Gu Chi was the one who knew best whether there was an enemy ambush.
So he calmly pressed down his lord, who was about to leap to her feet, and asked Lin Feng in an even tone, "Lingde, what happened?"
Lin Feng pointed behind her. "My lord, you'll see for yourself."
Though she was young, she had seen plenty, but she'd never encountered anything this bizarre. Lin Feng led the way, striding briskly. She even squeezed out the last bit of literary energy she had to use Chase the Wind and Tread the Scenery, explaining as she went, "The gold melted away!"
Shen Tang hurried after her, utterly baffled.
She stared wide-eyed. "What do you mean, the gold melted away? Did it turn into liquid gold? Or did those Ten Crows bastards trick us with fake gold?"
If it was the latter, she could grab her troops and march back right now, plowing the capital's land from end to end!
By the time she finished speaking, they had reached their destination.
Shen Tang froze in place.
Several clerks assigned to help Lin Feng sort the accounts stood there helplessly, staring. Nearby, a few chests lay open. The gleaming gold bars inside had crumbled into golden mist, joining together in a dazzling veil that rose skyward, flowing backward toward the horizon.
This was what Lin Feng meant when she said, "The gold melted away"!
"W-wait, what the hell? What in the blazes is going on? Those little bastards from Ten Crows actually gave me fake gold? They really fooled me!" Shen Tang gaped at the sight. Then a surge of fury rushed through her, and she clenched both fists.
Her knuckles cracked.
She ground her back teeth together, her jaw tight.
No one knew what was happening. They didn't dare rush