novelraw Chapter 61
Chapter 61
61~ Rod Xiyan~
The boss quietly had his apprentice put away the price list, then took out paper and pen pretending to calculate accounts, but was actually estimating roughly how many gold coins were in that bag.
After estimating, probably around two hundred or so coins, right? He wouldn't be too greedy. A hundred coins would be enough.
"Mm... the total is one hundred and three gold coins. But seeing as you're making a bulk purchase, I'll round it off for you. One hundred gold coins will do."
"One hundred gold coins!? Why so expensive!?"
"Of course, these are all very precious materials. It's very normal for the price to be a bit higher, right?"
Anyway, seeing this wealthy young lady pull out so many gold coins at once, she was definitely not short of money. And she was so foolish, not even understanding the principle of not displaying wealth. Even if she found out later he was scamming her, by that time he'd have long since moved somewhere to live carefree.
"So it's settled then? One hundred gold coins."
"But..."
"Aiya, no buts. These materials have risen in price fiercely recently. For me to get so many also costs a lot of money. If you don't believe me, go ask at other shops. They're pretty much all my price, and some shops are even higher than mine!"
The black-cloaked little miss fell silent for a moment, quietly reaching out to take back the bag full of gold coins. The boss immediately became displeased. The fish on the chopping board still wanted to escape? That's impossible!
So he grabbed it before the gold coins could be taken back and tossed it to his apprentice on the side.
"Count out one hundred coins. Return the rest to this young lady."
The apprentice on the side didn't dare interject. After catching the bag of gold coins, he immediately complied, thinking since he witnessed this, his master earned so much, he should share some with him, right?
"Give it back to me."
"Eh, this young lady, our shop doesn't accept refunds. Since we've already received the money, we will definitely provide sufficient materials. Please rest assured on this point."
I'm definitely fleecing you, this sucker! Even if Her Majesty the Empress came, she couldn't stop me!
Black-cloaked little miss: "..."
How to put it? Quite helpless. Actually, she didn't want to use other methods to resolve this, but this was something Her Highness wanted. She had to buy it back at the fastest speed, so...
"Hey, mister, may I ask if you want this iron rod..."
The black-cloaked little miss wasn't anxious at all. She walked to the fireplace on the side and barehanded picked up an iron rod that was glowing red hot, placing it in front of the boss. Then she somehow pulled out a staff longer than herself, and frost began forming in the surrounding air.
Yes, he had kicked an iron plate, an iron plate that could smash him into meat paste. Who could have thought this little miss under a black cloak, looking like she hadn't experienced many storms, was actually an Archmage?
"...Or do you want this rod in my hand?"
Boss & Apprentice: (=°Д°=)
"Mm?"
The black-cloaked little miss revealed a brilliant smile as she asked.
Her usual rash and somewhat silly-cute appearance was reserved for Her Highness. As for certain unscrupulous black-hearted merchants...
"Speak up, which rod do you want? If you don't say, I'll help you choose?"
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...
"Mm mm..."
"Mo."
The little Princess wrinkled her brows, somewhat impatiently swinging a fist forward subconsciously, just happening to hit a soft, elastic object.
Fei: "..."
She was now starting to suspect whether the past two times were too close together and done too excessively, causing the little Princess's CPU to burn out. She actually dared to swing a fist at her?
This punch was neither painful nor itchy. With the little Princess's strength, it was impossible to swing a very powerful punch anyway. But the place she hit was somewhat delicate.
"Mo!"
The Empress vented by kneading the little Princess's cheeks, and before long woke up the "Sleeping Beauty" on the bed.
"Mm mm?"
After being force-booted, the little Princess hadn't fully woken up yet. She only knew someone had forcibly woken her while she was sleeping. The wake-up anger she hadn't released in a long time instantly rose.
"What? Don't you know I'm sleeping? Are you sick or something?"
Fei: "..."
Alright, this time she was probably certain. It seemed she'd been a bit too frequent recently, and the force was too excessive. She accidentally fried the little Princess's CPU. Now she even dared to talk back to her so boldly.
"Mm... mm!?"
The fully awakened little Princess suddenly realized what she had done in her daze just now and immediately became somewhat afraid.
This Empress wouldn't be planning to have Ling apply ointment for her again tomorrow, right? She was afraid her brain would melt before she made it to tomorrow.
"Awake?"
"A-awake..."
"Good that you're awake. Time to prepare for dinner."
The Empress pinched the little Princess's delicate little nose, then walked toward the wardrobe to take out new clothes and change in front of the little Princess.
Strange. The Empress wasn't angry at all about her behavior just now?
Weird, this was too weird!
After the Empress finished changing clothes, she continued kneading the little Princess's cheeks, and like teasing a cat, scratched the little Princess's chin.
"I remember I said I didn't allow Chocolate and Vanilla on the bed, right?"
"Mm mm..."
The little Princess began to feel something ominous.
"So can Mo explain why Mo fell asleep on the bed hugging Chocolate and Vanilla?"
The Empress asked with a smile.
"This... would you believe me if I said the two of them climbed up by themselves?"
"What do you think?"
The Empress continued looking at her with benevolent eyes.
This was probably game over...
The little Princess felt somewhat hopeless. If only she had known to put Chocolate and Vanilla back in their respective cat beds before falling asleep. Then this situation wouldn't have happened.
"Get up. Eat first. I'll deal with you when we get back."
The Empress stroked the little Princess's fur.
At this point, she could only blame her own poor memory for momentarily forgetting. Now she could only pray she wouldn't be dealt with too miserably after dinner...
Although with the experience of the previous two times, she didn't think the Empress would show mercy.
Coming to the dining table, the little Princess sat on the Empress's lap, absentmindedly looking at the scenery outside the window.
"Open your mouth~ Ah~... Such a good girl!"
The Empress still fed her like before. Soon after finishing feeding, she picked her up.
"Mm? Right, where's Xiyan?"
The Empress asked.
Logically speaking, Xiyan should appear in the dining room on time at this hour normally, but she hadn't seen her shadow this time.
"Ling, have you seen Xiyan?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Xiyan left the Imperial Palace."
"Left the Imperial Palace?"
"Yes, but please don't worry, Your Majesty. Red Leaf went out together with Xiyan."
"Mm."
She wasn't worried Xiyan would run away. Setting aside the Maid Contract she had signed, this contract was made by her own hand and would automatically dissolve in about ten years. This was also what she had agreed upon with Xiyan at the beginning.
Moreover, she believed that as long as the little Princess was here, Xiyan would never run away. She had seen with her own eyes Xiyan's almost abnormal admiration for the little Princess.