Chapter 290: Fine, I’ll wait until he comes (1/2)

Chapter 290: Fine, I’ll wait until he comes

Wang Ruochen’s words were easy and light, but how simple was it to take the gold card out of Lil Thing’s mouth? Everyone could tell that he was simply saying pleasant words to appease the ice beauty. Moreover, even if he got Lil Thing’s gold card, there was no telling whether he could get the owner to come and apologize to the girl! Technically speaking, the Medical Materials Association should be blamed for not looking after their guards better.

Naturally, the icy beauty in question knew that Wang Ruochen was just trying to coax her into a better mood. He couldn’t actually do anything about the situation. But she really was too angry today. When she saw Wang Ruochen acting like a lecherous scum of the literati, she felt even worse and decided to make this matter her sticking point. She mentally calculated her free time before saying coldly, “Fine then, go take it and have a look!”

Wang Ruochen snapped shut the fan in his fans and ordered, “Come, men, capture it together!”

He was in this for real? Chu Qingge backed off to one side, arms crossed to watch. Although she was confident of catching the little animal, she didn’t plan to lift a finger and help. Lil Thing was still sitting on the head of the first guard as it looked disdainfully down at the crowd. No matter what they were planning to do next, it wasn’t afraid! A few guards had just gotten a taste of Lil Thing’s formidable skills, but they still went to catch it at Wang Ruochen’s orders. Every servant at the Medical Materials Association knew of Third Young Master Wang’s personality. He was most skilled at putting on airs and pretending, so that they were forced to act along even if the didn’t want to.

When Lil Thing saw the guards rushing over again, it simply jumped up high and leaped towards Chu Qingge. Stupid humans. Today, this squirrel grandpa will have a good time fooling around with you all!

No one expected Lil Thing to target Chu Qingge. In an instant, none of the guards dared to move. Wang Ruochen was very anxious, but he didn’t dare to come forward either. Chu Qingge narrowly moved out of the way before Lil Thing could scratch her again.

“Little beast, I don’t care who your master is. You’re definitely dying today!” So speaking, Chu Qingge retrieved the bow on her back and aimed an arrow at Lil Thing, who immediately grew guarded after sensing her killing intent. It took, exposed its own killing intent as it bared its two front teeth at Chu Qingge. The human versus squirrel faceoff seemed on the verge of breaking out at any moment. The tightly packed crowd around the pair had only grown, attracted by the commotion. But right at this moment, a gentle voice spoke up from the crowd.

“Please hold, Miss Chu.”

The owner of the voice was a man dressed in white robes. He had an excellent likeness to Wang Ruochen, but exuded a far grander air. One might say he was pure enough to transcend worldly cares and gentle enough to resemble jade. This was none other than the Wang Clan’s fourth young master, Wang Ruochen’s own little brother. He was the only person in Medicine City who could match Mu Linger’s skill in pharmacy, Wang Shuchen.1 In the Medical Materials Association, he was the Manager of the Right in charge of the storehouse for raw materials. Although he was a low-key figure who rarely revealed himself, he was the most well-known of all the Wang Clan sons. Supposedly, he had a long line of matchmakers proposing marriage that could stretch from the Wang estate doors all to way to Medicine City’s front gates.

Chu Qingge recognized Wang Shuchen as well, but she wasn’t planning to give him any face. “What should I hold for? You think you can catch it?”

Wang Shuchen walked forward from the crowd, every inch the modest and graceful gentleman. “Why does Miss Chu need to wrangle with a mere shu?”

How do you curse someone without using swear words? This was it!

Chu Qingge was so furious that her face turned green. She shot an arrow at Lil Thing without warning. Fortunately, it had been on high alert and immediately dodged the weapon. Its speed was so fast that nobody saw it clearly until it reappeared on Wang Shuchen’s shoulder. Of all the people here today, only Wang Shuchen gave Lil Thing a good impression.

“Move aside! Or else accept responsibility for your own death!” Chu Qingge nocked another arrow. At this, Wang Ruochen grew worried, but Wang Shuchen didn’t take it to heart at all. He carefully tilted his head to look at Lil Thing and smiled. Lil Thing happened to look up at that moment and see his expression. So gentle and warm!

Although this man wasn’t as gentle as his favorite white-robed gentleman, he was still as warm as a winter sun. It made one reluctant to peel their eyes away. Lil Thing could tell with his 200 some years of living that this person had to be a good man. It immediately used its head to nuzzle against Wang Shuchen’s shoulders, expressing its goodwill. At this, Wang Shuchen grew surprised. This little squirrel really was too shrewd, it actually knew he would protect it.

If not for the presence of the golden card, everyone would’ve assumed that this was Wang Shuchen’s squirrel instead. Chu Qingge held onto her loaded bow but didn’t move. After all, the man standing before her was someone from Medicine City’s Wang Clan. Even the imperial clan of Western Zhou had to give them some face, much less her Chu Clan. In the end, she still couldn’t cause trouble between their families because of a private grudge.

Angrily she asked, “Wang Shuchen, your guards were the ones that took my silver drafts. What, does the Medical Materials Association have such untrustworthy subordinates?”

Wang Shuchen knew that the guards were to blame, but the best way to solve the problem was to call on the owner of the squirrel instead. Seeing it act so friendly to him, he carefully reached out a hand and motioned that he wanted the gold card. As it turned out, the little squirrel didn’t deny him. Any person that Lil Thing recognized as a good guy had to be good. There were never any exceptions. It figured that this man dressed in white had to be taking over matters on its behalf. Thus, it happily gave up the gold card in its mouth.

Now the crowd was marveling at the sight. Someone even asked, “Fourth Young Master, could you have raised this squirrel?”

Wang Shuchen shook his head as he examined the card. Cloud Realm Continent’s ubiquteious gold card all contained identification marks unique to their owners. Such symbols stood for the owner’s identity and status, and were especially obvious on cards with no spending limits like this one. Wang Shuchen looked at the card carefully before he lifted his head in shock.

Seeing this, Wang Ruochen hastened to ask, “Whose is it?”

The crowd looked over as well. Chu Qingge waited with interest. In any case, she wasn’t in the wrong–so she’d chase this matter to the death no matter who owned the card. Wang Shuchen didn’t speak, but simply handed the card over to Wang Ruochen, who was even more familiar with the various symbols. He’d barely taken the card when he exclaimed, “Tianning’s Duke of Qin!”

Tianning’s Duke of Qin? The gold card belonged to Tianning’s Duke of Qin, so this squirrel was his pet?

Silence fell upon the crowd as everyone exchanged glances. They quietly rejoiced that they weren’t the ones involved in this mess. It wasn’t just anyone who could afford to provoke the Duke of Qin. Chu Qingge was seized with panic, unable to believe her ears. She finally asked again, “Wang Ruochen, who did you say it belonged to just then?”

Wang Ruochen’s expression was complicated as he recited word for word, “Long Feiye!”