Chapter 64: His Majesty piggybacks Supreme Commander to see the sunrise Original and most updated translations are from volare. If read elsewhere, this chapter has been stolen. Please stop supporting theft.
Teaser:
“Your Majesty shouldn’t forget,” Lou Zigui said, “Yongning doesn’t just include the six provinces of Anyuan and a single Black Frost Cavalry, but also the va.s.sal lords and their official salaries&h.e.l.lip;”
“Stop,” Ning Xiaoyao squatted on the ground and pulled up a few fistfuls of gra.s.s before deciding to accept the truth. She was still a pauper in tons of debt. Lou Zigui felt his face turn hot after asked Ning Xiaoyao for money and even detailing the expenses. He felt ashamed at what he just did. He’d actually asked a girl for money! The shock of such a hit against Supreme Commander Lou was impressive.
Early morning light shone past the peaks to illuminate the dusky valley. The damp air in the gorge began to grow warm as Ning Xiaoyao remained squatting and pulling up gra.s.s. Lou Zigui stood there as if in a daze. Big Boss Black had just filled his stomach with a few bird eggs when he ran over for a look and saw neither of the pair talking. In the end, he ran off once more. Ning Xiaoyao had finished pulling up all the gra.s.s around her when she leaped to her feet to stare at Lou Zigui. Supreme Commander Lou was used to acting tough in front of others, but still couldn’t help his embarra.s.sment this time. He turned aside to stare at the cliffs beside them.
Ning Xiaoyao jumped to pat Lou Zigui’s shoulder and said, “There’s nothing to worry about. Isn’t it just money in the end? Before today, I didn’t have a single copper coin to my name. Didn’t I end up with half a room full of gold and silver all the same?”
Lou Zigui looked back at Ning Xiaoyao. Five minutes ago, she’d been despondent, but now she was full of life once again. She waved her two skinny arms and said, “I’m properly proud of being a pauper.”
These words didn’t sound quite humane to Supreme Commander Lou’s ears.
Ning Xiaoyao lifted her head to look at the high cliffs above them. “Supreme Commander, want to see the sunrise?”
“What?” Because they’d switched topics too quickly, Lou Zigui couldn’t keep up.