"My lord!" Zhang Tao flickered into place before Lin Xiaosu. "Shall we go through the familiar routine with the brothers next?"
Lin Xiaosu smiled. "What? You still remember that routine, Lord Zhang?"
Zhang Tao laughed. "It's not me who's been thinking about it. The ten thousand or so new brothers are very interested. They've heard the legends of your journey to Jiangnan, my lord, and it all sounds like some celestial scripture to them. Surely we ought to let them witness your generosity today."
Lin Xiaosu laughed heartily. "Go ahead, Lord Zhang!"
Zhang Tao personally entered the Thousand-Poison Sect and emptied its lair. There were countless rare treasures inside, and he handled them with particular care. This was the Thousand-Poison Sect, after all. One careless move could turn joy into sorrow.
But as the Thousand-Poison Sect's treasury opened and astronomical quantities of wilderness gold came into view, their apprehension dwindled and their joy grew, finally swelling into an unstoppable wave.
The Flash Spirit Princess had not spoken throughout, but the eyes of the maid beside her flickered. Clearly, she was communicating with the princess through divine sense, and their discussion presumably still concerned Little Philanderer Su.
Lin Xiaosu took a few steps over to her.
The Flash Spirit Princess looked at him quietly. Her gaze could hardly be called warm, but the two were certainly no longer as incompatible as fire and water.
"Your Highness, will you be escorting the prince's remains back to the capital next?"
The Flash Spirit Princess slowly nodded.
"Please deliver the Thousand-Poison Sect's ill-gotten wealth to His Majesty. Also, tell him that this humble subject will go to Cloud-Breaking Terrace tomorrow. His Majesty need not worry about the war against the Yan Kingdom."
The Thousand-Poison Sect's ill-gotten wealth was the vast quantity of wilderness gold