Playing the Rich Man

Ailafu personally saw the two of them out. After thanking him somewhat nervously, Chen Cheng left with She Li.

Watching their figures disappear down the street, Ailafu gave a chuckle.

Since Chen Cheng had already agreed to donate such a huge sum, Ailafu was not afraid that Chen Cheng would dare go back on his word.

Thinking of the price of those tens of thousands of Magic Beast pelts, he could not help wanting to hurry back and use his abacus to calculate how much money he would make.

Just as he hummed a tune and walked back into the City Lord's Mansion, the administrative officer in charge of the city's other affairs smiled and said,

"What, did that kid just offer you a huge tribute? Look how happy you are."

Ailafu shot him a glance before saying,

"Vulgar. He was moved by my sincerity and wanted to donate money to reward me, a meritorious official guarding the Northern Frontier.

"Stop hanging words like tribute and bribery on your lips all day. Anyone can tell those are bad words. If you keep hearing them, even something that is not bribery will turn into bribery."

"Yes, yes, yes. Of course the City Lord is right. From now on, we'll call it a donation. It's just that we can't stop outsiders from saying we take bribes, hahaha."

By the end, the official burst into loud laughter.

"I have nothing to say to a vulgar man like you. Go investigate that person for me. Since he agreed to donate, the money naturally has to arrive on time."

Ailafu looked approachable enough, but there was a faint killing intent hidden in those words.

From the kingdom to the Northern Frontier, what sort of rotten garlic had Ailafu not seen? Some people loved putting on