After returning to Dragon Treasure Garden, Verdant Green Maiden saw those people guarding the grounds outside again. After thinking it over, she said, "Bird Sister, after we beat up Li Yuan tonight, shall we move? There are quite a few treasures in there—we need to take them with us."
"But Li Yuan gave those to you before."
Hong Luan reminded her.
"He said all that, and you still want to take them?"
Verdant Green Maiden gave a disdainful snort. "What's so strange about that? I've never been one to shortchange myself! Is there any conflict between how he treats me and my taking away the treasures he gave me? I haven't even demanded more compensation for emotional damages from him—I'm already being plenty kind!"
"If you keep talking, I'll move this entire garden to Mount Tai! What can he do to me?"
"Stupid Snake..."
"There's no room on Mount Tai."
Hong Luan reminded her helplessly.
Verdant Green Maiden continued, "Then I'll toss it like a firecracker! Hey, do you know what firecrackers are? They'll be invented in the Tang dynasty. I'll take you to see them someday."
Hong Luan: "..."
What a lunatic.
"Fine, it's a deal. We'll go see firecrackers together."
Hong Luan nodded along.
For the people outside Dragon Treasure Garden to stop Verdant Green Maiden was nothing but a fool's dream. Never mind capturing her—even catching a glimpse of her skirt hem would have counted as her magic being lacking. Without alerting anyone, she and Hong Luan swept Dragon Treasure Garden clean of every last Treasure.
When the people responsible for guarding Dragon Treasure Garden discovered this, their faces turned pale with terror, and they hurriedly reported the news to Li Yuan.
After Li Yuan learned of it, he said nothing more, merely ordering everyone to withdraw.