Chapter 246 - Box

Chapter 246 - Box

“What? Senior Li, did we go through all that trouble just to retrieve something fake?” Puppy’s voice was filled with nervousness when he saw Li Huowang pause there.

He really hoped that this thing would be useful since Senior Li was quite difficult to deal with when he was having an episode.

On the other hand, Li Huowang just shook his head with a frown, holding the Black Taisui while frozen in place.

What am I hesitating about? It’s just a hallucination over there.

He lifted the Black Taisui to his mouth, yet hesitated once again.

Everyone in the tent could tell that Senior Li was deep in thought after recovering from a major illness.

When Chun Xiaoman returned from her sword practice, she approached Bai Lingmiao to enquire about what was happening. Ñ00v€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

Meanwhile, Li Huowang slowly returned the flesh in his hand back to the Black Taisui’s body.

“Miaomiao, how much gold do we have left?” inquired Li Huowang.

Bai Lingmiao felt that it was quite strange that he would ask about this right now, but still answered honestly, “We exchanged some silver at Women’s Mountain earlier, so there should still be a few dozen taels[1] left.”

“A few dozen taels? That’s not enough,” Li Huowang mumbled to himself, then turned to look at Sun Baolu. “Your people should have some hard currency, right? Can you help me borrow some? Don’t worry, we will return it once we’re done.”

A rare trace of hesitation flashed across Sun Baolu’s face as he replied, “Alright, I’ll go ask.”

“Senior Li, what do you need so much gold for?”

“Yes, we should have enough money to reach the Liang Kingdom.”

Faced with all these questions, Li Huowang sighed. He shook his head, opened the curtain, and prepared to step out of the tent. “Stop asking, it’s none of your business. Is there anything to eat? I’m hungry.”

Sun Baolu was even more efficient than Li Huowang had anticipated. He had only just taken the first bite of his meal, when Baolu returned, carrying a small, round package while leading his mother into the tent.

Sun Baolu did not speak first, and instead cast a questioning glance at his mother.

“Then, Senior Li, do you hope for that place to be real or fake?”

Faced with those questions, Li Huowang sighed deeply before his extremely exhausted and hoarse voice echoed within the tent, “I too, wish to know the answer to that question.”

As the days passed, Li Huowang, who had become almost unrecognizable after so many changes, gradually returned to his original appearance.

His wounds had almost healed completely, and so, he was about to go and question Han Fu. At this point, Baolu walked in. He was now dressed in Qing Qiu’s local attire.

“Senior Li, the tribe chief has asked me to ask you some questions,” said Sun Baolu.

“What is it?” Li Huowang looked through what he knew quickly. Things had been calm in Qing Qiu recently, and there were no significant matters.

“It’s about those women you rescued from the bandit village. Some of them have caught the eyes of a few young men, and the chief wants to probe them a little. However, if you don’t agree, then they won’t dare to act recklessly either,” said Sun Baolu.

“Sure, why not,” Li Huowang readily agreed.

From Baolu’s mother’s attitude, staying in this place seemed like a stable option. It was definitely better than following him everywhere and risking their lives.

Back at the border of Hou Shu, quite a few of them had died because of Peng Longteng. If these women continued to follow them, who knew how many of them would be left by the time they arrived at the Liang Kingdom?

“Alright! Then I’ll head back and report to the chief!” After receiving Li Huowang’s approval, Baolu was back to normal and no longer as taciturn as before, his personality returning to his cheery self.

Just as the excited Baolu was about to leave, Li Huowang reached out and grabbed his arm, instantly turning it black and blue.

Sun Baolu turned back to see Li Huowang looking at him fiercely as he shouted, “Hurry! Get Zhijian to bring the chains over!”

“Alright!” replied Baolu.

Sensing his surroundings change around him, Li Huowang hurriedly stashed the golden box into his arms.

Soon, the noisy and bustling tent was replaced by the quiet and clean hospital ward.

It was night here, and Li Huowang noticed that his mom was sleeping on the chair beside him. At this moment, she was covered in a small blanket that he used in his own room.

“Mom.”

1. Taels refers to both a unit of the currency and the weight. Here's it's referring to the currency ?