When it came to arguing, Chu Yao was ultimately the better man.
In the end, no one tried to stop Shen Tang from riding the pig anymore.
Shen Tang: "...???"
The real reason was that Qi Shan wanted to keep her in line but didn't have the time to teach her anything. The matter of the tax silver was pressing. Though, with things as they were, the silver might not make much difference, who would turn down money?
If they could get their hands on it, all the better.
If Heaven gives you a gift and you refuse it, you'll be punished for it.
If the right moment comes and you fail to seize it, disaster will follow.
Since Heaven itself was willing to favor them by bringing the tax silver their way at this moment, how could they possibly let it go? Qi Shan had already come to regard the silver as one of Shen Tang's assets.
It would make recruiting troops and gathering allies easier later on, too.
Shen Tang was forced to spend two days with nothing to do.
Why only two days?
Because on the third day of her pig-herding days, she got a playmate.
"Stop right there! Don't come any closer!"
Though this bandit den had given up its "illegal business license," the outside world didn't know that yet. To guard against potential danger, they sent six people each day to patrol the mountain roads and keep watch.
As it happened, they intercepted Zhai Le as he tried to climb the mountain.
They recognized Zhai Le's face and knew that this black-clothed youth was a ruthless killer who could slaughter people without batting an eye. They naturally didn't dare approach him, and could only hide in the distant grass and call out a warning.
Zhai