Chapter 156: with translation of chapter title

At the vanity mirror, Qin Zhanhong watched Chen Wuji pull out a pile of gold ingots, her rosy, sensual mouth slightly opened, teasingly laughing: "Your skill of picking up things along the way is quite good, you've gotten quite a lot!"

"Ill-gotten wealth, everyone can get it; come, whoever sees gets a share." Chen Wuji laughed as he shoved a gold ingot into Qin Zhanhong's hand.

Last night, while looking for the account book, he casually took back the three most valuable gold ingots inside.

It's worth about six hundred taels of silver.

Silver exchanged for copper coins, the Court has explicit regulations: one tael equals one thousand cash, strictly.

However, the exchange ratio between gold and silver is not the same; it fluctuates according to the market.

Normally, it hovers around one tael of gold to ten taels of silver.

At good times, one tael of gold can be exchanged for twelve taels of silver; at bad times, for eight taels.

"Do I still get a share?" Qin Zhanhong laughed charmingly, leaning against Chen Wuji.

"You keep it yourself; I don't need this bit of gold. However, take the money back and find a place to hide it first; don't rush to use it. If nothing unexpected happens, the officials of Nan Jun up and down are now staring intently at the Drunken Eight Immortals; once these gold ingots appear, they will certainly be discovered."

"I know, I'm not that stupid." Chen Wuji said.

Qin Zhanhong thought for a moment, reached out and took all three gold ingots, saying, "Forget it, I'll just exchange them for you, so this doesn't get exposed and cause trouble."

"Oh, you're so thoughtful today." Chen Wuji teased.

Qin Zhanhong gave a bewitching smile, "Having been satisfied by you, I will naturally be thoughtful; I have even more thoughtful moments—would you like to try?"

Chen Wuji immediately didn't want to speak.

In the morning I came back, having just dozed off for less than an hour, this woman woke me up; then followed one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, until just now it ended.

Although his physique is exceptional, after a sleepless night and such torment, he still feels sore waist and dizzy.

If it happens again, he might even risk dying on the spot.

"Miss, haven't you forgotten that we didn't sleep all night? I still want to live a few more years; even if you pull out all eighteen martial arts today, I don't want to try! Wait for my next time, see how I'll deal with you then."

Qin Zhanhong giggled.

"Wait, I'll go exchange silver for you." She bent down and kissed Chen Wuji's cheek, then staggered out of the bedroom.

Actually, she was just talking; she really didn't dare to do it again.

Chen Wuji chuckled lightly.

If nothing unexpected happens, he seems to have captured a wild Daji.

……

After washing up, Chen Wuji left Sanlipu with the six hundred taels of silver that Qin Zhanhong had exchanged.

Xishan Village remained tranquil and peaceful.

Under the scorching midday sun, the mountain air blended with the scent of human habitation, forming a scene as tranquil and serene as a paradise beyond the world.

If there were no famine and chaos, this place would absolutely be a treasure for reclusive seclusion.

In modern times, it would surely be a more popular village scenic area than Zhaganà.

As Chen Wuji was about to reach home, he happened to bump into Chen Bushi and Xiong Paozi.

Those two were driving a herd of wild cattle leisurely along the village's small path.

The wild cattle, which should be hard to tame, now looked as docile as domestic cattle, with hardly any difference.

"These cattle got tamed so quickly?" Chen Wuji asked in surprise.

Since these wild cattle were brought down the mountain, Xiong Paozi has been feeding them.

After all, wild cattle are wild, and they always differ from domestic ones.

Nobody else has experience taming livestock, so this important task falls to Xiong Paozi.

Xiong Paozi looked pleased, saying, "Anything involving livestock, there's nothing I can't handle. Which three heads? I'll drive them to your place!"

"You raise them for now; my place doesn't even have a pen, wait a few days for me to clear a space." Chen Wuji said.

Having the cattle but no land to raise them is also a big problem.

Good grief, do you know how many beans these guys eat a day? Keep them a few more days and they'll eat me! Hurry up and drive them away! Xiong Paozi shouted.

I'll pay!

Xiong Paozi immediately changed his tone, "Alright, with that said, you want me to raise them for a few days? I'll raise them for a few days, even years! As long as the silver is provided, you don't need to worry about anything else."

Wuji definitely won't short you, hurry up and drive your cattle away!" Chen Bushi said while swearing, handing his beloved little female cow to Xiong Paozi, holding a jar of wine and pulling Chen Wuji back home.

Upon entering the courtyard, he immediately asked, "What are we preparing to eat today?"

Chen Wuji blinked, "So you're coming to my place to mooch a meal?"

"But, there's also business." Chen Bushi said with a serious face, "A major matter."

"How big?" Chen Wuji sensed from his tone the hint of deceit.

He actually wanted to see what nonsense this guy could make up.

A major incident occurred in the city last night: dozens of the Drunken Eight Immortals were killed." Chen Bushi said.

That's huge!

Chen Bushi pulled over a stool and sat under the jujube tree, "What's that expression? Isn't this still a big deal?"

It's pretty big, but what does it have to do with me? Earlier, several villages were still slaughtered, with even more deaths." Chen Wuji said.

Chen Bushi choked a bit, "Alright, another piece of news you'll definitely be interested in. The Zhang Family, you bastard who doesn't know where to start eating heaven, was almost razed to the ground last night, killing over ten people. Even the city gates are sealed today—does that count as a big deal?"

That barely counts, but I know, I did it!" Chen Wuji said calmly.

I originally intended to casually cut down those troublesome Zhang Family members, but unfortunately there were too many of them, so I failed.

Chen Bushi stared at Chen Wuji's face for several seconds, then snorted, "Do you look like someone easy to fool? Saying you did it, you can't even imagine what kind of weapon they used. Let me tell you, a kind of mega-weapon unknown to us has appeared in this world."

Although the incident happened yesterday, today's news is that various parties aren't concerned about who died or their identities; instead, they're all inquiring about the origin of that weapon.

This case will certainly be solved quickly because of that weapon; with so many people mobilizing money and resources to find the culprit, unless the killer can vanish into thin air, they will surely be uncovered.

Chen Wuji's heart tightened.

This really isn't good news; he overlooked this point.