As Gu Shuangshuang kept talking, she began naming her price.
"Dad, you aren't using that Heavenly Spirit Sword anyway, so hand it over!"
"And those Sixth-Tier Boundary-Breaking Pills you've been hoarding-they're practically going moldy!"
"Oh, right, and that Ten Thousand Beasts Painting in your study! Bring that along to ransom me too! Otherwise... otherwise, your daughter really will... boo-hoo..."
She wept like pear blossoms drenched in rain for a full quarter of an hour, pouring emotion into every word, until the Image Recording Stone in her hand was almost full.
Only then did she stop, still craving more, before shoving the Image Recording Stone into Chun Xiaobai's hand and clapping her hands.
"Done!"
"Ahem, ahem, ahem!!!"
Holding the Image Recording Stone, Chun Xiaobai coughed lightly a couple of times. Why did it feel as though this woman was the bandit queen, while he had become her little lackey?
The more he thought about it, the more it rankled. Unable to help himself, Chun Xiaobai raised his hand and delivered another smack to her proud rear.
"Ah! What are you doing?!" The slap startled Gu Shuangshuang.
She turned back and shot Chun Xiaobai a coy, reproachful glare. "Lecher!"
As she turned, she suddenly noticed Qin Ruoxue standing like a wooden post nearby.
"Huh? Why did you capture her too?"
"What are you staring at? Go stand aside!" Chun Xiaobai glared at her irritably.
But Gu Shuangshuang acted as though she hadn't noticed his warning look. Her large eyes darted about, then narrowed to slits as she grabbed Chun Xiaobai's arm and exclaimed excitedly.
"Fellow bandit cultivator, we're going to make a fortune!"
"What do you mean?" Chun Xiaobai froze.
"Don't you know who she is?"
"Who is she?" Chun Xiaobai asked in confusion.
He really didn't know the woman's exact identity.