The three of them were somewhat puzzled. Logically, Feng Lingbo should have known they were short on funds. Otherwise, would they have needed to swallow their pride and "borrow" from Feng Ruonan? Delaying repayment for a while and scraping the money together once they reached Cangwu County should not have been a problem.
Lan Ruoting asked in confusion, "Surely Feng Lingbo would not delay important business over ten thousand gold coins?" The important business he meant was something they all understood—the hundred thousand Crow Generals.
None of the three believed Feng Lingbo would hold up the major matter of the hundred thousand Crow Generals over such a trivial sum as ten thousand gold coins. They all felt that if Lan Ruoting put aside his pride and brought it up, there should be no problem.
Niu Youdao hesitated before speaking. He guessed someone at the Prefect's Mansion was waiting to vent their anger on them. Peng Yulan had publicly made harsh threats, and swallowing them back down would cost her too much face. Who knew how large a basin of dog's blood she had prepared to dump over their heads? Yet he could not tell Shang Chaozong about how responsibility had been shifted at the time, so he could only offer a well-intentioned reminder. "Prince, men may be magnanimous, but women are not necessarily so easy to reason with. Peng Yulan is likely looking to vent her anger for her daughter. With her standing in the way, you probably will not see Feng Lingbo without suffering a little embarrassment." Then he spread his hands. "Of course, that is only my guess. If you think it will be fine, that works too. I did not rest well last night, so I will not accompany you. I am going back to sleep for