Chapter 201 (1/2)

Rejection (1)

“What now? Alright, don’t think I’ll be afraid of you all because you’re the emperor! No means no!!” said the spirit girl arrogantly.

“...” Coldblood Five had wanted to stop Ye Lang so he wouldn’t offend the emperor, but she didn’t act quick enough. Looks like this was the end of their mission.

This little idiot had no fear AND no clue, sigh...

“I’m not here to talk about the necklace, you both should just settle it among yourselves. I want to talk to you about the pirate king, King Jack’s magic cube!” said the emperor.

“Oh. You’re also interested in it?” said the spirit girl, stunned.

“Yes!” answered the emperor. You don’t say! If he wasn’t interested, why would he be talking to you now? Why would he invite you to the palace?

If the emperor had to personally extend an invitation, that meant it was an object of certain importance. Or at least it was very important to him.

“Why? You’re the emperor of an empire, and you control the empire’s economy. You could take a slice of the economy and it would be worth way more than the treasures here! You mean you still want this tiny bit for yourself?” the spirit girl peered suspiciously at the emperor.

It was true. As Ye Lang mentioned, even the pirate king’s treasure trove shouldn’t pique the interest of the emperor of an empire like the Vermilion Bird Empire. Even if the amount was enough for commoners to die for.

There must be some other reason!

“What rubbish! What do you mean by ‘take’?! I am here to serve my people!!” exclaimed the emperor, exasperated. He didn’t understand why the empress dowager liked this Lady Marge so much. He couldn’t stand her at all.

As the emperor, it had been a long time since someone was this rude to him- aside from a few of his children.

“Alright, let’s not talk about that. Give the thing to me and I will give you five hundred thousand gold coins,” the emperor did not beat around the bush. He was about to let Ye Lang earn two hundred thousand gold coins for it.

To earn two hundred thousand gold coins in a second was a something everyone dreamt of. People were willing to pay the ultimate price to earn this much money.

However, as a prodigal son, as a person who only wanted to spend money, would Ye Lang agree to this?

Obviously not!!

Alright, who wouldn’t say no to two hundred thousand gold coins… Wait, what did she say? No?!!

Everyone around thought they’d made a mistake. Everyone, including the emperor, stared at Ye Lang in shock. He didn’t expect this answer at all.

“What did you say? No?” asked the emperor, stunned.

“Yep. I think you should save the money, maybe give it to your people. This gentlem--girl ain’t selling!” answered the spirit girl, almost blurting the word ‘gentleman’.

“Are you saying it’s not enough?” he frowned. It was the only explanation the emperor could think of. Which sane person would reject an offer like this?