Chapter 305 - Banks (2/2)
Later, Xu Xiaoyi went to inspect the severed head personally, and ca, “It’s pretty identical, but the hair is still intact”
The tords hi A little of the bandit’s scalp was thus exposed, and as he was being beaten at that ti fro uess about Liu Zu’s link with the Golden Roc Fort was proven correct by the oldthat Chipo was dead
After another day had passed, news that the Great Snow Mountain and the Golden Roc Fort were cos started to surface, resulting in a series of events
Trade was the bedrock of Jade City’s econo and ss to the core They were distraught upon hearing that both the Great Snow Mountain and Golden Roc Fort were getting friendly with the gangs, and orried whether the leaders of both factions would sacrifice the livelihoods of theWenshi+ ie and did his best to make the Great Snow Mountain’s stance on thethe peace talks and at all sorts of occasions, earnestly vowing that the Great Snow Mountain was not a bandit gang itself, and stating that its swordsed in arson, murder or robbery, nor would they ally the evidence to hint that the Golden Roc Fort was, instead, the protector of the bandits
The issue soon blew out of proportion, and the Golden Roc Fort was slow to react It only sent out a chief from the White Robe Academy a few days later to clear the air and was forced to promise that they would send out their killers to take part in each country’s bandit exteroal but was soon faced with another problem
Liu Zu had issued a bank note for the two million taels of silver he owed, and they could only cash it out fro to leave his money in the hands of his enemy, but when Xu Xiaoyi went to transfer the silver to another bank, all the banks owned by the Meng fae for the residence
At the sa the transfer, and even underground bankers like Shopkeeper Lyu and Xiao Fengchai dared not announce that they would accept it
These s faress, so they had to obey the Meng family’s order
The two million taels of silver had become a useless source of funds which they could not tap into Fro to personally deal with the Meng fa Yuzun’sthe Dajue Book of Swordcraft
That very night when Xu Xiaoyi’s request to cash out the silver was rejected, the Dragon King summoned hi on how to solve their problem
Xu Yanwei had also snuck in and she spoke up with conviction when the Dragon King tried to banish her “Even though I’s—no matter what, I’ve been in the Stone Castle for three years Who knows, maybe I can come up with some simple solutions to your problems”
Gu Shenwei had no choice but to let her re her, “You’re not allowed to speak unless I ask you a question”
Xu Yanwei nodded vigorously in agreement and she indeed kept to her word
Gu Shenwei spoke first He had the intention of declaring war on the Meng fah it was allied with the Golden Roc Fort, it was not part of the ceasefire deal, and the fort could not interfere even if the Dragon King attacked the Meng fa Yuzun will never betray the Supreet rid of hi’s proposal, Lin Xiaoshanhis head, and the Xu siblings nodded sole Wenshi+ remained still for a while before he spoke, “This won’t work out The Meng faet rid of that fat ion’s banks We will also have another tough opponent to handle, and it will adversely affect our ability to get funds in the future”
“Then we’ll keep killing until one of the Wenshi+ felt that the stateitated that his face had turned red “I don’t agree As your y The most important task for us now is to achieve peace for the Great Snow Mountain, and then we have to carve out our own territory and gain a foothold in the region As for money, once peace is achieved, we can request for financial aid froion and therefore will be bound to help us financially”
He cal that he should not lose his cool as a counselor He took a deep breath and continued in a softer tone, “Please look at the big picture, Dragon King, and prioritize our plan to achieve ascendancy for the Great Snow Mountain over matters of the heart There are many beautiful woion, you can have your pick of theer now?”
Gu Shenwei lifted his head slightly while he replied, “You’re over thinking it,rid of Meng Yuzun The Meng fa over our necks, and if we don’t get rid of it, it’ll surely beco Wenshi+ still shook his head and said, “Soreat acco family now If you have the ability to strike, why not use it to exter?”
Gu Shenwei lowered his head and reestion
Xu Xiaoyi and Lin Xiaoshan were tactful and kept quiet upon seeing that the Dragon King and his counselor were deep in debate However, Xu Yanas increasingly infuriated, and stood up with a flourish, after receiving no reaction froon King wants to beheadthat, the Dragon King did not ask for her head and only looked coldly at her She took it as tacit encourage Wenshi+ as she said, “Ungrateful fellohat did you proe attitudes real quickly Do you think I slept with you expecting nothing in return?”
Fang Wenshi+’s face was peach red and could no longer e as a military counselor He replied, obviously exasperated, “You, you, how could you say such a thing? And in the presence of the Dragon King furthermore”
“Since you can act in this manner, I can talk like this,” Xu Yanwei rebutted, both hands on her hips and eyebrows raised Even though she was short, her presence outgrew the counselor at thisWenshi+’s, and his tone showed as much exasperation as the counselor’s “You, you, how dare you get intie of her? She’s stopped working in the flesh trade a long tio…”
“Incorrect, incorrect, it was she that ca Wenshi+
Just like this, the serious at was spoiled, and Gu Shenwei had to chase everyone out He continued thinking about the entire ainst his ripped the hilt of his saber, he realized that it was increasingly difficult to control the desire to kill deep inside himself