Imperial Treasure

Chapter 546 - 356: Small Leather Pouch, Gu~_2

Second Master Gong’s expression kept changing until it finally settled into a deep calm, becoming increasingly polite towards Sui Yi.

"Technique, what is technique? It is a fusion of law and skill. In this world, those who understand how to use technique... are few and far between."

This girl was clearly one of them.

"Eh, female knight-errant, wait for me, wait for me..."

The fat man quickly ran up to Sui Yi, "Female knight-errant, thank you for saving my life before. If there’s anything you need from me, Pork Rong, in the future, I will definitely..."

"No need for the future, this time," Sui Yi suddenly interrupted him.

The fat man’s expression became Spartan, uh, this time...

"Difficult for you? You came over here, just to thank me, or are you afraid of others using you for their gain? Using me as a shield..." Sui Yi’s tone was very light, so light that it stiffened the fat man’s expression. He chuckled awkwardly: "No, no, I wouldn’t dare."

"So that’s a yes?" Sui Yi glanced at him, "You do have some use for me, and you can be of help this time... and those who conspired with you can only promise you money... Money, I am not short of. Whatever they give you, I will give you ten times more."

Ten times! The fat man’s fingers couldn’t even move, "They gave me half a million... I’m talking about RMB! Not Korean Won!"

"Hmm, then five million."

"You can represent the Palace Family?"

"I will pay myself."

"..."

So you’re a tycoon~ So you weren’t hired...

The fat man’s expression twitched, and with a spin of his eyes, "Ok, deal!" Just as he was about to clap hands to seal the deal, the other party remained coolly indifferent to him.

Alright, talk about a lack of presence...

"Who are those people conspiring with you?" Yhan Qingwu finally asked after the deal was struck.

"Them, I don’t know who they are. They found me and told me that they needed my help, and they directly gave me a hundred thousand as a down payment, with another four hundred thousand upon completion... I was really strapped for cash recently, and although I knew they were shady, I agreed... But I noticed that many of them conversed in English all the way..."

"What did they say?"

"I don’t understand, I didn’t even finish primary school~"

"..."

Why does this tone seem so proud?

Like Sui Yi, Yhan Qingwu, since she couldn’t get any information, whether the other party was deliberately concealing it or genuinely didn’t know, they both disliked wasting time and energy to investigate.

Especially when...

"Ah~!!" Suddenly, someone screamed.

Upon turning her head, Sui Yi saw a member of the Palace Family squatting on the ground, clutching his shin in pain.

"It’s a bear trap! Damn it! Heizi, have you gone blind? Even this kind of insignificant trap got you!"

Falling into such a trivial trap in the mountains was embarrassing for the people of the Palace Family, especially for Second Master Gong, who was particularly irate. The others went to help release the trap... and as it was pulled open...

Suddenly there were bell sounds...

Followed by a buzzing...

"Not good! Get away!"

Second Master Gong’s face changed, and he swiftly swung his palm, whoosh! A mighty palm wind surged and slammed into a swarm of shadows flying out from the hollows of the trees, whoosh!

A horde of bizarre flying ants or mosquitoes fell to the ground in droves...

However, two people were still bitten.

"Mosquitoes?" Everyone let out a sigh of relief, what’s there to fear about mosquitoes...

"Still, be cautious. This is Western Hunan after all. Come, let me look," Mount Mover approached and saw blue threads on the swollen spots of the two people’s hands, the two were already in much pain.

"Damn, we’ve been cursed! We’ve met with Miao Gu! These blue threads crawling are a type of Gu from the Miao traditions, specializing in using insects to apply curses. These two brothers are done for!"

At these words, the faces of the two Palace Family members turned pale.

In this moment, Second Master Gong leaped out swiftly, pulling someone out from the grass twenty meters away.

An enemy ambush?

It was a young man dressed in Miao attire, only about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a silver plate hanging around his neck. His expression turned to panic as he faced the people from the Palace Family aiming guns at him, but he still shouted a few words...

It was the Miao language, which not many understood. Sui Yi was also in the dark, but Mount Mover and the fat man understood and translated that the young man was questioning who they were, and what they were doing intruding here...

"Tell him we mean no harm, we are just passing through... However, two of our men have been accidentally cursed and need medical treatment. We will be grateful for guidance... Be polite when translating," Second Master Gong instructed cautiously, quite seasoned, and Mount Mover translated word for word. The young man was half-convinced, but when he saw Sui Yi and the others, his eyes suddenly lit up, nodding his head: "Alright, come in."

The young man’s sudden change of attitude left everyone quite puzzled. Skinny Waist smirked: "Damn it, why do I feel like this brat is such a lecher? His eyes haven’t blinked since he laid eyes on Miss Sui..."

Yhan Qingwu looked over with a warm and calm gaze, silencing him instantly.

If Sui Yi was majestic even without anger, striking like thunder, then Miss Yhan was like a serene moonlit breeze, yet equally capable of delivering a fatal blow.

Before long, they saw a village nestled upon a verdant mountain, which appeared like terraced fields, separated into several layers, with more than fifty households. It was quite a large population, but very rustic, with dried corn and other grains hanging in front of each house. The sudden appearance of so many strangers raised some alarm... but not too much.

Sui Yi, along with Second Master Gong and the others, felt apprehensive, suspecting that this place might not be so unused to strangers, or rather, may have seen quite a few recently.

The young man was clearly popular, immediately surrounded by many Miao people as he showed up. The Miao people’s hostility was palpable, with some of the able-bodied already carrying bows and arrows. However, some of them guessed something upon seeing the two unconscious victims and after Mount Mover earnestly spoke to them, the hostility dissipated slightly. They also gave away some money...

After all, it was essential to maintain good public relations.

Sui Yi’s gaze swept over and suddenly said, "This place has good feng shui." (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote, donate a monthly pass, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)