"So what? Don't think that just because you're the emperor of the Vermilion Bird Empire, I'll be afraid of you. No means no!!" the Puppet Girl said arrogantly.
"..." Cold-Blooded Fifth wanted to stop Ye Lang from offending the emperor again, but it was too late. At this rate, the mission was becoming more and more uncertain.
This little fool really isn't afraid of anything, so absent-minded, sigh...
"I'm not talking about the necklace, you can figure that out yourselves. I'm asking about the magic in your hand, that Rubik's Magic Cube of Pirate King Jack!" Vermilion Bird Emperor said.
"Oh, are you interested in that too?" the Puppet Girl asked blankly.
"Yes!" Vermilion Bird Emperor replied. Of course, if he wasn't interested, why would he be here talking to you and even specially invite you over?
For the Vermilion Bird Emperor to summon someone to speak, it means that this matter is very important, at least to the Vermilion Bird Emperor.
"What interest could you possibly have? You are the emperor of an empire, controlling the entire empire's economy. You could easily take a little from anywhere and it would be more than this treasure! You wouldn't even want to steal this little bit, would you?" The Puppet Girl looked at the Vermilion Bird Emperor and said somewhat warily.
That's right, as mentioned above, Vermilion Bird Emperor is the ruler of a country, and the Vermilion Bird Empire at that. He doesn't even care about the treasure of Pirate King Jack, even though it's something that many people would fight to the death for.
If that's the case, then there must be another reason!
"What are you talking about? What do you mean by 'just deducting a little'? I have a responsibility to my people!!" Vermilion Bird Emperor said helplessly. He was even more confused as to why the Empress Dowager was so good to this Lady Lei Di. It was almost unbearable.
Ask Vermilion Bird Emperor, how long has it been since anyone, except for his own children, has treated him with such rudeness?
"I won't talk to you about that. Just hand over the item to me, and I'll give you 500,000 gold coins." The Vermilion Bird Emperor got straight to the point, directly offering Ye Lang 200,000 gold coins.
Earning 200,000 gold coins in one go, just by reselling them, is a great opportunity that many people would want and try every means to find, even if they are not afraid to pay any price.
Ye Lang obtained it so easily, without lifting a finger. How enviable that is!
But would Ye Lang, a Prodigal Son who only wants to lose money and never wants to make money, agree to that?
Clearly, the answer is no!
"No!" The Puppet Girl shook her head, refusing the offer.
Right, that's how it is. Who wouldn't agree to earn 200,000?... Wait, what did she just say? No!?
Everyone present doubted their ears and stared blankly at Ye Lang, including the Vermilion Bird Emperor himself, who never expected such an answer.
"What did you just say? No?" Vermilion Bird Emperor asked blankly.
"Well, you should save your money for your people. This thing, I... this young lady won't sell!" the Puppet Girl said, almost letting slip that she referred to herself as "this young master."
"Is it not enough for you?" Vermilion Bird Emperor frowned. This was the only thing he could think of. If it wasn't not enough, who could refuse such a condition?
This was the thought of everyone present, except for Cold-Blooded Fifth, who only thought this little fool was stupid, and in fact, he was a little bit.
"No, no matter how much money you offer, I won't give it to you!" The Puppet Girl shook her head, denying everyone's guess.
"Why? Even if you find the treasure, the benefits you receive might not be more than 500,000," Vermilion Bird Emperor asked, not understanding why Lady Lei Di would refuse.
It's hard to imagine that anyone other than those familiar with Ye Lang would think that Ye Lang's refusal was simply because he didn't want to make money, and not for any other reason.
"Because I don't like it!" This was Ye Lang's reason, and it just goes to show that it was indeed simply because he didn't like it, without any other reason.
However, these words seem to be interpreted differently by others. They might think that Lady Lei Di is being perfunctory or that she is making fun of Vermilion Bird Emperor.
Because of this, the Vermilion Bird Emperor's expression turned rather unpleasant. He looked coldly at the Puppet Girl and said, "Then what exactly do you want in order to agree to hand over the item to me!"
"I don't want anything..." the Puppet Girl replied.
"Alright, how about this? You just need to give me one item from the treasure vault, and I'll grant you one request... anything I can do!" Vermilion Bird Emperor had no choice but to compromise. "Furthermore, I'll send someone to help you search, saving you some expenses!"
These conditions seem very favorable, as if the Vermilion Bird Emperor is at a disadvantage while Ye Lang is gaining an advantage!
That's not actually the case. What the Vermilion Bird Emperor wanted was far more important to him than any of these things. It's a matter of values. As long as he felt it was worth doing, that was enough.
Furthermore, by sending people to help search for the treasure, he was, in a sense, controlling the entire situation. He could do whatever he wanted then. If he so desired!
In fact, the Vermilion Bird Emperor did this simply to prevent any accidents from happening, and also because he didn't want others to know what this thing was.
What is this thing? No one knows yet, but it is definitely something very important to the Vermilion Bird Empire, something that the Vermilion Bird Emperor would do anything to get back.
This incident made Ye Lang feel like he had gotten the better deal, so he could only say to the Vermilion Bird Emperor, "No, I refuse!"
"..."
With such conditions, you still refuse? What exactly do you want? Everyone wanted to question Lady Lei Di, but none of them did, because Lady Lei Di now held the upper hand.
At this moment, Vermilion Bird Emperor was only cursing his son for being so useless, letting a little girl steal this thing. Since she had stolen it, he was determined to fight to the bitter end.
He was also filled with resentment, wondering why he hadn't noticed something right under his nose. If someone hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have known about it, or that the item had fallen into the hands of a young girl.
For this, the Eighth Prince was scolded by the Vermilion Bird Emperor many times. But the Eighth Prince was the one who regretted it the most. If he had known that there was such a thing in this treasure, he would never have given up. This would have been a great achievement.
With this great achievement, my path to the throne will be much shorter. At that time, Long Ji, you woman, will have to step aside!