Chapter 222 (1/2)

Vermilion Bird Blood Jade (3)

“Then you do it!” the emperor wrung his hands. He’d been hoping someone would replace him for negotiations with Ye Lang. He couldn’t stand Ye Lang.

“You little troublemaker, give me the magic cube. I’ll never give you any compensation!!” Princess Longji held her palm out, gesturing for Ye Lang to give it up.

Hey hey Longji, are you sure? He just rejected an offer double its price, but you’re not giving him anything instead. He won’t listen!

Just when everyone thought Ye Lang was going to say no, when they’d begun to think of other methods, Ye Lang obediently handed the magic cube over.

“Take it!!” Ye Lang tossed the magic cube at Princess Longji.

“Ah…”

Everyone’s jaws dropped.

“Good boy. I’ll take you out to squander some money later, you can pay for everything,” said Princess Longji smiling, handing the magic cube to the very confused emperor.

“Really? Then let’s go!!” said Ye Lang, jumping up.

“Longji, why did he listen to you? It was 300,000 and he gave it to you just like that?” asked the empress dowager.

“Hehe, of course he would, he’s a good boy- he’s always listened to me!” She smiled, then added, “You all should know that he never liked earning a profit, he only spends! Father, you wanted to pay him double! Even if Ye Lanyu were here, he would never listen, he would never give it to you!

“And if you do not offer compensation so he loses his 300,000, he might actually give it to you. He would never let anyone take advantage of him though. He would rather let stuff rot in that ring of his- that’s what happened to many things. If it weren’t for us, he wouldn’t give it up either!”

“...”

What sort of person is he? He was one weird kid. He would never want to make a profit but rather lose money happily!!

“Alright, we don’t have any more business here, let’s go!” Ye Lang jumped onto the spirit girl’s shoulder. He no longer had to hide.

“Wait. I think you should stay here for a while or you might get into some trouble,” said Princess Longji. Everyone was confused again.

“??” Ye Lang, the emperor and everyone else didn’t understand.

“Father, do you know how to open it?” asked Princess Longji, smiling.

“I don’t know, we’ll ask the eighth boy. He’s read the diary, he should know how to open it!” The emperor shook his head.

The eighth prince stepped forward, saying, “The diary mentioned that it will only open when the right method is used or anything inside would self-destruct. There is also a poem on the diary, we might have to recite it with a specific rhythm, it sounds like this…”

The eighth prince started to recite the poem, and it was very, very long. No one understood him at all.

When he finished, he continued, “In fact, other people have found this cube before us. They spent their whole lives on it but still failed. Looks like we might have to take a very long time too!”

Princess Longji smiled, then said mysteriously, “Do you want to open it within a short period of time?”

“Of course we do, do you have a way?” asked the emperor.

“Hehe, little troublemaker, do you know the poem?”

“I didn’t understand it at all!” answered Ye Lang honestly, shaking his head.