their conversation clearly.

She also knew that the gun had been handed over to Matriarch Ye, and there were no more bullets in the gun.

However, he didn’t expect that “Luban’s Codex” really existed in this world, and Ye Qingge had actually seen this book before.

However, for the sake of a candied hawthorn, she had missed the opportunity to read the world’s wondrous books. More than ten years later, Matriarch Ye fainted from anger because of her actions. He really did not know how to describe it.

If he was in the modern world, he would probably know that there was a saying: 666!

“Why don’t you go buy it from my grandmother?”

Ye Qingge looked at the man and smiled sweetly. She hoped that he could maintain his character as a landlord’s silly son.

The man was stunned. He did not expect such an answer. In the end, he could not help but shake his head and laugh.

After laughing for a while, the man’s expression suddenly turned serious as his gaze fell on Ye Qingge’s face.

“Miss Ye, let’s not beat around the bush. I don’t want the 100,000 taels of silver, and I can give you another 50,000 taels of silver. However, I need you to use the design of the three-way crossbow to exchange for it.”

Even though he had seen the power of a gun, he still wanted a three-way crossbow.

It seemed that this silly son of the landlord was not stupid at all.

Indeed, in terms of power, the power of a spear was definitely incomparable to a crossbow.

However, under the current technological conditions, it was impossible to make a gun.

However, if he wanted to make a three-way crossbow, he could indeed do it. Moreover, he could make it in large quantities.

Therefore, it was obvious that the value of a three-way crossbow was much higher than that of a gun.

“Although your conditions are very tempting, to be honest, I don’t have the design blueprint for the three-way crossbow. Moreover, the 100,000 taels of silver were the money to buy the gun. Although you didn’t get the gun, I won’t return the money.”

Although she liked money, she still had a bottom line.

She had already given the design of the three-way crossbow to Li Da, so she no longer had the right to control it.

Moreover, she did not even know the background of the man in front of her. How could she give him the design of such a lethal three-way crossbow?

However, the man in front of her was not to be underestimated since he was able to find out that the three-way crossbow originated from her design.

She had never thought of hiding the fact that she was the one who designed the three-way crossbow. In fact, one day, it would still be her golden signboard.

However, she wanted to keep the news a secret. General Zhanbei’s residence would not betray her.

But for him to be able to obtain such information, it showed that the information network was very well informed.

This man was indeed not simple.

“Miss Ye, don’t ask for too much. Do you think 50,000 taels of silver is too little?”

The man looked at Ye Qingge, his good-looking eyes sizing her up, trying to see through her true thoughts.

“You mean you want me to raise the price on the spot? That’s not very nice, is it?”

How did this become his intention?

He was just guessing. She really knew how to climb up the ladder.

However, he was now very sure that she had been playing dumb to demur with him since the beginning. She probably did not really want to negotiate with him.

“I’m very curious. Since you can repair a crossbow for the General Zhanbei at the price of 1,000 taels of silver, why can’t I buy a design even if I pay 50,000 taels of silver?”

Was she greedy? It seemed so. From the fact that she refused to return the 100,000 taels of silver, it could be seen that she was greedy.

However, if she was really greedy, she could bargain with him and sell the three-way crossbow for a good price.

Or was she prepared to use the design of the three-way crossbow to exchange for greater benefits?

“Since you know that I’ve repaired the crossbow in the General Zhanbei, you should know that I’ve already sent someone the design for the three-way crossbow. Therefore, there’s really no design now.”

She was tired after talking so much nonsense, so she decided not to hide it anymore.

After Ye Qingge finished speaking, the man’s black jade-like eyes lit up like the stars in the sky or the fireflies in the hazy night.

It was bright, beautiful, and hidden.

What a pair of soul-stirring eyes!

Ye Qingge was still immersed in the man’s beautiful eyes when she heard the man’s 30% cunning and 70% joyful voice. “It really is you!”

Ye Qingge’s usually sweet and charming face suddenly cracked open!

So he did not know that the three-way crossbow was designed by her?

So he was just blowing her up?

It turned out that she had actually been played by the silly son of a rich landlord.

This damned ancient currency—old silver coins!

Ye Qingge nodded her head, but in the blink of an eye, she returned to a nonchalant expression.

‘It’s fine if you know. I can’t just shoot his brains out like Plants vs Zombies to keep a secret, can I?’

“What are you looking at, Miss Ye?”

The man didn’t understand what was going on. When he saw Ye Qingge staring at him with a picky expression, he couldn’t help but ask.

“I’m thinking that if your brain is gone, it’s a pity for these eyes.”

Ye Qingge seemed to still be stuck in her own thoughts as she rubbed her chin and said calmly. After saying that, she even nodded.

…

“What… what did you say?”

The man was not sure what he had heard, so he could not help but ask again.

Ye Qingge suddenly looked at the man and smiled sweetly. “I say, Young Master’s eyes are really beautiful. They’re like treasures that make people want to hold them in their hands.”

As expected, the man’s face turned pale. Ye Qingge was in a great mood.

‘You blew me up once. I gave you a fright.’

They were even.